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      Playlist for Sunday, January 5, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in d, Kk 434 (L 343)

      David Schrader, forte-p
      Scarlatti on Fortepiano

      Cedille CDR-90000042

      12:04 am

      Leo Sowerby: "Concert Piece"

      David Schrader, o (Casavant, Orch Hall); Grant Park Orch/Carlos Kalmar
      American Works for Organ and Orchestra

      Cedille CDR-90000063

      12:23 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Konzertstück" in d, Op 114

      Alan Hacker, cl; Lesley Schatzberger, basset horn; Richard Purnett, p

      Amon Ra CD-SAR-38

      12:32 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Two Canons in F, K. 508a

      Burrows, t; Tear, t; St Martin's Academy/Marriner
      Mozart: Arias, Vocal Ensembles, Canons

      Philips 422523-2 (8)

      12:33 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Oboe Concerto in B-Flat, Wq 164

      Ku Ebbinge, ob; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman

      Erato ECD-75560

      12:53 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Das Orgelbüchlein," BWV 599/644

      "Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot'," BWV 634

      Lionel Rogg, o (Silbermann instrument, Arlesheim, Switzerland)
      Bach: L'Œuvre D'Orgue

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-290772.83 (12)

      1:00 am

      Tobias Picker: "Romances and Interludes" (based on Schumann's Op 94)

      Romance II

      Robert Atherholt, ob; Houston Sym Orch/Christoph Eschenbach

      Virgin 91162-2

      1:04 am

      Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70

      Steven Isserlis, vc; Christoph Eschenbach, p
      Steven Isserlis Plays Schumann

      RCA 68800-2

      1:14 am

      Tobias Picker: "Old and Lost Rivers"

      Houston Sym Orch/Christoph Eschenbach

      Virgin 91162-2

      1:21 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "An die Nachtigall," D 497

      Renée Fleming, s; Christoph Eschenbach, p
      The Schubert Album * Renee Fleming/Christoph Eschenbach

      London 455294-2

      1:22 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Le Beau Danube"

      National Phil/Richard Bonynge

      London 430852-2 (2)

      1:53 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: Ten German Dances, Op 4

      #3

      Eva Schieferstein, p
      Weber: Schieferstein - Valses favorites pour l'impératrice

      Koch 3-6731-2

      2:00 am

      Robert Schumann: Twelve Poems from "Liebesfrhling," Op. 37

      #9, "Rose. Meer und Sonne"

      Oliver Widmer, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of Robert Schumann 4

      Hyperion CDJ-33104

      2:04 am

      Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 97, "Rhenish"

      Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
      Schumann: Complete Symphonies

      Archive 457591-2 (3)

      2:34 am

      Robert Schumann: Five Songs, Op 51

      #4, "Auf dem Rhein"

      Oliver Widmer, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of Robert Schumann 4

      Hyperion CDJ-33104

      2:36 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: Flute Sonata #1 (1945)

      Jeffrey Khaner, f; Charles Abramovic, p
      Czech Flute Music

      Avie AV-2219

      2:54 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: "Fables"

      #3, "The Chicken"

      Giorgio Koukl, p
      Eight Preludes • Dance Sketches • Window On The Garden

      Naxos 8.557914

      3:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Ave Maria"

      Zoltán Kocsis, p

      Hungaroton HCD-31679

      3:05 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Clavier Concerto in e, Wq 15

      Miklós Spányi, fortepiano; Concerto Armonico
      C P E Bach - Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 6

      BIS CD-786

      3:31 am

      Mauro Giuliani: "Pièces faciles et agréables," Op 74

      #9, Tempo di marcia

      Mikael Helasvuo, f; Jukka Savijoki, g
      Mauro Giuliani - The Complete Works for Flute and Guitar, Vol.3

      BIS CD-413

      3:33 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Three Fantastic Dances," Op. 5

      Israela Margalit, p

      Koch 3-7159-2

      3:37 am

      Joaquín Turina: "Danzas fantásticas," Op 22

      London Phil/Enrique Bátiz

      EMI/Ang CDD7-63886-2

      3:54 am

      Gerardo Gombau: Trois morceaux de la Belle Epoque

      "Marcha jocosa"

      Narciso Yepes, g
      Cinq Siecles de Guitare

      DG 2531382

      4:00 am

      Richard Klessig: "Meditation from Don Juan"

      Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      Paul Freeman Introduces, Vol. 2

      Albany TROY-322

      4:05 am

      Richard Strauss: "Don Juan," Op. 20

      Vienna Phil/André Previn
      Don Juan / Don Quixote

      Telarc CD-80262

      4:23 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Six Songs, Op. 38

      #1, "Don Juan's Serenade"

      Dmitri Hvorostovsky, br; Oleg Boshniakovich, p
      Russian Romances

      Philips 432119-2

      4:25 am

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

      Serenade, "Deh, vieni alla finestra"

      Athena Ensemble
      Mozart: Don Giovanni for Wind Ensemble

      Chandos CHAN-6597

      4:27 am

      Johann Christian Bach: Symphony in G, Op 8/2

      Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
      Symphonies Op. 8

      CPO 999383-2

      4:34 am

      Béla Bartók: "Kossuth"

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer
      Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

      Philips 456575-2

      4:54 am

      Bela Bartók: "Village Scenes"

      No. 2, "With the Bride"

      Irmgard Seefried, s; Erik Werba, p

      DG 437348-2 (2)

      5:00 am

      Václav Vackar: "Love's Dream" Waltz

      Czech Phil/Vaclav Neumann
      Old Czech Marches and Dances Vol 2.

      Supraphon 110117-2

      5:05 am

      Oskar Nedbal: "Kavalier" Waltzes

      Vienna State Opera Orch/Anton Paulik

      Vanguard SVC-143

      5:14 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Eight Waltzes, Op 54

      Two Waltzes for String Quartet

      Lindsay String Quartet
      The Bohemians Volume 2

      ASV CDDCA-777

      5:21 am

      John Powell: "At the Fair: Sketches of American Fun" (1907)

      "Clowns"

      Nicholas Ross, p
      John Powell: Early Piano Works. In the South, Op. 16

      Centaur CRC-2828

      5:23 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto No.1 in a minor, BWV 1041

      Jonathan Rees, v; Scottish Ensemble
      Bach: Brandenburg Concertos- Violin Concertos

      Virgin 61403-2 (2)

      5:39 am

      Bach/Busoni: Chorale-prelude, Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639)

      Juana Zayas, p
      Bach- busoni, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Et Al

      Zmi ZMICD-101

      5:42 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Maometto II"

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Rossini: Overtures

      Philips 5361764 (3)

      5:54 am

      Orlandus (Roland de) Lassus: "Echo Song"

      Horn Club of Los Angeles
      Music for Horns

      Seraphim S-60095

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      Epiphany - "Shine Forth!" Music for Epiphany goes beyond portraying the arrival of the Three Kings to the manger, and makes known the arrival of the Savior to all nations. Host Peter DuBois shares music of proclamation and celebration as the Christmas season draws to a close.

      6:58 am

      Johann Christoph Pezel: Brass Suite

      Sarabande

      Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
      The Glorious Sound of Brass

      Sony SBK-63061

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      7:01 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt," Op. 23

      No. 13, "Morning Mood"

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Grieg: Peer Gynt, Sigurd Jorsalfar (Complete Recordings)

      DG 423079-2

      7:07 am

      Joshua McGhee: "Let God Bring Tomorrow (Hymn for the Fallen)"

      Stephanie McNab, f; Douglas Brown, bn; Picasso Ensemble
      Where Freedom Rings: Compositions by Contemporary African-American Composers

      Cambria CD-1238

      7:12 am

      Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99

      Daniel Müller-Schott, vc; Francesco Piemontesi, p
      Johannes Brahms: The Cello Sonatas

      Orfeo ORF-C979201

      7:40 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: "Das Jahr"

      January ("A Dream")

      Ulrich Urban, p
      Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Das Jahr

      Koch 3-6719-2

      7:43 am

      Michael R. Oldham: "Song for Uncertain Times"

      Michael R. Oldham, p
      A Closer Look Reveals

      Michael R. Oldham A Closer Look Reveals

      7:49 am

      Benjamin Britten: "An American Overture," Op. 27a

      City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Simon Rattle
      Britten: Sinfonia da requiem, An American Overture, Occasional Ovrture, Suite on English Folk Tunes

      EMI CDC7-47343-2

      8:01 am

      Traditional Chinese: "Gong Xi Fa Cai (Happy New Year)"

      Brandon Cheng, vc
      Introductions: An Introductions Christmas (December 25, 2021)

      WFMT

      8:02 am

      Traditional English: "The old year now away has fled (A New Year's Gift) (Greensleeves)"

      Custer LaRue, s; Baltimore Consort
      Bright Day Star

      Dorian DOR-90198

      8:05 am

      Prudence Houston: To all the good children, a happy New Year

      Indiana U Children's Chamber Cho, Pro Arte Singers/Paul Hillier
      Traditional And Modern Carols

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907233

      8:08 am

      Celil Refik Kaya: Guitar Sonata No. 1 in D

      III. "Scherzo-Finale"

      Bokyung Byun, g
      Guitar Recital: Bokyung Byun

      Naxos 8.574433

      8:12 am

      Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

      Tokyo String Quartet
      Impressions

      RCA 62552-2

      8:41 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 1 in D

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Ádám Fischer
      Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 & 10

      Nimbus NI-5265

      8:55 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Flute & Guitar Sonatina, Op. 205

      I. "Allegretto grazioso"

      Britta Jacobs, f; Irene Kalisvaart, g
      20th Century Music for Flute & Guitar

      Naxos 8.551453

      9:01 am

      Anonymous 14th-century English: "You have so longe kepe schepe"

      The Dufay Collective
      I Have Set My Hert So Hy - The Dufay Collective

      Avie AV-2286

      9:07 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Whimsical Symphony"

      Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
      Don Quixote: Concertos and Suites by Telemann / Apollo's Fire / Jeannette Sorrell

      Koch 7576

      9:16 am

      François Couperin: "Le Tic-Toc-Choc"

      Elizabeth Hainen, h
      Home: Works for Solo Harp

      Avie AV-2378

      9:19 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Ádám Fischer
      Haydn: Symphonies 93-104

      Nimbus NI-5200/04 (5)

      9:50 am

      Giovanni Bottesini: "Duetto"

      Richard Stoltzman, cl; Richard Fredrickson, db; Slovak Radio Sym Orch
      Phoenix in Flight

      Navona NV-5801

      10:02 am

      Bill Douglas: "Begin Sweet World"

      Richard Stoltzman, cl; Mika Stoltzman, mar
      Last Solo Album - From My Life

      Denon COCQ-85583

      10:06 am

      Traditional American: "Bright Morning Stars"

      St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      American Reflections

      MSR Classics MS-1660

      10:12 am

      Catherine McMichael: "Totem Voices"

      Mary Elizabeth Bowden, tr & flugelhorn; Milana Strezeva, p
      Radiance

      Summit DCD-655

      10:26 am

      Philip Glass: "Glassworks"

      Opening

      Víkingur Ólafsson, p; Siggi String Quartet
      Philip Glass: Piano Works

      DG 4796918

      10:33 am

      Charlie Chaplin: "Modern Times"

      Song, "Smile"

      Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc's
      Cello 360

      Naïve V-7260

      10:36 am

      Lennon-McCartney: "Yesterday"

      Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc's
      Cello 360

      Naïve V-7260

      10:41 am

      John Rosamond Johnson: "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

      Orbert Davis, flugelhorn
      DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis (Original Soundtrack)

      3Sixteen CD-31605

      10:43 am

      Omar Thomas: "Of Our New Day Begun"

      Western Kentucky U Wind Ensemble/Gary Schallert
      Of Our New Day Begun

      Mark Records 52287-MCD

      10:54 am

      Meyer/Thile/Duncan: "Helping Hand"

      Stuart Duncan, man; Chris Thile, g; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Edgar Meyer, db
      Edgar Meyer, double bass,
      The Goat Rodeo Sessions

      Sony 84118-2

      11:00 am

      Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1 in E

      Bamberg Sym/Jakub Hrůša
      Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1; Mahler: Blumine; Bruckner: Symphonisches Präludium

      DG 4862932

      11:57 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn"

      Trio Ernest
      Haydn All-Stars

      Aparté AP-341

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Hosted by Kristina Lynn.

      12:00 pm

      Marianna Martines: Sinfonia in C

      Women's Phil/JoAnn Falletta
      Baroquen Treasures

      Newport Classic NCD-60102

      12:16 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

      Tine Thing Helseth, tr; Kathryn Stott, p
      Tine

      EMI 16471-2

      12:22 pm

      Doreen Carwithen: "On the 12th Day"

      BBC Singers; BBC Concert Orch/Barry Wordsworth
      The Night Before Christmas and other seasonal music for orchestra

      Naxos 8.570331

      12:44 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370

      Douglas Boyd, ob; Gabrieli String Quartet members
      Mozart: Clarinet Quintet & Oboe Quartet / Douglas Boyd

      MCA Classics MCAD-25875

      1:00 pm

      Luigi Boccherini: "Night Music in the Streets of Madrid," Op. 30, No. 6

      United Strings of Europe/Julian Azkoul
      United Strings of Europe: In Motion

      BIS 2529

      1:13 pm

      Traditional English: "Scarborough Fair"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; Plínio Fernandes, g
      Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Elgar

      Decca B0031491-02

      1:16 pm

      Paul Simon: "America"

      Lara Downes, p
      This Land

      Pentatone PTC-5187200

      1:19 pm

      Bob Marley: "Redemption Song"

      The Kanneh-Masons
      Carnival

      Decca 4851156

      1:25 pm

      Charles Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D minor

      Los Angeles Phil/Gustavo Dudamel
      Charles Ives: Complete Symphonies

      DG 4839506

      2:01 pm

      Lennon-McCartney/Traditional: "Norwegian Wood/Greensleeves"

      Lautten Compagney
      In Dulci Jubilo

      Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 19658710702

      2:05 pm

      Paul McCartney: "A Leaf"

      London Sym Orch/Lawrence Foster
      Working Classical

      EMI 56897-2

      2:18 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218

      Giuliano Carmignola, v; Orch Mozart/Claudio Abbado
      Mozart: The Violin Concertos

      Archiv 4777371 (2)

      2:38 pm

      Jean Sibelius: "Night Ride and Sunrise," Op. 55

      Royal Stockholm Phil/Paavo Järvi
      Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Luonnotar, Nightride and Sunrise

      Virgin 45213-2

      2:54 pm

      Lennon-McCartney: "Here, There, and Everywhere"

      Anthony Molinaro, p
      Here, There and Everywhere

      Nineteen Eight 19/8 1031

      3:00 pm

      John Williams: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

      Rey's Theme

      Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Recording Arts Orch of Los Angeles/John Williams
      Across the Stars

      DG B0030629

      3:03 pm

      John Williams: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"

      "The Rebellion is Reborn"

      Orch/John Williams
      Star Wars: The Last Jedi

      Walt Disney D002714602

      3:08 pm

      Franz Schubert: Impromptu in A-Flat, D 899, No. 4

      Simone Dinnerstein, p
      Something Almost Being Said * Simone Dinnerstein

      Sony 98943-2

      3:18 pm

      Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

      Antony Pay, cl; Age of Enlightenment Orch
      Clarinet Concertos No. 1 & 2 Op. 26

      Virgin 90720-2

      3:41 pm

      Lilian Elkington: "Out of the Mist"

      BBC Sym Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
      Edward Elgar - The Spirit of England

      Dutton CDLX-7172

      3:50 pm

      Maria Hester Park: Piano Sonata in F, Op. 4, No. 1

      Betty Ann Miller, p
      Music By Maria Hester Park, Marie Bigot And Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

      Centaur CRC-2320

      4:00 pm

      José Pablo Moncayo: "Huapango"

      Phil Orch of the Americas/Alondra de la Parra
      Mi Alma Mexicana

      Sony 88697755552

      4:09 pm

      Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, "Fandango," Op. 50, G 448

      Jason Vieaux, g; Escher Quartet
      Dance

      Azica ACD-71328

      4:28 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Le bourgeois gentilhomme," Op. 60

      Suite

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Strauss: Symphonia Domestica / Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite

      RCA 68637-2

      4:59 pm

      Florence Price: "Sunset"

      Michael Hawes, tr; Eugenia Jeong, p
      Florence Price - Her Song

      One Voice Music OVM-01

      5:00 - 7:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

      Mahler Chamber Orch/Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      The Beethoven Journey

      Sony 42058

      5:37 pm

      Mauro Giuliani: "Gran duetto concertante" in A, Op. 52

      Michala Petri, r; Lars Hannibal, g
      Café Vienna: 19th Century Café Music

      Our Recordings 6.220601

      5:55 pm

      Traditional Neapolitan: "Sankta Lucia"

      Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; ensemble
      Home for Christmas

      DG 459685-2

      6:01 pm

      Johan Svendsen: String Octet in A, Op 3

      Tharice Virtuosi
      Svendsen, Bruch: String Octets

      Claves 50-1207

      6:43 pm

      Nancy Dalberg: Song, "Late Summer"

      Lars Thodberg Bertelsen, br; Frode Stengaard, p
      Dalberg: Capriccio for Orchestra, Scherzo for String Orchestra, String Quartet No. 2, Songs, Fantasy Piece

      Dacapo 8.224138

      6:47 pm

      Nancy Dalberg: Scherzo, Op. 6

      Danish Phil Orch Strings/Frans Rasmussen
      Dalberg: Capriccio for Orchestra, Scherzo for String Orchestra, String Quartet No. 2, Songs, Fantasy Piece

      Dacapo 8.224138

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Sopranos Aida Evans and Emily Richter, mezzo-soprano Sophia Maekawa, tenor Daniel Espinal, baritone Ian Rucker, and pianist Michael Banwarth are joined by members of Lyric Opera Orchestra String Quintet perform a program of chamber music and opera excerpts conducted by Ryan Opera Center Conductor Chi-Yuan Lin.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Brahms Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a; Georg Solti, conductor; Nokuthula Ngwenyama "Primal Message;" Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16; Simon Trpčeski, piano; Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Minor, Op. 111; Xian Zhang, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      Alexander von Zemlinsky: Song, "Herbsten"

      Ian Koziara, t; Bradley Moore, p
      Silenced: Unsung Voices of the 20th Century

      Cedille CDR-90000231

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Venezuelan Composer Paul Desenne Paul Desenne’s tricultural vantage point on today’s musical world blends anthropological accuracy, conceptual diversity, and musical abstraction in a vast body of work. His music is passionate, often features elaborate constructions in rhythmic counterpoint, and explores the many avenues of Latin American concert music.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Aaron Rosand, American Violinist

      His live Chicago Orchestra Hall 1970 concert, complete, plus other recordings.

      11:00 pm

      Continues to 1:00am Monday.