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      Playlist for Monday, August 26, 2024

      12:00 am

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      The Nielsen Symphonies Conducted by Fabio Luisi, with the Danish National Orchestra, Program 3

      Nielsen Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 6, "Semplice."

      12:00 am

      Continues from 11:00pm Sunday.

      1:00 - 6:00 am

      1:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 9

      No. 1 in B-Flat

      William Kapell, p
      Chopin: Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Mozart

      RCA 68991-2

      1:05 am

      Ignaz Pleyel: Sinfonia Concertante #3 in G

      Andras Adorjan; Marianne Henkel, f's; Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Janos ROlla
      Three Concertos for Two Flutes

      Traversières REF-210/280

      1:30 am

      Astrid von Würtzler: "Variations on Yankee Doodle"

      In the Style of Chopin

      New York Harp Ensemble
      An Evening with the New York Harp Ensemble

      Hungaroton HCD-31295

      1:32 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo no.2 in b-flat minor, Op.31

      Yundi Li, p
      Scherzi • Impromptus

      DG B0003887-02

      1:42 am

      Andrzej Panufnik: "Hommage à Chopin"

      Polish Chamber Orch/Mariusz Smolij
      PANUFNIK: Old Polish Suite / Concerto in modo antico / Jagiellonian Triptych / Hommage a Chopin

      Naxos 8.570032

      1:55 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 33

      No. 3 in C

      William Kapell, p
      Chopin: Sonata, Polonaise-Fantaisie / Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition (Frick Collection Recital)

      RCA 68997-2

      2:00 am

      Edvard Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34

      No. 2, "The Last Spring"

      English Chamber Orch

      Vanguard SVC-45

      2:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007

      Victoria Drake, h
      From the Bach Notebook

      Well-Tempered Productions WTP-5193 (2)

      2:22 am

      Astrid von Würtzler: "Variations on Yankee Doodle"

      In the Style of Bach

      New York Harp Ensemble
      An Evening with the New York Harp Ensemble

      Hungaroton HCD-31295

      2:23 am

      Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Op. 64

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Bjarte Engeset
      GRIEG, E.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 - Piano Concerto, Op. 16 / Symphonic Dances / In Autumn (Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Engeset)

      Naxos 8.557279

      2:55 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: Songs, Op. 56

      No. 2, "Ostvinden"

      Kari Frisell, s; Liv Glaser, p
      Agathe Backer-Grondahl

      Norsk 50019-2

      3:00 am

      Gioachino Rossini: Wind Quartet No. 1 in F

      1st mvt

      Westwood Wind Quintet
      Sextour à Vent

      Crystal CD-353

      3:05 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Maometto II"

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Rossini: Overtures

      Philips 5361764 (3)

      3:17 am

      Gioachino Rossini: Cello and Double Bass Duo in D

      Coenraad Boemendaal, vc; Joel Quarrington, db
      Duos

      Crystal CD-135

      3:30 am

      Jean Françaix: Divertissement for Two Guitars

      "Madrigal"

      Kazuhito, Naoko Yamashita, g's
      Kazuhito and Naoko Yamashita- Guitar Duos

      RCA 6777-2-RC

      3:32 am

      Jacques Ibert: Flute Concerto

      Keith Bryan, f; Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Zuohuang Chen

      Premier PRCD-1026

      3:54 am

      Jules Massenet: Duo in D (1883)

      Coenraad Boemendaal, vc; Joel Quarrington, db
      Duos

      Crystal CD-135

      4:00 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Motet, "Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt," Op 69, No. 2

      RIAS Chamber Cho/Marcus Creed
      Mendelssohn: Motets, Opp. 23, 69 & 78, Psaume 100, Missa breve

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901704

      4:05 am

      Franz Krommer: Wind Octet in C, Op 76

      Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54383-2

      4:22 am

      Samuel Scheidt: Sinfonia in g

      Wenzinger, Mueller, Kallenberger, viga; Conant, hc
      Viga,

      Ex Libris EL-16981

      4:24 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat, Op 20

      Concertante Chamber Players
      Mendelssohn: Octet In E- Flat, Op. 20/ Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

      Helicon HE-1045

      4:54 am

      Ernesto Lecuona: "Noche de Estrellas"

      Thomas Tirino, p
      Lecuona: Complete Piano Music Vol 3

      BIS CD-794

      5:00 am

      Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D

      Canon

      Valente, s, Troyanos, ms, New York City Opera Orch/Rudel
      Handel and Mozart: Arias and Duets

      Musicmasters 67080-2

      5:05 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Clavier Concerto in B-Flat, Wq 25

      Miklós Spányi, fortepiano; Concerto Armonico
      C P E Bach - Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 6

      BIS CD-786

      5:27 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69

      Fugue No. 5 in D

      Emerson String Quartet

      DG B0010855-02

      5:29 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Oboe Concerto in A

      Maurice André, tr; Hedwig Bilgram, o (Ste-Croix de Montélimar, Drôme)

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54330-2

      5:39 am

      Arnold Bax: "The Garden of Fand" (1913-16)

      Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli

      Nixa NIXCD-6003

      5:54 am

      Charles Villiers Stanford: Song, "From the Red Rose"

      Felicity Lott, s; Graham Johnson, p

      Hyperion CDA-66937

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Lisa Flynn

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

      6:03 am

      Michael Praetorius: "Dance Suite"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

      Delos DE-3132

      6:14 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "L'estro armonico" Concerto No. 10 in B minor, R. 580

      Soloists; Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
      Stefano Barneschi, violin,
      Vivaldi & Bach

      Naïve OP-7367

      6:24 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in G, Kk 455 (L 209)

      Matteo Mela & Lorenzo Micheli, g's
      Scarlatti: Twelve Sonatas

      Evidence EVCD-107

      6:29 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21

      I. "Adagio molto-Allegro con brio"

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

      Warner 0825646278299

      6:39 am

      Florence Price: Piano Quintet (possibly unfinished)

      Catalyst Quartet; Michelle Cann, p
      Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence Price

      Azica ACD-71346

      7:03 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Festive Overture," Op. 96

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Shostakovich: Five Ballet Suites

      Chandos CHAN-7000/1 (2)

      7:09 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94

      II. "Scherzo; Presto"

      Brandon Patrick George, f; Jacob Greenberg, p
      Brandon Patrick George: Flute Sonatas & Solo Works

      Profil PH-18039

      7:16 am

      Marianna Martines: "Dixit Dominus"

      Opening chorus

      Cologne Kurrende Cho, Clara Schumann Orch/Elka Mascha Blankenburg
      Marianna Martines: Psalm 114; Dixit Dominus

      Koch 3-1788-2

      7:22 am

      George Frideric Handel: Oboe Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat, HWV 302a

      Lajos Lencsés, ob; La Follia
      Oboe Concertos by Handel and Förster

      Hänssler Classic CD-98.217

      7:32 am

      Richard Strauss: "Festival Prelude," Op. 61

      Philadelphia Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch
      Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica

      EMI CDC5-55185-2

      7:45 am

      Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani

      Midori, v; Robert McDonald, p
      Encore!

      Sony SK-52568

      8:03 am

      Claude Debussy: "Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)"

      Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Ravel: Orchestra Music Vol. 3

      Naxos 8.573124

      8:09 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Jeux d'eau"

      Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p
      The Liszt Project

      DG B0015944-02

      8:16 am

      Alice Mary Smith: Symphony in C Minor

      IV. Allegro maestoso

      London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley
      Alice Mary Smith: Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-10283

      8:27 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Passacaglia in D

      Miloš, g
      Baroque

      Sony 19658822942

      8:32 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in D for violin, horn, cello, bassoon & strings

      Roland Straumer, v; Ludwig Güttler, hunting hn; Virtuosi Saxoniae
      Violinkonzerte Des Barock

      Berlin Classics 0090562-BC

      8:46 am

      Gustav Mahler: "Songs of a Wayfarer"

      No. 2, "Ging heut' Morgen über's Feld"

      Janet Baker, ms; Hallé Orch/John Barbirolli
      Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder, Rückert lieder

      EMI CDC7-47793-2

      9:03 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

      Brecon Baroque/Rachel Podger, v
      JS Bach: Violin Concertos

      Channel Classics CCSSA-30910

      9:16 am

      Morten Lauridsen: "Ave Maria"

      Los Angeles Master Chorale/Paul Salamunovich
      Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna

      RCM 19705

      9:25 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: "I tre amanti" ("The Three Lovers")

      Overture

      Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász
      Cimarosa: Overtures, Vol. 4

      Naxos 8.573459

      9:34 am

      Peggy Glanville-Hicks: "Etruscan Concerto"

      Keith Jarrett, p; Brooklyn Phil/Dennis Russell Davies
      Lou Harrison: Seven Pastorales; Peggy Glanville-Hicks: Etruscan Concerto; Terry Riley: June Buddhas

      Musicmasters 67089-2

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday Music

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Hosted by Robbie Ellis.

      10:01 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Eugene Onegin," Op. 24

      Polonaise

      Royal Opera House Orch/Sir Colin Davis
      Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music

      Philips 422845-2

      10:05 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Eugene Onegin," Op. 24

      Waltz

      Royal Opera House Orch/Sir Colin Davis
      Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music

      Philips 422845-2

      10:13 am

      Caroline Lizotte: "La Madone," Op. 43

      Valérie Milot, h
      Revelation

      Analekta AN2-9974

      10:19 am

      Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: "The Jewels of the Madonna"

      Intermezzo

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Intermezzo

      DG 429494-2

      10:23 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "The Barber of Seville"

      Overture

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Recital

      GHA 126016

      10:32 am

      Bedřich Smetana: "Macbeth and the Witches", Op. posth

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      An Anthology of Czech Piano Music Vol. 6 - Smetana

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9152

      10:45 am

      Matthew Locke: Music for "The Tempest"

      Curtain Tune, Rustick Air, Minoit, Corant, A Martial Jigge, Canon

      Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini
      Biber: Battalia; Locke: The Tempest

      Teldec 21464-2

      10:58 am

      György Ligeti: "Musica ricercata"

      No. 7

      Khatia Buniatishvili, p
      Motherland

      Sony 88883734622

      11:02 am

      György Ligeti: "Old Hungarian Ballroom Dances"

      Asko Ensemble, Schoenberg Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw
      The Ligeti Project, Vol. 5

      Teldec 88262-2

      11:14 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Fantaisie-Impromptu" in C-sharp minor, Op. 66

      Murray Perahia, p
      Impromptus, Fantasie, Barcarolle, Berceuse

      CBS MK-39708

      11:20 am

      Arthur Honegger: "Pastorale d'été"

      Concert Arts Orch/Vladimir Golschmann
      Honegger, Milhaud, Ravel, Satie: Works for Orchestra

      Naxos 9.80261

      11:27 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Cave of the Winds"

      Clipper Erickson, p
      My Cup Runneth Over - The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

      Navona NV-6013

      11:31 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending"

      Nicola Benedetti, v; London Phil Orch/Andrew Litton
      Vaughan Williams & Tavener

      DG 4766198

      11:49 am

      Adolf von Henselt: "Si oiseau j'étais," Op. 2, No. 6

      Sergei Rachmaninoff, p
      The Performing Piano II

      Newport Classic NC-60030

      11:51 am

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

      "November (Troika)"

      Sergei Rachmaninoff, p
      The Performing Piano II

      Newport Classic NC-60030

      11:55 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Song, "Oh never sing to me again," Op. 4, No. 4

      John-Henry Crawford, vc; Victor Santiago Asuncion, p
      Voice of Rachmaninoff

      Orchid ORC-100241

      12:01 pm

      John Wilbye: Three Madrigals

      Millar Brass Ensemble/Bruce C. Briney
      Millar Brass Ensemble - A Chicago Brass Tradition

      Koss KC-1011

      12:10 pm

      Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, Set 3

      St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff
      Respighi

      Teldec 18970-2 (2)

      12:28 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in G, BWV 577, "The Jig"

      David Schrader, o
      J S Bach: Fantasies & Fugues * David Schrader

      Cedille CDR-90000012

      12:33 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Italian Concerto" in F, BWV 971

      Amadeus Guitar Duo
      Baroque Moments

      Naxos 8.573440

      12:48 pm

      Yuzo Toyama: "Dance of Celestials"

      Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons
      World Encores

      EMI CDC5-56576-2

      12:51 pm

      Lauren Scott: "Celestial Spirits"

      Lauren Scott, h
      Beyond the Horizon

      Avie AV-2417

      12:56 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise in G minor, Op. Posth

      Garrick Ohlsson, p
      Chopin: The Complete Piano Works Vol. 5 - Polonaises and Impromptus

      Arabesque Z-6642 (2)

      1:01 pm

      Lili Boulanger: "D'un matin de printemps"

      Lyon National Orch/Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
      Aux étoiles - French Symphonic Poems

      Bru Zane BZ-2007

      1:08 pm

      Lili Boulanger: "Vieille prière bouddhique"

      Julian Podger, t; Monteverdi Choir, London Sym Orch/John Eliot Gardiner
      Igor Stravinsky and Lili Boulanger

      DG 463789-2

      1:17 pm

      Adolphe Adam: "Le Corsaire"

      Overture

      English Chamber Orch/Richard Bonynge
      Le Corsaire

      Decca 430286-2 (2)

      1:28 pm

      Leopold Kozeluch: "Oktett-Parthia" in F

      Consortium Classicum
      Leopold Kozeluch: Divertimenti für Bläser

      Orfeo C-442981-A

      1:46 pm

      Edvard Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen, Wirén

      Argo 417132-2

      1:56 pm

      Gerardo Matos Rodríguez: "La Cumparsita"

      Miloš, g
      Pasión

      DG B0017000-02

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      2:00 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Three Intermezzi, Op. 117

      Stephen Hough, p
      Brahms: The Final Piano Pieces

      Hyperion CDA-68116

      2:15 pm

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 9

      Prelude & Fugue

      Camerata Bariloche
      Death Of An Angel by Camerata Bariloche

      Dorian 90249

      2:25 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: "L'estro armonico" Concerto No. 8 in A minor, R. 522

      Soloists; Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
      Vivaldi & Bach

      Naïve OP-7367

      2:36 pm

      Franz Schubert: "Wanderer Fantasy" in C, D 760

      Murray Perahia, p
      Schumann; Schubert - Fantasie, Op. 17 ; "Wanderer" Fantasie / Murray Perahia

      CBS MK-42124

      2:58 pm

      Leonard Bernstein: "West Side Story"

      "Cool"

      Javier Morales-Martinez, cl; Lara Downes, p
      For Lenny

      Sony 84284011251

      3:00 pm

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

      Vienna Phil/Mariss Jansons
      New Year's Concert 2016

      Sony 88875174802

      3:14 pm

      Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7

      Angela Cheng, p; Women's Phil/JoAnn Falletta
      The Women's Philharmonic: Mendelssohn, Schumann, Tailleferre, Boulanger

      Koch 3-7169-2

      3:39 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in F, Op. 74, No. 2

      Takács Quartet
      Haydn: Strings Quartets Op. 74

      Hyperion CDA-67781

      4:00 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"

      II. Scherzo, "Molto vivace"

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Ludwig van Beethoven: The Symphonies

      DG 4863050

      4:00 pm

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "The Gadfly," Op. 97

      Galop

      KBS Sym Orch/Vakhtang Jordania
      Dmitri Shostakovich - Suites For Film And Stage

      Koch 3-7274-2

      4:14 pm

      Gabriel Pierné: "Cydalise et le chèvre-pied"

      Suite No. 2

      Lille National Orch/Darrell Ang
      Gabriel Pierné: Ramuntcho; Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied Suites

      Naxos 8.573609

      4:31 pm

      Hector Berlioz: "Benvenuto Cellini," Op. 23

      Overture

      Boston Sym Orch/Charles Munch
      Living Stereo Collection

      RCA 88765415972

      4:43 pm

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "Symphonie concertante" in A, Op. 10, No. 2

      Soloists; Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász
      Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphonies concertantes; Symphony in G major

      Naxos 8.574306

      4:56 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: "Slavonic Dances," Op. 72

      No. 7 in C

      Cleveland Orch/George Szell
      Dvořák: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

      Sony SBK-89845

      5:00 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050

      Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell, hc
      Bach * Brandenburg Concertos -- Harpsichord & Violin Concertos * Apollo's Fire * Sorrell

      Avie AV-2207 (2)

      5:22 pm

      Florence Price: "Fantasie" No. 1

      Randall Goosby, v; Zhu Wang, p
      Roots

      Decca B0033878-02

      5:26 pm

      Claude Debussy: "L'isle joyeuse"

      Walter Gieseking, p
      BBC Legends: Walter Gieseking

      BBC Music BBCL-4030-2

      5:32 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Brahms: 4 Ballades, Handel Variations, Schumann Variations / Jorge Federico Osorio

      ASV CDDCA-616

      6:00 pm

      Eduard Strauss: Polka schnell, "Bahn frei," Op. 45

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Strauss Family Waltzes

      RCA 61688-2

      6:02 pm

      Mark O'Connor: "The American Seasons"

      Fall

      Mark O'Connor, v; Metamorphosen/Scott Yoo
      Mark O'Connor: The American Seasons

      Sony SK-89660

      6:09 pm

      Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor (1822)

      Isabelle van Keulen, v; Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam/Lev Markiz
      Mendelssohn - Violin Concertos

      BIS CD-935

      6:31 pm

      Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio (2003)

      "Pale Yellow"

      Lincoln Trio
      Notable Women

      Cedille CDR-90000126

      6:41 pm

      James Horner: "Pas de Deux" (Double Concerto)

      Parts 2 and 3

      M Samuelsen, v; H Samuelsen, vc; Royal Liverpool Phil/Petrenko
      Pas de Deux

      Mercury 4811487

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Grieg and Sibelius. We’ll explore the lives of the two Nordic greats with music spanning almost one hundred years including many chamber works, Grieg’s "Peer Gynt," Norwegian Dances, and several Sibelius symphonies.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2024

      Takács Quartet

      The distinguished ensemble performs string quartets by Dvořák and Ravel and the Chicago premiere of Nokuthula Ngwenyama's "Flow." Recorded July 17 in the Martin Theatre.

      9:16 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Don Quixote," Op. 35

      Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; Berlin Phil/Karajan
      Strauss* / Rostropovich*, Karajan*, Berlin Philharmonic*, Ulrich Koch - Don Quixote

      EMI CDC7-49308-2

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      Los Angeles Philharmonic

      Timo Andres "Made of Tunes," World Premiere, LA Phil Commission; Aaron Diehl, piano; Copland "Quiet City;" Thomas Hooten, trumpet; Carolyn Hove, english horn; John Adams "City Noir," LA Phil Commission; John Adams, conductor.