Playlist for Monday, May 25, 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 "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

7:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas

"Pathétique. Moonlight. Appassionata. Hammerklavier." Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his first piano sonata at the age of 25 and his last at 52, and together these 32 sonatas have been called "The New Testament" of music. Artur Schnabel was the first pianist to record a complete set, and since then this feat has been achieved by Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel, Claude Frank, Maurizio Pollini, and Claudio Arrau - twice! We’ll sample as many as we possibly can, and we hope you will share in our wonder and amazement at Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas.

8:00 pm

Live from WFMT

The gentlemen of Cantus return to WFMT to share their recent project, "Land That I Love" – a program honoring our diverse American heritage with captivating music by composers carrying their own migration stories. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

10:00 pm

The WFMT Orchestra Series

San Francisco Symphony

Ravel Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand; Rautavaara Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 45; Yuja Wang, piano; Debussy "Gigues, Rondes de primtemps," and "Ibéria" from "Images pour orchestre;" Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor.