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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Bedrich Smetana: Czech Dances, Series 2

      #3, "Slepicka"

      Czech Nonet

      Campion RRCD-1315

      12:05 am

      Franz Krommer: Flute Quintet in C, Op 63

      Bruno Meier, f; Stamitz String Quartet
      Krommer: Flute Quintets Op. 49, 63, 101

      Koch 3-1097-2

      12:30 am

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

      #7

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

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9140

      12:31 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: "Etudes-Tableaux," Op. 39

      No. 6 in a

      Sergei Rachmaninoff, p
      Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff

      RCA 7766-2-RG

      12:34 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: "The Isle of the Dead," Op. 29

      USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Symphonic Poems from Russia

      Melodiya 34166 (2)

      12:54 am

      Joseph Rheinberger: Ten Trios, Op 49

      #7

      Wolfgang Rübsam, o
      Works for Organ, Volume 3: Sonatas nos. 8 & 9 / Ten Trios, op. 49, nos. 1-10

      Naxos 8.554549

      1:00 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Die tote Stadt"

      "Marietta's Lied"

      Yuriy Bekker, v; Andrew Armstrong, p
      Twentieth Century Duos

      Navona NV-6046

      1:05 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Dramatic Overture "(Schauspiel-Ouvertüre)," Op. 4

      Northwest German Phil/Werner Andreas Albert
      Orchestral Works 1

      CPO 999037-2

      1:18 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Die tote Stadt"

      "Pierrot's Tanzlied"

      Yuriy Bekker, v; Andrew Armstrong, p
      Twentieth Century Duos

      Navona NV-6046

      1:22 am

      Lars-Erik Larsson: Pastoral (1941)

      Unga Musiker/Sven Verde
      Pastisch och Pastoral

      Artemis ARTE-7105

      1:25 am

      Murray Boren: "Movements from the Liturgical Dance"

      "Dance #1"

      Aurora Duo

      MSR Classics MS-1682

      1:27 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat, K. 595

      Keith Jarrett, p; Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Dennis Russell Davies
      Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 23, 27, 21/ Masonic Funeral Music/ Symphony No. 40 in G Minor

      ECM 1565/66 (2)

      1:58 am

      Johann Caspar Fischer: "Terpsichore"

      "Allemande"

      Luc Beauséjour, hc
      JOHANN CASPAR FERDINAND FISCHER - Musical Parnassus: Suites 7-9; Musicalisches Blumen-Büschlein: Suites Nos. 2 & 8

      Naxos 8.554446

      2:00 am

      John Dowland: "Galliard"

      Hopkinson Smith, l
      A Dream

      Naive E-8896

      2:05 am

      Miklos Rózsa: Variations for Piano, Op 9

      Sara Davis Buechner, p

      Koch 3-7435-2

      2:15 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Hungarian Dances"

      No. 18 in D

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer

      Hungaroton HCD-12571-2

      2:17 am

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

      Theme and Variations

      Maya Obradovic, Christophe, g's
      Duo de Guitare

      Gallo CD-533

      2:25 am

      Johannes Brahms: String Quintet #1 in F, Op 88

      Shanghai String Quartet; Arnold Steinhardt, vi
      BRAHMS, J.: String Quintet No. 1 / String Quartet No. 3 (Steinhardt, Shanghai String Quartet)

      Delos DE-3198

      2:54 am

      Geirr Tveitt: Suite #1, "A Hundred Folk Tunes from Hardanger," Op 151

      "Song to the wife"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Bjarte Engeset
      A Hundred Hardanger Tunes - Suites Nos. 1 And 4

      Naxos 8.555078

      3:00 am

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 65

      No. 1, "From Days of Youth"

      Walter Gieseking, p
      Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words/ Grieg: Lyric Pieces

      EMI/Ang ZDMB5-66775-2 (2)

      3:05 am

      Georges Bizet: "Jeux d'enfants," Op. 22

      Paris Conservatory Orch/Jean Martinon
      Divertissement/ Jeux D'Enfants/ Danse Macabre/ Le Rouet D'Omphale

      London 448571-2

      3:15 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Song, "Das Kinderspiel," K. 598

      Irmgard Seefried, s; Erik Werba, p

      DG 437348-2 (2)

      3:17 am

      Georges Bizet: "Vasco de Gama"

      Aria, "Ouvre ton coeur"

      Beverly Sills, s; Orch/André Kostelanetz
      Plaisir D'Amour

      CBS M-33933

      3:19 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: "L'Africaine"

      Overture & Three Entr'actes

      New Zealand Sym Orch/Darrell Ang
      MEYERBEER, G.: Overtures and Entr'actes from the French Operas (New Zealand Symphony, Darrell Ang)

      Naxos 8.573195

      3:30 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: "Les patineurs"

      National Phil/Richard Bonynge
      Massenet: Le Cid, Araine/ Meyebeer: Les patineurs

      London CS-7032

      3:53 am

      Bernard Herrmann: "Currier and Ives Suite"

      #1, "The Whirlwind Skater"

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Sedares

      Koch 3-7224-2

      4:00 am

      Anton Bruckner: "Tota Pulchra Es, Maria"

      The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
      A Mother's Love: Music for Mary

      London B0010836-02

      4:05 am

      Anton Bruckner: "Fantasie" in G

      Stanislav Khristenko, p
      Fantasies: Stanislav Khristenko

      Steinway & Sons 30032

      4:08 am

      Anton Bruckner: Motet, "Afferentur regi"

      Dresden Kreuzchor, Trombone Ensemble/Flämig

      Capriccio 10081

      4:10 am

      Anton Bruckner: String Quintet in F

      Beths, v; Rautenberg, v; J Kussmaul, vi; Jeukendrup, vi; Bylsma, vc
      Lisa Rautenberg, violin,
      Bruckner: String Quintet, Intermezzo, Rondo, String Quartet

      Sony SK-66251

      4:54 am

      Anton Bruckner: "Missa Solemnis"

      IV. "Sanctus"

      Bamberg Sym Orch, Bamberg Sym Cho/Karl Anton Rickenbacher

      Virgin 91481-2

      5:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Années de pèlerinage:" 1st Year, Switzerland (1848-54)

      No. 1, "La chapelle de Guillaume Tell"

      Alfred Brendel, p
      Liszt * Années de pèlerinage (Première Année: Suisse) * Isoldens Liebestod * Alfred Brendel

      Philips 420202-2

      5:05 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      Overture

      Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi
      Rossini Overtures

      Telarc CD-80334

      5:17 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      "Danse"

      Royal Phil/Lamberto Gardelli

      EMI/Ang CMS7-69951-2 (4)

      5:18 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: "Figaro" (concert paraphrase on Rossini's "Largo al factotum)"

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Milton Kaye, p
      The Decca Masters, Vol. 1: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Brahms

      MCA Classics MCAD-42211

      5:23 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: Variations on a Theme by Rossini

      Oystein Birkeland, vc; Håvard Gimse, p
      Sonatas & Variations For Cello And Piano

      Simax PSC-1146

      5:31 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

      Czech Phil/Vaclav Neumann
      Suk: Ripening; Dvorak: Symphonic Variations

      Supraphon 110716-2

      5:54 am

      Augustìn Barrios Mangoré: Las Abejas

      David Russell, g
      David Russell- Music Of Barrios

      Telarc CD-80373

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Lent 4." Laetare Sunday provides a brief opportunity to share music of a more joyful nature in mid-Lent. “Laetare,” which means “rejoice,” sets the tone for this program for the Fourth Sunday in Lent.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Don Macdonald: "When the Earth Stands Still"

      La Caccina
      Open Book

      La Caccina

      7:06 am

      Claude Debussy: "Printemps"

      San Francisco Ballet Orch/Emil de Cou
      Debussy Rediscovered: Premiere Orchestral Recordings

      Arabesque Z-6734

      7:26 am

      Nilo Alcala: "DABDA"

      V. Finale, "Acceptance"

      Norman Menzales, f; Haeyeun Jeun, p
      Panoramas - Flute Music of the Philippines

      Ravello RR-8113

      7:32 am

      Charlotte Sohy: Symphony in C-sharp minor

      French National Orch/Débora Waldman
      Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

      Bru Zane BZ-2006

      8:01 am

      Aulis Sallinen: "Sunrise Serenade," Op. 63

      Finnish Chamber Orch/Okko Kamu
      Sallinen: Works for String Orchestra (Complete)

      Naxos 8.553747

      8:09 am

      Lou Harrison: "Seven Pastorales"

      Brooklyn Phil/Dennis Russell Davies
      Lou Harrison: Seven Pastorales; Peggy Glanville-Hicks: Etruscan Concerto; Terry Riley: June Buddhas

      Musicmasters 67089-2

      8:30 am

      Max Richter: "Sunlight"

      Baltic Sea Phil/Kristjan Järvi
      Max Richter: Exiles

      DG 4860445

      8:35 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Birds"

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque, The Birds, Ancient Airs & Dances Suite III

      Philips 420485-2

      8:57 am

      Jasmine Barnes: "Peace"

      Lawrence Brownlee, t; Kevin J. Miller, p
      Rising

      Warner 5419756371

      9:01 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto in F, R. 442

      Giovanni Antonini, r; Il Giardino Armonico
      Vivaldi *, Il Giardino Armonico

      Teldec 91852-2

      9:10 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Pièces de Clavecin" Suite in e minor

      "Rigaudon, Musette, Tambourin"

      Jory Vinikour, hc
      The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau

      Sono Luminus DSL-92154

      9:17 am

      Antonio Salieri: Flute and Oboe Concerto in C

      Susan Milan, f; David Theodore, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hick
      Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto, Oboe Concerto; Salieri: Flute & Oboe Concerto

      Chandos CHAN-9051

      9:40 am

      Johann Florian Gassmann: "Gli uccellatori"

      Overture

      Eclipse Chamber Orch/Sylvia Alimena
      Gassmann Opera Overtures

      Naxos 8.570421

      9:46 am

      Maddalena Sirmen: Violin Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 3, No. 1

      Zefira Valova, v; Il Pomo d'Oro
      Violin Concertos: Benda, Graun, Saint-Georges, Sirmen

      Aparté AP-291

      10:01 am

      Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7

      Gabriela Montero, p; National Arts Centre Orch/Alexander Shelley
      Clara, Robert, Johannes: Darlings of the Muses

      Analekta AN2-8877

      10:25 am

      Samuel Barber: "Knoxville: Summer of 1915," Op. 24

      Leontyne Price, s; New Philharmonia Orch/Thomas Schippers
      Leontyne Price Sings Barber

      RCA 61983-2

      10:42 am

      Francis Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata

      David Howard, cl; Zita Carno, p
      Capriccio: Mid-Century Music for Clarinet

      Centaur CRC-2201

      10:56 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      XXXI. Finale, "Make Our Garden Grow"

      Tanglewood Festival Cho, Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
      The Green Album

      Sony SK-48224

      11:01 am

      Paul Taffanel: "Andante pastoral et Scherzettino"

      James Galway, f; Phillip Moll, p
      Music for My Friends

      RCA 68882-2

      11:07 am

      James Stephenson: "Colors"

      II. "Blue"

      Alex Klein, ob; John Bruce Yeh, cl; Chicago Pro Musica
      Liquid Melancholy: Clarinet Music of James Stephenson

      Cedille CDR-90000176

      11:13 am

      Margaret Bonds: "Montgomery Variations"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Kellen Gray
      African American Voices II

      Linn CKD-731

      11:37 am

      Girma Ifrashewa: "Elilta - Cry of Joy"

      Rebecca Omordia, p
      African Pianism, Vol. 2

      Somm SOMMCD-0688

      11:46 am

      Michael Abels: "Delights and Dances"

      Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
      Delights & Dances

      Cedille CDR-90000141

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Claude Debussy: "Jeux (Poème dansé)"

      Orch de Paris/Klaus Mäkelä
      Stravinsky: Petrushka; Debussy: Jeux, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

      Decca 4870146

      12:18 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: "My Home" Overture, Op. 62

      Berlin Staatskapelle/Otmar Suitner
      Dvořák: Symphony No. 8, Overtures "Husitska" & "My Home"

      Berlin Classics 0093112-BC

      12:28 pm

      Scott Joplin: "Bethena: A Concert Waltz"

      Carlyn Lloyd-Ford, f; John Warfel, p
      American made - Carlyn Lloyd-Ford, Jon Warfel

      Tri-L-Co Music TLC-990002

      12:34 pm

      Tomás Bretón: "En la Alhambra"

      City of Granada Orch/Juan de Udaeta
      En la Alhambra: 19th Century Spanish Symphonic Music

      Almaviva DS-0107

      12:42 pm

      François Devienne: Bassoon Sonata in F, Op. 24, No. 3

      Jesse Read, bn; Glen Wilson, fp
      François Devienne: 6 Sonatas for Bassoon & Fortepiano, Op. 24

      Etcetera KTC-1024

      12:52 pm

      Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger: Corrente No. 1

      Les Kapsber'girls
      Vox Feminae

      Alpha 1098

      12:53 pm

      Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger: Corrente No. 4

      Les Kapsber'girls
      Vox Feminae

      Alpha 1098

      12:55 pm

      Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger: Corrente No. 5

      Les Kapsber'girls
      Vox Feminae

      Alpha 1098

      12:57 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331

      Finale, "Rondo alla turca"

      Empire Brass; Richard Jensen, per
      Mozart for Brass - Empire Brass

      Telarc CD-80332

      1:01 pm

      Louise Farrenc: Variations on Rossini's "La Cenerentola," Op. 5

      Maria Stratigou, p
      Louise Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2: Variations

      Grand Piano GP-934

      1:10 pm

      Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"

      II. "Kräftig bewegt"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Symphonie No. 1

      DG 400033-2

      1:18 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D, "London"

      Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
      Haydn: Symphonies No. 104 London, No. 88, No. 101 Clock / Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

      Philharmonia Baroque PBP-02

      1:47 pm

      Don Skoog: "Emily Sings"

      III. "A Thought Went Up My Mind Today"

      Jennifer Haworth, n; The Dickinson Ensemble
      Emily Sings

      The Dickinson Ensemble TDE-001-2

      1:48 pm

      Don Skoog: "Emily Sings"

      VII. "Fascinating Chill"

      Jennifer Haworth, s; Don Skoog, per; Jeremy Vigil, p
      Emily Sings

      The Dickinson Ensemble TDE-001-2

      1:54 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

      II. "Andante cantabile"

      Li-Wei Qin, vc; Czech Phil Chamber Orch/Michael Halász
      Music for Book Lovers

      Naxos 8.578359

      2:02 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

      Gautier Capuçon, vc; Yuja Wang, p
      Rachmaninoff & Brahms

      DG 4862388

      2:37 pm

      Mikhail Glinka: "Jota aragonesa" (Spanish Overture No. 1)

      Dresden Staatskapelle/Neville Marriner
      Ravel: Bolero; Chabrier: España; Glinka: Jota aragonesa; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien

      Philips 410047-2

      2:46 pm

      Paul Wiancko: "When the Night"

      Owls
      Rare Birds

      New Amsterdam Records NWAM-194

      2:56 pm

      Florence Price: "Fantasie" No. 1

      Randall Goosby, v; Zhu Wang, p
      Roots

      Decca B0033878-02

      3:01 pm

      Claudio Monteverdi: "Selva morale e spirituale"

      "Magnificat" I

      La Cetra/Andrea Marcon
      Monteverdi: Christmas Vespers

      DG 4862977

      3:16 pm

      Richard Strauss: Wind Serenade in E-flat, Op. 7

      Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble/George Vosburgh
      Strauss: The Happy Workshop, Serenade

      Reference FR-745

      3:26 pm

      Yasunori Mitsuda: "Chrono Trigger"

      "Corridors of Time; Schala’s Theme"

      Tokyo Phil Orch/Shimpei Sasaki
      Chrono Trigger Orchestral Arrangement

      Square Enix SQEX-10724

      3:34 pm

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      Overture

      Prague Sinfonia/Christian Benda
      Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.570934

      3:46 pm

      Paul Hindemith: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22

      II. "Schnelle Achtel, sehr energisch"

      Pacifica Quartet
      Declarations: Music Between the Wars

      Cedille CDR-90000092

      3:53 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93

      IV. Finale, "Allegro vivace"

      National Sym Orch/Gianandrea Noseda
      Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

      National Symphony Orchestra NSO-0013

      4:01 pm

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

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

      Sono Luminus DSL-92135

      4:10 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527

      I. "Andante"

      Debra Nagy, ob; Mark Edwards, hc
      The Poet and Prodigy

      Les Délices 198999368475

      4:16 pm

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Nabucco"

      "Gli arredi festivi"

      La Scala Cho & Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Verdi Choruses

      Decca 4853950

      4:22 pm

      Clara Schumann: "Soirées musicales," Op. 6

      No. 2, Nocturne

      Fiona Mato, p
      An Invitation at the Schumanns'

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902509

      4:29 pm

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Concierto de Aranjuez"

      John Williams, g; Philharmonia Orch/Louis Frémaux
      Rodrigo Concertos and Albéniz Pieces

      CBS MDK-45648

      4:51 pm

      Béla Bartók: Piano Sonatina

      Monique Lapins, v; Jian Liu, p
      Bartók: Works for Violin and Piano

      Rattle RAT-D130

      4:56 pm

      Stephen Sondheim: "Sunday in the Park with George"

      "Finishing the Hat"

      Andrew Garland, br; Opus Two
      Sondheim: New Chamber Music Arrangements

      Bridge 9605

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Vasily Petrenko
      Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies

      Naxos 8.501111 (11)

      5:28 pm

      Alexander Glazunov: String Quartet No. 5 in D minor, Op. 70

      St. Petersburg String Quartet
      Glazunov: Music for String Quartet

      Delos DE-3262

      5:57 pm

      Alexander Glazunov: Two Pieces, Op 20

      "Sérénade espagnole"

      Steven Isserlis, vc; Chamber Orch of Europe/John Eliot Gardiner
      Rococo Variations

      Virgin 91134-2

      6:01 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2, No. 2

      Paul Lewis, p
      Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-2901902.11 (10)

      6:28 pm

      Paul Schoenfield: "Klezmer Rondos"

      Carol Wincenc, f; New World Sym/John Nelson
      Paul Schoenfield - Four Parables, Vaudeville, Klezmer Rondos

      Argo 440212-2

      6:52 pm

      Béla Bartók: "Romanian Folk Dances"

      I Solisti Italiani
      Promenade Concert

      Denon CO-75040

      7:01 pm

      Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36

      Marlboro Festival Ensemble
      Caroline Levine, viola,
      Dorothy Reichenberger, cello,
      Brahms: Sextet for Strings Op. 36, Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano, Op. 40

      Sony SMK-46249

      7:47 pm

      Felix Mendelssohn: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Op. 61

      "Wedding March" and "Dance of the Elves"

      Egon Petri, p
      Liszt: Wild and Crazy

      DG B0015651-02 (2)

      7:57 pm

      Aaron Copland: "Midsummer Nocturne"

      Leo Smit, p
      Aaron Copland: The Complete Music For Solo Piano

      Sony SM2K-66345 (2)

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Dukas "The Sorcerer's Apprentice;" Op. 60; Poulenc Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani; Cameron Carpenter, organ; Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conductor; Ravel Suite No. 2 from "Daphnis and Chloe;" "Bolero;" Daniel Barenboim, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      Shawn E. Okpebholo: "Three Psalmic Meditations"

      "Sing, O Black Mother"

      Will Liverman, br; Paul Sánchez, p
      Songs In Flight

      Cedille CDR-90000234

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      The Orchestral World of Astor Piazzolla Astor Piazzolla is world famous for his work in revolutionizing the field of nuevo tango, integrating jazz and classical elements into the traditional tango form. More obscure are his pure classical works, which we will explore.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Historic recordings with Eduard van Beinum and the Concertgebouw Orchestra

      Berlioz "Symphonie fantastique;" Rákóczi March; Bruckner Symphony No. 9.

      11:00 pm

      Continues to 1:00am Monday.