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      Playlist for Tuesday, August 11, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Manuel de Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat" (1918-9)

      Final Dance "(Jota)"

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63572-2

      12:05 am

      Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio

      Lincoln Trio
      Trios from Our Homelands

      Cedille CDR-90000165

      12:30 am

      James Nares: Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in G

      "Prelude"

      Julian Perkins
      English 18th-Century Keyboard Concertos

      Avie AV-2152

      12:32 am

      Gerald Tyrwhitt, Lord Berners: "Fantaisie espagnole"

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Barry Wordsworth

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47668-2

      12:40 am

      Franz Liszt: "Rhapsodie Espagnole"

      Joshua Pierce, p; Moscow State Phil/Paul Freeman
      Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole * Malediction * J Pierce * Moscow State PO

      MSR Classics MS-1210

      12:55 am

      Franz Liszt: "Responsories and Antiphons"

      "Caligaverunt oculi mei"

      Leslie Howard, p
      Responsories and Antiphons

      Hyperion CDA-67161/2 (2)

      1:00 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87

      Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
      24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87

      London 466066-2 (2)

      1:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068

      Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr
      Bach Orchestral Suites BWV1066-69

      AAM Records AAM-003 (2)

      1:27 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87

      Prelude in A

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
      24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87

      London 466066-2 (2)

      1:29 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4 in D, Op. 83

      Danel String Quartet
      Shostakovich * The String Quartets

      Fuga Libera FUG-512 (6)

      1:53 am

      John Jenkins: "Six Airs"

      "Almain"

      New York Kammermusiker/Ilona Pederson
      A Baqroque Celebration

      Dorian DOR-90189

      2:00 am

      Mark O'Connor: "Appalachia Waltz"

      Mark O'Connor, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Edgar Meyer, db
      Appalachia Waltz

      Sony SK-68460

      2:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in b, Op. 61

      Andrew Wan, v; Montreal Sym Orch/Kent Nagano
      Saint-Saens: Complete Violin Concertos

      Analekta AN2-8770

      2:36 am

      Jules Massenet: Song, "Le printemps visite la terre"

      Bernard Kruysen, br; Noel Lee, p
      Jules Massenet

      Arion ARN-08009

      2:37 am

      Mark O'Connor: "The American Seasons"

      Spring

      Mark O'Connor, v; Metamorphosen Chamber Orch/Scott Yoo
      The American Seasons

      Sony SK-89660

      2:45 am

      Emma Lou Diemer: "Before Spring"

      Laura Kobayashi, v; Susan Keith Gray, p
      Feminissimo!

      Albany TROY-1081

      2:55 am

      English ANON 16th c: Allemande

      Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall
      Elizabethan Consort Music, 1558-1603

      Alia Vox AV-9804

      3:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "L'incoronazione de Dario"

      Overture

      Modo Antiquo/Federico Maria Sardelli
      Vivaldi: Opera Overtures

      Brilliant Classics 94030

      3:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Sonata #4 in B-Flat, R 45

      Chicago Baroque Ensemble Members
      A Vivaldi Concert

      Cedille CDR-90000025

      3:15 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Oboe Sonata #6 in g, R 58

      Ray Still, ob; Robert Conant, hc; Leonard Sharrow, bn
      Ray Still: A Chicago Legend

      Nimbus NI-5672

      3:23 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata, Kk 3

      John Browning, p
      Keyboard Sonatas

      MHS 513732-H

      3:25 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, D. 485

      Moscow Virtuosi/Vladimir Spivakov

      RCA 60452-2

      3:54 am

      Franz Schubert: Choral Song, "Die Einsiedelei", D 337

      Robert Shaw Chamber Singers/Robert Shaw; Mary Akerman, g
      Schubert - Songs for Male Chorus

      Telarc CD-80340

      4:00 am

      Alan Rawsthorne: "Street Corner Overture" (1944)

      London Phil/Sir John Pritchard
      Overtures

      Lyrita SRCS.95

      4:05 am

      John Gardner: "Half Holiday" Overture, Op 52

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      John Gardner: Symphony No. 3; Flute Concerto

      ASV CDWHL-2125

      4:08 am

      Malcolm Arnold: Beckus the Dandipratt Overture

      London Phil/Malcolm Arnold
      Arnold: Overtures

      Reference Recordings RR-48-CD

      4:19 am

      Edward Elgar: "Froissart" Overture, Op 19

      London Phil/Leonard Slatkin
      Elgar: Enigma Variations, Cockaigne Overture, Froissart Overtures

      RCA 60073-2-RC

      4:33 am

      Edward Elgar: "The Wand of Youth" Suite #1, Op 1a

      #1, Overture

      Indianapolis Sym Orch/Raymond Leppard
      Elgar: Dream Children, Starlight Express, Etc.

      Koss Classics KC-1014

      4:34 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in D, K. 205

      Vienna Chamber Ensemble

      Denon 81757-9883-2

      4:54 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento No. 14 in B-Flat, K. 270

      Finale, "Presto"

      Amadeus Winds
      Wind Divertimenti

      L'Oiseau Lyre 425819-2

      5:00 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Cinderella," Op. 87

      "Grand Waltz"

      Galina Heifetz, v; Mark Kaplan, p
      Prokofiev: Sonatas For Violin & Piano, Etc

      Connoisseur CD-4204

      5:05 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Hamlet," Op. 67

      Four Entr'actes

      Tampere Phil/Leonid Grin
      TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Seasons (The) / Hamlet Entr'actes

      Ondine ODE-782-2

      5:28 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Hamlet," Op. 77

      "Ophelia's First Song"

      Grant Johannesen, p
      Grant Johannesen Performs Rare Russian Repertoire

      Bonneville Classics BCD-9501-2

      5:29 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture-Fantasy

      "Love Duet"

      Jean Fenn, s; Raymond Manton, t; Orch/Franz Waxman

      Cap P-8189

      5:45 am

      Franz Waxman: "Four Scenes of Childhood"

      Geoffrey Applegate, v; Pauline Martin, p

      Koch 3-7398-2H1

      5:53 am

      Robert Schumann: "Kinderszenen," Op. 15

      No. 12, "Child Falling Asleep"

      Clara Haskil, p
      Schumann: Piano Concerto

      Philips 420851-2

      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.

      6:04 am

      William Boyce: Trio Sonata No. 5 in D

      Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman
      Boyce: Trio Sonatas

      Hyperion CDA-67151/52 (2)

      6:12 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat, K. 570

      I. "Allegro"

      Paul Galbraith, g
      Allemande

      Guitar Coop GC01-PGA17

      6:22 am

      Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

      III. Finale, "Sehr lebhaft"

      Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc; Philharmonia Orch/Raphaël Merlin
      Love Letters

      Naïve V-7364

      6:31 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Nabucco"

      Overture

      Chicago Sym Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Italian Masterworks

      CSO Resound 9011801

      6:38 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Flute & Guitar Sonatina, Op. 205

      Susan Hoeppner, f; Rachel Gauk, g
      Toward The Sea

      Marquis ERAD-147

      6:51 am

      Percy Grainger: "Green bushes" (Passacaglia on an English Folksong)

      English Chamber Orch/Steuart Bedford
      Salute to Percy Grainger

      Decca 425159-2

      7:04 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat, D. 125

      IV. Finale, "Presto vivace"

      Berlin Phil/Daniel Barenboim
      Franz Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 8

      CBS MK-39676

      7:13 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-Flat, Op. 97, "Archduke"

      IV. Finale, "Allegro moderato"

      Leonidas Kavakos, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
      Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 "Archduke"

      Sony 19658881642

      7:22 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Symphony in C

      Berlin Baroque Soloists/Reinhard Goebel
      Symphonies of the Bach Family

      Hännsler Classic HC-21029

      7:32 am

      Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat

      III. Finale, Rondo: "Allegro molto"

      Barry Tuckwell, hn; London Sym Orch/István Kertész
      Strauss: The Concertos

      Decca 460296-2 (2)

      7:39 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Three-Violin Concerto in F, R. 551

      Anne Akiko Meyers, v's; English Chamber Orch/David Lockington
      Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

      eOne EOM-CD-7790

      7:49 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Wine, Women and Song," Op. 333

      Alban Berg Quartet; Alfred Mitterhofer, harmonium
      J. Strauss II, J. Strauss I, Lanner arr. Berg, Schoenberg, Webern: Walzer

      EMI CDC7-54881-2

      8:04 am

      Lars-Erik Larsson: "Little Serenade" for Strings, Op. 12

      Stockholm Sinfonietta/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      A Swedish Serenade

      BIS CD-285

      8:17 am

      Maria Kalaniemi: "Two Finnish Pieces"

      Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
      Over Land And Sea

      Albany TROY-339

      8:25 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Wind Serenade in D minor, Op. 44

      II. Menuetto & Trio

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner

      Philips 400020-2

      8:32 am

      Francesco Durante: String Concerto No. 5 in A

      Concerto Köln
      Durante: Concertos for Strings Nos. 1-6

      Capriccio 10371

      8:41 am

      Arthur Benjamin: "Cotillon"

      Sydney Sym Orch/Patrick Thomas
      Swagman's Promenade - Australian Light Classics for Orchestra

      ABC Classics 442374-2 (2)

      8:53 am

      Fritz Kreisler: String Quartet in A minor

      II. Scherzo

      Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg & Benny Kim, v's; Masao Kawasaki, vi; Mats Lidström, vc
      Mats Lidström, cello,
      Night and Day

      EMI CDC5-56481-2

      9:04 am

      Georges Bizet: "Carmen"

      Suite No. 1: "Les toréadors"

      Bastille Opera Orch/Myung-Whun Chung
      Mad About The Classics

      DG 439513-2

      9:06 am

      Mily Balakirev: Overture on the Theme of a Spanish March

      USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Balakirev: King Lear, Suite in B Minor, Overture on the Theme of a Spanish March

      Melodiya SUCD-1000153

      9:21 am

      Claude Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor

      Steven Isserlis, vc; Pascal Devoyon, p
      Debussy, Poulenc, Franck: Cello Sonatas

      Virgin 61198-2

      9:33 am

      Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, Set 1

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances I & III, Three Botticelli Pictures, The Birds

      DG 437533-2

      9:48 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "West Side Story"

      Suite

      Eroica Trio
      An American Journey

      EMI CDC5-07351-2

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Adagio and Variations in f, Op 102

      Alex Klein, ob; Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      Oboe Concertos of the Classical Era

      Cedille CDR-90000045

      10:15 am

      music continues...

      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 with Bill McGlaughlin

      Musical Dynasties

      This week’s topic, “Musical Dynasties,” was suggested by a station in Arizona. Andy Bade, Music Host for Classical 90.5 KUAT-FM in Tucson, wrote in with some program ideas. So, Musical Dynasties: Gabrieli, Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Robert and Clara Schumann, Strauss: the Johanns and Richard, and ending with the Haydns: Joseph and Michael. Thanks so much for taking the time to write!

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

      Ligeti Sonata; Dmitri Atapine, cello; Bridge "Novelletten;" Shanghai Quartet; Mendelssohn Quartet in C Minor, Op. 1; Wu Qian, piano; Chad Hoopes, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello.

      11:00 pm