Saturday, August 16, 2025

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Un mari à la porte"

      Overture

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Vasily Petrenko
      Offenbach

      Liverpool Philharmonic LPOFFCD-00211

      12:05 am

      Ferdinand Hérold: "Zampa"

      Overture

      Munich Radio Orch/Kurt Redel
      Grandes ouvertures francaises

      Pierre Verany PV.786104

      12:13 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Naïs"

      Suite

      Jonathen Freeman-Attwood, tr; Daniel-Ben Pienaar, p
      La Trompette retrouvée

      Linn CKD-294

      12:30 am

      Pancrace Royer: "Pyrrhus"

      "Menuets"

      Les Enfants d'Apollon/Michael Greenberg
      Pyrrhus

      Alpha 953 (2)

      12:32 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata in D, K 306

      Andrew Smith, v; Joshua Pierce, p
      Mozart: The Violin Sonatas

      MSR Classics MS-1800 (6)

      12:54 am

      Germaine Tailleferre: "Chansons populaires françaises" (1952-55)

      "Jean de la Réole"

      Patrice Michaels, s; Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      La vie est une parade

      Cedille CDR-90000070

      1:00 am

      Giovanni Battista Tibaldi: Trio Sonata in c, Op 2/7

      Parnassi musici
      Tibaldi

      CPO 999633-2

      1:05 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in D, Op 6/1

      I Musici

      Philips 434110-2 (2)

      1:17 am

      Ernest Bloch: Concerto Grosso no.1

      Barton Weber, p; Amadeus Chamber Orch/Agnieszka Duczmal
      Ernest Bloch

      CPO 999096-2

      1:41 am

      Ernest Bloch: "Five Sketches in Sepia"

      #4, "Incertitude"

      Istvan Kassai, p
      BLOCH Complete Piano Works Vol. 1

      Marco Polo 8.223288

      1:43 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Oboe Quintet in A, Op. 55/4

      Lajos Lencses, ob; Parisii Quartet
      Boccherini: Oboe Quintets, Op. 55

      Capriccio 10454

      1:54 am

      Sebastiano FESTA: Madrigal, L'ultimo di di maggio

      King's Singers
      English And Italian Madrigals

      EMI/Ang CD-EMX-2129

      2:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119

      No. 1 in g minor

      András Schiff, p
      Beethoven's Broadwood Piano

      Hungaroton HCD-11885

      2:02 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119

      No. 6 in G

      András Schiff, p
      Beethoven's Broadwood Piano

      Hungaroton HCD-11885

      2:04 am

      Nikolaus Von Krufft: Horn Sonata in E

      Lowell Greer, fh; Steven Lubin, forte-p
      Brahms: Horn Trio, Op. 40/ Beethoven: Horn Sonata Op. 17/ Von Kufft: Horn Sonata

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907037

      2:25 am

      Nikolaus Von Krufft: Song, "Der Papagoy"

      Markus Schäfer, t; Christine Schornsheim, p
      ...vom küsslichen Mund...

      Crystal Classic N-67072

      2:26 am

      John Phillip SOUSA: "The Bride Elect"

      Suite

      United States Marine Band
      Sousa Original, Vol II

      MHS 515391-K

      2:37 am

      Joan Tower: "Rising" (2010)

      Carol Wincenc, f; Green Mountain Festival Quartet
      American Flute Quintets

      Bridge 9373

      2:53 am

      Victor Herbert: Three Pieces

      #1, "Serenade"

      Elmar Oliveira, v; Robert Koenig, p
      Elmar Oliveira Plays Favorite Encores

      Artek AR-0007-2

      3:00 am

      Lex van Delden: Marcia Pomposa

      Dutch National Youth Wind Orch/Jan Cober

      Radio Nederland 9

      3:05 am

      Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Flute Trio in D

      Ensemble Schönbrunn

      Globe GLO-5212

      3:16 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Song, "Der Spiegel"

      Klaus Mertens, br; Ludger Rémy, hc
      Singe-, Spiel- Und Generalbaß-Übungen 1733

      CPO 777045-2

      3:18 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78, "Organ"

      Michael Murray, o; Royal Phil/Christian Badea
      Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, 'Organ' and Phaeton

      Telarc CD-80274

      3:55 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 109

      No. 2 in G: Prelude

      Odile Pierre, o
      Sämtliche Präludien Und Fugen

      RCA LSB-4088

      4:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Così fan tutte," K. 588

      Quintet, "Sento, O Dio, che questo piede"

      Cuberli, Bartoli, Streit, Furlanetto, Tomlinson, Cho, Berlin Phil/Barenb
      Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass,
      Mozart: Cosi fan tutte

      Erato 45475-2 (3)

      4:05 am

      Malcolm Arnold: Brass Quintet

      St Louis Brass Quintet
      Brass Bonanza - Gabrieli, Speer, Arnold, Hovhaness, Et Al

      Crystal CD-200

      4:16 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Trois pièces brèves" (1930)

      Prague Wind Quintet
      Poulenc, Milhaud, Ibert, Francaix: Modern French Music for Wind Instruments

      Supraphon 110372-2

      4:23 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Harmoniemusik" (Quintet) in F

      Allegretto

      Mozzafiato/Charles Neidich
      Harmoniemusik

      Sony SK-53965

      4:25 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quintet in C, Op 29

      Budapest String Quartet; Milton Katims, vi
      Beethoven String Quartets

      Sony MH2K-62870 (2)

      4:54 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quintet Fugue in D, Op 137

      Zurich String Quintet
      Beethoven Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93525 (85)

      5:00 am

      Ernest Bloch: "From Jewish Life"

      #1, "Prayer"

      Julie Zumsteg, vc; Chicago String Ensemble/Alan Heatherington
      Israeli Melodies

      Centaur CRC-2140

      5:05 am

      Joseph Achron: "Dance Improvisations on a Hebrew Folk Melody"

      Miriam Kramer, v; Simon Over, p
      Hebrew Melody: Jewish Music for Violin & Piano

      ASV CDQS-6186

      5:08 am

      Paul Ben-Haim: Improvisation & Dance, Op 30

      ARC Ensemble
      Ben-Haim: Chamber Works

      Chandos CHAN-10769

      5:17 am

      Nikolai Medtner: Improvisation, Op 31/1

      Geoffrey Tozer, p
      Medtner: Piano Works, Vol. 3

      Chandos CHAN-9498

      5:24 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Preludes, Op. 32

      No. 11

      Dmitry Paperno, p
      Introducing Dmitry Paperno

      Cedille CDR-90000001

      5:26 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: "Caprice bohémien," Op. 12

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Vasily Petrenko
      Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3, Caprice Bohémien, Vocalise

      EMI 79019-2

      5:42 am

      Johann Strauss II: Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes from "The Gypsy Baron"

      Leon Fleisher, p
      Leon Fleischer: Recital

      Sony SK-48081

      5:54 am

      Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)

      Chorus, "Heiraten, Vivat!"

      Schwarzkopf, Gedda, Prey, Kunz, Koth, Philharmonia Cho, Orch/Ackerman
      Erich Kunz, baritone,
      Anna di Stasio,
      J. Strauss: Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)

      EMI/Ang CHS7-69526-2 (2)

      6:00 am

      William Harris: Anthem, "Faire is the Heaven"

      Exon Singers/Andrew Carwood
      Sir William H. Harris: Faire is the Heaven

      ASV CDDCA-1015

      6:05 am

      Alan Hovhaness: "Celestial Fantasy," Op 44

      Israel Phil/David Amos
      Chajes: Israeli Melody/ Hovhaness: Armenian Rhapsody, Etc

      Crystal CD-508

      6:11 am

      Malcolm Arnold: "Roots of Heaven" Overture (1958)

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music World Premieres

      ASV CDWHL-2116

      6:16 am

      Malcolm Arnold: "A Grand, Grand Overture," Op 57

      Royal Phil/Vernon Handley
      The Essential Malcolm Arnold

      Conifer 51263-2

      6:23 am

      Mauro Giuliani: "Grand Overture," Op 61

      Richard Savino, g
      The Essential Giuliani, Vol 1

      Koch KICCD-7591 (2)

      6:32 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 German Dances, WoO 8

      #3 in F

      Capella Istropolitana/Oliver Dohnanyi
      BEETHOVEN, L. van: 11 Dances, "Mödlinger Tänze" / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets (Capella Istropolitana, Dohnányi)

      Naxos 8.550433

      6:33 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio #7 in B-Flat, Op 11

      Peter Schmidl, cl; Friedrich Dolezal, vc; Erich Binder, p
      Beethoven: Septet Op 20 & Trio Op 11

      London 414576-2

      6:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Das Orgelbüchlein," BWV 599/644

      "Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund" BWV 621

      Murray Forbes Somerville, o (Flentrop instrument, Busch Hall, Harvard U)
      J. S. Bach: Das Orgelbüchlein

      Titanic TI-221

      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      7:03 am

      Kurt Weill: "Lost in the Stars"

      Act I, "Lost in the Stars"

      Lara Downes, p
      Exiles' Cafe

      Steinway & Sons 30016

      7:08 am

      Ina Boyle: String Quartet in E minor

      Piatti Quartet
      Boyle, Vaughan Williams, Moeran & Ireland

      Rubicon RCD-1098

      7:29 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Rondo in G minor, Op. 94

      Pieter Wispelwey, vc; Paolo Giacometti, p
      Dvořák: Cello Concerto & works by Tchaikovsky, Arensky & Davidov

      Channel Classics CCS-8695 (2)

      7:38 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G, "Surprise"

      II. "Andante"

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      The Florilegium Series - Classical & Early Romantic

      Decca 4788694

      7:46 am

      Michael Abels: "Delights and Dances"

      Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
      Delights & Dances

      Cedille CDR-90000141

      8:00 am

      Saturday Morning Listener's Choice

      8:01 am

      Hector Berlioz: "The Damnation of Faust," Op. 24

      "Menuet des follets"

      Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
      Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Love Scene from Romeo & Juliet, The Damnation of Faust, etc.

      Telarc CD-80164

      8:07 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Cat Duet"

      Felicity Lott, s; Ann Murray, ms; Graham Johnson, p
      Sweet Power Of Song

      EMI CDC7-54411-2

      8:12 am

      Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32

      "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Orff: Carmina Burana; Holst: The Planets

      Virgin 61510-2 (2)

      8:20 am

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

      Ensemble Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon; Emmanuel Ceysson, h
      Rhinemaidens

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902239

      8:26 am

      Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

      II. "Assez vif, très rythmé"

      Lindsay String Quartet
      Ravel, Debussy & Stravinsky: String Quartets

      ASV CDDCA-930

      8:33 am

      Giacomo Puccini: "Madama Butterfly"

      Aria, "Un bel di"

      Maria Callas, s; La Scala Orch/Herbert von Karajan
      The New Sound of Maria Callas

      Warner 0190295944711

      8:39 am

      Alex Shapiro: "Perpetual Spark"

      Fifth House Ensemble
      Fifth House Ensemble - Excelsior

      Cedille CDR-90000148

      8:47 am

      Georges Bizet: "The Pearl Fishers"

      Duet, "Au fond du temple saint"

      Jerry Hadley, t; Thomas Hampson, br; Welsh National Opera Orch/Carlo Rizzi
      40 Most Beautiful Arias

      Warner 2564 69689-6

      8:52 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Danse macabre," Op. 40

      François-Marie Drieux, v; Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth
      Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems, Le Carnaval des animaux, L'Assassinat du duc de Guise

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902614.15

      9:00 am

      Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare

      London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
      The Genius of Film Music

      LPO 0086

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      9:01 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Axur, re d'Ormus"

      Finale

      Ambrosian Opera Cho, St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Amadeus (The Complete Soundtrack Recording)

      Fantasy FCD-4403-2

      9:02 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Magic Flute," K. 620

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Amadeus (The Complete Soundtrack Recording)

      Fantasy FCD-4403-2

      9:10 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73, "Emperor"

      II. "Adagio un poco moto;" III. Finale, Rondo, "Allegro ma non troppo"

      Murray Perahia, p; London Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Immortal Beloved - soundtrack

      Sony SK-66301

      9:23 am

      Michael Abels: "Chevalier"

      "Sinfonie Liberté Part 1 & 2"

      Studio Orch/Alfonso Casado Trigo
      Chevalier (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

      Hollywood Records [Chevalier]

      9:28 am

      Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No. 3, "Kaddish"

      II. "Din-Torah" (excerpt)

      Ann De Renais, s; London Sym Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Maestro - Music by Leonard Bernstein

      DG 4865466

      9:28 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Facsimile (Choreographic Essay)"

      "Molto adagio"

      London Sym Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Maestro - Music by Leonard Bernstein

      DG 4865466

      9:31 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: "The Grand Duke"

      "Paris Galop"

      Royal Phil Orch/Royston Nash
      Topsy-Turvy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

      Sony SK-61834

      9:33 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: "The Mikado"

      Finale, "For He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum"

      Soloists; Royal Phil Orch/Royston Nash
      Louise Gold, voice,
      Shirley Henderson, voice,
      Topsy-Turvy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

      Sony SK-61834

      9:35 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: "The Long Day Closes"

      Royal Phil Orch Strings/Royston Nash
      Topsy-Turvy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

      Sony SK-61834

      9:39 am

      Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ballet, "Triomphe de L'Amour"

      Overture

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Le Roi Danse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

      DG 463446-2

      9:42 am

      music continues...

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Katherine Schaufenbuel, 13, violin. Telemann Solo Violin Fantasia No. 9 in B minor; Mozart Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K 304; Brahms/Joachim Hungarian Dance No. 17; Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat, K 207, 1st mvt; Auerbach "T'Filah"; Wieniawski "Scherzo-Tarantelle," Op. 16. With Lyudmila Lakisova, piano.

      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From the Royal Ballet and Opera in London

      Wagner's Die Walküre

      Christopher Maltman (Wotan); Elisabet Strid (Brünnhilde); Natalya Romaniw (Sieglinde), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund); Soloman Howard (Hunding); Marina Prudenskaya (Fricka); Maida Hundeling (Helmwige); Kaie Lowe (Ortlinde); Lee Bisset (Gerhilde); Claire Barnett-Jones (Waltraute); Catherine Carby (Siegrune); Alison Kettlewell (Rossweisse); Monika-Evelin Liiv (Grimgerde); Rhonda Browne (Schwertleite); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Antonio Pappano, conductor. Sung in German.

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      An interview with Sylvia McNair. The Grammy award-winning soprano discusses her varied career which has included success singing in styles that range from the baroque to the Great American Songbook.

      5:00 - 7:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Music with Jan Weller

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Sounds Classical

      Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael welcome composer and pianist Michael Oldham to discuss his distinct compositional style and his classical and non-classical influences. Oldham also performs in the Levin Studio.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from the Levin Performance Studio: Bursting with talent and intensity, Owen Walsh is among the country’s most promising and intriguing new talents. He makes his Folkstage debut.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Star time! Grab the folk comet by the tail as the Perseids pass overhead and new releases sparkle.