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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Nicolo FONTEI: Song, "Felice nascità di core amante"

      Pamela Murray, s; Favella Lyrica
      A New Sappho: Barbara Stozzi and Fontei

      Koch 3-7491-2

      12:05 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn, p's
      Rachmaninov: Music for 2 Pianos- Suites Nos. 1 and 2 Op. 5 17, Etude-Tableau Op. 33, Symphonic Dances Op. 45, Russian Rhapsody, Corelli Variations Op. 42

      London 444845-2 (2)

      12:39 am

      Leo Délibes: "Le Roi s'amuse"

      Pavane

      Royal Phil/Thomas Beecham

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63379-2

      12:41 am

      Francesco Maria Veracini: "Ouverture" (Suite) #5 in B-Flat

      Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel
      Concerti "Per L'Orchestra Di Dresda"

      DG Archiv 447644-2

      12:55 am

      Costanzo ANTEGNATI: Canzon No. 9 a 4, La Battera

      New York Trumpet Ensemble

      Pantheon FSM-68901

      1:00 am

      Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Caprice, "Midnight in Seville"

      John Arpin, p

      Pro Arte CDD-515

      1:05 am

      Joaquín Turina: "Sinfonia sevillana," Op 23

      London Phil/Enrique Bátiz

      EMI CDC7-49542-2

      1:29 am

      Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 1

      "El Corpus Christi en Sevilla"

      Alicia de Larrocha, p
      Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espanola

      London 417887-2 (2)

      1:38 am

      Joaquin Turina: "Mujeres de Sevilla", Op 89 (1935)

      #3, "La macarena de garbo"

      David Buechner, p
      Turina: Mujeres Española

      Connoisseur CD-4186

      1:40 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 21 in A, K. 134

      London Phil Sym/Leinsdorf
      Mozart: Symphonies 16-20

      MCA Classics MCAD2-9812 (2)

      1:54 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Corrente"

      Robin Hill, g; Peter Wiltschinsky, g

      ASV CDWHL-2094

      2:00 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Villageoises" (Petites pièces enfantines)(1933)

      Pascal Rogé, p
      Nocturnes, Suites, 6 Improvisations, Intermezzi, Villageoises

      London 425862-2

      2:04 am

      André Grétry: "Danses villageoises"

      Orch de Liège/Paul Strauss
      Music of Gretry

      Seraphim S-60268

      2:20 am

      Anatol Liadov: "Eight Russian Folksongs," Op 58

      #8, Village Dance-Song

      Mexico City Phil/Enrique Bàtiz
      The Enchanted Lake & Other Orchestral Works

      ASV CDDCA-657

      2:22 am

      Johannes Brahms: Serenade no.2 in A, Op.16

      St Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin
      Brahms: Serenade No 2, Haydn Variationen

      RCA 7920-2-RC

      2:54 am

      Santiago de Murcia: "Otros canarios"

      Paul O'Dette, g
      ¡Jácaras!- 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music Of Santiago De Murcia

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907212

      3:00 am

      Hugo Alfvén: Gustav II Adolf, Op 49

      "Elegy"

      Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Stig Westerberg
      Swedish Highlights

      Caprice CAP-21340

      3:05 am

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52

      Helsinki Phil/Paavo Berglund

      EMI/Ang CDFB5-68643-2 (2)

      3:33 am

      Emil Sjögren: "Erotikon", Op 10

      #4

      Gerald Robbins, p
      KJERULF: Piano Works- Wiegenlied, Menuett, Caprice, Impromptu, Albumblatt, Alegro, Springtanz, Sechs Skizzen, Scherzo/ SJOGREN: Erotikon, op. 10; Five Pieces for Piano

      Genesis GCD-115

      3:35 am

      Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G, Op. 13

      Ivan Zenaty, v; Antonin Kubalek, p
      GRIEG, E.: Violin Sonats Nos. 1-3

      Dorian DOR-90234

      3:55 am

      Geirr Tveitt: Suite #2, "A Hundred Folk Tunes from Hardanger," Op 151

      #20, "Strong ale to the mountain farm"

      Stavanger Sym Orch/Ole Kristian Ruud
      100 Folk-Tunes From Hardanger, Suites 1 & 2

      BIS CD-987

      4:00 am

      Alessandro A. Scarlatti: Concerto grosso #5 in d

      Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi, v
      Concerti & Sinfonie

      Virgin 45495-2

      4:05 am

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

      Age of Enlightenment Orch/Charles Mackerras

      Virgin 90725-2

      4:33 am

      Gasparo ZANNETTI: La Mantovana

      London Early Music Group/James Tyler
      La Mantovana- Italian Airs And Dances Of The Early Barroque

      Nonesuch H-71392

      4:34 am

      Carl Nielsen: "At the Coffin of a Young Artist"

      Slovak Chamber Orch/Bohdan Warchal

      Opus 93502114

      4:38 am

      Franz Liszt: "Am Grabe Richard Wagners"

      Kronos String Quartet
      At The Grave Of Richard Wagner

      Nonesuch 79318-2

      4:41 am

      Richard Wagner: "Rienzi"

      Overture

      Royal Phil/Leopold Stokowski
      The Sound of Stokowski and Wagner

      RCA 88691916852 (14)

      4:53 am

      David VAN VACTOR: Scherzo

      New York Wind Quintet
      The Best Of The New York Woodwind Quintet, Vol. 2

      Boston Skyline BSD-139

      5:00 am

      Philippe Gaubert: "Nocturne et Allegro scherzando"

      Susan Milan, f; Ian Brown, p
      Flute Fantaisie

      Chandos CHAN-8609

      5:05 am

      Granville Bantock: Symphonic Poem #5, "The Witch of Atlas"

      Royal Phil/Vernon Handley
      Bantock: Hebridean Symphony, Celtic Symphony, The Witch Of Atlas, The Sea Reivers

      Hyperion CDA-66450

      5:20 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "The Noon Witch," Op 108

      Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 and Noonday Witch Op. 108

      Sony SK-64303

      5:33 am

      Henry Purcell: "Dido and Aeneas"

      Act III: Witches' Dance

      Mermaid Orchestra/Geraint Jones

      EMI/Ang CDH7-61006-2

      5:35 am

      Franz Schubert: Violin Sonata (Duo) in A, D 574

      Fritz Kreisler, v; Sergei Rachmaninoff, p
      Sonatas By Beethoven, Grieg & Schubert

      RCA 68449-2

      5:54 am

      Dmitri Kabalevsky: "The Comedians," Op 26

      #2, Galop

      Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/Alfred Newman

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65922-2

      6:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "La Campanella" (1851)

      Josef Lhevinne, p

      Newport Classic NC-60020

      6:05 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Violin Concerto #2 in b, Op 7, "La Campanella"

      Ilya Kaler, v; Polish National Radio Sym Orch/Stephen Gunzenhauser
      PAGANINI, N.: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Kaler, Polish National Radio Symphony, Gunzenhauser)

      Naxos 8.550649

      6:35 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Souvenir de Paganini"

      Garrick Ohlsson, p
      Chopin The Complete Works

      Arabesque Z-6686

      6:38 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs, Op. 74

      No. 11, "Double Destiny"

      Ewa Podles, c; Garrick Ohlsson, p
      Chopin: The Complete Piano Works, Vol. 12 - Songs

      Arabesque Z-6746

      6:40 am

      Edward Elgar: Six Promenades

      Athena Ensemble
      Elgar: Music For Wind Quintet, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-6554

      6:54 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Cinderella," Op. 87

      "The Summer Fairy"

      Cleveland Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella / Mazurka

      London 410162-2 (2)

      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.

      7:02 am

      Alexis Alrich: Marimba Concerto (2004)

      II. "Lento"

      Evelyn Glennie, mar; Hong Kong Chamber Orch/Jean Thorel
      Alrich - Jenkins - Rorem: Concertos for Mallet Instruments

      Naxos 8.574218

      7:13 am

      Tõnu Kõrvits: "You Are Light and Morning"

      "In the Morning You Always Come Back"

      Estonian Phil Chamber Cho, Tallinn Chamber Orch/Risto Joost
      Korvits: You Are Light and Morning

      Ondine ODE-1363-2

      7:22 am

      Vincent d'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25

      III. Finale, "Animé"

      Catherine Collard, p; Radio France Phil/Marek Janowski
      D'Indy: Jour d'été à la montagne, Symphonie "Cévenole"

      Erato 45821-2

      7:31 am

      Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G minor

      Aulos Wind Quintet
      Aulos-Bläserquintett - Vol. VI - Virtuoso Romantic Music

      Koch CD-310087

      7:55 am

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"

      Peter Moore, tb; Tredegar Town Band/Ian Porthouse
      Shift

      Chandos CHSA-5366

      8:00 am

      Saturday Morning Listener's Choice

      8:01 am

      Hans Christian Lumbye: "Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop"

      Vienna Phil/Mariss Jansons
      New Year's Concert 2012

      Sony 92710 (2)

      8:05 am

      Karl Jenkins: "The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace"

      XII. Benedictus

      Guy Johnston, vc; National Youth Choir of Great Britain; London Phil Orch/Karl Jenkins
      Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man

      Decca 4817826

      8:14 am

      Peter & Mary Alice Amidon: "Great Trees"

      Peter & Mary Alice Amidon
      Hymns & Ballads

      Hymns & Ballads | ammus ammus 09 02

      8:16 am

      Malcolm Dalglish & The Ooolites: Sail Away Ladies

      Malcolm Dalglish & The Ooolites
      Pleasure

      Ooolitic Music Pleasure / OM 1112

      8:23 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Sigurd Jorsalfar," Op. 22

      Homage March

      Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      A Nordic Festival

      Sony SK-46668

      8:33 am

      Alfred Reed: "El Camino Real"

      Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orch/Alfred Reed
      Alfred Reed Live, Vol. 6: The Final Recorded Concert

      Klavier K-11157

      8:45 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat, Op. 20

      III. Scherzo, "Allegro leggierissimo"

      Emerson String Quartet
      Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets

      DG 4775370 (4)

      8:50 am

      Arturo Márquez: "Danzón" No. 2

      Phil Orch of the Americas/Alondra de la Parra
      Mi Alma Mexicana

      Sony 88697755552

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      9:00 am

      Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare

      London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
      The Genius of Film Music

      LPO 0086

      9:02 am

      Miklos Rózsa: "The Thief of Bagdad"

      "Gallop Of The Flying Horses"

      Nuremberg Sym Orch/Miklós Rózsa
      A Centenary Celebration

      Varèse Sarabande 3020668102

      9:04 am

      Miklos Rózsa: "The Thief of Bagdad"

      "Eternal Love"

      Nuremberg Sym Orch/Miklós Rózsa
      A Centenary Celebration

      Varèse Sarabande 3020668102

      9:10 am

      Miklos Rózsa: "Double Indemnity"

      Suite, "The Conspiracy"

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Sedares
      Miklós Rózsa: Double Indemnity, The Killers, Lost Weekend

      Koch 3-7375-2H1

      9:17 am

      Miklos Rózsa: "Madame Bovary"

      Waltz

      Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/John Mauceri
      The Great Waltz

      Decca 4845259

      9:23 am

      Miklos Rózsa: "Julius Caesar"

      National Phil Orch/Bernard Herrmann
      Music from Great Shakespearean Films: Hamlet, Richard III, Julius Caesar

      London SPC-21132

      9:36 am

      Miklós Rósza: Solo Clarinet Sonatina, Op 27

      II. "Vivo e giocoso"

      Alexander Fiterstein, cl
      A Clarinet in America

      Orchid Classics ORC-100155

      9:40 am

      Miklos Rózsa: Violin Concerto (1956)

      3rd mvt, "Allegro vivace"

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Dallas Sym Orch/Walter Hendl
      Korngold, Rósza, Waxman: Concerto, Concerto, Tema Con Variazioni, "Carmen" Fantasy

      RCA 61752-2

      9:48 am

      Miklos Rózsa: "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes"

      Main Titles; "221B Baker Street"

      City of Prague Phil Orch/Nic Raine
      The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

      Tadlow Music 004

      9:53 am

      Miklos Rózsa: "Ben-Hur"

      "Parade of the Charioteers"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Marches in Hi-Fi

      RCA 61249-2

      9:57 am

      Miklos Rózsa: "Ben-Hur"

      Love Theme

      Daniel Hope, v; Royal Stockholm Phil Orch/Alexander Shelley
      Escape to Paradise

      DG 4792954

      10:02 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

      IV. Finale, "Presto"

      Lucienne Renaudin Vary, tr
      Piazzolla Stories

      Warner 0190295155636

      10:06 am

      Elena Kats-Chernin: "Re-invention" No. 1 (after Bach's BWV 779)

      Genevieve Lacey, r; Flinders Quartet
      The Elena Kats-Chernin Collection

      ABC Classics 4816430/7

      10:11 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Libertango"

      Luis Bacalov, p; Héctor Passarella, bandoneon; Santa Cecilia Orch/MW Chung
      Misa Tango

      DG 463471-2

      10:18 am

      Valerie Coleman: "Tracing Visions"

      Sphinx Virtuosi
      Songs for Our Times

      DG 4865014

      10:31 am

      François-Adrien Boieldieu: Harp Concerto in C (in Three Tempi)

      Valérie Milot, h; Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie
      Handel, Boieldieu, Mozart: Concertos pour harpe

      Analekta AN2-9990

      10:54 am

      music continues...

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Cellist Serge Kalinovsky and pianist Lyudmila Lakisova perform music by Astor Piazzolla, Alfredo Piatti, Claude Debussy, Clara Schumann, and Bohuslav Martinů. Originally aired June 8, 2024.

      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Saariaho's Innocence

      Jacquelyn Stucker (Bride); Kathleen Kim (Mother-In Law); Joyce DiDonato (Waitress); Miles Mykkanen (Bridegroom); Rod Gilfry (Father-In-Law); Stephen Milling (Priest); Lucy Shelton (Teacher); Vilma Jää (Markéta); Beate Mordal (Lily); Julie Hega (Iris); Simon Kluth (Anton); Camilo Delgado Díaz (Jerónimo); Marina Dumont Anastassiadou (Alexia); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Susanna Mälkki.

      2:30 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      An interview with composer and conductor Christopher Tin whose new version of the finale to Puccini's "Turandot" was featured in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from Acoustic Renaissance Concerts in Hinsdale: Emma's Revolution is the award-winning activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow known for fearless, truth-telling lyrics and infectious, signable melodies.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Honoring Mother Earth with songs about our planet and a few lullabies as well.