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      Playlist for Saturday, June 20, 2026

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Impromptu no.3 in G-flat, Op.51

      Charles Richard-Hamelin, p
      Chopin

      Analekta AN2-9145

      12:05 am

      Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Polish Bagpipes

      New London Consort
      Biber & Schmelzer - Trumpet Music

      L'Oiseau Lyre 425834-2

      12:12 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067

      Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
      Music of the Baroque

      Mintel Archive 5

      12:32 am

      Samuel Scheidt: Battle Suite

      Intrada

      American Brass Quintet
      Plays Renaissance, Elizabethan And Baroque Music

      Delos D/CD-3003

      12:34 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Sonata #3 in f, Op 20

      Ian Hobson, p
      Hummel: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3

      Arabesque Z-6566

      12:55 am

      Edmund Haines: Toccata

      Chicago Brass Quintet
      Brassucopia

      Crystal CD-211

      1:00 am

      Traditional: Folksong, "The Three Ravens"

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      There Is Sweet Music (English Choral Songs, 1890-1950)

      Collegium COLCD-104

      1:04 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "English Folksong Suite"

      University of Texas Wind Ensemble/Jerry F Junkin
      Bells for Stokowski

      Reference Recordings RR-104-CD

      1:16 am

      Louis Drouet: Introduction and Variations on a English Theme

      Marc Grauwels, f; Catherine Michel, h
      Romantic Music For Flute And Harp

      Marco Polo 8.220441

      1:27 am

      John Ireland: Song, "The Salley Gardens"

      "In Boyhood"

      John Mark Ainsley, t; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of John Ireland

      Hyperion CDA-67261/2 (2)

      1:29 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 97 in C

      English Chamber Orch/Jeffrey Tate

      EMI CDC3-55679-2

      1:54 am

      Roger Quilter: Song, "The Fuchsia Tree", Op 25/2

      Stephen Hough, p
      The Piano Album 1 * Stephen Hough

      Virgin 59509-2

      2:00 am

      John Corigliano: "Lullaby for Natalie"

      Anne Akiko Meyers, v; London Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin

      EOne EOM-CD-7791

      2:05 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Berceuse" in D-Flat, Op. 57

      Wibi Soerjadi, p
      A Touch of Romance

      Philips 454149-2

      2:10 am

      David Popper: Wiegenlied

      Janos Starker, vc; Shigeo Neriki, p
      POPPER, D.: Cello Music (Romantic Cello Favorites) (Starker)

      Delos DE-3065

      2:13 am

      Johannes Brahms: Five Songs, Op 49

      #4, "Wiegenlied"

      Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Bengt Forsberg, p

      DG 429727-2

      2:15 am

      Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in d (1940)

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Royal Scottish National Orch/Teddy Abrams
      Dvorak & Khachaturian

      Avie AV-2411

      2:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo Violin Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006

      "Bourée"

      Rachel Barton Pine, v
      Testament

      Avie AV-2360 (2)

      3:00 am

      Christoph Willibald Gluck: "Orpheus and Eurydice"

      Aria, "Che farò senza Euridice"

      Denyce Graves, ms; Munich Radio Orch/Maurizio Barbacini
      Voce Di Donna

      RCA 63509-2

      3:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ten Variations in G on "Unser dummer Pöbel meint" (Gluck), K. 455

      Karl Engel, p

      Discover Int'l DICD-920229

      3:19 am

      Christoph Willibald Gluck: "Armide"

      Musette

      Hartford Sym Orch/Fritz Mahler

      Vanguard SVC-108

      3:21 am

      Albert Roussel: Symphony #1 in d, Op 7, Le poème de la forêt

      Radio France Phil/Marek Janowski
      Symphonies 1 - 4 Complete

      RCA 62511-2 (2)

      3:55 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Rodrigo"

      Bourée

      Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63956-2

      4:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on Paisiello's "Quant'è più bello," WoO 69

      Alfred Brendel, p
      Beethoven Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93525 (85)

      4:05 am

      Giovanni Paisiello: Mandolin Concerto in E-Flat

      Ugo Orlandi, m; I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone
      ARIE DI RINALDO

      Erato ECD-88165

      4:20 am

      Ferdinando Carulli: Guitar Concerto in A, Op 140

      Kazuhito Yamashita, g; Leos Janacek Chamber Orch
      Guitar Concertos

      RCA 5914-2-RC

      4:33 am

      Leos Janácek: Three Moravian Dances

      #3, Pilky

      Mikhaíl Rudy, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-74843-2 (2)

      4:35 am

      Leos Janácek: Lachian Dances

      Slovak Radio Sym/Ondrej Lenard
      JANACEK: Lachian Dances / Taras Bulba / Sinfonietta

      Naxos 8.550411

      4:54 am

      Leos Janácek: Three Moravian Dances

      #2, "Celadensky"

      Mikhaíl Rudy, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-74843-2 (2)

      5:00 am

      Ernst von Dohnányi: "Pastorale" (1920)

      Balint Vazsonyi, p

      Price-Less D-26927

      5:05 am

      Ernst von Dohnányi: "Symphonic Minutes," Op 36

      Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta
      Dohnanyi: Variations on A Nursery Song

      Naxos 8.572303

      5:20 am

      Richard Dubugnon: "La Minute exquise"

      Janine Jansen, v; Itamar Golan, p
      Beau Soir * Janine Jansen * Itamar Golan

      London B0015249-02

      5:23 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes, Op. 64

      No. 1 in D-Flat, "Minute"

      Pieter Wispelwey, vc; Paolo Giacometti, p
      Chopin and Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas

      Onyx 4078

      5:25 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 33

      Pieter Wispelwey, vc; German Chamber Phil/Daniel Sepec
      Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococco Theme; Andante Cantabile; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1

      Channel Classics CCS-16958

      5:43 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Le voyage dans la lune"

      Ballet Music

      Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
      Offenbach Romantique

      DG Archiv 4776403

      5:54 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Gaîté Parisienne"

      "Ländler"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne / Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque

      RCA 61847-2

      6:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: String Concerto in g, R 152

      Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      Vivaldi: Eleven Concertos

      Sony SK-62719

      6:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks, Concerti a Due Cori

      Sony SK-63073

      6:24 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Serse"

      Aria, "Ombra mai fù (Largo)"

      Guildhall String Ensemble
      Strings: The Definitive Collection

      RCA 61275-2

      6:27 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Largo in E-Flat

      Garrick Ohlsson, p
      Chopin The Complete Works

      Arabesque Z-6686

      6:28 am

      Francesco Veracini: "Largo"

      Yale Cellos/Aldo Parisot
      Cello Music - PACHELBEL, J. / VIVALDI, A. / ALBINONI, T. / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, N. / RACHMANINOV, S. (The Sound of Cellos) (Yale Cellos)

      Delos D/CD-3042

      6:32 am

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

      Peter Bruns, vc; Leipzig Mendelssohn Chamber Orch/Jürgen Bruns
      Robert Schumann * Robert Volkmann Cello Concertos

      Hänssler Classic CD-98.594

      6:54 am

      Robert Schumann: "Album für die Jugend," Op. 68

      No. 16, "Erster Verlust"

      Daniel Levy, p

      Nimbus NI-5219

      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      7:03 am

      Frank Bridge: "Summer"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Sir Charles Groves
      Frank Bridge: The Sea, Enter Spring, Summer, Cherry Ripe, Lament

      EMI CDM5-66855-2

      7:14 am

      Mia Makaroff: "Butterfly"

      La Caccina
      Becoming

      La Caccina (Becoming)

      7:18 am

      Traditional: "The Butterfly"

      Ronn McFarlane, l
      The Celtic Lute

      Sono Luminus DSL-92225

      7:21 am

      Giacomo Puccini: "Madama Butterfly"

      Humming Chorus

      Royal Opera House Cho & Orch/Lamberto Gardelli
      Italian Opera Choruses

      EMI CDM7-64356-2

      7:25 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Violin Sonata in F, Op. 57

      Anthony Marwood, v; Susan Tomes, p
      Antonín Dvořák: Music for violin and piano

      Hyperion CDA-66934

      7:49 am

      Justin Hurwitz: "La La Land"

      "Planetarium"

      Orch/Tim Davies
      La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

      Interscope B0025620-02

      7:54 am

      Justin Hurwitz: "La La Land"

      "Mia & Sebastian's Theme"

      Lang Lang, p
      Piano Book 2

      DG 4878193

      7:57 am

      Justin Hurwitz: "La La Land"

      "City of Stars (Humming)"

      Emma Stone, voice; Orch/Tim Davies
      La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

      Interscope B0025620-02

      8:00 am

      Saturday Morning Listener's Choice

      8:01 am

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 65

      No. 6, "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Grieg, Sibelius: Suites

      Philips 412727-2

      8:07 am

      music continues...

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      An encore presentation of violinist Clark Snavely's performance of Ernest Chausson's "Poème," Op. 25, with pianist Milana Pavchinskaya. Originally broadcast August 3, 2024.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From La Scala

      Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

      Sara Jakubiak (Katerina L’vovna Izmaylova); Alexander Roslavets (Boris Timofeyevich Izmaylov); Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Sergey); Evgeny Akimov (Zinovy Borisovich Izmaylov); La Scala Chorus and Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor. Sung in Russian.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      An interview with tenor Juan Diego Flórez. Original broadcast January 28, 2023.

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

      Ligeti Trio, "Hommage à Brahms;" Brahms Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40; Stefan Dohr, french horn; William Hagen, violin; Kirill Gerstein, piano.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: Is it future-folk or folk pop nostalgia? You be the judge as we revisit the blockbuster Buffalo Rose concert from July 2023.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Summer solstice and fun with Dads and kids. Also, songs to commemorate Juneteenth.