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      Playlist for Saturday, January 31, 2026

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Franz Schubert: Kyrie in F, D 66

      Capella Bavariae; Wolfgang Sawallisch, p
      Schubert: Sacred Works

      MHS 534447-T (2)

      12:05 am

      Franz Schubert: "Rosamunde" Incidental Music, D 797

      Entr'acte No. 1 in b

      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)

      12:13 am

      Franz Schubert: "Rosamunde" Incidental Music, D 797

      Entr'acte No. 3 in B-Flat

      Czech Chamber Phil/Rudolf Krecmer

      Discover Int'l DICD-920520

      12:20 am

      Franz Schubert: "Rosamunde" Incidental Music, D 797

      "Hirtenlied"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Classical Hits

      DG 437782-2

      12:21 am

      Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"

      New Hungarian String Quartet

      Vox CDX-5022 (2)

      12:54 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Täglich zu singen," D 533

      Wolfgang, br; Ulrich Eisenlohr, p
      Schubert: Lieder

      Naxos 8.557568

      1:00 am

      Franz Schubert: Offertorium in C, D 136, "Totus in corde langueo"

      Capella Bavariae; Wolfgang Sawallisch, p
      Schubert: Sacred Works

      MHS 534447-T (2)

      1:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: Perpetuum mobile (Ein musikalischer Scherz), Op. 257

      Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado
      New Year's Concert 1988

      DG 423662-2

      1:08 am

      Franz Lehár: "Gold and Silver" Waltzes, Op. 79

      Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel
      Viennafest

      Telarc CD-80547

      1:14 am

      Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow Ballet

      Mazurka

      Adelaide Sym Orch/John Lanchbery
      Highlights From The Merry Widow Ballet, Arranged And Conducted By John Lanchbery, The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra And The Adelaide Singers

      Angel S-37092

      1:16 am

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

      Walter Hautzig, p
      Schubert: Sonata In Bb, Moments Musicaux, Waltzes

      Connoisseur CD-4209

      1:55 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Klage", D 436

      Wolfgang, br; Ulrich Eisenlohr, p
      Schubert: Lieder

      Naxos 8.557568

      2:00 am

      Ernest Tomlinson: "Fairy Coach"

      Czecho-Slovak Radio Sym/Ernest Tomlinson
      TOMLINSON : British Light Music

      Marco Polo 8.223413

      2:02 am

      Ernest Tomlinson: "Hornpipe"

      Czecho-Slovak Radio Sym/Ernest Tomlinson
      TOMLINSON : British Light Music

      Marco Polo 8.223413

      2:05 am

      Albert W Ketèlby: Wedgewood Blue

      Czecho-Slovak Radio Sym/Adrian Leaper
      KETELBEY : British Light Music

      Marco Polo 8.223442

      2:09 am

      Clive Richardson: "Beachcomber"

      Dallas Wind Sym/Frederick Fennell
      Beachcomber

      Reference Recordings RR-62-CD

      2:13 am

      Ernest Tomlinson: "Sweet and Dainty"

      Czecho-Slovak Radio Sym/Ernest Tomlinson
      TOMLINSON : British Light Music

      Marco Polo 8.223413

      2:15 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in b minor, D. 759, "Unfinished"

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

      Philips 412176-2 (6)

      2:55 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Der Liebende", D 207

      Wolfgang, br; Ulrich Eisenlohr, p
      Schubert: Lieder

      Naxos 8.557568

      3:00 am

      Ferry Muhr: Csardas No. 2

      I Salonisti
      Orient Express

      London 425200-2

      3:05 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Hungarian Dances"

      No. 1 in g minor

      Vienna State Opera Orch/Mario Rossi

      Omega OCD-1023

      3:08 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Hungarian Dances"

      No. 5 in g minor

      Vienna State Opera Orch/Mario Rossi

      Omega OCD-1023

      3:10 am

      Leo Weiner: "Prince Csongor and the Goblins," Op 10

      Introduction and Scherzo

      Chicago Sym/Sir Georg Solti
      Mephisto Magic * Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti

      London 443444-2

      3:21 am

      Hungarian ANON 17th c: "Hungarian Minuet"

      Kecskes Ensemble
      Music of the Kuruc Era

      Hungaroton HCD-31088

      3:22 am

      Franz Schubert: "Divertissement à l'hongroise" in g, D 818

      Artur and Karl-Ulrich Schnabel, p
      Schubert And Schnabel (Volume IV)

      Arabesque Z-6574

      3:54 am

      Franz Schubert: "Lied in der Abwesenheit," D 416

      Wolfgang, br; Ulrich Eisenlohr, p
      Schubert: Lieder

      Naxos 8.557568

      4:00 am

      Franz Schubert: Overture in B-Flat, D 470

      Prague Sinfonia/Christian Benda
      Schubert: Complete Overtures, Vol 1

      Naxos 8.570328

      4:05 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      Overture

      Buffalo Phil/Lukas Foss
      Americana: 20th Century Works For Orchestra

      Vox ACD-8155

      4:10 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      Ia. Westphalia Chorale

      London Sym Cho, Orch/Leonard Bernstein
      Bernstein: Candide

      DG 429734-2 (2)

      4:11 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      "Battle Music"

      London Sym Orch/Leonard Bernstein
      Bernstein: Candide

      DG 429734-2 (2)

      4:12 am

      Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat, D 929 (Op. 100)

      Beaux Arts Trio
      The Piano Trios

      Philips 412620-2 (2)

      4:55 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Der Leidende", D 432

      Wolfgang, br; Ulrich Eisenlohr, p
      Schubert: Lieder

      Naxos 8.557568

      5:00 am

      Franz Schubert: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      No. 1

      Clifford Curzon, p
      Schubert: Piano Sonata in D D. 850, 6 Moments Musicaux D. 780, Impromptus in G Flat and A Flat D.899 Nos. 3 and 4

      London 417642-2

      5:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat, D. 125

      Hanover Band/Roy Goodman
      Schubert Symphonies

      MHS 522932-L (2)

      5:38 am

      Franz Schubert: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      #3 in f

      Imogen Cooper, p
      Schubert * Piano Music 1823-1828 * Live from the Southbank Centre * Imogen Cooper

      Avie AV-2157 (2)

      5:40 am

      Franz Schubert: "Sonnett I," D 628

      Matthias Goerne, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 27

      Hyperion CDJ-33027

      5:43 am

      Franz Schubert: "Sonnett II," D 629

      Matthias Goerne, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 27

      Hyperion CDJ-33027

      5:46 am

      Franz Schubert: Overture in C, "In the Italian Style," D 591

      Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/Paul Angerer

      Pantheon D-1841-X

      5:53 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Pensa, che questo istante," D 76

      Stephen Varcoe, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 33

      Hyperion CDJ-33033

      6:00 am

      Franz Schubert: "Die Winterreise," D 911

      #12, "Im Dorfe"

      Leslie Howard, p
      The Complete Liszt Piano Music

      Hyperion CDS-44501/98 (98)

      6:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphonic Fragments in D, D 615

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

      Philips 412176-2 (6)

      6:12 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Mahomets Gesang", D 721

      Michael George, b; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 28

      Hyperion CDJ-33028

      6:14 am

      Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in A-Flat, D 557

      Malcolm Bilson, forte-p
      Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol 7

      Hungaroton HCD-31592

      6:26 am

      Franz Schubert: Quartet in E-Flat, D 568 (originally piano sonata)

      Robert Stallman, f; members of Martinu Quartet
      New Schubert: Works for Flute & Strings * Robert Stallman

      Bogner's Café BOCA-103

      6:54 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Nur wer die Liebe kennt", D 513a

      Edith Mathis, s; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 21

      Hyperion CDJ-33021

      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      7:00 am

      Hosted by Kristina Lynn.

      7:03 am

      music continues...

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Clara Zhang, 16, piano. Bach Prelude & Fugue in D minor, BWV 875; Chopin Ballade No. 3; Ravel "Pavane for a Dead Princess;" Haydn Sonata No. 62 in E-Flat, 3rd mvt; Walker Sonata No. 2, 2nd mvt; Rachmaninoff "Lilacs," Op. 21/5; Bowen Toccata, Op. 155.

      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      R Strauss's Arabella

      Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Arabella); Tomasz Konieczny (Mandryka); Louise Adler (Zdenka); Pavol Breslik (Matteo); Brindley Sheratt (Waldner); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Nicholas Carter. Sung in German. Recorded November 22, 2025.

      3:30 pm

      Saturday Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      For the 229th anniversary of his birth, a program of Schubert lieder on texts of Johann Mayrhofer and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from the Levin Performance Studio: Jim Bizer comes from the shores of Lake Saint Clare near Detroit Michigan to the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago to play his witty, winsome, and wise songs for the studio audience.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Visit the icy waters of The Great Lakes in song and bid a hearty happy birthday to Illinois songwriter Joe Jencks!