Thursday, August 20, 2026

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      Playlist for Thursday, August 20, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Thompson, Randall: "The Peaceable Kingdom"

      "Say Ye to the Righteous"

      Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale/Robert Shewan
      An American Voice - Music Of Randall Thompson

      Albany TROY-362

      12:05 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, "American"

      Guarneri Quartet
      Rubinstein Collection Vol 67 - Brahms, Dvorak

      RCA 6263-2-RG

      12:29 am

      Burleigh, Henry Thacker: "Hard Trials"

      Alchemy Viols/Philip Spray
      Deep River: Spirituals' Cross-Currents

      Navona Records NV-6650

      12:31 am

      Price, Florence: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D

      Er-Gene Kahng, violin; Janacek Philharmonic/Ryan Cockerham
      Price & Cockerham: Violin Concertos

      Albany TROY-1706

      12:55 am

      Price, Florence: "Village Scenes" (1942)

      "The Park"

      Josh Tatsuo Cullen, p
      Scenes in Tin Can Alley

      Blue Griffin BGR-615

      1:00 am

      Scarlatti, Domenico: Clavier Sonata in B, Kk 261 (L 148)

      Scott Ross, hc
      Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works

      Erato 45309-2 (34)

      1:05 am

      Avison, Charles: String Concerto #6 in D

      Café Zimmermann
      Charles Avison * Concertos in Seven Parts Done from the Lessons of Domenico Scarlatti

      Alpha 031

      1:18 am

      Scarlatti, Alessandro A.: String Sonata #22 in A

      Musica Pacifica
      SCARLATTI, A.: Recorder Sonatas / Sinfonie di concerto grosso No. 12 (Concerti da Camera)

      Dorian DOR-93192

      1:27 am

      Scarlatti, Domenico: Clavier Sonata in D, Kk 287 (L 9)

      Scott Ross, hc
      Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works

      Erato 45309-2 (34)

      1:29 am

      Grainger, Percy: "Youthful Suite" (1899)

      BBC Phil/Richard Hickox
      Grainger: Vol. 6 - Orchestral Works 2 'The Warriors'

      Chandos CHAN-9584

      1:55 am

      Zaimont, Judith Lang: "In My Lunchbox"

      "The Banana Song"

      Elizabeth Moak, p
      Art, Fire, Soul

      MSR Classics MS-1366 (2)

      2:00 am

      Cervo, Dimitri: "Concerto, "The Brazilian Four Seasons"

      IV. "Summer in the Northeast, Dances"

      Fábio Brum, tr; Seville Royal Sym Orch/Noam Zur
      Alchemy

      Naxos 8.579119

      2:05 am

      Alfvén, Hugo: Swedish Rhapsody #1, Op 19, "Midsommarvaka"

      Royal Stockholm Phil/Neeme Järvi
      Hugo Alfven: Symphonies Nos. 1-5, Swedish Rhapsodies

      BIS CD-725

      2:18 am

      Abels, Michael: "Delights and Dances" for string quartet and string orchestra

      Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
      Delights & Dances

      Cedille CDR-90000141

      2:31 am

      Kraus, Josef Martin: "Soliman II"

      Arioso, "Du som vår dyrkan vunnit"

      Tord Wallström, br; Swedish Royal Opera Orch/Philip Brunelle
      Kraus: Soliman II * A Gustavian Turkish Opera * Royal Opera of Sweden

      Virgin 91496-2

      2:33 am

      Alfvén, Hugo: Swedish Rhapsody #3, Op 47, "Dalecarlian"

      Royal Stockholm Phil/Neeme Järvi
      Hugo Alfven: Symphonies Nos. 1-5, Swedish Rhapsodies

      BIS CD-455

      2:54 am

      Montgeroult, Hélène de: "Cours complet pour l’enseignement du forte-piano"

      No. 82

      Claire Hammond, p
      Helene de Mongeroult

      BIS 2603

      3:00 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: 14 Canons, BWV 1087

      Aston Magna/Daniel Stepner
      J. S. Bach: A Musical Offering, Etc.

      Centaur CRC-2295

      3:05 am

      Graupner, Johann Christoph: "Canon all'unisono"

      Nova Stravaganza/Siegbert Rampe
      Craupner: Orchestral Works and Chamber Music

      MD+G Recordings 3411628-2

      3:18 am

      Pachelbel, Johann: Canon and Gigue in D

      Canon

      Collegium Aureum
      The Look Of Love: Music For Your Wedding

      Pro Arte CDD-215

      3:23 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "A Musical Offering", BWV 1079

      "Canon perpetuus"

      Leipzig Bach Collegium
      Bach: Musikalisches Opfer

      Capriccio 10032

      3:24 am

      Strauss, Richard: "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme"

      Suite

      Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner
      Strauss: Sympohnia Domestica, Op. 53; Suite from Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60

      RCA 68637-2

      3:54 am

      Fauré, Gabriel: "Sérénade du Bourgeois Gentilhomme"

      Gerard Souzay, br; Dalton Baldwin, p

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64079-2 (4)

      4:00 am

      Mascagni, Pietro: "Cavalleria rusticana"

      Easter Chorus, "Ineggiamo, il Signor non e morto"

      Mormon Tabernacle Cho, Utah Sym Orch/Julius Rudel
      Hallelujah! Great Choral Classics

      London 425431-2

      4:05 am

      Mascagni, Pietro: "Cavalleria Rusticana"

      Intermezzo

      Philharmonia Orch/Herbert von Karajan
      Opera Intermezzi

      Angel 35207

      4:08 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, K. 417

      Dennis Brain, fh; Philharmonia Orch/Walter Süsskind
      Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - Divertimento

      EMI/Ang CDH7-64198-2

      4:21 am

      Poulenc, Francis: "Elégie" (in memory of Dennis Brain)

      Nash Ensemble
      Poulenc: The Complete Chamber Music

      Hyperion CDA-67255/6 (2)

      4:30 am

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

      Eric Parkin, p
      Poulenc: Piano Music, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-8847

      4:35 am

      Grétry, André: "Danses villageoises"

      #5, "Gigue"

      Orch de Liège/Paul Strauss
      Music of Gretry

      Seraphim S-60268

      4:36 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Trio No. 9 in e, H XV:12

      Beaux Arts Trio
      Haydn * Complete Piano Trios * Beaux Arts Trio

      Philips 454098-2 (9)

      4:54 am

      Stravinsky, Igor: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra

      Galop

      Ensemble Intercontemporain/Pierre Boulez
      Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite, Pulcinella Suite, Suites Nos. 1 and 2 for Small Orchestra

      Sony SMK-45843

      5:00 am

      Scarlatti, Domenico: Clavier Sonata in f, Kk 481 (L 187)

      Vladimir Horowitz, p
      Vladimir Horowitz: The Celebrated Scarlatti Recordings

      Sony SK-53460

      5:05 am

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

      La Stravaganza Hamburg/Siegbert Rampe
      Brandenburgische Konzerte

      Virgin 45255-2 (2)

      5:24 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Flute Sonata in E-Flat, BWV 1031

      II. "Siciliano"

      Wilhelm Kempff, p
      Wilhelm Kempff Plays Bach Piano Transcriptions

      DG 439672-2 (2)

      5:27 am

      Rebel, Jean-Féry: Ballet, "Les Elémens"

      #8, Sicilienne

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Jean-Fery Rebel: Les Elemens/ Destouches: Les Elemens

      L'Oiseau Lyre 421656-2

      5:29 am

      Fauré, Gabriel: "Sicilienne," Op 78

      Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Marielle Nordmann, h
      Music For Flute & Harp

      Sony SK-44552

      5:32 am

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      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.

      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

      Curse of the Ninth! Ninth Symphonies

      Why did so many great composers die after finishing their ninth symphony? This week, we look at the so-called curse of the Ninth Symphony, a legend that started with Beethoven in the mid-1820s. Over time, people began to believe that writing a ninth symphony could be a composer’s final work and maybe even mark their last year on Earth. We’ll listen to five famous ninth symphonies by Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, Dvořák, and Mahler.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Barber First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12; Corigliano "One Sweet Morning;" Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano; Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70; Alan Gilbert, conductor.