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      Playlist for Thursday, May 28, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Rakoczy" March

      Idil Biret, p
      BRAHMS, J.: Theme and Variations / Sarabandes / Gavottes (Biret)

      Naxos 8.550958

      12:05 am

      Ary Barroso: "Bahia"

      Daniel Barenboim, p; Brazilian Rhapsody Ensemble
      Brazilian Rhapsody

      Teldec 21482

      12:10 am

      Paolo Gondim: "Gingado de Bibi"

      Justin Badgerow, p
      Reminiscences of Brazil

      Divine Art 25201

      12:12 am

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet no.1 in g minor, Op.25

      Philharmonia Orch/Robert Craft
      The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, vol. IV

      Koch 3-7493-2

      12:55 am

      Carl Loewe: "Frauenliebe," Op. 60

      No. 7, "An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust"

      Iris Vermillion, ms; Cord Garben, p
      Loewe: Lieder & Balladen Complete Edition

      CPO 777355-2 (21)

      1:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Concert Paraphrase on themes from Verdi's Aida"

      Duetto finale: Meno mosso

      Emanuel Ax, p
      Liszt

      Sony SK-48484

      1:05 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Aida"

      Triumphal March

      Vienna Phil/Lorin Maazel
      Summer Night Concert 2013

      Sony 88883712052

      1:12 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Wasps" (1909)

      "March past of the kitchen utensils"

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47812-2

      1:15 am

      Ernest John Moeran: "Songs of Springtime"

      "Spring, the sweet Spring"

      East London Cho/Michael Kibblewhite

      Koch 3-1266-2

      1:17 am

      Gerald Finzi: Cello Concerto

      Tim Hugh, vc; English Northern Sinfonia/Howard Griffiths
      Gerald Finzi

      Naxos 8.555766

      1:54 am

      British Trad: "Early One Morning"

      St Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      Bushes & Briars

      MSR Classics MS-1606

      2:00 am

      Robert Schumann: "Genoveva"

      Chorus, "Erhebt Herz und hände"

      Berlin Radio Cho & Orch/Kurt Masur
      Genoveva

      Berlin Classics 0020562-BC (2)

      2:05 am

      Robert Schumann: "Genoveva," Op. 81

      Overture

      Philharmonia/Christian Thielemann

      DG 459680-2

      2:14 am

      Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 17

      Juho Pohjonen, p; Yura Lee, v; Eric Kim, vc
      Music@Menlo Live: Through Brahms

      Music@Menlo 2011 (7)

      2:41 am

      John Dowland: "Captain Digorie Piper his Galiard"

      New York Kammermusiker
      Chamber Music (Renaissance) - PHILIDOR, P.D. / BUSNOYS, A. / LUZZASCHI, L. / MONTEVERDI, C. (A Renaissance Tour of Europe) (New York Kammermusiker)

      Dorian DOR-90133

      2:43 am

      Josef Fiala: English Horn Concerto in C

      Albrecht Mayer, eh; Potsdam Chamber Academy
      Lost And Found

      DG 479 2942

      2:55 am

      Jean Françaix: "L'Horloge de Flore (The Flower Clock)"

      "Nyctanthe du Malabar"

      Albrecht Mayer, eh; St Martin's Academy/Mathias Mönius
      Bonjour Paris * Albrecht Mayer

      Decca 4782564

      3:00 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Pavane pour une infante défunte"

      Shigenori Kudo, f; Rachel Talitman, h

      Discover Int'l DICD-920141

      3:05 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Cello Concerto in D, G 476

      Yo-Yo Ma, Baroque-vc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman
      Simply Baroque II

      Sony SK-60681

      3:22 am

      Ernest John Moeran: Serenade in G (1947-8)

      7th mvt, "Rigadoon (Rigaudon)"

      Ulster Orch/Vernon Handley
      Moeran: Serenade in G · Warlock: Serenade · Capriol Suite

      Chandos CHAN-8808

      3:23 am

      Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Sonata #8 in D

      Tina Chancey, v; Susie Napper, viol; Webb Wiggins, hc

      Golden Apple 27389

      3:37 am

      Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata in G (1923-7)

      Jennifer Frautschi, v; Marta Aznavoorian, p
      Stravinsky, Ravel

      Artek AR-0006-2

      3:54 am

      Joseph Canteloube: "Chants de France" (New Songs of the Auvergne)

      "Au pré de la rose"

      Véronique Gens, s; Lille National Orch/Serge Baudo
      Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne * 2

      Naxos 8.570338

      4:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth"

      Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, v; Vincent Coq, p
      Smetana * Piano Trio * Liszt * Elegies * Trio Wanderer

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902060

      4:05 am

      Franz Liszt: "Prometheus," Symphonic Poem No. 5 (1850)

      Prague Radio Sym Orch/Stanislav Macura

      Supraphon 111112-2

      4:18 am

      Karl Goldmark: "Prometheus Bound," Op 38

      Gürzenich Orch/James Conlon

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56955-2

      4:35 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Twelve Songs, Op. 5

      No. 10, "Vom Berge"

      Dietrich Henschel, br; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Korngold: Lieder

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901780

      4:37 am

      Francois Devienne: Flute Concerto #8 in G

      London Mozart Players/James Galway, f
      Hommage A Rampal

      RCA 63701-2

      4:54 am

      Jean Françaix: "Huit Danses Exotiques"

      #5, "Mambo"

      Chantal Andranian, p; Giséle Andranian, p

      Discover Int'l DICD-920313

      5:00 am

      Raynor Taylor: Violin Sonata

      Federal Music Society Members
      Music Of The Federal Era

      New World NW-299

      5:05 am

      Alexander Reinagle: Overture in G

      Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä/Patrick Gallois
      The 18th Century American Overture * Hewitt * Carr * Reinagle * Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä

      Naxos 8.559654

      5:12 am

      American ANON 18th c: Washington

      The Western Wind
      Early American Vocal Music

      Nonesuch H-71276

      5:13 am

      Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in E-flat, Op. 1

      Detroit Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
      Stravinsky: Symphony No. 1 in E Flat Op. 1, Scherzo Fantastiques Op. 3

      London 414456-2

      5:55 am

      Jean Sibelius: Five Pieces, Op. 81

      No. 2, Rondino

      Linda Brava, v; John Lenehan, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56922-2

      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

      Alexander Glazunov: "Mazurka-Obéreque"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Abbey Road Ensemble/Lawrence Foster
      À la carte

      EMI CDC5-55475-2

      6:15 am

      Joseph Kreutzer: "Grand Trio," Op. 16

      III. Finale, "Alla pollaca"

      Alexa Still, f; Robert Alemany, cl; JoAnn Falletta, g
      The Viennese Guitar

      Koch 3-7404-2H1

      6:22 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Concerto polonois" in B-Flat

      Holland Baroque
      Telemann: Polonoise

      Pentatone PTC-5186878

      6:32 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Zur Namensfeier" ("Name Day") Overture, Op 115

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Beethoven: Overtures

      Pro Arte CDD-392

      6:40 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

      II. "Allegro scherzando"

      Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, vc; Martin Helmchen, p
      From Eastern Europe

      Alpha 827

      6:48 am

      Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "Scheherazade," Op. 35

      II. "The Tale of the Kalendar Prince"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim; Samuel Magad, v
      Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - Tsar Saltan

      Erato 91717-2

      7:05 am

      Andrzej Panufnik: Old Polish Suite

      Polish Chamber Orch/Mariusz Smolij
      Panufnik: Homage to Polish Music

      Naxos 8.570032

      7:17 am

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

      III. "Allegro giocoso"

      London Phil Orch/Marin Alsop
      Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Hungarian Dances Nos. 2, 4-9

      Naxos 8.570233

      7:23 am

      Moritz Moszkowski: "Spanish Dances," Op. 12

      Nos. 2 & 4

      I Salonisti
      The Last Dance - Music For A Vanishing Era

      RCA-DHM 77377-2

      7:33 am

      Franz Schubert: "Die schöne Müllerin," D 795

      No. 8, "Morgengruss"

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Gerald Moore, p
      Schubert: Winterreise; Die schöne Müllerin; Schwanengesang

      EMI CMS7-63559-2 (3)

      7:40 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Tales from the Vienna Woods", Op. 325

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Ein Straussfest

      Telarc CD-80098

      7:51 am

      Antonín Dvořák: String Quintet No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 97, "American"

      IV. Finale. "Allegro giusto"

      Emerson String Quartet; Paul Neubauer, vi
      Old World -- New World

      DG B0014106-02 (3)

      8:11 am

      Madeleine Dring: Trio for oboe, bassoon & keyboard

      III. Finale, "Allegro con brio"

      Nicholas Daniel, ob; Amy Harman, bn; Antonio Oyarzábal, p
      Complete Works for Oboe by Madeleine Dring

      Chandos CHAN-20344

      8:17 am

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Oslo Phil/Klaus Mäkelä
      Sibelius: Complete Symphonies

      Decca 4852256

      8:31 am

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Pictures at an Exhibition"

      IX. "Baba Yaga" and Finale, "The Great Gate of Kiev"

      Conrad Tao, p
      Pictures

      Warner 0825646056941

      8:40 am

      Paul Dukas: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

      Lyon National Orch/Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
      Aux étoiles - French Symphonic Poems

      Bru Zane BZ-2007

      8:52 am

      Marin Marais: "La sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris"

      Munich Pro Arte Orch/Kurt Redel
      Marin Marais: La Sonnerie (The Carillon) /Kurt Redel

      Peters International PLE-044

      9:05 am

      Antonín Dvořák: String Serenade in E, Op. 22

      London Chamber Orch/Christopher Warren-Green
      Tchaikovsky, Suk, Dvořák: Serenades

      Virgin 91165-2

      9:33 am

      Vincent d'Indy: "Chanson et danses," Op. 50

      Les Vents de Montréal/Jacques Lacombe
      Chansons et Danses

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1105

      9:50 am

      Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat, Op. 38, "Spring"

      IV. Finale, "Allegro animato e grazioso"

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 4 / Riccardo Chailly

      Decca 425608-2

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Jonathan Blumhofer: Variations on "Thaxted" after Holst

      Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall
      "Suite" Beginnings

      DMD Classics 2003

      10:15 am

      Nikolai Medtner: "Sonata reminescenza," Op. 38, No. 1

      Nikolai Demidenko, p
      Demidenko plays Medtner

      Hyperion CDA-66636

      10:35 am

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

      Vienna Phil/Daniel Barenboim
      New Year's Concert 2009

      Decca B0012569-02 (2)

      10:46 am

      Max Bruch: "Scottish Fantasy," Op. 46

      IV. Finale, "Allegro guerriero"

      Nicola Benedetti, v; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Rory Macdonald
      Homecoming - A Scottish Fantasy

      Decca B0021290-02

      10:55 am

      Traditional Scottish: "Soay"

      Voces8
      Enchanted Isle

      Decca B0029601-02

      11:00 am

      Percy Grainger: Children's March, "Over the Hills and Far Away"

      US Marine Band/Michael J Colburn
      Monumental Works for Winds

      Naxos 8.570243

      11:08 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 1 in F, Op. 5, No. 1

      Zuill Bailey, vc; Simone Dinnerstein, p
      Impromptu: Zuill Bailey & Simone Dinnerstein (August 24, 2009)

      WFMT

      11:30 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "L'estro armonico" Concerto No. 6 in A minor, R. 356

      Avi Avital, m; Venice Baroque Orch
      Vivaldi

      DG 4794017

      11:38 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Oberon"

      Overture

      Vienna Phil/Christian Thielemann
      German Overtures

      DG 4745022

      11:49 am

      Amy Beach: "A Hermit Thrush at Morn," Op. 92, No. 2

      Joanne Polk, p
      Amy Beach: Under the Stars

      Arabesque Z-6704

      11:54 am

      Amy Beach: "A Hermit Thrush at Eve," Op. 92, No. 1

      Joanne Polk, p
      Amy Beach: Under the Stars

      Arabesque Z-6704

      12:01 pm

      Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir

      Kyrie

      Chicago Chorale/Bruce Tammen
      Echoes of the Romantic: A Cappella Choral Music of the 20th Century

      Chicago Chorale 2007

      12:08 pm

      Florence Price: Concert Overture No. 2

      Württemberg Phil/John Jeter
      Florence Beatrice Price: Songs of the Oak, Concert Overtures Nos. 1 & 2, The Oak, Colonial Dance, Suite of Dances

      Naxos 8.559920

      12:23 pm

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

      Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p
      The Club Album from Yellow Lounge

      DG 4795023

      12:34 pm

      Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerto in F, S 235

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

      Archiv 437549-2 (2)

      1:01 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35, "Funeral March"

      Eric Lu, p
      Eric Lu plays Chopin: Winner of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Warsaw 2025

      DG 4868297

      1:26 pm

      music continues...

      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

      32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      "Pathétique. Moonlight. Appassionata. Hammerklavier." Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his first piano sonata at the age of 25 and his last at 52, and together these 32 sonatas have been called "The New Testament" of music. Artur Schnabel was the first pianist to record a complete set, and since then this feat has been achieved by Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel, Claude Frank, Maurizio Pollini, and Claudio Arrau - twice! We’ll sample as many as we possibly can, and we hope you will share in our wonder and amazement at Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Britten Suite on English Folk Tunes, "A Time There Was..."; William Schuman Donald McInnes, viola; Camerata Singers, Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Bartók "The Wooden Prince;" Pierre Boulez, conductor.