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      Playlist for Wednesday, October 23, 2024

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Pieces, Op. 72

      #8, "Dialogue"

      Mikhail Pletnev, p
      18 Pieces

      DG B0004284-02

      12:03 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Pieces, Op. 72

      #13, "Echo Rustique"

      Mikhail Pletnev, p
      18 Pieces

      DG B0004284-02

      12:05 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in f-sharp minor, Op. 1

      Mikhail Pletnev, p; Philharmonia Orch/Libor Pesek

      Virgin 90724-2

      12:32 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Two Poems, Op 71 (1914)

      No. 2

      Vladimir Sofronitski, p
      Scriabin Piano Works

      Profil PH-22006 (12)

      12:34 am

      Franz Benda: Violin Sonata in c minor

      Ensemble Sans Souci
      Virtuoso Violin Music at the Prussian Court

      Koch 3-6741-2

      12:44 am

      Jiri antonin Benda: Violin Concerto in G

      Josef Suk, v; Suk Chamber Orch/Christian Benda
      Benda Violin Concertos, Vol 1

      Naxos 8.553902

      12:55 am

      Georg Benda: Song, "Wenn man mir ein Mädchen nennt"

      Istvan Kovacs, b; Aniko Horvath, hc
      Benda Lieder

      Hungaroton HCD-31779

      1:00 am

      Joseph Rheinberger: "Rhapsodie"

      Pamela Pecha, eh; Karel Paukert, o
      Marcello, Cimarosa, Bach, Et Al / Pecha, Paukert, Janacek Co

      Crystal CD-721

      1:05 am

      Julius Weismann: "Tanz-Fantasie," Op. 35 (1910)

      Birgitta Wollenweber, p
      Julius Weismann

      MD+G Recordings 6050877-2

      1:24 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Invitation to the Dance," Op. 65

      Hohner Accordion Sym/Rudolf Würthner
      Accordiorama

      Vanguard SVC-81

      1:32 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Favorite Waltzes for Empress Marie Louise"

      #7

      Eva Schieferstein, p
      Weber: Schieferstein - Valses favorites pour l'impératrice

      Koch 3-6731-2

      1:34 am

      Aaron Copland: "Billy the Kid"

      Suite

      Orch/Morton Gould
      Billy The Kid / Rodeo / Grand Canyon Suite

      RCA 61667-2

      1:54 am

      William Grant Still: Miniatures for Flute, Oboe & Piano

      "Adolorido"

      Peter Christ, ob; Gretel Shanley, f; Sharon Davis, p
      Ginastera: Duo, Parable, Etc.

      Crystal CD-321

      2:00 am

      Cecile Chaminade: "Valse-Caprice"

      Hiroko Ishimoto, p
      Pioneers

      Grand Piano GP-844

      2:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, K. 447

      Hermann Baumann, fh; St Paul Chamber Orch/Pinchas Zukerman
      Die Hornkonzerte

      Philips 412737-2

      2:21 am

      Eugene Bozza: Four-Horn Suite in F

      Fanfare

      Detmolder Horn Quartet
      Hornquartette (Horn Quartets/ Quatuors pour cors)

      MD+G Recordings L-3324

      2:23 am

      Jean-Michel Defaye: "À la manière de Stravinsky"

      Mark Davidson, tb; Viktor Valkov, p
      A la maniere

      Bridge 9581

      2:28 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "L'histoire du soldat"

      Suite for violin, clarinet and piano (1919)

      Chicago Pro Musica
      Stravinsky: L´Histoire Du Soldat - Suite / Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol

      Reference Recordings RR-17-CD

      2:55 am

      Arnold Schoenberg: "Drei Satiren", Op 28

      No. 2, "Vielseitigkeit"

      Gregg Smith Singers/Gregg Smith
      Robert Craft

      Sony 196587061128 (44)

      3:00 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet, Op 81 (Andante, Scherzo, Capriccio & Fugue)

      "Fugue"

      Emerson String Quartet
      Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets

      DG B0003888-02 (4)

      3:04 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12, "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (Weeping, lamenting, worry, apprehension)"

      Sinfonia

      Roger Reversy, ob; Suisse Romande Orch/Ernest Ansermet
      Bach Weekend

      London 430138-2

      3:09 am

      Franz Liszt: Variations on Bach's Cantata "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen"

      Alfred Brendel, p
      The Art of Alfred Brendel Vol.4

      Philips 446924-2 (5)

      3:24 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Valse" from "Album des Six"

      French National Orch
      Poulenc: Aubade, Les Biches, Etc.

      London 452937-2

      3:26 am

      Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

      Kodaly String Quartet
      DEBUSSY: String Quartet No. 1 / RAVEL: String Quartet in F / Introduction and Allegro

      Naxos 8.550249

      3:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      Minuet in G, BWV 841

      Wolfgang Rübsam, organ
      BACH, J.S.: From the W.F. Bach Notebook / 5 Little Preludes

      Naxos 8.553097

      4:00 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in E, Kk 380

      Yuja Wang, p
      Yuja Wang: Transformation

      DG B0014108-02

      4:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Four-Violin and Cello Concerto in b, R 265 (Op 3/10

      Freiburg Baroque Orch/Thomas Hengelbrock
      Bach-Vivaldi

      RCA_DHM 77289-2

      4:13 am

      Giovanni Gabrieli: "Canzon vigesimaottava"

      Los Angeles Phil Brass, San Francisco Sym Brass
      The Venetian Brass Album - Gabrieli, Frescobaldi, Etc

      Crystal CD-122

      4:15 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A, Op 81

      Rudolf Buchbinder, p; Alban Berg String Quartet

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55593-2

      4:54 am

      Nino Rota: 15 Preludes

      #4

      Danielle Laval, p
      Nino Rota

      Naive V-1003 (2)

      5:00 am

      Giacomo Puccini: "Crisantemi" (1890)

      Manhattan String Quartet
      Adagio for Strings

      Newport Classic NC-60033

      5:05 am

      Ernesto Lecuona: "Crisantemo"

      Thomas Tirino, p
      Lecuona: Complete Piano Music Vol 2

      BIS CD-774

      5:10 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Six Songs, Op. 38

      No. 3, "Daisies"

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Brooks Smith, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 40: Gershwin and Encores

      RCA 61771-2

      5:12 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 44

      Royal Phil/Andrew Litton
      Rachmaninov: Symphonies 1-3; The Isle of the Dead; Symphonic Dances

      Virgin 59279-2 (3)

      5:55 am

      Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D

      Rondeau

      Edward Carroll, tr; William Neil, o
      Sound The Trumpet!: English Ceremonial Music for Trumpet, Organ and Percussion

      Newport Classic NCD-60038

      6:00 am - 7:00 pm

      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

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

      I. "Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside"

      Pittsburgh Sym Orch/Manfred Honeck
      Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Stucky: Silent Spring

      Reference FR-747

      6:15 am

      Ariel Ramírez: "Alfonsina y el Mar"

      Gidi Ifergan, g
      Vast Expanse

      Cala CACD-77023

      6:22 am

      Carlos Rafael Rivera: "The Queen's Gambit"

      "Moscow Invitational 1968"

      Budapest Art Orch/Péter Pejtsik
      The Queen's Gambit (Music from the Netflix Limited Series)

      Maisie Music Publishing [The Queen's Gambit]

      6:30 am

      WFMT membership drive programming

      Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Shakespeare, William (1564-1616). This week, Bill has programmed musical adaptations of Shakespeare's works for the stage and screen. The queue includes a suite from Mendelssohn’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," excerpts from Walton’s "Henry V," song settings by Vaughan Williams and Purcell, and musical versions of "Romeo and Juliet" by Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:01 pm

      William Walton: Cello Concerto

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; London Sym Orch/André Previn
      Sir Edward Elgar, Sir William Walton: Cello Concertos / Yo-Yo Ma • LSO/André Previn

      CBS MK-39541

      8:34 pm

      Franz Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
      Schubert: Trout Quintet, Arpeggione Sonata

      Sony SK-61964

      9:01 pm

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Moscow, Cheryomushki," Op. 105

      Suite from the operetta

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Shostakovich: The Dance Album

      Decca 452597-2

      9:24 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Sextet, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence"

      Emerson String Quartet; Paul Neubauer, vi; Colin Carr, vc
      Journeys

      Sony 47060-2

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Lamentations of Jeremiah

      Geneva-based early music ensemble Gli Angeli Genève brings us a program of Thomas Tallis’s sacred anthems and motets with selections from his setting of the "Lamentatons of Jeremiah." Recorded live in concert October 19, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland.

      11:22 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat, K. 482

      Alicia de Larrocha, p; English Chamber Orch/Sir Colin Davis
      Mozart* / Alicia De Larrocha - Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 26 "Coronation" "Krönungskonzert"

      RCA 61698-2