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      Playlist for Tuesday, May 5, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeoman of the Guard

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Gilbert and Sullivan: Overtures

      Philips 434916-2

      12:05 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Orpheus in the Underworld"

      Overture

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Bizet: Symphony No. 1 in C Major/ Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne, Orphee aux enfers Overture/ Suppe: Die Schone Galatea Overture

      Sony SMK-61830

      12:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Sonata #4 in c, BWV 1017

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Jory Vinikour, hc
      Bach Violin and Harpsichord Sonatas

      Cedille CDR-90000177 (2)

      12:31 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale, "Es woll' uns Gott genädig sein" BWV 312

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

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      12:33 am

      Virgil Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune (1928)

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Sedares
      THOMSON, V.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 / Symphony on a Hymn Tune

      Naxos 8.559022

      12:54 am

      American Trad: Hymn, Give good gifts to one another (Mt Lebanon Hymnal)

      Pro Arte Singers/Paul Hillier
      Carols from the Old and New Worlds, Vol. 2

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907233

      1:00 am

      Michael Daugherty: "Reflections on the Mississippi"

      I. Mist

      Carol Jantsch, tuba; Albany Symphony/David Alan Miller
      Michael Daugherty Concertos

      Naxos 8.559807

      1:05 am

      Florence Price: "Mississippi River Suite"

      Women's Phil/Apo Hsu

      Koch 7518-2

      1:33 am

      Charles Ives: Song, "At the River" (1916)

      William Sharp, br; Steven Blier, p
      The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 3

      Albany TROY-079

      1:34 am

      Ludwig (Louis) Spohr: "Potpourri on Irish Folk Songs," Op 59

      Hoelscher, v; Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Christian Fröhlich
      Violin Concertos 10, 7 & 9

      CPO 777818-2 (8)

      1:45 am

      Mauro Giuliani: Variations on Irish National Airs, Op 125

      David Russell, g
      Message Of The Sea: Music For Guitar David Russell

      Telarc CD-80492

      1:54 am

      Irish Trad: Sackow's (Jig)

      Jordi Savall, viga, Andrew Lawrence-King, h
      The Celtic Viol

      Alia Vox AVSA-9865

      2:00 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Battle of Stalingrad"

      "A City on the Volga"

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Adriano
      KHACHATURIAN: Othello Suite / The Battle of Stalingrad Suite

      Naxos 8.573389

      2:05 am

      Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen: String Quartet No. 3 in g

      Allegri String Quartet
      Sirmen: The Six String Quartets

      Cala CACD-1019

      2:16 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "The Adventures of Ivan"

      "Ivan Sings"

      Aznavoorian Duo
      Gems from Armenia

      Cedille CDR-90000209

      2:18 am

      Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in d (1940)

      Julia Fischer, v; Russian National Orch/Yakov Kreizberg

      Pentatone PTC-5186059

      2:55 am

      English Anon 17th c: "Gray's Inn"

      Broadside Band/Jeremy Barlow
      Popular Tunes In 17th Century England

      Harmonia Mundi HMA-1901039

      3:00 am

      Richard Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde"

      "Im Treibhaus"

      Julius Berger, vc; Norman Shetler, p
      Musik in Schloss Hohenschwangau

      EBS 6015

      3:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in E, Op. 1, No. 15

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Emanuel Bay, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 9: Chamber Music Collection I

      RCA 88765440152 (9)

      3:16 am

      George Frideric Handel: Violin Concerto in B-Flat

      I. Andante

      Graziano Mandozzi, syn
      Bach / Handel 300

      DG 415110-2

      3:18 am

      Richard Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde" Symphonic Synthesis

      Bournemouth Sym/José Serebrier
      Stokowski: Wagner Symphonic Syntheses

      Naxos 8.570293

      3:55 am

      Johann Herbeck: "Tanzmomente"

      #5

      Leslie Howard, p
      The Complete Liszt Piano Music

      Hyperion CDS-44501/98 (98)

      4:00 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Slavonic Dances," Op. 72

      No. 4 in D-Flat, "Dumka"

      Czech Phil/Jiri Belohlavek
      Dvorak Slavonic Dances

      Dec 4789458

      4:05 am

      Robert Schumann: "Carnaval," Op. 9

      Jon Nakamatsu, p
      Schumann: Carnaval, Papillons, Sonata in G Minor

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907503

      4:37 am

      Johannes Brahms: Six Songs, Op. 3

      #2, "Liebe und Frühling I"

      Olaf Bär, br; Geoffrey Parsons, p
      Brahms Lieder

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49723-2

      4:38 am

      Evaristo Dell'Abaco: Concerto da chiesa in d, Op 2/1

      Concerto Köln
      Concerti

      Teldec 22166-2

      4:46 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in B-Flat, Op 6/11

      Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
      Concerti Grossi Op.6 7-12

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907015

      4:54 am

      Giovanni GASTOLDI: Lo Sdegnato

      Clemencic Consort
      La Pazzia Senile

      Accord 149178

      5:00 am

      Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32

      "Uranus, the Magician"

      Philharmonia Orch/John Eliot Gardiner & Achim Holub
      The Planets/ The Warriors

      DG 445860-2

      5:05 am

      Gustav Holst: "Brook Green Suite"

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar

      EMI CDC7-47812-2

      5:11 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 3 in g minor, BWV 808

      Wilhelm Kempff, p
      Wilhelm Kempff Plays Bach Piano Transcriptions

      DG 439672-2 (2)

      5:31 am

      Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite

      #6, "Mattachins" (Sword Dance)

      Christopher Parkening, g; St Martin's Academy/Iona Brown

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55052-2

      5:32 am

      Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19

      Shlomo Mintz, v; Chicago Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Serge Prokofiev: The Violin Concertos / Die Violinkonzerte

      DG 410524-2

      5:54 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Cinderella," Op. 87

      "Passepied"

      Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      Cinderella / Summer Night - Suite

      DG 445830-2 (2)

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

      6:04 am

      Juventino Rosas: "Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)"

      Cuarteto Latinoamericano and friends
      Valses Mexicanos 1900

      Dorian DOR-93224

      6:13 am

      Traditional Scottish: "Skye Boat Song"

      King's Singers; Manuel Barrueco, g
      Folk Songs Of The British Isles

      EMI CDC7-54904-2

      6:19 am

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

      Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner
      WFMT Spring Mix

      Naxos/WFMT (Spring Mix)

      6:32 am

      Aaron Copland: "El Salón México"

      Dallas Sym/Eduardo Mata
      Great American Showpieces

      EMI CDM7-64303-2

      6:45 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

      Claude Debussy, who once said he learned more from poets and painters than from the music conservatory, is considered the figurehead of Impressionist music (though he would vehemently argue against it). This week, Bill reflects on Debussy's peculiar upbringing, his studies at the Paris Conservatory, and his Prix de Rome win.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

      Grieg Sonata in A minor, Op. 36; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Juho Pohjonen, piano; Bartók Quartet No. 2, BB 75, Op. 17; Schumann Quartet.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

      Rachmaninoff "Lilacs," Op. 21, No. 5; Kirill Gerstein, piano; Dohnányi Serenade in C Major, Op. 10; Martin Beaver, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Shostakovich Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 67; Giles Vonsattel, piano; Leila Josefowicz, violin; Paul Watkins, cello.