Playlist for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

Mornings with Jan Weller

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

10:00 am

Midday with Lisa Flynn

Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am.

12:15 pm

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

Trio Eris (Violinist K. J. McDonald, cellist Annie SeEun Hyung, and pianist Andrew Jun Chen) perform music by Reena Esmail and Feliz Mendelssohn, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

1:00 pm

Music for the Afternoon

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

7:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

This week, Bill looks at the life and musical development of one of Hungary’s greatest composers. A musician’s musician, Bartok was supported by many of the great conductors of his era. Paul Sacher, who led the Basel Chamber Orchestra, asked him to write the Divertimento for Strings. Serge Koussevitsky and Fritz Reiner invited him to compose the Concerto for Orchestra. At the end of the week, we’ll hear Benny Goodman perform "Contrasts" for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, a piece he requested from Bartok.

8:00 pm

Evening Music

10:00 pm

Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

Accademia Bizantina

Harpsichordist Ottavio Dantone leads Accademia Bizantina in musical jewels by Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach. Featuring Marcello Gatti playing the traverso flute and Alessandro Tampieri playing violin and viola d’amore. Recorded live in concert February 7, 2026 at Aula Magna Università La Sapienza, Rome.