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      Playlist for Wednesday, May 14, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: "Polonaise de concert (Polonaise brillante" #1 in D), Op 4

      Leila Josefowicz, v; St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Bohemian Rhapsodies

      Philips 454440-2

      12:05 am

      Mauro Giuliani: Introduction, Theme with Variations and Polonaise in A, Op 65

      Pepe Romero, g; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Giuliani: Guitar Concerto In A, Introduction Variations & Polonaise

      Philips 6514296

      12:24 am

      Mauro Giuliani: "Pièces faciles et agréables," Op 74

      #12

      Mikael Helasvuo, f; Jukka Savijoki, g
      Mauro Giuliani - The Complete Works for Flute and Guitar, Vol.3

      BIS CD-413

      12:26 am

      Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 17

      Midsummer's Music
      Midsummer's Music

      12:55 am

      Robert Schumann: "Myrthen," Op. 25

      #7, "Die Lotosblume"

      Dorothea Röschmann, s; Graham Johnson, p
      Songs of Robert Schumann 7

      Hyperion CDJ-33107

      1:00 am

      Claude Debussy: "Estampes"

      "La soirée dans Grenade"

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Jorge Federico Osorio: The French Album

      Cedille CDR-90000197

      1:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 8 in G, "Le Soir"

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer

      Nimbus NI-5426/30 (5)

      1:26 am

      Richard Strauss: Song, "Abend und Morgenrot"

      Christiane Libor, s; Nina Schumann, p
      Strauss: Complete Songs

      Two Pianists TP-1039312 (9)

      1:28 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: "L'Étoile du Nord"

      Ballet Suite

      Barcelona Sym Orch/Michal Nesterowicz
      MEYERBEER, G.: Ballet Music from the Operas (Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, Nesterowicz)

      Naxos 8.573076

      1:37 am

      Ambroise Thomas: "Hamlet"

      Ballet Music

      London Phil/Antonio de Almeida

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54820-2 (3)

      1:55 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Le temple de la gloire"

      "Musette en rondeau"

      Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
      Temple de la Gloire

      PBP PBP-10 (2)

      2:00 am

      Carlos Chávez: "Baile" (1953)

      State of Mexico Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Musica Mexicana, Vol. 7

      ASV CDDCA-927

      2:05 am

      Rodolfo Halffter: Don Lindo de Almeria

      Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (Mexico)/Herrera de la Fuente
      Huapango

      Guild GMCD-7211

      2:24 am

      Muzio Clementi: "Duetto" in C, Op 3/3

      Pietro Spada, p; Giorgio Cozzolino, p
      Sonate, Duetti & Capricci, Vol. 2

      Arts 47224-2

      2:35 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Don Giovanni," K. 527

      "Deh vieni alla finestra"

      Netherlands Wind Ensemble
      Mozart * Rossini * Arrangements for Wind Instruments * Netherlands Wind Ensemble

      Pentatone PTC-5186190

      2:37 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony (Serenade) in D, K. 100

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      The Symphonies

      L'Oiseau Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      2:54 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "La finta giardiniera," K. 196

      Aria, "Una damina, una nipote"

      Benelli, t; Theatre Royal de Monnaie Orch/Sylvain Cambreling

      Ricercar RIS-066045-47 (3)

      3:00 am

      Adolphe-Charles Adam: "La Poupée de Nuremberg"

      Overture

      Munich Radio Orch/Kurt Redel
      Grandes ouvertures francaises

      Pierre Verany PV.786104

      3:05 am

      Jean-Louis Adam: Piano Sonata in E-Flat, Op 6/1

      André Raynaud, f-p
      The Pianoforte in France

      Pierre Verany PV.790032

      3:22 am

      Adolphe-Charles Adam: "Giselle"

      Act 1: "Joyful entrance of the grape-pickers"

      London Sym Orch/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Adam: Giselle

      Sony SK-42450

      3:24 am

      Paul Hindemith: "Symphonia Serena" (1947)

      "Geschwindmarsch" after Beethoven

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Herbert Blomstedt

      London 458899-2

      3:27 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

      Teldec 46452-2 (5)

      3:54 am

      Astrid von Würtzler: "Variations on Yankee Doodle"

      In the Style of Beethoven

      New York Harp Ensemble
      An Evening with the New York Harp Ensemble

      Hungaroton HCD-31295

      4:00 am

      Jules Massenet: "Thaïs"

      "Meditation"

      Ronald Caravan, sx; Sar-Shalom Strong, p
      Single Reed Expressions

      Mark 51604-MCD

      4:05 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Dardanus"

      "Rigaudon"

      Adelphi Saxophone Quartet
      Simply Four Saxophones

      EMI/Ang CDZ5-72527-2

      4:08 am

      Michel-Richard Delalande: "Symphonies pour les Soupers du Roy (for the King's Supper)"

      5th Suite

      La Simphonie du Marais/Hugo Reyne
      Delalande

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901303

      4:39 am

      George Gershwin: "Rhapsody in Blue"

      New York Harp Ensemble
      An Evening with the New York Harp Ensemble

      Hungaroton HCD-31295

      4:40 am

      George Gershwin: Second Rhapsody

      Oscar Levant, p; Orch/Morton Gould
      Oscar Levant Plays Gershwin

      CBS MK-42514

      4:54 am

      George Gershwin: Gershwin Melody No. 36, "Three-Note Waltz"

      Alicia Zizzo, p
      Gershwin Rediscovered

      MSR Classics MS-1127

      5:00 am

      Emile Waldteufel: "Trictrac" Polka, Op 181

      Slovak State Phil/Alfred Walter
      WALDTEUFEL : Vol. 10

      Marco Polo 8.223688

      5:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka," Op. 214

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Ein Straussfest II

      Telarc CD-80314

      5:08 am

      Richard Strauss: "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," Op. 28

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Paul Paray

      Radio Nederland RN-97017 (13)

      5:21 am

      Richard Strauss: Five Songs, Op. 48

      No. 2, "Ich schwebe"

      Patrice Michaels Bedi, s; Deborah Sobol, p
      Songs of the Romantic Age

      Cedille CDR-90000019

      5:23 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C, K. 465, "Dissonant"

      Diderot String Quartet
      Dissonance

      Bear Machine Records0

      5:54 am

      Adolf Henselt: 12 Characteristic Etudes, Op 2

      #6

      Michael Ponti, p

      Vox CDX-5151 (2)

      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

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Paris Quartet No. 2 in D

      III. Finale, 'Vivace"

      London Handel Players
      Telemann Paris Quartets Vol. 1: 6 Quadri (1730)

      Somm Recordings SOMMCD-0698

      6:08 am

      Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 8, "Wilde Jagd"

      Alice Sara Ott, p
      Franz Liszt: Etudes d'exécution transcendante

      DG 4778362

      6:14 am

      Bedřich Smetana: "Vyšehrad (The High Castle)"

      Czech Phil/Charles Mackerras
      Smetana: Má Vlast

      Supraphon SU-34652031

      6:30 am

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Fandango"

      John Williams, g
      Spanish Guitar Favourites

      CBS MK-44794

      6:36 am

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

      I. "Allegro non troppo"

      West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players
      Brahms: String Sextets

      Pentatone PTC-5186807

      6:50 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E-Flat, K. 498, "Kegelstatt"

      III. Finale, Rondo, "Allegretto"

      Patrick Messina, cl; Lise Berthaud, vi; Fabrizio Chiovetta, p
      Mozart, Bruch

      Aparté AP-332

      6:59 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: German Dances, K. 536

      No. 3 in B-Flat

      Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
      Mozart: German Dances

      Sony SK-46696

      7:03 am

      Antonín Dvořák: "In Nature's Realm" Overture, Op 91

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier
      Dvořák: Symphony No. 7, In Nature's Realm, Scherzo capriccioso, Slavonic Dances

      Warner 66656

      7:19 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 42, "Two-Four"

      Murray Perahia, p
      Chopin: 4 Ballades

      Sony SK-64399

      7:24 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95, "Serioso"

      IV. Finale, "Larghetto - Allegro"

      Calidore String Quartet
      Beethoven: The Middle Quartets

      Signum SIGCD-872

      7:31 am

      Otto Klemperer: "Merry Waltz"

      Philharmonia Orch/Otto Klemperer
      Klemperer Conducts German Opera Overtures

      EMI CDM7-63917-2

      7:39 am

      Pablo de Sarasate: Two Spanish Dances, Op. 21

      Julia Fischer, v; Milana Chernyavska, p
      Julia Fischer: Sarasate

      Decca 4785950

      7:49 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Il turco in Italia"

      Overture

      Prague Sinfonia/Christian Benda
      Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 4

      Naxos 8.572735

      8:03 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appssionato," Op. 70

      Stephen Hough, p; City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Sakari Oramo
      Saint-Saëns: The Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

      Hyperion CDA-67331/2 (2)

      8:09 am

      Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D 956

      III. Scherzo

      Emerson String Quartet; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc
      Schubert: String Quintet D 956

      DG 431792-2

      8:20 am

      Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

      Delos DE-3132

      8:29 am

      Scott Joplin: "The Chrysanthemum"

      Lara Downes, p
      Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered

      Rising Sun Music RS-016

      8:34 am

      Hugo Alfvén: "The Mountain King," Op. 37

      Suite

      Royal Stockholm Phil/Neeme Järvi
      Alfvén: Three Swedish Rhapsodies

      BIS CD-725

      8:49 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "The Four Seasons: Winter," RV. 297

      Orchestre Le Consort/Théotime Langlois de Swarte, v
      Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902757-58

      8:58 am

      Mauro Giuliani: "Pièces faciles et agréables," Op. 74

      No. 9, "Tempo di Marcia"

      Mikael Helasvuo, f; Jukka Savijoki, g
      Giuliani: Complete Works for Flute and Guitar, Vol. 3

      BIS CD-413

      9:03 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Coriolan" Overture, Op. 62

      Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Beethoven: The Symphonies

      Decca 4759090 (6)

      9:13 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Divertimento in D, K. 136

      I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky
      Mozart: Serenade for Strings, Three Divertimenti

      Chandos CHAN-9045

      9:29 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Jeux d'eau"

      Lilya Zilberstein, p
      100 Piano Masterworks

      DG 4828050

      9:35 am

      Aaron Copland: "Danzón cubano"

      New World Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Tangazo - Music of Latin America

      Argo 436737

      9:43 am

      Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor, "Devil's Trill"

      Ray Chen, v; Noreen Polera, p
      Ray Chen: Virtuoso

      Sony 82967

      9:58 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Suite française"

      I. "Bransle de Bourgogne"

      London Wind Orch/Denis Wick
      Shepherd's Hey: Wind Music of Grainger, Milhaud and Poulenc

      ASV CDWHL-2067

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Nabucco"

      Overture

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Verdi: Preludes and Overtures

      Sony SK-68468

      10:08 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Oboe d'amore Concerto in A (after BWV 1055)

      Anthony Robson, obda; Age of Enlightenment Orch/E Wallfisch
      Bach: Violin and Oboe Concertos

      Virgin 45095-2

      10:23 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Le boeuf sur le toit," Op. 58

      Natalia Lavrova & Vassily Primakov, p
      Four Hand Recital

      LP Classics 1010

      10:42 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Miroirs"

      "Alborada del gracioso"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Jean Martinon
      Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole, Alborada del gracioso, Mother Goose, Introduction and Allegro, Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

      RCA 63683-2

      10:51 am

      Karl Goldmark: Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 26, "Rustic Wedding"

      V. Finale, "Dance"

      Polish National Radio Sym Orch/Michael Bartos
      Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony, Op. 26, Im Frühling Overture

      Newport Classic NPD-85503

      11:02 am

      Vally Weigl: "New England Suite"

      II. "Maine Interlude"

      Lee Carroll Levine, cl; Roy Christensen, vc; Amy Dorfman, p
      Music for the Appalachian Trail

      Gasparo GSCD-236

      11:04 am

      Vally Weigl: "New England Suite"

      III. "Berkshire Pastorale"

      Lee Carroll Levine, cl; Roy Christensen, vc; Amy Dorfman, p
      Music for the Appalachian Trail

      Gasparo GSCD-236

      11:11 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 89 in F

      Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
      Joseph Haydn: Symphonies - Nos. 88, 89 & 90 / Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil

      Sony SK-66253

      11:31 am

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "España"

      London Sym Orch/Ataúlfo Argenta
      España

      Decca 443580-2

      11:38 am

      Joaquín Turina: "La oración del torero," Op. 34

      Byron Quartet
      Souvenir d'Espagne

      Aparté AP-308

      11:48 am

      Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerto in G, S 215

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

      Archiv 437549-2 (2)

      12:01 pm

      Gilbert & Sullivan: "The Pirates of Penzance"

      Overture

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Alexander Faris
      Rule Britannia - A Stirring Collection of British Music

      Nimbus NI-7067/8 (2)

      12:09 pm

      Giovanni Gabrieli: "Canzon XVI a 12"

      Concerto Palatino
      Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonate e canzone "per concertar con l'organo"

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901688

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

      Pianist Adria Ye performs music by Lili Boulanger, Leoš Janáček, and Chopin live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 - 3:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      1:02 pm

      Howard Hanson: "Merry Mount," Op. 31

      Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 4 "Requiem", Suite from "Merry Mount", Lament for Beowulf

      Delos DE-3105

      1:19 pm

      Ruperto Chapí: String Quartet No. 4 in B minor

      II. "Allegretto"

      Cuarteto Latinoamericano
      Ruperto Chapí String Quartets: Volume 2

      Sono Luminus DSL-92254

      1:27 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Occasional Suite" in D

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks

      Archiv 453451-2

      1:43 pm

      Béla Bartók: Hungarian Sketches

      Chicago Sym Orch/Pierre Boulez
      Bartók: Divertimento, Dance Suite, Hungarian Sketches, Two Pictures

      DG 445825-2

      1:55 pm

      Dalal: "Eos"

      La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau, v
      Elle

      Analekta AN2-8754

      2:00 pm

      William Grant Still: "Africa" (1928)

      "Land of Romance"

      Lara Downes, p
      Exiles' Cafe

      Steinway & Sons 30016

      2:08 pm

      Édouard Lalo: "Symphonie espagnole" in D minor, Op. 21

      Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; French National Orch/Seiji Ozawa
      Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Sarasate: Zigeunerwiesen

      EMI CDC7-47318-2

      2:42 pm

      Claude Debussy: "Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans"

      King's Singers
      Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On

      Signum SIGCD-887

      2:49 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: "L'estro armonico" Concerto No. 12 in E, R. 265

      St Martin's Academy/Angel Romero, g
      Vivaldi - Concerts - Angel Romero

      RCA 68291-2

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      3:00 pm

      Bedřich Smetana: "Vltava (The Moldau)"

      Prague Sym Orch/Jiří Bělohlávek
      Smetana Festival

      Supraphon 110377-2

      3:14 pm

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Flute (Recorder) Suite in A minor

      Michala Petri, r; Berlin Baroque Soloists
      Michala Petri - Bach, Telemann

      RCA 57130-2

      3:39 pm

      Paul Dukas: "La Péri"

      New York Phil/Pierre Boulez
      Pierre Boulez Conducts The New York Philharmonic Orchestra

      Sony SMK-68333

      4:00 pm

      William Walton: "Façade"

      Suite

      Winnipeg Sym Orch/Bramwell Tovey
      The Lark Ascending

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5176

      4:19 pm

      Alexander Mackenzie: "Twelfth Night," Op. 40

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Martyn Brabbins
      Mackenzie: Orchestral Music

      Hyperion CDA-66764

      4:40 pm

      Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, "Fandango," Op. 50, G 448

      "Grave assai; Fandango"

      Chicago Harp Quartet; Vadim Karpinos, castanets
      O

      Chicago Harp Quartet 748252899439

      4:53 pm

      William Grant Still: "Serenade"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Avlana Eisenberg
      William Grant Still: Summerland

      Naxos 8.559867

      5:00 pm

      Jean-Michel Damase: Seventeen Variations for Woodwind Quintet

      Reykjavik Wind Quintet
      French Wind Music

      Chandos CHAN-9362

      5:14 pm

      George Walker: "Lyric for Strings"

      Seattle Sym/Asher Fisch
      Music of George Walker & William Dawson

      Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1027

      5:20 pm

      Alessandro Stradella: Sinfonia in D

      Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
      Stradella: Mottetti

      Naïve OP-7192

      5:26 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat, K. 456

      Cleveland Orch/Mitsuko Uchida, p
      Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 19

      Decca 4786763

      6:00 pm

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Household Music" on Welsh Hymn Tunes (1941)

      Piatti Quartet
      Boyle, Vaughan Williams, Moeran & Ireland

      Rubicon RCD-1098

      6:18 pm

      Ernest Bloch: "Suite modale"

      Noam Buchman, f; Atlas Camerata/Dalia Atlas
      Bloch: Four Episodes, Two Poems, Concertino, Suite modale

      Naxos 8.570259

      6:33 pm

      César Franck: "Symphonic Variations"

      Louis Lortie, p; BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier
      Franck: Les Eolides, Symphonic Variations, Symphony in D minor

      Chandos CHAN-9875

      6:50 pm

      Charlie Chaplin: "City Lights"

      Suite

      Philippe Quint, v; Marta Aznavoorian, p
      Chaplin's Smile

      Warner 585381

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Tone Poems

      Bill invites us to sit with him as he describes and listens to symphonic music freed from its traditional structures which takes a programmatic turn. The image-evoking playlist includes Ottorino Respighi's "Gli Uccelli" and George Gershwin's "American in Paris."

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:02 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      4 Ouvertüren / Suites BWV 1066-1069, BWV 1070

      Archiv 415671-2 (2)

      8:28 pm

      Claude Debussy: "Suite bergamasque"

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Debussy: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2: Images, Etudes

      Decca 460247-2 (2)

      8:46 pm

      François-Joseph Gossec: "Suite de Danses"

      Orch National de Bretagne/Stefan Sanderling
      Gossec: Gavotte, Suite De Danses, 4 Symphonies

      ASV CDDCA-1124

      9:01 pm

      Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement

      Daniel Hope, v; Paul Neubauer, vi; David Finckel, vc; Wu Han, p
      Wu Han, piano,
      Brahms, Schumann, Mahler: Piano Quartets / Hope, Neubauer, Finckel, Han

      DG B0022906-02

      9:16 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

      Van Cliburn, p; Sym of the Air/Kiril Kondrashin
      Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev

      RCA 67894-2

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Bach’s Mass in B minor

      Nicholas Kraemer leads the Czech Philharmonic, Collegium Vocale 1704, and vocal soloists in Bach's monumental masterpiece. Recorded live in concert January 24, 2025, in Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague.

      11:47 pm

      Geoffrey Bush: "Consort Music"

      English Northern Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      English String Miniatures, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.555068