Sunday, October 25, 2026

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      Playlist for Sunday, October 25, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 2, BWV 870/91

      Prelude No. 5 in D

      Angela Hewitt, p
      Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier

      Hyperion CDA-67741/4 (4)

      12:05 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007

      Colin Carr, vc
      J S Bach: Cello Suites

      GM Recordings 2054-CD (2)

      12:23 am

      Ives, Charles: Song, "The Last Reader"

      Dora Ohrenstein, s; Phillip Bush, p
      The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 4

      Albany TROY-080

      12:25 am

      Barber, Samuel: Essay No. 3, Op. 47

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Ives: Symphony No. 1 & Barber: Three Essays for Orchestra

      Chandos CHAN-9053

      12:37 am

      Copland, Aaron: "Statements for Orchestra"

      London Sym Orch/Aaron Copland
      Appalachian Spring, Spirituals for String Choir and Orchestra

      Everest EVC-9039

      12:55 am

      Copland, Aaron: "Old American Songs" Set 2

      V. "Ching-a-ring Chaw"

      William Warfield, br; Aaron Copland, p
      Modern American Vocal Works: Premiere Recordings 1950-1953

      Sony MHK-60899

      1:00 am

      Kuhlau, Friedrich: "Lulu, oder die Zauberflöte"

      "Spinnlied der Hexen"

      Rummel, s; Friboe, s; Orvad, ms; Danish Radio Sym Orch/Schonwandt
      Kuhlau: Schonwandt - Lulu

      Kontrapunkt 32009/11 (3)

      1:05 am

      Fobbes, Robert: Fantasy on Mozart's "The Magic Flute"

      Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Rotterdam Phil/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      A Night at the Opera

      EMI/Ang CDC4-57814-2

      1:18 am

      Couperin, François: Pièces de clavecin, Bk 2 (1716-7): 12e ordre

      "La Fileuse"

      Kenneth Gilbert, hc
      Francois Couperin: Second Livre de Clavecin

      Harmonia Mundi HMA-190354.56 (3)

      1:21 am

      Schubert, Franz: Song, "Gretchen am Spinnrade," D 118

      Dawn Upshaw, s; Richard Goode, p
      Goethe Lieder

      Nonesuch 79317-2

      1:25 am

      Herold/Lanchbery: "La Fille mal gardée"

      "Spinning"

      National Phil/Richard Bonynge
      La Fille Mal Gardée - Mam'zelle Angot

      London 430849-2 (2)

      1:27 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: "The Golden Spinning Wheel," Op 109

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Dvorak: Symphony No. 7

      Chandos CHAN-241-3 (2)

      1:54 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: "Borova" (Seven Czech Dances) (1929-30)

      #4

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      Anthology of Czech Piano Works, Vol. 3: Bohuslav Martinu

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9140

      2:00 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestra Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068

      II. Air

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc (1712 Stradivarius); Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman
      Simply Baroque

      Sony SK-60680

      2:05 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Concerto in F, H XVIII:6

      Ton Koopman, hc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch
      Complete Harpsichord Concertos: Divertimenti & Concertini

      Philips 446542-2 (2)

      2:24 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Six Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650

      No. 3, "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten"

      Yo-Yo Ma, Baroque-vc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman
      Simply Baroque II

      Sony SK-60681

      2:27 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Anna Magdalena Notebook"

      Chorale, "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten"

      Nicholas McGegan, hc
      Clavierbüchlein Für Anna Magdalena Bach

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907042

      2:29 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26

      William Kapell, p; Dallas Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
      Khachaturian: Concerto/ Prokofiev: Concerto No.3/ Shostakovich: 3 Preludes

      RCA 68993-2

      2:54 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Mazurkas, Op. 17

      No. 2 in e

      William Kapell, p
      Chopin Mazurkas

      RCA 68990-2

      3:00 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Trois études de concert" (1848)

      No. 3 in D-Flat, "Un sospiro"

      Susann McDonald, h
      Music In The Air

      Klavier K-11133

      3:05 am

      Molique, Wilhelm Bernhard: Flute Quintet in D, Op 35

      John Wion, f; Manhattan String Quartet
      Molique: Flute Quintet in D; Romberg: Quintet in G

      MHS 3402

      3:29 am

      Tallis, Thomas: Anthem, "Purge me, O Lord"

      Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips
      Tallis-Complete English Anthems

      Gimell CDGIM-007

      3:31 am

      Borodin, Alexander: "Prince Igor"

      Polovtsian Dances

      Philharmonia Orch/Constantin Silvestri
      Borodin: Symphony No. 2, Polovtsian Dances/ Mussorgsky: Night On Bald Mountain

      Seraphim 69021-2

      3:44 am

      Gershwin, George: "Lullaby" (1919)

      Moscow Phil/Dmitri Kitayenko
      The Moscow Sessions, Vol. 3

      Sheffield Lab CD-27

      3:54 am

      music continues...

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Reformation Sunday." The Reformation was the catalyst for whole new dimensions of sacred music, of which we are still the beneficiaries. Host Peter DuBois shares music from the time of the Reformation, as well as music that resulted from the creative expression that has blossomed since.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Schumann "Manfred" Overture, Op. 115; Daniel Harding, conductor; Brahms "Schiksalslied," Op. 54; Holst "The Planets," Op. 32; Jenny Wong, chorus director; Daniel Harding, conductor; Stravinsky "Symphony of Psalms;" Chicago Symphony Chorus; Georg Solti, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Spanish Composer Matilde Salvador Matilde Salvador was brilliant Spanish composer and painter and was one of the leading figures in Valencian art scene. Fiesta will feature her solo guitar work "Homenatge a Mistral" as well as some rarely heard pieces by this amazing artist.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Two great Mahler recordings by Bruno Walter

      Mahler Symphony No. 1; "Das Lied von der Erde."