Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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      Playlist for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Johannes Brahms: "F-A-E Scherzo (Sonatensatz)"

      Pinchas Zukerman, v; Marc Neikrug, p
      Brahms: Sonatas for Violin and Piano 1 in G Op. 78, 2 in A Op. 100, 3 in D Minor Op. 108, Scherzo in C Minor

      RCA 61697-2

      12:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne in d minor

      Leon Fleisher, p
      George Perle: Eight Pieces (1938-1997)

      Bridge 9429

      12:23 am

      François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Bk 1 (1713): 2e ordre in d/D

      "La Mimi"

      Carole Cerasi, hc
      Couperin: Complete Works for Harpsichord

      Metronome METCD-1100 (10)

      12:25 am

      Richard Strauss: Dance Suite after Couperin

      Six movements

      Philharmonia Orch/Artur Rodzinski
      Death And Transfiguration / Dance Of The Seven Veils / Dance Suite After Couperin

      Seraphim S-60030

      12:44 am

      Fabien Gabel: "Fantasie in the Style of Richard Strauss"

      Randall Hawes, tb; Kathryn Goodson, p
      Belle Nuit

      Navona Records NV-5983 (2)

      12:55 am

      Richard Strauss: "Also sprach Zarathustra," Op. 30

      Introduction: "Sunrise"

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Also Sprach Zarathustra

      DG 447441-2

      1:00 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Nouvelles suite de pièces de clavecin" (1728)

      "La Poule"

      Pieter-Jan Belder, hc
      Rameau: Complete Harpsichord Works

      Brilliant 93903 (3)

      1:05 am

      Marin Marais: "Les Folies d'Espagne"

      Purcell Quartet
      La Folia and More

      Hyperion CDA-67035

      1:21 am

      Douglas Lilburn: Two Unpublished Pieces for Guitar

      No. 1

      Gunter Herbig, g
      Prospero Dreaming: New Zealand Guitar Music by Lilburn and Farquhar

      Naxos 8.572185

      1:23 am

      Douglas Lilburn: Symphony #2

      New Zealand Sym/James Judd
      LILBURN: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 3

      Naxos 8.555862

      1:54 am

      music continues...

      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.

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at 12:15 pm.

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

      Violinist Alejandra Switala and pianist Katherine Petersen perform music by Paul Schoenfield, Mel Bonis, and Florence Price, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      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

      What Else Ya Got?

      Have you ever wondered about those composers who succeeded in writing one smashing piece but were otherwise forgotten? This week, we’ll get to know some of these immortals and their other compositions, including Pachelbel’s Suite in G Major and Dukas’ Symphony in C Major. The program also presents Hermann Baumann in a rare performance of Glière's Horn Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 91.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      The Spanish Palestrina

      Swiss vocal ensemble Corund presents a concert of madrigals and sacred works by Tomás Luis de Victoria, called the greatest of all Iberian composers. Recorded live at Switzerland’s St. Gallen Festival on June 27, 2014.