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      Playlist for Monday, March 2, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Cantata, "Song of Alexis, Man of God"

      Chorus of the Moscow Academy of Choral Art & Moscow Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Ziva
      Rimsky-Korsakov:Cantatas

      Brilliant Classics 94495

      12:05 am

      Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" (1899-1900)

      Suite

      Philharmonia Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

      London 417301-2

      12:25 am

      Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" (1899-1900)

      "Flight of the Bumblebee"

      James Galway, f; National Phil/Charles Gerhardt

      RCA 7778-2-RC

      12:26 am

      Friedrich Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in F, Op 79/1

      Keith Pettway, f; Paul Transue, p
      Fredrich Kuhlau: Sonatas Op. 69, 79 No. 1

      Centaur CRC-2215

      12:39 am

      Walter Piston: "The Incredible Flutist" Suite (1938)

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Bernstein Century - American Masters 2

      Sony SMK-61849

      12:54 am

      Nicanor Abelardo: "Panoramas"

      No. 2, "Planting Rice"

      Norman Menzales, f; chamber ensemble
      Panoramas - Flute Music of the Philippines

      Ravello RR-8113

      1:00 am

      Roberto Sierra: Two Pieces for Orchestra

      No. 2, "Animado"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Domingo Hindoyan

      Onyx 4232

      1:05 am

      Gioachino Rossini: String Sonata No. 1 in G

      Ensemble Explorations/Roel Dieltiens
      Rossini: Sonate A Quattro

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901776

      1:17 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat

      Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Lev Markiz
      Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies

      BIS 5481750 (4)

      1:28 am

      Roberto Sierra: "Cinco Bocetos"

      No. 4, "Canción de la Montaña"

      J Lawrie Bloom, b-cl
      Monologues * J Lawrie Bloom, Bass Clarinet

      Bloom 2006

      1:30 am

      Ernesto Cordero: "Concierto Festivo" (2003)

      Pepe Romero, g; I Solisti di Zagreb
      CORDERO, E.: Caribbean Concertos - Concierto Festivo / Insula / Concertino Tropical (Pepe Romero, Figueroa, I Solisti di Zagreb)

      Naxos 8.572707

      1:54 am

      Federico MORENO TORROBA: Aires de la Mancha

      #1, "Jerigonza"

      Pepe Romero, g
      Noches de Espana: Romantic Guitar Classics

      Naxos 8.578176

      2:00 am

      William Boyce: Symphony #3 in C

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Symphonies, Op. 2

      L'Oiseau Lyre 436761-2

      2:05 am

      Willem Pijper: Symphony #3 (1926)

      Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch/Pierre Monteux

      Radio Nederland 6

      2:19 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-Part Sinfonias, BWV 787-801

      No. 15 in b minor

      Ton Koopman, hc

      Capriccio 10210

      2:20 am

      Louise Farrenc: Symphony #3 in g, Op 36

      Luxembourg European Soloists/Christoph König
      Farrenc

      Naxos 8.573706

      2:55 am

      Louise Farrenc: "Encouragement aux jeunes pianistes"

      "Rondino savoyard"

      Maria Stratigou, p
      Louise Farrenc - Complete Piano Works, Vol 1

      Grand Piano GP-942

      3:00 am

      Armand-Louis COUPERIN: Harlequin in the Street

      #10, Allegro

      Royal Opera House Orch/Robert Irving
      The Sadler's Wells Ballet- A Silber Jubilee Tribute

      Angel 35521

      3:02 am

      Edward Elgar: Piano Sonatina (1889, rev 1931)

      Peter Pettinger, p
      Elgar: Piano Works

      Chandos CHAN-8438

      3:05 am

      Edward Elgar: Organ Sonata in G, Op 28

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Vernon Handley

      EMI/Ang CD-EMX-2148

      3:30 am

      Gordon Jacob: "Music for a Festival"

      "Madrigal"

      Chicago Chamber Brass, Dallas Wind Sym/Howard Dunn
      The Brass And The Band

      Crystal CD-431

      3:31 am

      Edward Elgar: Violin Sonata in e, Op 82

      Tomoko Kato, v; Akira Eguchi, p
      Tomoko Kato Plays Elgar

      Denon CO-18078

      3:56 am

      Thomas Weelkes: Madrigal, "Since Robin Hood"

      Minstrelsy

      Lyrichord LEMS-8023

      4:00 am

      Franz Schubert: Chorus, "Mondenschein," D 875

      Neil Archer, t; Roger Vignoles, p; King's Singers
      Nightsong

      RCA 68646-2

      4:05 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)"

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Rossini: Complete Overtures

      Philips 5361764 (3)

      4:13 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Marche et Réminiscences pour mon dernier Voyage"

      Paolo Giacometti, p
      Rossini: Un petit train de plaisir * Complete Works Voor Piano Vol 3

      Channel Classics CCS-16098

      4:22 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: March in D, K. 290

      Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman
      Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Serenata Notturna, Symphonie No. 43, Divertimento, Marche

      Erato 45713-2

      4:26 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "La clemenza di Tito," K. 621

      Marcia

      Zürich Opera Orch/Nikolaus Harnoncourt

      Teldec 90857-2 (2)

      4:28 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Clavier Concerto in e, Wq 15

      Miklós Spányi, fortepiano; Concerto Armonico
      C P E Bach - Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 6

      BIS CD-786

      4:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Praeludium" No. 11

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      5:00 am

      Alexander Alabiev: "Le Rossignol"

      Mado Robin, s; London Phil/Anatole Fistoulari

      London 455295-2 (5)

      5:05 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: Two Piano Pieces, Op 92

      Joanne Polk, p
      Amy Beach: Under the Stars- Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

      Arabesque Z-6704

      5:15 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Birds (Gli uccelli)"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Ancient Airs and Dances I & III • Three Botticelli Pictures • The Birds

      DG 437533-2

      5:33 am

      Stanislaw Moniuszko: Song, "The Migrating Bird"

      Teresa Zylis-Gara, s; Christian Ivaldi, p

      Rodolphe RP-12424

      5:35 am

      Alexander Borodin: Symphony no.3 in A minor

      USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Symphony No. 3 / Works For Symphony Orchestra

      Melodiya SUCD-1000155

      5:54 am

      Serge Prokofiev: Ten Piano Pieces, Op. 12

      No. 9, "Scherzo Humoristique"

      Ivo Janssen, p

      Globe GLO-5015

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

      6:04 am

      Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite

      Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter
      English Music for Strings

      RCA 7761-2-RC

      6:15 am

      Josef Mysliveček: Divertimento in B-Flat

      Budapest Wind Ensemble/Kálmán Berkes
      Kozeluch & Mysliveček: Parthias

      Hungaroton HCD-31676

      6:24 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 34, No. 1, "Valse brillante"

      Stephen Hough, p
      Stephen Hough in Recital

      Hyperion CDA-67686

      6:31 am

      Emilie Mayer: Symphony No. 4 in B minor

      IV. Finale, "Presto"

      NDR Radio Phil/Jan Willem de Vriend
      Emilie Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6

      CPO 555615-2

      6:39 am

      Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio (2003)

      "Pale Yellow"

      Lincoln Trio
      Notable Women

      Cedille CDR-90000126

      6:49 am

      Franz Schubert: "Konzertstück" in D, D 345

      St. Paul Chamber Orch/Pinchas Zukerman, v
      Beethoven, Dvořák, Schubert: Violin Romances - Pinchas Zukerman

      Philips 420168-2

      7:03 am

      Maurice Ravel: Sonatine

      Stewart Goodyear, p
      Stewart Goodyear: Ravel

      Orchid Classics ORC-100061

      7:15 am

      Federico Moreno Torroba: "Sonatina trianera"

      Los Romeros; Angelita Romero, castanets
      Los Romeros Golden Jubilee Celebration

      Decca 4780192 (2)

      7:24 am

      Shulamit Ran: Sonatina for Two Flutes (1961)

      Mary Stolper & Mary Hickey, f's
      Mirage: Chamber Music for Flute

      Erato 12787-2

      7:32 am

      Bedřich Smetana: "The Bartered Bride"

      Polka, Furiant and Dance of the Comedians

      Cleveland Orch/George Szell
      Smetana: "Bartered Bride" Dances, The Moldau; Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Four Slavonic Dances

      CBS MYK-36716

      7:44 am

      Fritz Kreisler: "Tambourin Chinois," Op 3

      David Garrett, v; Royal Phil Orch/Ion Marin
      Legacy

      Decca 4764425

      7:49 am

      Giacomo Puccini: Three Minuets (1892)

      No. 1

      Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Puccini: Orchestral Music

      Decca 410007-2

      7:53 am

      Giacomo Puccini: Three Minuets (1892)

      No. 2

      Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Puccini: Orchestral Music

      Decca 410007-2

      7:56 am

      Giacomo Puccini: Three Minuets (1892)

      No. 3

      Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Puccini: Orchestral Music

      Decca 410007-2

      8:03 am

      Doreen Carwithen: "Suffolk Suite"

      London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
      Carwithen: Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHAN-9524

      8:16 am

      Pablo de Sarasate: "Carmen" Fantasy, Op. 25 (after Bizet)

      Augustin Hadelich, v; West German Radio Sym Orch/Cristian Măcelaru
      Recuerdos

      Warner 9029631076

      8:31 am

      Andrzej Panufnik: Old Polish Suite

      Polish Chamber Orch/Mariusz Smolij
      Panufnik: Homage to Polish Music

      Naxos 8.570032

      8:43 am

      Augusta Holmès: "Pologne"

      Rheinland-Pfalz State Phil/Samuel Friedmann
      Augusta Holmès: Orchestral Works

      Marco Polo 8.223449

      8:54 am

      Clarice Assad: Trumpet Concerto, "Bohemian Queen"

      III. Finale, "Hyde Park Jam"

      Mary Elizabeth Bowden, tr; Chicago Youth Sym Orch/Allen Tinkham
      Storyteller: Contemporary Concertos for Trumpet

      Cedille CDR-90000229

      9:04 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901634/5 (2)

      9:24 am

      William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American"

      IV. "Lento (Aspirations)"

      Civic Orchestra of Chicago/Thomas Wilkins

      Music in Chicago

      9:33 am

      Moritz Moszkowski: "Caprice espagnol," Op 37

      Ksenija Sidorova, acc
      Fairy Tales

      Champs Hill Records CHRCD-055

      9:42 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Suite française," Op. 248

      Edmonton Wind Ensemble/Harry Pinchin
      Snake Fence Country - Edmonton Wind Ensemble

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5165

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Charles Gounod: "Faust"

      Ballet music

      Royal Opera House Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Weekend Classics: Dance of the Hours, Invitation to the Dance, Danse macabre, Barcarolle

      Decca 421396-2

      10:17 am

      Margaret Bonds: "Troubled Water"

      Jeni Slotchiver, p
      American Heritage

      Zoho ZM-202008

      10:22 am

      William Grant Still: "Lenox Avenue"

      "Blues"

      Jeni Slotchiver, p
      American Heritage

      Zoho ZM-202008

      10:26 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty," Op. 66

      Suite

      Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Tchaikovsky - Highlights from The Three Grandest Ballets

      CBS 35DC-56

      10:45 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in C, R. 82

      Julien Martineau, m; Boris Begelman, v; Rinaldo Alessandrini, hc
      Come una volta

      Naïve V-5455

      10:56 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Gloria" in D, R. 589

      Opening chorus, "Gloria in excelsis Deo"

      Atlanta Sym Cho & Orch/Robert Shaw
      Gloria / Magnificat

      Telarc CD-80194

      11:00 am

      Aaron Copland: "Danzón cubano"

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Copland: El Salón México; Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

      Sony SMK-47544

      11:07 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Wine, Women and Song," Op. 333

      Diabolicus/Dietrich Henschel
      A nos amours

      Naïve AM-137

      11:21 am

      Franz Schreker: "Romantic Suite," Op. 14

      Cologne Gürzenich Orch/James Conlon
      Schreker: Orchestral Music

      EMI CDC5-56784-2

      11:40 am

      Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Pièces de Clavecin

      Antonio Oyarzábal, p
      La Muse Oubliée

      IBS Classical IBS-52021

      11:47 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Symphony in F, Op. 35, No. 4 (G 512)

      London Festival Orch/Ross Pople
      Boccherini: Six Symphonies Op. 35

      Hyperion CDA-66903

      12:01 pm

      Komitas: "Chinar Es"

      Ani Aznavoorian, vc; Marta Aznavoorian, p
      Gems from Armenia

      Cedille CDR-90000209

      12:03 pm

      Komitas: "Krunk"

      Ani Aznavoorian, vc; Marta Aznavoorian, p
      Gems from Armenia

      Cedille CDR-90000209

      12:07 pm

      Komitas: "Al Ailux"

      Ani Aznavoorian, vc; Marta Aznavoorian, p
      Gems from Armenia

      Cedille CDR-90000209

      12:10 pm

      Charles Avison: Concerto grosso No. 6 in D, after Domenico Scarlatti

      Tiento Nuovo
      Avison: Concerti Grossi (based on Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti)

      Glossa GCD-923526

      12:23 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Overture on Hebrew Themes," Op. 34

      Melos Ensemble
      Icon: Melos Ensemble

      EMI CDFB5-72646-2 (2)

      12:33 pm

      Igor Stravinsky: "Danses concertantes"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Stravinsky: Orpheus, Danses concertantes

      DG 459644-2

      12:54 pm

      Scott Joplin: "Bethena: A Concert Waltz"

      Carlyn Lloyd-Ford, f; John Warfel, p
      American made - Carlyn Lloyd-Ford, Jon Warfel

      Tri-L-Co Music TLC-990002

      1:00 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Waltzes, Op. 39

      Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung, p
      Bax & Chung Piano Duo

      Signum SIGCD-365

      1:18 pm

      Johann Melchior Molter: Sinfonia concertante in D

      Wolfgang Basch, tr; Chamber Group
      Virtuose Bläsermusik (Chamber Music For Trumpet And Winds)

      RCA 7976-2-RC

      1:29 pm

      Motshwane Pege: "In Principio"

      Ensemble Altera/Christopher Lowrey
      Dazzling Light

      Alpha 1120

      1:37 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

      III. Finale, "Lento assai - Allegro vivace"

      London Sym Orch/André Previn
      Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, The Isle of the Dead, Vocalise

      EMI CDM7-69025-2

      1:51 pm

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "Lamento"

      Alexandre Emard, eh; Suisse Romande Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Chabrier: Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHSA-5122

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      2:00 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: "Slavonic Dances," Op. 72

      Nos. 2-4

      Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque, p's
      Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 and 72

      Philips 426264-2

      2:15 pm

      music continues...

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Arias and Barcarolles

      Taking a cue from President Eisenhower’s famous remark to Leonard Bernstein, “I like music with a theme, not all them arias and barcarolles,” this week features a mix of arias, overtures, barcarolles, and other melodic delights that deserve more airtime.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and pianist Marta Aznavoorian perform live in the Levin Studio. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      Berlin Philharmonic

      Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77; Janine Jansen, violin; Scriabin Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43. "The Divine Poem;" Kirill Petrenko, conductor.