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      Playlist for Friday, September 18, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Grétry, André: "Lucile"

      Suite

      Orch de Bretagne/Stefan Sanderling
      Grétry: Suites & Overtures

      ASV CDDCA-1095

      12:05 am

      Gossec, François Joseph: Symphony "#2" in E-Flat, Brook #82

      Orchestre de Bretagne/Stefan Sanderling
      Gossec: Gavotte, Suite De Danses, 4 Symphonies, Brook 26, 44, 55 & 82

      ASV CDDCA-1124

      12:18 am

      Lipatti, Dinu: "Concertino en style classique," Op 3

      Luiza Borac, p; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Jaime Martin
      Piano Music of Dinu Lipatti

      Avie AV-2271 (2)

      12:36 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Don Giovanni," K. 527

      "Champagne Aria", "Finch' han dal vino"

      Pilafian, tuba; Arizona State University Chamber Orch/Russell
      Brassy Night at the Opera

      Summit DCD-190

      12:37 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Trio No. 39 in G, H XV:25

      Beaux Arts Trio
      Haydn * Complete Piano Trios * Beaux Arts Trio

      Philips 454098-2 (9)

      12:54 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Scottish Folksong, "I love my love in secret," H XXXIa:3

      Lorna Anderson, s; Eisenstadt Haydn Trio
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      1:00 am

      Bozza, Eugene: "Children's Overture" (1964)

      DePaul University Wind Ensemble/Donald DeRoche
      DePaul University Wind Ensemble

      Albany TROY-334

      1:05 am

      Bizet, Georges: "Jeux d'enfants," Op. 22

      San Francisco Ballet Orch/Martin West
      Bizet: Symphony in C; Jeux d’Enfants, etc.

      Reference Recordings RR-131

      1:28 am

      Farrenc, Louise: "25 Études Faciles," Op. 50

      No. 10

      Maria Stratigou, p
      Louise Farrenc - Complete Piano Works, Vol 1

      Grand Piano GP-912-13 (2)

      1:30 am

      Liszt, Franz: Fantasy on the Waltz from Gounod's "Faust"

      Gábor Farkas, p
      Liszt: Opera & Song for Solo Piano

      Steinway & Sons 30065

      1:41 am

      Sarasate, Pablo de: "Faust" Fantasy after Gounod

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Patrick Sinozich, p
      Instrument of the Devil

      Cedille CDR-90000041

      1:54 am

      Gounod, Charles: Song, "The Fountaint Mingles With the River"

      Felicity Lott, s; Graham Johnson, p
      Songs by Charles Gounod

      Hyperion CDA-66801/2 (2)

      2:00 am

      Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe: "Commedia dell'Arte"

      II. "Columbina"

      Gabriela Díaz, v; Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose

      BMOP Sound 1098

      2:05 am

      Lortzing, Albert: "Der Waffenschmied"

      Overture

      Bavarian State Orch/Fritz Lehan
      Der Waffenschmied

      Warner 9123102

      2:12 am

      Loewe, Carl: Song, "Liebesgedanken," Op. 9

      Christian Elsner, t; Cord Garben, p
      Loewe: Lieder & Balladen Complete Edition

      CPO 777355-2 (21)

      2:14 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, "Pastoral"

      Vienna Phil/Andris Nelsons
      Beethoven: Complete Symphonies

      DG 4837071 (5)

      2:55 am

      Wolf, Hugo: "Mörike Lieder"

      "Frage und Antwort"

      Sophie Daneman, s; Sholto Kynoch, p
      Hugo Wolf: The Complete Songs Volume 2

      Stone Records 5060192780086

      3:00 am

      Elgar, Edward: "From the Bavarian Highlands" (Six Choral Songs), Op 27

      #2, "False Love"

      City of Birmingham Sym Cho/Simon Halsey
      Scenes From The Bavarian Highlands, Motets, Partsongs

      Conifer 51752-2 (2)

      3:04 am

      Elgar, Edward: "From the Bavarian Highlands" (Three Bavarian Dances), Op 27

      English String Orch/William Boughton
      Pomp and Circumstance Marches, The Wind of Youth, Three Bavarian Dances

      Nimbus NI-5136

      3:16 am

      Rummel: Tyrolienne

      Lars Roos, p
      21 Piano Miniatures- The Magic of the Piano

      Philips 420817-2

      3:18 am

      Khachaturian, Aram: Violin Concerto in d (1940)

      Julia Fischer, v; Russian National Orch/Yakov Kreizberg

      Pentatone PTC-5186059

      3:54 am

      Dalza, Joan Ambrosio: "Piva"

      David Russell, g
      David Russell * Renaissance Favorites for Guitar

      Telarc CD-80659

      4:00 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Harmonies poétiques et religieuses" (1845-52)

      "Hymne"

      Leslie Howard, p
      Liszt: Harmonies poetiques et religeuses

      Hyperion CDA-67187

      4:05 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Cello Sonata in g minor, Op. 65

      Zara Nelsova, vc; Grant Johannesen, p
      Zara Nelsova

      Radio Canada Int'l PSCD-2018

      4:28 am

      Wolf, Hugo: "Italienisches Liederbuch"

      "Mein Liebster ist so klein"

      Irmgard Seefried, s;Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Erik Werba, p
      Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch

      Orfeo C-220901-A

      4:29 am

      Wolf, Hugo: "Italian Serenade" in G

      Berlin Phil/Semyon Bychkov
      Tchaikovsky: Serenade In C/ Barber: Adagio For Strings/ Wolf: Italian Serenade/ Elgar: Introduction and Allegro

      Philips 434108-2

      4:37 am

      Donizetti, Gaetano: Serenade

      Dieter Klöcker, cl; Sonja Prunnbauer, g

      MD+G Recordings L-3319

      4:45 am

      Rossini, Gioachino: Serenade for Small Orchestra (1823)

      I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone
      Rossini: Six Sonatas For String Orchestra

      RCA AGL2-1339 (2)

      4:53 am

      Wolf, Hugo: "Italienisches Liederbuch"

      "Schon streckt' ich aus"

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Erik Werba, p
      Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch

      Orfeo C-220901-A

      5:00 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Mass in b, BWV 232

      "Agnus Dei"

      Alison Balsom, tr; Ensemble
      Works For Trumpet

      EMI/Ang CDC5-58047-2

      5:05 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto for Two Violins in d minor, BWV 1043

      Sigiswald Kuijken, v; Lucy van Dael, v; La Petite Bande
      J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos BWV 1041-1043

      RCA-DHM 77006-2-RG

      5:21 am

      Honegger, Arthur: Two-Violin Sonatina (1920)

      David Oistrakh, v; Igor Oistrakh, v

      Mon MCS-2058

      5:29 am

      Honegger, Arthur: "Sarabande" (1920)

      Annette Middelbeek, p
      Honegger: Klavierstücke

      Koch 3-1220-2

      5:31 am

      Honegger, Arthur: "Pastorale d'été" (1920)

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Támas Vásáry
      Honegger: Symphony No. 4, Pastorale D'ete, Piano Concertino

      Chandos CHAN-8993

      5:38 am

      Handel, George Frideric: Concerto grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11

      English Northern Sinfonia/George Malcolm
      Concerti Grossi Op. 6 Volume 3 – Nos. 9-12

      ASV CDDCS-303 (3)

      5:53 am

      Pachelbel, Johann: Toccata in e minor

      Douglas Bush, o
      N/A

      Kbyu 9603

      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

      Richard Rodney Bennett: "Little Suite"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music World Premieres

      ASV CDWHL-2116

      6:15 am

      Samuel Arnold: "Polly"

      "Dance of the Pirates"

      Aradia Ensemble/Kevin Mallon
      Samuel Arnold: Polly

      Naxos 8.660241

      6:21 am

      Malcolm Arnold: Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59

      Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart
      The Celtic Album

      RCA 68901-2

      6:31 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: London Trio No. 1 in C, H IV:1

      Bernard Goldberg & Jeffrey Khaner, f's; Loren Mallory Hampton, vc
      Haydn: London Trios & Flute Quartets Op. 5 Nos. 4 & 6

      Price-Less D-1077-X

      6:41 am

      Franz Schubert: Octet in F, D 803

      IV. Andante and Variations

      S Meyer, cl; B Schneider, hn; D Jensen, bn; K E Sundquist, db; Modigliani Quartet
      Knut Erik Sundquist, double bass,
      Schubert: Octet

      Mirare MIR-438

      6:54 am

      Henry Charles Litolff: "Concerto symphonique" No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 45

      II. Presto

      Peter Donohoe, p; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Andrew Litton

      Hyperion CDA-67210

      7:04 am

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "Le roi malgré lui"

      "Danse slave"

      Suisse Romande Orch/Ernest Ansermet
      Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, Joyeuse marche, Fête polonaise, Danse slave; Lalo: Rapsodie, Scherzo, Le Roi d'Ys ouverture

      Decca 433720-2

      7:10 am

      Astor Piazzolla: Tango Suite

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad, g's
      Soul of the Tango - The Music of Astor Piazzolla

      Sony SK-63122

      7:21 am

      Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: "La Dama boba"

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      The Flag Series - Italy

      EMI CDM5-65618-2

      7:32 am

      Arthur Benjamin: Four Fanfares

      Locke Brass Consort/James Stobart
      Fanfare - British Music for Symphonic Brass Ensemble

      Chandos CHAN-6573

      7:36 am

      Felix Draeseke: Piano Concerto in E-Flat, Op. 36

      III. Finale, "Allegro molto vivace"

      Markus Becker, p; Berlin Radio Sym/Michael Sanderling
      The Romantic Piano Concerto 17 * Jadassohn * Draeseke * Piano Concertos

      Hyperion CDA-67636

      7:46 am

      Ernest Bloch: "Abodah: A Yom Kippur Melody"

      Danbi Um, v; Amy Yang, p
      Much Ado – Romantic Violin Masterpieces

      Avie AV-2615

      7:52 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

      II. "Andante cantabile"

      Steven Isserlis, vc; Chamber Orch of Europe/John Eliot Gardiner
      Rococo Variations

      Virgin 91134-2

      8:03 am

      Gian Carlo Menotti: Piano Concerto in F

      III. Finale, "Allegro"

      Earl Wild, p; Sym of the Air/Jorge Mester
      Aaron Copland & Gian Carlo Menotti: Piano Concertos

      Vanguard SVC-3

      8:15 am

      Ron Nelson: "Sonoran Desert Holiday"

      Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin
      Holidays & Epiphanies - The Music of Ron Nelson

      Reference RR-76

      8:25 am

      Aaron Copland: "The City"

      VII. "The New City"

      Eos Orch/Jonathan Sheffer
      Celluloid Copland

      Telarc CD-80583

      8:32 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "La Réjouissance"

      Music of the Baroque/Jane Glover
      From Gold to Emerald, 2021–2026 Season Highlights

      Music of the Baroque [MOB 2026]

      8:34 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"

      Chorus, "Hallelujah"

      Strong Voices Chorus, Music of the Baroque/Jane Glover
      From Gold to Emerald, 2021–2026 Season Highlights

      Music of the Baroque [MOB 2026]

      8:39 am

      John Cheetham: Sonata for Brass Quintet

      Gaudete Brass
      Chicago Moves

      Cedille CDR-90000136

      8:52 am

      Scott Joplin: "Treemonisha"

      Overture

      The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra/Rick Benjamin
      Scott Joplin: Treemonisha

      New World 80720-2 (2)

      9:04 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Valses nobles et sentimentales"

      Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez
      Maurice Ravel: The Piano Concertos, Valses nobles et sentimentales

      DG 449213-2

      9:21 am

      Franz Schubert: 12 "Valses nobles," D 969

      Michel Dalberto, p
      Franz Schubert * Piano Sonatas Complete -- 4 * Michel Dalberto

      Denon 81757-6865-2

      9:35 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 16 in B-Flat

      Basel Chamber Orch/Giovanni Antonini
      Haydn 2032: Vol. 17, Per Il Luigi

      Alpha 1146

      9:50 am

      Henriëtte Bosmans: Piano Trio

      I. "Allegro con brio"

      Brundibár Ensemble
      Forgotten Voices Rediscovered: Henriëtte Bosmans & Fania Chapiro

      Fineline FL-72416

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Anthony Holborne: "Renaissance Suite"

      Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
      The Glorious Sound of Brass

      Sony SBK-63061

      10:12 am

      Florence Price: String Quartet in G (unfinished)

      Pacifica Quartet
      American Voices

      Cedille CDR-90000228

      10:30 am

      Franz Liszt: "Les préludes," Symphonic Poem No. 3

      Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Liszt: Les Préludes

      Decca 436839-2

      10:47 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in G minor, Op. 37, No. 1

      Maria Tipo, p
      Chopin: Nocturnes

      EMI ZDCB5-55073-2 (2)

      10:55 am

      Eric Coates: "From Meadow to Mayfair"

      III. "Evening in Town" (Valse)

      BBC Phil/John Wilson
      Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

      Chandos CHAN-20292

      11:01 am

      Henry Purcell: "Dido and Aeneas"

      Overture; "To the hills and the vales"; Triumphing Dance; Echo Dance of the Furies; Ritornelle; Groves Dance

      Clare College Cho Cambridge, Age of Enlightenment Orch/R Jacobs
      Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-901683

      11:09 am

      Antonín Dvořák: "American Suite" in A, Op. 98

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Libor Pešek
      Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 From The New World, American Suite / Libor Pešek

      Virgin 90723-2

      11:33 am

      Amy Beach: "From Grandmother's Garden," Op. 97

      Joanne Polk, p
      Amy Beach: Fire Flies

      Arabesque Z-6721

      11:49 am

      John Williams: "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"

      "Adventures on Earth"

      City of Prague Phil Orch/Nic Raine
      Six Star Wars Films

      Silva SILCD-1182

      12:01 pm

      Franz Schubert: "Schwanengesang," D 957

      No. 1, "Liebesbotschaft"

      Brandon Acker, g
      Schubert: A Wanderer's Guitar

      Jester Recordings (A Wanderer's Guitar)

      12:04 pm

      Franz Schubert: "Schwanengesang," D 957

      No. 4, "Ständchen: Leise flehen meine Lieder"

      Brandon Acker, g
      Schubert: A Wanderer's Guitar

      Jester Recordings (A Wanderer's Guitar)

      12:10 pm

      Gioachino Rossini: "Semiramide"

      Overture

      Santa Cecilia Orch/Antonio Pappano
      Rossini: Overtures, Andante e tema con variazioni

      Warner 24344

      12:24 pm

      Robert Schumann: "Märchenbilder," Op. 113

      Pinchas Zukerman, vi; Marc Neikrug, p
      Schumann: Works For Violin, Viola & Piano

      RCA 68052-2

      12:40 pm

      Gustav Holst: "The Perfect Fool," Op. 39

      Ballet music

      London Sym Orch/André Previn
      Britten & Holst: Orchestral Works

      EMI CDC5-62616-2

      12:51 pm

      Florence Price: "Dances in the Canebrakes"

      Jeni Slotchiver, p
      American Heritage

      Zoho ZM-202008

      1:00 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Concerto No. 4 in A, BWV 1055

      St. Martin's Academy/Murray Perahia, p
      JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4

      Sony SK-89245

      1:15 pm

      Lars-Erik Larsson: Pastoral Suite, Op. 19

      CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
      Northern Landscapes

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5157

      1:29 pm

      Traditional Chinese: "Moon Reflection at Second Stream"

      Pacific Harmony String Quartet
      Melodies of the Far East

      Pacific Harmony 2000

      1:37 pm

      Arthur Sullivan: "The Merchant of Venice"

      Suite

      City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Vivian Dunn
      Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore; Sullivan: The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice

      EMI CMS7-64412-2 (2)

      1:52 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71

      "Waltz of the Flowers"

      Modern Mandolin Quartet
      Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite

      Windham Hill 11108-2

      2:01 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Six Bagatelles, Op. 126

      Paul Lewis, p
      Ludwig van Beethoven - 'Für Elise' / Bagatelles

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902416

      2:22 pm

      William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Still: Symphony No. 1 · Ellington: The River

      Chandos CHAN-9154

      2:47 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia in G, R. 149

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue; Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba; Haydn, Purcell, Vivlaid, Albinoni, Avison

      Archiv 415518-2

      2:54 pm

      John Playford: "The English Dancing Master"

      Dances for Two Couples

      New York Renaissance Band/Sally Logemann
      Country Capers - Music From Playford's The English Dancing Master

      Arabesque Z-6520

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      3:00 pm

      Igor Stravinsky: "Pulcinella"

      Suite

      Mahler Chamber Orch/Pablo Heras-Casado
      Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Falla: El retablo de maese Pedro, Harpsichord Concerto

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902653

      3:25 pm

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending"

      Pinchas Zukerman, v; English Chamber Orch/Daniel Barenboim
      The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar of Favourite Classics

      DG 469376-2 (4)

      3:42 pm

      Dinu Lipatti: "Concertino en style classique," Op. 3

      Luiza Borac, p; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Jaime Martin
      Piano Music of Dinu Lipatti

      Avie AV-2271 (2)

      4:00 pm

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

      Nicola Benedetti, v; Czech Phil/Jakub Hrůša
      Nicola Benedetti * Tchaikovsky * Bruch * Violin Concertos

      DG 4764092

      4:25 pm

      Gioachino Rossini: "The Barber of Seville"

      Overture (excerpt)

      The King's Singers
      Close Harmony

      Signum SIGCD-912

      4:29 pm

      Bronislaw Kaper: "The Swan"

      Suite #2

      MGM Studio Orch/Johnny Green
      The Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

      Film Score Monthly Vol, 7, No. 5

      4:46 pm

      Bronislaw Kaper: "Mutiny on the Bounty"

      London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
      The Genius of Film Music

      LPO 0086

      5:00 pm

      music continues...

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

      Composer of nine masterful symphonies, editor of the English Hymnal, an ambulance driver in WWI and great-nephew to Charles Darwin, Ralph Vaughan Williams was a prolific and intriguing figure at the forefront of English music in the early 20th century. We'll look at his life, listen to his friends perform his music, and hear the music that inspired him. Hosted by Bill McGlaughlin

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Ursula Oppens (1/9/1994)

      Music and conversation with American classical pianist and educator Ursula Oppens from 1994, performing works by Tobias Picker, Beethoven, and Ravel.