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      Playlist for Sunday, May 4, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Aria, "Sposa son disprezzata"

      Cecilia Bartoli, ms; György Fischer, p
      If You Love Me = Se Tu M'ami (18th-century Italian Songs)

      London 436267-2

      12:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in F for multiple instruments and strings, R 57

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      Vivaldi X 2

      Avie AV-2392

      12:17 am

      Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerto in G, S 215

      Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel
      Dresden Concerti

      DG Archiv 437549-2 (2)

      12:29 am

      Jean-Marie Leclair: "Tambourin"

      Daniel Hope, v; Ensemble
      Daniel Hope * Air: A Baroque Journey

      DG B0013993-02

      12:31 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio #5 in c, Op 9/3

      Anne Sophie Mutter, v; Bruno Giuranna, vi; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc
      Die Streichtrios = The String Trios = Les Trios Pour Cordes

      DG 427687-2 (2)

      12:55 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Hungarian Dances"

      No. 10 in F

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer

      Hungaroton HCD-12571-2

      1:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "June (Barcarolle)"

      Moscow Chamber Orch/Constantine Orbelian
      TCHAIKOVSKY, P.: Serenade in C Major / The Seasons (arr. A. Gauk) (Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Orbelian)

      Delos DE-3255

      1:05 am

      Emile Waldteufel: Waltz, "Naples," Op 179

      Slovak State Phil/Alfred Walter
      WALDTEUFEL : Vol. 10

      Marco Polo 8.223688

      1:14 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Pines of Rome"

      Oregon Sym/James DePreist
      RESPIGHI, O.: Fountains of Rome / Pines of Rome / Roman Festivals (Respighi's Rome) (Oregon Symphony, DePreist)

      Delos DE-3287

      1:37 am

      Giovanni Battista Buonamente: "Brando terza"

      Clemencic Consort
      La Pazzia Senile

      Accord 149178

      1:39 am

      Sainte-Colombe: "Rougeville"

      Les Voix Humaines Baroque Ensemble
      Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes

      Atma ACD2-2278 (2)

      1:54 am

      Jacques Moderne: Basse dance, "Te bonne grace"

      Ensemble Doulce Mémoire/Denis Raisin-Dadre
      Fricassées Lyonnaises

      Astrée E-8567

      2:00 am

      Tomaso Albinoni: "Sonata di Concerto" in D

      John Wallace, tr; Philharmonia/Christopher Warren-Green

      MHS 512972-Y

      2:04 am

      Muzio Clementi: Symphony #4 in D

      Philharmonia Orch/Francesco D'Avalos
      Muzio Clementi

      ASV CDDCS-247 (2)

      2:31 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: Clavier Sonata #23

      Roberte Mamou, p
      Cimarosa: 32 Sonatas

      Astoria DP-87002

      2:33 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat, K 449

      Robert Levin, forte-p; Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood

      London 458285-2

      2:54 am

      Claudio Monteverdi: "L'Orfeo"

      Toccata (Overture)

      John Wallace, tr; Philharmonia Orch/Christopher Warren-Green

      MHS 512972-Y

      3:00 am

      Leo Smit: String Quartet (unfinished) (1939-43)

      Ensemble

      NM Classics 93003 (4)

      3:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in b minor, D. 759, "Unfinished"

      18th-Century Orch/Frans Brüggen
      Schubert: The Symphonies

      Philips 4757955 (4)

      3:31 am

      Serge Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 10 in e, Op. 137, "Unfinished"

      Barbara Nissman, p

      Newport Classic NCD-60094

      3:32 am

      Alexander Glazunov: Symphony #9 in D, "Unfinished"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/José Serebrier
      Glazunov * Symphonies 1,2,3 & 9

      Warner Classics 68904-2 (2)

      3:43 am

      Alexander Glazunov: Three Studies, Op 31

      Tatjana Franov , p
      GLAZUNOV : Piano Music Vol. 1

      Marco Polo 8.223151

      3:53 am

      Alexander Gretchaninoff: "Snowflakes," Op 47

      #9, "Snowdrops"

      Georgine Resick, s; Warren Jones, p
      Songs of Grechaninov

      Bridge 9142

      4:00 am

      Ernst von Dohnányi: Six Pieces, Op 41 (1945)

      #6, "Cloches"

      Todd Crow, p
      Music of Ernö Dohnányi

      Bridge 9160

      4:05 am

      Nicola Matteis: "Sett of Ayres" in E

      Palladian Ensemble

      Honest Entertainment HONCD-5041

      4:15 am

      William Lawes: "Royall Consort" #3 in d

      "Aire"

      The Greate Consort/Monica Huggett
      Lawes: Royall Consort Suites, Vol. 1

      ASV CDGAU-146

      4:16 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: "The Bells," Op. 35

      Fleming, K Dent, V Ledbetter; Atlanta Sym & Cho/Shaw
      Adams: Harmonium / Rachmaninoff: The Bells

      Telarc CD-80365

      4:54 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: March in C for the Derbyshire Cavalry

      Netherlands Wind Ens
      Netherlands Wind Ensemble Greatest Hits

      Philips 472678-2 (2)

      5:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Années de pèlerinage:" 3rd Year, Rome (1867-77)

      No. 6, "Marche funèbre"

      Jenö Jandó, p
      Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage III

      Naxos 8.550550

      5:05 am

      Georges Bizet: Marche funèbre

      Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54765-2

      5:14 am

      Charles Villiers Stanford: "Becket", op 48 (1893)

      Funeral March, "The Martyrdom"

      London Phil/Adrian Boult
      Charles Villiers Stanford - Irish Rhapsody No.4* • Funeral March 'The Martyrdom' from Becket** • Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor

      Lyrita SRCD.219

      5:21 am

      Heinrich von Biber: "Requiem à 15" in A

      "Funeral March"

      Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      Battalia à 10 & Requiem à 15

      Alia Vox AV-9825

      5:22 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat, K. 595

      Mieczyslaw Horszowski, p; Perpignan Festival Orch/Pablo Casals

      Sony SMK-58984

      5:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E, BWV 817

      V. "Polonaise"

      Mieczyslaw Horszowski, p
      Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major/ Schumann: Papillons Op. 2/ Chopin: Two Preludes, Mazurka

      Nonesuch 79264-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Spring is Springing!" Host Peter DuBois shares music to celebrate creation and the natural wonders of the world.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Robert Schumann: "Dichterliebe," Op. 48

      No. 1, "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai"

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Vladimir Horowitz, p
      Great Moments at Carnegie Hall

      Sony 88985304202

      7:04 am

      Arvo Pärt: "Spiegel im Spiegel"

      Daniel Hope, v, Simon Mulligan, p
      Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Penderecki, Pärt, Schnittke

      Nimbus NI-5631

      7:15 am

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43

      Boston Sym Orch/Andris Nelsons
      Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 / Boston Symphony Orchestra

      BSO Classics 1401

      8:01 am

      Philip Glass: Melody for Saxophone No. 10

      Jess Gillam, sx
      Jess Gillam: Time

      Decca 4851062

      8:03 am

      Florence Price: "Adoration"

      Daniel Hope, v; Zürich Chamber Orch
      America

      DG 4861941

      8:07 am

      Christopher Tin: "The Lost Birds"

      XII. "Hope is the Thing with Feathers"

      Voces8, Royal Phil Orch/Christopher Tin
      The Lost Birds

      Decca 4858030

      8:13 am

      John Williams: "Star Wars: A New Hope"

      Main Title; Princess Leia's theme

      Skywalker Sym Orch/John Williams
      John Williams Conducts John Williams

      Sony SK-45947

      8:25 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in F minor, Op. 2, "Gradus ad Parnassum"

      Barret; Burke; Beck; Burns; Fadial; Orenstein; Rawls; Whitehouse; Harley
      Michael Burns, bassoon,
      Janet Orenstein, violin,
      Coleridge-Taylor: Chamber Music

      Centaur CRC-2691

      8:52 am

      Michael Fink: "Monteverdiana"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      For Thy Pleasure

      Delos DE-3205

      9:01 am

      Claudio Monteverdi: "Cantate Domino"

      Choir of King's College Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury; Dónal McCann, o
      The Music of King's

      King's College Cambridge KGS-0034

      9:04 am

      Anonymous: Medieval Harp Dance Suite

      Elena Polonska, h; La Camerata
      The Medieval and Renaissance Harp

      Vox PVT-7146

      9:19 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in F, Op. 5, No. 4

      Barton Pine, v; Rozendaal, viga; Acker, archl; Schrader, hc
      David Schrader, harpsichord,
      Arcangelo Corelli: 12 Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, Op. 5

      Cedille CDR-90000232

      9:30 am

      Jan Dismas Zelenka: "Sinfonia a 8 Concertanti" in A minor, ZWV 189

      Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz
      Zelenka, Pisendel: Concerti et al.

      RCA-DHM 77339-2

      9:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and mouth and deed and life)"

      Chorale, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"

      Alison Balsom, tr; King's College Choir/Stephen Cleobury
      Jubilo

      Warner 0190295924652

      10:01 am

      Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of man's Desiring"

      Gabriela Montero, p
      Bach and Beyond

      EMI 64647

      10:07 am

      Franz Schubert: "Notturno" in E-Flat, D. 897

      Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Maximilian Hornung, vc; Daniil Trifonov, p
      Schubert: Trout Quintet

      DG 4797570

      10:16 am

      Henry Thacker Burleigh: "Five Songs of Laurence Hope"

      No. 5, "Till I Wake"

      Will Liverman, br; Paul Sánchez, p
      Dreams of a New Day — Songs by Black Composers

      Cedille CDR-90000200

      10:21 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Pastorale," Op. 147

      Chicago Chamber Musicians
      French Wind Trios

      Cedille CDR-90000040

      10:26 am

      Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102

      Joshua Bell, v; Steven Isserlis, vc; Academy of St Martin in the Fields
      For the Love of Brahms

      Sony 88985321792

      11:01 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique"

      II. "Adagio cantabile"

      Janoska Ensemble
      The Big B's

      DG 4540390

      11:06 am

      Mark Hayes: "Forever Music"

      The Aeolians/Jason Max Ferdinand; instrumentalists
      The Aeolians

      GIA ChoralWorks GIACD-1087

      11:13 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Grand Duo Concertant" in E-Flat, Op. 48

      Anthony McGill, cl; Gloria Chien, p
      Here With You

      Cedille CDR-90000207

      11:32 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Eight Bible Vignettes"

      "Other Sheep"

      Denver Oldham, p
      R. Nathaniel Dett, Denver Oldham - Piano Works

      New World NW-367-2

      11:42 am

      Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: String Sinfonietta No. 1

      Experiential Orch/James Blachly
      American Counterpoints

      Bright Shiny Things BSTC-0200

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      Overture

      Philharmonia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Rossini: Overtures

      EMI CDC7-47118-2

      12:12 pm

      Joseph Holbrooke: Six Pieces, Op. 23

      No. 3, "Souvenir"

      Laurence Perkins, bn; John Flinders, p
      Honey-Coloured Cow

      Hyperion CDA-68441

      12:16 pm

      Jean-Michel Damase: "Automne"

      Laurence Perkins, bn; John Flinders, p
      Honey-Coloured Cow

      Hyperion CDA-68441

      12:19 pm

      Ruth Gipps: "Honey-Coloured Cow," Op. 3d

      Laurence Perkins, bn; John Flinders, p
      Honey-Coloured Cow

      Hyperion CDA-68441

      12:23 pm

      Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Op. 64

      No. 2, "Allegretto grazioso"

      Dallas Sym Orch/Eduardo Mata
      Sergei Rachmaninoff, Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances

      Pro Arte CDD-477

      12:31 pm

      Richard Yardumian: "Veni, Sancte Spiritus"

      Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      Paul Freeman Introduces Williams, Rendleman, Logan, Yardunian, Saltzman

      Albany TROY-312

      12:40 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations on "Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman," K. 265

      Julia Shaw & Nora Bumanis, h's
      Silence Wakes My Song

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1103

      12:43 pm

      William Bolcom: "Graceful Ghost" Rag

      Marc-André Hamelin, p
      William Bolcom The Complete Rags

      Hyperion CDA-68391/2

      12:49 pm

      Thomas Canning: Fantasy on a Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan

      Houston Sym/Leopold Stokowski
      Strauss, Canning

      Everest EVC-9004

      1:01 pm

      Ma Shui-long: Bamboo Flute Concerto

      Michala Petri, r; Copenhagen Phil/Lan Shui
      Chinese Recorder Concertos

      Our Recordings 6.220603

      1:21 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12, "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (Weeping, lamenting, worry, apprehension)"

      II. Chorus, "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen"

      Le Concert Idéal/Marianne Piketty
      Polyptyque

      Evidence Classics VC-132

      1:23 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Gloria," R 588

      IV. "Et in terra pax hominibus"

      Le Concert Idéal/Marianne Piketty
      Polyptyque

      Evidence Classics VC-132

      1:29 pm

      Leoš Janáček: Violin Sonata

      Vadim Repin, v; Nikolai Lugansky, p
      Franck, Grieg, Janáček: Violin Sonatas

      DG 4778794

      1:47 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Solomon"

      Act 3 Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

      New Brandenburg Collegium
      O Baroque - Music for Three Oboes and Strings

      MCA Classics MCAD-6402

      1:50 pm

      Stevie Wonder: "Isn't She Lovely"

      Curtis Stewart, v
      Of Power

      Bright Shiny Things BSTD-0155

      1:54 pm

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Son of Mary"

      London Voices/Ben Parry
      The Oxford Book of Choral Music by Black Composers

      Oxford University Press Music AMUCBC-23

      2:01 pm

      William Dawson: "Negro Folk Symphony"

      Seattle Sym/Roderick Cox
      Music of George Walker & William Dawson

      Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1027

      2:33 pm

      Anonymous English: "Greensleeves"

      Lara Downes, p
      Greensleeves (Live)

      Lara Downes 191061184621

      2:37 pm

      Samuel Arnold: "Polly"

      "Dance of the Pirates"

      Aradia Ensemble/Kevin Mallon
      Samuel Arnold: Polly

      Naxos 8.660241

      2:44 pm

      Franz Liszt: Six Consolations

      No. 5 in E

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works

      Sony 19802856672

      2:46 pm

      Franz Liszt: Six Consolations

      No. 6 in E

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works

      Sony 19802856672

      2:49 pm

      Samy Moussa: "A Globe Itself Infolding"

      Jean-Willy Kunz, o; Montreal Sym Orch/Kent Nagano
      Saint-Saëns, Moussa, Saariaho

      Analekta AN2-8779

      3:01 pm

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in D minor, Kk 32 (L 423)

      Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g
      The Blue Album

      Sony 19658779092

      3:03 pm

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Passacaglia in D

      Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g
      The Blue Album

      Sony 19658779092

      3:10 pm

      Colin McPhee: Toccata for Orchestra, "Tabuh-Tabuhan"

      Esprit Orch/Alex Pauk
      Tabuh-Tabuhan - Music of Colin McPhee

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5181

      3:27 pm

      Edward Elgar: "Salut d'amour," Op. 12

      Midori, v; Robert McDonald, p
      Encore!

      Sony SK-52568

      3:31 pm

      Modest Mussorgsky: Scherzo in B-Flat

      Russian State Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Mussorgsky: Without the Sun, Works for Orchestra

      RCA 68406-2

      3:37 pm

      Julia Perry: Piano Concerto No. 2, "in Two Uninterrupted Speeds"

      Samantha Ege, p; Lontano Orch/Odaline de la Martinez
      Maestra - Piano Concertos by Julia Perry and Doreen Carwithen

      Lorelt LNT-150

      3:49 pm

      Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden"

      I. "Allegro"

      Pavel Haas Quartet
      Schubert: Death and the Maiden & String Quintet in C major

      Supraphon SU-4110-2 (2)

      4:01 pm

      Burak Beşir: "Sound from Anatolia"

      Burak Beşir & Jim Walker, f's; Sonya Belousova, p
      Passion

      Albany TROY-1671

      4:11 pm

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Three-Trumpet Concerto in D

      M André, G Touvron & L André, tr's; Paris Chamber Orch/J Wallez
      Hummel: Concerto pour Trompette; Telemann: Concerto pour 3 Trompettes; Neruda: Concerto pour Trompette

      Erato ECD-88007

      4:23 pm

      Jenö Hubay: "Fantaisie brillante" on Bizet's "Carmen"

      Gil Shaham, v; Akira Eguchi, p
      The Fiddler of the Opera

      DG 447640-2

      4:33 pm

      Lou Harrison: String Quartet Set

      IV. "Rondeaux"

      Del Sol Quartet
      Zia

      Sono Luminus DSL-92164

      4:42 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

      VI. Finale, Gigue

      Nazeeh Shahid, vi
      Introductions Turns 15

      WFMT (Introductions Turns 15)

      4:45 pm

      Hans Christian Lumbye: "Drommebilleder (Dream Pictures)" Fantasy

      Danish National Radio Sym/Gennady Rozhdestvensky
      Lumbye: Champagne Galop

      Chandos CHAN-9209

      4:55 pm

      Bach/Grainger: "Blithe Bells"

      Martin Jones, p
      Percy Grainger: Dished Up for Piano, Vol. 2

      Nimbus NI-5232

      5:00 - 7:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      César Franck: Violin Sonata in A

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Kathryn Stott, p
      Paris: La Belle Epoque

      Sony SK-87287

      5:27 pm

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Wedding Cake (Caprice-Valse)," Op. 76

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

      Hyperion CDA-67331/2 (2)

      5:35 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385, "Haffner"

      Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste
      Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 35 "Haffner", 36 "Linz", 39 & 41 "Jupiter"

      Virgin 61451-2 (2)

      6:01 pm

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Oboe Partita No. 2 in G from "Kleine Cammer-Music"

      Paul Goodwin, ob; Nigel North, l; Susan Sheppard, vc; John Toll, hc
      John Toll, harpsichord,
      Telemann: Oboe Sonatas

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907152

      6:13 pm

      Paul Hindemith: "Kleine Kammermusik," Op. 24, No. 2

      Windscape Wind Quintet
      The Roaring 20s

      Arabesque Z-6732

      6:54 pm

      William Walton: "Henry V"

      "Touch her soft lips and part; Agincourt Song"

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/Andrew Litton
      Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, Henry V Suite

      Decca 448134-2

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Tenor Travon D. Walker, baritone Sankara Harouna, and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias from operas by Mozart, Donizetti, and Heggie; Poulenc's "Tel jour, telle nuit," and more.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Corigliano "Tournaments" Overture; Georg Solti, conductor; Sibelius "The Swan of Tuonela" No. 2 from Four Legends from the Kalevela, Op. 22; Jimmy López "Aino;" Mahler Symphony No. 5; Klaus Mäkelä, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in G, Kk 103 (L 233)

      Hédi Salánki, hc
      Domenico Scarlatti: 30 Sonatas

      Price-Less D-16565

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Paquito D’Rivera This Cuban‐American clarinet and saxophone player, winner of 12 Grammys, is also a very exciting composer of chamber and orchestra music. Join us for this program on Paquito D’Rivera including his gorgeous orchestral piece “The Elephant and the Clown” and his Saxophone Quartet.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Joseph Szigeti – European Columbia Recordings

      Warlock "Capriol Suite;" Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1; Bloch Violin Concerto; Other music by Debussy, Ravel, and Bartók.

      11:00 pm

      Continues to 1:00am Monday.