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      Playlist for Monday, October 5, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Williams, Grace: "Sea Sketches" (1944)

      No. 5, "Calm Sea in Summer"

      BBC Phil Strings/John Andrews
      Grace Williams

      Resonus RES-10349

      12:05 am

      Delius, Frederick: "In a Summer Garden"

      Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli

      EMI ZDMB5-65119-2 (2)

      12:20 am

      Finzi, Gerald: "Before and After Summer," Op 16

      No. 6, "In the Mind's Eye"

      Stephen Varcoe, br; Clifford Benson, p
      Earth And Air And Rain

      Hyperion A-66161 (2)

      12:22 am

      Finzi, Gerald: Five Bagatelles, Op 23

      Richard Stoltzman, cl; Guildhall String Ensemble
      Finzi: Bagatelles, Op. 23 & Clarinet Concerto in C-Minor, Op. 31 & Ashmore: Four Seasons

      RCA 60437-2-RC

      12:37 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: English Suite No. 3 in g minor, BWV 808

      Murray Perahia, p
      Bach: English Suites, Nos. 1, 3, and 6

      Sony SK-60276

      12:55 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: English Suite No. 2 in a minor, BWV 807

      "Courante"

      Bob van Asperen, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      1:00 am

      Brahms, Johannes: "Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)" Op. 45

      IV. "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (How lovely are thy dwellings)"

      Atlanta Sym Cho, Orch/Robert Shaw
      Choral Masterpieces

      Telarc CD-80119

      1:05 am

      Schumann, Robert: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44

      Christian Zacharias, p; Leipzig String Quartet
      Schumann: Piano Quintet, String Quartets

      MD+G 3071610-2 (2)

      1:34 am

      Schumann, Clara: Song, "The Wanderer"

      Susan Gritton, s; Eugene Asti, p
      The Songs of Clara Schumann

      Hyperion CDA-67249

      1:36 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: Flute and Violin Concerto (1936)

      Bohuslav Matousek, v; Janne Thomsen, f; Czech Phil/Christopher Hogwood
      Martinu * The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra

      Hyperion CDS-44611/4 (4)

      1:55 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: "Les Ritournelles"

      #2

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      Anthology of Czech Piano Works, Vol. 3: Bohuslav Martinu

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9140

      2:00 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Rosamunde" Incidental Music, D 797

      Ballet Music No. 2 in G

      Cologne Radio Sym Orch/Günter Wand
      Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485, etc.

      RCA 60100-2-RG

      2:05 am

      Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"

      Takacs Quartet
      Schubert * Death and the Maiden * Takacs Quartet

      Hyperion CDA-67585

      2:38 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Rosamunde" Incidental Music, D 797

      "Hirtenlied"

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Rosamunde (Complete Recording)

      DG 431655-2

      2:39 am

      Smetana, Bedrich: "Macbeth and the Witches", Op. posth

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      An Anthology of Czech Piano Music, Vol. 6: Bedrich Smetana

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9152

      2:50 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "Macbeth"

      Witches' chorus, "Tre volte miagola"

      Chicago Sym & Cho/Sir Georg Solti
      Verdi: Choruses * CSO * Solti

      London 430226-2

      2:54 am

      Chihara, Paul: "The Tempest"

      Tarantella

      Performing Arts Orch/Jean-Louis LeRoux
      The Tempest

      Reference Recordings RR-10-CD

      3:00 am

      Schmidt, Franz: "Notre Dame"

      Intermezzo

      Dresden Staatskapelle/Silvio Varviso
      Overtures & Intermezzi

      Philips 412236-2

      3:05 am

      MacDowell, Edward: Piano Sonata #2 in g, Op 50, Eroica

      Alan Mandel, p
      MacDowell: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2-4, Sea Pieces, Sonata Tragica, & Woodland Sketches

      Phoenix PHCD-148 (2)

      3:30 am

      MacDowell, Edward: "Woodland Sketches", Op 51

      #1, "To a Wild Rose"

      Nothing But Valves

      Eroica NBV-1

      3:31 am

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

      Arto Noras, vc; Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Sakari Oramo
      Schumann, Dvorak Cello Concertos - Arto Noras

      Finlandia 98886-2

      3:55 am

      PALMER, Lynn: Classical Suite

      "Courante"

      Judy Loman, h
      Harp Showpieces

      Naxos 8.554347

      4:00 am

      SOUSA, John Phillip: Humoresque on Gershwin's 'Swanee'

      Razumovsky Sym Orch/Keith Brion
      SOUSA: At the Symphony

      Naxos 8.559013

      4:05 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: "Humoresques," Op. 101

      No. 7 in G-flat, "Poco lento e grazioso"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Favourite Encores!

      Chandos CHAN-9227

      4:09 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Piano Pieces, Op. 6, "Humoresques"

      Geir Henning Braaten, p
      Complete Piano Music Vol. I

      Victoria VCD-19025

      4:20 am

      Sibelius, Jean: Four Humoresques, Op. 89

      Mela Tenenbaum, v; Czech Phil Chamber Orch/Richard Kapp
      Sibelius: Humoresques/ Ghedini: Violin Concerto

      Ess.a.y CD-1075

      4:36 am

      Powell, John: "At the Fair: Sketches of American Fun" (1907)

      "Clowns"

      Nicholas Ross, p
      John Powell: Early Piano Works. In the South, Op. 16

      Centaur CRC-2828

      4:38 am

      Heinichen, Johann David: Dresden Concerto in F, S 235

      Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel
      Concerti grandi

      DG Archiv 437849-2

      4:54 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Fuga a` 3"

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      5:00 am

      Pryor, Arthur: "Thoughts of Love"

      Lawrence, tb; American Serenade Band/Smith
      The Golden Age Of Brass, Vol. 2

      Summit DCD-121

      5:05 am

      Jacob, Gordon: Fantasia for Euphonium and Band

      Mark Fisher, euphonium; Mark Lawson, p
      Eufish

      Albany TROY-162

      5:16 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Flute Concerto in C, BWV 1055

      Alison Balsom, tr; Ensemble
      Works For Trumpet

      EMI/Ang CDC5-58047-2

      5:30 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Praeambulum No. 1"

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      5:31 am

      Satie, Erik: "Parade"

      London Sym/Antal Dorati
      Dorati Conducts Satie/Milhaud/Auric/Françaix/Fetler

      Mercury 434335-2

      5:46 am

      Satie, Erik: "Passacaille"

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Diamond Settings: Hommage A Satie

      Koch 3-7358-2

      5:49 am

      Diamond, David: Piano Sonatina #1 (1935)

      Mirian Conti, p
      Poems for Piano

      Albany TROY-299

      5:54 am

      Diamond, David: Ballet, "Tom" (1936)

      Suite #1: Choral Spiritual - Conclusion

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      David Diamond, Vol. IV: Symphony No. 8 / Suite From Tom / This Sacred Ground

      Delos DE-3141

      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

      Jean Sibelius: "Suite mignonne," Op. 98a

      Tapiola Sinfonietta/Tuomas Ollila
      Northern Highlights: The Ultimate Finnish Orchestral Favourites

      Ondine ODE-991-2

      6:11 am

      Franz Schubert: Impromptu in A-Flat, D 899, No. 4

      Simone Dinnerstein, p
      Something Almost Being Said

      Sony 98943-2

      6:21 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin and Oboe Concerto in G minor, R. 576

      Neven Lesage, ob; Gli Incogniti/Amandine Beyer, v
      Vivaldi: Il Mondo al rovescio

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902688

      6:32 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Havanaise," Op. 83

      Sarah Chang, v; Philadelphia Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch
      Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1; Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Introduction & Rondo capriccioso

      EMI CDC5-55026-2

      6:42 am

      Henry Charles Litolff: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 47

      IV. "Presto"

      Leonore Piano Trio
      Henry Charles Litolff: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2

      Hyperion CDA-68305

      6:52 am

      Johannes Brahms: Horn Trio in E-Flat, Op. 40

      II. Scherzo: "Allegro"

      Jenő Keveházi, hn; Ildikó Hegyi, v; Jenő Jandó, p
      Heroic Horn: Best Loved Classical Music

      Naxos 8.578177

      7:04 am

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Concierto serenata"

      I. "Estudiantina"

      Isabelle Moretti, h; Royal Seville Sym Orch/Edmon Colomer
      Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

      Valois V-4815

      7:14 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F, Op. 18, No. 1

      I. "Allegro con brio"

      Jerusalem Quartet
      Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18

      Harmonia Mundi HMC 902207.08 (2)

      7:24 am

      Malcolm Arnold: "Solitaire"

      Sarabande and Polka

      Philharmonia Orch/Bryden Thomson
      Arnold: Dances

      Chandos CHAN-8867

      7:32 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)" Overture, Op. 26

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Mendelssohn: Overtures

      Berlin Classics 0091572-BC

      7:43 am

      Marjory Kennedy-Fraser: "Hebridean Dance"

      Paul Galbraith, g
      In Every Lake The Moon Shines Full

      Delos DE-3236

      7:53 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D, "London"

      IV. Finale, "Spiritoso"

      Orch of St. Luke's/Charles Mackerras
      Haydn: Symphonies 101 & 104

      Telarc CD-80311

      8:03 am

      Michael Torke: "Bright Blue Music"

      Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
      Michael Torke - Color Music / David Zinman

      Argo 433071-2

      8:14 am

      Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio (2003)

      "Pale Yellow"

      Lincoln Trio
      Notable Women

      Cedille CDR-90000126

      8:23 am

      Gustav Holst: "Brook Green" Suite

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      English String Miniatures, Vol. 3

      Naxos 8.555069

      8:31 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, "Unfinished"

      II. Finale, "Andante con moto"

      Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall
      Joffrey Academy and Camerata Chicago Concert

      Camerata Chicago [2019 Joffrey Academy and Camerata Chicago Concert]

      8:42 am

      Carlo Monza: String Quartet in D, "Opera in musica"

      Europa Galante
      Opera in Musica: Carlo Monza Quartets

      Naïve V-7541

      8:56 am

      Niccolò Castiglioni: "La Buranella" (after Galuppi's Harpsichord Sonatas)

      VII. Finale, "Presto"

      Danish National Sym Orch/Gianandrea Noseda
      Castiglioni - Salmo XIX etc

      Chandos CHAN-10858

      9:04 am

      Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerto in G, S 213

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

      Archiv 437549-2 (2)

      9:21 am

      Charles Tomlinson Griffes: "Four Roman Sketches," Op. 7

      No. 1, "The White Peacock"

      Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      The Musical Fantasies of Charles Griffes and Deems Taylor

      Delos DE-3099

      9:29 am

      Zoltán Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, "The Peacock"

      Milwaukee Sym Orch/Zdenek Macal
      Zoltán Kodály: Peacock Variations, Dances of Galánta, Háry János Suite

      Koss KC-1008

      9:54 am

      Edward Elgar: Minuet, Op. 21

      Zürich Chamber Orch/Daniel Hope, v
      Dance!

      DG 4864994

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Josef Mysliveček: Sinfonia in E-Flat

      Concerto Köln
      Il Divino Boemo: Josef Mysliveček Symphonies

      Archiv 4776418

      10:10 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Two-Piano Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat, K. 365

      Daniel Barenboim, p; English Chamber Orch/Georg Solti, p
      Mozart: Concertos K 242, 365, 466 / Solti, Schiff, Barenboim

      Decca 430232-2

      10:35 am

      Eric Whitacre: "Paradise Lost"

      "Sleep My Child"

      Eric Whitacre Singers/Eric Whitacre
      Water Night

      Decca B0016636-02

      10:42 am

      Elfrida Andrée: Symphony No. 1 in C

      IV. Finale, "Allegro"

      Norrkoping Sym Orch/Hermann Bäumer
      Andrée: Symphony No. 1; Frithiof Suite

      CPO 555589-2

      10:52 am

      Margaret Bonds: "Troubled Water"

      Ashley Jackson, h
      Take Me to the Water

      Decca 7572822

      11:00 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Die Rheinnixen"

      Overture, Ballet and Grande Valse

      Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
      Offenbach Romantique

      Archiv 4776403

      11:16 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 76, No. 4, "Sunrise"

      Takács Quartet
      Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, 4-6

      Decca 425467-2

      11:40 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "Hamburg" Symphony No. 4 in A, Wq 182/4

      Gli Incogniti/Amandine Beyer
      Beyond the Limits: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Complete String Symphonies

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-905321

      11:52 am

      John Mackey: "Sheltering Sky"

      Dallas Winds/Jerry Junkin
      Asphalt Cocktail: Music of John Mackey

      Reference RR-144

      12:00 pm

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in D minor, Kk 52 (L 267)

      David Schrader, fp
      Scarlatti on Fortepiano

      Cedille CDR-90000042

      12:08 pm

      Tomaso Albinoni: Trumpet, Three-Oboe and Bassoon Concerto in C

      Crispian Steele-Perkins, tr; other soloists; Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      Marie-France Richard, oboe,
      Music for Trumpet & Orchestra

      Sony SK-53365

      12:19 pm

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "The Prince and the Pauper"

      Suite

      London Sym Orch/André Previn
      Previn Conducts Korngold

      DG 471347-2

      12:42 pm

      Franz Schubert: Octet in F, D 803

      V. Menuetto, "Allegretto"

      Chicago Chamber Musicians
      The Chicago Chamber Musicians - Celebrating 15 Years

      Chicago Chamber Musicians 001

      12:51 pm

      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

      1:00 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Five "Etudes Tableaux"

      "The Sea and the Seagulls"

      Minnesota Orch/Eiji Oue
      Symphonic Dances - Études-Tableaux - Vocalise

      Reference RR-96

      1:09 pm

      Agathe Backer Grøndahl: "Prelude and Grand Minuet," Op. 61

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Agathe Backer Grøndahl: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 5

      Arena AR-08016

      1:19 pm

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture (Suite) in B-Flat, "Völker"

      La Stravaganza Cologne
      Telemann: Orchestral Suites

      Denon 81757-9398-2

      1:44 pm

      Giuseppe Verdi: Four Sacred Pieces

      "Te Deum"

      Chicago Sym Cho & Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Famous Choruses

      Decca 425498-2

      2:00 pm

      Georges Bizet: "L'Arlésienne"

      Suite No. 2

      Bastille Opera Orch/Myung-Whun Chung
      Carmen Suite, L'Arlesienne Suite 1 and 2

      DG 431778-2

      2:20 pm

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong

      Natalie Clein, vc; Christian Ihle Hadland, p
      BRIDGE/CLARKE: Cello Sonatas

      Hyperion CDA-68253

      2:30 pm

      Alberto Nepomuceno: "O Garatuja"

      Prelude

      Minas Gerais Phil/Fabio Mechetti
      Nepomuceno: Symphony in G Minor, O Garatuja: Prelude, Série brasileira

      Naxos 8.574067

      2:40 pm

      Dmitri Kabalevsky: "The Comedians," Op. 26

      National Phil/Leonard Slatkin
      Leonard Slatkin - Conducts Russian Showpieces

      RCA 5661-2-RC

      2:56 pm

      George Gershwin: "Promenade (Walking the Dog)"

      George Silfies, cl; St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Encore!

      RCA 68511-2

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      3:00 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052

      Beatrice Rana, p; Amsterdam Sinfonietta
      Bach: Concertos

      Warner 2173243358

      3:21 pm

      Edvard Grieg: "In Autumn" Overture, Op. 11

      Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons
      A Grieg Concert

      Melodiya MCD-150

      3:36 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 33 in B-Flat, K. 319

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Mozart: The Complete Symphonies

      L'Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      3:59 pm

      Joaquín Nin-Culmell: "Tonadas"

      "Ratolinesa" (Catalonian polka)

      Jordi Masó, p
      The Catalan Piano Album

      Naxos 8.570457

      4:00 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-Flat, Hess 47

      Beethoven Project Trio
      The Beethoven Project Trio

      Cedille CDR-90000118

      4:14 pm

      Darius Milhaud: "Le boeuf sur le toit," Op. 58

      "Cinéma-Fantaisie," Op. 58b

      Manon Galy, v; Jorge González Buajasán, p
      Nuits Parisiennes

      Aparté AP-306

      4:33 pm

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Night on Bald Mountain"

      London Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Claudio Abbado Conducts Mussorgsky

      RCA 61354-2

      4:45 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37b

      April-June

      Wu Han, p
      Russian Recital

      ArtistLed 10701-2

      4:57 pm

      Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh"

      Dance of the Rose Maidens

      London Sym Orch/Stanley Black
      Khachaturian: Spartacus, Masquerade & Gayane

      Decca 4830393

      5:00 pm

      Leó Weiner: Divertimento No. 2 on Hungarian Folk Tunes, Op. 24

      Budapest Symphony Orchestra/Valéria Csányi
      Weiner: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

      Naxos 8.574125

      5:16 pm

      David Klock: "Water in Motion"

      Trio Casals
      Moto Finale

      Navona NV-6388

      5:21 pm

      music continues...

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Les Cinq Plus

      This week’s theme: French composers from the generation before Les Six, that we are fondly calling Les Cinq Plus. Like Les Six, our composers did not have a great deal in common, and the way they have been grouped is a historical accident. Unlike Les Six, Les Cinq Plus grew up listening to the art songs of the 1800s, and each in their way carried this romantic torch forward: Chabrier, Massenet, Duparc, Chausson, Dukas, and perhaps Satie as “L’Autre.”

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra

      Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor; Ning Feng, violin; Zhang Xian, conductor; Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Prokofiev Selections from "Romeo and Juliet;" Myung-Whun Chung, conductor.