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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 26 Welsh Songs, WoO 155 (G 226)

      #14, "The Dream"

      Daniel Johannsen, t; Josef Herzer, v; Bertin Christelbauer, vc; Bernadette Bartos, p
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      12:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #26 in E-Flat, Op 81a, "Les Adieux"

      Dirk Herten, p
      Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      White 4 (10)

      12:22 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 German Dances, WoO 8

      #8

      Capella Istropolitana/Oliver Dohnanyi
      BEETHOVEN, L. van: 11 Dances, "Mödlinger Tänze" / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets (Capella Istropolitana, Dohnányi)

      Naxos 8.550433

      12:23 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé"

      Suite No. 2

      NBC Sym/Arturo Toscanini
      French Orchestral Music

      RCA 66924-2 (2)

      12:39 am

      Erik Satie: "Parade" (1917)

      Utah Sym Orch/Maurice Abravanel
      The Complete Ballets of Erik Satie

      Vanguard OVC-4030

      12:53 am

      Erik Satie: "Les pantins dansent" (1913)

      Alexandre Tharaud, p
      Erik Satie * Avant-Dernière Pensées * Alexandre Tharaud

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902017/18 (2)

      1:00 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Lute Sonata #49 in B-Flat

      "Allemande"

      Robert Barto, l
      WEISS, S.L.: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Barto) - Nos. 11, 42, 49

      Naxos 8.553773

      1:05 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat

      Tempesta di Mare/Richard Stone, l
      Weiss: Lute Concerti

      Chandos CHAN-0707

      1:16 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69

      Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp

      Keith Jarrett, p
      Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1

      ECM 2627/28 (2)

      1:17 am

      Johannes Brahms: String Sextet #1 in B-Flat, Op 18

      Daniel Höxter, p; John Harding, v; Matthias Feile, vc
      Brahms: Trios after the String Sextets

      Koch 3-1365-2

      1:54 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Lute Sonata #36 in d

      "Fantasia"

      Robert Barto, l
      WEISS, S.L.: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Barto) - Nos. 11, 42, 49

      Naxos 8.553773

      2:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Six Piano Pieces, Op. 51

      #6, "Valse sentimentale"

      Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Solo Piano

      Decca 4834417 (10)

      2:05 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh" (1942, rev 1957)

      Suite

      Russia Philharmonia/Constantine Orbelian
      Vodka & Caviar

      Delos DE-3288

      2:17 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Spartacus" (1954, rev 1968)

      Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

      Vienna Phil/Aram Khachaturian
      Essential Ballet

      London 436658-2

      2:26 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "The Adventures of Ivan"

      "Ivan Sings"

      Leigh Howard Stevens, marimba
      Marimba When...

      Delos DE-3142

      2:28 am

      Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Violin Concerto in A, Op 8

      Tasmin Little, v; BBC Scottish Sym/Martyn Brabbins
      Moszkowski: Violin Concerto, Ballade in G Minor/ Karlowicz: Violin Concert

      Hyperion CDA-67389

      2:55 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op.28

      no.6 in b minor

      Pieter Wispelwey, vc; Dejan Lazic, p
      Chopin: Cello Waltzes, Vol 1

      Channel Classics CCS-16298

      3:00 am

      Theodor Blumer: "Tanz-Suite", Op 53

      "Hungarian Dance"

      Moran Wind Quintet
      Wind Chamber Music of Theodor Blumer

      Crystal CD-753

      3:05 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 2 in c-sharp minor

      Philharmonia Orch/Herbert von Karajan
      N/A

      EMI/Ang CDZ7-62860-2

      3:16 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 19 in d minor, (after Abrány's "Czárdás noble")

      Jeffrey Swann, p

      Music & Arts CD-245

      3:25 am

      Hungarian ANON 17th c: Vietorisz Manuscript

      "Egö lanban"

      Benko Consort
      Tanzmusik aus Ungarn

      Teldec 8.42782

      3:27 am

      Franz Schreker: Romantic Suite, Op 14

      BBC Philharmonic/Vasili Sinaisky
      Schreker: Orchestral Works Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-9951

      3:54 am

      Francois Couperin: Gigue, "La Milordine"

      Andrew Lawrence-King, h
      La Harpe Royale

      RCA-DHM 77371-2

      4:00 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Song, "Violons dans le soir"

      François Le Roux, br; Krysia Osostowicz, v; Graham Johnson, p
      Songs By Camille Saint-Saëns

      Hyperion CDA-66856

      4:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1 in d, Op. 75

      Andres Cardenes, v; Doris Stevenson, p
      Camille Saint-Saens: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano

      Arabesque Z-6619

      4:28 am

      Eugene Ysaÿe: Caprice after the Study by Saint-Saens, Op 52

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Ian Brown, p
      Kreisler, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57916-2

      4:37 am

      Eugène Ysaÿe: "Ten Preludes" (1928)

      #5, "Fifths"

      Daniel Stepner, v
      20th Century Masterworks For Solo Violin

      Centaur CRC-3315

      4:38 am

      Aaron Copland: "Danzón cubano"

      Christian Ivaldi & Noël Lee, p's
      Musique americaine pour deux Pianos

      Arion ARN-68375

      4:45 am

      Amadeo ROLDAN: La rebambaramba: Suite

      New World Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Tangazo (Music Of Latin America)

      Argo 436737-2

      4:54 am

      Eugène Ysaÿe: "Ten Preludes" (1928)

      #9, "Ninths"

      Daniel Stepner, v
      20th Century Masterworks For Solo Violin

      Centaur CRC-3315

      5:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 78, "Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, by whom my soul)"

      Duet, "Wir eilen mit schwachen (We hurry with weak yet eager steps)"

      Maurice André, tr; Béatrice André, ob; Francois-Henri Houbart, o
      Maurice André At The Ebbs Church

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49722-2

      5:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

      Phillip Smith, tr; Bargemusic Orch
      Brandenburgs From The Barge

      Koch 3-7294-2 (2)

      5:16 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.2 in b minor, BWV 1067

      VII. Badinerie

      Alison Balsom, tr; Ensemble
      Works For Trumpet

      EMI/Ang CDC5-58047-2

      5:18 am

      Alexander Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto

      Alison Balsom, tpt; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Lawrence Renes
      Seraph (Trumpet Concertos)

      EMI 6 78590 2

      5:33 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Spartacus" (1954, rev 1968)

      Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

      Vienna Phil/Aram Khachaturian
      Essential Ballet

      London 436658-2

      5:42 am

      Karen Khachaturian: "Cipollino"

      Suite

      Fedor Amosov, vc; Jen-Ru Sun, p
      Reveries

      Centaur CRC-3314

      5:53 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "The Adventures of Ivan"

      "Ivan Sings"

      Leigh Howard Stevens, marimba
      Marimba When...

      Delos DE-3142

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Let There Be Light!" As we mark Candlemas and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, host Peter DuBois shares sacred choral and organ music celebrating the Light of the World.

      6:58 am

      Dario Marianelli: "Pride and Prejudice"

      "The Secret Life of Daydreams"

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Wallfisch
      Pride & Prejudice (Music from the Motion Picture)

      Decca B0005620-02

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

      7:01 am

      William Grant Still: Folk Suite No. 2

      Sierra Winds; Kim DeLibero, h
      Get on Board: American Music for Woodwinds by William Grant Still

      Cambria CD-1083

      7:09 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in F minor, Op. 2, "Gradus ad Parnassum"

      Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
      Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet

      Chandos CHAN-20242

      7:37 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Euryanthe"

      Overture

      Vienna Phil/Christian Thielemann
      German Overtures

      DG 4745022

      7:46 am

      Lawson Lunde: Saxophone Sonata, Op. 37, "Alpine"

      Paul Cohen, ssx; Allison Brewster Franzetti, p
      Quiet City

      Sono Luminus DSL-92135

      7:56 am

      Sam Cooke: "A Change is Gonna Come"

      Lara Downes, p
      New Day Begun

      Rising Sun Music RS-012

      8:00 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Künstlerleben (Artist's Life)," Op. 316

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection

      RCA 888837019828

      8:08 am

      Henry Thacker Burleigh: "From the Southland"

      Jeni Slotchiver, p
      American Heritage

      Zoho ZM-202008

      8:27 am

      Alice Mary Smith: Symphony in A minor

      III. Minuetto da capo. Allegretto-Trio

      London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley
      Alice Mary Smith: Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-10283

      8:33 am

      Clarence Cameron White: "Bandanna Sketches," Op. 12

      Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p
      Music by Composers of African Descent

      BCM+D Records 888295594394

      8:49 am

      Ulysses Kay: "Pietà"

      Anna Mattix, eh; National Orchestral Institute Phil/J Falletta
      Copland: The Tender Land Suite; Creston: Saxophone Concerto; Kay: Pietà; Piston: The Incredible Flutist Suite

      Naxos 8.559911

      8:58 am

      Margaret Bonds: "Fields of Wonder"

      No. 6, "New Moon"

      Cantus
      Fields of Wonder

      Signum SIGCD-867

      9:01 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Exsultate, jubilate," K. 165

      "Alleluia"

      Leontyne Price, s; Vienna Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Grandi Voci: Leontyne Price

      Decca 440402-2

      9:04 am

      Giuseppe Torelli: Trumpet Sonata in D, G 1

      Wynton Marsalis, tr; English Chamber Orch/Anthony Newman
      In Gabriel's Garden

      Sony SK-66244

      9:13 am

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "Concertante" Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat

      Arabella String Quartet
      Bologne: Six Concertante Quartets

      Naxos 8.574360

      9:24 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Sinfonia Concertante" in E-Flat, K. 364

      Nobuko Imai, vi; Brabant Orch/Philippe Graffin, v
      Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Duos for Violin & Viola, Violin Concerto No. 3, Rondo, Adagio

      Avie AV-2127

      9:56 am

      William Byrd: Madrigal, "Though Amaryllis Dance in Green"

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers

      Collegium COLCD-105

      9:58 am

      Jeremiah Clarke: Trumpet Aire

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

      Telarc CD-80341

      10:01 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka in C, Op. 67, No. 3

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
      Chopin Mazurkas (complete) / Ashkenazy

      Decca 417584-2 (2)

      10:02 am

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

      III. "Allegro"

      Cleveland Orch/Christoph von Dohnányi
      The Best of Beethoven

      Telarc CD-80240

      10:08 am

      Florence Price: String Quartet in A minor

      I. "Moderato"

      Ragazze Quartet
      But Not My Soul: Price, Dvořák & Giddens

      Channel Classics CCS-45724

      10:24 am

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "My Lord, What a Morning'"

      Seraphic Fire/Patrick Dupré Quigley
      Steal Away: The African American Concert Spiritual

      Seraphic Fire Media Steal Away

      10:28 am

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "My Lord, What a Morning'"

      Alphonso Horne, tr; Lara Downes, p
      Some of These Days

      Flipside FL-0014

      10:32 am

      Charlotte Sohy: Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 30

      Marie Vermeulin, p
      Charlotte Sohy, Compositrice de la Belle Epoque

      La Boîte à Pépites BAP01.03

      10:41 am

      Margaret Brouwer: Symphony No. 1, "Lake Voices"

      Vienna Radio Sym Orch/Marin Alsop
      Margaret Brouwer: Rhapsodies

      Naxos 8.559933

      11:01 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Morceau de concert" in F minor, Op. 94

      Hermann Baumann, hn; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Hermann Baumann plays Glière, Saint-Saëns, Dukas, Chabrier

      Philips 416380-2

      11:11 am

      Shawn E. Okpebholo: "city beautiful"

      Lincoln Trio
      Trios from Contemporary Chicago

      Cedille CDR-90000211

      11:23 am

      William Dawson: "Negro Folk Symphony"

      Vienna Radio Sym Orch/Arthur Fagen
      Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony; Kay: Fantasy Variations - Umbrian Scene

      Naxos 8.559870

      11:57 am

      Florence Price: "Song for Snow"

      Chloe Flower, p; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Jessica Cottis
      She Composed: The Holidays

      Popsical Music Group 199538674651

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Roberto Sierra: Two Pieces for Orchestra

      No. 2, "Animado"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Domingo Hindoyan
      Roberto Sierra: Symphony No. 6, Sinfonietta for String Orchestra, Two Pieces For Orchestra, Fandangos, Alegria

      Onyx 4232

      12:06 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A, R. 344

      Gli Incogniti/Amandine Beyer, v
      Vivaldi: Il Mondo al rovescio

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902688

      12:17 pm

      Claude Debussy: Prelude No. 10, "La cathédrale engloutie"

      Michel Dalberto, p
      A Century of French Music

      Sony 88875192862

      12:24 pm

      Claude Debussy: Prelude No. 11, "La danse de Puck"

      Michel Dalberto, p
      A Century of French Music

      Sony 88875192862

      12:29 pm

      Virgil Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune

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

      Naxos 8.559022

      12:51 pm

      music continues...

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Mezzo-soprano Alexis Peart, tenor Travon Walker, and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias by Rossini and Handel; and songs by Alma Mahler and Robert Schumann. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Salonen Sinfonia Concertante for Organ and Orchestra; Aivars Kalejs Toccata on the Chorale "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr;" Iveta Apkalna, organ; Strauss "Don Juan," Op. 20; Bartók Concerto for Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Stravinsky Four Studies for Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Manuel Castillo – Spanish Composer Fiesta showcases some of the great works of a composer who deserves more recognition, including his Symphony No. 3 "Poemas de Luz."

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Meyerbeer’s Glorious "Le prophète"

      Excerpts from Meyerbeer's grand opera, "Le prophète" recorded at the 2023 Aix-en-Provence Festival featuring mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder.