Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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      Playlist for Wednesday, June 24, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Ed Bland: "Sunday School" (2001)

      Judith Olson, p
      Urban Counterpoint

      Cambria CD-1256

      12:05 am

      George Gershwin: "An American in Paris"

      Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot
      Symphony No. 2 / Instances / An American In Paris

      Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1003

      12:24 am

      Valerie Capers: Portraits in Jazz (1976)

      No. 3, "Sweet Mr. Jelly Roll"

      Maria Thompson Corley, p
      Soulscapes

      Albany TROY-857

      12:25 am

      Richard Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-Flat, Op. 18

      Lisa Schatzman, v; Benjamin Engeli, p
      Reminiscences: Romantic Works for Violin & Piano

      Claves 50-1303

      12:55 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Camacho"

      Aria, "Dich, Schäfer"

      Bremen Akademieàfür Alte Musik Cho, La Stagione/Michael Schneider
      Telemann: Don Quichotte Auf Der Hochzeit Des Comacho

      CPO 999210-2

      1:00 am

      Vincent D'Indy: "Sérénade et Valse," Op 28

      Iceland Sym Orch/Rumon Gamba

      Chandos CHSA-5157

      1:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, Op. 314

      Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta
      New Year's Concert 2007 * Wiener Philharmoniker * Zubin Mehta

      DG B0008289-02

      1:15 am

      François Joseph Gossec: "Tambourin"

      Martin Ruderman, f; Laurindo Almeida, g

      EMI CDM7-63256-2

      1:16 am

      François Joseph Gossec: Symphony in E-Flat, Op 5/2

      Orchestre de Bretagne/Stefan Sanderling
      Gossec: Gavotte, Suite De Danses, 4 Symphonies, Brook 26, 44, 55 & 82

      ASV CDDCA-1124

      1:28 am

      Vincent D'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op 25

      Louis Lortie, p; Iceland Sym/Rumon Gamba
      d'Indy: Orchestral Works, Volume 5

      Chandos CHAN-10760

      1:54 am

      Louise Farrenc: "25 Études Faciles," Op. 50

      No. 25

      Maria Stratigou, p
      Louise Farrenc - Complete Piano Works, Vol 1

      Grand Piano GP-912-13 (2)

      2:00 am

      Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Motet, "Tanto tempore vobiscum"

      Netherlands Chamber Choir/Paul van Nevel

      Radio Nederland 15

      2:05 am

      Emmy Wegener: Suite for violin, viola and cello

      Hague String Trio

      Cobra 0083

      2:13 am

      Johannes Verhulst: "Kinderleven", Op 30

      "Ons poesje"

      Annegeer Stumphuis, s; Leo van Doeselaar, p

      NM Classics 92029

      2:15 am

      Johan Wagenaar: "Driekoningenavond (Twelfth Night)" Overture, Op 36

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Saul En David • Amphitrion • Cyrano De Bergerac • De Getemde Feeks

      London 425833-2

      2:24 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: "Twelfth Night," Op 73

      Overture

      West Australian Sym Orch/Andrew Penny
      CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Shakespeare Overtures, Vol 1

      Naxos 8.572500

      2:35 am

      Alexander Mackenzie: "Twelfth Night," Op 40

      BBC Scottish Sym/Martyn Brabbins

      Hyperion CDA-66764

      2:54 am

      John JOHNSONE: The galyard to the flatt pavion

      Jakob Lindberg, Paul O'Dette, l's
      English Lute Duets

      BIS CD-267

      3:00 am

      Ferdinand Hérold: "La Fille mal gardée"

      "Tambourine Dance"

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Barry Wordsworth

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49403-2

      3:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Variations in C on a Theme from Hérold's opera "Marie," D 908

      Yaara Tal, Andreas Groethuysen, p
      Piano Music for Four Hands

      Sony S2K-58955 (2)

      3:16 am

      Ferdinand Hérold: "Zampa"

      Overture

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel
      GREAT COMEDY OVERTURES (Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Friedel)

      Naxos 8.573418

      3:25 am

      Johann Strauss II: Zampa Galopp, Op. 62a

      Johann Strauss Orch/Christopher Warren-Green
      The Strauss Album

      Black Box BBM-1059

      3:27 am

      Johann, Sr Strauss: Gitana Galop, Op 108

      Boskovsky Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky
      The Willi Boskovsky Collection Vol. 2, The Charm of Old Vienna

      Vanguard OVC-8016

      3:29 am

      Pablo de Sarasate: "Zigeunerweisen," Op 20

      Kyung-Wha Chung, v; Itamar Golan, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56827-2

      3:37 am

      Pietro Locatelli: "L'Arte del Violino," Op 3

      Violin Concerto #5 in C

      Rodolfo Bonucci, v; Santa Cecilia Chamber Orch
      L'Arte del Violino

      Koch 350203 (4)

      3:54 am

      Girolamo Frescobaldi: "Balletto Secondo-Corrente"

      Trevor Stephenson, hc

      Light & Shadow LS-1206

      4:00 am

      Herbert Clarke: The Debutante (Caprice brillant)

      Gerard Schwarz, cornet; Kenneth Cooper, p
      Cornet Favorites & Highlights From Cousins

      Nonesuch 79157-2

      4:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat, H VIIe:1

      Y Chamber Sym of New York/Gerard Schwarz, tr
      The Classic Trumpet Concerti Of Haydn/ Hummelet Concerto In E Flat Major

      Delos DCD-3001

      4:20 am

      Howard Hanson: "Merry Mount" Suite (1938)

      Children's Dance

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Symphony No. 4 'Requiem', Suite from 'Merry Mount', Lament for Beowulf

      Delos DE-3105

      4:21 am

      Aaron Copland: Ballet, "Grohg"

      "Dance of the Adolescent"

      Christian Ivaldi & Noël Lee, p's
      Musique Americaine pour deux Pianos

      Arion ARN-68375

      4:27 am

      Aaron Copland: "Appalachian Spring"

      Los Angeles Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Mad About American Music

      DG 439521-2

      4:54 am

      Aaron Copland: "Dance Panels"

      VI. "Con moto"

      London Sym Orch/Aaron Copland
      Copland: Orchestral Works 1948-1971

      Sony SM2K-47236 (2)

      5:00 am

      Frederick Delius: "Fennimore and Gerda" (1909-10)

      Intermezzo

      Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli

      Nixa NIXCD-6003

      5:04 am

      Frederick Delius: "A Village Romeo and Juliet" (1900-01)

      Interlude, "The Walk to the Paradise Garden"

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Orchestral Works: Vaughan Williams / Elgar, Etc.

      London 417778-2

      5:13 am

      Constant Lambert: "Romeo and Juliet" (1924-25)

      English Chamber Orch/Norman Del Mar
      Romeo & Juliet / Pomona

      Lyrita SRCS.110

      5:43 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: "Les patineurs"

      Duet

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Dances From The Opera

      Vox CDX-5130 (2)

      5:44 am

      Emile Waldteufel: "Les Patineurs (The Skaters)" Waltz, Op 183

      Vienna Volksoper Orch/Franz Bauer-Theussl
      Mad About the Waltz

      DG 439518-2

      5:53 am

      Emile Waldteufel: "Béobile"

      Gulbenkian Foundation Orch/Michel Swierczewski
      Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

      Nimbus NI-5264

      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

      Evaristo Dall'Abaco: Concerto in C "a più istrumenti," Op. 5, No. 5

      Concerto Köln
      Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco: Concerti / Concerto Köln

      Teldec 22166-2

      6:17 am

      Edward German: "Henry VIII"

      Three Dances

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Adrian Leaper
      German: Merrie England Suite, Nell Gwyn: Overture and 3 Dances, Gipsy Suite, Romeo and Juliet

      Marco Polo 8.223419

      6:27 am

      Niccolò Paganini: "Cantabile" in D

      Midori, v; Robert McDonald, p
      Encore!

      Sony SK-52568

      6:33 am

      Charles Camilleri: Piano Concerto No. 1, "Mediterranean"

      III. Finale, "Allegro molto vivace"

      André Degroote, p; Bournemouth Sym Orch/Michael Laus
      Camilleri: The Piano Concertos

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9150

      6:41 am

      William Grant Still: "Danzas de Panama"

      Oregon String Quartet
      Oregon Festival of American Music Presents William Grant Still

      Koch 3-7546-2

      6:54 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "The Tales of Hoffmann"

      Barcarolle ("Belle nuit")

      Gothenburg Sym/Neeme Järvi
      Intermezzo

      DG 429494-2

      7:04 am

      Claude Debussy: Three Nocturnes

      "Fêtes"

      Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez
      Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, Jeux, Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra

      DG 439896-2

      7:11 am

      Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Introduction, Theme and Variations on a Swedish Air, Op. 12

      Martin Fröst, cl; Ostgöta Symphonic Wind Ensemble/Arie van Beek
      Hekas!

      BIS CD-818

      7:24 am

      Peter Boyer: "Curtain Raiser"

      London Sym Orch/Peter Boyer
      Boyer: Balance of Power - Orchestral Works

      Naxos 8.559915

      7:33 am

      Henry VIII: Suite, "Rose without a Thorn"

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
      Music for the Courts of Europe

      Decca 417524-2

      7:47 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 1 in C

      Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Lev Markiz
      Mendelssohn: Symphonies (Complete)

      Brilliant Classics 93777 (7)

      8:04 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture (Suite) in B-Flat, TWV 55:B10

      Overture

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Telemann Suites / The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock

      Archiv 437558-2

      8:10 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at 12:15 pm.

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Concerts

      Cellist Andres Sanchez and pianist Victor Santiago Asunción perform music by Felix Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Paganini, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 - 3:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      3:00 - 8:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      6:30 pm

      Grant Park Music Festival 2026

      Barber Violin Concerto

      Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Kalena Bovell. Jessie Montgomery "Starburst;" Barber Violin Concerto; William Hagen, violin; Peter Boyer "Ellis Island: The Dream of America." Hosted by Dave Schwan.

      8:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Sir William Walton (1902-1983)

      This is a week steeped in 20th-century British music. Composer Benjamin Britten wrote that hearing William Walton's music was a 'great turning point in my musical life.' Bill features Walton’s love of different musical genres: film music from Henry V, the poem Façade set to music performed by the London Mozart Players narrated by Prunella Scales, the orchestral march Crown Imperial, and the cantata Belshazzar’s Feast.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Tallis Scholars in Tokyo

      As part of its fiftieth anniversary world tour, The Tallis Scholars under the direction of Peter Phillips perform sacred works by Renaissance masters Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Cristóbal de Morales, Gregorio Allegri, Costanzo Festa, Elzéar Genet Carpentras, and Josquin des Prez. Recorded live in concert July 5, 2024 in Tokyo’s Opera City Concert Hall.