Playlist for Thursday, November 12, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

Mornings with Jan Weller

Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

10:00 am

Midday with Lisa Flynn

Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

7:00 pm

Exploring Music

Music in Time of War

This week, we hear music inspired by war—whether in support, protest, or reflection. Bill starts with Joseph Haydn’s "Mass in Time of War," a surprisingly cheerful piece that Haydn hoped would persuade God to halt Napoleon’s advance into Austria. Beethoven, who was fascinated by military strategy, used music to paint a battle scene, with the British and French each represented by their own musical themes. We then hear how Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich expressed both patriotism and pain of war. Finally, we end in America with Roy Harris’s "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

8:00 pm

Evening Music

10:00 pm

The New York Philharmonic This Week

Beethoven Symphony No. 3, "Eroica;" Rzewski "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!" (World premiere of orchestral version, New York Philharmonic Commission); Gustavo Dudamel, conductor.