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      Playlist for Wednesday, October 22, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Three German Dances, K. 605

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      A Little Light Music

      DG 429783-2

      12:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Five Minuets with Six Trios, D 89

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer
      Schubert * Symphony No 9 Great in C Major, Five German Dances * Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Channel Classics CCSSA-31111

      12:20 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: Flute Quartet No. 5 in C

      "Menuetto"

      Loic Poulain, f; Prague Dolezal Quartet
      Cimarosa Flute Quartets

      Adda 581031

      12:22 am

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Pictures at an Exhibition"

      Paul Lewis, p
      Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902096

      12:55 am

      Pavel Chesnokov: "Come, Let Us Worship"

      Conspirare/Craig Hella Johnson
      The Sacred Spirit of Russa

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-807526

      1:00 am

      Bedrich Smetana: "The Bartered Bride"

      Dance of the Comedians

      London Sym Orch/Geoffrey Simon
      Smetana: The Bartered Bride · String Quartet "My Life"

      Chandos CHAN-8412

      1:05 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

      Philadelphia Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54320-2

      1:26 am

      Florence Price: Suite of Dances

      No. 1

      Württemberg Phil/John Jeter
      Florence Price: Concerto & Symphony in E Minor

      Naxos 8.559920

      1:27 am

      Florence Price: "The Oak"

      Württemberg Phil/John Jeter
      Florence Price: Concerto & Symphony in E Minor

      Naxos 8.559920

      1:38 am

      Arnold Bax: "The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
      BAX: Symphony No. 5

      Naxos 8.554509

      1:54 am

      John JOHNSONE: Lavecheo galliard

      Jakob Lindberg, Paul O'Dette, l's
      English Lute Duets

      BIS CD-267

      2:00 am

      Arthur Bliss: March, "Welcome the Queen"

      Black Dyke Band/John Wilson
      Arthur Bliss

      Chandos CHSA-5344

      2:05 am

      Eric Coates: "The Three Elizabeths"

      BBC Phil/John Wilson
      Eric Coates: Orchestra; Works, Volume 3

      Chandos CHAN-20164

      2:26 am

      Arnold Bax: "Fanfare for the Wedding of Princess Elizabeth"

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

      Decca 4869277

      2:28 am

      Antony Holborne: Elizabethan Dance Suite

      Empire Brass
      Royal Brass: Brass Music From The Renaissance and Baroque

      Telarc CD-80257

      2:34 am

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

      Orch Mozart/Claudio Abbado
      Mozart: Symphonies Nos 29, 33, 35, 38, 41 * Orchestra Mozart * Claudio Abbado

      Archive 4777598 (2)

      2:55 am

      Margaret Bonds: "Three Dream Portraits"

      #3, "I, Too"

      Thomas Hampson, br; Kuang-Hao Huang, p
      Song from Chicago

      Cedille CDR-90000180

      3:00 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Romance, Op. 37

      Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Marielle Nordmann, h
      Music For Flute & Harp

      Sony SK-44552

      3:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Septet in E-Flat, Op. 65

      French National Orch Chamber Ensemble
      Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval Des Animaux, Wedding Cake, Caprice, Septuor

      Erato 45772-2

      3:21 am

      John Blow: "Venus and Adonis"

      Suite

      Septura
      Brass Septet Music, Vol. 2 - HANDEL, G.F. / PURCELL, H. / RAMEAU, J.-P. / BLOW, J. (Septura)

      Naxos 8.573386

      3:37 am

      John Blow: "Venus and Adonis"

      "A Dance of Cupid"

      London Baroque/Charles Medlam
      Venus & Adonis

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901276

      3:39 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Capriccio italien," Op. 45

      Philharmonia Orch/Paul Kletzki
      Great Conductors Of The 20th Century: Paul Kletzki

      EMI/Ang 75468-2 (2)

      3:53 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Chorus, "Neapolitan dance song"

      USSR Radio-TV Cho/Klavdia Ptitsa

      MCA Classics MLD-32127

      4:00 am

      François-Joseph Gossec: Symphonie Militaire

      Wallace Collection/John Wallace
      Berlioz 'Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale'

      MHS 515473-F

      4:05 am

      Charles Auguste de Bériot: Violin Concerto #1 in D, Op 16 "Military"

      Takako Nishizaki, v; Belgian Radio Sym Orch/Alfred Walter
      BERIOT : Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 8 and 9

      Naxos 8.555104

      4:17 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Military March #2 in F, WoO 19

      Minnesota Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Viennese Sommerfest!

      Pro Arte CDD-224

      4:18 am

      Lipinski: Violin Concerto in D, Op 21

      Roman Totenberg, v; Polish National Orch/Antoni Wit
      Brahms & Lipinski: Violin Concertos

      Titanic TI-163

      4:55 am

      Nicolo Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op 1

      #14 in E-Flat, "La Chasse"

      James Ehnes, v
      24 Caprices

      Telarc CD-80398

      5:00 am

      Maurice Ravel: Cantata, "La nuit" (1902)

      Choeur & Orch de Paris-Sorbonne/Jacques Grimbert
      Prix De Rome Cantatas

      Marco Polo 8.223755

      5:05 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Gaspard de la nuit," with poetry reading

      Gina Bachauer, p; Sir John Gielgud, n
      Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky

      Mercury 434359-2

      5:28 am

      Emile Waldteufel: Polka, "Minuit", Op 168

      Gulbenkian Orch/Michel Swierczewski
      Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

      Nimbus NI-5264

      5:32 am

      Johann Ernst Eberlin: Der Morgen und der Abend

      "Winter"

      Florian Pagitsch, o
      Carinthian Organ Landscape

      MD+G Recordings 3190766-2

      5:34 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in B-Flat, K. 378

      Pinchas Zukerman, v; Marc Neikrug, p
      Mozart: Violin Sonatas K. 301/306/378

      RCA 60743-2-RC

      5:54 am

      Percy Grainger: "Lincolnshire Posy"

      #4, "The Brisk Young Sailor"

      Norwegian Armed Forces Staff Band/Elvind Aadland
      Grainger; Holst; Schmitt: Music For Band

      Simax PSC-1208

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      6:03 am

      Nicola Matteis: "Ballo dei Bagatellieri"

      Il Pomo d'Oro/Maxim Emelyanychev
      Facce d'Amore

      Erato 0190295423384

      6:11 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Gloriana," Op. 53

      Courtly Dances

      Royal Phil Orch/André Previn
      Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf; Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Gloriana Courtly Dances

      Telarc CD-80126

      6:23 am

      Eric Coates: "The Three Elizabeths"

      I. "Halcyon Days"

      BBC Phil/John Wilson
      Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Volume 3

      Chandos CHAN-20164

      6:32 am

      Malcolm Sargent: "An Impression on a Windy Day"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music World Premieres

      ASV CDWHL-2116

      6:40 am

      César Franck: "Les Éolides" ("The Breezes")

      BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier
      Franck: Les Eolides, Symphonic Variations, Symphony in D minor

      Chandos CHAN-9875

      6:51 am

      Claude Debussy: "La Mer"

      III. Finale, "Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea"

      Orch de Paris/Daniel Barenboim
      The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours

      DG 4794648

      7:04 am

      Louise Héritte-Viardot: Piano Quartet No. 1 in A, Op. 9, "Im Sommer"

      I. "Des Morgens, im Walde (Morning, in the Woods)"

      Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
      Brahms & Contemporaries, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-20329

      7:12 am

      Antonín Dvořák: "From the Bohemian Forest," Op. 68

      V. "Silent Woods"

      Jan Vogler, vc; The Knights/Eric Jacobsen
      New Worlds

      Sony 88697599782

      7:20 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Tales from the Vienna Woods," Op. 325

      Vienna Johann Strauss Orch/Willi Boskovsky
      Best Loved Classics, Vol. 6

      EMI CDZ7-62505-2

      7:33 am

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

      I. "Allegro maestoso"

      Van Cliburn, p; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Grieg: Concerto; Liszt: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

      RCA 7834-2-RG

      7:39 am

      Franz Liszt: "Liebestraum" No. 3 in A-Flat

      Daniel Barenboim, p
      Träumerei

      DG 419408-2

      7:45 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Op. 61

      No. 1, Scherzo. Allegro vivace

      Zürich Tonhalle Orch/Paavo Järvi
      Mendelssohn: Symphonies

      Alpha 1004

      7:52 am

      Alfredo Rolando Ortiz: "Cuban Dream After the Storm"

      Chicago Harp Quartet
      Dance Sketches

      Chicago Harp Quartet 798576512422

      8:03 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Wind Divertimento in B-Flat, H II:46

      Ensemble Wien-Berlin
      Haydn - Danzi - Bozza - Ibert - Villa-Lobos

      CBS MK-39558

      8:16 am

      Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Symphony No. 2, Variations on a Theme by Haydn

      Telarc CD-80450 (3)

      8:35 am

      Hajime Komatsu: "Four Japanese Folk Songs" Suite No. 2

      Kontras Quartet
      Origins

      MSR Classics MS-1537

      8:50 am

      Gustav Holst: Japanese Suite, Op. 33

      Ulster Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      Holst: Cotswolds Symphony, Walt Whitman Overture, Indra, Japanese Suite, A Winter Idyll

      Naxos 8.572914

      9:04 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28

      No. 15 in D-flat, "Raindrop"

      Eric Lu, p
      Eric Lu: Chopin, Brahms, Schumann

      Warner

      9:13 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sérénade mélancolique," Op. 26

      Robert Chen, v; NDR Radio Phil/Pavel Kogan
      Chen Plays Tchaikovsky

      Berlin Classics 0011692-BC

      9:25 am

      Richard Strauss: Wind Sonatina No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 143, "Happy Workshop"

      I. "Allegro con brio"

      Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble/George Vosburgh
      Strauss: The Happy Workshop, Serenade

      Reference FR-745

      9:42 am

      Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: "Suite Veneziana," Op. 18

      Oviedo Phil/Friedrich Haider
      Orchestral Music of Wolf-Ferrari

      Naxos 8.573583

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am.

      10:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D, "La chasse"

      Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orch/Christoph Campestrini
      La Chasse

      Orfeo C-466971-A

      10:22 am

      Ariel Ramírez: "Alfonsina y el Mar"

      Gidi Ifergan, g
      Vast Expanse

      Cala CACD-77023

      10:29 am

      George Gershwin: Three Preludes (1926)

      Romain Leleu, tr; Julien Gernay, p
      Folies Parisiennes - Paris, de l'Exposition Universelle aux années 1890

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-905381

      10:37 am

      Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture in E, Op. 12

      BBC Sym Orch/Edward Gardner
      Szymanowski: Orchestral Works, Volume V

      Chandos CHSA-5115

      10:51 am

      Joseph Boudin de Boismortier: Trio Sonata #5 in F

      Ensemble Geminiani
      Ensemble Geminiani - Konzertante Barockmusik

      Christophorus CD-74590

      11:00 am

      Johan Svendsen: Norwegian Rhapsody No. 3, Op. 21

      Trondheim Sym Orch/Ole Kristian Ruud
      Svendsen & Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsodies

      Simax PSC-1085

      11:13 am

      Claude Debussy: Piano Trio in G

      Florestan Trio
      Debussy, Fauré & Ravel: Piano Trios

      Hyperion CDA-67114

      11:34 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Lucio Silla," K. 135

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Mozart Overtures

      EMI CDC7-47014-2

      11:44 am

      Joe Hisaishi: "The Wind Rises"

      "A Dream of Flight; The Encounter; A Journey"

      Avi Avital, m; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi
      Joe Hisaishi: A Symphonic Celebration

      DG 4877352

      11:51 am

      William Alwyn: Suite of Scottish Dances

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music World Premieres

      ASV CDWHL-2116

      12:00 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Menuet antique"

      Basque National Orch/Robert Treviño
      Ravel 2

      Ondine ODE-1416-2

      12:08 pm

      Taylor Scott Davis: "Magnificat"

      II. "Shall I Rejoice"

      Voces8 Foundation Cho & Orch/Barnaby Smith
      A Choral Christmas

      Decca 5568937

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

      Pianist Linda Lea performs music by Brahms and Scriabin, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      1:01 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia in G, R. 146

      Venice Baroque Orch/Andrea Marcon
      Antonio Vivaldi * Concerti e Sinfonie per Archi

      Archiv B0006728-02

      1:09 pm

      Nino Rota: "The Leopard (Il Gattopardo)"

      Dances

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Nino Rota: "La Strada" Ballet Suite, Concerto For Strings, Dances from "Il Gattopardo"

      Sony SK-66279

      1:27 pm

      Vasyl Barvinsky: String Quartet

      Vivere String Quartet
      Prayer for Ukraine

      Phenotypic Recordings PR-2402-CD

      1:41 pm

      George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody in D, Op. 11, No. 2

      French National Orch/Cristian Măcelaru
      George Enescu: Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Romanian Rhapsodies 1 & 2

      DG 4865505

      1:54 pm

      Paulo Bellinati: "Jongo"

      Jason Vieaux, g
      Play

      Azica ACD-71287

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      2:00 pm

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103, "Egyptian"

      Stephen Hough, p; City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Sakari Oramo
      Saint-Saëns: The Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

      Hyperion CDA-67331/2 (2)

      2:28 pm

      Alexander Glazunov: "Carnival," Op. 45

      USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Anthology of Russian Symphony Music, Vol. 26: Alexander Glazunov

      Melodiya SUCD-1000163

      2:40 pm

      Anonymous 18th-century Bolivian: "Sonata Chiquitanas" XVIII

      Florilegium
      Bolivian Baroque Vol. 1

      Channel Classics CCSSA-22105 (2)

      2:50 pm

      Howard Hanson: "Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns"

      Nashville Sym/Kenneth Schermerhorn
      Hanson: Symphony No. 1, 'Nordic', Merry Mount Suite

      Naxos 8.559072

      3:00 pm

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): Violin Concerto in D, Op. 3, No. 1

      Qian Zhou, v; Toronto Chamber Orch/Kevin Mallon
      Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos

      Naxos 8.557322

      3:20 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D

      Han-Na Chang, vc; Dresden Staatskapelle/Giuseppe Sinopoli
      Haydn: Cello Concertos 1 and 2, Lo Speziale Overture

      EMI CDC5-56535-2

      3:48 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31

      Evgeny Kissin, p
      Chopin, Vol. 1 - Recorded at Carnegie Hall

      RCA 60445-2

      3:58 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Marriage of Figaro," K. 492

      Aria, "Se vuol ballare"

      Amadeus Ensemble/Julius Rudel
      Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro excerpts. Arranged for wind octet / Amadeus Ensemble/Julius Rudel

      Musicmasters MMD-60117-Y

      4:00 pm

      Robert Schumann: "Märchenbilder," Op. 113

      Matthew Lipman, vi; Henry Kramer, p
      Ascent

      Cedille CDR-90000184

      4:16 pm

      Gustav Mahler: "Blumine"

      San Francisco Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Masterpieces in Miniature

      SFS Media SFS-0060

      4:26 pm

      Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

      Charles Neidich, cl; Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Rossini's Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet / Weber's Clarinet Concertos and Concertino

      DG 435875-2

      4:46 pm

      Hector Berlioz: "Symphonie fantastique," Op. 14

      V. Finale, "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath"

      New Philharmonia Orch/Leopold Stokowski
      Phase 4 Stereo Concert Series

      Decca 4786769

      4:57 pm

      Gerardo Matos Rodríguez: "La Cumparsita"

      Mirian Conti, p
      Tangorama - An Anthology of 20th Century Tango, Vol. 1

      Grand Piano GP-856

      5:00 pm

      Joan Baptista Pla: Two-Flute Concerto in D

      Claudi Arimany, f; Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Jean-Pierre Rampal, f
      Joan Baptista Pla: Catalan Flute Music of the 18th Century

      Sony SK-58918

      5:15 pm

      Franz Liszt: Concert Etude No. 3 in D-Flat, "Un sospiro"

      William Wolfram, p
      Perfect Piano: Best Loved Classical Music

      Naxos 8.578180

      5:21 pm

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture (Suite) in B-Flat, TWV 55:B10

      Overture

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Telemann Suites / The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock

      Archiv 437558-2

      5:28 pm

      Louise Farrenc: Nonet in E-Flat, Op. 38

      Minerva Chamber Ensemble
      Farrenc: Nonetto, Op 38; Brahms: Serenade, Op 11

      Centaur CRC-3092

      6:00 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, "Classical"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Giulini in America II - The Chicago Recordings

      DG 4779628

      6:16 pm

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

      I. "Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco"

      Jupiter Quartet, Jasper String Quartet
      Jupiter and Jasper String Quartets * Mendelssohn * Visconti * Golijov

      Marquis 16132

      6:32 pm

      Johann Christoph Pezel: "Sonata-Ciacona" in B-Flat

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Chaconne

      Archiv 453418-2

      6:50 pm

      Florence Price: String Quartet in A minor

      II. "Andante cantabile"

      Sphinx Virtuosi
      Songs for Our Times

      DG 4865014

      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

      Hosted by Weston Williams.

      8:00 pm

      Joe Hisaishi: "Howl's Moving Castle"

      Symphonic variation on "Merry-Go-Round Of Life;" "Cave of Mind"

      Phil Cobb, tr; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi
      Joe Hisaishi: A Symphonic Celebration

      DG 4877352

      8:13 pm

      Antonio Soler: Harpsichord Quintet No. 2 in F

      Christiane Jaccottet, hc; Cervera String Quartet
      Soler – 6 Quintets for Harpischord and Strings

      Vox SVBX-5440 (3)

      8:35 pm

      Alexander Scriabin: Symphony No. 5, Op. 60, "Prometheus, Poem of Fire"

      Alain Lefèvre, p; Montreal Sym Cho & Orch/Kent Nagano
      Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4; Scriabin: Prometheus, Poem of Fire

      Analekta AN2-9288

      8:55 pm

      John Abraham Fisher: Symphony No. 1 in E

      Petra Žďárská, hc; Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász
      Fisher: Symphonies Nos. 1-6

      Naxos 8.574254

      9:02 pm

      Ferruccio Busoni: "Improvisation on a Bach Chorale (Wie wohl ist mir)"

      Veronica Jochum & Randall Hodgkinson, p's
      Piano Masterworks of Busoni

      GM Recordings 2042-CD

      9:17 pm

      Ferruccio Busoni: "Symphonic Suite," Op. 34

      III. "Gigue"

      Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Arturo Tamayo
      Ferruccio Busoni - Symphonic Brotherhood

      Capriccio 10480

      9:25 pm

      Kurt Weill: Symphony No. 2

      Berlin Phil/Mariss Jansons
      Weill: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 2, Mahagonny Suite

      EMI CDC5-56573-2

      9:53 pm

      Nino Rota: "Rocco e i suoi fratelli"

      Suite

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Nino Rota: Music for Film

      Sony SK-63359

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      The Brandenburg Concertos

      Swiss recorder player and conductor Maurice Steger and Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra present Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos. Recorded in concert March 27, 2025, at Broadcasting Hall, Frankfurt, Germany.

      11:50 pm

      Missy Mazzoli: "Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos"

      Shai Wosner, p & elec
      Schubert & Mazzoli

      Onyx 4136