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      Playlist for Thursday, January 1, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Josef Strauss: Polka schnell, "Galoppin (Errand Boy)"

      Vienna Phil/Franz Welser-Möst
      New Year's Concert 2013

      Sony 44071-2 (2)

      12:02 am

      Josef Strauss: Polka schnell, "Plappermäulchen (Little Chatterbox)," Op 245

      Vienna Phil/Franz Welser-Möst
      New Year's Concert 2013

      Sony 44071-2 (2)

      12:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Twelve German Dances ("Ländler"), D 790

      Peter Serkin, p
      Dances

      Pro Arte PAD-171

      12:18 am

      Josef Strauss: Polka schnell, "Ohne Sorgen," Op 271

      Vienna Phil/Mariss Jansons
      New Year's Concert 2006

      DG 4775566 (2)

      12:20 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Beethoven Symphonies

      Philips 454032-2 (2)

      12:55 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Canon, "Glück, Glück zum neuen Jahr!", WoO 176

      Cantus Novus Wien
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      1:00 am

      Johann Strauss II: Polka schnell, Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324

      Vienna State Opera Orch/Anton Paulik
      The Strauss Dynasty

      Vanguard OVC-8078/80 (3)

      1:03 am

      Johann Strauss II: Polka schnell, Auf der Jagd, Op. 373

      Vienna State Opera Orch/Anton Paulik
      The Strauss Dynasty

      Vanguard OVC-8078/80 (3)

      1:05 am

      Friedrich Ludwig Kunzen: "Musical New Year's Gift for the Fair Sex"

      Thomas Trondhjem, p
      Kunzen

      Da Capo 8.224228

      1:27 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Scottish Songs, WoO 156 (G 227)

      #11, "Auld Lang Syne"

      Rebekka Stöhr, ms; Martin Haunhorst, v; Bernhard Schwarz, vc; Rainer Maria Klaas, p
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      1:29 am

      Hugo Wolf: "Mörike Lieder"

      "Zum neuen Jahr"

      Olaf Baer, br; Geoffrey Parsons, p

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49054-2

      1:30 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Concerto in D, K. 314

      Robert Atherholt, ob; Houston Sym Orch/Christoph Eschenbach

      IMP Masters TCD-77 (3)

      1:54 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Twelve German Dances, K. 586

      No. 8

      Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
      Mozart: Deutsche Tänze

      Sony SK-46696

      2:00 am

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

      Vienna Wind Quintet
      Strauss in Vienna - Famous Waltzes, Marches and Polkas for Wind Quintet

      Nimbus NI-5542

      2:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Die Fledermaus"

      Suite

      Luxembourg Radio/TV Sym Orch/Kurt Redel
      Johann Strauss: Concert De Gala

      Forlane UCD-13151/52 (2)

      2:29 am

      music continues...

      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 - 12:00 pm

      10:00 am

      The 2026 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert

      The famed Vienna Philharmonic offers “a greeting of hope, friendship, and peace” in its annual New Year’s Day concert, broadcast live around the world from the lavish Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. For the first time Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the orchestra in favorites including "Roses from the South" and the "Egyptian March" along with lesser known but equally sparkling music by the Strauss family, Josephine Weinlich, Florence Price, and others.

      12:00 - 2:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Mozart Piano Concertos

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed numerous concertos, many of which are lively and pleasing to the ear, even when performed by an eight-year-old. The young Mozart was heavily influenced by the music of Johann Christian Bach. In addition to their mutual love for music, JC Bach and Mozart shared a passion for intricate keyboard games. This week features five episodes of exceptional piano performances, with Murray Perahia conducting while soloing Mozart’s early concertos. It also includes performances by Alfred Brendel, Maria João Pires, Rudolf Serkin, and Mitsuko Uchida.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Mozart Symphony Nos. 39, 40, and 41; Alan Gilbert, conductor.