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Playlist for Monday, December 15, 2025
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Adolphe Adam: "O Holy Night"
Giovanni De Chiaro, g
Christmas On Guitar
12:05 am
Manuel Ponce: "Concierto del Sur"
John Williams, g; English Chamber Orch/André Previn
The Great Guitar Concertos
12:29 am
French ANON 13th c: "Quem vidistis pastores"
Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen
Boston Camerata Christmas: Worlds of Early Music
12:31 am
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in C, Op 2/3
Christoph Huntgeburth, f; Mitzi Meyerson, hc; Hildegard Perl, viga
Leclair: Sonatas for Flute and Basso Continuo
12:42 am
Pancrace Royer: "Almasis"
Suite
Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
Surprising Royer
12:54 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Zais"
"Contredanse en rondeau"
Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
Rameau: Zaïs
1:00 am
Heinrich von Biber: Mystery Sonatas ("Rosary")
Sonata I, "Annunciation"
Boston Baroque
The Mystery Sonatas
1:05 am
Heinrich von Biber: Passacaglia for solo violin
Andrew Manze, v
Biber: The Rosary Sonatas
1:14 am
Berthold Goldschmidt: "Passacaglia," Op 4 (1925)
City of Birmingham Sym/Berthold Goldschmidt
Goldschmidt
1:21 am
William Walton: "Henry V" Suite (1944)
Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff
New Zealand Sym Orch/William Walton
Walton Conducts Walton: The 1964 New Zealand Tour
1:23 am
Heinrich von Biber: Mystery Sonatas ("Rosary")
Sonata III, "The Nativity"
Boston Baroque
The Mystery Sonatas
1:30 am
Benjamin Britten: "Christ's Nativity," Christmas Suite for Chorus
BBC Singers; Orch/Steuart Bedford
Britten
1:46 am
Arthur Sullivan: "Pineapple Poll"
Suite #2
Philharmonia à Vent/John Boyd
Basically British
1:54 am
Arthur Sullivan: Ballet, "Victoria and Merrie England"
"Entrance and Procession of Father Christmas"
Dublin RTE Concert Orch/Andrew Penny
SULLIVAN : Victoria and Merrie England
2:00 am
Julia Schwartz: Carol, "Das Christkind im Wald"
Swiss Vocal Consort/Marco Amherd
Dormi Bel Bambin
2:05 am
Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker" Suite, Op. 71a
Vienna Phil
Ballet Suites
2:29 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.
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
8:00 pm
Live from WFMT
Host Kerry Frumkin welcomes the Chicago-based piano duo Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem. The program features music by Tchaikovsky, Respighi, Liszt, Eric Ewazen, Ravel, and Gershwin.
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
10:00 pm
The WFMT Orchestra Series
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Julia Adolphe "Chrysalis" (World Premiere, LA Phil Commission); Seth Parker Woods, cello; Granados "Tres danzas españolas;" Ravel "Pavane for a Dead Princess; Rapsodie espagnole; Boléro;" Ludovic Morlot, conductor.
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