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      Playlist for Friday, June 5, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Macbeth"

      Chorus of Scottish refugees, "Patria oppressa"

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

      London 430226-2

      12:04 am

      Richard Strauss: "Macbeth," Op. 23

      Bavarian Radio Sym/Lorin Maazel
      Eine Alpensinfonie · Macbeth

      RCA 57128-2

      12:24 am

      Richard Strauss: Five Songs, Op. 15

      #2, "Winternacht"

      Markus Eiche, t; Wolfram Rieger, p
      Strauss: Complete Songs

      Two Pianists TP-1039312 (9)

      12:26 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in G, Op. 10, No. 2, R. 439, "La Notte"

      Bruno Cavallo, f; La Scala Phil Soloists' Orch/Riccardo Muti

      EMI CDR5-69873-2

      12:35 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Histoire du Tango"

      Britta Jacobs, f; Irene Kalisvaart, g

      Naxos 8.551453

      12:54 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Magic Flute," K. 620

      Aria, "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"

      Nachtmusique/Eric Hoeprich
      Eine Abendserenade

      Glossa GCD-920601

      1:00 am

      Hamilton Harty: "A John Field Suite"

      4th mvt (Finale), Rondo: "Midi"

      Ulster Orch/Bryden Thomson
      Harty: John Field Suite, Etc.

      Chandos CHAN-6583

      1:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F, D 487

      Ralf Gothoni, p; Munich String Trio
      Schumann: Adventlied & Ballade vom Pagen und der Königstochter/ JS Bach: Cantata BWV 105

      Ondine ODE-763-2

      1:18 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Der Traum", D 213

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Gerald Moore, p
      Schubert: Lieder

      DG 437215-2 (9)

      1:19 am

      Arnold Bax: Violin Concerto

      Lydia Mordkovitch, v; London Phil/Bryden Thomson
      Bax: Violin Concerto

      Chandos CHAN-9003

      1:54 am

      Thomas Weelkes: "A Gay Tune"

      Chicago Sym Brass
      Audiophile

      Audiophile AP-21

      2:00 am

      Johann Ludwig Krebs: Chorale Prelude, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

      Michael Laird, tr; Peter Hurford, o
      Chorales & Fantasias (Organ & Obbligati)

      Argo 430208-2

      2:05 am

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

      Fine Arts Quartet

      Everest EVC-9051/52 (2)

      2:34 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Preludes, Op 15

      #5 in c#

      Piers Lane, p

      Hyperion CDA-67057/8 (2)

      2:35 am

      Dag Wirén: Concert Overture, Op. 2

      Norrköping Sym/Thomas Dausgaard
      Dag Wirén

      CPO 999677-2

      2:43 am

      Florence Price: Concert Overture No. 1

      Württemberg Phil/John Jeter
      Florence Price: Concerto & Symphony in E Minor

      Naxos 8.559920

      2:54 am

      Afro-American Trad: Spiritual, De gospel train

      The Aeolians/Jason Max Ferdinand

      EMI/Ang GIACD-1087

      3:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

      Echo aria, "Flösst, mein Heiland"

      Sibylla Rubens, s; Stuttgart Bach Collegium/Helmuth Rilling
      Bach Christmas Oratorio

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.076 (3)

      3:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin & "Echo Violin" Concerto in A, R 552

      Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
      Music of the Baroque

      Mintel Archive 23

      3:22 am

      Magister Pier: Chavalcando con un giovin accorto

      Elena Polonska, h, La Camerata
      Musiques Pour Harpe Au Moyen-Age

      Vox PVT-7146

      3:24 am

      William Alwyn: "Lyra Angelica"

      Rachel Masters, h; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox
      Langgaard: Symphonies 4, 5 & 6

      Chandos CHAN-9065

      3:54 am

      Thomas Morley: Madrigal, "Sweet Nymph"

      Deller Consort
      The English Madrigal School

      Vanguard OVC-2533/34 (2)

      4:00 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Acante et Céphise" (1751)

      Overture

      Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
      Rameau: Ouvertures * Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset

      L'Oiseau Lyre 4759107

      4:05 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Pièces de clavecin en concerts" (1741): "Premier concert"

      Trio Sonnerie

      Virgin 90749-2

      4:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 3 in b minor, BWV 814

      András Schiff, p
      Bach: French Suites BWV 812-817, Italian Concerto

      London 433313-2 (2)

      4:28 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Song, "Oiseaux, si tous les ans," K. 307

      Juliane Banse, s; Andràs Schiff, p
      SONGS OF DEBUSSY AND MOZART

      ECM 1772

      4:29 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in g minor, "The Hen"

      Tafelmusik Baroque Orch/Bruno Weil
      Haydn - Paris Symphonies 1

      Sony SK-66295

      4:53 am

      English Anon 17th c: Wilson's Love

      Denmark Concentus Musicus/Aksel H Mathiesen
      Masque Music - Instrumental And Vocal Music From The Stuart Masque

      Nonesuch H-71153

      5:00 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Song-Poem" (1929)

      Hideko Udagawa, v; Boris Berezovsky, p
      Khachaturian: Sonata and Dances

      Koch 3-7571-2

      5:05 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Spartacus" Ballet Suite No. 3 (1957)

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Khachaturian: Spartacus Suites

      Chandos CHAN-8927

      5:21 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh"

      Suite

      Boston Brass Ensemble
      Within Earshot

      Summit DCD-384

      5:28 am

      Aram Khachaturian: Waltz for Wind Band

      Armenian Phil Members/Loris Tjeknavorian
      Khachaturian: Piano Conceorto and Dance Suite

      ASV CDDCA-964

      5:30 am

      Julius Röntgen: Cello Sonata in a, Op 41 (1900)

      Godfried Hoogeveen, vc; Edith Grosz, p

      Radio Nederland 2

      5:54 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "The Adventures of Ivan"

      "Ivan Sings"

      Leigh Howard Stevens, marimba
      Marimba When...

      Delos DE-3142

      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

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Goldberg Variations," BWV 988

      Aria; Variations 1-6

      Jeremy Denk, p
      Bach: Goldberg Variations

      Nonesuch 535452-2

      6:18 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in G, Wq 169 (H 445)

      III. Finale, "Presto"

      Patrick Gallois, f; CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Peter Schreier
      Flute Concertos from Sanssouci

      DG 439895-2

      6:24 am

      Franz Schubert: "Grand Duo" in C, D 812

      IIIa. Scherzo

      Indianapolis Sym Orch/Raymond Leppard
      Schubert: Overture in C, Symphony No. 3, Grand Duo

      Koss KC-2221

      6:31 am

      Alexander Glazunov: Five Novelettes, Op. 15

      No. 1, "Alla Spagnuola"

      Utrecht String Quartet
      Glazunov: String Quartets Vol 4

      MD+G 6031239-2

      6:39 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concerto No. 5 in A-Flat, Op. 113

      III. "Rondo alla spagnola"

      London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley, p
      Hummel: Concertos

      Chandos CHAN-9558

      6:49 am

      Édouard Lalo: "Symphonie espagnole" in D minor, Op. 21

      V. Finale, Rondo: "Allegro"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Israel Phil Orch/Zubin Mehta
      Violin: Greatest Hits

      Sony MLK-66701

      6:57 am

      Moritz Moszkowski: "Spanish Dances," Op. 12

      No. 5, "Bolero"

      San Francisco Ballet Orch/Martin West
      Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands

      Reference RR-138

      7:03 am

      John Ireland: "Epic March"

      London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
      Ireland: London Overture

      Chandos CHAN-8879

      7:13 am

      Antonín Dvořák: "Czech Suite," Op 39

      II. Polka

      Milwaukee Sym Orch/Zdenek Macal
      Dvořák: Symphony No. 8, Czech Suite

      Koss KC-1002

      7:20 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Introduction and "Polonaise brillante" in C, Op. 3

      Alisa Weilerstein, vc; Inon Barnatan, p
      Chopin & Rachmaninov

      Decca 4788416

      7:32 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat, Op. 53, "Heroic"

      Martha Argerich, p
      Martha Argerich - The Legendary 1965 Recording

      EMI CDC5-56805-2

      7:40 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55, "Eroica"

      IV. Finale

      National Sym Orch/Gianandrea Noseda
      Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

      National Symphony Orchestra NSO-0013

      7:52 am

      Richard Wagner: "Siegfried"

      "Forest Murmurs"

      Cleveland Orch/George Szell
      Wagner Without Words

      CBS MDK-46286

      8:03 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty," Op. 66

      "Bluebird" pas de deux

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la Fée & Tchaikovsky: 'Bluebird' Pas de deux

      Chandos CHAN-8360

      8:09 am

      Robert Schumann: "Carnaval," Op. 9

      Excerpts

      Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Ravel: Orchestra Music Vol. 3

      Naxos 8.573124

      8:20 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Sweetheart Waltzes," Op. 418 (from "Der Zigeunerbaron")

      Boston Sym Chamber Players
      Johann Strauss: Waltzes - Transcriptions by Berg, Webern & Schoenberg; Igor Stravinsky: Octet, Pastorale, Ragtime, Concertino

      DG 463667-2

      8:32 am

      Manuel de Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat"

      Suite No. 2

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      España!

      EMI CDM7-63572-2

      8:45 am

      George Gershwin: Three Preludes (1926)

      Joshua Bell, v; John Williams, p
      Gershwin Fantasy

      Sony SK-60659

      8:53 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Libertango"

      Théo Ould, acc; Blanche Stromboni, db; Quatuor Bilitis
      Piazzolla: Balada para un loco

      Alpha 1181

      9:04 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, "Classical"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Bizet: Symphony in C, Britten: Simple Symphony

      DG 423624-2

      9:19 am

      Meyer/Thile/Duncan: "Franz and the Eagle"

      Stuart Duncan, v; Chris Thile, man; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Edgar Meyer, p
      Edgar Meyer, piano,
      The Goat Rodeo Sessions

      Sony 84118-2

      9:28 am

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

      IV. Finale

      NFM Wrocław Phil/Giancarlo Guerrero
      Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & Academic Festival Overture

      CD Accord ACD-277

      9:47 am

      Francis Poulenc: Oboe, Bassoon and Piano Trio

      Melos Ensemble
      Icon: Melos Ensemble

      EMI CDFB5-72646-2 (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

      Anton Webern: "Im Sommerwind"

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Webern: Im Sommerwind

      Decca 430324-2

      10:14 am

      Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-Flat, D 960

      IV. Finale, "Allegro ma non troppo"

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Final Thoughts: The Last Piano Works of Schubert & Brahms

      Cedille CDR-90000171 (2)

      10:23 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The England of Elizabeth"

      Three Portraits

      RTÉ Concert Orch/Andrew Penny
      Vaughan Williams: 49th Parallel Suite, The Story of a Flemish Farm Suite

      Marco Polo 8.223665

      10:41 am

      Maurice Greene: Overture No. 6 in E-flat

      Baroque Band/Garry Clarke
      Greene: Overtures

      Cedille CDR-90000152

      10:49 am

      Jaromír Weinberger: "Schwanda the Bagpiper"

      Polka and Fugue

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Overtures And Dances

      RCA 5606-2-RC

      11:00 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasy"

      Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, p
      Fantasie

      Sony 19802889462

      11:13 am

      Maddalena Sirmen: Violin Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 3, No. 1

      Zefira Valova, v; Il Pomo d'Oro
      Violin Concertos: Benda, Graun, Saint-Georges, Sirmen

      Aparté AP-291

      11:28 am

      Eric Whitacre: "The Sacred Veil"

      I. "The Veil Opens"

      Voces8/Eric Whitacre; Emma Denton, vc; Christopher Glynn, p
      Home

      Decca 4853970

      11:36 am

      Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Brahms: Complete Symphonies

      Philips 426299-2

      11:55 am

      Gabriel Fauré: "Pelléas et Mélisande," Op. 80

      "Sicilienne"

      Gil Shaham, v; Akira Eguchi, p
      The Fauré Album

      Canary Classic CC-03

      12:00 pm

      Shelley Washington: "Eternal Present"

      I. "Now"

      Nois
      Kinds of Nois

      Bright Shiny Things BSTC-0197

      12:06 pm

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

      La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau
      Let's Dance

      Analekta FL2-3125

      12:21 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Valses nobles et sentimentales"

      Lise de la Salle, p
      When Do We Dance?

      Naïve V-5468

      12:41 pm

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "The Gadfly," Op. 97

      Suite

      Thomas Yang, v; Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman
      Shostakovich Film Festival

      Pro Arte CDD-551

      1:01 pm

      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

      Strangers in a Strange Land

      We will hear the musical evolution of five mature composers as they started their new lives in America: Russian Igor Stravinsky, Hungarian Bela Bartok, German Kurt Weill, Italian Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Austrian Ernst Toch. These five composers arrived in America early in the Twentieth Century and quickly became vital members of our American musical community. Bill leads us through their development of new sounds and relationships, all the while telling the fantastic stories that link us to their teachers, Rimsky-Korsakov and Richard Strauss.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Dizzy Gillespie (6/2/1982)

      John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina in 1917. The ground-breaking Jazz trumpet player was Studs Terkel’s guest in June 1982.