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      Playlist for Sunday, August 31, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio in B-Flat, K. 411

      Empire Brass
      Mozart for Brass

      Telarc CD-80332

      12:04 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 24 in D, K. 306

      Banchini, v; Vesselinova, forte-p
      Mozart: Sonates Pour Pianoforte Et Violon "Palatines", Mannheim-Paris Vol. 1

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901466/7 (2)

      12:26 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty", Op. 66

      Danse des Pages

      Mikhail Pletnev, p

      Virgin 91169-2

      12:28 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 75

      Mikhail Pletnev, p; Philharmonia Orch/Vladimir Fedoseyev

      Virgin 91202-2

      12:42 am

      Paul Pabst: Concert Paraphrase on Themes from Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin"

      Michael Ponti, p

      Vox CDX-5047 (2)

      12:54 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 64

      Act 3 Interlude No. 2

      Royal Opera House Orch/Mark Ermler
      Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

      Conifer 55309-2 (2)

      1:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in g, BWV 1000

      Simon Wynberg, g
      A Bach Recital

      Stradivari SCD-6035

      1:05 am

      Richard Strauss: "Metamorphosen"

      Strasbourg Phil Strings/Jan Latham-Koenig
      Richard Strauss * Don Juan * Metamorphosen * Songs

      Avie AV-2172

      1:29 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816

      IV. "Gavotte"

      Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York/Richard Kapp
      Bach's Tops Volume 1

      CBS MX-39339

      1:30 am

      Bach/Grainger: Blithe Bells

      Martin Jones, p
      Grainger: Country Gardens and Other Piano

      Nimbus NI-5232

      1:34 am

      William Walton: "The Wise Virgins" Suite (after J.S. Bach)

      London Phil/Bryden Thomson
      Walton: The Quest And The Wise Virgins Suite

      Chandos CHAN-8871

      1:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Little Preludes, BWV 933/38

      No. 6 in e

      Ton Koopman, hc

      Capriccio 10210

      2:00 am

      Carl Nielsen: "Die Moderen (The Mother)," Op 41

      Diamant Ensemble
      Carl Nielsen: Chamber Music Vol 1

      Da Capo 8.226064

      2:04 am

      Percy Grainger: Suite on Danish Folksongs

      Percy Grainger, p; Aarhus Municipal Orch/Per Dreier

      Vanguard OVC-8205

      2:22 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-flat, Op. 23

      I. Allegro non troppo (excerpt)

      Martin Jones, p
      Grainger: Country Gardens and Other Piano

      Nimbus NI-5232

      2:26 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Anna Magdalena Notebook"

      March in D, BWV. Anh 122

      Michigan State University Marching Band/Keith Brion
      MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND: To the Fore! - Percy Grainger's Great Symphonic Band Music

      Delos DE-3101

      2:27 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61, "Mozartiana"

      English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten

      BBC 8002-2

      2:53 am

      Benjamin Britten: Five "Walztes" (sic!)

      #3

      Stephen Hough, p

      Virgin 91203-2

      3:00 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Prière (Prayer)," Op. 158

      Gautier Capuçon, vc; Frank Braley, p
      Le Carnaval Des Animaux - Septuor - Fantaisie

      Virgin 45603-2

      3:05 am

      Nadia Boulanger: "Prière"

      Vienna Bohéme Quartet
      Bravourissimo

      Koch 3-6718-2

      3:08 am

      Alan Hovhaness: "Prayer of St Gregory"

      John Wilbraham, tr; Orch/Alan Hovhaness
      Hovhaness: Symphonies No 25 & 6, Prayer Of St Gregory

      Crystal CD-807

      3:12 am

      Engelbert Humperdinck: "Hänsel und Gretel"

      "Evening Prayer"

      Ann Murray, ms; Edita Gruberova, s; Dresden Staatskapelle/Colin Davis
      Hänsel Und Gretel (Gesamtaufnahme) (Special Edition)

      Philips 438013-2 (2)

      3:15 am

      Joaquín Turina: "La Oración del Torero," Op 34

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Siegfried-Idyll / Valse Triste / Crisantemi / Italienische Serenade / La Oración Del Torero / Nocturno / Romance

      DG 431680-2

      3:24 am

      Erik Satie: "Prière"

      Reinbert de Leeuw, p
      Danses Gothiques • Quatre Préludes

      Philips 454048-2

      3:25 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy in G, Op. 56

      Mikhail Pletnev, p; Philharmonia/Vladimir Fedoseyev
      Piano Concertos 1-3 / Concert Fantasy

      Virgin 61463-2 (2)

      3:54 am

      Bruce Broughton: "Gold Rush Songs"

      #3, "Golden Slippers"

      Conrad Chow, v; Bruce Broughton, p
      Premieres

      Cambria CD-1204

      4:00 am

      Gerald Finzi: Prelude in f, Op 25

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 3

      Naxos 8.555069

      4:05 am

      William Alwyn: "Serenade"

      Royal Liverpool Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      ALWYN, W.: Concerti Grossi Nos. 2 and 3 / 7 Irish Tunes / The Moor of Venice (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Lloyd-Jones)

      Naxos 8.570145

      4:16 am

      Antony Holborne: "Passion"

      Christopher Wilson, l

      Virgin 91216-2

      4:17 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.9 in A, Op.47, "Kreutzer"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Vladimir Ashkenazy, p

      London 458618-2

      4:54 am

      Mauro Giuliani: Song, "Confuso, smarrito"

      AE Brown, s; A Sebastiani, g

      Rodolphe RPC-32510

      5:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Alessandro"

      Overture

      Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
      Handel * Sandrine Piau * Sara Mingardo * Concerto Italiano * Rinaldo Alessandrini

      Naive OP-30483

      5:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Berenice"

      Overture, Minuet and Gigue

      Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
      Handel at the Opera

      Chandos CHAN-0650

      5:14 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "Overture"

      Chicago Chamber Brass
      Fireworks For Brass

      Pro Arte CDM-805

      5:21 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "Largo alla Sicilana"

      Tokyo New Koto Ensemble
      Koto Handel

      Angel S-37620

      5:25 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "La réjouissance"

      Gary Beard Cho, Lindenwood Chamber Orch/Gary Beard, o

      Pro Organo CD-7075

      5:28 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "Allegro"

      Charles Stier, cl; Molly Newton, p
      Cameos

      Elan CD-82246

      5:30 am

      Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur

      Teldec 90875-2

      5:53 am

      Michelangelo ROSSI: Corrente VI

      Francesco Cera, hc
      Toccate E Correnti- Parte Seconda

      Tactus TC-601801

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Labor Day." Host Peter DuBois honors the Labor Day holiday with American sacred choral and organ music appropriate for the celebration.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Meredith Monk: "Early Morning Melody"

      Jess Gillam, sx
      Jess Gillam: Time

      Decca 4851062

      7:00 am

      Meredith Monk: "Ellis Island"

      Lara Downes & Simone Dinnerstein, p's
      Holes in the Sky / Downes - Portrait

      Portrait 19075920792

      7:04 am

      Cécile Chaminade: Flute Concertino, Op. 107

      Sharon Bezaly, f; Hague Residentie Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Great Works for Flute and Orchestra

      BIS 1679

      7:12 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504, "Prague"

      London Mozart Players/Jane Glover
      Mozart: Symphonies Nos 31, 36 and 38

      ASV CDDCA-647

      7:41 am

      Johann Kaspar Mertz: "Bardenklänge," Op. 13

      "Lied ohne Worte; Mazurka"

      David Leisner, g
      Charms to Sooth

      Azica ACD-71368

      7:50 am

      Josef Strauss: Waltz, "Sphärenklänge," Op. 235

      Vienna Phil/Daniel Barenboim
      New Year's Concert 2009

      Decca B0012569-02 (2)

      8:00 am

      Max Richter: "On the Nature of Daylight"

      Voces8
      Nightfall

      Decca 4870458

      8:07 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Enchantment"

      IV. "Beyond the Dream"

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

      Navona NV-6013

      8:14 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

      United Strings of Europe/Julian Azkoul
      Tchaikovsky: Serenade, Souvenir de Florence

      BIS 2569

      8:46 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Wind Serenade in D minor, Op. 44

      IV. Finale, "Allegro molto"

      London Phil Orch/Christopher Hogwood
      Dvořák: Serenades Op. 22 & 44 / Christopher Hogwood

      Decca 417452-2

      8:53 am

      Jean Sibelius: Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22

      No. 4, "Lemminkäinen's Return"

      Lahti Sym Orch/Osmo Vänskä
      Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite

      BIS CD-1015

      9:01 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)" Overture, Op. 26

      Long Beach Sym/JoAnn Falletta
      Impressions of the Sea

      Albany TROY-364

      9:11 am

      George Frideric Handel: Chaconne in G, HWV 435

      Sebastian Wienand, hc; La Cetra Baroque Orchestra
      Mr. Handel's Dinner

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902607

      9:20 am

      Josef Mysliveček: Cello Concerto in C

      Wendy Warner, vc; Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall
      Haydn & Mysliveček: Cello Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000142

      9:42 am

      Alan Hovhaness: "Prayer of St. Gregory," Op. 62b

      Martin Hackleman, hn; Rolf Smedvig, tr; Michael Murray, o
      Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Organ

      Telarc CD-80341

      9:47 am

      Burt Bacharach: "I Say a Little Prayer"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc
      Song

      Decca 4853169

      9:51 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "The Sea Hawk"

      Suite

      Oregon Sym/James DePreist
      Korngold: Symphony in F sharp Major & The Sea Hawk

      Delos DE-3234

      10:00 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, "Fandango," Op. 50, G 448

      "Grave assai; Fandango"

      Chicago Harp Quartet; Vadim Karpinos, castanets
      O

      Chicago Harp Quartet 748252899439

      10:12 am

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

      Overture

      National Phil/Riccardo Chailly
      Rossini: 7 Overtures

      Decca 400049-2

      10:21 am

      Louise Farrenc: Clarinet Trio in E-Flat, Op. 44

      Linos Ensemble
      Farrenc: Piano Trios and Sextet

      CPO 777256

      10:46 am

      Franz Lehár: "Gold and Silver" Waltzes, Op. 79

      Grant Park Orch/Thomas Wilkins
      Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony (July 30, 2016)

      Grant Park Music Festival

      10:54 am

      Gian Carlo Menotti: "Sebastian"

      Pavane

      Spoleto Festival Orch/Richard Hickox
      Menotti: Apocalisse & Other Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHAN-9900

      11:00 am

      Max Bruch: "Scottish Fantasy," Op. 46

      Nicola Benedetti, v; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Rory Macdonald
      Homecoming - A Scottish Fantasy

      Decca B0021290-02

      11:33 am

      Agathe Backer Grøndahl: "Norwegian Folk Tunes and Folk Dances," Op. 30

      Three tunes after Myllarguten: "Spring Song; The Kivle Maids; Fanitullen"

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Agathe Backer Grøndahl: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 - Norwegian Folk Tunes

      Arena AR-06007

      11:42 am

      James P. Johnson: "American Symphonic Suite"

      Lament

      Leslie Stifelman, p; Concordia Orch/Marin Alsop
      Victory Stride: The Symphonic Music of James P. Johnson

      Nimbus NI-2745

      11:52 am

      Giorgio Mainerio: "Il primo libro di balli"

      Dances Nos. 1-5

      London Early Music Consort/David Munrow
      Monteverdi's Contemporaries

      Virgin 61288-2

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Amilcare Ponchielli: "La Gioconda"

      "Dance of the Hours"

      Royal Phil Orch/Stanley Black
      Phase 4 Stereo Concert Series

      Decca 4786769

      12:10 pm

      Amilcare Ponchielli: "La Gioconda"

      Aria, "Cielo e mar!"

      Luciano Pavarotti, t; National Phil Orch/Bruno Bartoletti
      Opera Gold

      Decca 4788210

      12:16 pm

      Eldin Burton: Flute Sonatina

      Lisa Friend, f; Rohan De Silva, p
      An American Affair

      Chandos CHAN-20327

      12:26 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Masonic Funeral Music" in C minor, K. 477

      Mahler Chamber Orch/Matthew Truscott
      Mozart Momentum 1785

      Sony 19439742462

      12:32 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, "Little"

      Virgil Fox, o
      Great Organ Works

      RCA 61567-2

      12:35 pm

      Stephen Sondheim: "A Little Night Music"

      "Send in the Clowns"

      Richard Glazier, p
      Pure Imagination: Great Songs from the Stage and Screen

      Centaur CRC-3716

      12:39 pm

      Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: "Commedia dell'arte"

      Gabriela Díaz, v; Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose
      Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 5, Upbeat!, Concerto Elegia, Commedia dell'Arte

      BMOP Sound 1098

      12:57 pm

      Jan Koetsier: "Kinderzirkus," Op. 79

      I. "Kleiner Zirkusmarsch"

      London Brass
      Clowning Around: London Brass Entertains

      Teldec 46069-2

      1:00 pm

      Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in A-Flat, D 557

      András Schiff, p
      Schubert: Piano Sonatas

      Decca 440307-2

      1:14 pm

      Franz Liszt: Six Consolations

      No. 3 in D-Flat

      Jess Gillam, ssx; Jess Gillam Ensemble
      PRISM, Vol. 2

      Decca 4871246

      1:19 pm

      Hilary Tann: Three Psalms

      "Praise, My Soul" (Psalm 104)

      Cappella Clausura/LeClair; Shamu & Jewell, tr's; Christensen, o
      Luminaria Magna: Sacred Choral Works of Hilary Tann

      Navona NV-6509

      1:28 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Horn Concerto No. 2 in D, H VIId:1

      Felix Klieser, hn; Württemberg Chamber Orch/Ruben Gazarian
      Horn Concertos

      Berlin Classics 0300647-BC

      1:45 pm

      Leroy Anderson: "Bugler's Holiday"

      St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson Favorites

      RCA 68048-2

      1:48 pm

      Leroy Anderson: "Plink, Plank, Plunk"

      St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson Favorites

      RCA 68048-2

      1:51 pm

      Leroy Anderson: "The Waltzing Cat"

      St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson Favorites

      RCA 68048-2

      1:54 pm

      Carlos Salzedo: Suite of Eight Dances

      "Bolero"

      Yolanda Kondonassis, h
      Salzedo's Harp

      Telarc CD-80691

      1:57 pm

      Aaron Jay Kernis: "On Hearing Nightbirds at Dusk"

      Yolanda Kondonassis, h
      Five Minutes for Earth

      Azica ACD-71349

      2:01 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, "Pastoral"

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Beethoven: The Symphonies

      Philips 442073-2 (5)

      2:47 pm

      John Psathas: "Leviathan"

      II. "The Final Brook"

      Alexej Gerassimez, per; Orch Wellington/Marc Taddei
      Leviathan

      Atoll ACD-636

      2:56 pm

      Orbert Davis: "Muerte del Matador"

      Orbert Davis, tr; Suzanne Osman, oud; Ernie Adams, per
      Sketches of Spain Revisited

      3Sixteen CD-31607

      3:00 - 6:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2025

      Bach's "Goldberg Variations"

      Pianist Angela Hewitt performs one of the most revered and technically dazzling works in the keyboard repertoire. Recorded June 11, 2025 in the Martin Theatre.

      4:30 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      4:30 pm

      Hosted by Robbie Ellis.

      4:32 pm

      Elena Kats-Chernin: "Re-invention" No. 5 (after Bach's BWV 777)

      Genevieve Lacey, r; Flinders Quartet
      The Elena Kats-Chernin Collection

      ABC Classics 4816430/7

      4:39 pm

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Charterhouse Suite"

      English Northern Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      English String Miniatures, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.555068

      4:54 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011

      II. Allemande

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc
      J. S. Bach. The Suites for Solo Cello - “Six Evolutions”

      Sony 85465-2

      5:01 pm

      Alma Mahler: Song, "Die stille Stadt"

      Angelika Kirchschlager, ms; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Angelika Kirchschlager: Debut Recital Recording

      Sony SK-68344

      5:04 pm

      Alma Mahler: Song, "In meines Vaters Garten"

      Angelika Kirchschlager, ms; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Angelika Kirchschlager: Debut Recital Recording

      Sony SK-68344

      5:09 pm

      Alma Mahler: Song, "Laue Sommernacht"

      Angelika Kirchschlager, ms; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Angelika Kirchschlager: Debut Recital Recording

      Sony SK-68344

      5:11 pm

      Alma Mahler: Song, "Bei dir ist es traut"

      Angelika Kirchschlager, ms; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Angelika Kirchschlager: Debut Recital Recording

      Sony SK-68344

      5:12 pm

      Alma Mahler: Song, "Ich wandle unter Blumen"

      Angelika Kirchschlager, ms; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Angelika Kirchschlager: Debut Recital Recording

      Sony SK-68344

      5:15 pm

      Gustav Mahler: "Blumine"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Blumine

      Chandos CHAN-9308

      5:22 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Chopin, Op. 22

      Alexander Melnikov, p
      Visiting Rachmaninoff

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902751

      5:46 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: "Grande valse brillante" in E-Flat, Op. 18

      Bergen Phil Orch/Andrew Litton
      Stravinsky: The Firebird

      BIS SACD-1874

      5:53 pm

      Richard Rodgers: "Little Girl Blue"

      Sonia Wieder-Atherton, vc; Bruno Fontaine, p
      Little Girl Blue

      Naïve V-5376

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G Major; Lisa Della Casa, soprano; Kabalevsky "Colas Breugnon" Overture; Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G Major; Jaromir Weinberger Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper;" Rolf Liebermann Concerto for Jazz Band and Orchestra; Sauter-Finegan Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor.

      7:59 pm

      Will Liverman: "Night"

      Mykal Kilgore, t; Will Liverman, p
      The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Complete Collection

      Lexicon LC-2505

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Symphonic & Chamber Music by Claudio Santoro Claudio Santoro, 1919-1989, is one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Fiesta will feature a selection of his work, from chamber music to full-scale orchestra pieces. Join us for music of this Brazilian master.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Music by Edmund Rubbra – Program 2

      Rubbra Symphony No. 9, Sinfonia Sacra; Symphony No. 10; Symphony No. 3; Viola Concerto.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Jenny McLeod: "Tone Clock Piece XVI"

      Diedre Irons, p
      Landscape Preludes

      Rattle RAT-D046

      11:05 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

      Philharmonia Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Haydn: London Symphonies Vol. 4

      RCA 68426-2

      11:32 pm

      Leroy Anderson: "The Syncopated Clock"

      St Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson Favorites * Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra * Leonard Slatkin

      RCA 68048-2

      11:34 pm

      Jenny McLeod: "Tone Clock Piece XX"

      Michael Houstoun, p
      Landscape Preludes

      Rattle RAT-D046

      11:36 pm

      Bohuslav Martinu: Cello Sonata #3

      Paul Watkins, vc; Huw Watkins, p
      Martinu: Cello Sonatas/Variations -- Watkins / Watkins

      Chandos CHAN-10602

      11:54 pm

      Josquin Des Prez: Song, "Vous l'arez s'il vous plaist"

      King's Singers
      Renaissance: The Music Of Josquin Desprez

      RCA 61814-2