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      Playlist for Saturday, July 12, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: "Figaro" (concert paraphrase on Rossini's "Largo al factotum)"

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Milton Kaye, p
      The Decca Masters, Vol. 1: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Brahms

      MCA Classics MCAD-42211

      12:05 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concerto #2 in C, Op 160

      Milan Zelenka, g; Prague Chamber Orch/Milan Lajcik
      Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concertos

      Supraphon SU-0038-2031

      12:35 am

      Mauro Giuliani: Guitar Studies, Op 111

      Andante grazioso

      Andrés Segovia, g
      The Segovia Collection, Vol. 7: Guitar Etudes

      MCA Classics MCAD-42073

      12:37 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Roman Carnival" Overture, Op.9

      Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli

      EMI CDM7-63762-2

      12:46 am

      Hector Berlioz: Overture, "Le corsaire," Op. 21

      San Diego Sym Orch/Yoav Talmi
      Berlioz: Overtures

      Naxos 8.550999

      12:54 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Études," Op. 25

      No. 4 in a minor, "Paganini"

      Yukio Yokoyama, p
      Chopin: Etudes Complete

      Sony SK-62605

      1:00 am

      Charles Gounod: "St Cecilia Mass"

      Sanctus

      Sumi Jo, s; Cologne Phil Cho, Cologne Gurzenich Orch/James Conlon
      Prayers

      Erato 85772-2

      1:05 am

      Charles Gounod: Fantasy on the Russian National Hymn

      M. Dosse, p; Westphalian Sym Orch/Landau

      Candide QCE-31088

      1:15 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Ouverture solenelle," "1812," Op. 49

      St Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Symphony No. 2, 1812

      RCA 68045-2

      1:30 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Six Songs, Op. 38

      No. 3, "Daisies"

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Brooks Smith, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 35: Mendelssohn: Octet / Gershwin / Rachmaninoff / Shostakovich / Stravinsky

      RCA 61766-2

      1:32 am

      Gordon Jacob: Oboe Quartet (1938)

      Sarah Francis, ob; English String Quartet
      Sarah Francis / English String Quartet - Bax/ Jacob/Moeran/Holst: Chamber works for Oboe and Strings

      Chandos CHAN-8392

      1:55 am

      Gordon Jacob: "Tuba Suite" (1972)

      "Hornpipe"

      Eugene Dowling, tuba; Edward Norman, p

      Pro Arte TBCDD-595

      2:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in d, K. 397

      Ruth Laredo, p
      My First Recital

      Ess.a.y CD-1006

      2:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in c, K. 396

      Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano
      Mozart: The Vienna Years 1782-1789

      Sony S2K-62879 (2)

      2:13 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in c, K. 475

      Cyprien Katsaris, p
      Mozart: Fantasies K. 396, K. 397, K. 475 and Sonatas K. 457 and K. 309

      Teldec 244191-2

      2:25 am

      Gustav Holst: "Morris Dance Tunes"

      "Country Gardens"

      New Zealand Chamber Orch/Nicholas Braithwaite
      Holst: Works for Chamber Orchestra

      Koch 3-7058-2

      2:27 am

      Gustav Holst: Symphony in F, Op. 8, "The Cotswolds"

      Munich Sym/Douglas Bostock

      Classico CD-284

      2:54 am

      Benjamin Britten: Folksong Settings

      "The Foggy, Foggy Dew"

      Benjamin Luxon, br; David Willison, p
      I Love My Love: A Collection of British Folk Songs

      Chandos CHAN-8946

      3:00 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Slavonic Dances," Op. 46

      No. 6 in D, "Sousedská"

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer
      Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

      Philips 464601-2

      3:04 am

      Franz Krommer: Flute Quintet in G, Op 101

      Bruno Meier, f; Stamitz String Quartet
      Krommer: Flute Quintets Op. 49, 63, 101

      Koch 3-1097-2

      3:28 am

      American ANON 18th c: March of the 35th Regiment

      Liberty Tree Wind Players
      Music Of The American Revolution: The BIrth Of Liberty

      New World 80276-2

      3:29 am

      George Antheil: "McKonkey's Ferry (Washington at Trenton)"

      Ukraine National Sym Orch/Theodore Kuchar
      ANTHEIL: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6 / McKonkey's Ferry

      Naxos 8.559033

      3:39 am

      music continues...

      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings

      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

      Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Class of 2025. Clarke Passacaglia on an Old English Tune; Hindemith Solo Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1, selections; Glière Nocturne, Op. 35, No. 10; Schumann Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70; Hindemith Tuba Sonata; Frantzen "Morning Hours"; Ravel "Tzigane". Chloe Cohen, viola; Elyse Schlesinger, horn; Kevin Harte, tuba; Clara Frantzen, violin; Katherine Petersen, piano.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From Teatro Regio in Turin

      Auber's Manon Lescaut

      Rocío Pérez (Manon Lescaut); Sébastien Guèze (Des Grieux); Armando Noguera (Le Marquis d'Hérigny); Francesco Salvadori (Lescaut); Manuela Custer (Madame Bancelin); Guillaume Andrieux (Monsieur Renaud); Lamia Beuque (Marguerite); Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Gervais); Paolo Battaglia (Monsieur Durozeau); Albina Tonkikh (Zaby); Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Regio, Turin; Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor. Sung in French.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      The King's Singers and VOCES8 unite on stage for the first time in this 2024 BBC Proms concert mingling classical choral works with popular songs. The 2025 Proms begin later this month.

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Music with Jan Weller

      6:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

      JS Bach Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053; Gilles Vonsattel, piano; L.P. How, Alejandro Valdepeñas, violins; Margaret Dyer Harris, viola; Alastair Eng, cello; Mark Tatum, double bass; Osvaldo Golijov "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind;" Todd Palmer, clarinet; Verona Quartet.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Sounds Classical

      Classical Sounds Jazz Playlist

      Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share a playlist that explores the interplay between jazz and classical music, sharing examples of where these two seemingly disparate worlds weave into a harmonious tapestry.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: Sisters from Nova Scotia, Cassie and Maggie MacDonald put on a dazzling show of traditional music, contemporary folk songs, and their originals in 2016. Their new album is out now.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Folk acquires a French accent ahead of Bastille Day and samplings of musicians born on this day such as Oscar Hammerstein II, Jimmy LaFave, and Butch Hancock.