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      Playlist for Monday, May 4, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Franz Liszt: Three Concert Etudes

      No. 3, "Un sospiro"

      Daniil Trifonov, p
      Transcendental: Daniil Trifonov Plays Liszt

      DG 479 5529 (2)

      12:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 55 in E-Flat, "The Schoolmaster"

      Lausanne Chamber Orch/Jesús López-Cobos

      Denon CO-78930

      12:26 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, "The bonnie wee thing," H XXXIa:102

      Jamie MacDougall, t; Eisenstadt Haydn Trio
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      12:28 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: "Scottish Legend," Op 54/1

      Joanne Polk, p

      Arabesque Z-6693

      12:31 am

      Daniel Gregory Mason: Violin Sonata in c, Op 14

      Kevin Lawrence, v; Phillip Bush, p
      Daniel Gregory Mason and Frederick Shepherd Converse: Violin Sonatas

      New World 80591-2

      12:54 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 "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

      Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

      Claude Debussy, who once said he learned more from poets and painters than from the music conservatory, is considered the figurehead of Impressionist music (though he would vehemently argue against it). This week, Bill reflects on Debussy's peculiar upbringing, his studies at the Paris Conservatory, and his Prix de Rome win.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      The Audire Quartet returns to the Levin Studio with a program that includes the String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18, No. 3, by Beethoven, and the String Quartet No. 14 “Death and the Maiden” by Schubert. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      San Francisco Symphony

      Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23; Conrad Tao, piano; Adès Three-Piece Suite from "Powder Her Face;" Elgar "Enigma" Variations, Op. 36; Nicholas Collon, conductor.