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      Playlist for Monday, November 2, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Strauss II, Johann: "Die Fledermaus" Quadrille, Op. 363

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Strauss: Radetzky Marsch

      DG 410027-2

      12:05 am

      Godowsky, Leopold: Symphonic Metamorphosis on "Die Fledermaus"

      Marc-André Hamelin, p
      Godowsky: Strauss Transcriptions & Other Waltzes

      Hyperion CDA-67626

      12:16 am

      Strauss, Josef: Polka schnell, Velocipéde, Op 259

      Vienna Phil/Lorin Maazel
      Wiener Bonbons: Neujahrkonzert- New Year's Concert- Concert Du Nouvel An A Vienne 1983

      DG 410516-2

      12:18 am

      Gipps, Ruth: Symphony No. 5, Op. 64

      BBC Welsh National Orch/Rumon Gamba
      Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 4

      Chandos CHAN-20319

      12:55 am

      Ireland, John: "Mother and Child"

      #1, "Newborn"

      Lisa Milne, s; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of John Ireland

      Hyperion CDA-67261/2 (2)

      1:00 am

      Villa-Lobos, Heitor: "Bachianas Brasileiras" #4 (1930-36)

      III. "Aria (Cantiga)"

      Justin Badgerow, p
      Reminiscences of Brazil

      Divine Art 25201

      1:05 am

      Villa-Lobos, Heitor: "Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 5

      "Aria (Cantilena)"

      Dawn Upshaw, s; Eric Bartlett, vc; Cello Ensemble
      White Moon (Songs To Morpheus)

      Nonesuch 79364-2

      1:11 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Fantasia" No. 14

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      1:13 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Années de pèlerinage:" 2nd Year, Italy

      "Sonetto 104 del Petrarca"

      Daniel Barenboim, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Daniel Barenboim

      Philips 456721-2 (2)

      1:19 am

      Litolff, Henry Charles: "Concerto Symphonique" #5 in c, Op 123

      Peter Donohoe, p; BBC Scottish Sym/Andrew Litton
      Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No 3 In E Flat Major, Concerto Symphonique No 5 In C Minor (First Recording)

      Hyperion CDA-67210

      1:54 am

      Telemann, Georg Philipp: "Don Quichotte" Suite

      "Sancho Panza Swindled"

      Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
      Bach's Coffeehouse

      Avie AV-2520

      2:00 am

      Blow, John: Chaconne a 4 in G, "Chacony"

      Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen
      An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell

      Hyperion CDA-68149

      2:05 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata #32 in c, Op 111

      Simone Dinnerstein, p
      Simone Dinnerstein - The Berlin Concert

      Telarc CD-80715

      2:33 am

      Leclair, Jean-Marie: "Scylla et Glaucus"

      "Air gracieux"

      English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
      Scylla et Glaucus

      Erato 45277-2 (3)

      2:34 am

      Chaminade, Cecile: "Automne"

      Michael Guttman, v; Royal Phil/José Serebrier
      Four Seasons

      ASV CDDCA-855

      2:41 am

      Vivaldi, Antonio: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, “Autumn”

      Trondheim Soloists/Anne Sophie Mutter, v
      Vivaldi: The Four Seasons • Tartini: Devil's Trill

      DG 463259-2

      2:54 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Song, "Herbstlied", D 502

      Lucia Popp, s; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 17

      Hyperion CDJ-33017

      3:00 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Ascanio in Alba," K. 111

      Aria, "Per la gioia in questo seno"

      Howard Milner, t; Concerto Armonico/Jacques Grimbert
      MOZART, W.A.: Ascanio in Alba

      Naxos 8.660040-1 (2)

      3:05 am

      Saint-Saens, Camille: "Ascanio" (1890)

      Ballet Divertissement

      Geneva Grand Theatre Orch/Guillaume Tourniaire
      Saint-Saens: Ascanio

      B Records LBM-013 (3)

      3:29 am

      Saint-Saens, Camille: "Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals)"

      "The Swan"

      Paul Tortelier, vc; Michael Reeves, p

      Virgin 90707-2

      3:32 am

      Gibbons, Orlando: Madrigal, "The Silver Swan"

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers: English Madrigals

      Collegium COLCD-105

      3:33 am

      Walton, William: "Facade" Suite

      Chicago Pro Musica
      The Medinah Sessions

      Reference Recordings RR-2102 (2)

      3:54 am

      Walton, William: "Façade 2"

      The octegenarian

      Peggy Ashcroft, n; London Sinfonietta/Riccardo Chailly
      Walton: Façade

      London 421717-2

      4:00 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Sancta Maria," K. 273

      Vienna Academy Cho, Vienna State Opera Orch/René Leibowitz

      MCA Classics MCAD2-9816 (2)

      4:05 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Sonata in E-Flat, K. 380

      Anne Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p
      Mozart: The Violin Sonatas

      DG B0007102-02 (4)

      4:25 am

      Schumann, Robert: "Album für die Jugend," Op. 68

      #16, "Erster Verlust"

      Luba Edlina, p
      Schumann: Album for the Young

      Chandos CHAN-9731

      4:27 am

      Schumann, Robert: Symphony No. 4 in d minor, Op. 120

      Orch Révolutionnaire et Romantique/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
      Schumann: Complete Symphonies

      Archive 457591-2 (3)

      4:54 am

      Carter, Elliott: Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1950)

      #8

      Chicago Pro Musica
      Early Chamber Music of Elliott Carter

      Cedille CDR-90000048

      5:00 am

      Paine, John Knowles: Four Characteristic Pieces, Op 25

      #4, "Impromptu"

      Denver Oldham, p
      John Knowles Paine: Selected Piano Works

      New World 80424-2 (2)

      5:05 am

      MacDowell, Edward: Piano Concerto #2 in d, Op 23

      André Watts, p; Dallas Sym/Andrew Litton
      MacDowell: Piano concerto No. 2/ Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

      Telarc CD-80429

      5:31 am

      MacDowell, Edward: Eight Songs, Op 47

      #3, "Folksong"

      Stephen Tharp, t; James Barbagallo, p
      MACDOWELL: Songs (Complete)

      Naxos 8.559032

      5:32 am

      Bridge, Frank: "Vignettes de Danse"

      BBC Welsh National Orch/Richard Hickox
      Bridge: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

      Chandos CHAN-10112

      5:44 am

      Gibbs, Armstrong: "Miniature Dance Suite"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.554186

      5:54 am

      Britten, Benjamin: "Prince of the Pagodas," Op. 57

      "Variation, Sea Horses"

      London Sinfonietta/Oliver Knussen

      Virgin 91103-2 (2)

      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

      Benjamin Britten: "Gloriana," Op. 53

      Courtly Dances

      Julian Bream Consort
      Julian Bream Edition Vol 6: The Julian Bream Consort

      RCA 61589-2

      6:15 am

      Eric Coates: "The Three Elizabeths"

      III. "Youth of Britain"

      London Pops Orch/Frederick Fennell
      Country Gardens and Other Favorites

      Mercury 434330-2

      6:21 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Sonate Corellisante" No. 2 in A

      Rebel/Jörg-Michael Schwarz
      Corellisante - Sonatas for Two Violins & Basso Continuo by Corelli & Telemann

      Dorian DSL-90703

      6:32 am

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

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      An der schönen blauen Donau

      Teldec 25669-2

      6:43 am

      Bedřich Smetana: "Vltava (The Moldau)"

      Milwaukee Sym Orch/Zdenek Macal
      Bedřich Smetana: Má vlast

      Telarc CD-80265

      6:55 am

      Ferde Grofé: "Mississippi Suite"

      "Mardi Gras"

      Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart
      American Visions

      RCA 68786-2

      7:05 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Soirées musicales," Op. 9 (after Rossini)

      National Phil/Richard Bonynge
      Rossini-Respighi: La boutique fantasque; Britten-Rossini: Soirées musicales, Matinées musicales

      Decca 410139-2

      7:16 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Les nuits d'été," Op. 7

      No. 2, "Le spectre de la rose"

      Susan Graham, ms; Royal Opera House Orch/John Nelson
      Berlioz: Les nuits d'été

      Sony SK-62730

      7:24 am

      Clara Schumann: "Soirées musicales," Op. 6

      No. 2, Nocturne

      Fiona Mato, p
      An Invitation at the Schumanns'

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902509

      7:32 am

      Richard Strauss: "Allerseelen," Op. 10, No. 8

      Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Georg Solti, p
      Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, 13 Lieder

      Decca 430511-2

      7:38 am

      Silvestre Revueltas: "La noche de los Mayas"

      II. "Noche de jaranas"

      Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel
      Rite

      DG B0014281-02

      7:43 am

      Silvestre Revueltas: "Janitzio"

      New Philharmonia Orch/Eduardo Mata
      Revueltas - Centennial Anthology (1899-1999)

      RCA 63548-2

      7:51 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

      IV. Finale, "Allegro con brio"

      St Martin's Academy/Joshua Bell
      Beethoven: Symphonies No 4 & 7 / Bell, ASMF

      Sony 49176-2

      8:03 am

      Edward MacDowell: Orchestra Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 42

      V. Finale, "Forest Spirits"

      Ulster Orch/Takuo Yuasa
      Edward MacDowell: Suites Nos. 1 and 2, Hamlet and Ophelia

      Naxos 8.559075

      8:09 am

      Richard Wagner: "Siegfried"

      "Forest Murmurs"

      Vienna Phil/Sir Georg Solti
      Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen Orchestral Excerpts

      Decca 410137-2

      8:18 am

      Arnold Bax: "The Happy Forest"

      BBC Phil/Vernon Handley
      Bax Tone Poems, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-10446

      8:30 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a, "Les Adieux"

      I. "Das Lebewohl"

      Louis Lortie, p
      Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8, 21, 26

      Chandos CHAN-9024

      8:38 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"

      IV. Finale, "Presto; Adagio"

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Haydn: The "Sturm & Drang" Symphonies Vol. 6

      Archiv 429757-2

      8:46 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      A Little Traveling Music, Please

      Rivers, boatmen, wanderers, and travelers are always on the go. This week, Bill shares stories about journeys and the music they inspired, featuring works by George Handel, Bedřich Smetana, and Duke Ellington. We’ll also hear pieces like Beethoven’s "Les Adieux," Schubert’s "Die schöne Müllerin," and Haydn’s "Farewell" Symphony.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      Soprano Laura Strickling and pianist Daniel Schlosberg present a program of contemporary American art song live from the Levin Studio. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Los Angeles Philharmonic

      Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major K. 503; Chopin Nocturne No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1; Emanuel Ax, piano; Matthias Pintscher "Neharot" (LA Phil commission); Ravel "Mother Goose" Suite; "La valse;" Matthias Pintscher, conductor.