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      Playlist for Sunday, April 6, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Franz Schmidt: "Notre Dame"

      Intermezzo

      Bonn Beethoven Orch/Stefan Blunier
      Schmidt: Symphony No 4, Intermezzo

      MD+G 9371631-6

      12:04 am

      Florent Schmitt: "Et Pan, au fond des bles lunaires, s'accouda"

      Bennett Lerner, p
      Claude Debussy: The Complete Piano Music, Vol 4

      Bridge 9247-A/B (2)

      12:11 am

      Carl Nielsen: Pastorale, "Pan and Syrinx," Op 49

      City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Simon Rattle
      The Simon Rattle Album

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47503-2

      12:19 am

      Aarre Merikanto: Six Pieces, Op 20

      #2, "Pan"

      Liisa Karhilo, p
      Twentieth-Century Finnish Piano Music II

      MHS 3596

      12:21 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.4 in G, Op.58

      Jos van Immerseel, forte-p; Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
      Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

      Sony SK-62824

      12:53 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Die Hochzeit des Camacho", Op 10

      No. 17, Ensemble, "Welche Stimme, welche Störung?"

      Modus Novus Cho, Anima Eterna Orch/Jos van Immerseel
      Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho, Op. 10

      Channel Classics CCS-5593 (2)

      1:00 am

      Richard Wagner: "Götterdämmerung"

      "Siegfried's Rhine Journey"

      Bayreuth Festival Orch/Daniel Barenboim
      Götterdämmerung Highlights

      Teldec 97909-2

      1:05 am

      Richard Wagner: "Die Walküre"

      Wotan's Farewell & Magic Fire Music

      Houston Sym Orch/Leopold Stokowski
      Wagner: Die Walküre, Wotan's Farewell, Magic Fire Music, Parsifal: Good Friday Spell

      Everest EVC-9024

      1:22 am

      Richard Wagner: "Siegfried"

      "Forest Murmurs"

      Philharmonia Orch/Otto Klemperer

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63618-2

      1:31 am

      Manuel de Falla: "Canción" (1900)

      Miguel Baselga, p
      Complete Solo Piano Music

      BIS CD-773

      1:32 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Guitar Quartet #15 in a

      Paganini Quartet

      Dynamic CDS-80

      1:54 am

      American Anon 19th c: Last Waltz of a Maniac

      Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
      The Civil War- Its Music and Its Sound

      Mercury SRI2-77011 (2)

      2:00 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Zelmira"

      Aria, "Da te spero"

      Marilyn Horne, ms; Torino Sym Orch/Alberto Zedda
      Arie Alternative

      CBS MK-44820

      2:05 am

      Frantisek Xaver Dusek: Piano Concerto in E-Flat

      Jan Novotny, p; Pardubice State Chamber Orch/Libor Pesek
      Dusek: Piano Concertos - In D Major, In E Flat Major

      Supraphon 11102850

      2:26 am

      Jan Ladislav Dussek: "Within a Mile of Edinburgh"

      Igor Kipnis, hc
      The English Harpsichord

      Angel SB-3816 (2)

      2:33 am

      Scottish ANON 15th c: Branles d'Escosse

      Scottish Early Music Consort
      Mary's Music

      Chandos ABRD-1103

      2:35 am

      Don Gillis: Symphony #8, "A Dance Symphony" (1949)

      Sinfonia Varsovia/Ian Hobson
      Gillis: Star-Spangled Symphony

      Albany TROY-618

      2:54 am

      Henry Cowell: "American Melting Pot"

      "Square Dance"

      Manhattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark
      Persian Set

      Koch 3-7220-2

      3:00 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Much Ado About Nothing" incidental music, Op. 11

      No. 1, Overture

      Northwest German Phil/Werner Andreas Albert
      Korngold: Orchestral Works 2

      CPO 999046-2

      3:05 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Béatrice et Bénédict"

      Overture

      Royal Phil/Yuri Temirkanov
      Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique/ Ouvertures: Beatrice et Benedict, Le Corsaire

      RCA 61203-2

      3:13 am

      Johannes Brahms: Four Songs (Women's Chorus, Two Horns & Harp), Op 17

      #2, "Lied"

      Monteverdi Cho/John Eliot Gardiner
      Brahms * Choral Works

      Philips 4757558

      3:15 am

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet no.1 in g minor, Op.25

      Emanuel Ax, p; Isaac Stern, v; Jaime Laredo, vi; Yo-Yo Ma, vc
      Isaac Stern, violin,
      Isaac Stern - A Life In Music. Brahms: Piano Trios & Piano Quintets

      Sony SM3K-64520 (3)

      3:55 am

      Umberto Giordano: "Fedora"

      Aria, "Amor ti vieta"

      Rolando Villazon, t; Munich Radio Orch/Michel Plasson

      Virgin 44701-2

      4:00 am

      Charles Koechlin: "The Seven Stars Symphony," Op 132

      #4, Clara Bow

      Monte Carlo Phil/Alexandre Myrat; Françoise Pellié, ondes martenot

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64369-2

      4:05 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: Sinfonietta "La Jolla"

      Marta Singerova, p; Zilina State Chamber Orch/Jan Valta

      Opus 93501844

      4:29 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: Polka in A

      Rudolf Firkusny, p
      Martinu: Piano Sonata No.1, Les Ritournelles, Fantaisie Et Toccata

      RCA 7987-2-RC

      4:31 am

      Antonin Dvorák: String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, "American"

      Guarneri Quartet
      Rubinstein Collection Vol 67 - Brahms, Dvorak

      RCA 6263-2-RG

      4:55 am

      John Knowles Paine: "Fuga Giocosa"

      Denver Oldham, p
      John Knowles Paine: Selected Piano Works

      New World 80424-2 (2)

      5:00 am

      William Bolcom: "Graceful Ghost Rag"

      Renata Artman Knific, v; Lori Sims, p
      William Bolcom * Works for Violin and Piano

      MSR Classics MS-1197

      5:05 am

      David Diamond: "Rounds" for String Orchestra

      Do.gma Chamber Orch/Mikhail Gurewitsch
      American Stringbook

      MD+G Recordings 9121717

      5:20 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Le rouet d'Omphale," Op. 31

      New York Phil-Sym Orch/Dimitri Mitropoulos
      Danse Macabre

      CBS P-14205

      5:27 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words," Op 67

      No. 4 in C, "Spinning Song (The Bee's Wedding)"

      Murray Perahia, p
      Murray Perahia - Songs Without Words

      Sony 66511-2

      5:29 am

      David Popper: Spinning Song

      Janos Starker, vc; Shigeo Neriki, p
      POPPER, D.: Cello Music (Romantic Cello Favorites) (Starker)

      Delos DE-3065

      5:31 am

      Mily Balakirev: "The Spinner," Piano Piece in D-Flat

      Nicholas Walker, p
      Piano Music Vol. 1

      ASV CDDCA-940

      5:35 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Gretchen am Spinnrade," D 118

      Arleen Augér, s; Lambert Orkis, fortepiano
      Schubert * Lieder * Winterreise

      Virgin 61457-2

      5:38 am

      Josef Strauss: Polka française, "Die Spinnerin," Op 192

      Vienna Phil/Franz Welser-Möst
      New Year's Concert 2013

      Sony 44071-2 (2)

      5:42 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Tales from the Vienna Woods", Op. 325

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Ein Straussfest

      Telarc CD-80098

      5:53 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words," Op 102

      No. 5 in A, "Allegro vivace (Kinderstück)"

      Murray Perahia, p
      Murray Perahia - Songs Without Words

      Sony 66511-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Lent 5." Host Peter DuBois explores sacred choral and organ music evoking prayers of petition, repentance, thanksgiving, and longing during this season of Lent.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Chris Adams: "Release" (2001)

      Tessa Petersen, v; John Van Buskirk, p
      Release: The Mozart Fellowship

      Ode CDMANU-5141

      7:06 am

      Edward Elgar: "Lux Aeterna" (after "Nimrod," Op. 36, No. 9)

      Voces8
      Lux

      Decca B0022601-02

      7:12 am

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

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

      Naxos 8.559748

      8:01 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11

      Christian Tetzlaff, v; Helsinki Phil Orch/John Storgårds
      Dvořák: Violin Concerto, Romance; Suk: Fantasy

      Ondine ODE-1279-5

      8:15 am

      Leslie Adams: Etudes, Part II

      No. 13 in A-Flat

      Thomas Otten, p
      Thomas Otten * H. Leslie Adams * Piano Etudes, Part II

      Albany TROY-1519

      8:22 am

      Adolphus Hailstork: "Adagio for Strings"

      Ambrosia Quartet
      Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

      Albany TROY-1680

      8:29 am

      Richard Strauss: Wind Suite in B-Flat, Op. 4

      Bohuslav Martinu Phil Orch Winds/Jon Ceander Mitchell
      Young Richard Strauss

      Centaur CRC-3574

      8:56 am

      Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

      IV. Intermezzo interrotto

      Chicago Sym Orch/Pierre Boulez
      Bartók: Four Orchestral Pieces; Concerto for Orchestra

      DG 437826-2

      9:01 am

      John Sheppard: "Te Deum"

      Stile Antico
      Media Vita

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-807509

      9:17 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in F minor, Kk 466 (L 118)

      Yuja Wang, p
      Transformation

      DG B0014108-02

      9:23 am

      George Frideric Handel: Trumpet Suite in D, "Mr Handel's Water Piece"

      Alison Balsom, tr; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Sound The Trumpet (Royal Music of Purcell & Handel)

      EMI 40329-2

      9:31 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E-Flat, R. 253, "Tempesta di mare"

      Harp Consort, Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz, v
      Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

      RCA-DHM 77384-2

      9:43 am

      Giuseppe Sammartini: Oboe Concerto in C, S-Skma Xe-R 166:30

      Albrecht Mayer, ob; I Musici de Roma
      Tesori d'Italia

      DG 4797144

      10:01 am

      Charles Villiers Stanford: "The Blue Bird," Op. 119, No. 3

      New College Choir Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
      50x Relaxing Classics

      Decca 4787309

      10:05 am

      Julius Röntgen: Serenade for Seven Wind Instruments in A, Op. 14 (1876)

      I. "Allegro tranquillo"

      Viotta Ensemble
      The Romantic Era in the Netherlands

      NM Classics 92035

      10:15 am

      Jennifer Higdon: "Concerto 4-3"

      II. "Little River"

      Time for Three; Philadelphia Orch/Xian Zhang
      Letters for the Future

      DG 4863066

      10:24 am

      Ernest Chausson: "Poème," Op. 25

      Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, v; London Sym Orch/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Chausson: Poème

      EMI CDC7-54855-2

      10:42 am

      David Klock: "Water in Motion"

      Trio Casals
      Moto Finale

      Navona NV-6388

      10:49 am

      Kevin Puts: "River's Rush"

      Peabody Sym Orch/Marin Alsop
      Kevin Puts: Symphony No. 2, Flute Concerto

      Naxos 8.559794

      11:00 am

      Cecil Burleigh: "Nature's Voices," Op. 44

      No. 1, "Winding Stream"

      Zina Schiff, v; Mary Barranger, p
      Cecil Burleigh: Music for Violin and Piano

      Naxos 8.559061

      11:02 am

      Chen Yi: Chinese Folk Song No. 2, "Flowing Stream"

      Kennesaw State U Chamber Singers/Leslie J. Blackwell
      Chinese Rap: Music by Chen Yi

      Centaur CRC-3440

      11:05 am

      Eric Whitacre: "Water Night"

      London Sym Orch Strings/Eric Whitacre
      Water Night

      Decca B0016636-02

      11:12 am

      Lauren McCall: "A Spark and a Glimmer"

      Caitlin Edwards, v; Nancy Ives, vc; Monica Ohuchi, p
      Amplify: All Classical Portland's RII Vol. 1

      Navona NV-6456

      11:21 am

      Thomas Enhco: Prelude, "Of Wind and Water"

      Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc; Thomas Enhco, p
      Wonderful World

      Naïve V-7362

      11:28 am

      Duke Ellington: Suite from "The River" (1970)

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Still: Symphony No. 1 · Ellington: The River

      Chandos CHAN-9154

      11:55 am

      Valerie Capers: "Portraits in Jazz"

      No. 5, "Blues for The Duke"

      Maria Thompson Corley, p
      Soulscapes

      Albany TROY-857

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C "con molti strumenti," R. 558

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Vivaldi: Concerti "Alla Rustica" / Pinnock, English Concert

      Archiv 415674-2

      12:11 pm

      Lora Kvint: "Odyssey"

      Philippe Quint, v; Andrew Litton, p
      Milestones

      Pentatone PTC-5187408

      12:21 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D, BWV 972 (after Vivaldi R. 230)

      Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini, hc
      Vivaldi & Bach

      Naïve OP-7367

      12:31 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Jeux d'eau"

      Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon
      Ravel: Five O'Clock Foxtrot, Bolero, La Valse

      Cala CACD-1004

      12:37 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Marriage of Figaro," K. 492

      Overture

      Amadeus Ensemble/Julius Rudel
      Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro excerpts. Arranged for wind octet / Amadeus Ensemble/Julius Rudel

      Musicmasters MMD-60117-Y

      12:42 pm

      Arthur Bliss: "Things to Come"

      Suite

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

      Chandos CHSA-5344

      12:54 pm

      George Walker: String Quartet No. 1, "Lyric"

      II. "Molto adagio"

      Miró Quartet
      Home

      Pentatone PTC-5187227

      1:01 pm

      Thomas Benjamin: "That Old Second-Viennese-School Rag"

      Michael Adcock, p
      Ragtime in Washington

      Centaur CRC-3639

      1:05 pm

      John Musto: "Five Concert Rags"

      No. 1, "Recollections"

      Michael Adcock, p
      Ragtime in Washington

      Centaur CRC-3639

      1:12 pm

      Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht: Lute Concerto in C

      Miguel Rincón, l; Il Pomo d'Oro/Zefira Valova
      Concertos for Baroque Lute

      Aparté AP-376

      1:29 pm

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, D. 485

      Freiburg Baroque Orch/Pablo Heras-Casado
      Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 'Unfinished'

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902694

      1:57 pm

      Percy Grainger: "Molly on the Shore"

      Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orch/Clark Rundell
      Grainger: Vol. 4 - Works for Wind Orchestra 1

      Chandos CHAN-9549

      2:02 pm

      Ignaz Pleyel: "Symphonie périodique" in F, B 140

      Zürich Chamber Orch/Howard Griffiths
      Ignaz Pleyel: Symphonies

      CPO 999759

      2:21 pm

      Stacy Garrop: "Sonnets of Desire, Longing, and Whimsy"

      No. 2, "Time does not bring relief; you all have lied"

      Grant Park Cho/Christopher Bell
      Songs of Smaller Creatures and Other American Choral Works

      Cedille CDR-90000131

      2:25 pm

      Franz Liszt: "Années de pèlerinage:" 2nd Year, Italy

      No. 4, "Sonnet No. 47 of Petrarch"

      Daniel Barenboim, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Daniel Barenboim

      Philips 456721-2 (2)

      2:31 pm

      Erik Satie: Three "Gymnopédies"

      No. 1

      Gautier Capuçon, vc; Jérôme Ducros, p; Paris Chamber Orch/Adrien Perruchon
      Emotions

      Erato B08CJTWP7P

      2:34 pm

      Erik Satie: "Gnossienne" No. 1

      Orchestra of the Swan
      Timelapse

      Signum SIGCD-662

      2:38 pm

      Erik Satie: "Jack-in-the-Box"

      Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel
      The Complete Ballets of Erik Satie

      Vanguard OVC-4030

      2:44 pm

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Otello"

      "Ballabili" Dances (Ballet Music)

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier
      Verdi: Complete Ballet Music from the Operas

      Naxos 8.572818-19 (2)

      2:50 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: "The Four Seasons: Summer," RV. 315

      St. Paul Chamber Orch/Pinchas Zukerman, v
      Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Purcell: Trumpet Sonata, Theatre Music

      CBS MDK-44644

      3:02 pm

      Alyssa Morris: "Four Personalities"

      Courtney Miller, ob; Ayako Yoda, p
      Modern Fairy Tales

      Centaur CRC-3421

      3:14 pm

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Die Jovialen," Op. 34

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Johannes Wildner
      Johann Strauss II: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 15

      Marco Polo 8.223215

      3:25 pm

      Mark O'Connor: "The American Seasons"

      Spring

      Mark O'Connor, v; Metamorphosen/Scott Yoo
      Mark O'Connor: The American Seasons

      Sony SK-89660

      3:33 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 50 in D, H XVI:37

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      Haydn: Piano Sonatas

      EMI CDC5-56756-2

      3:44 pm

      Gioachino Rossini: "The Siege of Corinth"

      Overture

      Philharmonia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Rossini: Overtures

      EMI CDC7-47118-2

      3:53 pm

      Samuel Barber: "Agnus Dei" (from Op. 11)

      Voces8
      Enchanted Isle

      Decca B0029601-02

      4:01 pm

      Eric Ewazen: Trio for horn, violin and piano

      Michael Thornton, hn; Yumi Hwang-Williams, v; Andrew Litton, p
      Inspired by Brahms: Music for Horn Trio

      Albany TROY-1616

      4:22 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16

      III. "Adagio non troppo"

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & Serenade No. 2

      Sony SMK-60970

      4:31 pm

      Manuel de Falla: "El amor brujo"

      "Ritual Fire Dance"

      Duo Gruber & Maklar
      Gorgeous Guitar: Best Loved Classical Guitar Music

      Naxos 8.578176

      4:35 pm

      Scott Joplin: "March Majestic"

      William Appling, p
      Scott Joplin: The Complete Rags, Waltzes & Marches

      William Appling WASO 2008-4

      4:39 pm

      Fritz Kreisler: "Miniature Viennese March"

      Tine Thing Helseth, tr; Kathryn Stott, p
      Tine

      EMI 16471-2

      4:43 pm

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Rigoletto"

      Aria, "La donna è mobile"

      Joseph Calleja, t; Milan Verdi Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Divos & Divas

      Decca B0013059-02 (2)

      4:46 pm

      Nikolai Tcherepnin: "La princesse lointaine," Op. 4

      Prelude

      NDR Radio Phil/Stanislav Kochanovsky
      Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No. 3 - Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-905392

      4:55 pm

      Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: "Lamentations, Black/Folk Song Suite"

      No. 3, "Calvary Ostinato"

      Paula Kosower, vc
      Live from WFMT: Cube Ensemble (January 18, 2010)

      WFMT

      5:00 - 7:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      George Whitefield Chadwick: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 21

      Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
      Symphony No. 2 / A Northern Ballad

      Chandos CHAN-9685

      5:37 pm

      Josef Rheinberger: Horn Sonata in E-Flat, Op. 178

      Felix Klieser, hn; Christof Keymer, p
      Reveries: Romantic music for horn and piano

      Berlin Classics 0300530-BC

      6:00 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Capriccio," Op. 85

      Moonlight Music

      Vienna Phil/André Previn
      Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite, Intermezzo, Salome, Capriccio

      DG 437790-2

      6:05 pm

      Leoš Janáček: "Capriccio"

      Viktoria Postnikova, p; Ensemble/Gennady Rozhdestvensky
      Janáček: Capriccio, Concertino, Dans Les Brouillards / Viktoria Postnikova/Guennadi Rojdestvenski

      Erato 45599-2

      6:32 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano and Wind Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 16

      Radu Lupu, p; H de Vries, ob; G Pieterson, cl; V Zarzo, hn; B Pollard, bn
      Vicente Zarzo, horn,
      Quintets for Piano and Wind

      Decca 414291-2

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Baritone Ian Rucker, bass-baritone Christopher Humbert, Jr., and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias and songs by Korngold, Still, Schubert, Poulenc, and Stevie Wonder. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Rossini "The Barber of Seville" Overture; Georg Solti, conductor; Strauss "Ein Heldenleben," Op. 40; Karina Canellakis, conductor; Schumann Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54; Chopin Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42; Kirill Gerstein, piano; Augusta Read Thomas "Brio;" Karina Canellakis, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Tambourin"

      William Christie, hc
      Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Castor & Pollux, Actes de ballet, Pièces de clavecin

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-2908700.09

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Four Latin American Composers We Need to Know Better Elbio shares music by the Argentine Constantino Gaito, Chilean Luis Saglie, Mexican Jose Elizondo and Cuban Joaquin Nin. Four composers who will stay on your radar long after you hear their beautiful and energetic music.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Music by Heinrich Kaminski

      Kamminski Concerto Grosso; Quintet; Prelude and Fugue on ABEGG; Work for String Orchestra.

      11:00 pm

      Continues to 1:00am Monday.