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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Edmond Dédé: Mephisto masque

      Hot Springs Music Festival/Richard Rosenberg
      Dede: Mon Pauvre Coeur- Francoise Et Tirtillard- Mefisto Masque

      Naxos 8.559038

      12:05 am

      Louis Moreau Gottschalk: "Grand Tarantelle" for Piano & Orchestra, Op 67

      Eugene List, p; Vienna State Opera Orch/Igor Buketoff
      Gottschalk Festival

      Vox CDX-5009 (2)

      12:13 am

      Charles Wakefield Cadman: "Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras"

      Joel Fan, p; Northwest Sinfonietta/Christophe Chagnard
      Dances for Piano and Orchestra

      Reference Recordings RR-134

      12:24 am

      Alex North: "A Streetcar Named Desire"

      "New Orleans Street"

      National Phil/Jerry Goldsmith
      Alex North's 2001 (The Legendary Original Score · World Premiere Recording)

      Varese Saraband VSD-5500

      12:25 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K. 466

      Vassily Primakov, p; Odense Sym/Simon Gaudenz
      Mozart * Piano Concertos, Vol 2 * Primakov, Odense SO, Gaudenz

      Bridge 9339

      12:54 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 63

      No. 2 in f

      Vassily Primakov, p
      Chopin: 21 Mazurkas

      Bridge 9289

      1:00 am

      Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

      Joshua Pierce & Dorothy Jonas, p's
      20th Century Romantic Music For Two Pianos

      Koch 3-7013-2

      1:05 am

      Nicolo Paganini: "Sonata Concertata"

      Gil Shaham, v; Göran Söllscher, g
      Paganini for Two

      DG 437837-2

      1:19 am

      Paul Schoenfield: "Four Souvenirs" (1989)

      "Tin Pan Alley"

      Caroline Goulding, v; Janine Randall, p
      Caroline Goulding

      Telarc CD-80744

      1:20 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 53, "Caractéristique"

      Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/Neville Marriner

      Capriccio 10227

      1:55 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Twelve Etudes, Op 8

      No. 12

      Alexander Scriabin, p
      Scriabin Piano Works

      Profil PH-22006 (12)

      2:00 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Rondo in c, Wq 59/4

      Richard Fuller, forte-p
      CPE Bach Fantasies, Rondos and Sonatas

      Gramola 98915

      2:05 am

      Johann Christian JC Bach: Sinfonia in E-Flat, Op 6/5

      Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
      Symphonies, Op. 6, Nos. 1-6

      CPO 999298-2

      2:13 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in F, Wq 183/3

      CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Hartmut Haenchen

      Capriccio 10175

      2:22 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale, "Es woll' uns Gott genädig sein," BWV 312

      Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      2:24 am

      Silvestre Revueltas: "La Noche de los Mayas"

      Simon Bolivar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel
      Rite * Stravinsky * Revueltas * Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra * Dudamel

      DG B0014281-02

      2:54 am

      Franz Schubert: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      No. 3 in f

      Alfred Brendel, p

      Pantheon D-24800 (2)

      3:00 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Two Pieces for the Left Hand, Op 9

      #2, Nocturne

      John O'Conor, p
      Piano Classics- Popular Works for Solo Piano

      Telarc CD-80313

      3:05 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Etudes, Op 8

      #11 in b-flat

      Lang Lang, p
      Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3/ Scriabin: Etudes

      Telarc CD-80582

      3:09 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Two Poems, Op 71 (1914)

      #2, "En rêvant"

      Daniele Pollini, p
      Daniele Pollini

      DG 4816917

      3:11 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320, "Posthorn"

      Lausanne Chamber Orch/Yehudi Menuhin

      Virgin 91122-2

      3:54 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "ɐtudes," Op. 10

      #5 in G-Flat

      Daniele Pollini, p
      Daniele Pollini

      DG 4816917

      4:00 am

      Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"

      Prelude to Act 3

      Canadian Brass, Berlin Phil, Bayreuth Festival Brass/Edo de Waart
      Wagner for Brass

      Philips 434109-2

      4:05 am

      Johann Melchior Molter: Trumpet Concerto #3 in D

      Håkan Hardenberger, tr; London Phil/Elgar Howarth
      Trumpet Concertos

      Philips 426311-2

      4:15 am

      Christoph Förster: Horn Concerto in E-Flat

      Stewart Rose, fh; St Luke's Chamber Ensemble
      From The Forest

      Arabesque Z-6750

      4:28 am

      Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite

      #4, "Bransles"

      Equale Brass
      Bacchanales

      Nimbus NIM-5004

      4:30 am

      Georg Christoph Wagenseil: Trombone Concerto in E-Flat

      Branimir Slokar, tb; Lausanne Chamber Orch/Jean-Marie Auberson
      Trombone Concertos

      Claves CD-50-8407

      4:41 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Bass Tuba Concerto in f (1954)

      Patrick Harrild, tuba; London Sym Orch/Bryden Thomson
      Vaughan Williams: Concertos

      Chandos CHAN-9262/3 (2)

      4:54 am

      Jean Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfare

      Rondeau

      Tubadours
      The Mighty Tubadours

      Crystal CD-420

      5:00 am

      Jacques Halevy: "La Juive"

      "Rachel, quand du Seigneur"

      Placido Domingo, t; Los Angeles Phil/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Spotlight * Placido Domingo * Carlo Maria Giulini * Opera Gala

      DG 4776613

      5:05 am

      Joseph Achron: Two Hebrew Pieces, Op 35

      Gil Shaham, v; Orli Shaham, p
      Nigunim * Hebrew Melodies * Gil and Orli Shaham

      Canary Classics CC-10

      5:13 am

      Ernest Bloch: "Baal Shem" Suite

      Joshua Bell, v; Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
      Violin Concertos / Baal Shem

      London 452851-2

      5:28 am

      French ANON 14th c: Puisque Robin j'ay un nom

      Les Menestriers Picards
      Josquin Des Près / Robin & Marion

      Calliope CAL-9512

      5:29 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 74, No. 1

      Endellion String Quartet

      Virgin Classics 91097-2

      5:55 am

      John Rutter: Anthem, "Praise ye the Lord"

      Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter
      Gloria: The Sacred Music Of John Rutter

      Collegium COLCD-100

      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

      Hector Berlioz: "Roman Carnival" Overture, Op. 9

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Overture From "Benvenuto Cellini," Rákóczky March, Roman Carnival Overture

      Sony SMK-47525

      6:12 am

      Joaquín Turina: "Bailete," Op. 79

      II. "Tirana"

      Sara Davis Buechner, p
      Turina: Mujeres Españolas, Woman of Spain -- Five Suites for Piano

      Connoisseur CD-4186

      6:16 am

      Francesco Maria Veracini: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 2, No. 12 (from "Sonate accademiche")

      Trio Settecento
      An Italian Sojourn

      Cedille CDR-90000099

      6:30 am

      Edward Elgar: "Cockaigne" Overture ("In London Town"), Op. 40

      English Sym Orch/William Boughton
      Elgar: Enigma Variations; Cockaigne and Froissart Overtures

      Nimbus NI-5206

      6:47 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26

      I. Allegro moderato

      Weilerstein Trio
      Dvořák Trios * Weilerstein Trio

      Koch KICCD-7657

      7:03 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

      III. "Menuetto: Allegretto"

      Camerata Salzburg/Sándor Végh
      Mozart: The Singles - 66 Classic Tracks

      Decca 4831010

      7:08 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes for Guitar

      Nos. 1 & 2

      Pepe Romero, g
      Villa-Lobos: 5 Preludes, Etude no 1, etc

      Philips 420245-2

      7:17 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Wasps"

      Entr'acte; March Past of the Kitchen Utensils; Ballet; Final Tableau

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar
      Holst, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Warlock

      EMI CDC7-47812-2

      7:32 am

      Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"

      Prelude to Act 3

      Vienna Phil/Georg Solti
      Lohengrin

      Decca 421053-2 (4)

      7:35 am

      Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"

      Bridal chorus, "Treulich geführt"

      Vienna State Opera Cho, Vienna Phil/Georg Solti
      Lohengrin

      Decca 421053-2 (4)

      7:42 am

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

      II. "Romanze"

      Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc; Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, p
      Love Letters

      Naïve V-7364

      7:48 am

      Charles Tomlinson Griffes: "Poem"

      Mary Stolper, f; Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      American Flute Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000046

      8:03 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Finlandia," Op. 26

      Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      The Essential Sibelius

      Beau Fleuve 094975

      8:12 am

      Elfrida Andrée: Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor

      II. "Andante con espressione"

      Boulanger Trio
      Who's Afraid Of...? Boulanger Trio

      Berlin Classics 0303298-BC

      8:19 am

      George Gershwin: "Cuban Overture"

      Dallas Sym Orch/Andrew Litton
      Dayful of Song - Music of Gershwin

      Delos DE-3216

      8:30 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Tzigane"

      Jennifer Frautschi, v; Marta Aznavoorian, p
      Stravinsky: Duo Concertante & Ravel: Violin Sonata

      Artek AR-0006-2

      8:43 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Sigurd Jorsalfar," Op. 22

      Suite, Op. 56

      Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      A Nordic Festival

      Sony SK-46668

      9:03 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Oboe Concerto in F minor, TWV 51:f1

      III. Finale, "Vivace"

      Alison Balsom, pic tr; Pinnock's Players/Trevor Pinnock
      Baroque Concertos

      Warner 2173227329

      9:07 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K. 475

      Hélène Grimaud, p
      The Messenger

      DG 4837854

      9:19 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat, Op. 34

      IV. "Rondo": Allegro giocoso

      Eduard Brunner, cl; Hagen Quartet
      The Florilegium Series - Classical & Early Romantic

      Decca 4788694

      9:27 am

      Reinhold Glière: Harp Concerto in E-Flat, Op 74

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Rachel Masters, h; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox
      Glière & Ginastera: Harp Works

      Chandos CHAN-9094

      9:39 am

      Franz Liszt: "Liebestraum" No. 3 in A-Flat

      Pablo Ferrández, vc; Julien Quentin, p
      Moonlight Variations

      Sony G010005447981C

      9:44 am

      Antonio Rosetti: Symphony in C, M.A9

      London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
      Rosetti: Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-9567

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Robert Schumann: "Konzertstück" in F, Op. 86

      Soloists; New Philharmonia Orch/Theodor Guschlbauer
      Peter Blake, horn,
      Schumann: Cello Concerto; Konzertstück; Introduction & Allegro

      Erato ECD-88212

      10:18 am

      Carlos Chávez: "Caballos de Vapor"

      Suite, "El Trópico"

      Phil Orch of the Americas/Alondra de la Parra
      Mi Alma Mexicana

      Sony 88697755552

      10:26 am

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

      II. "Andante cantabile"

      St. Lawrence String Quartet
      Tchaikovsky: String Quartets 1 & 3

      EMI 57144-2

      10:35 am

      Dmitri Kabalevsky: "The Comedians," Op 26

      San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra
      Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Glinka, Tchaikovsky

      Koch 3-7042-2

      10:52 am

      Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio in G minor

      Gabriela Montero, p
      Gabriela Montero: Baroque

      EMI 00234-2

      11:01 am

      Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry "(Londonderry Air)"

      Melbourne Sym Orch/Geoffrey Simon
      Music of Percy Aldridge Grainger

      Koch 3-7003-2

      11:07 am

      Claude Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola, and harp

      Emmanuel Pahud, f; Gérard Caussé, vi; Marie-Pierre Langlamet, h
      Debussy Sonatas and Piano Trio

      Erato 0190295773960

      11:27 am

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      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      American Masters, Part III

      Bill's series celebrating American composers continues with innovative works from composers born in the first fifteen years of the 20th century including Lou Harrison, George Rochberg, Franz Waxman, Morton Gould, and Leroy Anderson.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Mahler Symphony No. 9; Bernard Haitink, conductor.