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      Playlist for Saturday, September 12, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11

      "Prelude"

      New Century Chamber Orch Members
      Written With The Heart's Blood

      New Albion NA-088-CD

      12:05 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: "The Age of Gold" Suite, Op. 22a

      Prague Sym Orch/Maxim Shostakovich
      Shostakovich Conducts Shostakovich

      Supraphon SU-3278-2031

      12:22 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: "Dances of the Dolls"

      "Lyrical Waltz"

      Israela Margalit, p

      Koch 3-7159-2

      12:23 am

      Saint-Saens, Camille: Piano Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 41

      Touchwood Piano Quartet
      Chausson and Saint-Saens: Piano Quartets

      ASV CDQS-6241

      12:54 am

      Lully, Jean-Baptiste: "Gigue"

      Chicago Baroque Ensemble
      The World of Lully

      Cedille CDR-90000043

      1:00 am

      Kabalevsky, Dmitri: "Romeo and Juliet" Suite, Op 56

      #6, "Lyrical Dance"

      Armenian Phil/Loris Tjeknavorian
      Kabalevsky: Suites from Romeo and Juliet, The Comedians & Colas Breugnon

      ASV CDDCA-967

      1:05 am

      Walton, William: "As You Like It" (Film score, 1936)

      London Phil Cho, Orch/Carl Davis

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47944-2

      1:19 am

      Paine, John Knowles: "As You Like It" Overture, Op 28

      New York Phil/Zubin Mehta

      New World NW-374-2

      1:29 am

      Morley, Thomas: Song, "It Was A Lover and His Lass"

      Julianne Baird, s; Ronn McFarlane, l
      Vocal and Lute Music (English) - MORLEY, T. / CAMPION, T. / DOWLAND, J. / FERRABOSCO II, A. / HOLBORNE, A. (Greensleeves) (Baird, McFarlane)

      Dorian DOR-90126

      1:31 am

      Albéniz, Isaac: "Cantos de España," Op. 232

      Pierre Huybregts, p
      Albeniz: Piano Works

      Centaur CRC-2231

      1:54 am

      Rodrigo, Joaquín: "Cuatro madrigales amatorios" (1948)

      #4, "De los lamos vengo, madre"

      Victoria de los Angeles, s; Paris Conservatory Orch/Frühbeck de Burgos

      EMI/Ang CDM7-69502-2

      2:00 am

      Cherubini, Luigi: "Ifigenia in Aulide"

      Overture

      Orch della Toscana/Donato Renzetti

      Koch 350221

      2:04 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Horn Sonata in F, Op 17

      Baumann, Hokanson
      Works For Horn And Piano

      Philips 416816-2

      2:19 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: "The Ruins of Athens," Op. 113

      "Turkish March"

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      International Salute

      Vox CDX-5132 (2)

      2:21 am

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

      I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky
      Tchaikovsky: Children's Album/ L. Mozart: Toy Symphony

      Chandos CHAN-9098

      2:54 am

      Mendelssohn, Felix: "Kinderstücke," Op 72

      No. 3, Allegretto

      Daniel Barenboim, p
      Lieder Ohne Worte

      DG 423931-2 (2)

      3:00 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71

      #1, Miniature Overture

      Malinova Sisters

      Koch 3-7172-2

      3:02 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71

      #3, March

      Malinova Sisters

      Koch 3-7172-2

      3:05 am

      Poulenc, Francis: Two-Piano Concerto in d (1932)

      Joshua Pierce, Dorothy Jonas, p's; Polish Radio-TV Sym Orch/David Amos
      20TH CENTURY MASTERPIECES- FOR 2 PIANOS & ORCHESTRA

      MSR Classics MS-1651 (2)

      3:24 am

      Vivaldi, Antonio: Two-Trumpet Concerto in C, R 537

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Handel: Messiah/ Athalia/ Ester/ La Resurrezione Box Set, Original recording reissued

      L'Oiseau Lyre 410553-2

      3:32 am

      Bartók, Béla: 44 Duos for Two Violins

      No. 40, "Arabian Song"

      Peter Lefor, Martin Mumelter, v's

      Koch CD-310054

      3:34 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in d, Op. 76, No. 2, "Fifths (Quinten)"

      Takacs Quartet
      String Quartets, Op. 76 1-3

      London 421360-2

      3:53 am

      Quilter, Roger: Song, "June"

      John Mark Ainsley, t; Malcolm Martineau, p

      Hyperion CDA-66878

      4:00 am

      Uccellini, Marco: "La Bergamasca"

      Sonata Decima Ottava

      Arcadian Academy
      Uccellini: La Bergamasca

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907066

      4:05 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestra Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      Bach: Orchestral Suites No 1-4

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901578/9 (2)

      4:31 am

      Donizetti, Gaetano: "L'elisir d'amore"

      Aria, "Il mio rigor dimentica"

      Ruth Ann Swenson, s; London Sym/Julius Rudel

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56764-2

      4:32 am

      Bottesini, Luigi: Gran Duo Concertante

      Thomas Martin, db; José-Luis Garcia, v; English Chamber Orch/Andrew Litt
      Vol. 1 (Gran Duo Concertante And Other Works)

      ASV CDDCA-563

      4:48 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "Aida"

      Triumphal March

      St Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Classic Marches

      RCA 7716-2-RC

      4:54 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "Rigoletto"

      Chorus, "Zitti, zitti"

      La Scala Cho and Orch/Riccardo Muti

      EMI/Ang CDR5-69846-2

      5:00 am

      Fauré, Gabriel: "Fantaisie," Op 79

      Jonathan Snowden, f; Andrew Litton, p
      French Music for Flute and Oboe

      Virgin 61495-2 (2)

      5:05 am

      Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp

      I. "Adagio"

      Czech Phil/Libor Pesek
      Symphony No. 9 / Symphony No. 10 Adagio

      Virgin 91219-2 (2)

      5:28 am

      Walther, Johann Georg: Chorale Prelude, "Herzlich tut mich verlangen"

      Klaas Bolt, o

      Intersound 1002

      5:30 am

      Krommer, Franz: Oboe Concerto #2 in F, Op 52

      Jiri Krejci, ob; Prague Chamber Orch/Frantisek Vajnar
      Oboe Concertos

      Supraphon 103624-2

      5:52 am

      Dinicu: "Hora Staccato"

      Robert Zimanski, v; Gerard Wyss, p
      Passione amorosa

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-905209

      6:00 am

      COOKE, Thomas: Part song, "Strike the Lyre"

      London Pro Cantione Antiqua/Mark Brown
      Sweet & Low - Glees & Partsongs

      Conifer CDCF-145

      6:05 am

      Alwyn, William: "Lyra Angelica"

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

      Chandos CHAN-9065

      6:35 am

      Elgar, Edward: "Five Part-Songs from the Greek Anthology," Op 45

      #3, "After many a dusty mile"

      Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer
      Elgar: Part Songs

      Chandos CHAN-9269

      6:37 am

      Stamitz, Carl: Clarinet Concerto #11 in E-Flat

      Sabine Meyer, cl; St Martin's Academy/Iona Brown

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54842-2

      6:55 am

      music continues...

      7:00 - 9:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

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

      9:00 - 11:00 am

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      15-year-old pianist Jeremy Liu, winner of the 2025 CSO Young Artists Competition at age 13, performs Margaret Bonds's "Torubled Water" and the third movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein." Recorded in August 2026 in the Levin Performance Studio.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From La Scala

      Bizet's Carmen

      Clémentine Margaine (Carmen); Natalia Tanasii (Micaëla); Vittorio Grigolo (Don José); Giorgi Manoshvili (Escamillo); Marine Chagnon (Mercédès); Trebel Voice Chorus from La Scala Academy; Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Myung-Whun Chung, conductor. Sung in Italian.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      Tenor Nicholas Phan joins WFMT to preview the 2026-27 season of Art Song Chicago.

      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 St. Tim's Coffeehouse in Northfield: The Mac and Cheese Band (Pete McCauley & Tim Cheesebrow) deliver high-energy, high-carb folk music with an expertly composed sauce of humor and strings in their Folkstage debut.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      We mark the 25th anniversary of the shared tragedy of 9/11 with music that helps us overcome fear and find a shared purpose.