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      Playlist for Tuesday, December 16, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Opferlied," Op 121b

      The Key Ensemble; Turku Phil/Leif Segerstam
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      12:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 19

      Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, p; BBC Sym Orch/Colin Davis
      Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos

      Philips 442577-2 (2)

      12:35 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119

      No. 8 in C

      Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, p

      Philips 426976-2

      12:37 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Music for a "Ballet of Old Germany"

      Nikolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia/Bela Drahos
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      12:50 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Creatures of Prometheus," Op 43

      Overture

      Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie/Daniel Harding
      Beethoven: Overtures

      Virgin 45364-2

      12:55 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Creatures of Prometheus," Op 43

      #4, Maestoso-Andante

      Utah Sym Orch/Maurice Abravanel
      Music For The Theater: Beethoven: Incidental Music for Goethe's Egmont, The Creatures of Prometheus/ Schubert: Rusamunde

      Vanguard OVC-8084/85 (2)

      1:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Leonore"

      Quartet, "Mir ist so wunderbar"

      Helen Donath, s; Edda Moser, s; Karl Ridderbusch, b, Eberhard Büchner, t; Dresden Staatskapelle/Herbert Blomstedt
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      1:04 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Leonore" Overture no.3 in C, Op.72b

      Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Colin Davis
      Beethoven: Overtures

      CBS MDK-44790

      1:20 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Fidelio," Op 72

      Overture

      Hanover Band/Roy Goodman

      Nimbus NI-5149

      1:26 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 25 Irish Songs, WoO 152

      #2, "Sweet Power of Song"

      Georg Puplutz, t; Brahms Trio
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      1:28 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio #4 in D, Op 70/1, "Ghost"

      Jupiter Trio
      Jupiter Trio

      Bridge 9147

      1:54 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Trio secondo"

      Clara Scholtes, v; Seldo Karasaki, vi; Larry DiBello, vc
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      2:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on Paisiello's "Nel cor più non mi sento," WoO 70

      Jenö Jandó, p
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      2:04 am

      Giovanni Paisiello: "Gli Astrologi Immaginari"

      Overture

      Italian Swiss Radio TV Orch/Bruno Rigacci

      Nuova Era 1251

      2:08 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on Salieri's "La stessa, la stessissima"

      Ian Sungwook Yoo, p
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      2:17 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Il Ricco d'un giorno"

      Overture

      Slovak Radio Sym/Michael Dittrich
      SALIERI: Overtures

      Naxos 8.554838

      2:21 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Contredanses, WoO 14

      #3

      Capella Istropolitana/Oliver Dohnanyi
      BEETHOVEN, L. van: 11 Dances, "Mödlinger Tänze" / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets (Capella Istropolitana, Dohnányi)

      Naxos 8.550433

      2:23 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet no.10 in E-Flat, Op.74, "Harp"

      Fine Arts Quartet

      Everest EVC-9053/55 (3)

      2:53 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 25 Irish Songs, WoO 152

      #6, "What shall I do"

      Siegfried Lorenz, br; Brahms Trio
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      3:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondo a capriccio in G, "Rage over a lost penny," Op 129

      Alexis Weissenberg, p

      EMI/Ang CDM7-69336-2

      3:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle in c, WoO 214

      Jenö Jandó, p
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      3:08 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25, "Für Elise"

      Alexis Weissenberg, p

      EMI/Ang CDZB7-67205-2 (2)

      3:11 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Minuets, WoO 7

      #3 in G

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Beethoven: 12 Dances

      Philips 438706-2 (2)

      3:13 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61

      Joshua Bell, v; Camerata Salzburg/Roger Norrington
      Mendelssohn & Beethoven: Violin Concertos

      Sony SK-89505

      3:55 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Song, "Der freie Mann", WoO 117

      Peter Schreier, t; Walter Olbertz, p
      Beethoven: Lieder, Volumes 1-3

      Berlin Classics 0090672-BC (3)

      4:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Judas Maccabaeus"

      Duet, "From this dread scene"

      Karina Gauvin, s; Marie-Nicole Lemieux, c; Il Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis
      Streams of Pleasure

      Naive V-5261

      4:03 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Judas Maccabaeus"

      Chorus, "See the conqu'ring hero comes!"

      St Martin's Academy, Cho/Neville Marriner
      Handel: Coronation Anthems

      Philips 412733-2

      4:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on "See the Conquering Hero Comes," WoO.45

      Pierre Fournier, vc; Friedrich Gulda, p
      Beethoven: Complete Works for Violoncello and Piano

      DG 4776266 (2)

      4:17 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante and Variations in D, WoO 44/2

      Maria Scivittaro, m; Robert Veyron-Lacroix, hc
      Mandolin Music

      Nonesuch H-71227

      4:27 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Canon, "An Maelzel," WoO 162

      Vienna Academy Chamber Cho/Xaver Mayer
      The Comic Beethoven: Dances and Satiric Songs and Canons

      Seraphim S-60180

      4:28 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

      II. "Allegretto"

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Adagio

      DG 445282-2

      4:36 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Kakadu" Variations, Op 121a

      Haydn Trio Eisenstadt
      Ludwig van Beethoven * Trios for Piano, Violin and Cello * Haydn Trio Eisenstadt

      Phoenix Edition 122 (4)

      4:53 am

      Cornelius Gurlitt: "Humorous Variations on Ach, du lieber Augustin"

      "Variation in the Style of Beethoven"

      Douglas Humphreys, p

      Kbyu 9701/02 (2)

      5:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Song, "Adelaide," Op 46

      Stephan Genz, br; Roger Vignoles, p
      Beethoven: Songs

      Hyperion CDA-67055

      5:05 am

      Robert Schumann: Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, WoO 31

      Peter Frankl, p
      Schumann: Complete Solo Piano Works

      Brilliant Classics 94008 (13)

      5:20 am

      Robert Schumann: "Manfred," Op. 115

      Overture

      Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
      The Symphonies

      Philips 442079-2 (2)

      5:31 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Song, "Das Blümchen wunderhold," Op 52/8

      Peter Schreier, t; Walter Olbertz, p
      Beethoven: Lieder, Volumes 1-3

      Berlin Classics 0090672-BC (3)

      5:33 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Coriolan" Overture, Op.62

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Spain

      RCA 5403-2-RG

      5:40 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 3 in G

      Cantilena/Adrian Shepherd
      Haydn: Symphonies Nos 1 - 5

      Chandos CHAN-8737

      5:54 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Song, "Des Kriegers Abschied," WoO 143

      Peter Schreier, t; Walter Olbertz, p
      Beethoven: Lieder, Volumes 1-3

      Berlin Classics 0090672-BC (3)

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      6:04 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"

      Chorus, "Hallelujah"

      Gabrieli Consort and Players/Paul McCreesh
      The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours

      DG 4794648

      6:07 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"

      Suite

      Septura
      Christmas with Septura

      Naxos 8.573719

      6:19 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "Hamburg" Symphony No. 1 in G, Wq 182/1

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      CPE Bach Symphonies From Berlin to Hamburg

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902317

      6:32 am

      Ernst von Dohnányi: "Pastorale" (Hungarian Christmas Song)

      Orion Weiss, p
      Arc III

      First Hand FHR-129

      6:38 am

      Leó Weiner: Divertimento No. 1 on Old Hungarian Dances, Op. 20

      I Virtuosi Italiani
      I Virtuosi Italiani

      Arcadia ARC-2002-2

      7:04 am

      Victor Herbert: "Babes in Toyland"

      "March of the Toys"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Marches in Hi-Fi

      RCA 61249-2

      7:08 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "La boutique fantasque" (after Rossini)

      Suite

      Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
      Ballet For Band

      Mercury 434322-2

      7:21 am

      Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat, Op. 51, "Slavonic"

      IV. Finale, "Allegro assai"

      Kontras Quartet
      All Made of Stories

      MSR Classics MS-1859

      7:31 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano and Wind Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 16

      Finale, Rondo: "Allegro ma non troppo"

      Schellenberger, ob; Combs, cl; Clevenger, hn; Damiano, bn; Barenboim, p
      Daniele Damiano, bassoon,
      Beethoven, Mozart: Quintets

      Erato 96359-2

      7:38 am

      John Rutter: "Mary's Lullaby"

      Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter
      Christmas Day In The Morning

      Collegium COLCD-121

      7:41 am

      John Rutter: "Christmas Lullaby"

      Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter
      Christmas Day In The Morning

      Collegium COLCD-121

      7:46 am

      Massimo Paris: "X'Mas Suite"

      IV. Aria, "Holy Child Lullaby"

      Los Romeros; Concerto Málaga/Massimo Paris
      Christmas with Los Romeros

      DG 4779365

      7:52 am

      Massimo Paris: "X'Mas Suite"

      V. Finale, "X'mas Saltarello"

      Los Romeros; Concerto Málaga/Massimo Paris
      Christmas with Los Romeros

      DG 4779365

      8:04 am

      Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for Brass

      BBC Concert Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride & Other Holiday Favorites

      Naxos 8.559621

      8:16 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 53, "Caractéristique"

      IV. "Rêves d'enfant"

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Alpesh Chauhan
      Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

      Chandos CHSA-5352

      8:30 am

      Traditional English: Carol, "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

      Choir of King's College Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury; Tom Etheridge, o
      100 Years of Nine Lessons & Carols

      King's College Cambridge KGS-0033

      8:33 am

      Samuel Wesley: Rondo on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

      Ian Hobson, p
      The London Piano School, Volume I: Georgian Classicists

      Arabesque Z-6594

      8:41 am

      Ferruccio Busoni: Clarinet Concertino in B-flat, Op. 48

      Giammarco Casani, cl; Rome Sym Orch/Francesco La Vecchia
      Busoni: Orchestral Works

      Naxos 8.572922

      9:04 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "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

      Peter Tchaikovsky, part II (1840-1893)

      This week, we’ll continue our exploration of Peter Tchaikovsky, focusing on the latter part of his life, including his symphonies, ballets, and life at the Moscow Conservatory. Bill will begin with Tchaikovsky’s "Variations on a Rococo Theme," Op. 33, for cello and orchestra, composed in 1876. We will conclude the week with his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, titled "Pathétique," which premiered in 1893 just days before his death. Throughout the week, Bill will share the story of Tchaikovsky’s failed marriage and his unique relationship with his patroness, Nadezhda von Meck.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

      Vivaldi Concerto in G major for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, RV 310; Benedetto Marcello Concerto for Oboe and Strings in C minor; JS Bach "Musical Offering," BWV 1079; Sooyun Kim, flute; Orion String Quartet; Corelli Concerto Grosso in F major for Two Violins, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 6, No. 2; Geminiani Concerto Grosso in D minor for Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, after Corelli’s Op. 5, No. 12, "La Follia."

      11:00 pm