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Matthew Hagle, piano

December 5, 2022, 8:00 pm

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This is an encore broadcast from March 6, 2019. Pianist Matthew Hagle presents an all Beethoven recital.

  • Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79, by Beethoven
    Presto alla tedesca
    Andante
    Vivace

     

  • Sonata No. 11 in Bb Major, Op. 22, by Beethoven
    Allegro con brio
    Adagio con molto espressione
    Menuetto
    Rondo: Allegretto

  • Sonata No. 26 in Eb Major, Op. 81a, by Beethoven
    Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux – The Farewell): Adagio – Allegro
    Abwesenheit (L’Absence – The Absence): Andante espressivo
    Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour – The Return): Vivacissimamente

  • Sonata 32 in c minor, Op. 111, by Beethoven
    Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
    Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

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Ben Lash and Rodolfo Leone

July 27, 2022, 12:15 pm

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Program to include music by Beethoven, Chopin, and Barber.

  • Ludwig Van Beethoven: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46

  • Samuel Barber: Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 6

  • Frédéric Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3

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How To Choose the Best Speakers to Listen to WFMT (and All Your Favorite Music!)

By Mary Mazurek |

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Finding the best speakers for classical music can be a serious proposition. Don’t spend your money without answering these questions!


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Michael Tran and Lillia Woolschlager

July 20, 2022, 12:15 pm

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Clarinetist Michael Tran and pianist Lillia Woolschlager present works by Claude Debussy, Jessie Montgomery, and Johannes Brahms for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert.

  • Première rhapsodie, by Claude Debussy 

  • Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 120, by Johannes Brahms
    Allegro appassionato
    Andante un poco adagio
    Allegretto grazioso
    Vivace

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Elliot Wuu

July 13, 2022, 12:15 pm

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Pianist Elliot Wuu presents works of Robert Schumann and Ludwig van Beethoven for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast.

  • Kinderszenen Op. 15, by Robert Schumann
    Of Foreign Lands and Peoples
    A Curious Story
    Blind Man’s Bluff
    Pleading Child
    Happy Enough
    An Important Event
    Dreaming
    At the Fireside
    Knight of the Hobbyhorse
    Almost too Serious
    Frightening
    Child Falling Asleep
    The Poet Speaks

  • Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathetique” by Ludwig van Beethoven 
    Grave – Allegro do molto e con brio
    Adagio Cantabile
    Rondo: Allegro

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Julian Rhee and Xiaohui Yang

July 6, 2022, 12:15 pm

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Violin sonatas by Mozart and Strauss

  • Violin Sonata No. 20 in C Major, K. 303, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Adagio — Allegro molto — Adagio
    Allegro molto
    Tempo di menuetto

  • Violin Sonata in E Flat Major Op. 18, by Richard Strauss
    Allegro ma non troppo
    Improvisation: Andante cantabile
    Finale: Andante— Allegro

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Curtis on Tour: AYA Piano Trio

June 29, 2022, 12:15 pm

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The AYA Piano Trio presents two works on this program, the Mozart-Adagio by Arvo Pärt and the Piano Trio in G minor Op. 19 by Clara Schumann.

  • Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 19
    Allegro moderato
    Scherzo and Trio
    Andante
    Allegretto

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Rachel Barton Pine and Matthew Hagle [Rebroadcast]

June 27, 2022, 9:00 pm

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Season Finale: Violinist Rachel Barton-Pine and pianist Matthew Hagle perform the complete Brahms violin sonatas.

  • Sonata No.1 in G Major Op.78 (“Rain Sonata”), by Brahms
    Vivace ma non troppo
    Adagio
    Allegro molto moderato

  • Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 (“Meisterrsinger”), by Brahms
    Allegro amabile
    Andante tranquillo-Vivace-Andante-Vicace di più-Andante-Vivace
    Allegretto grazioso

  • Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, by Brahms
    Allegro
    Adagio
    Un poco presto e con sentimento
    Presto agitato

  • FAE Scherzo, by Brahms 

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GPMF Project Inclusion Vocal Fellows

June 22, 2022, 12:15 pm

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The Grant Park Music Festival Project Inclusion Vocal Fellows perform works by Leonard Bernstein, Charles Gounod, Erich Korngold, Alan Jay, Roberto Sierra, Noel Estrada, Libby Larsen, and Giuseppe Verdi.

  • Charles Gounod: Juliette’s Waltz from Roméo et Juliette
    Evangeline Ng, soprano

     

  • Giusseppe Verdi: Va pensiero from Nabucco
    Vocal Ensemble

  • Giusseppe Verdi: Libiamo ne’ lieti calici from La Traviata
    Vocal Ensemble

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Chicago a cappella [Rebroadcast]

June 20, 2022, 8:00 pm

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This is a rebroadcast from February 10, 2014.

Playlist

Tzur Mischelo/La rosa enflorece, by Trad. arr. Jonathan Miller
Emily Price, Betsy Grizzell, and Michael Roemer, soloists

Mediation, by Ben Steinberg
Trad. Yemenite, arr. Ofra Haza/ J Miller: Im Nin’alu
Cari Plachy, soloist

Uri Tzafon, by Dov Carmel, arr. Yehezekel Braun

Shalom Aleychem, by William Sharlin

Dona, dona, by Sholom Secunda, arr. Elaine Ginsberg

From Daniel Tunkel’s Hallel Cantus

B’tzeit Yisrael (Psalm 114)

Adonai z’charanu (Psalm 115)
Emily Price soloist

Sim shalom, by A.M. Himelstein
Trevor Mitchell, Soloist

Tango Margarita, Jacob Sandler, arr. Stewart Figa/Jonathan Miller
Benjamin Rivera, soloist

Birchot Havdalah, by Debbie Freeman: arr. J Miller

Avinu Malkeyun, by Max Janowski
Katheryn Kamp

Sh’ma Yisaerl, by Abayudaya Jews, arr. J Miller
Joe Labozettta and Ace Gangoso, soloists

Yerushalayim Shel Zahaz, by Naomi Shemer, arr. Eric Dinowitz