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      Playlist for Sunday, September 21, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Jan Hugo Vorisek: Six Impromptus, Op 7

      #4 in A

      David Gross, p
      Jan Vaclav Vorisek: Piano Music Jan Vaclav Vorisek: Piano Music

      Centaur CRC-3022

      12:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti

      EMI/Ang CDR5-69785-2

      12:30 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Trinklied", WoO 109

      Peter Schreier, t; Walter Olbertz, p

      Teldec 6.42130

      12:32 am

      Darius Milhaud: Symphony No. 10, Op. 382

      Czech Phil/Zdenek Kosler

      Praga PR-250012

      12:55 am

      Confrey: "Stumbling"

      Noel Lester, p
      Rags to Riches: An American Album

      Elan CD-82296

      1:00 am

      Giovanni Gabrieli: "Sonata pian e forte"

      Gabrieli Consort & Players/Paul McCreesh

      Virgin 91110-2

      1:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in C, R 469

      Daniel Smith, bn; English Chamber Orch/Philip Ledger

      MMG MCD-10054

      1:15 am

      David VAN VACTOR: Flute and Oboe Duet

      W Schmidt, f, Alfred Sous, ob
      Music For Woodwinds

      Orion ORS-7025/2 (2)

      1:17 am

      Arthur Honegger: "Concerto da camera"

      Aurèle Nicolet, f; Heinz Holliger, eh; ASMIF/Sir Neville Marriner
      Concertos - Chamber Music

      Philips 434105-2

      1:34 am

      Othmar Schoeck: Violin Sonata #3, Op 46

      Simone Zgraggen, v; Ulrich Koella, p
      Schoeck: Three Violin Sonatas

      Claves 50-2503

      1:54 am

      Rolf Liebermann: "Suite on Six Swiss Folksongs" (1944)

      #2, "Im Aargäu sind zwei Liebi"

      Swiss Chamber Phil/Patrice Ulrich
      Folk Meets Classic: Swiss Ethnophony

      Musica Helvetica MHCD-103.2

      2:00 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Six Choruses, Op. 15

      "Night"

      USSR Radio TV Large Cho/Klavdia Ptitsa
      Choral Music by Russian Composers

      Vox ACD-8176

      2:04 am

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Night on Bald Mountain"

      Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon
      Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition/ Pictures From The Crimea

      Cala CACD-1012

      2:15 am

      Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" (1899-1900)

      "Flight of the Bumblebee"

      Doc Severinsen, tr; Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Trumpet Spectacular

      Telarc CD-80223

      2:16 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A, Op 81

      Artur Rubinstein, p; Guarneri String Quartet
      Rubinstein Collection Vol 67 - Brahms, Dvorak

      RCA 6263-2-RG

      2:54 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Ariodante"

      Ballet Music: Allegro

      Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
      Ariodante

      DG Archiv 457271-2 (3)

      3:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Chorus, "Evening"

      Sveshnikov Choir
      Tchaikovsky: Nine Choruses

      Angel/ Melodiya SR-40039

      3:04 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 33 in B-Flat, K. 319

      Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      Symphonies - 250th Anniversary Edition

      Warner Classics 62334-2 (8)

      3:30 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Six Songs, Op. 73

      #4, "The Sun Has Set"

      Paata Burchuladze, b; Ludmilla Ivanova, p
      Russian Songs- Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Glinka

      London 421417-2

      3:32 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Six Songs, Op. 16

      #1, Lullaby (Cradle Song)

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
      Rachmaninov- Piano Transcriptions

      London 470291-2

      3:36 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty", Op. 66

      Suite

      Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy

      CBS 35DC-56

      3:54 am

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Sorotchinsky Fair"

      "Gopak"

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
      Rachmaninov- Piano Transcriptions

      London 470291-2

      4:00 am

      William Byrd: "The Earl of Salisbury's Pavan and Galliard"

      London Sym Orch/Leopold Stokowski
      Stokowski Encores

      London 433876-2

      4:05 am

      William Byrd: "Walsingham"

      Charivari Agréable Ensemble
      The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book

      Signum SIGCD-009

      4:11 am

      William Byrd: "The Bells"

      Sophie Yates, virginals
      Sophie Yates - English Virginals

      Chandos CHAN-0574

      4:16 am

      Gordon Jacob: "William Byrd" Suite

      Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
      British And American Band Classics

      Mercury 432009-2

      4:35 am

      William Byrd: "Sermone blando"

      Frideswide Consort/Andrew Carwood
      Early Latin Church Music

      ASV CDGAU-170

      4:36 am

      Giovanni Battista Viotti: Harp Sonata in G

      Claudia Antonelli, h
      Harp Masterpieces

      Koch 350210

      4:53 am

      Tomaso Albinoni: Suite in G

      3rd mvt, "Allegro"

      Rolf Smedvig, tr
      Virtuoso - Rolf Smedvig

      Telarc CD-80550

      5:00 am

      Franz Liszt: Song, "Oh! quand je dors"

      Angela Gheorghiu, s; Malcolm Martineau, p
      My World- Songs From Around The Globe

      London 458360-2

      5:04 am

      Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat

      France Clidat, p; Luxembourg Radio TV Sym Orch/Pierre Cao
      Liszt: Les Plus Belles Oeuvres (Vol. 3 and 4)

      Forlane UCD-13143/44 (2)

      5:23 am

      Franz Liszt: "Valse de l'opéra Faust (Gounod)"

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Liszt: Opera Transcriptions

      London 436736-2

      5:32 am

      Charles Gounod: "Faust"

      Ballet Music: "Helen's Dance"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Paul Paray
      French Opera Highlights

      Mercury 432014-2

      5:34 am

      Bernard Herrmann: "The Devil and Daniel Webster" film music

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Sedares

      Koch 3-7224-2

      5:54 am

      Bernard Herrmann: "Gulliver's Travels"

      "The chess game"

      National Phil/Bernard Herrmann
      Great Film Music

      London 443899-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Big Birthdays!" Host Peter DuBois commemorates major birthdays of living composers this month, including John Rutter, celebrating 80 years, and Arvo Pärt, celebrating 90!

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:07 am

      Gretchen Yanover: "Willow Waltzes On"

      Gretchen Yanover, vc's
      Bridge Across Sound

      Gretchen Yanover (2021)

      7:13 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

      Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64

      Sony SK-66276

      8:02 am

      Trollstilt: "Ricercar"

      Owls
      Rare Birds

      New Amsterdam Records NWAM-194

      8:07 am

      James Blake: "Meet You in the Maze"

      The King's Singers
      Close Harmony

      Signum SIGCD-912

      8:14 am

      Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32

      "Venus, the Bringer of Peace"

      Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi
      Holst: The Planets

      Telarc CD-80466

      8:24 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Enchantment"

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

      Navona NV-6013

      8:43 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

      8:49 am

      Judd Greenstein: "Clearing, Dawn, Dance"

      yMusic
      Beautiful Mechanical

      New Amsterdam NWAM-032

      9:01 am

      Anonymous 14th-century English: "Estampie anglaise"

      Elena Polonska, h, La Camerata
      The Medieval and Renaissance Harp

      Vox PVT-7146

      9:03 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat

      Tempesta di Mare
      Weiss: Lute Concerti

      Chandos CHAN-0707

      9:17 am

      Anonymous 18th-century Bolivian: "Pastoreta Ychepe Flauta"

      Ashley Solomon, r; Florilegium
      Bolivian Baroque Vol. 1

      Channel Classics CCSSA-22105 (2)

      9:28 am

      Giuseppe Maria Cambini: "Sinfonia concertante" No. 12 in C minor

      Giovanni Dalla Vecchia & Paolo Cantamessa, v's; Academia Montis Regalis
      Cambini Sinfonie

      Opus 111 OPS-30244

      9:52 am

      Anonymous Bolivian: Trio Sonata in F

      Agave
      American Originals: A New World, A New Canon

      Acis APL-20445

      10:01 am

      Yuniet Lombida: "Danzón de la Medianoche"

      Sarah Willis, hn; Enrique Lazaga, güiro; Havana Lyceum Orch/José Antonio Méndez Padrón
      Mozart y Mambo: Cuban Dances

      Alpha 878

      10:06 am

      Alfredo Rolando Ortiz: "Cuban Dream After the Storm"

      Chicago Harp Quartet
      Dance Sketches

      Chicago Harp Quartet 798576512422

      10:16 am

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Concierto serenata"

      Isabelle Moretti, h; Royal Seville Sym Orch/Edmon Colomer
      Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

      Valois V-4815

      10:41 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, "Jupiter"

      IV. Finale, "Allegro molto"

      Prague Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41

      Telarc CD-80139

      10:54 am

      Edgar Olivero: "Sarahnade mambo" (based on Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik")

      Sarah Willis, hn; Sarahbanda; Yuniet Lombida, sx
      Mozart y Mambo

      Alpha 578

      11:01 am

      Clarice Assad: "A Tide of Living Water"

      Lara Downes, p
      Holes in the Sky

      Portrait 19075920792

      11:03 am

      Eric Whitacre: "Water Night"

      Eric Whitacre Singers/Eric Whitacre
      Light and Gold

      Decca B0014850-02

      11:10 am

      Errollyn Wallen: "Mighty River"

      BBC Concert Orch/John Andrews
      Errollyn Wallen Orchestral Works

      Resonus RES-10358

      11:28 am

      George Gershwin: "Someone to Watch Over Me"

      Alison Balsom, tr; Tom Poster, p
      Légende

      Warner 0190295987725

      11:33 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Peter Grimes," Op. 33

      Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a

      London Sym Orch/André Previn
      Spring Symphony: Four Sea Interludes From "Peter Grimes"

      EMI CDM7-64736-2

      11:51 am

      Jennifer Curtis: "The Moon in the Sand"

      Ariana Kim, v; Jennifer Curtis, man
      Routes of Evanescence

      Ariana Kim Routes of Evanescence

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Ferruccio Busoni: "Comedy Overture," Op. 38

      Rome Sym Orch/Francesco La Vecchia
      Busoni: Orchestral Works

      Naxos 8.572922

      12:08 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Oboe Concerto in D minor, BWV 1059R

      Masamitsu San’nomiya, ob; Bach Collegium Japan/Masato Suzuki, hc
      Johann Sebastian Bach: Concertos for Harpsichord and Strings, Vol. 1

      BIS 2401

      12:24 pm

      Aram Khachaturian: "La Viuda Valenciana" Suite

      No. 5, Intermezzo

      Moscow Sym Orch/Veronika Dudarova
      Aram Khachaturian: The Widow from Valencia & Masquerade

      Melodiya SUCD-1000036

      12:30 pm

      Igor Stravinsky: "Mavra"

      "Chanson russe (Russian Maiden's Song)"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Samuel Sanders, p
      Itzhak Perlman - Encores

      Angel SZ-37560

      12:34 pm

      Grace-Evangeline Mason: "Into the Abyss, I Throw Roses"

      Black Oak Ensemble
      Dance of the Night Sky

      Cedille CDR-90000237

      12:43 pm

      Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D 956

      III. Scherzo

      Emerson String Quartet; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc
      Schubert: String Quintet D 956

      DG 431792-2

      12:53 pm

      Francesco Geminiani: Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 2, No. 1

      Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krček
      Geminiani: Concerti Grossi, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.553019

      1:01 pm

      Bongani Ndodana-Breen: "Safika - Three Tales of African Migration"

      Castle of our Skins; Samantha Ege, p
      Homage: Chamber Music from the African Continent & Diaspora

      Lorent LNT-147

      1:15 pm

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

      Maxim Vengerov, v; London Sym Orch/Mstislav Rostropovich
      Maxim Vengerov: 5 Classic Albums

      Warner 5099998443529

      1:24 pm

      Charles Gounod: "Faust"

      Act II Waltz

      Detroit Sym Orch/Paul Paray
      French Opera Highlights

      Mercury 432014-2

      1:30 pm

      Claude Debussy: "Children's Corner" Suite

      Stephen Hough, p
      Debussy: Piano Music

      Hyperion CDA-68139

      1:46 pm

      Giacomo Puccini: "Madama Butterfly"

      Humming Chorus

      Mormon Tabernacle Cho, Utah Sym/Joseph Silverstein
      Simple Gifts

      Decca 436284-2

      1:50 pm

      John Anthony Lennon: "Elysian Bridges"

      Capitol Saxophone Quartet
      Balance

      Blue Griffin BGR-367

      2:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A, K. 526

      Alina Ibragimova, v; Cédric Tiberghien, p
      Mozart: Violin Sonatas K302, 380 & 526

      Hyperion CDA-68175

      2:28 pm

      Jórunn Viðar: "Eldur (Fire)"

      Iceland Sym Orch/Rumon Gamba
      Icelandic Works for the Stage

      Chandos CHSA-5319

      2:37 pm

      Isaac Albéniz: "Cantos de España", Op. 232

      No. 4, "Córdoba"

      Julian Bream & John Williams, g's
      Together

      RCA 61450-2

      2:45 pm

      Jörg Widmann: "Ad absurdum"

      Sergei Nakariakov, tr; Irish Chamber Orch/Jörg Widmann
      Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4; Widmann: Ad absurdum

      Orfeo C-914161

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2025

      Juilliard Quartet

      The Juilliard Quartet performs Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 and Jörg Widmann's String Quartet No. 8. Recorded June 25, 2025 in the Martin Theatre.

      4:00 - 6:00 pm

      4:05 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      4:05 pm

      Hosted by Robbie Ellis.

      4:08 pm

      David Farquhar: "Ring Round the Moon"

      "Tango"

      Martin Riseley, v; Jian Liu, p
      Ring Round the Moon

      Rattle RAT-D062

      4:13 pm

      Douglas Lilburn: "Aotearoa" Overture

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Judd
      Lilburn Orchestral Works

      Naxos 8.557697

      4:22 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 in G, Op. 55

      IV. "Larghetto"

      Boris Berman, p; Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 4 & 5

      Chandos CHAN-8791

      4:30 pm

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

      II. "Kräftig bewegt"

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Mahler: Symphony No. 1

      EMI CDD7-64287-2

      4:38 pm

      Gareth Farr: "Love Songs"

      No. 1, "For Helen"

      Henry Wong Doe, p
      Horizon

      Trust MMT-2070

      4:39 pm

      Gareth Farr: "Love Songs"

      No. 2, "For Charlotte"

      Henry Wong Doe, p
      Horizon

      Trust MMT-2070

      4:41 pm

      Gareth Farr: "Love Songs"

      No. 3, "For Adelaide"

      Henry Wong Doe, p
      Horizon

      Trust MMT-2070

      4:43 pm

      Gareth Farr: "Love Songs"

      No. 4, "For Salesi"

      Henry Wong Doe, p
      Horizon

      Trust MMT-2070

      4:45 pm

      Gareth Farr: "Love Songs"

      No. 5, "Claudia's Victory"

      Henry Wong Doe, p
      Horizon

      Trust MMT-2070

      4:47 pm

      Philip Norman: "Tense Melodies"

      Carol Hohauser, f; Matthew Marshall, g
      Brighter Than Blue

      Rattle RAT-D108

      4:55 pm

      Jenny McLeod: "Three Celebrations"

      II. "At the Bay"

      New Zealand Sym Orch/Uwe Grodd
      Jenny McLeod: The Emperor and the Nightingale; Rock Concerto; 3 Celebrations for Orchestra

      Naxos 8.572671

      5:01 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Grande Sonata" in G, Op. 37a

      Vassily Primakov, p
      Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op 37bis, Grand Sonata, Op 37

      Bridge 9283

      5:35 pm

      John Psathas: "View from Olympus"

      III. Finale, "Maenads"

      Pedro Carneiro, per; Michael Houstoun, p; New Zealand Sym Orch/Marc Taddei
      View from Olympus

      Rattle RAT-DV015

      5:42 pm

      Claire Cowan: "Subtle Dances"

      NZTrio
      Lightbox

      Rattle RAT-D058

      5:53 pm

      Victoria Kelly: "Goodnight Kiwi"

      Henry Wong Doe, p
      Landscape Preludes

      Rattle RAT-D046

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D Minor; Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto; Chicago Symphony Chorus; James Bass, director; Uniting Voices Chicago; Josephine Lee, director; Klaus Mäkelä, conductor.

      7:58 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Song, "Lilacs," Op. 21, No. 5

      Julia Lezhneva, s; Alexander Melnikov, p
      Visiting Rachmaninoff

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902751

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      The "Other" Joaquín Rodrigo The tremendous popularity of “Concierto de Aranjuez” has made Joaquín Rodrigo almost a “one piece composer” or just a “composer for the guitar,” but it couldn’t be farther from the truth. In this program, Fiesta reviews vocal, piano and chamber music by this eclectic composer.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Historic New York Philharmonic Broadcasts – Program 1 of 3

      Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D; Ravel "Le Tombeau de Couperin;" Fauré Requiem; Glinka Ruslan and Ludmilla; Stravinsky "Fireworks."

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Alexander Scriabin: Two Pieces for the Left Hand, Op 9

      #2, Nocturne

      Alexis Weissenberg, p
      Alexis Weissenberg: The Champagne Pianist

      EMI/Ang CDM7-69114-2

      11:05 pm

      Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 63

      Janine Jansen, v; London Phil Orch/Vladimir Jurowski

      London B0017466-02

      11:32 pm

      Henry Purcell: "The Fairy Queen"

      Symphony

      Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      The Fairy Queen & The Prophetess - Orchestral Suites ‎

      Fontalis ES-8583

      11:34 pm

      Maria Hester Park: Piano Sonata in F, Op 4/1

      Betty Ann Miller, p
      Music By Maria Hester Park, Marie Bigot And Fanny Mendelsshon Hensel

      Centaur CRC-2320

      11:44 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: London Trio No. 3 in G, H IV:3

      Bernard Goldberg, f; Jeffrey Khaner, f; Loren Mallory Hampton, vc

      Price-Less D-1077-X

      11:55 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, "Now westlin winds," H XXXIa:111

      Jamie MacDougall, t; Eisenstadt Haydn Trio
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)