Saturday, February 21, 2026

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      Playlist for Saturday, February 21, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in E-flat, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"

      Ruth Laredo, p
      My First Recital

      Ess.a.y CD-1006

      12:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, Op. 314

      Vienna Phil/Franz Welser-Möst
      New Year's Concert 2013

      Sony 44071-2 (2)

      12:15 am

      Josef Lanner: "Die Neapolitaner" Waltzes, Op 107

      Ensemble Wien
      Dance Music From Old Vienna

      Sony SK-57974

      12:24 am

      Antonio VALENTE: "Tenore grande alla napolitana"

      Doulce Mémoire/Denis Raisin-Dadre
      Viva Napoli

      Naive E-8648

      12:25 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90, "Italian"

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Yannick Nézet-Séguin

      DG 479 7337 (3)

      12:54 am

      Gasparo Zanetti: "Saltarello"

      Doulce Mémoire/Denis Raisin-Dadre
      Viva Napoli

      Naive E-8648

      1:00 am

      Regondi: Etude #10 in A

      David Starobin, g
      David Starobin: Favorite Tracks, Vol. 1

      Bridge 9272

      1:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 84 in E-Flat

      Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati
      Haydn * The Complete Symphonies * Antal Dorati

      London 4781221 (33)

      1:29 am

      George Enescu: Orchestra Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 20

      IV. "Menuet grave"

      Monte Carlo Phil/Lawrence Foster
      Suites Pour Orchestre / Orchestral Suites / Orchestersuiten

      Erato ECD-75118

      1:31 am

      George Enescu: "Symphonie Concertante," Op. 8

      Bion Tsang, vc; Royal Scottish National Orch/Scott Yoo
      Bion Tsang

      Sony 80459-C

      1:55 am

      Alfredo Piatti: 12 Caprices, Op 25

      #1

      Carmine Miranda, vc
      12 Caprices

      Navona Records NV-5972

      2:00 am

      music continues...

      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Evelyn Zhang, guitar

      Evelyn Zhang, a student of Brad Conroy, offers guitar music from Cuba, Venezuela, Austria, Italy, and Brazil.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Puccini's Manon Lescaut

      Mirella Freni (Manon); Peter Dvorsky (Des Grieux); Brian Schexnayder (Lescaut); Italo Tajo (Geronte); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Jeffrey Tate. Sung in Italian. Recorded March 17, 1990. "Artist's Choice" by Asmik Grigorian to spotlight Mirella Freni.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      Introducing countertenor Hugh Cutting, a BBC New Generation Artist and winner of the Rising Star Award at the 2025 International Opera Awards.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: On the eve of George Washington’s birthday, we reprise a John McCutcheon performance from February 2003.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Happy Birthday, Rhiannon Giddens! A tribute to a woman who has reshaped our understanding of American folk music history.