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      Playlist for Monday, May 5, 2025

      12:00 am

      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.

      12:00 am

      Continues from 11:00pm Sunday.

      1:00 - 6:00 am

      1:00 am

      Frederick Delius: "A Song Before Sunrise" (1918)

      Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47610-2

      1:05 am

      Frederick Delius: Two Pieces for Small Orchestra (1911-12)

      #1, "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring"

      Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli

      EMI/Ang CDZ7-62527-2

      1:13 am

      Peter Warlock: "Serenade for Frederick Delius"

      English Northern Philharmonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.555068

      1:20 am

      Frederick Delius: Scandinavian Songs

      "Silken Shoes"

      Carol Farley, s; Rhenish Phil/Jose Serebrier
      Carol Farley Sings Delius

      Dinemec DCCD-019

      1:22 am

      Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Piano Trio in D, Op 5

      Munich Piano Trio
      Wolf-Ferrari

      MD+G MD+GL-3310/11 (2)

      1:54 am

      Giovanni Kapsberger: "Canario"

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Kapsberger: Il Tedesco Della Tiorba, Pieces For Lute

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907020

      2:00 am

      Malcolm Arnold: "Solitaire" (Ballet, 1956)

      Sarabande and Polka

      Munich Sym Orch/Douglas Bostock

      Classico CD-294

      2:05 am

      Domenico Zipoli: Partita in a

      Susan Alexander-Max, forte-p
      Zipoli: Keyboard Suites

      Albany TROY-669

      2:16 am

      Franz Krommer: Octet-Partita in F, Op 57

      Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54383-2

      2:35 am

      Irish Trad: Folksong, The Wearin' of the Green

      Robert Shaw Cho/Mr. Shaw
      Irish Folk Songs

      RCA 63646-2

      2:36 am

      Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite

      Eastman-Rochester Pops Orch/Frederick Fennell
      Frederick Fennell Conducts The Music Of Leroy Anderson and Eric Coates

      Mercury 434376-2

      2:54 am

      Leroy Anderson: "The Typewriter"

      Eastman-rochester Pops Orch/Frederick Fennell
      Frederick Fennell Conducts Leroy Anderson

      Mercury 432013-2

      3:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Belshazzar"

      Aria, "Let festal joy triumphant reign"

      John Elwes, t; St Luke's Chamber Ensemble
      Handel: With Valour Abounding

      Arabesque Z-6720

      3:04 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Viola Concerto in G

      David Miller, vi; Philomel Baroque Orch
      Telemann: Concertos, Suite In A Minor

      Centaur CRC-2366

      3:18 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Jephtha" (1751)

      "Menuet"

      St Luke's Chamber Ensemble
      Handel: With Valour Abounding

      Arabesque Z-6720

      3:20 am

      Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet #2 in g, Op 45

      London Schubert Ensemble
      FAURE: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

      ASV CDQS-6237

      3:54 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Jephtha" (1751)

      Sinfonia

      St Luke's Chamber Ensemble
      Handel: With Valour Abounding

      Arabesque Z-6720

      4:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Semiramide"

      Aria, "E prigioniero e re"

      Vivica Genaux, ms; Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi
      Pyrotechnics: Vivaldi Opera Arias

      Virgin 6945730-2

      4:04 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Semiramide"

      Overture

      Philharmonia Orch/Pietro Spada
      Salieri: The 2 Piano Concertos

      ASV CDDCA-955

      4:10 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Semiramide"

      Overture

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Jaime Laredo
      Rossini: Operatic Overtures Vol. 10

      Nimbus NI-5078

      4:22 am

      Mauro Giuliani: "Grand Potpourri", Op 126

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

      BIS CD-413

      4:34 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Semiramide"

      Aria, "Belo si celebri"

      Regina Music Box
      Wound-up Opera (Great Hits From The Opera)

      CBS MS-7338

      4:36 am

      Arthur Benjamin: Harmonica Concerto

      Larry Adler, harmonica; London Sym Orch/Basil Cameron

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64134-2

      4:54 am

      Arthur Benjamin: "Jamaican Rhumba"

      James Ehnes, Guadagnini & Andrea Guarneri vi's; Eduard Laurel, p
      James Ehnes: Homage

      Onyx 4038

      5:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Don Giovanni," K. 527 (opera in 2 acts)

      Overture

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Mozart: Don Giovanni

      Telarc CD-80420 (3)

      5:05 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" Op.2

      Emanuel Ax, p; Age of Enlightenment Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras
      Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, Grande Valse Brillante, Variations On "Lá Ci Darem La Mano"

      Sony SK-60771

      5:23 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Pieces, Op. 72

      #15, "Un Poco di Chopin"

      Jonathan Plowright, p
      Hommage à Chopin * Jonathan Plowright, Piano

      Hyperion CDA-67803

      5:26 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Snow Maiden," Op. 12 (Incidental Music to Ostrovsky's Play)

      Entr'acte, "The spring Fairy"

      Detroit Sym/Neeme Järvi
      Tchaikovsky: Snow Maiden

      Chandos CHAN-9324

      5:27 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Serenade in C, Op. 48

      Boston Sym Orch/Munch
      Serenade: Tchaikovsky, Barber, Elgar

      RCA AGL1-3790

      5:54 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in a, Kk 148 (L 64)

      Hédi Salànki, hc

      Price-Less D-16565

      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.

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Robbie Ellis.

      6:02 am

      Gioachino Rossini: String Sonata No. 1 in G

      Ensemble Explorations
      Rossini: Sonate a Quattro

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901776

      6:15 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

      Martha Argerich, p
      Argerich Plays Chopin

      DG B0013960-02

      6:24 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia in B minor, R. 169, "Al Santo Sepolcro"

      Berlin Academy of Ancient Music/Georg Kallweit
      Vivaldi: Sacro furore

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902383

      6:28 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E, R. 268

      "Preludio" based on the Cadenza

      Théotime Langlois de Swarte, v
      Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902757-58

      6:31 am

      Randall Thompson: Symphony No. 2 in E minor

      IV. Finale, "Andante moderato"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Thompson: Symphony No. 2 / Chadwick: Overtures

      Chandos CHAN-9439

      6:41 am

      Gabriel Pierné: "Voyage au Pays du Tendre"

      Carol Wincenc, f; Vanessa McKeand, h; Allegri String Quartet
      Introduction et Allegro: French Music for Harp

      Virgin 90721-2

      6:53 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto

      Finale, "Allegro"

      José Staneck, harm; São Paulo Sym Orch/Giancarlo Guerrero
      Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto / Harmonica Concerto / Sexteto místico

      Naxos 8.574018

      6:58 am

      Paulo Gondim: "Sapeca"

      Justin Badgerow, p
      Reminiscences of Brazil

      Divine Art 25201

      7:02 am

      Manuel Ponce: "Gavota"

      Mexico State Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Música Mexicana Vol. 6

      ASV CDDCA-926

      7:10 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Introduction and Allegro"

      Melos Ensemble
      Icon: Melos Ensemble

      EMI CDFB5-72646-2 (2)

      7:21 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in D, K. 311

      III. Finale, Rondeau

      Orli Shaham, p
      Mozart Complete Piano Sonatas Vols. 5 & 6

      Canary Classics CC-24

      7:28 am

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

      Serenade, "Deh, vieni alla finestra"

      Netherlands Wind Ensemble
      Philips Classics: The Stereo Years

      Philips 4788977

      7:32 am

      H Owen Reed: "La Fiesta Mexicana"

      III. Finale, "Carnival"

      Dallas Wind Sym/Howard Dunn
      Fiesta

      Reference RR-38

      7:41 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 76, No. 4, "Sunrise"

      I. "Allegro con spirito"

      Aurelia String Quartet
      Live from WFMT: Aurelia String Quartet (April 5, 2010)

      WFMT

      7:50 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

      II. "Allegro molto"

      Orch de Paris/Semyon Bychkov
      Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

      Philips 432101-2

      8:02 am

      José Pablo Moncayo: "Huapango"

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

      Sony 88697755552

      8:11 am

      Vincent Persichetti: "Pastoral," Op. 21

      Borealis Wind Quintet
      A La Carte: Short Works for Wind Quintet

      MSR Classics MS-1128

      8:18 am

      Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

      I. "Allegro non troppo"

      Alisa Weilerstein, vc; Inon Barnatan, p
      Brahms Cello Sonatas

      Pentatone PTC-5187215

      8:28 am

      Johannes Brahms: Five Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op 104

      No. 2, "Nachtwache" II

      King's Singers
      Nightsong

      RCA 68646-2

      8:31 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)"

      Overture

      Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/Gianluigi Gelmetti
      Rossini: Favorite Overtures

      Seraphim 73294-2

      8:40 am

      Miguel del Águila: "Barroqueada"

      IV. "Samba Corrente"

      Black Moon Trio
      Principal

      Black Moon Trio BMT-01

      8:44 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

      V. "Chaconne"

      Alessio Bax, p
      Bach Transcribed

      Signum SIGCD-156

      8:59 am

      Rinaldo Alessandrini: Overture in G after Bach

      III. "Aria I" after Praeludium from the Praeludium et partita dei tuono terzo in F Major, BWV 833

      Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
      More Bach, Please!

      Naïve OP-8454

      9:02 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves"

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Judd
      Adagio Chillout

      Naxos 8.556783

      9:08 am

      Francisco Tárrega: "Recuerdos de la Alhambra"

      Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g
      Soul of Spanish Guitar

      Sony 19439786732

      9:15 am

      Michael Haydn: Symphony in F, MH 25

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Ádám Fischer
      Michael Haydn, Joseph Haydn: 2 Flute Concertos; Symphony In F; Symphony No. 22

      Nimbus NI-5392

      9:29 am

      Amy Beach: Romance, Op. 23

      Maria Ioudenitch, v; Kenny Broberg, p
      Songbird

      Warner 5419737407

      9:36 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat, K. 361, "Gran Partita"

      VI. "Tema con variazioni (Andante)"

      London Wind Quintet and Ensemble/Otto Klemperer
      Mozart: Wind Serenades Nos. 10 & 11

      EMI CDM7-63349-2

      9:47 am

      Aaron Copland: "El Salón México"

      Joshua Pierce & Dorothy Jonas, p's
      Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas play Gould, Piston and Copland

      Koch 3-7002-2

      9:57 am

      Jacob Regnart: Hymn, "Christ ist erstanden"

      Cinquecento
      Regnart: Missa Christ ist erstanden

      Hyperion CDA-68369

      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

      Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Brahms Serenades 1 & 2

      Telarc CD-80522

      10:10 am

      Béla Bartók: Hungarian Folk Tunes

      James Ehnes, v; Andrew Armstrong, p
      Bartók: Works for Violin & Piano, Volume 2

      Chandos CHAN-10752

      10:19 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069

      Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      Tafelmusik * Bach * Orchestral Suites

      Analekta FL2-3134

      10:40 am

      Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony No. 1, "A Night in the Tropics"

      II. Finale, "Festa Criolla"

      Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel
      Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Vol. 2

      Vanguard OVC-4051

      10:47 am

      John Field: Piano Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 1, No. 1

      John O'Conor, p
      John Field: Sonatas And Nocturnes

      Telarc CD-80290

      11:01 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Karelia" Suite, Op. 11

      Helsinki Phil Orch/Susanna Mälkki
      Sibelius Suites

      BIS 2638

      11:19 am

      Katsutoshi Nagasawa: "Hoshun (Ode to Spring)"

      Susan Hoeppner, f; Rachel Gauk, g
      Toward The Sea

      Marquis ERAD-147

      11:30 am

      Daniel-François Auber: "The Crown Diamonds"

      Overture

      Detroit Sym Orch/Paul Paray
      French Opera Highlights

      Mercury 432014-2

      11:38 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harp Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 4, No. 6

      Marisa Robles, h; St. Martin's Academy/Iona Brown
      Marisa Robles - Harp Concertos

      Decca 425723-2

      11:49 am

      Christian Sinding: "Romance" in D, Op. 100

      Henning Kraggerud, v; Bournemouth Sym Orch/Bjarte Engeset
      Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Sinding: Violin Concerto No. 1

      Naxos 8.557266

      12:01 pm

      Gian Carlo Menotti: Trio for violin, clarinet and piano

      II. "Romanza"

      Lakeshore Rush
      Moving Parts

      Albany TROY-1896

      12:07 pm

      Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, "Romantic"

      Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      Hanson: Symphony No 2 Romantic

      Naxos 8.559701

      12:37 pm

      Giuseppe Tartini: Trumpet Concerto in D

      Alison Balsom, tr; Scottish Ensemble
      Italian Concertos

      EMI 56094-2

      12:48 pm

      Franz Schubert: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      No. 4 in C-sharp minor

      Adam Laloum, p
      Schubert: Piano Sonata D 959, Moments musicaux D 780

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902386

      12:54 pm

      Franz Schubert: "Gott ist mein Hirt" (Psalm 23)

      Ensemble Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon; Emmanuel Ceysson, h
      Rhinemaidens

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902239

      1:00 pm

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

      Eduard Brunner, cl; Hagen Quartet
      Mozart, Weber: Clarinet Quintets

      DG 419600-2

      1:26 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: "Slavonic Dances," Op. 72

      No. 8 in A-Flat

      Czech Phil/Jiří Bělohlávek
      Dvořák Slavonic Dances

      Decca 4789458

      1:34 pm

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Deuxième concert"

      Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
      Rameau: Six concerts en sextuor

      Decca B0001845-02

      1:50 pm

      Michael Torke: "Javelin"

      Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
      Summon the Heroes

      Sony SK-62592

      2:01 pm

      Doreen Carwithen: "Suffolk Suite"

      London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
      Carwithen: Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHAN-9524

      2:13 pm

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Variations sérieuses" in D minor, Op. 54

      Joseph Kalichstein, p
      Kalichstein Plays Mendelssohn

      RCA LSC-3239

      2:25 pm

      Franz Strauss: Horn Concerto in C minor, Op. 8

      Barry Tuckwell, hn; London Sym Orch/István Kertész
      Strauss: The Concertos

      Decca 460296-2 (2)

      2:41 pm

      Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio

      III. Allegro vigoroso

      Neave Trio
      Her Voice: Piano Trios by Farrenc, Beach, and Clarke

      Chandos CHAN-20139

      2:49 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Consecration of the House" Overture, Op. 124

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Beethoven: Overtures

      Pro Arte CDD-392

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      3:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 17 in G, K. 129

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Mozart: The Complete Symphonies

      L'Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      3:18 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op..25

      IV. Finale, "Rondo alla zingarese"

      Isaac Stern, v; Jaime Laredo, vi; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
      Emanuel Ax, piano,
      Brahms: Piano Trios, Quartets

      Sony SM3K-64520 (3)

      3:27 pm

      François Devienne: Flute Concerto No. 3 in G

      Patrick Gallois, f; Swedish Chamber Orch
      Devienne: Flute Concertos, Vol. 1 - Nos. 1-4

      Naxos 8.573230

      3:43 pm

      Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonata in G, Op. 37, No. 2

      Ian Hominick, p
      Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonatas

      MSR Classics MS-1475

      3:58 pm

      Percy Grainger: "Shepherd's Hey"

      BBC Phil/Richard Hickox
      Grainger: Vol. 6 - Orchestral Works 2 'The Warriors'

      Chandos CHAN-9584

      4:00 pm

      Igor Stravinsky: "Petrushka"

      I. "The Shrovetide Fair"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Carlo Maria Giulini: The Chicago Recordings

      EMI 85974-2 (4)

      4:11 pm

      Ruth Gipps: Oboe Concerto, Op. 20

      Juliana Koch, ob; BBC Phil/Rumon Gamba
      Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-20161

      4:34 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Aria variata alla maniera italiana," BWV 989

      Glenn Gould, p
      Bach: Italian Concerto, Chromatic Fantasy

      Sony SMK-52620

      4:45 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61

      III. Finale, Rondo, "Allegro"

      Nigel Kennedy, v; North German Radio Sym Orch/Klaus Tennstedt
      Beethoven: Violin Concert / Nigel Kennedy/Klaus Tennstedt

      EMI CDC7-54574-2

      4:56 pm

      Dmitri Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 2

      Dance I

      Frankfurt Radio Sym/Dmitri Kitayenko
      Shostakovich: Ballet Suites 1 & 3, Suites 1 & 2 for Jazz Orchestra

      RCA 68304-2

      5:00 pm

      Miriam Hyde: String Trio

      Hague String Trio
      Celebrating Women!

      Cobra 0083

      5:17 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 95 in C minor

      I. Allegro moderato

      Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Fritz Reiner Collection - Haydn: Symphonies 88 & 95, 101

      RCA 888837019828

      5:23 pm

      Cécile Chaminade: "Étude symphonique"

      Joanne Polk, p
      The Flatterer: Piano Music of Cécile Chaminade

      Steinway & Sons 30037

      5:29 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D, Op. 70, No. 1, "Ghost"

      Beaux Arts Trio
      Beethoven: Piano Trios "Archduke" & "Ghost"

      Philips 412891-2

      6:00 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

      III. Finale, "Allegro scherzando"

      Yuja Wang, p; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Rachmaninov: Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

      DG B0015338-02

      6:13 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé"

      Part 3: Pantomime; "Danse générale"

      Chicago Sym Cho & Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Daphnis et Chloé; Poulenc Gloria

      CSO Resound 901906

      6:25 pm

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "The Age of Gold," Op. 22

      Suite, Op. 22a

      Chicago Sym Orch/Leopold Stokowski
      Stokowski stereo collection

      RCA 62516-2

      6:45 pm

      Erik Satie: "Trois morceaux en forme de poire"

      Robert Casadesus & Gaby Casadesus, p
      A Century of French Music

      Sony 88875192862

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Schubert String Quartets

      Bill continues his in-depth look at the history of the string quartet with the unique and remarkable music of Franz Schubert.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      Equally committed to time-honored classics, contemporary compositions, and genre-bending collaborations, Kontras Quartet performs live in the Levin Studio. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

      9:50 pm

      Jean Françaix: Piano Concertino (1932)

      Claude Françaix, p; London Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
      Dorati Conducts Satie, Milhaud, Auric, Françaix, Fetler

      Mercury 434335-2

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      San Francisco Symphony

      Salonen "Kínēma;" Carey Bell, clarinet; Jens Ibsen "Drowned in Light;" Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor.