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      Playlist for Monday, December 1, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: Clavier Suite in G

      "La Poule"

      William Christie, hc
      Rameau: Pieces De Clavecin

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901121

      12:05 am

      Jean-Michel Damase: Variations on "Early one morning" (1980)

      Anna Noakes, f; Gillian Tingay, h
      Damase

      ASV CDDCA-898

      12:14 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 6 in D, "Le matin"

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer

      Nimbus NI-5426/30 (5)

      12:37 am

      Florence Price: "Thumbnail Sketches of a Day in the Life of a Washerwoman" (1938-42)

      "Morning"

      Josh Tatsuo Cullen, p
      Scenes in Tin Can Alley

      Blue Griffin BGR-615

      12:39 am

      Florence Price: "Songs of the Oak"

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

      Naxos 8.559920

      12:55 am

      Florence Price: "Seven Descriptive Pieces"

      No. 1, "Little Truants"

      Rochelle Sennet, p
      Bach to Black: Suites for Piano

      Albany TROY-1910-12

      1:00 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: "La vergine del sole"

      Overture

      Esterhazy Orch/Alessandro Amoretti
      CIMAROSA, D.: Overtures, Vol. 1 (Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Amoretti)

      Naxos 8.570508

      1:05 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: Two-Flute Concerto in G

      Mathieu Dufour, f; Alex Klein, ob; Czech National Sym/Paul Freeman
      Wind Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000080

      1:24 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset," BWV 362

      Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      1:26 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565

      Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin

      DG B0019032-02

      1:36 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69

      Prelude & Fugue No. 8 in e-flat minor

      Till Fellner, p
      Das Wohltemperierte Klavier

      ECM 1853/54 (2)

      1:46 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 2, BWV 870/91

      Prelude & Fugue No. 21 in B-flat

      Christophe Rousset, hc
      The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

      Aparté AP-070 (2)

      1:55 am

      Jean-Baptiste Lully: "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme"

      "Chaconne d'Arlequin"

      Les Talens Lyriques/C Rousset
      Lully: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

      Aparté AP-255

      2:00 am

      Ellis Marsalis: "Fourth Autumn"

      Karen Walwyn, p
      Karen Walwyn: Dark Fires, Vol. 2

      Albany TROY-384

      2:05 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E

      Wynton Marsalis, tr; National Phil/Raymond Leppard
      Trumpet Concertos

      CBS MK-44726

      2:23 am

      Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" (1899-1900)

      "Flight of the Bumblebee"

      Wynton Marsalis, cornet; Eastman Wind Ensemble/Donald Hunsberger
      Trumpet Concertos

      CBS MK-44726

      2:24 am

      Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "Night on Mount Triglav" (Symphonic Picture from "Mlada")

      Slovak Phil/Bystrik Rezucha

      Records Int'l 7009-2

      2:54 am

      Louis Couperin: Suite in D

      No. 3, "Courante II"

      Blandine Verlet, hc
      Louis Couperin: Les pièces de clavessin

      Astrée E-8819 (5)

      3:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "The Art of Fugue," BWV 1080

      Canon alla Decima

      Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum/Max Pommer
      The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080

      Capriccio 10026/1-2 (2)

      3:05 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in F, Wq 183/3

      CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Hartmut Haenchen

      Capriccio 10175

      3:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

      Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
      Music of the Baroque

      Mintel Archive 9

      3:25 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale Prelude, "Herzlich tut mich verlangen (I do desire dearly)" BWV 727

      Anna Christiane Neumann, p
      Bach Without Words

      Genuin GEN-15375

      3:27 am

      William Walton: Violin Concerto in b (1938-9)

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Cincinnati Sym Orch/Eugene Goossens
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 5: 1939-1946

      Naxos 8.110939

      3:54 am

      Edwin GRASSE: Wellenspiel

      Jascha Heifetz, v, Emanuel Bay, p
      The Decca Masters, Vol. 1: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Brahms

      MCA Classics MCAD-42211

      4:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Samson"

      Aria, "Let the Bright Seraphim"

      Arleen Augér, s; Mostly Mozart Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Bach/ Handel: Arias

      Delos D/CD-3026

      4:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E

      Murray Perahia, p
      Murray Perahia Plays Handel And Scarlatti

      Sony SK-62785

      4:14 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, K. 41

      English Chamber Orch/Murray Perahia, p

      CBS IM-39225

      4:27 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words," Op 62

      No. 2 in B-Flat

      Murray Perahia, p
      Songs Without Words

      Sony SK-66511

      4:29 am

      Juan Crisostomo Arriaga: String Quartet #2 in A

      Voces String Quartet
      Arriaga: Cuartetos

      MD+G Recordings MDG-6030236-2

      4:54 am

      Josef Martin Kraus: "Soliman II"

      "March of the Sultan" (ballet)

      Swedish Royal Opera Orch/Philip Brunelle
      Kraus: Soliman II * A Gustavian Turkish Opera * Royal Opera of Sweden

      Virgin 91496-2

      5:00 am

      Piotr Illyitch Tchaikovsky: "The Seasons," Op. 37b

      "June: Barcarolle"

      Takako Nishizaki, v; Queensland Sym/Peter Breiner
      Tchaikovsky: The Seasons

      Naxos 8.553510

      5:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 8, RV 292, "Summer”

      Amelia Piscitelli, v; Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall
      The Four Seasons

      DMD Classics DMD-03152019 (2)

      5:15 am

      Vincenzo Ruffo: "La Gamba in Basso e Soprano"

      Concentus Musicus Patavinus/Giovanni Toffano
      Musiche strumentali del Rinascimento Veneto

      Bongiovanni GB-5018-2

      5:16 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

      Jennifer Koh, v; Odense Sym Orch/Alexander Vedernikov
      Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra

      Cedille CDR 90000166

      5:54 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Album for the Young," Op. 39

      #1, "Morning Prayer"

      Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Solo Piano

      Decca 4834417 (10)

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Kristina Lynn.

      6:04 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Sinfonia Veneziana" in D, "La scuola de' gelosi"

      London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
      Salieri: Symphonies & Overtures

      Chandos CHAN-9877

      6:14 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat, K. 361, "Gran Partita"

      III. "Adagio"

      Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
      Clarinet connection: The great concertos / Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

      EMI CDC5-55155-2

      6:21 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183

      I. "Allegro con brio"

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      50x Film Classics

      Decca 4787297

      6:29 am

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

      I. "Allegro brillante"

      Quatuor Hanson; Adam Laloum, p
      Robert Schumann String Quartets, Piano Quintet

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902726.27

      6:39 am

      Mario Gangi: "Suite Italiana"

      Andrea Pace & Cristiano Poli Cappelli, g's
      Mario Gangi: Complete Music for 2 Guitars

      Brilliant Classics 95818

      6:52 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake," Op. 20

      Act 3: Guests' Farewell and Waltz

      New York Phil/Kurt Masur
      Tchaikovsky: Famous Waltzes * New York Philharmonic * Masur

      Teldec 94571-2

      7:04 am

      William Boyce: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Boyce: Symphonies, Op. 2

      L'Oiseau-Lyre 436761-2

      7:12 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21

      I. "Adagio molto-Allegro con brio"

      Leonidas Kavakos, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
      Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1; Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost;" Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"

      Sony G010005464289W

      7:22 am

      Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra

      Northern Sinfonia/Simon Rattle
      Pulcinella Complete Ballet, Suites Nos. 1 and 2

      EMI CDM7-69204-2

      7:31 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      Overture

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Bernstein: Candide Overture, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Symphonic Suite from the Film On The Waterfront, Fance Free Ballet

      Sony SMK-63085

      7:35 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      IV. "Oh, Happy We"

      June Anderson, s; Jerry Hadley, t; London Sym Orch/Leonard Bernstein
      Bernstein: Candide

      DG 449656-2 (2)

      7:38 am

      Antonín Dvořák: String Sextet in A, Op. 48

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Fine Arts Quartet; Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, vi; Jens Peter Maintz, vc
      Dvořák: Spirit of Bohemia

      Naxos 8.574205

      7:53 am

      Clifford Brown: "Joy Spring"

      Billy Taylor, p
      Ten Fingers One Voice

      Arkadia Jazz 71602

      8:04 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Russian Theme

      Vladimir Ashkenazy & André Previn, p's
      Rachmaninov: Music for 2 Pianos- Suites Nos. 1 and 2 Op. 5 17, Etude-Tableau Op. 33, Symphonic Dances Op. 45, Russian Rhapsody, Corelli Variations Op. 42

      Decca 444845-2 (2)

      8:14 am

      Fritz Kreisler: Fantasy on Russian Themes (after Rimsky-Korsakov)

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Abbey Road Ensemble/Lawrence Foster
      À la carte

      EMI CDC5-55475-2

      8:23 am

      Emanuil Sheynkman: Variations on Two Russian Folksongs

      Odessa Balalaikas
      The Art of Balalaika

      Nonesuch 79034-2

      8:31 am

      Madeleine Dring: "Italian Dance"

      Nicholas Daniel, ob; Antonio Oyarzábal, p
      Complete Works for Oboe by Madeleine Dring

      Chandos CHAN-20344

      8:34 am

      Nino Rota: "Balli (Dances)"

      Ferrara City Orch/Giuseppe Grazioli
      Concerto soirée

      Travelling K-1034

      8:45 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8

      II. Scherzo

      Daniel Hope, v; Camille Thomas, vc; Julien Brocal, p
      The Chopin Project: Trilogy

      DG 4858451

      8:54 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé"

      Suite No. 2: I. "Daybreak"

      Slovak Radio Sym Cho & Orch/Kenneth Jean
      Paradise

      Naxos/WFMT (Paradise)

      9:04 am

      Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerto in F, S 232

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

      Archiv 437549-2 (2)

      9:12 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: Transcription of Waltzes by Schubert

      Frederic Chiu, p
      Prokofiev Vol. 9 - Transcriptions / Frederic Chiu

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907195

      9:22 am

      Florence Price: String Quartet in G (unfinished)

      II. "Andante moderato"

      Pacifica Quartet
      American Voices

      Cedille CDR-90000228

      9:30 am

      Douglas Lilburn: "Aotearoa" Overture

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Judd
      Lilburn Orchestral Works

      Naxos 8.557697

      9:40 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Le grand tango"

      Gautier Capuçon, vc; Yuja Wang, p
      Chopin, Franck, Piazzolla

      Erato 0190295392260

      9:51 am

      William Walton: "Crown Imperial"

      Chicago Sym Orch Brass/Jay Friedman
      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live

      CSO Resound 9011101

      9:57 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C, BWV 772

      Simone Dinnerstein, p
      Inventions & Sinfonias

      Sony 88843009102

      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.

      10:00 am

      Franz Danzi: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat, Op. 41

      Demarre McGill, f; Anthony McGill, cl; Chicago Youth Sym Orch/Allen Tinkham
      Winged Creatures

      Cedille CDR-90000187

      10:22 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F after Piano Sonata in E, Op. 14/1

      LaSalle Quartet
      Bach, Mozart, Beethoven: Originals & Transcriptions

      DG 423110-2

      10:35 am

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

      Nocturne

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Classical Hits

      DG 437782-2

      10:43 am

      Hector Berlioz: Overture, "Le corsaire", Op. 21

      Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Le Corsaire

      Naxos 8.572886

      10:52 am

      Claudio Monteverdi: "Selva morale e spirituale"

      "Beatus vir" (Psalm 112)

      Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
      Saint Mark & Venice

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-2908546.47

      11:00 am

      Alan Hovhaness: Armenian Rhapsody No. 3, Op. 189

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Kerry Stratton
      Alan Hovhaness: Celestial Fantasy

      Dorian DOR-93166

      11:07 am

      Henri Vieuxtemps: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B minor

      Alban Gerhardt, vc; Royal Flemish Phil/Josep Caballé-Domenech
      Vieuxtemps: Cello Concertos

      Hyperion CDA-67790

      11:30 am

      Josef Strauss: "Four Waltzes from Old Vienna"

      Jenny Lin, p
      Artur Schnabel: Complete Works for Solo Piano

      Steinway & Sons 30074

      11:37 am

      Richard Rodgers: "Carousel"

      Waltz

      John Wilson Orch/John Wilson
      Maxim Vengerov: 5 Classic Albums

      Warner 3193012

      11:46 am

      Frank Bridge: Three Idylls for String Quartet

      Moscow Chamber Orch/Constantine Orbelian
      The Music of Frank Bridge

      Delos DE-3263

      12:00 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Viola d'amore Concerto in D, R. 392

      Rachel Barton Pine, vida; Ars Antigua
      Vivaldi: The Complete Viola d’Amore Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000159

      12:11 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Overture on Hebrew Themes," Op. 34

      Ensemble Bravura/Philip Mann
      Finding Home

      Sony 19658706512

      12:21 pm

      Gaspard Fritz: Symphony in G minor, Op. 6, No. 6

      La Stagione/Michael Schneider
      Fritz: 5 Sinfonias

      CPO 777696-2

      12:37 pm

      Gabriel Fauré: "Masques et Bergamasques", Op. 112

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Pavane

      DG 449186-2

      12:52 pm

      Gareth Farr: "Ahi"

      I. Trio (Lullaby)

      NZTrio
      Spark

      Trust MMT-2066

      1:00 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      Zefiro/Alfredo Bernardini
      Handel: The Music for the Royal Fireworks

      Arcana A-386

      1:23 pm

      Ernesto Lecuona: "19th-Century Cuban Dances"

      Thomas Tirino, p
      Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 4

      BIS CD-874

      1:39 pm

      Lita Grier: Flute Concertino, "Renascence"

      Mary Stolper, f; Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      American Flute Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000046

      1:51 pm

      Henry Charles Litolff: "Concerto symphonique" No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102

      II. Scherzo

      Cristina Ortiz, p; Royal Phil Orch/Moshe Atzmon
      Addinsell, Rachmaninov, Litolff

      Decca 414348-2

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      2:00 pm

      Ethel Smyth: String Trio in D, Op. 6

      Hague String Trio
      Celebrating Women!

      Cobra 0083

      2:31 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Boston Sym Orch/Erich Leinsdorf
      Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Dvořák

      RCA 63591-2

      2:44 pm

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      Grieg: Piano Concerto, Sonata Op. 7, Lyric Pieces Op. 43, 54, and 65

      Virgin 59300-2

      2:58 pm

      Bedřich Smetana: "The Brandenburgers in Bohemia"

      Overture

      Slovak State Phil/Robert Stankovsky
      Smetana: Orchestral Highlights from Operas

      Marco Polo 8.223326

      3:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat, K. 543

      Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Mozart: Symphonies Nos 38 & 39

      Decca 417782-2

      3:29 pm

      Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"

      Prelude to Act 3 & Bridal Chorus

      Bavarian Radio Sym Cho & Orch/Colin Davis
      Lohengrin

      RCA 62646-2 (3)

      3:40 pm

      Edward MacDowell: "Woodland Sketches", Op 51

      James Barbagallo, p
      MacDowell: Piano Music Vol. 1

      Marco Polo 8.223631

      3:58 pm

      Anonymous 14th-century Italian: "Trotto"

      Mary Springfels, lute
      Music for a Medieval Banquet

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907038

      4:00 pm

      Georges Bizet: "Jeux d'enfants," Op. 22

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Bizet: Symphony in C; Jeux d'enfants; Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane

      Philips 416437-2

      4:13 pm

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): Violin Sonata in B-Flat, Op. 1b, No. 1

      Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p
      Music by Composers of African Descent

      BCM+D Records 888295594394

      4:27 pm

      Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "Scheherazade," Op. 35

      I. "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship"

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

      EMI CDR5-69831-2

      4:38 pm

      Claude Debussy: "La plus que lente"

      John Leach, cimbalom; French National Radio Orch/Jean Martinon
      Debussy: Orchestral Works - II / Jean Martinon

      EMI CDFB5-72673-2 (2)

      4:44 pm

      Gian Francesco Malipiero: "Vivaldiana"

      Veneto Phil Orch/Peter Maag
      Malipiero - Orchestral Works

      Marco Polo 8.223397

      5:00 pm

      music continues...

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      The Sweet Spot

      As Bill explains: 'I’ve spent my life as a classical musician devoted to the great body of standard repertoire, which began about 1685 with the birth of Bach and Handel and continued through Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven on to the present. I loved that music as a youngster and I still do, but there are occasions, especially when I’m least expecting it, when music composed roughly between 1550 and 1650 will take my breath away.' Madrigalists and other Italian composers, giants like Palestrina (born 500 years ago), the Gabrielis, and Orlando di Lasso. We will be listening to Renaissance composers from France, Spain, Germany, and England.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      Pianist and composer Michael Stephen Brown performs selections from his upcoming recording, "Twelve Blocks," his first release as a composer, as well as music by Ravel, Chopin and Mendelssohn. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin live in the Levin Performance Studio.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      Los Angeles Philharmonic

      Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor; Yeol Eum Son, piano; Anders Hillborg "Sound Atlas" (US premiere, LA Phil commission); Nielsen Symphony No. 4, "The Inextinguishable;" Ryan Bancroft, conductor.