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      Playlist for Thursday, August 6, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: "Fantasy Pieces," Op 39

      #2, "Summer Night"

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Agathe Backer-Grondahl: Complete Piano Music, Vol. IV

      Arena AR-07015

      12:02 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: "Fantasy Pieces," Op 45

      No. 5, "Waltz"

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Agathe Backer-Grondahl: Complete Piano Music, Vol. IV

      Arena AR-07015

      12:05 am

      Edvard Grieg: Violin Concerto No. 3 in c (after Sonata, Op. 45)

      Henning Kraggerud, v; Tromso Chamber Orch
      GRIEG, E.: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 (arr. for violin and orchestra) (Kraggerud, Tromso Chamber Orchestra)

      Naxos 8.573137

      12:28 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in C

      Anthony Camden, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Nicholas Ward
      Italian Oboe Concertos, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.553433

      12:40 am

      Arthur Benjamin: "Jamaican Rhumba"

      Hollywood Bowl Orch/Carmen Dragon

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63734-2

      12:42 am

      Michael Abels: "Delights and Dances" for string quartet and string orchestra

      Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
      Delights & Dances

      Cedille CDR-90000141

      12:55 am

      Florence Price: "Three Negro Spirituals"

      No. 3, "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit"

      Deborah Moriarty; Zhihua Tang, p
      Connecting Cultures

      Blue Griffin BGR-633

      1:00 am

      Louise Farrenc: Etudes, Op 26

      No. 10 in F-sharp minor

      Lang Lang, p

      DG 4859224

      1:05 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong

      Timothy Ridout, vi; James Baillieu, p
      A Lionel Tertis Celebration

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-905376.77 (2)

      1:12 am

      Arthur Bliss: Two Studies, Op. 16

      English Northern Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      Bliss

      Naxos 8.553383

      1:23 am

      Thomas Tomkins: "Galliard of Three Parts"

      Carole Cerasi, hc
      "Barafostus's Dreame"

      Metronome METCD-1049

      1:25 am

      Karl Goldmark: Piano Trio in B-Flat, Op 4 (1858-59)

      Mendelssohn Piano Trio

      Centaur CRC-2684

      1:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772/786

      No. 12 in A

      Pieter-Jan Belder, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      2:00 am

      York Bowen: "Obbligato to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata"

      Timothy Ridout, vi; James Baillieu, p
      A Lionel Tertis Celebration

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-905376.77 (2)

      2:04 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in c-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"

      Maria-Joao Pires, p

      DG 453457-2

      2:21 am

      Steiner: "The Charge of the Light Brigade"

      "Moonlight"

      Brandenburg Phil Orch, Potsdam/Richard Kaufman
      Historical Romances

      Marco Polo 8.223608

      2:23 am

      Alan Hovhaness: Symphony #2, Op 132, "Mysterious Mountain"

      Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 'Mysterious Mountain', Prayer of St. Gregory and God Created Great Whales

      Delos DE-3157

      2:40 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 20 in C

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer

      Nimbus NI-5426/30 (5)

      2:54 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Die erste Walpurgisnacht," Op 60

      Chorus of Druid Guards, "Verteilt euch, wackre Männer"

      Cairns, Garrison, Krause, Wells; Cleveland Orch & Cho/Christoph von Dohnányi
      Wells,
      Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'

      Telarc CD-80184

      3:00 am

      Giovanni Gabrieli: "Canzon Duodecimi Toni a 10"

      Concerto Palatino
      Gabrieli: Sonate E Canzoni

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901688

      3:05 am

      Andrea Gabrieli: "Aria della battaglia"

      London Brass

      Teldec 90856-2

      3:15 am

      Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata XIII

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      TCHAIKOVSKY, P.: The Nutcracker Suite / PRAETORIUS, M.: Terpsichore / WARLOCK, P.: Capriol Suite (arr. for guitar quartet) (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

      Delos DE-3132

      3:17 am

      Jules Massenet: "Le Cid" (1885)

      Ballet Music

      National Phil/Richard Bonynge
      Massenet: Le Cid, Araine/ Meyebeer: Les patineurs

      London 425475-2 (2)

      3:36 am

      Charles Gounod: "Roméo et Juliette"

      Ballet Music

      Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson

      EMI/Ang CDCC5-56123-2 (3)

      3:55 am

      Luigi Legnani: Caprices, Op 20

      #34

      Raphaella Smits, g
      Legnani: 36 Caprices/ Mertz: 6 Schubertian Songs

      Accent ACC-21146

      4:00 am

      Albert W Ketèlby: In the Moonlight

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

      Marco Polo 8.223442

      4:05 am

      Clive Richardson: Beachcomber

      New London Orch/Ronald Corp
      British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2

      Hyperion CDA-66968

      4:08 am

      Leroy Anderson: "Fiddle-Faddle"

      Utah Sym Orch/Maurice Abravanel

      Vanguard SVC-4

      4:12 am

      Gabriel Pierné: Album pour mes petits amis, Op 14

      #6, "March of the Little Lead Soldiers"

      New London Orch/Ronald Corp
      European Light Music Classics

      Hyperion CDA-66998

      4:15 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltzes, Rosen aus dem Suden, Op. 388

      Vienna State Opera Orch/Anton Paulik
      The Strauss Dynasty

      Vanguard OVC-8078/80 (3)

      4:22 am

      Scott Joplin: "Ragtime Waltz"

      Canadian Brass

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1011

      4:24 am

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

      Nathan Milstein, v; Georges Pludermacher, p
      Nathan Milstein: The Last Recital

      Teldec 95998-2

      4:54 am

      Jean-Baptiste Lully: "Alceste"

      "Menuet"

      Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      L’ORCHESTRE DU ROI SOLEIL

      Alia Vox AV-9842

      5:00 am

      Teresa CARRENO: Revue à Prague, Op 27

      Clara Rodriguez, p
      N/A

      Fundacion Mmg FD-2522002237

      5:04 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Prague Waltzes"

      Detroit Sym/Antal Dorati
      Czech Suite • Suite Tchèchque • Tschechische Suite / Prague Waltzes • Valses De Prague • Prager Walzer

      London 414370-2

      5:13 am

      Bedrich Smetana: "The Bartered Bride"

      Overture and Dances

      London Sym/Geoffrey Simon
      Smetana: The Bartered Bride · String Quartet "My Life"

      Chandos CHAN-8412

      5:38 am

      Josef Suk: Piano Pieces, Op 7

      #2, "Humoreska"

      David Golub, p
      Tchaikovsky: Humoreske Op. 20 No. 2/ Schumann: Humoresque Op. 20/ Rachmaninoff: Humoresque Op. 10 No. 5/ Dvoark: Humores

      Arabesque Z-6706

      5:39 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: "La Revue de Cuisine (Kitchen Revue)"

      St Paul Chamber Orch/Christopher Hogwood
      Martinů

      London 433660-2

      5:53 am

      Gordon Jacob: Four Fancies

      #3, "Incantation"

      Don Bailey, f; Arcata String Quartet
      Voyage

      Summit DCD-239

      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

      Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz No. 1 in D, Op. 47

      Bamberg Sym/Neeme Järvi
      Glazunov: Symphony No. 2 & Concert Waltz No. 1

      Orfeo C-148101-A

      6:13 am

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

      IV. Finale, "Allegro ma non troppo"

      Murray Perahia, p
      Schubert: Piano Sonatas D.958, 959, 960

      Sony SK-87706 (2)

      6:22 am

      Johann Adolph Scheibe: Sinfonia a 4 in B-flat, SchW A2:007

      Concerto Copenhagen/Andrew Manze
      Scheibe: Sinfonias

      Chandos CHAN-0550

      6:32 am

      Louis Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 57

      III. Finale, "Rondo alla Polacca"

      Ernst Ottensamer, cl; Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Johannes Wildner
      Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 & 4

      Naxos 8.550689

      6:41 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 8 in F, K. 168

      American String Quartet
      Mozart String Quartets Vol. IV / American String Quartet

      Musicmasters 67171-2

      6:52 am

      Edward Elgar: "Caractacus," Op. 35

      Triumphal March

      Royal Phil Orch/Yehudi Menuhin
      Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, etc.

      Virgin 91175-2

      7:03 am

      Gabriel Fauré: Harp Impromptu, Op. 86

      Yolanda Kondonassis, h
      Sky Music

      Telarc CD-80418

      7:12 am

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

      III. "Un poco allegretto e grazioso"

      NFM Wrocław Phil/Giancarlo Guerrero
      Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & Academic Festival Overture

      CD Accord ACD-277

      7:19 am

      Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D 956

      III. Scherzo

      Emerson String Quartet; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc
      Schubert: String Quintet D 956

      DG 431792-2

      7:31 am

      Ambroise Thomas: "Mignon"

      Overture

      Detroit Sym Orch/Paul Paray
      French Opera Highlights

      Mercury 434321-2

      7:41 am

      Claude Debussy: "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun"

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

      Decca 4870146

      7:53 am

      George Antheil: "A Jazz Symphony"

      Oregon Sym/Carlos Kalmar
      Spirit of the American Range

      Pentatone PTC-5186481

      8:04 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"

      "Verano Porteño (Summer)"

      TenThing
      tenThing - 10

      EMI 88326-2

      8:11 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37b

      June; July; August

      Vassily Primakov, p
      Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op 37bis, Grand Sonata, Op 37

      Bridge 9283

      8:23 am

      Arthur Honegger: "Pastorale d'été"

      Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson
      Pacific 231, Horace Victorieux, Rugby, Mermoz, Pastorale d'été, La Tempête

      DG 435438-2

      8:33 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: String Concerto in E minor, R. 133

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      Vivaldi: The French Connection 2

      Avie AV-2218

      8:41 am

      Béla Fleck: Banjo Concerto, "The Impostor"

      Finale, "Truth Revealed"

      Béla Fleck, banjo; Nashville Sym/Giancarlo Guerrero
      The Impostor

      DG B0018711-02

      8:54 am

      Haydn Wood: "Moods Suite"

      No. 6, Waltz, "Joyousness"

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Adrian Leaper
      Wood: Sketch of A Dandy, London Cameos, The Seafarer, A Brown Bird Singing

      Marco Polo 8.223402

      9:03 am

      Antonio Rosetti: Symphony in C, M.A9

      London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
      Rosetti: Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-9567

      9:19 am

      Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Three Tone Pictures, Op. 5

      Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      Griffes: Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, The White Peacock, Three Tone Pictures, Poem

      Naxos 8.559164

      9:29 am

      Robert Schumann: "Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales)," Op. 132

      Michael Collins, cl; Steven Isserlis, vc; Stephen Hough, p
      Brahms, Frühling, Schumann - Clarinet Trios, Märchenerzählungen, Träumerei

      RCA 63504-2

      9:44 am

      Josef Suk: "Fantastic Scherzo," Op. 25

      Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      Suk: Fairy Tale * Fantastic Scherzo

      Naxos 8.572323

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty," Op. 66

      Suite

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Tchaikovsky: Suites from the Ballets

      EMI CDC7-47075-2

      10:22 am

      Claude Debussy: "Estampes"

      Stephen Hough, p
      Debussy - Piano Music

      Hyperion CDA-68139

      10:39 am

      Leó Weiner: Divertimento No. 2 on Hungarian Folk Tunes, Op. 24

      Hungarian Chamber Orch/Vilmos Tátrai
      Leó Weiner: Concertino for piano and orchestra, Divertimento No. 2, Ballade, Pastorale

      Hungaroton HCD-31992

      10:54 am

      Franz Liszt: "Ave Maris Stella"

      The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
      A Mother's Love: Music for Mary

      Decca B0010836-02

      11:00 am

      Paul Schoenfield: "Cafe Music"

      James Ehnes, v; Edward Arron, vc; Andrew Russo, p
      Schoenfield * Four Parables * Russo

      Black Box BBM-1109

      11:17 am

      George Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto in F, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"

      Simon Preston, o; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Baroque Festival

      Archiv 415338-2

      11:32 am

      Paul Dukas: "La Péri"

      RTÉ National Sym Orch/Jean-Luc Tingaud
      Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier, La Peri and Symphony In C Major

      Naxos 8.573296

      11:53 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in E, Kk 162 (L 21)

      Matteo Mela & Lorenzo Micheli, g's
      Scarlatti: Twelve Sonatas

      Evidence EVCD-107

      12:01 pm

      Giovanni Gabrieli: "Jubilate Deo"

      Music of the Baroque Choir & Brass/Edward Zelnis
      O Be Joyful - Renaissance Brass & Choral Music - Music of the Baroque

      Music of the Baroque 2006

      12:08 pm

      Daniel-François Auber: "Gustave III, ou le Bal Masqué"

      Overture

      English Chamber Orch/Richard Bonynge
      Auber: Le Domino Noir; Gustave III, ou Le Bal Masqué

      Decca 440646-2 (2)

      12:19 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano and Wind Quintet in E-flat, K. 452

      Mitsuko Uchida, p; Neil Black, ob; Thea King, cl; Frank Lloyd, hn; Robin O'Neill, bn
      Frank Lloyd, horn,
      Mozart: Piano Concerto; Piano and wind Quinted / Mitsuko Uchida

      Philips 422592-2

      12:45 pm

      Howard Cable: "Quebec Folk Fantasy"

      Edmonton Wind Ensemble/Harry Pinchin
      Snake Fence Country

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5165

      12:53 pm

      Vítězslava Kaprálová: "Legenda"

      Dawn Wohn, v; Esther Park, p
      Perspectives

      Delos DE-3547

      1:00 pm

      William Grant Still: "La Guiablesse" (1927)

      Berlin Sym Orch/Isaiah Jackson
      William Grant Still: La Guiablesse, Danzas de Panama, Quit Dat Fool'nish, Summerland

      Koch 3-7154-2

      1:20 pm

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Festival "Te Deum" in F (1937)

      Westminster Abbey Cho/Douglas Guest; Timothy Farrell, o
      Vaughan Williams: Hymns / Choral

      Chandos CHAN-6550

      1:28 pm

      Edward Elgar: "Froissart" Overture, Op. 19

      London Phil Orch/Sir Adrian Boult
      Sir Adrian Boult - Elgar: The Complete EMI Recordings

      EMI CDM7-69200-2

      1:43 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-Violin Concerto in D, BWV 1064

      Linda Melsted & David Greenberg, v's; Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon, v
      Bach: Concertos for Violin

      Sony SK-66265

      2:01 pm

      music continues...

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 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

      String Quartet Composers from Fibich to Sibelius

      This week, Bill broadens his look at the string quartet, focusing on lesser-known late-19th-century composers. He begins with Poème for violin and piano by Czech composer Zdeněk Fibich. Bill says, 'The music is familiar, but the composer may not be.' 'Poème' was the score for one of George Balanchine's first ballets. Fibich was among the European composers born in the mid-19th century featured here, such as Hugo Wolf, Vincent d’Indy, and Ernest Chausson. Bill also adds New England composer Amy Beach to this group.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      NY Phil/Bernstein Four Improvisations for Orchestra; Mozart "The Magic Flute" Overture; Copland Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp & Piano; Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Maler Adagietto from Symphony No. 5; Barber Second Essay for Orchestra; Shchedrin Mischievous Folk Ditties; Beethoven "Gloria" from "Missa solemnis;" Eileen Farrell, soprano; Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano; Jon Vickers, tenor; Donald Bell, baritone; Schola Cantorum; Copland Fanfare for the Common Man; Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Bernstein Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story;" Alan Gilbert, conductor.