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      12:00 am

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Robert Goldsand, the Lost Recitals

      Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme of Chopin; Five Preludes from Op. 23 and 32; Godowsky Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes from "Die Fledermaus;" Chopin Etudes.

      12:00 am

      Continues from 11:00pm Sunday.

      1:00 - 6:00 am

      1:00 am

      Anton Arensky: "Silhouettes" (Suite #2), Op 23

      4th mvt, "The Dreamer"

      Danish National Radio Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Scriabin: Symphony No. 3/ Arensky: Silhouettes

      Chandos CHAN-8898

      1:04 am

      Leo Smit: "Silhouetten" (1922)

      Netherlands Phil/Ed Spanjaard

      NM Classics 93003 (4)

      1:19 am

      Henriëtte Bosmans: Nuit calme (1926)

      Francien Schatborn, vi, Jeannette Koekkoek, p
      Dutch Music For Viola And Piano

      Etcetera KTC-1255

      1:23 am

      Gerrit Jan Van eijken: Tone der Liebe aus dem hohen Lied, Op 10

      #1, "Stark wie der Tod die Liebe"

      Geert Smits, b, Frans van Ruth, p

      NM Classics 92072

      1:25 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90, "Italian"

      New Philharmonia/Riccardo Muti
      Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A/ Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor

      EMI CDM7-69660-2

      1:54 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in G, Kk 80

      Scott Ross, hc
      Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works

      Erato 45309-2 (34)

      2:00 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "La Vie parisienne"

      Overture

      City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Louis Frémaux
      La vie Parisienne Ouverture

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65616-2

      2:04 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Paris Quartet (Deuxième Suite)" in b

      Freiburg Baroque Consort
      Telemann: Pariser Quartette

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901787

      2:14 am

      Jean Françaix: "Le Gay Paris" (1974)

      Prague Wind Quintet
      Francaix: WIND QUINTET No.1, No.2 - LE GAY PARIS - L'HEURE DU BERGER

      Praga PRD-250126

      2:23 am

      Jacques Ibert: Symphonic Suite, "Paris" (1930)

      "Parade Foraine"

      Mahattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark
      Vive Ibert! (Jacques Ibert Orchestral Works)

      Newport Classic NPD-85531

      2:25 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 17

      Jean-Philippe Collard, p; Royal Phil/André Previn
      Saint-Saens: Concerto Pour Piano No. 1

      EMI CDC7-49757-2

      2:54 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Six Études, Op. 52

      No. 3, "Fugue"

      Piers Lane, p
      The Complete Saint-Saens Etudes

      Hyperion CDA-67037

      3:00 am

      David Wooldridge: Partita, Op 38 (1981)

      Trio Sonata
      Encore!- More Music for Flute, Oboe and Guitar

      Boston Skyline BSD-114

      3:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Partita No. 2 in c, BWV 826

      Charles Owen, p
      Bach: The Six Keyboard Partitas

      Avie AV-2366 (2)

      3:25 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Suite in G, "La Bizarre"

      "Rossignol"

      Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York/Richard Kapp
      Telemann: Suites For Orchestra

      Ess.a.y CD-1017

      3:27 am

      Edouard Lalo: Symphony in g (1886)

      Royal Phil/Yondani Butt
      Lalo

      ASV CDDCA-709

      3:55 am

      Reynaldo Hahn: Song, "La bonne chanson"

      Martyn Hill, t; Graham Johnson, p
      Hahn: Songs

      Hyperion CDA-66045

      4:00 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Acante et Céphise" (1751)

      Overture

      Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
      Rameau: Ouvertures * Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset

      L'Oiseau Lyre 4759107

      4:05 am

      Gabriel Fauré: Violin Sonata #1 in A, Op 13

      Elmar Oliveira, v; Robert Koenig, p
      Elgar / Fauré

      Artek AR-0019-2

      4:28 am

      Gabriel Fauré: "Cinq Mélodies de Venise," Op 58

      "Green"

      Elly Ameling, s; Dalton Baldwin, p

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64079-2 (4)

      4:30 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Havanaise," Op. 83

      Ruggiero Ricci, v; Radio Luxembourg Orch/Pierre Cao
      Saint-Saens: Works for Violin, Cello

      Vox CDX-5084 (2)

      4:38 am

      Franz Schubert: "Notturno" in E-Flat, D 897

      David Golub, p; Mark Kaplan, v; Colin Carr, vc
      Schubert Trios: Works for Piano, Violin & Cello

      Arabesque Z-6580-2 (2)

      4:46 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphonic Fragments in D, D 615

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

      Philips 412176-2 (6)

      4:54 am

      Edward MacDowell: "Fireside Tales", Op 61

      "Of Bre'er Rabbit"

      Calico Winds
      Vintage America

      Albany TROY-693

      5:00 am

      Erik Satie: "Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois" (1913)

      Frank Glazer, p
      Satie: Complete Piano Music

      Vox CDX-5011 (2)

      5:05 am

      Francis Poulenc: Two-Piano Concerto in d

      Lucille Chung & Alessio Bax, p
      Poulenc: Works for Piano Solo & Duo

      Signum SIGCD-455

      5:23 am

      Darius Milhaud: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 43, "Le printemps"

      Luxembourg Radio Orch/Darius Milhaud

      Vox CDX-5109 (2)

      5:27 am

      Reynaldo Hahn: Song, "Le Printemps"

      Susan Graham, ms; Roger Vignoles, p
      La Belle Époque

      Sony SK-60168

      5:29 am

      Ferdinand Ries: Symphony #2 in c, Op 80

      Zurich Chamber Orch/Howard Griffiths
      Symphonies 1 & 2

      CPO 999716-2

      5:54 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Contredanses, WoO 14

      #6

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

      Naxos 8.550433

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with John Clare

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

      6:03 am

      Harold Arlen: "Over the Rainbow"

      Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Akira Eguchi, p
      Smile

      Koch KICCD-7762

      6:07 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harp Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 4, No. 6

      Maxine Eilander, h; Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      A Baroque Feast

      Analekta AN2-9811

      6:20 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Gloriana," Op. 53

      Courtly Dances

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/Uri Segal
      Britten: Gloriana: Symphonic Suite; The Prince Of The Pagodas: Prelude And Dances

      EMI CDM7-69422-2

      6:30 am

      Maurice Ravel: Sonatine

      Andreas Klein, p
      Piano Sonatas

      Eroica JDT-3198

      6:43 am

      Florence Price: String Quartet in A minor

      IV. Finale, "Allegro"

      Avalon String Quartet
      Florence Beatrice Price, Leo Sowerby: Music for String Quartet

      Naxos 8.559941

      6:50 am

      Josef Lanner: "Die Schönbrunner" Waltzes, Op. 200

      Vienna Phil/Franz Welser-Möst
      New Year's Concert 2011

      Decca 4782601 (2)

      7:03 am

      Giovanni Gabrieli: "Sonata pian e forte"

      National Brass Ensemble
      National Brass Ensemble - Gabrieli

      Oberlin Music OC 15-04

      7:08 am

      Alexander Borodin: "In the Steppes of Central Asia"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Pops Caviar - Russian Orchestral Fireworks

      RCA 68132-2

      7:17 am

      Komitas: "Krunk"

      Ani Aznavoorian, vc; Marta Aznavoorian, p
      Gems from Armenia

      Cedille CDR-90000209

      7:22 am

      Georges Bizet: Symphony in C, "Roma"

      IV. Finale, "Allegro vivacissimo"

      Royal Phil Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Bizet: Two Symphonies In C

      ASV CDQS-6135

      7:31 am

      Traditional: Folksong, "Barbara Allen"

      Benjamin Luxon, br, David Willison, p
      I Love My Love: A Collection of British Folk Songs

      Chandos CHAN-8946

      7:34 am

      Traditional English: "Blow the wind southerly"

      Benjamin Luxon, br; David Willison, p
      I Love My Love: A Collection of British Folk Songs

      Chandos CHAN-8946

      7:38 am

      Aaron Copland: "Appalachian Spring"

      "Simple Gifts"

      Nashville Chamber Orch/Paul Gambill
      Explore America

      Naxos 8.559187

      7:42 am

      George Gershwin: Piano Suite, "Blue Monday"

      Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque, p's
      Gershwin: Second Rhapsody - Music For Two Pianos

      EMI CDC7-49752-2

      7:58 am

      Arthur Bliss: "Adam Zero" Suite

      IV. "Dance of Summer"

      Black Dyke Band/John Wilson
      Bliss: Works for Brass Band

      Chandos CHSA-5344

      8:02 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Academic Festival" Overture, Op. 80

      Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      The Symphonies

      Decca 414488-2

      8:14 am

      Niccolò Paganini: Fantasy after Rossini's "Moses in Egypt"

      Werner Thomas, vc; Munich Chamber Orch/Hans Stadlmair
      Harmonies du Soir

      Orfeo C-131851-A

      8:22 am

      Henry Cowell: Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10

      Celia Nicklin, ob; St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Barber, Ives, Copland

      Argo 417818-2

      8:30 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4

      II. "Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto"

      Calidore String Quartet
      Beethoven: The Early Quartets

      Signum Classics SIGCD-883

      8:39 am

      Robert Schumann: "Fantasiestücke," Op. 73

      Sol Gabetta, vc; Hélène Grimaud, p
      Duo

      DG B0017523-02

      8:51 am

      Frank Martin: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani & String Orchestra

      Finale, Allegro vivace

      Soloists; Chicago Sym Orch/Jean Martinon
      Dale Clevenger, horn,
      Adolph Herseth, trumpet,
      Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The Centennial Collection

      RCA 60206-2-RG (3)

      8:59 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Magic Flute," K. 620

      Aria, "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"

      Nachtmusique/Eric Hoeprich
      Mozart: Eine Abendserenade

      Glossa GCD-920601

      9:02 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81

      III. Scherzo "(Furiant): Molto vivace"

      Emerson String Quartet; Menahem Pressler, p
      Dvořák: Piano Quintet Op. 81, Piano Quartet Op. 87

      DG 439868-2

      9:07 am

      Mikhail Glinka: "Ruslan and Lyudmila"

      Oriental Dances in Chernomor's Castle

      USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Mikhail Glinka: Symphonic Operatic Excerpts

      Melodiya SUCD-1000166

      9:16 am

      Francis Poulenc: Flute Sonata

      Jonathan Snowden, f; Andrew Litton, p
      French Music For Flute & Oboe

      Virgin 61495-2 (2)

      9:30 am

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in c minor, Op. 6, No. 8

      Aradia Ensemble/Kevin Mallon
      Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

      Naxos 8.557358-60 (3)

      9:47 am

      John Knowles Paine: Symphony No. 2 in A, Op. 34, "In the Spring"

      IV. Finale, "The Glory of Nature"

      Ulster Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      Paine: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.559748

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "May Night"

      Overture

      Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol / Overtures

      Naxos 8.572788

      10:09 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in E, H XV:28

      Guarneri Trio Prague
      Haydn: Piano Trios

      Praga PRD-250423

      10:27 am

      Béla Bartók: Nine Hungarian Peasant Songs for Orchestra

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Thomas Dausgaard
      Béla Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin (Complete Ballet); Hungarian Peasant Songs; Suite No. 2

      Onyx 4213

      10:37 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Konzertstück" in D minor, Op. 114

      Thea King, cl; Julian Farrell, basset hn; English Chamber Orch Winds
      Classic Champagne - Salon Music for Wind Instruments

      EMI CD-CFP-4555

      10:47 am

      Emilie Mayer: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 14

      I. Allegro appassionato

      Erato Quartet
      Mendelssohn-Hensel, Mayer, Lombardini Sirmen String Quartets

      CPO 999679-2

      11:01 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Ciclo brasileiro"

      Justin Badgerow, p
      Reminiscences of Brazil

      Divine Art 25201

      11:12 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Tempest," Op. 18

      Chicago Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, The Tempest

      CBS MK-39359

      11:35 am

      William Grant Still: "Incantation and Dance"

      Jean DeMart, f; Vivian Taylor, p
      Works by William Grant Still

      New World 80399-2

      11:41 am

      Samuel Barber: "The School for Scandal" Overture, Op. 5

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Marin Alsop
      Orchestral Works Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.559024

      11:50 am

      José Rolón: "Vals Capricho," Op. 14

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Salón Mexicano

      Cedille CDR-90000132

      12:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, K. 191

      I. Allegro

      David McGill, bn; Cleveland Orch/Christoph von Dohnányi
      Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Oboe Concerto, Bassoon Concerto

      Decca 443176-2

      12:09 pm

      Edward Elgar: "The Wand of Youth" Suite No. 2, Op. 1b

      Welsh National Opera Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Elgar: The Wand of Youth Suites, Songs from The Starlight Express, Dream Children

      Argo 433214-2

      12:28 pm

      Germaine Tailleferre: "Fleurs de France"

      Quynh Nguyen, p
      The Flower of France - Piano Works of Germaine Tailleferre

      Music & Arts MA-1306

      12:37 pm

      Johann Friedrich Fasch: Sinfonia in G minor

      Tempesta di Mare
      Fasch: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-0783

      12:48 pm

      Jean Sibelius: "Rakastava (The Lover)," Op. 14

      Helsinki Phil Orch/Susanna Mälkki
      Sibelius Suites

      BIS 2638

      1:01 pm

      Gioachino Rossini: "La Cenerentola"

      Overture

      Sinfonia Varsovia/Marc Minkowski
      Rossini

      Naïve V-5221

      1:09 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, "Spring"

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Itamar Golan, p
      Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Sonatas

      Teldec 76349-2

      1:33 pm

      Ernest Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1

      III. Pastorale and Rustic Dances

      David Schrader, p; Chicago String Ensemble/Alan Heatherington
      Israeli Melodies

      Centaur CRC-2140

      1:41 pm

      Francisco Valls: "Missa Regalis"

      II. Gloria

      Keble College Choir, Academy of Ancient Music/Matthew Martin
      Valls: Missa Regalis

      AAM Records AAM-008

      1:50 pm

      Marcelle de Manziarly: "Impressions de mer"

      Janice Weber, p
      Seascapes

      Sono Luminus DSL-92188

      2:01 pm

      Georges Bizet: "Clovis et Clotilde"

      Introduction

      Le Concert de la Loge/Julien Chauvin
      Portrait Georges Bizet

      Bru Zane BZ-1059

      2:04 pm

      Georges Bizet: "Djamileh"

      Overture

      Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth
      Portrait Georges Bizet

      Bru Zane BZ-1059

      2:10 pm

      Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

      Emerson String Quartet
      Debussy / Ravel: String Quartets

      DG 445509-2

      2:40 pm

      Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerto in G, S 214

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

      Archiv 437549-2 (2)

      2:51 pm

      John Mackey: "This Cruel Moon"

      Dallas Winds/Jerry Junkin
      Asphalt Cocktail: Music of John Mackey

      Reference RR-144

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      3:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat, K. 207

      Gidon Kremer, v; Vienna Phil/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      Mozart: The 5 Violin Concertos, Etc (2) / Kremer, Harnoncourt

      DG 453043-2 (2)

      3:25 pm

      Aaron Copland: "Quiet City"

      Nicholas Daniel, eh; Alison Balsom, tr; Britten Sinfonia/Scott Stroman
      Quiet City

      Warner 9029622991

      3:37 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71

      Suite, Op. 71a

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

      Delos DE-3132

      3:58 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007

      VI. Finale, Gigue

      J Lawrie Bloom, bcl
      Monologues

      Bloom 2006

      4:00 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Water Music" Suite No. 2 in D

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      Handel: Water Music Suites Nos. 1-3

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902216

      4:12 pm

      Dag Wirén: Serenade for Strings, Op. 11

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen, Wirén

      Argo 417132-2

      4:28 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 13 in G, H XVI:6

      Marc-André Hamelin, p
      Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3

      Hyperion CDA-67882 (2)

      4:45 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

      III. Finale, Rondo: "Allegro non troppo"

      Van Cliburn, p; Boston Sym Orch/Erich Leinsdorf
      Johannes Brahms, Van Cliburn - Brahms: Concerto No. 1

      RCA 60357-2-RG

      4:56 pm

      Johann Strauss II: "Perpetuum Mobile," Op. 257

      Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta
      1995 New Year's Concert

      Sony SK-66860

      5:00 pm

      Georges Bizet: "Carmen" Suite No. 2

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Boléro

      Telarc CD-80703

      5:17 pm

      Ognjen Bogdanović: "Balada (za Vlastu)"

      Nemanja Stanković, vc; Maja Mihić, p
      Tragovi - New Serbian Music for Cello

      Metropolis Music Company CD-109

      5:23 pm

      Philip Martin: "Oiche Ceoil (Night Music for the left hand)"

      David Quigley, p
      Piano Nocturnes

      Avie AV-2388

      5:30 pm

      Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D

      St. Petersburg String Quartet
      Borodin: The String Quartets

      Sony SMK-64097

      6:00 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F, R. 288

      Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi, v
      Vivaldi: Violin Concertos VI, "La boemia"

      Naïve OP-30572

      6:10 pm

      Florence Price: "Five Folksongs in Counterpoint"

      Apollo Chamber Players
      Blurred Boundaries

      Navona NV-6038

      6:29 pm

      Hector Berlioz: "Symphonie fantastique," Op. 14

      V. Finale, "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim
      Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, La Marseillaise

      Teldec 98800-2

      6:40 pm

      Leoš Janáček: "Říkadla (Nursery Rhymes)"

      Cappella Amsterdam, Radio Blazers/Daniel Reuss; Philip Mayers, p
      Janáček: Choral Works

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902097

      6:55 pm

      Johann Strauss Sr: "Radetzky" March, Op. 228

      Vienna Phil/Lorin Maazel
      New Year's Concert 1996

      RCA 68421-2 (2)

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Merrie England Ralph Vaughan Williams, Edward Elgar, and John Dowland all composed music inspired by the folk tunes in country pubs, the pageantry of Royal Albert Hall and Covent Garden, and the stunning countryside. Join us as we walk along England's pathways, listening to Greensleeves, Turtle Doves, and Dame Janet Baker. Rule Britannia! Britannia rules the waves!

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      Violinist Paul Huang and pianist Helen Huang share selections from their new album "Mirrors," recorded in the Levin Studio. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

      9:19 pm

      Robert Schumann: "Davidsbündlertänze," Op. 6

      Mitsuko Uchida, p
      Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze & Fantasie

      Decca 4782280

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      The Cleveland Orchestra

      Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G; Betsy Jolas "Ces belles années..." (U.S. Premiere, TCO Co-Commission); Daniel Harding, conductor.