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      Playlist for Sunday, August 31, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio in B-Flat, K. 411

      Empire Brass
      Mozart for Brass

      Telarc CD-80332

      12:04 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 24 in D, K. 306

      Banchini, v; Vesselinova, forte-p
      Mozart: Sonates Pour Pianoforte Et Violon "Palatines", Mannheim-Paris Vol. 1

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901466/7 (2)

      12:26 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty", Op. 66

      Danse des Pages

      Mikhail Pletnev, p

      Virgin 91169-2

      12:28 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 75

      Mikhail Pletnev, p; Philharmonia Orch/Vladimir Fedoseyev

      Virgin 91202-2

      12:42 am

      Paul Pabst: Concert Paraphrase on Themes from Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin"

      Michael Ponti, p

      Vox CDX-5047 (2)

      12:54 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 64

      Act 3 Interlude No. 2

      Royal Opera House Orch/Mark Ermler
      Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

      Conifer 55309-2 (2)

      1:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in g, BWV 1000

      Simon Wynberg, g
      A Bach Recital

      Stradivari SCD-6035

      1:05 am

      Richard Strauss: "Metamorphosen"

      Strasbourg Phil Strings/Jan Latham-Koenig
      Richard Strauss * Don Juan * Metamorphosen * Songs

      Avie AV-2172

      1:29 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816

      IV. "Gavotte"

      Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York/Richard Kapp
      Bach's Tops Volume 1

      CBS MX-39339

      1:30 am

      Bach/Grainger: Blithe Bells

      Martin Jones, p
      Grainger: Country Gardens and Other Piano

      Nimbus NI-5232

      1:34 am

      William Walton: "The Wise Virgins" Suite (after J.S. Bach)

      London Phil/Bryden Thomson
      Walton: The Quest And The Wise Virgins Suite

      Chandos CHAN-8871

      1:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Little Preludes, BWV 933/38

      No. 6 in e

      Ton Koopman, hc

      Capriccio 10210

      2:00 am

      Carl Nielsen: "Die Moderen (The Mother)," Op 41

      Diamant Ensemble
      Carl Nielsen: Chamber Music Vol 1

      Da Capo 8.226064

      2:04 am

      Percy Grainger: Suite on Danish Folksongs

      Percy Grainger, p; Aarhus Municipal Orch/Per Dreier

      Vanguard OVC-8205

      2:22 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-flat, Op. 23

      I. Allegro non troppo (excerpt)

      Martin Jones, p
      Grainger: Country Gardens and Other Piano

      Nimbus NI-5232

      2:26 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Anna Magdalena Notebook"

      March in D, BWV. Anh 122

      Michigan State University Marching Band/Keith Brion
      MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND: To the Fore! - Percy Grainger's Great Symphonic Band Music

      Delos DE-3101

      2:27 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61, "Mozartiana"

      English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten

      BBC 8002-2

      2:53 am

      Benjamin Britten: Five "Walztes" (sic!)

      #3

      Stephen Hough, p

      Virgin 91203-2

      3:00 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Prière (Prayer)," Op. 158

      Gautier Capuçon, vc; Frank Braley, p
      Le Carnaval Des Animaux - Septuor - Fantaisie

      Virgin 45603-2

      3:05 am

      Nadia Boulanger: "Prière"

      Vienna Bohéme Quartet
      Bravourissimo

      Koch 3-6718-2

      3:08 am

      Alan Hovhaness: "Prayer of St Gregory"

      John Wilbraham, tr; Orch/Alan Hovhaness
      Hovhaness: Symphonies No 25 & 6, Prayer Of St Gregory

      Crystal CD-807

      3:12 am

      Engelbert Humperdinck: "Hänsel und Gretel"

      "Evening Prayer"

      Ann Murray, ms; Edita Gruberova, s; Dresden Staatskapelle/Colin Davis
      Hänsel Und Gretel (Gesamtaufnahme) (Special Edition)

      Philips 438013-2 (2)

      3:15 am

      Joaquín Turina: "La Oración del Torero," Op 34

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Siegfried-Idyll / Valse Triste / Crisantemi / Italienische Serenade / La Oración Del Torero / Nocturno / Romance

      DG 431680-2

      3:24 am

      Erik Satie: "Prière"

      Reinbert de Leeuw, p
      Danses Gothiques • Quatre Préludes

      Philips 454048-2

      3:25 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy in G, Op. 56

      Mikhail Pletnev, p; Philharmonia/Vladimir Fedoseyev
      Piano Concertos 1-3 / Concert Fantasy

      Virgin 61463-2 (2)

      3:54 am

      Bruce Broughton: "Gold Rush Songs"

      #3, "Golden Slippers"

      Conrad Chow, v; Bruce Broughton, p
      Premieres

      Cambria CD-1204

      4:00 am

      Gerald Finzi: Prelude in f, Op 25

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 3

      Naxos 8.555069

      4:05 am

      William Alwyn: "Serenade"

      Royal Liverpool Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      ALWYN, W.: Concerti Grossi Nos. 2 and 3 / 7 Irish Tunes / The Moor of Venice (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Lloyd-Jones)

      Naxos 8.570145

      4:16 am

      Antony Holborne: "Passion"

      Christopher Wilson, l

      Virgin 91216-2

      4:17 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.9 in A, Op.47, "Kreutzer"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Vladimir Ashkenazy, p

      London 458618-2

      4:54 am

      Mauro Giuliani: Song, "Confuso, smarrito"

      AE Brown, s; A Sebastiani, g

      Rodolphe RPC-32510

      5:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Alessandro"

      Overture

      Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
      Handel * Sandrine Piau * Sara Mingardo * Concerto Italiano * Rinaldo Alessandrini

      Naive OP-30483

      5:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Berenice"

      Overture, Minuet and Gigue

      Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
      Handel at the Opera

      Chandos CHAN-0650

      5:14 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "Overture"

      Chicago Chamber Brass
      Fireworks For Brass

      Pro Arte CDM-805

      5:21 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "Largo alla Sicilana"

      Tokyo New Koto Ensemble
      Koto Handel

      Angel S-37620

      5:25 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "La réjouissance"

      Gary Beard Cho, Lindenwood Chamber Orch/Gary Beard, o

      Pro Organo CD-7075

      5:28 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "Allegro"

      Charles Stier, cl; Molly Newton, p
      Cameos

      Elan CD-82246

      5:30 am

      Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur

      Teldec 90875-2

      5:53 am

      Michelangelo ROSSI: Corrente VI

      Francesco Cera, hc
      Toccate E Correnti- Parte Seconda

      Tactus TC-601801

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Labor Day." Host Peter DuBois honors the Labor Day holiday with American sacred choral and organ music appropriate for the celebration.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Meredith Monk: "Early Morning Melody"

      Jess Gillam, sx
      Jess Gillam: Time

      Decca 4851062

      7:00 am

      Meredith Monk: "Ellis Island"

      Lara Downes & Simone Dinnerstein, p's
      Holes in the Sky / Downes - Portrait

      Portrait 19075920792

      7:04 am

      Cécile Chaminade: Flute Concertino, Op. 107

      Sharon Bezaly, f; Hague Residentie Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Great Works for Flute and Orchestra

      BIS 1679

      7:12 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504, "Prague"

      London Mozart Players/Jane Glover
      Mozart: Symphonies Nos 31, 36 and 38

      ASV CDDCA-647

      7:41 am

      Johann Kaspar Mertz: "Bardenklänge," Op. 13

      "Lied ohne Worte; Mazurka"

      David Leisner, g
      Charms to Sooth

      Azica ACD-71368

      7:50 am

      Josef Strauss: Waltz, "Sphärenklänge," Op. 235

      Vienna Phil/Daniel Barenboim
      New Year's Concert 2009

      Decca B0012569-02 (2)

      8:00 am

      Max Richter: "On the Nature of Daylight"

      Voces8
      Nightfall

      Decca 4870458

      8:07 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Enchantment"

      IV. "Beyond the Dream"

      Clipper Erickson, p
      My Cup Runneth Over - The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

      Navona NV-6013

      8:14 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

      United Strings of Europe/Julian Azkoul
      Tchaikovsky: Serenade, Souvenir de Florence

      BIS 2569

      8:46 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Wind Serenade in D minor, Op. 44

      IV. Finale, "Allegro molto"

      London Phil Orch/Christopher Hogwood
      Dvořák: Serenades Op. 22 & 44 / Christopher Hogwood

      Decca 417452-2

      8:53 am

      Jean Sibelius: Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22

      No. 4, "Lemminkäinen's Return"

      Lahti Sym Orch/Osmo Vänskä
      Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite

      BIS CD-1015

      9:01 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)" Overture, Op. 26

      Long Beach Sym/JoAnn Falletta
      Impressions of the Sea

      Albany TROY-364

      9:11 am

      George Frideric Handel: Chaconne in G, HWV 435

      Sebastian Wienand, hc; La Cetra Baroque Orchestra
      Mr. Handel's Dinner

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902607

      9:20 am

      Josef Mysliveček: Cello Concerto in C

      Wendy Warner, vc; Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall
      Haydn & Mysliveček: Cello Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000142

      9:42 am

      Alan Hovhaness: "Prayer of St. Gregory," Op. 62b

      Martin Hackleman, hn; Rolf Smedvig, tr; Michael Murray, o
      Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Organ

      Telarc CD-80341

      9:47 am

      Burt Bacharach: "I Say a Little Prayer"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc
      Song

      Decca 4853169

      9:51 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "The Sea Hawk"

      Suite

      Oregon Sym/James DePreist
      Korngold: Symphony in F sharp Major & The Sea Hawk

      Delos DE-3234

      10:01 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, "Fandango," Op. 50, G 448

      "Grave assai; Fandango"

      Chicago Harp Quartet; Vadim Karpinos, castanets
      O

      Chicago Harp Quartet 748252899439

      10:13 am

      music continues...

      3:00 - 6:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2025

      Bach's "Goldberg Variations"

      Pianist Angela Hewitt performs one of the most revered and technically dazzling works in the keyboard repertoire. Recorded June 11, 2025 in the Martin Theatre.

      4:15 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G Major; Lisa Della Casa, soprano; Kabalevsky "Colas Breugnon" Overture; Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G Major; Jaromir Weinberger Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper;" Rolf Liebermann Concerto for Jazz Band and Orchestra; Sauter-Finegan Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Symphonic & Chamber Music by Claudio Santoro Claudio Santoro, 1919-1989, is one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Fiesta will feature a selection of his work, from chamber music to full-scale orchestra pieces. Join us for music of this Brazilian master.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Music by Edmund Rubbra – Program 2

      Rubbra Symphony No. 9, Sinfonia Sacra; Symphony No. 10; Symphony No. 3; Viola Concerto.