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      Playlist for Friday, May 1, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Scottish Anon 17th c: Rowallen Lute Book

      Excerpts

      Ronn McFarlane, l
      Lute Recital: McFarlane, Ronn - GRIEVE, D. / BECK / LESSLIE (Highland King - The Scottish Lute, Vol. 2)

      Dorian DOR-90257

      12:05 am

      Johann Friedrich Fasch: Lute Concerto in d

      Hopkinson Smith, l; String Quartet
      Lautenkonzerte

      Astrée E-8641

      12:20 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Lute Partita in d

      "Fantasia"

      Hopkinson Smith, l
      WEISS: Partitas pour Luth

      Astrée E-8620

      12:22 am

      Alexander Glazunov: Symphony #5 in B-Flat, Op 55

      Royal Scottish National Orch/José Serebrier
      Symphony No.5 / The Seasons

      Warner Classics 61434-2

      12:55 am

      Alexander Scriabin: "Two Poems," Op 32

      No. 2 in D

      Vladimir Sofronitski, p
      Scriabin Piano Works

      Profil PH-22006 (12)

      1:00 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Peter Grimes:" Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a

      III. "Moonlight"

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Britten: Orchestral Works

      Sony SMK-47541

      1:05 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Simple Symphony," Op. 4

      English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten
      Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

      London 417509-2

      1:22 am

      Benjamin Britten: Folksong Settings

      "The Miller of Dee"

      Peter Pears, t; Benjamin Britten, p
      Folk Songs

      London 430063-2

      1:24 am

      Maddalena Lombardini Maddalena: String Quartet #2 in B-Flat

      Allegri String Quartet
      Sirmen: The Six String Quartets

      Cala CACD-1019

      1:36 am

      Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Concerto in Bb

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler, v
      Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto, Volume 3

      Avie AV-2154

      1:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772/786

      No. 11 in g minor

      Simone Dinnerstein, p
      Inventions & Sinfonias

      Sony 88843009102

      2:00 am

      Enrique Granados: "Danzas españolas," Op 37 (Op 5)

      #6, "Jota (Rondalla Aragonesa)"

      John Williams, g; Timothy Kain, g
      The Mantis And The Moon: Guitar Duets From Around The World

      Sony SK-62007

      2:05 am

      Mikhail Glinka: "Jota aragonesa" (Spanish Overture #1)

      USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Music Of Glinka: Jota Aragonesa, Summer Night In Madrid, Kamarinskaya, Valse-Fantaisie, Chernomor's March & Oriental Dances From "Russian And Ludmila"

      Angel/ Melodiya SR-40081

      2:14 am

      Louis Moreau Gottschalk: "La Jota Aragonesa"

      Alan Mandel, p

      Vox CD3X-3033 (3)

      2:18 am

      Edmond Dédé: Chicago (Orchestra version)

      Hot Springs Music Festival/Richard Rosenberg
      Dede: Mon Pauvre Coeur- Francoise Et Tirtillard- Mefisto Masque

      Naxos 8.559038

      2:26 am

      Hunter: "Danse Humoresque"

      Chicago Sym Woodwind Quintet
      Audiophile

      Audiophile AP-17

      2:28 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504, "Prague"

      Chicago Sym/Sir Georg Solti
      Symphonies 38 & 39

      London 417782-2

      2:54 am

      Edmund Haines: Toccata

      Chicago Sym Brass
      Audiophile

      Audiophile AP-21

      3:00 am

      Léo Délibes: "Coppélia"

      Act I: Finale

      Rotterdam Phil/David Zinman
      Essential Ballet

      Philips 438763-2 (2)

      3:05 am

      Paul Dukas: "La Péri"

      Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos
      Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Symphony In C, La Peri

      Telarc CD-80515

      3:24 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 - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      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

      A Visit with Richard Stoltzman

      Bill shares an interview with the legendary clarinetist whose career spans over 50 years as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, jazz performer, arranger, and recording artist. Stoltzman’s welcoming spirit has introduced us to new musicians and fresh takes on music by Messiaen, Takemitsu, and Copland, and he has commissioned works from many, many composers. As you listen to his stories about his parents, Benny Goodman, Rudolf Serkin, and his teachers and friends, you quickly understand his dedication to a lifetime spent getting it right.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Pete Seeger (11/12/1955)

      Over 70 years ago, Studs’s guest was his old friend, the American folk legend and banjo virtuoso Pete Seeger (1919 – 2014) born on May 3, 1919.