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      Playlist for Wednesday, October 29, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale Prelude, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers wake)" BWV 645

      London New Sym Orch/Raymond Agoult
      Clair De Lune

      London STS-15160

      12:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F, Op. 18

      Juilliard String Quartet

      CBS M3K-37868 (3)

      12:34 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Contredanses, WoO 14

      #3

      Capella Istropolitana/Oliver Dohnanyi
      BEETHOVEN, L. van: 11 Dances, "Mödlinger Tänze" / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets (Capella Istropolitana, Dohnányi)

      Naxos 8.550433

      12:36 am

      Friedrich Kuhlau: "Elverhoj (The Elf's Hill)," Op 100

      Overture

      Danish National Radio Sym Orch/John Frandsen
      Kuhlau: Elverhoj

      Marco Polo 8.224020

      12:47 am

      David Popper: "Elfentanz"

      Janos Starker, vc; Shigeo Neriki, p
      POPPER, D.: Cello Music (Romantic Cello Favorites) (Starker)

      Delos DE-3065

      12:50 am

      Florence Price: "Elfentanz"

      Dawn Wohn, v; Esther Park, p
      Perspectives

      Delos DE-3547

      12:54 am

      Hugo Wolf: Song, "Elfenlied"

      Wolfgang Holzmair, br; Imogen Cooper, p
      Wolfgang Holzmair / Imogen Cooper * Wolf Songs

      Wigmore Hall Live 0029

      1:00 am

      Niccolò Jommelli: Periodical Overture

      Concerto Köln/Pablo Heras-Casado
      El Maestro Farinelli

      Archiv 479 2050

      1:05 am

      Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Concerto in A, D 96

      Giuliano Carmignola, v; Venice Baroque Orch/Andrea Marcon

      DG Archiv B0003849-02

      1:23 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Histoires"

      #2, "Le Petit Ane Blanc (The Little White Donkey)"

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Brooks Smith, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 45: Music of France

      RCA 61776-2

      1:25 am

      Ethel Smyth: Violin Sonata in a, Op. 7

      Caitlin Edwards, v; Daniel Schlosberg, p
      Ethel Smyth

      Navona NV-6563

      1:55 am

      John Dowland: (Galliard)

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907160

      2:00 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Jeux d'eau"

      Carol Rosenberger, p
      Debussy: Cathedrale Engloutie, Jardins Sous La Pluie/ Ravel: Jeux D'Eau

      Delos D/CD-3006

      2:05 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé"

      Suite No. 2

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Paavo Järvi
      Ravel

      Telarc CD-80601

      2:21 am

      Johann Friedrich Fasch: Orchestral Suite in d

      "Gavotte"

      Il Fondamento/Paul Dombrecht

      Fuga Libera FUG-502

      2:23 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F

      Richard Egarr, hc
      Handel: 8 'Great' Suites for Keyboard HWV 426-433

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907581.82 (2)

      2:32 am

      Max Reger: "Suite in the Old Style," Op 93

      Norrköping Sym/Leif Segerstam
      Reger Orchestral Works

      BIS 9047 (4)

      2:55 am

      Max Reger: Three Songs, Op. 98

      No. 3, "Aus den Himmelsaugen"

      Frauke May, ms; Bernhard Renzikowski, p
      Max Reger

      Arte Nova 75076-2

      3:00 am

      Edgar Stillman Kelley: "Confluentia"

      Gowanus Arts Ensemble/Reuben Blundell
      American Romantics

      New Focus Recordings FCR-166-B

      3:04 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Ruy Blas," Op 95

      Overture

      Bamberg Sym Orch/Claus Peter Flor
      Mendelssohn: Overtures

      RCA 7905-2-RC

      3:12 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata in g

      Anna Shelest, p
      Donna Voce

      Sorel Classics SCCD-015

      3:29 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Choral Songs, "Im Freien zu singen," Op 41

      No. 2, "Entflieh mit mir und sei mein Weib"

      Leipzig Radio Cho/Horst Neumann
      Mendelssohn: Choruses

      Philips 6514362

      3:30 am

      David Diamond: Ballet, "Tom" (1936)

      Suite

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      David Diamond, Vol. IV: Symphony No. 8 / Suite From Tom / This Sacred Ground

      Delos DE-3141

      3:54 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Thirteen Anniversaries"

      No. 13, "In memoriam: Ellen Goetz"

      Alexander Frey, p

      Koch 3-7426-2H1

      4:00 am

      Samuel Barber: "Mutations from Bach"

      London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
      From The Steeples And The Mountains

      Hyperion CDA-66517

      4:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046

      Linde Consort/Hans-Martin Linde
      The Brandenburg Concertos/ The Musical Offering

      Virgin 61154-2 (2)

      4:24 am

      Samuel Barber: "Excursions," Op. 20

      Israela Margalit, p
      Barber: Orchestral & Chamber Works

      EMI/Ang CDC5-86561-2 (2)

      4:38 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69

      Fugue No. 2 in c minor

      Canadian Brass
      The Essential Canadian Brass

      Philips 432571-2

      4:40 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat, BWV 1051

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      For Thy Pleasure: J S Bach and Other Baroque Masters

      Delos DE-3205

      4:54 am

      Philip Lane: Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (1978)

      #1, "Wheatley Processional"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music Discoveries

      ASV CDWHL-2126

      5:00 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Bal Champêtre" Quadrille, Op. 303

      Czechoslovak State Phil, Kosice/Alfred Walter
      J. Strauss Jr. Edition Vol. 14

      Marco Polo 8.223214

      5:05 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Straussiana" (1953)

      Linz Bruckner Orch/Caspar Richter
      Korngold: Fairytale Pictures and other orchestral music

      ASV CDDCA-1108

      5:12 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Four Waltzes (1911)

      Alexander Frey, p

      Koch 3-7427-2

      5:29 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Minuet No. 5 in F

      Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati

      London STS-15359/60 (2)

      5:31 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in F, Op. 77, No. 2

      L'Archibudelli
      Haydn: The Last Three String Quartets

      Sony SK-62731

      5:55 am

      Girolamo Frescobaldi: "Balletto Secondo-Corrente"

      Trevor Stephenson, hc

      Light & Shadow LS-1206

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      6:04 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

      I. "Molto allegro"

      German Chamber Phil Bremen/Tarmo Peltokoski
      Mozart Symphonies

      DG 4865745

      6:12 am

      Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D 956

      III. Scherzo

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

      DG 431792-2

      6:24 am

      Johannes Brahms: Horn Trio in E-Flat, Op. 40

      II. Scherzo: "Allegro"

      Jenő Keveházi, hn; Ildikó Hegyi, v; Jenő Jandó, p
      Heroic Horn: Best Loved Classical Music

      Naxos 8.578177

      6:32 am

      Franz von Suppé: "Poet and Peasant"

      Overture

      Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta
      Suppé: Overtures

      CBS MK-44932

      6:43 am

      Charles Triébert & Eugène Jancourt: Fantasia concertante on Rossini's "L'Italiana in Algeri"

      Paolo Grazia, ob; Patrick De Ritis, bn; European Wind Soloists
      Italian Opera Transcribed for Wind Ensemble

      Naxos 8.573259

      6:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049

      III. Finale, "Presto"

      Alan Choo, v; D Mor & K Stewart, r's; Apollo's Fire/J Sorrell
      Bach's Coffeehouse

      Avie AV-2520

      7:00 am - 7:00 pm

      7:00 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

      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

      Schubertiade, Part II

      The title refers to home music-making among Franz Schubert’s wide circle of friends, who sang his songs and played his piano pieces and chamber music during house parties. These were evenings among semi-Bohemians, rich with music and conversations. This week we explore the chamber-music compositions of Schubert. Some of these works are very familiar, like the "Trout Quintet," and other works that are less known but equally as wonderful.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Hosted by Robbie Ellis.

      8:00 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19

      James Ehnes, v; BBC Phil/Gianandrea Noseda
      Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin

      Chandos CHAN-10787 (2)

      8:23 pm

      Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne, Set 1

      "Baïlèro (Shepherd's Song)"

      Dawn Upshaw, s; Lyon Opera Orch/Kent Nagano
      Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Maurice Emmanuel: Chansons bourguignonnes

      Erato 17577-2

      8:30 pm

      Johann Friedrich Fasch: Sinfonia in G minor

      Tempesta di Mare
      Fasch: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-0783

      8:41 pm

      Manuel Ponce: "Balada Mexicana"

      Eva Suk, p; Mexico State Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Música Mexicana Vol. 6

      ASV CDDCA-926

      8:53 pm

      Yukihiro Yoko: Variations on "Sakura"

      Timothy Walker, g
      Classical Folk Guitar

      Helios CDH-88027

      8:58 pm

      Yasuaki Iwata & Shinobu Nagata: "Animal Crossing: New Horizons"

      Main Theme

      Norman Dück, p
      Animal Crossing: New Horizons (single)

      Norman Dück (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

      9:01 pm

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10

      Anthony McGill, cl; Catalyst Quartet
      Uncovered, Volume 1

      Azica ACD-71336

      9:30 pm

      Johan Wagenaar: "Cyrano de Bergerac" Overture, Op. 23

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Johan Wagenaar: Saul en David, Amphitrion, Cyrano de Bergerac, De Getemde Feeks

      Decca 425833-2

      9:44 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat, Op. 51

      Evgeny Kissin, p
      Evgeny Kissin Plays Chopin: The Verbier Festival Recital

      RCA 68668-2

      9:51 pm

      Paul Hindemith: "Suite of French Dances"

      Bamberg Sym/Karl Anton Rickenbacher
      Paul Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione, Suite of French Dances

      Koch 3-1299-2

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Il gusto Italiano

      Early music specialist Andrea Marcon leads the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra with countertenor Valer Sabadus in arias by Handel and Vivaldi. Recorded live in concert November 15, 2024, at Broadcasting Hall, Frankfurt, Germany.

      10:58 pm

      Eduard Künneke: "The Cousin from Nowhere," Op. 13

      "Batavia Foxtrot"

      Gottlieb Wallisch, p
      20th Century Foxtrots, Vol. 2

      Grand Piano GP-814

      11:01 pm

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending"

      Hilary Hahn, v; London Sym Orch/Sir Colin Davis
      Elgar: Violin Concerto, Op.61 / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

      DG 474504-2

      11:18 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 36 in E-Flat, H XV:22

      Trio Gaspard
      Haydn: The Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 4

      Chandos CHAN-20330

      11:37 pm

      Inocente Carreño: "Margariteña"

      Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel
      Fiesta * Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela * Gustavo Dudamel

      DG B0011340-02

      11:51 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Gaspard de la nuit"

      "Le gibet"

      Philippe Entremont, p
      A Century of French Music

      Sony 88875192862