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      Playlist for Saturday, April 11, 2026

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Samson"

      "Let the Bright Seraphim"

      Kathleen Battle, s; Wynton Marsalis, tr; St Luke's Orch/John Nelson
      Baroque Duet

      Sony SK-46672

      12:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Samson"

      Minuet

      Christopher Parkening, g
      Parkening Plays Bach

      EMI CDC7-47191-2

      12:09 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Samson"

      Chorus, "Awake the Trumpet's lofty sound"

      Hannes, Wolfgang, Bernhard Läubin, tr's; Simon Preston, o
      Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound

      DG 419245-2

      12:11 am

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

      Charles Geyer & Barbara Butler, tr's; MOB Orch/Thomas Wikman

      D'Note DND-1026

      12:18 am

      Anthony Plog: Fanfare

      Byron Pearson, tr; Arthur Vidrich, o
      Voices of Trumpets and Organ

      Crystal CD-661

      12:20 am

      Richard Strauss: Wind Sonatina No. 1 in F, "Aus der Werkstatt eines Invaliden"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Sonatinen

      DG 445849-2

      12:54 am

      Richard Strauss: "Krämerspiegel", Op. 66

      #3

      Brenden Gunnell, t; Malcolm Martineau, p
      Strauss: Complete Songs

      Two Pianists TP-1039312 (9)

      1:00 am

      Niccolo Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "God Save the King", Op 9

      Ingolf Turban, v; Jean-Jacques Dünki, p
      Ingolf Turban - Nostalgien

      Claves CD-50-8917

      1:05 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Fantasy, "Recollections of Paganini"

      Madoka Inui, p
      HUMMEL, J.N.: Hummel Fantasies

      Naxos 8.557836

      1:15 am

      George Rochberg: Caprice Variations

      #42

      Eliot Fisk, g
      The Best of Eliot Fisk

      MHS 513842-T

      1:17 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Violin Concerto #3 in E

      Accardo, London Phil
      Concerto Per Violino (N.3) / Sonata Per La Gran Viola

      DG 2530629

      1:54 am

      Fritz Kreisler: "Syncopation"

      Robert Zimanski, v; Gerard Wyss, p
      Passione amorosa

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-905209

      2:00 am

      Edward Elgar: "Spanish Serenade," Op 23

      Royal Liverpool Philharmonia/Charles Groves

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47511-2

      2:05 am

      Edward Elgar: "The Spanish Lady," Op 89

      Suite

      English String Orch/William Boughton
      The Spirit of England

      Nimbus NI-5008

      2:11 am

      Edward Elgar: String Serenade in e, Op 20

      Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall

      DMD Classics 2013 (3)

      2:22 am

      Edward Elgar: Six Promenades

      #1

      Athena Ensemble
      Elgar: Music For Wind Quintet, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-6554

      2:24 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #4 in E-Flat, Op 7

      Dirk Herten, p
      Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      White 4 (10)

      2:54 am

      Adolphe Adam: "La jolie fille de Gand"

      Act ii, Scene 2

      Queensland Sym/Andrew Mogrelia
      ADAM: Jolie Fille de Gand (La) (Complete Ballet)

      Marco Polo 8.223772-73 (2)

      3:00 am

      Ernst von Dohnányi: "Pierette's Veil"

      Wedding Waltz

      Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati
      Wienerwalzer Paprika

      Mercury 434338-2

      3:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 33, No. 4

      Salomon String Quartet
      Haydn: String Quartets Op 33 Nos 4, 5, 6 & Op 42

      Hyperion CDA-66682

      3:24 am

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

      Finale, "Il Terremoto (The Earthquake)"

      St Luke's Orch/Julius Rudel

      Musicmasters MMD-60238-X

      3:25 am

      Robert Schumann: Violin Concerto in d

      Juliette Kang, v; Vancouver Sym Orch/Sergiu Comissiona

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5197

      3:55 am

      Hildegard von Bingen: "Laus Trinitati"

      Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
      VON BINGEN: Heavenly Revelations

      Naxos 8.550998

      4:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: Sonata in g, HWV 364a

      Trio Settecento
      An Italian Sojourn

      Cedille CDR-90000099

      4:05 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E (1803)

      Guy Touvron, tr; Prague Chamber Orch
      Classic Trumpet

      RCA 60858-2

      4:25 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "A prole do bebé," Set 1 (1918)

      "The Paper Doll"

      Nohema Fernàndez, p
      Villa-lobos: Momo Precoce And Solo Piano Works

      Centaur CRC-2576

      4:27 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Overture in F

      Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      Russian Overtures

      DG 439892-2

      4:38 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Ouverture solenelle," "1812," Op. 49

      Gothenburg Sym Cho, Orch/Neeme Järvi
      1812 • Marche Slave • Polovtsian Dances • In The Steppes Of Central Asia • Capriccio Espagnol • Russian Easter Festival Overture

      DG 429984-2

      4:54 am

      French ANON 19th c: Marche des Eclopes, 'La Boiteuse'

      Paris Gardiens de la Paix Band/Jean Rollin
      Military Fanfares, Marches and Choruses From The Time Of Napoleon

      Nonesuch H-71075

      5:00 am

      Ferdinand Ries: "Perpetuum mobile"

      Nathan Milstein, v; Leon Pommers, p

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66871-2

      5:02 am

      Ottokar Novácek: "Perpetuum mobile", Op 5/4

      Nathan Milstein, v; Leon Pommers, p

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66871-2

      5:05 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Moto perpetuo, Op 11

      Chicago Sym Orch/Frederick Stock
      Frederick Stock and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

      Biddulph WHL-21/22 (2)

      5:09 am

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

      London Sym Orch/John Georgiadis
      An Evening In Vienna

      MCA Classics MCAD-25967

      5:12 am

      Johannes Brahms: Waltzes, Op 39

      Anthony & Joseph Paratore, p

      Koch 1411-2

      5:32 am

      Ross Lee Finney: "Fiddle-doodle-ad" (1945)

      "Candy Girl"

      Miranda Cuckson, v; Thomas Sauer, p
      Music by Ross Lee Finney. Fantasy in two movements for solo violin

      Centaur CRC-2757

      5:34 am

      Trevor Wye: Folklore latino-americain

      Lisa Daoust, pic, Louise Bessette, p
      Rhythm'n Flute

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1101

      5:43 am

      Aaron Copland: "Three Latin-American Sketches"

      St Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff
      Appalachian Spring - Music for the Theatre

      Teldec 46314-2

      5:54 am

      Mexican Trad: Folksong, El Puerto

      Walter Feybli, g
      The Latin American Guitar: Konrad Ragossnig and Walter Feybli

      Price-Less D-11628

      6:00 am

      Joseph Rheinberger: "Rhapsodie"

      Pamela Pecha, eh; Karel Paukert, o
      Marcello, Cimarosa, Bach, Et Al / Pecha, Paukert, Janacek Co

      Crystal CD-721

      6:05 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage" Overture, Op 27

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Mendelssohn: Overtures

      Berlin Classics 0091572-BC

      6:16 am

      Jacob van Eyck: Al hebben de princen haren

      Stefano Bet, f
      J. Van Eyck: Fluyten Lust-Hof, Books 1 and 2

      Centaur CRC-2596

      6:18 am

      Claude Debussy: "Première rapsodie" (Clarinet Rhapsody)

      Eduard Brunner, cl; Margarita Höhenrieder, p

      Calig CAL-50907

      6:25 am

      Marcel Grandjany: "Rhapsodie pour la Harpe"

      Rita Costanzi, h
      Of Fields & Forests

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1119

      6:34 am

      Ernest John Moeran: Rhapsody in F-Sharp (1943)

      John McCabe, p; New Philharmonia Orch/Nicholas Braithwaite
      Phantasm / Rhapsody

      Lyrita SRCS.91

      6:53 am

      Herbert Howells: Song, "Mally O!"

      Benjamin Luxon, br; Julius Drake, p
      Howells: Songs

      Chandos CHAN-9185/6 (2)

      7:00 - 11:00 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.

      7:02 am

      Jon Batiste: "Movement 11'"

      Jon Batiste, p; Michelle Ross, v's
      We Are

      Verve B0033358-02

      7:04 am

      Jon Batiste: "Life of Ludwig" (after Beethoven's Symphony No. 5)

      Jon Batiste, p
      Beethoven Blues

      Verve 7529002

      7:07 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

      II. "Andante con moto"

      National Sym Orch/Gianandrea Noseda
      Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

      National Symphony Orchestra NSO-0013

      7:17 am

      Svend S. Schultz: "Une Amourette" (Little Serenade)

      Carion
      Nielsen's Footsteps

      Odradek ODRCD-321

      7:28 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Two-Piano Sonata in D, K. 448

      Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
      An Amadeus Affair

      Steinway & Sons 30022

      7:52 am

      Hector Berlioz: "The Damnation of Faust," Op. 24

      "Menuet des follets"

      Boston Sym Orch/Charles Munch
      Munch conducts Berlioz

      RCA 68444-2 (8)

      7:58 am

      Traditional English: "Early One Morning"

      St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      I Know Where I'm Going

      Proteus 4027

      8:00 am

      Saturday Morning Listener's Choice

      8:01 am

      Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D

      "Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)"

      Wynton Marsalis, tr; English Chamber Orch/Anthony Newman
      In Gabriel's Garden

      Sony SK-66244

      8:04 am

      Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "Russian Easter Overture," Op. 36

      Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim
      "1812" Overture

      DG 419407-2

      8:20 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: "The Isle of the Dead," Op. 29

      Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; The Isle of the Dead

      DG 4864775

      8:43 am

      Stephen Sondheim: "Into the Woods"

      "Stay With Me" (Instrumental)

      Studio Orch/Paul Gemignani
      Into The Woods (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

      Walt Disney Records D-002124092

      8:45 am

      Stephen Sondheim: "Into the Woods"

      "No One Is Alone"

      Chris Reynolds, p
      Past is Prologue

      Lexicon LC-2205

      8:51 am

      Mingxin Du: Ten Xinjiang Dances

      "I'll Wait for You till Dawn" (Kazakh folk-song)

      Takako Nishizaki, v; Singapore Sym Orch/Choo Hoey
      DU, Mingxin: 10 Xinjiang Dances

      Naxos 8.225814

      8:57 am

      Mark Summer: "Julie-O"

      Turtle Island Quartet
      Metropolis

      Windham Hill Jazz WD-0114

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      9:01 am

      Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare

      London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
      The Genius of Film Music

      LPO 0086

      9:03 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 2

      No. 6, Waltz 2

      Zürich Chamber Orch/Daniel Hope, v
      Dance!

      DG 4864994

      9:08 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Michurin" Film Score Suite, Op. 78a

      Overture

      USSR RTV Cho & Large Sym Orch/Maxim Shostakovich
      Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Polka from "The Age of Gold", "Michurin" Suite

      RCA 32041-2

      9:15 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Hamlet" (film score), Op. 116

      Seven excerpts

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      The Film Album

      Decca 460792-2

      9:16 am

      Alfred Schnittke: "Agony"

      Tango (Soundtrack Version)

      State USSR Cinema Orch/Alfred Schnittke
      Three Degrees of Freedom

      Snegiri Music [Three Degrees of Freedom]

      9:23 am

      Ryuichi Sakamoto: "Babel" film score

      "Bibo no Aozura"

      Russian Renaissance
      Russian Renaissance

      Azica ACD-71333

      9:28 am

      Toru Takemitsu: "The Face of Another" film music

      Waltz

      London Sinfonietta/John Adams
      The Film Music Of Toru Takemitsu

      Nonesuch 79404-2

      9:32 am

      Joe Hisaishi: "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind"

      Suite

      Bach Choir; Tiffin Choirs; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi
      Joe Hisaishi: A Symphonic Celebration

      DG 4877352

      10:01 am

      Jean Sibelius: Serenade in D, Op. 69, No. 1

      James Ehnes, v; Bergen Phil Orch/Edward Gardner
      Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Serenades; Humoresques; Earnest Melodies; Suite

      Chandos CHSA-5267

      10:07 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049

      Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott
      Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

      EMI CDS7-49806-2 (2)

      10:23 am

      Judd Greenstein: "City Boy"

      NOW Ensemble
      Dreamfall

      New Amsterdam NWAM-064

      10:35 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Divertimento in D, K. 136

      III. Finale, "Presto"

      Hagen String Quartet
      Mozart: The Singles - 66 Classic Tracks

      Decca 4831010

      10:39 am

      Leonard Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra

      Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
      American Classics

      Philips 416360-2

      10:54 am

      Andrea Casarrubios: Piano Quintet

      IV. Finale, "Zasca"

      Andrea Casarrubios, vc; Manhattan Chamber Players
      SEVEN

      Odradek ODRCD-457

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Noah Kim, piano. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp, BWV 848; Mozart: Sonata No. 18 in D, K. 576; Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13; Kapustin: Sonata No. 1, Op. 39, Finale. Originally broadcast December 9, 2023.

      11:20 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "Petrushka"

      I. "The Shrovetide Fair", "Russian Dance"

      Orch de Paris/Klaus Mäkelä
      Stravinsky: Petrushka; Debussy: Jeux, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

      Decca 4870146

      11:32 am

      Traditional Catalan: "Song of the Birds"

      Avi Avital, m; Between Worlds
      Song of the Birds

      DG 4867526

      11:35 am

      Fazıl Say: "Black Earth"

      Avi Avital, m; Between Worlds
      Song of the Birds

      DG 4867526

      11:42 am

      Fazıl Say: "Alla Turca Jazz" (Fantasia on Mozart's K. 331)

      Roberto Plano, p

      WFMT (2009)

      11:45 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "Hamburg" Symphony No. 5 in B minor, Wq 182/5

      Capella Istropolitana/Christian Benda
      CPE Bach - Hamburg Sinfonias Nos. 1 - 6

      Naxos 8.553285

      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Mozart's Don Giovanni

      Ryan Speedo Green (Don Giovanni); Frederica Lombardi (Donna Anna); Adam Plachetka (Leporello); Janai Brugger (Donna Elvira); Ben Bliss (Don Ottavio); Hera Hyesang Park (Zerlina); William Guanbo Su (Masetto); Adam Palka (Commendatore); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Sung in Italian. Recorded Fall 2025.

      3:27 pm

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Auf dem Wasser zu singen," D 774

      Evgeny Kissin, p
      Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy; Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12

      DG 435028-2

      3:30 pm

      Afternoon Music

      3:31 pm

      Gaetano Donizetti: "L'elisir d'amore"

      Aria, "Una furtiva lagrima"

      Camille Thomas, vc; Brussels Phil/Stéphane Denève
      Voice of Hope

      DG 4838564

      3:37 pm

      Johann Friedrich Fasch: Orchestra Suite (Overture) in E minor

      Tempesta di Mare
      Fasch: Orchestral Works Vol. 4

      Chandos CHAN-0829

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      Soprano Rosa Feola joins WFMT to share selections from her acclaimed discography of rare Italian art song and arias, including the latest volume of Opera Rara's Donizetti Song Project.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      5:00 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Four-Violin Concerto in B-Flat, R 553

      Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi
      Vivaldi - Concerti Con Molti Strumenti Vol. 2

      Virgin 45723-2

      5:11 pm

      music continues...

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from St. Tim's Coffeehouse: James Lee Stanley honed his reputation in Chicago in the 1970s with close musical ties to Corky Siegel and Michael Smith and lifelong collaborations with the crème de la crème of singers, writers, and players. He comes in from California to perform at St. Tim's at the Lutheran Church of Ascension in Northfield.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Poems and poets populate this playlist celebrating the 30th Annual National Poetry Month. And just for fun, a few songs about Superman.