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      Playlist for Wednesday, July 9, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Navara: Sinfonia à 5 in C

      La Serenissima
      The Rise of the N It V Conc 1690-1740 Vol 1 The Dawn of the Virtuoso

      Avie AV-2106

      12:05 am

      Federigo Fiorillo: Sinfonia Concertante in E

      Accademia d'Archi Arrigoni, Domenico Mason
      Fiorillo: Violin Concerto & Sinfonia Concertante

      Brilliant 95136

      12:22 am

      Johann Melchior Molter: Sinfonia concertante in D

      Wolfgang Basch, tr; Ens
      Virtuose Blasermusik (Chamber Music For Trumpet And Winds)

      RCA 7976-2-RC

      12:32 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-Part Sinfonias, BWV 787-801

      No. 6 in E

      Ton Koopman, hc

      Capriccio 10210

      12:34 am

      Laura Netzel: "La Gondoliera," Op. 60

      Paula Gudmundson, f; Tracy Lipke-Perry, p
      Breaking Waves

      MSR Classics MS-1722

      12:37 am

      Laura Netzel: "Tarentelle," Op. 33

      Paula Gudmundson, f; Tracy Lipke-Perry, p
      Breaking Waves

      MSR Classics MS-1722

      12:40 am

      Hugo Alfvén: Suite from "Bergakungen (The Mountain King)," Op 37

      Royal Stockholm Phil/Neeme Järvi
      Hugo Alfven: Symphonies Nos. 1-5, Swedish Rhapsodies

      BIS CD-725

      12:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale Prelude, "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" BWV 691

      Lionel Rogg, o
      Bach Works for Organ

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-290772.833 (12)

      1:00 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Mosè in Egitto"

      Scene with chorus, "Dal tuo stellato soglio"

      Soloists,; Royal Opera House Cho and Orch/Lamberto Gardelli

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64356-2

      1:05 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Fantasia on the G String after Rossini's "Moses in Egypt"

      Ilya Gringolts, v; Irina Ryumina, p
      Ilya Gringolts Plays Paganini

      BIS CD-999

      1:13 am

      William Grant Still: "Quit Dat Fool'nish"

      Zina Schiff, v; Royal Scottish National Orch/Avlana Eisenberg
      William Grant Still

      Naxos 8.559867

      1:15 am

      Serge Bortkiewicz: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op 52, "From My Homeland"

      BBC Scottish Sym/Martyn Brabbins
      Bortkiewicz Symphonies

      Hyperion CDA-66624

      1:54 am

      Malcolm Arnold: Little Suite #2 for Brass Band, Op 93

      3rd mvt (Finale), "Galop"

      Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry F Junkin
      Arnold For Band

      Reference Recordings RR-66-CD

      2:00 am

      Philippe Gaubert: "Nocturne et Allegro scherzando"

      James Galway, f; Phillip Moll, p
      Music For My Friends

      RCA 68882-2

      2:05 am

      Pierre Sancan: Sonatine

      Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56488-2

      2:15 am

      Maurice Ravel: Piano Sonatine

      Michael Houstoun, p
      Between Darkness and Light

      Rattle RAT-D056

      2:27 am

      Josef Strauss: Polka schnell, "Ohne Sorgen," Op 271

      Vienna Phil/Mariss Jansons
      New Year's Concert 2006

      DG 4775566 (2)

      2:29 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Graduation Ball"

      Minneapolis Sym (Minnesota Orch)/Antal Dorati
      Giselle • Graduation Ball • Gaîté Parisienne

      Mercury 434365-2 (2)

      2:55 am

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "Feuillet d'album"

      Stephen Hough, p
      Stephen Hough in Recital

      Hyperion CDA-67686

      3:00 am

      Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs

      #3, "Beim Schlafengehen"

      Nina Stemme, s; Covent Garden Orch/Antonio Pappano
      Strauss: Four Last Songs Etc * Stemme * Pappano

      EMI 78797-2

      3:05 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Piano Sonata no.2 in b-flat minor, Op.35, "Funeral March"

      Dmitry Paperno, p
      Recordings by a Moscow Pianist

      Cedille CDR-90000037

      3:27 am

      William Croft: "Mr Croft's Airs in The Funeral, or Grief à la Mode"

      "Slow Air"

      London Oboe Band/Paul Goodwin
      Playhouse Aires: 18th Century English Theatre Music

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907181

      3:29 am

      Gabriel Fauré: "Chant funéraire," Op 117

      Musique des Gardiens de la Paix/Désiré Dondeyne
      Berlioz 'Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale'

      Calliope CAL-9859

      3:40 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasie in A for violin and harp, Op. 124

      Philiipe Graffin, v; Catherine Beynon, h

      Hyperion CDA-67285

      3:54 am

      Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne, Set 4

      "Lou coucut"

      Arleen Auger, s; English Chamber Orch/Yan-Pascal Tortelier

      Virgin 90714-2

      4:00 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata in G, Op 1/9

      Purcell Quartet
      Corelli: 'La Folia' & Other Sonatas

      Hyperion A-66226

      4:05 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Sonate Corellisante" #1 in F

      Rebel
      Corellisante

      Dorian DSL-90703

      4:12 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata in B-Flat, Op 3/3

      4th mvt

      London Baroque
      Corelli: Sonate da Chiesa, Op. 1 & 3

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901344/5 (2)

      4:14 am

      Xaver Scharwenka: Piano Concerto #2 in c, Op 56

      Seta Tanyel, p; Hannover Radio Phil/Tadeusz Strugala
      Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 2, Op 56, Piano Concerto No 3, Op 80

      Hyperion CDA-67365

      4:55 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 68

      No. 3 in F

      William Kapell, p
      Chopin Mazurkas

      RCA 68990-2

      5:00 am

      Giacomo Puccini: "Crisantemi" (1890)

      Delmé String Quartet

      Helios CDH-88038

      5:05 am

      Leopold Kozeluch: "Oktett Concertant" (Parthia) in B-Flat

      Consortium Classicum
      Koželuch: Divertimenti for Bläser

      Orfeo C-442981-A

      5:16 am

      Arnold Bax: Nonet for Winds and Strings (1928-30)

      Nash Ensemble
      Bax: Nonet, Oboe Quintet, Elegiac Trio, Clarinet Sonata, Harp Quintet

      Hyperion CDA-66807

      5:34 am

      Arnold Bax: "Country Tune"

      Eric Parkin, p
      Bax: Piano Music, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-8496

      5:36 am

      Jean Françaix: "Dixtuor"

      Boston Symphony Chamber Players

      BSO Classics 1102

      5:55 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Chansons françaises" (1945-6)

      #2, "La belle se sied au pied de la tour"

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      Cambridge Singers A Cappella

      Collegium CSCD-509

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      6:04 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Festive Overture," Op. 96

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9

      Chandos CHAN-8587

      6:10 am

      Giuseppe Tartini: Cello Concerto in A

      Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; Zürich Collegium Musicum/Paul Sacher
      Vivaldi, Tartini, Boccherini: Cello Concertos

      DG 4776337

      6:26 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harpsichord Suite in B-Flat, HWV 434

      IV. Minuet

      Seong-Jin Cho, p
      The Handel Project

      DG 4863018

      6:32 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Emperor Waltz," Op. 437

      Boston Sym Chamber Players
      Johann Strauss: Waltzes - Transcriptions by Berg, Webern & Schoenberg; Igor Stravinsky: Octet, Pastorale, Ragtime, Concertino

      DG 463667-2

      6:46 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "Scherzo fantastique," Op. 3

      Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture/ Stravinsky: Scherzo Op. 3, Fireworks Op. 4, Petrouchka

      Delos D/CD-3054

      7:04 am

      Otto Nicolai: "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

      Overture

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel
      Great Comedy Overtures

      Naxos 8.573418

      7:13 am

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

      IV. Finale, "Rondo alla zingarese"

      collectif 9
      Volksmobiles

      collectif 9

      7:20 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "Berlin" Symphony No. 1 in C, Wq 174

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      CPE Bach Symphonies From Berlin to Hamburg

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902317

      7:32 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Fountains of Rome"

      I. "The Giulia Valley Fountain at Daybreak"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Pines Of Rome - Fountains Of Rome - La Mer

      RCA 68079-2

      7:37 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Fountains of Rome"

      II. "The Triton Fountain in the Morning"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Pines Of Rome - Fountains Of Rome - La Mer

      RCA 68079-2

      7:41 am

      Henri Herz: Variations on Rossini's "Non più mesta"

      Earl Wild, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Earl Wild

      Philips 456991-2 (2)

      7:53 am

      Christopher Tyler Nickel: Concerto for Four Wagner Tubas

      III. Finale, "Allegro"

      Soloists; Vancouver Contemporary Orch/Clyde Mitchell
      Holly Bryan, Wagner tuba,
      Christopher Tyler Nickel * Concertos for Piccolo and for Four Wagner Tubas

      Avie AV-2736

      8:03 am

      Jean-Joseph Mouret: "Sinfonies de fanfares"

      Hannes, Wolfgang & Bernhard Läubin, tr's; Simon Preston, o
      Simon Preston, organ,
      Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound

      DG 419245-2

      8:09 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dances from "Les Indes Galantes"

      Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      Le Concert Spirituel - At the time of Louis XV

      Alia Vox AVSA-9877

      8:22 am

      Carl Friedrich Abel: Clavier Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 11, No. 2

      David Owen Norris, square piano; Ensemble Sonnerie
      The World's First Piano Concertos

      Avie AV-0014

      8:32 am

      Zoltán Kodály: "Háry János" Suite, Op. 35a

      "Intermezzo"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Kodály: Háry János Suite, Peacock Variations, Dances of Galánta

      Chandos CHAN-8877

      8:38 am

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

      I. "Allegro"

      Arthur Stockel, cl; Quatuor Hanson
      Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Clarinet Quintet

      Aparté AP-354

      8:51 am

      Vincenzo Bellini: Oboe Concerto in E-Flat

      Anthony Camden, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Nicholas Ward
      Italian Oboe Concertos, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.553433

      9:20 am

      Heinrich von Biber: Mystery Sonatas ("Rosary")

      Sonata VIII, "The Crowning with Thorns"

      Alan Choo, v; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
      Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas

      Avie AV-2656

      9:29 am

      Claude Debussy: Three Nocturnes

      "Fêtes"

      New Philharmonia Orch/Pierre Boulez
      Debussy: Orchestral Works

      Sony SM2K-68327 (2)

      9:38 am

      Aaron Copland: "Rodeo"

      "Corral Nocturne; Hoe-Down"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Labyrinth

      Delos DE-3163

      9:46 am

      David Amram: Variations on "Red River Valley"

      Julius Baker, f; Manhattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark
      David Amram - An American Original

      Newport Classic NPD-85546

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Menuet antique"

      Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Ravel: Orchestra Music Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.572887

      10:07 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

      IV. Finale, "Allegro mosso"

      Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, vc; Martin Helmchen, p
      From Eastern Europe

      Alpha 827

      10:19 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

      Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr
      Bach Orchestral Suites BWV1066-69

      AAM Records AAM-003 (2)

      10:43 am

      Pietro Mascagni: "Cavalleria rusticana"

      Easter hymn, "Regina coeli laetare"

      Ambrosian Opera Cho, Philharmonia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

      Warner 50999082826

      10:50 am

      Frederick the Great (Friedrich II): Symphony No. 2 in G

      Manhattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark
      Chamber Music of Frederick the Great

      Helicon HE-1003

      11:01 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Norfolk Rhapsody" No. 1

      London Phil Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1; The Lark Ascending

      EMI CDC5-55487-2

      11:14 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Scaramouche," Op. 165b

      Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque, p's
      Poulenc, Milhaud: Concerto Pour 2 Pianos Et Orchestre

      Philips 426284-2

      11:23 am

      Victoria Yagling: Suite for cello and string orchestra

      II. Aria

      Raphaela Gromes, vc; Festival Strings Lucerne/Daniel Dodds
      Femmes

      Sony 19658710712

      11:29 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 1 in G, Op. 40

      Philippe Quint, v; Minería Sym Orch/Carlos Miguel Prieto
      Bruch & Mendelssohn, Beethoven: Violin Concertos, Romances

      Avanti 10362

      11:38 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Tafelmusik," Book 3

      Overture (Suite) in B-Flat: Dances

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Telemann: Tafelmusik Selections

      Archiv 429774-2

      11:53 am

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

      V. Finale, Rondo: "Allegro"

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Brahms Serenades 1 & 2

      Telarc CD-80522

      12:00 pm

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "Bourrée fantasque"

      Suisse Romande Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Chabrier: Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHSA-5122

      12:08 pm

      Robert Schumann: "Arabeske" in C, Op. 18

      Daniel Barenboim, p
      Träumerei

      DG 419408-2

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

      Galvin Cello Quartet (cellists James Baik, Haddon Kay, Sydney Lee, and Luiz Venturelli) performs music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Carlos Gardel, and André Mehmari, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 - 3:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      1:00 pm

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Pines of Rome"

      Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      Respighi: Roman Trilogy

      Naxos 8.574013

      1:22 pm

      Giovanni Gabrieli: "Canzon XVIII a 14"

      London Brass
      Gabrieli in Venice

      Teldec 90856-2

      1:29 pm

      Aaron Copland: "The Tender Land"

      Finale, "The Promise of Living"

      Tanglewood Festival Cho, Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
      The Green Album

      Sony SK-48224

      1:36 pm

      Frederick Delius: "In a Summer Garden"

      Welsh National Opera Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Delius: Brigg Fair, In a Summer Garden, The Walk to the Paradise Garden, North Country Sketches / Sir Charles Mackerras

      Argo 430202-2

      1:51 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "Scherzando" No. 4 in G, H II:36

      Berlin Haydn Ensemble
      F.J. & J.M. Haydn: Flute Concertos & Scherzandi / Emmanuel Pahud

      EMI CDC5-56577-2

      2:01 pm

      Arvo Pärt: "Festina Lente"

      I Fiamminghi/Rudolf Werthen
      Arvo Pärt: Fratres / I Fiamminghi/Rudolf Werthen

      Telarc CD-80387

      2:09 pm

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Lute and Flute Concerto in B-Flat

      Gwyn Roberts, f; Richard Stone, l; Tempesta di Mare
      Weiss: Lute Concerti

      Chandos CHAN-0707

      2:22 pm

      Jacques Offenbach: "Orpheus in the Underworld"

      Overture

      Detroit Sym Orch/Paul Paray
      Marches and Overtures à la Française

      Mercury 434332-2

      2:33 pm

      Louise Farrenc: Violin Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 37

      Winfried Rademacher, v; Konstanze Eickhorst, p
      Louise Farrenc: Sonata, Trios, Variations

      CPO 555538

      3:00 - 8:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      3:00 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43

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

      DG B0015338-02

      3:24 pm

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "La jeunesse d'Hercule," Op. 50

      Vienna Sym Orch/Georges Prêtre
      Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, La jeunesse d'Hercule

      Erato 45696-2

      3:44 pm

      Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt," Op. 23

      Suite No. 1, Op. 46

      Ivan Davis, p
      Piano Music of Edvard Grieg

      Audiofon CD-72022

      3:57 pm

      Traditional English: "The Keel Row"

      St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      Bushes & Briars

      MSR Classics MS-1606

      4:00 pm

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in B minor, Op. 6, No. 12

      Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze
      Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907228.29 (2)

      4:13 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Marche slave," Op. 31

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Marche Slave, Romeo and Juliet, Capriccio Italien, Hamlet

      Sony SMK-47634

      4:24 pm

      William Grant Still: Violin and Piano Suite

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p
      Blues Dialogues

      Cedille CDR-90000182

      4:39 pm

      Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"

      IV. Finale, "Stürmisch bewegt - Energisch"

      Utah Sym/Thierry Fischer
      Mahler: Symphony No. 1 'Titan'

      Reference FR-715

      4:58 pm

      Kurt Weill: "Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)"

      "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" (Mack the Knife)

      Windscape Wind Quintet
      The Roaring 20s

      Arabesque Z-6732

      5:00 pm

      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

      5:15 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento No. 17 in D, K. 334

      VI. Rondo

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection

      RCA 888837019828

      5:21 pm

      Alexander Scriabin: Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 38

      Benjamin Grosvenor, p
      Dances

      Decca 4785334

      5:28 pm

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

      Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7

      Sony SK-66833

      6:00 pm

      Béla Bartók: "Romanian Folk Dances"

      Janoska Ensemble
      The Big B's

      DG 4540390

      6:15 pm

      Josef Mysliveček: Concertino in E-Flat

      Concerto Köln
      Il Divino Boemo: Josef Mysliveček Symphonies

      Archiv 4776418

      6:30 pm

      Grant Park Music Festival 2025

      Debussy La Mer

      Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Nicole Paiement. Mark Adamo "Last Year;" Inbal Segev, cello; Smetana "The Moldau;" Debussy "La Mer." Hosted by Dave Schwan.

      7:52 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat, Op. 127

      Guarneri Quartet
      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 127 & Op. 135

      Philips 420926-2

      8:00 pm

      8:32 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Jeux d'eau"

      Carol Rosenberger, p
      Water Music Of The Impressionists

      Delos D/CD-3006

      8:39 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Summer Day Suite," Op. 65

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

      Koch 3-7042-2

      8:51 pm

      Bryce Dessner: "Haven"

      Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque, p's; David Chalmin & Bryce Dessner, g's
      Bryce Dessner, guitar,
      El Chan

      DG 4818074

      9:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Invitation to the Dance II

      Experience five hours of beautiful music composed for dramatic performances, including stage plays, opera, and ballet.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Savall, Ortiz & Cererols

      Jordi Savall and La Capella Reial bring to life works by two composers from Spain with a Neapolitan connection: Toledo-born composer and music theorist Diego Ortiz, and Catalan musician and Benedictine monk Joan Cererols.

      11:01 pm

      Lauren McCall: "A Spark and a Glimmer"

      Caitlin Edwards, v; Nancy Ives, vc; Monica Ohuchi, p
      Amplify: All Classical Portland's RII Vol. 1

      Navona NV-6456

      11:11 pm

      Robert Schumann: "Papillons," Op. 2

      Jon Nakamatsu, p
      Schumann: Carnaval, Papillons & Sonata in G minor

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907503

      11:27 pm

      Mieczysław Weinberg: Cello Concerto, Op. 43

      Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; USSR State Sym Orch/Gennady Rozhdestvensky
      Rostropovich - The Russian Years 1950-1974

      EMI CDZM5-72016-2 (13)