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Playlist for Sunday, August 16, 2026
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"
Introduction: "Maestoso ed adagio"
Emerson String Quartet
The Seven Last Words
12:05 am
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat
Barry Douglas, p; London Sym Orch/Jun'ichi Hirokami
Liszt: Piano Concertos 1 and 2, Hungarian Fantasy
12:23 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"
Finale, "Il Terremoto (The Earthquake)"
Emerson String Quartet
The Seven Last Words
12:25 am
Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 8 in D
Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam/Lev Markiz
The Complete String Symphonies Volume 4
12:56 am
Samuel Scheidt: Sinfonia in d
Wenzinger, Mueller, Kallenberger, viga; Conant, hc
Viga,
1:00 am
Hans Pfitzner: "Die Rose vom Liebesgarten"
Blütenwunder
Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch
Pfitzner: Palestrina, Das Kathchen von Heilbronn, Die Rose vom Liebesgarten
1:05 am
Anonymous: In a garden so green
Circa 1500 Ensemble
A Handefull of Pleasant Delites: Elizabethan Ballads & Dances * Circa 1500
1:08 am
Alan Hovhaness: "The Garden of Adonis," Op 245
Eugenia Zukerman, f; Yolanda Kondonassis, h
Hovhaness
1:23 am
Joaquín Rodrigo: "Música para un jardín" (1957)
London Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
1:34 am
Hugo Wolf: Song, "Der Gärtner"
Felicity Lott, s; Graham Johnson, p
1:35 am
Richard Strauss: "Don Juan," Op. 20
Suisse Romande Orch/Eliahu Inbal
1:54 am
Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite
#6, "Mattachins" (Sword Dance)
Summit Brass
A Summit Brass Night
2:00 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondo in C, Op 51/1
Radu Lupu, p
The Piano Concertos / 5 Sonatas / 2 Rondos
2:05 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: "King Stephen," Op 117
Overture
Czech Phil/Frantisek Vajnar
Beethoven: Overtures
2:12 am
Mauro Giuliani: Introduction, Theme with Variations and Polonaise in A, Op 65
Richard Savino, g; Artaria String Quartet
Boccherini: Quintets VII & VIII for String Quartet & Guitar/ Giuliani: Gran Quintetto, Op. 65
2:30 am
Fernando Sor: "Huit pièces pour guitare seule"
#6, Menuet in F
David Starobin, g
Fernando Sor: Les Plus Belles Pages
2:31 am
Peter Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake," Op. 20
Suite
London Sym/André Previn
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker- Highlights
2:54 am
Karol Szymanowski: "Kurpian Songs", Op 58
#1, "The Cranes Were Flying"
Juliana Gondek, s; Reinild Mees, p
Szymanowski: Complete Songs Voice & Piano
3:00 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: Six Études, Op. 52
No. 6, "En forme de valse"
Alfred Cortot, p
3:05 am
Eugene Ysaÿe: Caprice after the Study by Saint-Saens, Op 52
Joshua Bell, v; Royal Phil/Andrew Litton
3:13 am
Eugene Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata in d, Op 27/3, "Ballade"
Maxim Vengerov, v
3:19 am
George Enescu: Orchestra Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 20
IV. "Menuet grave"
Romanian Radio TV Orch/Josif Conta
Enescu: Suites Nos. 1 and 2, Concert Overture
3:21 am
George Enescu: "Suite châtelaine"
Timisoara Banatul Phil/Remus Georgescu
Enescu: Romanian Poem/ Romanian Rhapsodies Nos. 1 and 2
3:40 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata in G, Op. 168
David McGill, bn; Peter Serkin, p
Musique Francaise
3:54 am
Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes, Op. 34
No. 24 in d, Allegretto
Tchaikovsky Chamber Orch/Lazar Gosman
Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra
4:00 am
Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in d, Kk 213 (L 108)
Albert Fuller, hc
4:05 am
Charles Avison: Concerto grosso #3 in d, after Domenico Scarlatti
Café Zimmermann
Charles Avison * Concertos in Seven Parts Done from the Lessons of Domenico Scarlatti
4:15 am
Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in C, Kk 72 (L 401)
Hédi Salànki, hc
4:16 am
Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.4 in e minor, Op.98
Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel
4:54 am
Luigi Legnani: Caprices, Op 20
#7, "Prestissimo"
Raphaella Smits, g
Legnani: 36 Caprices/ Mertz: 6 Schubertian Songs
5:05 am
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6:00 am
6:00 am
With Heart and Voice
"Psalm 23 and More." Host Peter DuBois shares various sacred choral and organ music based on Psalm 23 and others.
12:00 - 6:00 pm
1:30 pm
Ravinia Festival 2026
Alisa Weilerstein & Inon Barnatan
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan present a program featuring Falla’s "Suite populaire espagnole," several Shostakovich preludes, and sonatas by Chopin and Rachmaninoff. Recorded June 7, 2026 in the Martin Theatre.
6:00 - 8:00 pm
6:00 pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts
R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11; Dale Clevinger, horn; Wagner "Rienzi" Overture; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Stravinsky "Fireworks," Op. 4; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1; Byron Janis, piano; Fritz Reiner, conductor; Mendelssohn "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Overture, Op. 21; Jean Martinon, conductor; Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari
Chamber Music by Heitor Villa-Lobos Known mostly for his orchestral, vocal, and guitar music, Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos also composed gorgeous chamber music. Including string quartets and duo works with piano, Fiesta presents a selection of some of his often-overlooked gems.
9:00 - 11:00 pm
9:00 pm
Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel
Björling and Sayão sing Romeo and Juliet
Gounod "Roméo et Juliette;" Jussi Björling (Roméo); Bidú Sayão (Juliette); Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 1947.
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