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      Playlist for Friday, March 28, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      William Grant Still: Romance

      Felix Viscuglia, sx; Carol Urban-Stivers, p
      Get on Board: American Music for Woodwinds by William Grant Still

      Cambria CD-1083

      12:04 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50

      Maxim Vengerov, v; London Sym Orch/Mstislav Rostropovich
      Violin Concerto, Romances 1 & 2

      EMI/Ang CDC5-36403-2

      12:14 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Romance in f minor, Op. 11

      Sarah Chang, v; Berlin Phil
      Fire & Ice

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57220-2

      12:25 am

      Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 21

      No. 2, "Allegretto"

      Uriel Tsachor, p
      Clara Schumann: Piano Works

      EMS SBCD-2600

      12:27 am

      Jan Hugo Vorisek: Sinfonia in D

      Prague Chamber Orch/Oldrich Vlcek
      Vorisek: Symphony In D Major, Variations De Bravoure, Introduction Et Rondeau Brillant

      Supraphon 103868-2

      12:54 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: "Borova" (Seven Czech Dances) (1929-30)

      #2

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      Anthology of Czech Piano Works, Vol. 3: Bohuslav Martinu

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9140

      1:00 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Samba-Classico"

      Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica; New York Chamber Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria

      RCA 7986-2-RC

      1:04 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto (1955)

      José Staneck, harmonica; Sao Paolo Sym/Giancarlo Guerrero
      Brasil em Concierto

      Naxos 8.506046 (6)

      1:22 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Rondo in c, K. 617

      Dennis James, glass; Emerson String Quartet
      Cristal: Glass Music Through The Ages

      Sony SK-89047

      1:35 am

      Claude Gervaise: Danceries

      "Allemande"

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
      Music From The Royal Court

      London B0000807-02 (2)

      1:37 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Suite française," Op. 248

      Edmonton Wind Ensemble/Harry Pinchin
      Snake Fence Country

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5165

      1:54 am

      Germaine Tailleferre: "Galliarde" (1973)

      Raymond Mase, tr; Marcia Eckert, p
      Tailleferre: Musicque De Chambre

      Cambria CD-1085

      2:00 am

      Joseph Haydn: "Acide"

      Finale, "Ah, vedrai"

      Ensemble; Vienna Haydn Sinfonietta/Manfred Huss
      Haydn: Acide

      BIS CD-1819

      2:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 4 in D

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer
      Haydn 'The Esterhazy Recordings' Symphonies Volume 1

      Nimbus NI-5426/30 (5)

      2:22 am

      Joseph Haydn: "Acide"

      Overture: Allegro

      Vienna Haydn Sinfonietta/Manfred Huss
      Haydn: Acide

      BIS CD-1819

      2:24 am

      Howard Hanson: Symphony #2, Op 30, "Romantic"

      St Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin

      EMI CDM7-64304-2

      2:54 am

      Edward MacDowell: Four Songs, Op 56

      #1, "Long Ago, Sweetheart Mine"

      Stephen Tharp, t; James Barbagallo, p
      MACDOWELL: Songs (Complete)

      Naxos 8.559032

      3:00 am

      Jules Demersseman: "Carnival of Venice"

      Kenneth Tse, sx; Mi-Bémol Saxophone Ensemble
      Kenneth Tse & Mi-Bemol Saxophones

      Crystal CD-781

      3:05 am

      Wilhelm Posse: Variations on "The Carnival of Venice"

      Susan Drake, h
      Arabesque

      Hyperion CDA-66116

      3:16 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Souvenir de Paganini"

      Garrick Ohlsson, p
      Chopin The Complete Works

      Arabesque Z-6686

      3:19 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Sonata con variazioni

      Salvatore Accardo, v; London Phil
      Paganini: Violin Concerto No.6; Le streghe; Non più mesta; Sonata & Variationi

      DG 423717-2

      3:29 am

      Claude Debussy: "Pièce pour le vêtement du blessé"

      Jean-Bernard Pommier, p

      Virgin 90847-2

      3:30 am

      Claude Debussy: "La Mer"

      Montreal Sym Orch
      Debussy: La Mer

      London 430240-2

      3:53 am

      Jean-Baptiste Lully: "Gigue"

      Chicago Baroque Ensemble
      The World of Lully

      Cedille CDR-90000043

      4:00 am

      Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: "Armenian Rhapsody on National Themes", Op 48

      Slovak Radio Sym/Donald Johanos
      IPPOLITOV - IVANOV : Orchestral Works

      Marco Polo 8.223629

      4:05 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh"

      Suite

      Bolshoi Theatre Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov

      Chant du Monde RUS-288171

      4:35 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Spartacus" Ballet Suite No. 2 (1956)

      No. 4, Dance of the Pirates

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Khachaturian: Spartacus Suites

      Chandos CHAN-8927

      4:36 am

      Louis François Dauprat: Horn Quintet in F, Op 6/1

      Zbigniew Zuk, fh, Camerata String Quartet
      Il Corno Italiano

      Zuk Records 311

      4:54 am

      Johannes Brahms: Three Chorale Preludes

      #1, "Ach, arme Welt!"

      American Horn Quartet
      Im Herbst

      EBS 6046

      5:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 15 in a minor, "Rakoczy March"

      Edith Farnadi, p

      MCA Classics MCAD-10393

      5:05 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Hungarian Dances"

      Excerpts

      North German Radio Sym Orch/John Eliot Gardiner
      9 Ungarische Tänze • Hungarian Dances / Symphonische Variationen • Böhmische Suite Symphonic Variations • Czech Suite

      DG 437506-2

      5:24 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: Five Improvisations, Op 148

      #4

      Ramon Salvatore, p
      American Piano, Volume Two: Blue Voyage, Music In The Grand Tradition

      Premier PRCD-1019

      5:26 am

      Walter Piston: Piano Concertino (1937)

      Gary Steigerwalt, p; New York Philharmonia Virtuosi/Richard Kapp

      Vox CDX-5158 (2)

      5:39 am

      Morton Gould: "Interplay"

      William Tritt, p; Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel
      Gershwin: The Complete Orchestral Collection

      Telarc CD-80112

      5:54 am

      Virgil Thomson: Sentimental Tango #1

      Ramon Salvatore, p
      American Piano, Volume Two: Blue Voyage, Music In The Grand Tradition

      Premier PRCD-1019

      6:00 am - 7:00 pm

      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

      Aaron Copland: "The Tender Land"

      "Introduction and Love Music"

      Boston Sym Orch/Aaron Copland
      Copland & Gould: Composers Conduct

      RCA 61505-2

      6:14 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Eugene Onegin," Op. 24

      Polonaise

      Berlin Phil/Semyon Bychkov
      Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Eugene Onegin

      Philips 420237-2 (2)

      6:21 am

      Bohuslav Martinů: Variations on a theme by Rossini

      Wei Yu, vc; Keun-A Lee, p
      Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Wei Yu & Keun-A Lee (April 1, 2009)

      WFMT

      6:55 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

      Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.

      7:10 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Snow Maiden," Op. 12

      Dance of the Tumblers

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Alpesh Chauhan
      Tchaikovsky: Overtures, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHSA-5331

      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 - 11:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn

      8:01 pm

      Florence Price: Concert Overture No. 1 (on "Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass")

      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

      8:13 pm

      Ola Gjeilo: "The Road"

      Choir of Royal Holloway; Soloists; Royal Phil Orch/Rupert Gough
      Dreamweaver

      Decca 4854635

      8:31 pm

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Rondo in A

      Eliot Fisk, g
      Eliot Fisk Plays Guitar Fantasies

      Musicmasters MMD-60169-F

      8:37 pm

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): Violin Concerto in A, Op. 5, No. 2

      Mutter's Virtuosi/Anne-Sophie Mutter, v
      Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mutter’s Virtuosi

      DG 4865256

      9:01 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

      Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle
      Beethoven: Complete Symphonies

      Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven: Complete Symphonies

      9:41 pm

      Maddalena Sirmen: Violin Duet in C, Op. 5, No. 6

      Shelby Yamin & Sarah Bleile Douglas, v's
      Maddalena Lombardi: Violin Duets, Op. 5

      Orpheus (Maddalena Lombardini: Violin Duets, Op. 5)

      9:53 pm

      Francesco Tristano: "A Soft Shell Groove"

      Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano, p's
      Scandale

      DG 4793541

      10:00 pm

      Giuseppe Verdi: "La forza del destino"

      Overture

      Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Berlin Gala

      DG 459555-2

      10:08 pm

      Cécile Chaminade: "Pas des Cymbales," Op 36, No. 2

      Bengt Forsberg & Peter Jablonski, p's
      Mots d'amour

      DG 471331-2

      10:15 pm

      Jean Françaix: "Le gay Paris"

      Prague Wind Quintet
      Françaix: Le gay Paris; Wind Quintets; L'heure du berger

      Praga PRD-250126

      10:26 pm

      Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36

      Insula Orch/Laurence Equilbey
      Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & Overtures

      Erato 5419752210

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      The Rhos Welsh Choir (8/23/1988)

      In 1988, Studs welcomed the Rhos Welsh Choir for a warm hour of songs and stories.