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      Playlist for Sunday, November 3, 2024

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio #8 in B-Flat, WoO 39

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p; Itzhak Perlman, v; Lynn Harrell, vc

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47010-2

      12:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Leonore" Overture no.3 in C, Op.72b

      Philharmonia Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      Symphony No. 5/ 'Leonore' No. 3

      London 400060-2

      12:20 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations in A on a Dance by Wranitzky, WoO 71

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
      Beethoven * Diabelli Variations * Vladimir Ashkenazy

      London 4758401

      12:31 am

      Paul Wranitzky: Ten German Dances

      #1, "Blasbalg"

      Melkus Ensemble

      DG Archiv 2533182

      12:31 am

      Paul Wranitzky: Ten German Dances

      #2, "Papageno-Pfeichen"

      Melkus Ensemble

      DG Archiv 2533182

      12:32 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet, Op 143

      Gregg Nestor, g; Folsom & Dardov, v's; Lakatos, vi; Mitsumoto, vc
      Dardov,
      Mediterranean Impressions

      Cambria CD-1049

      12:54 am

      Orazio VECCHI: Madrigal, Clorinda

      Guttler Brass Ensemble
      N/A

      Capriccio 10068

      1:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Scipione"

      Aria, "Scoglio d'immota fronte"

      Renée Fleming, s; Age of Enlightenment Orch/Harry Bicket
      Handel

      London B0003160-02

      1:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 2

      Handel and Haydn Society/Christopher Hogwood
      6 Concerti Grossi, Op. 3; 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

      Avie AV-2065 (3)

      1:16 am

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in B-Flat, Op. 3, No. 1

      III. Allegro

      Linde Consort/Hans-Martin Linde

      EMI/Ang CDM4-89475-2

      1:18 am

      Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

      San Francisco Sym Orch/Herbert Blomstedt
      Concerto for Orchestra; Kossuth

      London 443773-2

      1:54 am

      Edmund Haines: Toccata

      Nothing But Valves
      Bartok: Solo Piano Works, Vol. 1

      Eroica NBV-1

      2:00 am

      Tobias Hume: "Deth"

      I Furiosi
      Crazy

      Dorian DSL-90802

      2:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Flute Sonata in E, BWV 1035

      Ashley Solomon, f; Terry Charlston, hc
      Bach: Flute Sonatas Vol 1

      Channel Classics CCS-15798

      2:17 am

      George Frideric Handel: Trumpet Suite in D

      Overture

      Ludwig Güttler, tr; Friedrich Kircheis, o

      Pro Arte SDS-621

      2:19 am

      George Whitefield Chadwick: "Suite symphonique"

      Czech State Phil/José Serebrier
      Chadwick

      Reference Recordings RR-2104-CD (2)

      2:55 am

      Randall Thompson: "The Lark in the Morn" (1938)

      Stony Brook Camerata Singers/Timothy Mount

      Koch 3-7560-2

      3:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "October (Autumn Song)"

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
      Tchaikovsky - The Seasons

      London 466562-2

      3:05 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "October," Op. 131

      Gothenburg Sym/Neeme Järvi
      Symphony No. 15 - October - Overture on Russian & Kirghiz Folk Themes

      DG 427616-2

      3:17 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: The Year - 12 pieces for Fortepiano

      October - Allegro con spirituoso

      Ulrich Urban, p

      Koch 3-6719-2

      3:21 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Six Songs, Op 7

      #5, "Bitte"

      Susan Gritton, s, Eugene Asti, p
      Fanny Mendelssohn: Lieder

      Hyperion CDA-67110

      3:23 am

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

      Cleveland String Quartet, Meliora String Quartet
      Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 and Octet

      Telarc CD-80142

      3:54 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Laudate Dominum," R 606

      King's Consort Cho and Orch/Robert King
      Vivaldi: Sacred Music - 6

      Hyperion CDA-66809

      4:00 am

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Khovanshchina"

      Act 1 Prelude, "Dawn on the Moskva River"

      Royal Phil/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      In Moscow 2: The English Works

      MCA Classics MCAD-6466

      4:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201

      English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
      Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29 & 33

      Philips 412736-2

      4:28 am

      John Johnsone: A Dump

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

      BIS CD-267

      4:30 am

      John Ireland: String Quartet #1 in d

      Holywell Ensemble
      John Ireland: The Two String Quartets

      ASV CDDCA-1017

      4:55 am

      Edward Bairstow: "Music, when soft voices die"

      King's Singers

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49765-2

      5:00 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Wine, Women and Song," Op. 333

      Vienna State Opera Orch/Anton Paulik
      The Strauss Dynasty

      Vanguard OVC-4028

      5:05 am

      Richard Strauss: "Der Rosenkavalier," Op. 59

      First Waltz Sequence

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Thomas Schippers

      Vox CDX-5140 (2)

      5:17 am

      Prutsman: "Fantasy Extract on Themes from Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier'"

      Livia Sohn, v; Benjamin Loeb, p
      Violin Recital: Sohn, Livia - HUBAY, J. / RAFF, J. / PAGANINI, N. / LALO, E. / STRAVINSKY, I. (Opera Fantasies for Violin, Vol. 1)

      Naxos 8.570202

      5:33 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "La Princesse de Navarre"

      Musette

      La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy/Jean-Claude Malgoire

      CBS M-37822

      5:35 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1 in C, H VIIa:1

      Cho-Liang Lin, v; Minnesota Orch/Neville Marriner
      Haydn: Favorite Concertos

      CBS MK-39310

      5:55 am

      Ernesto Lecuona: "Mazurka en Glissando"

      Thomas Tirino, p
      Lecuona: Complete Piano Music Vol 1

      BIS CD-754

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "All Saints & All Souls." Host Peter DuBois shares sublime music celebrating the great “cloud of witnesses” of those who have passed before us.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Justin Holland: "Sweet Memories of Thee"

      Kevin Cooper, g
      American Originals: A New World, A New Canon

      Acis APL-20445

      7:07 am

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "All Night, All Day"

      Lawrence Brownlee, t; Damien Sneed, p
      Spiritual Sketches

      LeChateau Earl Records Spiritual Sketches

      7:15 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

      Pittsburgh Sym Orch/Manfred Honeck
      Tchaikovsky: Symphony 5; Schulhoff: Five Pieces

      Reference FR-752

      8:01 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37b

      November-December

      Tampere Phil Orch/Leonid Grin
      Tchaikovsky: Seasons Etc

      Ondine ODE-782-2

      8:09 am

      Ernest Chausson: "Poème," Op. 25

      James Ehnes, v; Quebec Sym Orch/Yoav Talmi
      French Showpieces

      Analekta FL2-3151

      8:25 am

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "My Lord, What a Morning'"

      Seraphic Fire/Patrick Dupré Quigley
      Steal Away: The African American Concert Spiritual

      Seraphic Fire Media Steal Away

      8:31 am

      John Knowles Paine: "In the Country", Op. 26

      Denver Oldham, p
      John Knowles Paine: Selected Piano Works

      New World 80424-2 (2)

      8:49 am

      Florence Price: "The Oak"

      Württemberg Phil/John Jeter
      Florence Beatrice Price: Songs of the Oak, Concert Overtures Nos. 1 & 2, The Oak, Colonial Dance, Suite of Dances

      Naxos 8.559920

      9:01 am

      William Byrd: "Nunc Dimittis"

      Stile Antico
      Music for Compline

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907419

      9:09 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

      V. "Chaconne"

      Jascha Heifetz, v
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 34

      RCA 61765-2

      9:22 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: "Serenade"

      James Galway, f; Kazuhito Yamashita, g
      Italian Serenade

      RCA 5679-2-RC

      9:35 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 19

      London Classical Players/Roger Norrington
      Weber: Symphonies 1 & 2, Konzertstück

      EMI CDC5-55348-2

      10:01 am

      Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D 703, "Quartettsatz"

      Kay Stern, Dawn Harms, v's; Patricia Heller, vi; Emil Miland, vc
      Emil Miland, cello,
      Violins of Hope: Live at Kohl Mansion

      Pentatone PTC-5186879

      10:10 am

      Richard Strauss: "Allerseelen," Op. 10, No. 8

      Christa Ludwig, ms; Gerald Moore, p
      Les Introuvables de Christa Ludwig

      EMI ZDMD 7 64074 2 (4)

      10:14 am

      Antonín Dvořák: "In Nature's Realm" Overture, Op 91

      Czech Phil/Libor Pešek
      Dvořák: Symphony No. 6, Overture 'In Nature's Realm'

      Virgin 90791-2

      10:29 am

      Eric Whitacre: "Three Songs of Faith"

      No. 3, "i thank You God for most this amazing day"

      Polyphony/Stephen Layton
      Eric Whitacre * Cloudburst and Other Choral Works

      Hyperion CDA-67543

      10:36 am

      Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Serenade for Strings in E-Flat

      I Virtuosi Italiani
      I Virtuosi Italiani

      Arcadia ARC-2002-2

      11:01 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"

      "Otoño Porteño (Autumn)"

      Paul Ben Soussan, vc; Pays de la Loire National Orch/Karen Gomyo, v
      A Piazzolla Trilogy

      BIS 2385

      11:10 am

      Leslie Adams: Etudes, Part II

      No. 1 in E

      Thomas Otten, p
      Thomas Otten * H. Leslie Adams * Piano Etudes, Part II

      Albany TROY-1519

      11:13 am

      Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2, "The American Four Seasons"

      Étienne Gara, v; Delirium Musicum
      Seasons: Richter, Glass

      Warner 5419740193

      11:55 am

      Aaron Copland: "Old American Songs" Set 2

      No. 2, "Zion's Walls"

      William Warfield, br; Columbia Sym Orch/Aaron Copland
      Copland Conducts Copland

      CBS MK-42430

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      12:00 pm

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      12:00 pm

      George Antheil: "A Jazz Symphony"

      Oregon Sym/Carlos Kalmar
      Spirit of the American Range

      Pentatone PTC-5186481

      12:09 pm

      Paul Schoenfield: "Café Music"

      Eroica Trio
      Eroica Trio

      EMI CDC5-56482-2

      12:27 pm

      William Grant Still: Symphony No. 2 in G, "Song of a New Race"

      Fort Smith Symphony/John Jeter
      American Classics * William Grant Still * Symphonies Nos 2 and 3 * Wood Notes

      Naxos 8.559676

      12:56 pm

      Duke Ellington: "Suite Thursday"

      "Zweet Zurzday"

      Don Byron, cl; Daniel Barenboim, p; Chicago Sym Orch members & guests
      Tribute To Ellington

      Teldec 25252-2

      1:02 pm

      Nancy Dalberg: Scherzo, Op. 6

      Danish Phil Orch Strings/Frans Rasmussen
      Dalberg: Capriccio for Orchestra, Scherzo for String Orchestra, String Quartet No. 2, Songs, Fantasy Piece

      Dacapo 8.224138

      1:14 pm

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

      Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire, p's
      Salzburg

      DG 4778570

      1:33 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "Il Mondo della Luna"

      Overture

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Haydn: 7 "London" Symphonies

      DG 4778117 (4)

      1:39 pm

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Fantasiestücke," Op. 5

      Takács Quartet
      Dvořák & Coleridge-Taylor: Quartets

      Hyperion CDA-68413

      2:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Three German Dances, K. 605

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Mozart: A Little Light Music

      DG 429783-2

      2:07 pm

      Elliott Carter: "Pastoral" for Clarinet and Piano (1945)

      John Bruce Yeh, cl; Easley Blackwood, p
      Chicago Pro Musica - Early Chamber Works by Elliott Carter

      Cedille CDR-90000048

      2:18 pm

      Samuel Barber: "Souvenirs," Op. 28

      London Sym Orch/José Serebrier
      Britten: Les Illuminations, Young Apollo; Barber: Souvenirs, Canzonetta

      ASV CDDCA-737

      2:38 pm

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): Violin Sonata in B-Flat, Op. 1b, No. 1

      Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p
      Music by Composers of African Descent

      BCM+D Records 888295594394

      2:51 pm

      Michael Abels: "Global Warming"

      Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman
      African Heritage Symphonic Series III

      Cedille CDR-90000066

      3:01 pm

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata in C minor

      Sylviane Deferne, p
      Fanny et Felix Mendelsson: The Last Rose Of Summer

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1122

      3:17 pm

      Gabriel Pierné: Three Pieces for Orchestra (Concert Suite)

      Bohemia Chamber Phil/Douglas Bostock
      French Orchestral Miniatures, Vol. 2

      Classico CD-168

      3:25 pm

      Jessie Montgomery: "Strum"

      Catalyst Quartet
      Strum: Music for Strings

      Azica ACD-71302

      3:33 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1 in C, H VIIa:1

      Les Arts Florissants/Théotime Langlois de Swarte, v
      Haydn: Paris Symphonies, Violin Concerto No. 1

      Harmonia Mundi HAF-8905371.72

      3:54 pm

      Duke Ellington: "Caravan"

      Russian Renaissance
      Russian Renaissance

      Azica ACD-71333

      4:01 pm

      Philip Glass: "Aguas da Amazonia"

      Metamorphosis 1

      Philharmonia Zürich/Simone Menezes
      Amazônia

      Alpha 990

      4:14 pm

      Paulinho Nogueira: “Bachianinha" No. 1

      Plínio Fernandes, g
      Bacheando

      Decca 4859359

      4:19 pm

      Stephen Sondheim: "Invitation to a March"

      Incidental Music

      Chamber Ensemble
      Unsung Sondheim

      Varèse Sarabande VSD-5433

      4:35 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Orchestral Suites Nos. 2 - 4

      EMI CDR5-69879-2

      4:57 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119

      No. 11 in B-flat

      Nelson Freire, p
      Memories: The Unreleased Recordings 1970-2019

      Decca 4853136

      5:00 - 7:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

      David Oistrakh, v; French National Radio Orch/Otto Klemperer
      Violinkonzert D-Dur Op. 77

      EMI CDM7-64632-2

      5:42 pm

      Clara Schumann: "Quatre Pièces fugitives," Op. 15

      Angela Cheng, p
      Piano Music of Clara and Robert Schumann

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1087

      5:55 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Brahms: Four Songs for women's chorus, two horns and harp, Op. 17

      No. 1, "Es tönt ein voller Harfenklang"

      Monteverdi Cho/Gardiner; Halstead & Rutherford, hn's; Wynne, h
      Brahms: Choral Works

      Philips 4757558

      6:00 pm

      Gabriel Fauré: "Fantaisie," Op. 79

      Timothy Hutchins, f; CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
      Concierto Pastoral

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5171

      6:06 pm

      George Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 2

      Axel Strauss, v; Ilya Poletaev, p
      George Enescu: Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.572692

      6:35 pm

      Jules Massenet: Orchestral Suite No. 7, "Scènes alsaciennes"

      Paris Conservatory Orch/Albert Wolff
      Glazunov: The Seasons; Massenet: Scènes pittoresques, Scènes alsaciennes

      Decca 433088-2

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Soprano Adia Evans, baritones Ian Rucker and Finn Sagal, and pianist Michael Banwarth are featured in this month's vocal recital. Recorded in the Levin Performance Studio.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      William Kraft Timpani Concerto No. 1; David Herbert, timpani; Mozart Divertimento in F Major, K. 138; Respighi "Ancient Airs and Dances", Suite No. 1; "Pines of Rome;" Riccardo Muti, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      Othmar Schoeck: "Elegie," Op. 36

      No. 14, "Nachklang (Echo)"

      Christian Gerhaher, br; Basel Chamber Orch/Heinz Holliger
      Othmar Schoeck: Elegie

      Sony 19439963302

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has inspired music in the Latin American culture throughout history. Often confused with Halloween in America, the Day of the Dead is about honoring and paying tribute to one’s ancestors. Elbio Barilari explores music that celebrates the many facets of this holiday.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Nelson Freire The Unreleased Recordings 1970-2019, Program 2

      Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2; Intermezzo in A; Chopin Etudes, Op. 10, Nos. 1-4; Bartók Piano Concerto No. 1; Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2.

      11:00 pm

      Continues to 1:00am Monday.