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      Playlist for Thursday, May 22, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Edmond Dédé: Mephisto masque

      Hot Springs Music Festival/Richard Rosenberg
      Dede: Mon Pauvre Coeur- Francoise Et Tirtillard- Mefisto Masque

      Naxos 8.559038

      12:05 am

      Louis Moreau Gottschalk: "Grand Tarantelle" for Piano & Orchestra, Op 67

      Eugene List, p; Vienna State Opera Orch/Igor Buketoff
      Gottschalk Festival

      Vox CDX-5009 (2)

      12:13 am

      Charles Wakefield Cadman: "Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras"

      Joel Fan, p; Northwest Sinfonietta/Christophe Chagnard
      Dances for Piano and Orchestra

      Reference Recordings RR-134

      12:24 am

      Alex North: "A Streetcar Named Desire"

      "New Orleans Street"

      National Phil/Jerry Goldsmith
      Alex North's 2001 (The Legendary Original Score · World Premiere Recording)

      Varese Saraband VSD-5500

      12:25 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K. 466

      Vassily Primakov, p; Odense Sym/Simon Gaudenz
      Mozart * Piano Concertos, Vol 2 * Primakov, Odense SO, Gaudenz

      Bridge 9339

      12:54 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 63

      No. 2 in f

      Vassily Primakov, p
      Chopin: 21 Mazurkas

      Bridge 9289

      1:00 am

      Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

      Joshua Pierce & Dorothy Jonas, p's
      20th Century Romantic Music For Two Pianos

      Koch 3-7013-2

      1:05 am

      Nicolo Paganini: "Sonata Concertata"

      Gil Shaham, v; Göran Söllscher, g
      Paganini for Two

      DG 437837-2

      1:19 am

      Paul Schoenfield: "Four Souvenirs" (1989)

      "Tin Pan Alley"

      Caroline Goulding, v; Janine Randall, p
      Caroline Goulding

      Telarc CD-80744

      1:20 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 53, "Caractéristique"

      Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/Neville Marriner

      Capriccio 10227

      1:55 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Twelve Etudes, Op 8

      No. 12

      Alexander Scriabin, p
      Scriabin Piano Works

      Profil PH-22006 (12)

      2:00 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Rondo in c, Wq 59/4

      Richard Fuller, forte-p
      CPE Bach Fantasies, Rondos and Sonatas

      Gramola 98915

      2:05 am

      Johann Christian JC Bach: Sinfonia in E-Flat, Op 6/5

      Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
      Symphonies, Op. 6, Nos. 1-6

      CPO 999298-2

      2:13 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in F, Wq 183/3

      CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Hartmut Haenchen

      Capriccio 10175

      2:22 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale, "Es woll' uns Gott genädig sein," BWV 312

      Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      2:24 am

      Silvestre Revueltas: "La Noche de los Mayas"

      Simon Bolivar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel
      Rite * Stravinsky * Revueltas * Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra * Dudamel

      DG B0014281-02

      2:54 am

      Franz Schubert: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      No. 3 in f

      Alfred Brendel, p

      Pantheon D-24800 (2)

      3:00 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Two Pieces for the Left Hand, Op 9

      #2, Nocturne

      John O'Conor, p
      Piano Classics- Popular Works for Solo Piano

      Telarc CD-80313

      3:05 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Etudes, Op 8

      #11 in b-flat

      Lang Lang, p
      Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3/ Scriabin: Etudes

      Telarc CD-80582

      3:09 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Two Poems, Op 71 (1914)

      #2, "En rêvant"

      Daniele Pollini, p
      Daniele Pollini

      DG 4816917

      3:11 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320, "Posthorn"

      Lausanne Chamber Orch/Yehudi Menuhin

      Virgin 91122-2

      3:54 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "ɐtudes," Op. 10

      #5 in G-Flat

      Daniele Pollini, p
      Daniele Pollini

      DG 4816917

      4:00 am

      Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"

      Prelude to Act 3

      Canadian Brass, Berlin Phil, Bayreuth Festival Brass/Edo de Waart
      Wagner for Brass

      Philips 434109-2

      4:05 am

      Johann Melchior Molter: Trumpet Concerto #3 in D

      Håkan Hardenberger, tr; London Phil/Elgar Howarth
      Trumpet Concertos

      Philips 426311-2

      4:15 am

      Christoph Förster: Horn Concerto in E-Flat

      Stewart Rose, fh; St Luke's Chamber Ensemble
      From The Forest

      Arabesque Z-6750

      4:28 am

      Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite

      #4, "Bransles"

      Equale Brass
      Bacchanales

      Nimbus NIM-5004

      4:30 am

      Georg Christoph Wagenseil: Trombone Concerto in E-Flat

      Branimir Slokar, tb; Lausanne Chamber Orch/Jean-Marie Auberson
      Trombone Concertos

      Claves CD-50-8407

      4:41 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Bass Tuba Concerto in f (1954)

      Patrick Harrild, tuba; London Sym Orch/Bryden Thomson
      Vaughan Williams: Concertos

      Chandos CHAN-9262/3 (2)

      4:54 am

      Jean Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfare

      Rondeau

      Tubadours
      The Mighty Tubadours

      Crystal CD-420

      5:00 am

      Jacques Halevy: "La Juive"

      "Rachel, quand du Seigneur"

      Placido Domingo, t; Los Angeles Phil/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Spotlight * Placido Domingo * Carlo Maria Giulini * Opera Gala

      DG 4776613

      5:05 am

      Joseph Achron: Two Hebrew Pieces, Op 35

      Gil Shaham, v; Orli Shaham, p
      Nigunim * Hebrew Melodies * Gil and Orli Shaham

      Canary Classics CC-10

      5:13 am

      Ernest Bloch: "Baal Shem" Suite

      Joshua Bell, v; Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
      Violin Concertos / Baal Shem

      London 452851-2

      5:28 am

      French ANON 14th c: Puisque Robin j'ay un nom

      Les Menestriers Picards
      Josquin Des Près / Robin & Marion

      Calliope CAL-9512

      5:29 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 74, No. 1

      Endellion String Quartet

      Virgin Classics 91097-2

      5:55 am

      John Rutter: Anthem, "Praise ye the Lord"

      Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter
      Gloria: The Sacred Music Of John Rutter

      Collegium COLCD-100

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with John Clare

      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

      Hector Berlioz: "Roman Carnival" Overture, Op. 9

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Overture From "Benvenuto Cellini," Rákóczky March, Roman Carnival Overture

      Sony SMK-47525

      6:12 am

      Joaquín Turina: "Bailete," Op. 79

      II. "Tirana"

      Sara Davis Buechner, p
      Turina: Mujeres Españolas, Woman of Spain -- Five Suites for Piano

      Connoisseur CD-4186

      6:16 am

      Francesco Maria Veracini: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 2, No. 12 (from "Sonate accademiche")

      Trio Settecento
      An Italian Sojourn

      Cedille CDR-90000099

      6:30 am

      Edward Elgar: "Cockaigne" Overture ("In London Town"), Op. 40

      English Sym Orch/William Boughton
      Elgar: Enigma Variations; Cockaigne and Froissart Overtures

      Nimbus NI-5206

      6:47 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26

      I. Allegro moderato

      Weilerstein Trio
      Dvořák Trios * Weilerstein Trio

      Koch KICCD-7657

      7:03 am

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

      III. "Menuetto: Allegretto"

      Camerata Salzburg/Sándor Végh
      Mozart: The Singles - 66 Classic Tracks

      Decca 4831010

      7:08 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes for Guitar

      Nos. 1 & 2

      Pepe Romero, g
      Villa-Lobos: 5 Preludes, Etude no 1, etc

      Philips 420245-2

      7:17 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Wasps"

      Entr'acte; March Past of the Kitchen Utensils; Ballet; Final Tableau

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar
      Holst, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Warlock

      EMI CDC7-47812-2

      7:32 am

      Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"

      Prelude to Act 3

      Vienna Phil/Georg Solti
      Lohengrin

      Decca 421053-2 (4)

      7:35 am

      Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"

      Bridal chorus, "Treulich geführt"

      Vienna State Opera Cho, Vienna Phil/Georg Solti
      Lohengrin

      Decca 421053-2 (4)

      7:42 am

      Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7

      II. "Romanze"

      Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc; Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, p
      Love Letters

      Naïve V-7364

      7:48 am

      Charles Tomlinson Griffes: "Poem"

      Mary Stolper, f; Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      American Flute Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000046

      8:03 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Finlandia," Op. 26

      Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      The Essential Sibelius

      Beau Fleuve 094975

      8:12 am

      Elfrida Andrée: Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor

      II. "Andante con espressione"

      Boulanger Trio
      Who's Afraid Of...? Boulanger Trio

      Berlin Classics 0303298-BC

      8:19 am

      George Gershwin: "Cuban Overture"

      Dallas Sym Orch/Andrew Litton
      Dayful of Song - Music of Gershwin

      Delos DE-3216

      8:30 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Tzigane"

      Jennifer Frautschi, v; Marta Aznavoorian, p
      Stravinsky: Duo Concertante & Ravel: Violin Sonata

      Artek AR-0006-2

      8:43 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Sigurd Jorsalfar," Op. 22

      Suite, Op. 56

      Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      A Nordic Festival

      Sony SK-46668

      9:03 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Oboe Concerto in F minor, TWV 51:f1

      III. Finale, "Vivace"

      Alison Balsom, pic tr; Pinnock's Players/Trevor Pinnock
      Baroque Concertos

      Warner 2173227329

      9:07 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K. 475

      Hélène Grimaud, p
      The Messenger

      DG 4837854

      9:19 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat, Op. 34

      IV. "Rondo": Allegro giocoso

      Eduard Brunner, cl; Hagen Quartet
      The Florilegium Series - Classical & Early Romantic

      Decca 4788694

      9:27 am

      Reinhold Glière: Harp Concerto in E-Flat, Op 74

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Rachel Masters, h; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox
      Glière & Ginastera: Harp Works

      Chandos CHAN-9094

      9:39 am

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

      Pablo Ferrández, vc; Julien Quentin, p
      Moonlight Variations

      Sony G010005447981C

      9:44 am

      Antonio Rosetti: Symphony in C, M.A9

      London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
      Rosetti: Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-9567

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Robert Schumann: "Konzertstück" in F, Op. 86

      Soloists; New Philharmonia Orch/Theodor Guschlbauer
      Peter Blake, horn,
      Schumann: Cello Concerto; Konzertstück; Introduction & Allegro

      Erato ECD-88212

      10:18 am

      Carlos Chávez: "Caballos de Vapor"

      Suite, "El Trópico"

      Phil Orch of the Americas/Alondra de la Parra
      Mi Alma Mexicana

      Sony 88697755552

      10:26 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

      II. "Andante cantabile"

      St. Lawrence String Quartet
      Tchaikovsky: String Quartets 1 & 3

      EMI 57144-2

      10:35 am

      Dmitri Kabalevsky: "The Comedians," Op 26

      San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra
      Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Glinka, Tchaikovsky

      Koch 3-7042-2

      10:52 am

      Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio in G minor

      Gabriela Montero, p
      Gabriela Montero: Baroque

      EMI 00234-2

      11:01 am

      Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry "(Londonderry Air)"

      Melbourne Sym Orch/Geoffrey Simon
      Music of Percy Aldridge Grainger

      Koch 3-7003-2

      11:07 am

      Claude Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola, and harp

      Emmanuel Pahud, f; Gérard Caussé, vi; Marie-Pierre Langlamet, h
      Debussy Sonatas and Piano Trio

      Erato 0190295773960

      11:26 am

      Edward Elgar: "Pomp and Circumstance" March No. 2 in A minor, Op. 39, No. 2

      London Phil Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp & Circumstance Marches, Cockaigne Overture

      Decca 417719-2

      11:33 am

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "Symphonie concertante" in C, Op. 9, No. 1

      Yury Revich & Libor Ježek, v's; Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász
      Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphonies concertantes; Symphony in G major

      Naxos 8.574306

      11:48 am

      Bedřich Smetana: "From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests"

      Israel Phil Orch/Zubin Mehta
      Smetana: Má Vlast

      Sony SK-58944

      12:00 pm

      Stacy Garrop: "Lo Yisa Goy" (Prayer for Peace)

      Chicago a cappella
      Christmas a cappella

      Cedille CDR-90000107

      12:07 pm

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Euryanthe"

      Overture

      Vienna Phil/Christian Thielemann
      German Overtures

      DG 4745022

      12:16 pm

      Aram Khachaturian: "Masquerade" Suite

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Khachaturian: Piano Concerto, Masquerade Suite, Gayaneh

      Chandos CHAN-8542

      12:34 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "Scherzando" No. 2 in C, H II:34

      Vienna Haydn Sinfonietta/Manfred Huss
      Haydn: 6 Scherzandi

      Koch 3-1443-2

      12:44 pm

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Fountains of Rome"

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

      EMI CDR5-69831-2

      1:01 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61

      Joshua Bell, v; Camerata Salzburg/Roger Norrington
      Mendelssohn & Beethoven: Violin Concertos

      Sony SK-89505

      1:45 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse in D-flat, Op. 57

      Yundi Li, p
      Chopin: Ballades, Berceuse, Mazurkas

      DG 4812443

      1:49 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10

      No. 5 in G-flat, "Black Key"

      Yundi Li, p
      Chopin

      DG 471479-2

      1:52 pm

      Gustav Mahler: "Blumine"

      Christopher Martin, tr; Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi
      Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D Major, "Titan" * Levi / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

      Telarc CD-80545

      2:00 pm

      Samuel Scheidt: Suite for Brass

      German Brass/Enrique Crespo
      Samuel Scheidt

      EMI CDC7-47692-2

      2:11 pm

      Gioachino Rossini: Wind Quartet No. 6 in F

      Aulos Wind Quintet
      Aulos-Bläserquintett - Vol. VI - Virtuoso Romantic Music

      Koch CD-310087

      2:22 pm

      Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Tale of Tsar Saltan"

      Suite

      Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

      Naxos 8.572693

      2:42 pm

      Christoph Willibald Gluck: "Ezio"

      Sinfonia

      Il Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis
      Gluck - Ezio

      Virgin 07092923 (2)

      2:50 pm

      Jesús Corona: "Rapsodia Mexicana"

      Argentina Durán, p
      Rapsodia Mexicana

      Bravo Music (Rapsodia Mexicana)

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      3:00 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: "The Water Goblin," Op. 107

      Milwaukee Sym Orch/Zdenek Macal
      Dvořák: From the New World, The Water Goblin

      Koss KC-1010

      3:23 pm

      Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 7, No. 5

      Leila Schayegh, v; La Cetra
      Leclair: Violin Concertos

      Glossa GCD-924206

      3:39 pm

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

      Berlin Phil/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      Brahms: The Symphonies, Haydn Variations, Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture

      Teldec 13136-2 (3)

      3:57 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28

      No. 4 in E minor

      Martin Ruderman, f; Laurindo Almeida, g
      Duets with Spanish Guitar

      EMI CDM7-63256-2

      4:00 pm

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Night on Bald Mountain"

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Paavo Järvi
      Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain, Pictures at an Exhibition, Khovanshchina

      Telarc CD-80705

      4:13 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808

      Rochelle Sennet, p
      Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. 1

      Albany TROY-1869-71 (3)

      4:33 pm

      Francis Poulenc: Oboe, Bassoon and Piano Trio

      Alfred Genovese, ob; David McGill, bn; Peter Serkin, p
      Musique Française

      Boston Records BR-1022-CD

      4:48 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Fidelio," Op. 72

      Prisoners' Chorus, "O welche Lust"

      Atlanta Sym Cho & Orch/Robert Shaw
      Grand and Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses

      Telarc CD-80333

      4:56 pm

      Pauline Viardot: "Six Morceaux"

      No. 2, "Bohémienne"

      Laura Kobayashi, v; Susan Keith Gray, p
      Feminissimo!

      Albany TROY-1081

      5:00 pm

      Alexander Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat

      Alison Balsom, tr; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Lawrence Renes
      Seraph

      EMI 78590-2

      5:16 pm

      George Enescu: "Cantabile et Presto"

      Susan Milan, f; Ian Brown, p
      Flute Fantaisie

      Chandos CHAN-8609

      5:21 pm

      Francesco Cavalli: "La Calisto"

      "Ballo de orsi (Bear Dance)"

      Concerto Vocale/René Jacobs
      Cavalli: La Calisto

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901515.17

      5:24 pm

      Claude Debussy: "D'un cahier d'esquisses"

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Debussy: Preludes (Livres I Et II): The Complete Works For Solo Piano Vol. I / Jean-Yves Thibaudet

      Decca 452022-2 (2)

      5:31 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat, K. 450

      AB Michelangeli, p; North German Radio Sym Orch/Cord Garben
      Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 13 & 15

      DG 431097-2

      6:00 pm

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto

      Wynton Marsalis, tr; National Phil Orch/Raymond Leppard
      Portrait of Wynton Marsalis

      CBS MK-44726

      6:19 pm

      Manuel de Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat"

      Suite

      Simón Bolívar Sym Orch/Eduardo Mata
      Music of Manuel de Falla

      Dorian DOR-90210

      6:33 pm

      Paul Hindemith: Four-Horn Sonata

      Ensemble Villa Musica
      Paul Hindemith: Heckelphone Trio Op. 47, Clarinet Quartet, Sonata For 4 Horns

      MD+G 3040537-2

      6:49 pm

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, "Organ"

      Finale, "Maestoso - Allegro"

      Pierre Cochereau, o; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Karajan Gold - Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3

      DG 439014-2

      6:57 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

      Chorus of the Janissaries

      Vienna State Opera Cho, Vienna Phil/Josef Krips
      Amadeus: Best of Mozart

      EMI 82164

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      American Masters, Part III

      Bill's series celebrating American composers continues with innovative works from composers born in the first fifteen years of the 20th century including Lou Harrison, George Rochberg, Franz Waxman, Morton Gould, and Leroy Anderson.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      8:01 pm

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, D. 485

      Vienna Phil/István Kertész
      Schubert: The Symphonies

      Decca 430773-2 (4)

      8:31 pm

      George Enescu: Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D, Op. 27, "Villageoise"

      Romanian National Radio Orch/Josif Conta
      Enescu: Suite No. 3 "Village", Suite châtelaine, Voix de la Nature

      Marco Polo 8.223145

      9:01 pm

      David Diamond: String Quartet No. 3

      Potomac String Quartet
      David Diamond: String Quartets, Vol. 1

      Albany TROY-504

      9:28 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Brahms Serenades 1 & 2

      Telarc CD-80522

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Mahler Symphony No. 9; Bernard Haitink, conductor.