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      Playlist for Sunday, October 11, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Torelli, Giuseppe: Trumpet Sonata in D

      Sandro Verzari, tr; Ensemble/Flavio Colusso

      Bongiovanni GB-10008-2

      12:05 am

      Vivaldi, Antonio: Trumpet Concerto in B-Flat, R 548

      Maurice André, Bernard Soustrot, tr; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47012-2

      12:14 am

      Monteverdi, Claudio: "L'Orfeo"

      Toccata (Overture)

      London Early Music Consort/David Munrow
      Early Music Festival

      London 452967-2 (2)

      12:15 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88

      Pittsburgh Sym Orch/Manfred Honeck
      Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 / Janacek: Symphonic Suite From Jenůfa

      Reference FR-710-SACD

      12:54 am

      Sanz, Gaspar: "Lantururu"

      Hopkinson Smith, g
      Encuentro

      Astrée E-8576

      1:00 am

      Ponce, Manuel: Three Preludes for Cello and Piano (1930)

      Diane Bucchianeri, vc; Anna Norberg, p
      Ponce: Chamber Music

      ASV CDDCA-1053

      1:04 am

      Copland, Aaron: "Three Latin-American Sketches"

      New Philharmonia Orch/Aaron Copland
      Copland Conducts Copland: Our Town, The Red Pony Suite, El Salon Mexico, Danzon Cubano, Three Latin American Sketches

      CBS MK-42429

      1:15 am

      Carreño, Inocente: "Margariteña" (1954)

      Simon Bolivar Sym Orch/Maximiano Valdes
      Orchestral Music (Latin American) - GUARNIERI, C. / GINASTERA, A. / REVUELTAS, S. / CARRENO, I. / PLAZA, J.B. (Caramelos Latinos)

      Dorian DOR-90227

      1:28 am

      Lecuona, Ernesto: "El Sombrero de Yarey"

      "Danza"

      Thomas Tirino, p
      Lecuona: Complete Piano Music Vol 2

      BIS CD-774

      1:30 am

      Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat, D. 87

      Casals Quartet
      Schubert: String Quartets

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902121

      1:55 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Trinklied vor der Schlacht", D 169

      London Schubert Chorale, Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 20

      Hyperion CDJ-33020

      2:00 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: "Minuets," Op 28

      Tomas Visek, p
      Piano Music

      Rosa RD-1318

      2:05 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer
      Dvorak * Pieter Wispelwey * Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Channel Classics CCSSA-25807

      2:27 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"

      Finale, "Il Terremoto (The Earthquake)"

      Tàtrai String Quartet

      Hungaroton HCD-12036

      2:29 am

      Françaix, Jean: 11 Variations on a theme by Haydn (1982)

      Mainz Wind Ensemble/Klaus Schöll

      Wergo WER-60143

      2:40 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Concertino (Divertimento) in F, H XIV:9

      Ton Koopman, hc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch
      Complete Harpsichord Concertos: Divertimenti & Concertini

      Philips 446542-2 (2)

      2:46 am

      Françaix, Jean: Piano Concertino

      Ian Hobson, p; Sinfonia da Camera
      Jean Francaix and Camille Saint-Saëns

      Arabesque Z-6541

      2:53 am

      Françaix, Jean: "Five Encores"

      V. "In Case of Delirium"

      Nicole Narboni, p

      Elan0

      3:00 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Waltz in E-flat, Op.18, "Grande valse brillante"

      Bruno Rigutto, p

      Price-Less D-13159

      3:05 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" Op.2

      Garrick Ohlsson, p; Warsaw Phil/Kazimierz Kord
      Chopin The Complete Works

      Arabesque Z-6702-2 (2)

      3:23 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Don Giovanni," K. 527

      Serenade, "Deh, vieni alla finestra"

      Ruggero Raimondi, b; Paris Opéra Orch/Lorin Maazel

      CBS MDK-46579

      3:25 am

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

      Stephen Nielson, p; Ovid Young, p

      Resmiranda RES-8014

      3:44 am

      David, Ferdinand: Introduction and Variations on a theme by Schubert, Op 8

      Dieter Klöcker, cl; Slovak Radio Sym Orch/G. Schmalfuss
      Clarinet and Orchestra

      Marco Polo 8.223431

      3:54 am

      Schubert, Franz: Song, "Geheimes," D 719

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Gerald Moore, p
      Fischer-Dieskau Live in Salzburg * Recitals 1962-1964

      EMI/Ang CMS7-63167-2 (3)

      4:00 am

      Wieck, Marie: Scherzo

      Bichuan Li, p
      In Clara Wieck Schumann's Circle

      Wanui WN-49706-2

      4:02 am

      Wieck, Friedrich: Menuetto and Trio

      Bichuan Li, p
      In Clara Wieck Schumann's Circle

      Wanui WN-49706-2

      4:04 am

      Schumann, Robert: "Introduction and Allegro Appassionato (Konzertstück)," Op. 92

      Christian Zacharias, p; Lausanne Chamber Orch
      Schumann: Piano Concertos

      MD+G Recordings 3401033-2

      4:20 am

      Schumann, Clara: Three Romances, Op. 22

      No. 1, "Was weinst du, Blümlein (Why weep, dear blossom)"

      Korliss Uecker, s, Joane Polk, p
      Completely Clara: Lieder By Clara Wieck Schumann

      Arabesque Z-6624

      4:22 am

      Bargiel: Violin Sonata in f, Op 10 (1854)

      Gudrun Schaumann, v; Christoph Hammer, forte-p
      The Circle of Robert Schumann

      Capriccio 5040 (2)

      4:54 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "Swan Lake," Op. 20

      Act I, Pas d'action

      USSR Radio-TV Large Sym Orch/Gennady Rozhdestvensky

      MCA Classics MLD2-32119 (2)

      5:00 am

      Stenhammar, Wilhelm: Three Choruses

      Accentus Chamber Cho/Eric Ericson

      Naive V-5037 (2)

      5:05 am

      Wirén, Dag: String Serenade, Op 11

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Grieg / Sibelius / Nielsen / Wirén

      Argo 417132-2

      5:20 am

      Righini, Vincenzo: Song, "Vorrei di te fidarmi"

      Patrice Michaels Bedi, s; David Schrader, fortepiano
      Songs of the Classical Age

      Cedille CDR-90000049

      5:21 am

      Righini, Vincenzo: Oboe Concerto in C

      Anthony Camden, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Nicholas Ward
      Italian Oboe Concertos, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.553433

      5:25 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on Righini's "Venni amore", WoO 65

      John Ogdon, p
      Beethoven: Piano Variations

      EMI/Ang 85761-2 (2)

      5:51 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Six Minuets, WoO 10 (1796)

      #1 in C

      Capella Istropolitana/Ewald Donhoffer
      Beethoven Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93525 (85)

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Happy Birthday!" October is a stellar month for composer birthdays. Host Peter DuBois marks birthdays of a number of choral and organ composers, including Vaughan Williams, Hanson, Howells, Rautavaara, and others.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Four Characteristic Waltzes," Op. 22

      RTÉ Concert Orch/Adrian Leaper
      Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Overture - Petite Suite

      Naxos 8.555191

      7:16 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      Overture: Final section

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Rossini: Overtures

      DG 431653-2

      7:20 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Magnolia"

      Part I: "Magnolias; The Deserted Cabin; My Lady Love"

      Clipper Erickson, p
      My Cup Runneth Over - The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

      Navona NV-6013

      7:32 am

      Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

      Takács Quartet
      Hough, Dutilleux & Ravel: String Quartets

      Hyperion CDA-68400

      8:01 am

      Burt Bacharach: "I Say a Little Prayer"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc
      Song

      Decca 4853169

      8:03 am

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee"

      Canadian Brass
      Canadian Brass Takes Flight

      Steinway & Sons 30008

      8:06 am

      Traditional: "Morning Has Broken"

      Bryn Terfel, bbr; London Sym Orch/Barry Wordsworth
      Simple Gifts

      DG B0004772-02

      8:10 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: "Iolanthe"

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Gilbert and Sullivan: Overtures

      Philips 434916-2

      8:18 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Op. 61

      Finale

      K Branagh, n; Soloists; Ernst Senff Cho, Berlin Phil/C Abbado
      Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (excerpts); Symphony No. 4 in A (Italian)

      Sony SK-62826

      8:25 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Academic Festival" Overture, Op. 80

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Brahms: The Symphonies

      Philips 442068-2 (4)

      8:37 am

      François-Adrien Boieldieu: Harp Concerto in C (in Three Tempi)

      Valérie Milot, h; Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie
      Handel, Boieldieu, Mozart: Concertos pour harpe

      Analekta AN2-9990

      9:00 am

      Mia Makaroff: "Butterfly"

      La Caccina
      Becoming

      La Caccina (Becoming)

      9:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Carnival of the Animals"

      "Aviary; Fossils; The Swan; Finale"

      The Kanneh-Masons
      Carnival

      Decca 4851156

      9:14 am

      Alexander Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat

      Lucienne Renaudin Vary, tr; Lucerne Sym Orch/Michael Sanderling
      Trumpet Concertos

      Warner 9029633426

      9:31 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 28 in C, K. 200

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

      L'Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      9:58 am

      Anonymous 17th-century Scottish: "The Scots Marche"

      Baltimore Consort
      On the Banks of Helicon: Early Music of Scotland

      Dorian DOR-90139

      10:01 am

      Francis Johnson: "Johnson's March"

      Sym Orch of America/Matthew Phillips
      Those Fabulous Americans

      Albany TROY-103

      10:05 am

      Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26

      Group 3 (Nos. 7-10)

      Holst Singers/Hilary Davan Wetton; Thelma Owen, h
      Britten: Choral dances from Gloriana; Bliss: Pastoral 'Lie strewn the white flocks'; Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda

      Hyperion CDA-66175

      10:19 am

      Anonymous English: "Greensleeves"

      Extempore String Ensemble/George Weigand
      Consort Music of the English Renaissance

      Meridian CDE-84256

      10:26 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

      Alice Sara Ott, p; Munich Phil/Thomas Hengelbrock
      Liszt & Tchaikovsky: First Piano Concertos

      DG 4778779

      11:02 am

      Marc Mellits: "Black Moon"

      Black Moon Trio
      Principal

      Black Moon Trio BMT-01

      11:22 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "La scala di seta"

      Overture

      Santa Cecilia Orch/Antonio Pappano
      Rossini: Overtures, Andante e tema con variazioni

      Warner 24344

      11:30 am

      Jonathan Dove: "Stargazer"

      Peter Moore, tb; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Timothy Redmond
      Beyond

      Orchid Classics ORC-100368

      11:54 am

      Cécile Chaminade: "Sérénade aux étoiles," Op. 142

      Juliette Hurel, f; Hélène Couvert, p
      Compositrices: À l'aube du XXe siècle

      Alpha 573

      12:00 - 6:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      William Walton: "Crown Imperial"

      Royal Phil Orch/André Previn
      Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor, Crown Imperial, Orb and Sceptre

      Telarc CD-80125

      12:07 pm

      George Walker: "Lyric for Strings"

      Pacifica Quartet
      American Portraits

      Cedille CDR-90000246

      12:15 pm

      Francisco Tárrega: "Adelita"

      Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g
      Soul of Spanish Guitar

      Sony 19439786732

      12:17 pm

      Francisco Tárrega: "Lágrima"

      Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g
      Soul of Spanish Guitar

      Sony 19439786732

      12:19 pm

      Isaac Albéniz: "Suite española", Op. 47

      No. 5, "Asturias (Leyenda)"

      Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g
      Soul of Spanish Guitar

      Sony 19439786732

      12:27 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: "War and Peace," Op. 91

      Waltz

      Philharmonia Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Prokofiev: War & Peace Suite / Neeme Järvi

      Chandos CHAN-9096

      12:33 pm

      Florence Price: Violin Concerto No. 2

      Er-Gene Kahng, violin; Janáček Phil/Ryan Cockerham
      Florence Price: Violin Concerto No. 1 | Violin Concerto No. 2

      Albany TROY-1706

      12:49 pm

      Raymond Lewenthal: "Persiflage" on Strauss's "Perpetuum Mobile"

      Raymond Lewenthal, p
      Johann Strauss and Franz Lehár - Prepared by Henry Fogel

      WFMT (Fogel Fall 2025)

      12:54 pm

      Jean-Marie Leclair: Two-Violin Sonata in A, Op. 3, No. 2

      Greg Ewer & Adam LaMotte, v's
      Leclair: Complete Two-Violin Sonatas

      Sono Luminus DSL-92176 (2)

      1:02 pm

      Giuseppe Tartini: Cello Concerto in A

      Elinor Frey, vc; Rosa Barocca/Claude Lapalme
      Early Italian Cello Concertos

      Analekta AN2-9163

      1:16 pm

      Arnold Schoenberg: String Suite in G (1934)

      V. "Gigue"

      I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone
      Arnold Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht Op. 4 / Claudio Scimone

      Erato ECD-88211

      1:23 pm

      Gabriel Fauré: "Pavane," Op. 50

      Tanglewood Festival Cho, Boston Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa
      Mad About Romance

      DG 439152-2

      1:31 pm

      Matthew Locke: Music for "The Tempest"

      Curtain Tune, Rustick Air, Minoit, Corant, A Martial Jigge, Canon

      Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini
      Biber: Battalia; Locke: The Tempest

      Teldec 21464-2

      1:45 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68, No. 4

      Lara Downes, p
      Exiles' Cafe

      Steinway & Sons 30016

      1:47 pm

      Lennon-McCartney: "All My Loving"

      Trio Rococo
      Trio Rococo Plays Beatles - Classical Mystery Tour

      RCA 22488-2

      1:51 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto in A minor, R. 445

      Pamela Thorby, r; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      Vivaldi: Gods, Emperors & Angels

      Avie AV-2201

      2:03 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"

      Bella Hristova, v; Michael Houstoun, p
      Beethoven * The Violin Sonatas

      Rattle RAT-D088

      2:45 pm

      Traditional Irish: Song, "Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)"

      James Galway, f; The Chieftains; National Phil
      The Very Best of James Galway

      RCA 63950-2 (2)

      2:48 pm

      Jerome Moross: "The Big Country"

      Main Title

      Orch/Jerome Moross
      Moross: The Big Country

      Sae SC-1R-JM

      2:52 pm

      Lilian Elkington: "Out of the Mist"

      BBC Sym Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
      Edward Elgar - The Spirit of England

      Dutton CDLX-7172

      3:01 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 127, "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott"

      Aria, "Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen" ("The Soul Rests in Jesus' Hands")

      Jean Alexis Smith, p
      Bach in Transcription

      MSR Classics MS-1720

      3:06 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

      III. "Andante (Aria)"

      Jean Alexis Smith, p
      Bach in Transcription

      MSR Classics MS-1720

      3:13 pm

      Franz von Suppé: "Light Cavalry"

      Overture

      Utah Sym/Joseph Silverstein
      Light Cavalry

      Pro Arte CDD-402

      3:21 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Gloria" in D, R. 589

      Soloists; Monteverdi Cho, English Baroque Soloists/JE Gardiner
      Elinor Carter, contralto,
      Vivaldi: Gloria; Handel: Dixit Dominus

      Philips 462597-2

      3:50 pm

      William Grant Still: "Seven Traceries"

      "Cloud Cradles; Mystic Pool"

      Denver Oldham, p
      Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Still

      Koch 3-7084-2

      3:56 pm

      Edward Elgar: "Pomp and Circumstance" March No. 5 in C, Op. 39, No. 5

      London Sym Orch/Barry Tuckwell
      Elgar: Enigma Variations, Marches

      MCA Classics MCAD-25869

      4:03 pm

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p
      American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud Powell

      Cedille CDR-90000097

      4:08 pm

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Twenty-Four Negro Melodies," Op. 59

      No. 10, "Deep River"

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p
      American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud Powell

      Cedille CDR-90000097

      4:14 pm

      Robert Schumann: "Manfred," Op. 115

      Overture

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Schumann: Symphonie No. 3 "Rheinische"; Overture Manfred

      Philips 411104-2

      4:26 pm

      Manuel Ponce: Six Preludes

      Oscar Ghiglia, g
      The Spanish Guitar of Oscar Ghiglia

      Angel S-36849

      4:34 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: String Concerto in D minor, R. 127

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      Vivaldi: The French Connection 2

      Avie AV-2218

      4:39 pm

      Mily Balakirev: "Islamey"

      Mikhail Pletnev, p
      Mikhail Pletnev Live at Carnegie Hall

      DG 471157-2

      4:47 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat

      Paul Merkelo, tr; Oxford Phil/Marios Papadopoulos
      The Enlightened Trumpet

      Sony 80463

      5:03 pm

      William Grant Still: Songs of Separation

      No. 5, "A Black Pierrot"

      Alan Williams, b; Steven Blier, p
      My Brother's Keeper

      NYFOS Records 198937194456

      5:06 pm

      Leslie Adams: Song, "Sence You Went Away"

      Joshua Blue, t; Steven Blier, p
      My Brother's Keeper

      NYFOS Records 198937194456

      5:12 pm

      Evaristo Dall'Abaco: "Concerto da chiesa" in A minor, Op. 2, No. 4

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

      Teldec 22166-2

      5:20 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Vag Papian, p; Virtuosi Violin Ensemble
      Maxim Vengerov: 5 Classic Albums

      Warner 5099998443529

      5:26 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

      II. "Andante cantabile"

      St. Paul Chamber Orch/Bobby McFerrin, voice
      Paper Music

      Sony SK-64600

      5:34 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 49, "Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen (I go and seek with longing)"

      Sinfonia

      E. Power Biggs, o; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
      Bach: Music of Jubilee

      CBS MK-42646

      5:42 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Pavane for a Dead Princess"

      Yolanda Kondonassis, h
      Scintillation

      Telarc CD-80361

      5:49 pm

      Jonathan Woody: "Ain't You My Child"

      Reginald Mobley, ct; Brandon Acker, baroque g; Douglas Balliett, viga
      Solitude

      Alpha 1161

      5:54 pm

      Henry Clay Work: "The Ship That Never Returned"

      Reginald Mobley, ct; Brandon Acker, g & vocals; Douglas Balliett, db & vocals
      Solitude

      Alpha 1161

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto in F Minor; Arnold Jacobs, tuba; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Massenet Meditation fr "Thaïs;" Steven Staryk, violin; Jean Martinon, conductor; Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns in F Major, Op. 86; Dale Clevenger, Richard Oldberg, Thomas Howell, Norman Schweikert, horns; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Debussy "Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun;" Donald Peck, flute; Georg Solti, conductor; R Straus "Don Quixote," Op. 35; Samuel Magad, violin; Charles Pikler, viola; John Sharp, cello; Daniel Barenboim, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Sonic Chemistry Host Elbio Barilari picks a series of pieces with a particular sonic chemistry, including music by Cuban Paquito D’Rivera, Brazilians Radames Gnattalli and Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Mexican Federico Ibarra.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Music by Giovanni Sgambati – program 1

      Sgambati Piano Concerto in G Minor; 3 Nocturnes, Op. 20; Suite for Piano, Op. 42; Symphony No. 1; Études de Concert, Op . 10.