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Playlist for Monday, October 20, 2025
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Benjamin Godard: "Jocelyn"
"Berceuse (Lullaby)"
Eroica Trio
12:05 am
Gioachino Rossini: "La gazza ladra"
Overture
Royal Opera House Orch/Carlo Rizzi
Gioachino Rossini: Overtures
12:15 am
Robert Schumann: "Lieder und Gesänge," Op. 27
No. 1, "Sag an, o lieber Vogel mein"
Juliane Banse, s; Graham Johnson, p
The Songs of Robert Schumann, Volume 3
12:17 am
Manuel de Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat" (1918-9)
Jennifer Larmore, ms; Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim
Noches en los Jardines de España
12:55 am
Benjamin Godard: Allegretto
Rie Schmidt, f; Benjamin Verdery, g
Reverie: French Music For Flute And Guitar
1:00 am
Frédéric Chopin: "Berceuse" in D-Flat, Op. 57
Ruth Slenczynska, p
Ruth Slenczynska
1:05 am
Antonin Dvorák: "The Hero's Song," Op 111
Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
Dvorak: Symphony No. 1 · The Hero's Song
1:26 am
Georg Philipp Telemann: "Heldenmusik"
"La Vaillance"
Tine Thing Helseth, tr; Kåre Nordstoga, o
Works For Trumpet And Organ
1:28 am
Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise no.6 in A-flat, Op.53, "Heroic"
Martha Argerich, p
Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Martha Argerich II
1:34 am
Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Concerto
Peter Jablonski, p; Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Nicholas Collon
Bacewicz: Concertos for 1 & 2 Pianos, Overture & Music for Strings, Trumpets & Percussion
1:55 am
Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
No. 23 in F
Ruth Slenczynska, p
Ruth Slenczynska
2:00 am
James Paisible: Mr Paisible's Airs in the Comedy The Humours of Sir John Falstaff
Suite
London Oboe Band/Paul Goodwin
Playhouse Aires: 18th Century English Theatre Music
2:05 am
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Much Ado About Nothing" incidental music, Op. 11
Suite
Northwest German Phil/Werner Andreas Albert
Korngold: Orchestral Works 2
2:22 am
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Songs of the Clown," after Shakespeare, Op. 29
"Adieu, Good Man Devil"
Konrad Jarnot, br; Reinild Mees, p
Korngold: Lieder
2:23 am
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Songs of the Clown," after Shakespeare, Op. 29
"Hey, Robin"
Konrad Jarnot, br; Reinild Mees, p
Korngold: Lieder
2:24 am
Gustav Holst: Japanese Suite, Op. 33
Ulster Orch/JoAnn Falletta
HOLST, G.: Symphony, "The Cotswolds" / Walt Whitman, Overture / Indra / Japanese Suite / A Winter Idyll (Ulster Orchestra, Falletta)
2:34 am
Rentaro Taki: Hana
Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Lily Laskine, h
Sakura: Japanese Melodies For Flute And Harp
2:38 am
Friedrich Kuhlau: "Grand Trio" in G, Op 119
Jean-Pierre Rampal, Shigenori Kudo, f's; John Steele Ritter, p
Rampal & Kudo Play Telemann, Kuhlau, Bach, Mozart & Doppler
2:55 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 German Dances, WoO 8
#6
Capella Istropolitana/Oliver Dohnanyi
BEETHOVEN, L. van: 11 Dances, "Mödlinger Tänze" / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets (Capella Istropolitana, Dohnányi)
3:00 am
John Phillip SOUSA: Suite, At the Movies (1922)
"Balance All and Swing Partners"
Royal Artillery Band/Keith Brion
SOUSA, J.P.: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 2 (Royal Artillery Band, Brion)
3:04 am
Ferde Grofé: "Hollywood Suite"
Bournemouth Sym/William Stromberg
GROFE: Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite
3:25 am
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Captain Blood"
Suite
London Sym/André Previn
Previn Conducts Korngold * The Sea Hawk
3:39 am
Leroy Anderson: "Goldilocks"
Pirate Dance
London Pops Orch/Frederick Fennell
Frederick Fennell Conducts The Music Of Leroy Anderson and Eric Coates
3:41 am
Frédéric Chopin: "Polonaise-fantaisie" in A-Flat, Op. 61
Steven De Groote, p
Van Cliburn Competition Vol. 1
3:54 am
Malcolm Arnold: Four Irish Dances, Op 126
#3, Piacevole
Philharmonia Orch/Bryden Thomson
Arnold: Dances
4:00 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Ten National Airs with Variations, Op 107
#3, Ukrainian Folksong
Severino Gazzelloni, f; Bruno Canino, p
Complete Music For Flute
4:05 am
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 2, Op. 9, "Antar"
Utah Sym Orch/Maurice Abravanel
4:34 am
Anton Arensky: 24 Pieces, Op 36
#5, "Consolation"
Anatoly Sheludiakov, p
Arensky: Twenty Four Pieces
4:36 am
Anton Arensky: "Silhouettes" (Suite #2), Op 23
Danish National Radio Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
Scriabin: Symphony No. 3/ Arensky: Silhouettes
4:54 am
Antonin Dvorák: "Silhouettes," Op 8
#12
Antonin Kubalek, p
Piano Recital: Kubalek, Antonin - SUK, J. / DUSSEK, F.X. / MYSLIVECEK, J. / VANHAL, J.B. / SMETANA, B. / DUSSKE, J.L. (Czech Miniature Masterpieces)
5:00 am
Samuel Barber: Three Songs, Op. 2
Thomas Hampson, br; John Browning, p
Complete Songs Of Samuel Barber (Secrets Of The Old)
5:05 am
Samuel Barber: "Hermit Songs," Op. 29
Eight songs transcribed for clarinet
Todd Palmer, cl; Carol Archer, p
Thompson: Symphony No. 1
5:20 am
Samuel Barber: "Mélodies passagères," Op. 27
No. 1, "Puisque tout passe"
Paula Robison, f; Timothy Hester, p
5:21 am
Karl Goldmark: Violin Concerto #1 in a, Op 28
Joshua Bell, v; Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen
Sibelius, Goldmark: Violin Concertos
5:55 am
Anton Zemlinsky: Six Waltz Songs, Op 6, on folk texts from Tuscany
#1, "Liebe Schwalbe"
Barbara Bonney, s; Cord Garben, p
Zemlinsky: Lieder
6:00 - 10:00 am
6:00 am
Morning Program
6:00 am
Hosted by Kristina Lynn.
6:04 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 11 in D, K. 84
Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
Mozart: The Complete Symphonies
6:13 am
Franz Schubert: Military March in G, D 733, No. 2
Bracha Eden & Alexander Tamir, p
Schubert Edition
6:22 am
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 120, No. 2
I., "Allegro amabile"
Daniel Ottensamer, cl; Berlin German Sym Orch/Stephan Koncz
Brahms/Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra
6:30 am
Georg Philipp Telemann: Flute, Oboe and Bassoon Suite in b
Soloists; European Baroque Soloists
Telemann: Suite in B; Concerto in G; Six Canonic Sonatas
6:41 am
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: "Sonatina canonica," Op. 196
Amadeus Guitar Duo
Images from the South
6:52 am
Cécile Chaminade: Flute Concertino, Op. 107
Timothy Hutchins, f; CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
Concierto Pastoral
7:03 am
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia in D, F 64
Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
WF Bach: Symphonies, Harpsichord Concerto
7:13 am
Johann Baptist Vanhal: String Quartet in C, Op. 6, No. 3
Eybler Quartet
Johann Baptist Vanhal: Six Quartets, Op. 6
7:25 am
Johann Baptist Vanhal: Symphony in G minor, Bryan g2
IV. Finale, "Allegro"
Prague Chamber Orch/Oldřich Vlček
Jan Křtitel Vaňhal: Symphonies in A major, G minor, D major
7:32 am
Charles Ives: Variations on "America"
Chicago Sym Orch/Morton Gould
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The Centennial Collection
7:40 am
Lukas Foss: Three American Pieces
Itzhak Perlman, v; Boston Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa
The American Album
7:53 am
Robert Nathaniel Dett: "In the Bottoms"
IV. Barcarolle, "Morning"
Natalie Hinderas, p
Piano Music by African-American Composers
8:04 am
Nino Rota: Piano Concerto in C
I. "Allegro cantabile"
Giorgia Tomassi, p; La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
Rota: Piano Concertos
8:15 am
Charlie Chaplin: "City Lights"
"Reunited"
City Lights Orch/Carl Davis
Chaplin: City Lights
8:23 am
John Williams: "Summon the Heroes" (1996 Summer Olympics theme)
Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
The Music of America
8:30 am
Astor Piazzolla: "María de Buenos Aires"
Suite
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, tr; Monte Carlo Phil Orch/Sascha Goetzel
Piazzolla Stories
8:43 am
Carlos Guastavino: Piano Sonatina in G minor
Mirian Conti, p
Panorama Argentino: Piano Music of Argentina, Vol. 2
8:55 am
Dani Howard: "Argentum"
Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Michael Seal
Dani Howard Orchestral Works
9:04 am
Josef Suk: String Serenade in E-Flat, Op. 6
IV. Finale, "Allegro giocoso"
London Chamber Orch/Christopher Warren-Green
Tchaikovsky, Suk, Dvořák: Serenades
9:11 am
Antonín Dvořák: Wind Serenade in D minor, Op. 44
III. "Andante con moto"
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Dvořák: Serenades Opp. 22 & 44
9:21 am
William Walton: "Richard III"
Prelude & Coronation
St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
Walton: Richard III; Macbeth; Major Barbara
9:30 am
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul: "La chasse du jeune Henri"
Overture
Gulbenkian Orch/Michel Swierczewski
Méhul: The Complete Symphonies
9:42 am
Germaine Tailleferre: String Quartet
Pacifica Quartet
French Impressions: Chamber Music by Chausson & Tailleferre
9:53 am
Peter Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake," Op. 20
Dance of the Swans
Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Anatole Fistoulari
Decca Sound: The Analogue Years
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
10:00 am
Midday with Lisa Flynn
Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.
10:00 am
Gioachino Rossini: "La gazza ladra"
Overture
London Classical Players/Roger Norrington
Rossini: Overtures
10:10 am
Giovanni Bottesini: "Andante Sostenuto"
English Chamber Orch/Andrew Litton
Giovanni Bottesini: A Showcase / Thomas Martin, Emma Johnson, José-Luis Garcia/Andrew Litton
10:18 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 2 in a minor, Op. 55
Royal Liège Phil Orch/Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Saint-Saëns - Symphonies Nos 1, 2 and in A major
10:40 am
John Field: Piano Quintet in A-Flat
Míceál O'Rourke, p; London Mozart Players
J Godson,
Field: Piano Concertos
10:53 am
Jules Massenet: "Thaïs"
Meditation
Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
The Very Best of Anne-Sophie Mutter
11:01 am
Peter Tchaikovsky: "Capriccio italien," Op. 45
St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3/ Capriccio Italien
11:18 am
Clémence de Grandval: "Trio de salon," Op. 8
Lajos Lencsés, ob; Libor Šíma, bn; François Killian, p
Clémence de Grandval: Works For Oboe
11:27 am
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"
II. "Kräftig bewegt"
Minnesota Orch/Osmo Vänskä
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
11:36 am
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "Hamburg" Symphony No. 4 in A, Wq 182/4
Capella Istropolitana/Christian Benda
CPE Bach - Hamburg Sinfonias Nos. 1 - 6
11:49 am
Richard Strauss: Wind Serenade in E-flat, Op. 7
Seattle Sym members/Gerard Schwarz
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Macbeth; Serenade in E flat major
12:00 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat, Op. 22
I. "Allegro con brio"
Matthew Hagle, p
Live from WFMT: Matthew Hagle plays Beethoven Sonatas
12:09 pm
Jean Sibelius: "The Oceanides," Op. 73
City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Simon Rattle
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 In E Minor / The Oceanides / City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Simon Rattle
12:21 pm
George Gershwin: Second Rhapsody
San Francisco Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas, p
Gershwin: The 100th Birthday Celebration
12:40 pm
Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 4
Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos
Albéniz: Iberia - Complete
1:00 pm
Franz Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821
David Finckel, vc; Wu Han, p
Schubert: Sonata for Piano D959; Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano D821
1:27 pm
Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat
Ludwig Güttler, tr; Virtuosi Saxoniae
Händel, Molter, Hertel, Rathgeber, Sperger - Konzerte für Trompete und Corno da Caccia
1:38 pm
John Ireland: "Epic March"
London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
Ireland: London Overture
1:48 pm
Carl Stamitz: Wind Octet No. 1 in B-Flat
Consortium Classicum
Carl Stamitz: Wind Symphonies / Consortium Classicum
2:00 - 7:00 pm
2:00 pm
Ottorino Respighi: "La boutique fantasque" (after Rossini)
St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque, The Birds, Ancient Airs & Dances Suite III
2:22 pm
Michael Torke: "Javelin"
Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi
Torke: Color Music
2:33 pm
Claude Debussy: "Six épigraphes antiques"
Quebec Sym Orch/Yoav Talmi
Children's Corner - Debussy Orchestrations
2:50 pm
Franz Joseph Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1 in C, "Per il Luigi"
I. "Allegro moderato"
Christian Tetzlaff, v; Northern Sinfonia/Heinrich Schiff
Haydn: 3 Violin Concertos
3:00 pm
Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 53
Lamoureux Concert Orchestra/Charles Munch
3:24 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Egmont," Op. 84
Overture
Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado
Beethoven: The Overtures
3:34 pm
Reynaldo Hahn: String Quartet in F (1946)
Quatuor Parisii
Hahn: Piano Quintet in F minor; String Quartets in A minor & in F
3:57 pm
Thomas Morley: Madrigal, "My bonny lass she smileth"
Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers
4:00 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, K. 191
Frank Morelli, bn; Orpheus Chamber Orch
Mozart: Horn Concertos 2 & 3, Oboe Concerto, Bassoon Concerto
4:20 pm
Giuseppe Verdi: "La forza del destino"
Overture
La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
Verdi: Preludes and Overtures
4:29 pm
Carl Maria von Weber: "Grand Duo Concertant" in E-Flat, Op. 48
Anthony McGill, cl; Gloria Chien, p
Here With You
4:49 pm
Frédéric Chopin: Rondo in C, Op. 73
Daniil Trifonov & Sergei Babayan, p's
Chopin Evocations
4:57 pm
John Wilbye: Madrigal, "So Light Is Love"
New York Trumpet Ensemble
Art of the Trumpet
5:00 pm
Maurice Ravel: "La valse"
Borusan Istanbul Phil Orch/Sascha Goetzel
Music from the Machine Age
5:15 pm
Tomaso Albinoni: Sinfonia in G minor
La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
Venice By Night
5:20 pm
Scott Hiltzik: "Spirals"
Bay Brass
Sound the Bells!
5:27 pm
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: String Quartet No. 1 in A, Op. 16
Chilingirian String Quartet
Korngold String Quartets
6:00 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058
Hanover Band/Andrew Arthur, hc
J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos
6:15 pm
Ottorino Respighi: "Brazilian Impressions"
Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos
Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Roman Festivals
6:35 pm
Antonio Vivaldi: "L'estro armonico" Concerto No. 10 in B minor, R. 580
Avi Avital, m; Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini
Stefano Barneschi, violin,
Concertos
6:45 pm
Aaron Copland: "Billy the Kid"
"Waltz; Prairie Night; Celebration Dance"
St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff
Long Time Ago
6:56 pm
Astor Piazzolla: "Libertango"
Yo-Yo Ma, vc; et al.
Horacio Malvicino, guitar,
Héctor Console, double bass,
Soul of the Tango - The Music of Astor Piazzolla
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Symphonies Numbered Nine
Bill takes a cross-section of the art form with symphonies numbered “nine.” These are varied works by seasoned composers, ranging from the young Mozart to the older Beethoven and into the nineteenth century, with compositions by Roger Sessions and Roy Harris. And for fun, we’ll hear Papa Haydn’s Symphonies Nos. 9 and 99.
8:00 - 10:00 pm
8:00 pm
Live from WFMT
Violinist Paul Huang and pianist Helen Huang share selections from their recent album "Mirrors," recorded in the Levin Studio. Originally broadcast April 24, 2025.
9:20 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 19
Stewart Goodyear, p; BBC National Orch of Wales/Andrew Constantine
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
9:49 pm
Alexander Glazunov: "Carnival," Op. 45
USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
Anthology of Russian Symphony Music, Vol. 26: Alexander Glazunov
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
10:00 pm
The WFMT Orchestra Series
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor;" Yefim Bronfman, piano; JS Bach "Air" from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique;" Philippe Jordan, conductor.
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