Schedule & Playlists
Playlist for Saturday, May 18, 2024
12:00 - 7:00 am
12:00 am
Giuseppe Verdi: "Un Giorno di Regno"
Overture
Bern Sym Orch/Vincent La Selva
Verdi: Complete Opera Overtures
12:05 am
Gioachino Rossini: "Semiramide"
Overture
Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi
Rossini: Overtures
12:17 am
Gioachino Rossini: "La gazza ladra"
Overture
A Little Street Music
12:18 am
Anton Rubinstein: Piano Trio #3 in B-Flat, Op 52
Romantic Trio
12:55 am
Alexander Scriabin: Twenty-Four Preludes, Op 11
#13 in G-Flat
Andrei Gavrilov, p
1:00 am
Claude Debussy: "Suite bergamasque"
I. "Prélude"
Garrick Ohlsson, p
Debussy: Etudes, Suite Bergamasque
1:05 am
Claude Debussy: "Suite bergamasque"
III. "Clair de lune"
Yolanda Kondonassis, h
Sky Music
1:10 am
Claude Debussy: "Suite bergamasque"
IV. "Passepied"
Kazuhito, Naoko Yamashita, g's
Kazuhito and Naoko Yamashita- Guitar Duos
1:13 am
Gabriel Fauré: "Masques et Bergamasques", Op 112
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Pavane: Ravel, Satie and Faure
1:27 am
Gabriel Fauré: "Shylock," Op 57
Chanson
Gérard Souzay, br; Dalton Baldwin, p
1:29 am
Ludwig (Louis) Spohr: Clarinet Concerto #4 in e
Kerstin Grötsch, cl; Rheinland Philharmonia/Christian Kluttig
1:54 am
Stephen Foster: Song, "Beautiful Dreamer"
Charles Stier, cl; Molly Newton, p
Cameos
2:00 am
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Trumpet and Two-Oboe Concerto in D
Wynton Marsalis, tr; English Chamber Orch/Raymond Leppard
Wynton Marsalis Plays Handel, Purcell, Torelli, Fasch, Molter
2:05 am
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Lute Concerto in d
Hopkinson Smith, l; String Quartet
Lautenkonzerte
2:21 am
Serge Prokofiev: "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 64
Dance with Mandolins
Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Romeo and Juliet
2:22 am
Antonio Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C, R 425
Bianchi, m; Pitrelli, m; I Solisti Veniti/Claudio Scimone
Concertos Pour Mandolines, Concertos Pour Violon
2:31 am
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet, Op 143
Kazuhito Yamashita, g; Tokyo String Quartet
Guitar Quintets
2:54 am
Ned Rorem: "Sky Music"
"Delicate"
Yolanda Kondonassis, h
Sky Music
3:00 am
Ferruccio Busoni: "Seven Short Pieces for the Cultivation of Polyphonic Playing"
No. 6, "Nach Mozart: Adagio"
Marc-André Hamelin, p
Busoni: Late Piano Music
3:05 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. "46" in C, K. 96 (111b)
Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 10, 11, 42 & 44-46
3:18 am
Carlos Baguer: Symphony #13 in E-Flat
London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
Baguer: Symphonies
3:31 am
Francisco Tárrega: Preludio in d
Narciso Yepes, g
Guitarra Romantica
3:33 am
Salvador Bacarisse: Guitar Concertino in a, Op 72
Narciso Yepes, g; Spanish TV/Radio Orch/Odon Alonso
Concertino En La Menor Para Guitarra Y Orquesta Op. 72 / Concierto Para Guitarra Y Orquesta
3:54 am
Georg Philipp Telemann: Partita in E
Gavotte
Narciso Yepes, g; Godelieve Monden, g
Gitarren-Duos • Guitar Duos
4:00 am
Theodor Blumer: "Tanz-Suite", Op 53
"Hungarian Dance"
Moran Wind Quintet
Wind Chamber Music of Theodor Blumer
4:05 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: "Sinfonia Concertante" in B-Flat, H I:105 (Op. 84)
Friedman, v; Anderson, ob; Gambold, bn; London Festival Orch/ Pople, vc
Ross Pople,
Concertante
4:26 am
Barthe: Passacaille
Westwood Wind Quintet
Sextuor a vent
4:28 am
Ian Lake: "Water"
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
The Four Elements
4:39 am
George Frideric Handel: "Water Music" Suite No. 1 in F
New York Kammermusiker/Ilona Pederson
A Baqroque Celebration
4:55 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Creation"
Arioso, "And God Created Great Whales"
Soloists; Chicago Sym Cho, Orch/Sir Georg Solti
Haydn * Die Schöpfung * Chicago Symphony Orchestra * Sir G Solti
5:00 am
Felix Mendelssohn: "Elijah," Op 70
"Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains; He Watching Over Israel"
Atlanta Sym & Cho/Robert Shaw
Choral Masterpieces
5:05 am
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64
Ray Chen, v; Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Daniel Harding
Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
5:33 am
Jacques Offenbach: "Les Brigands"
Aria, "Quand tu me fis"
Colette Alliot-Lugaz, s; Lyon Opéra Orch/John Eliot Gardiner
5:35 am
Jacques Offenbach: "Les Brigands"
Overture
Luxembourg Radio TV Sym Orch/Jean-Pierre Wallez
Johann Strauss: Concert De Gala
5:38 am
Giuseppe Verdi: "I Masnadieri"
Prelude
New Philharmonia/Lamberto Gardelli
I Masnadieri
5:42 am
Franz Liszt: "El contrabandista"
Valentina Listisa, p
5:54 am
Robert Schumann: "Spanisches Liederspiel," Op. 74
No. 10, "Der Kontrabandiste"
Hakan Hagegard, br; Thomas Schuback, p
Schumann: Liederkreis
6:00 am
Nicolo Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op 1
#24 in a
Aaron Rosand, v
Live Performances Chicago 1970
6:05 am
Giacomo Puccini: "Capriccio Sinfonico"
Moscow Phil/Dmitri Kitayenko
Suite From Comedy "Le Bourgeous Gentilhomme"/Pieces For Orchestra
6:18 am
Muzio Clementi: Capriccio in e, Op 47/1
Ian Hobson, p
The London Piano School, Vol. II (Romantic Pioneers)
6:37 am
Rosy WERTHEIM: Three pieces for flute & piano
Capriccio
Emile Biessen, f, Gerrit Hommerson, p
Aspect of Chamber Music from the Netherlands
6:39 am
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "Capriccio espagnol," Op. 34
Bavarian State Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch
6:55 am
Enrique Granados: "Preludio"
Douglas Riva, p
"The Unknown Granados:" Azulejos; Romanza; Serenata Para Do Violines Y Piano; En La Aldea;
7:00 - 11:00 am
7:00 am
Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.
7:02 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211
Verbier Festival Chamber Orch/Maxim Vengerov, v
Mozart: Violin Concertos 2 & 4 Etc * Vengerov
7:25 am
Erik Satie: Three "Gymnopédies"
Chen Yi, v; Lars Hannibal, g
Melodies * Chen Yi, Violin * Lars Hannibal, Guitar
7:35 am
Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending"
Sarah Chang, v; London Phil Orch/Bernard Haitink
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1; The Lark Ascending
7:50 am
Kevin Puts: "Contact"
III. "Contact"
Time for Three; Philadelphia Orch/Xian Zhang
Letters for the Future
8:00 am
Saturday Morning Listener's Choice
8:01 am
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
IV. "Urlicht"
Marilyn Horne, ms; Chicago Symphony Orch/Claudio Abbado
Gustav Mahler: Symphonies No. 2 & 4
8:07 am
Josef Suk: "Fantastic Scherzo," Op. 25
Czech Phil/Charles Mackerras
Suk: Summer Tale, Fantastic Scherzo / Mackerras
8:23 am
Gwyneth Walker: "Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me"
La Caccina
Becoming
8:27 am
Niccolò Paganini: "Moto perpetuo," Op. 11
Wynton Marsalis, cornet; Eastman Wind Ensemble/Donald Hunsberger
Carnaval
8:32 am
Arthur Sullivan: "The Lost Chord"
Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir/John Williams; unknown organist
The Voice Of Wales
8:39 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36
I. "Adagio molto-Allegro con brio"
Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
Beethoven: The Symphonies
8:52 am
Hans Pfitzner: "Palestrina"
Act 1 Prelude
Berlin Deutsche Oper Orch/Christian Thielemann
Pfitzner; Strauss
9:00 am
Soundtrack
9:00 am
Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare
London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
The Genius of Film Music
9:02 am
Leonard Rosenman: "Rebel Without a Cause"
"Love Theme"
London Sinfonietta/John Adams
Leonard Rosenman: East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause
9:03 am
Leonard Rosenman: "East of Eden"
Finale
London Sinfonietta/John Adams
Leonard Rosenman: East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause
9:10 am
Nobuo Uematsu: "Final Fantasy IX"
"Unrequited Love"
Louis Leerink, p
Piano Collections: Final Fantasy IX
9:15 am
Hitoshi Sakimoto: "Final Fantasy XII"
"Ivalice Landscapes"
Chamber Ensemble
A New World: intimate music from Final Fantasy - Volume II
9:24 am
Joe Hisaishi: "Princess Mononoke"
Grace Davidson, s; Bach Choir; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi: A Symphonic Celebration
9:28 am
Joe Hisaishi: "Castle in the Sky"
"Doves and the Boy; Carrying You"
Bach Choir; Tiffin Choirs; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi: A Symphonic Celebration
9:34 am
Jung Jae-il: "Parasite"
Opening
Jung Jae-il, prod
Parasite (Original Soundtrack)
9:36 am
Jung Jae-il: "Parasite"
"The Belt of Faith"
Jung Jae-il, prod
Parasite (Original Soundtrack)
9:44 am
Yoko Shimomura: "Kingdom Hearts III"
"Dearly Beloved"
Studio Orch/Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts III: Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] [Original Video Game Soundtrack]
9:48 am
Kazumi Totaka, Minako Hamano & Kozue Ishikawa: "The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening"
Link's Awakening Medley
Tokyo Phil Orch/Taizo Takemoto
The Legend of Zelda: Concert 2018 (Album)
10:00 am
Traditional Chinese: "Moon Reflection at Second Stream"
Pacific Harmony String Quartet
Melodies of the Far East
10:08 am
Michael Abels: "Delights and Dances"
Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
Delights & Dances * Harlem Quartet * Chicago Sinfonietta * Mei-Ann Chen
10:22 am
Traditional Chinese: "Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies"
Yundi Li, p
Yundi: The Red Piano
10:26 am
Igor Stravinsky: "Tango"
Gloria Cheng, p
Piano Dance- A 20th Century Portrait
10:31 am
Germaine Tailleferre: "Impromptu" (1912)
Quynh Nguyen, p
The Flower of France - Piano Works of Germaine Tailleferre
10:35 am
Kevin Puts: Flute Concerto
Adam Walker, f; Peabody Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop
Kevin Puts: Symphony No. 2, Flute Concerto
11:00 am
11:00 am
Introductions
Hayden Joyce, 17, horn & Fabrizio Milcent, 18, bassoon. Gallay: Unmeasured Prelude, Op. 27, No. 27; F Strauss: "Nocturno"; Bach arr. Hoss: Cello Suite No. 2, Allemande; R Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt; Elgar: Romance, Op. 62; Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, K. 191. With Katherine Petersen, piano & Mio Nakamura, piano.
11:56 am
Claude Debussy: "Beau soir"
Renee Fleming, s; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
Renee Fleming - Jean Yves Thibaudet - Night Songs
12:00 - 4:00 pm
12:00 pm
Metropolitan Opera
Kevin Puts's The Hours
Renée Fleming (Clarissa Vaughan); Joyce DiDonato (Virginia Woolf); Kelli O'Hara (Laura Brown); Kyle Ketelsen (Richard); Sean Panikkar (Leonard Woolf); Brandon Cedel (Dan Brown); William Burden (Louis); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Kensho Watanabe.
3:07 pm
Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
3:07 pm
Joaquín Rodrigo: "Concierto serenata"
III. Finale, "Sarao"
Nancy Allen, h; Royal Phil Orch/Enrique Bátiz
3:15 pm
Alessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor (C minor)
II. Adagio
Miloš, g; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen
Baroque
3:19 pm
Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in G minor, R. 439, "La Notte"
VI. Allegro (Finale)
Miloš, g; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen
Baroque
3:23 pm
Antonio Salieri: Variations on "La Folia di Spagna"
London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
Antonio Salieri: Symphonies, Overtures & Variations
3:43 pm
Fanny Mendelssohn: "Notturno" in G minor
Inna Faliks, p
Manuscripts Don't Burn
3:48 pm
Eric Coates: "Summer Days Suite"
BBC Phil/John Wilson
Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho
The Three Countertenors in Concert
Carlo Vistoli, Raffaele Pé, and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen perform arias and ensembles from operas by Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora and more. Recorded October 20, 2023 at Rome's Teatro dell'Opera.
5:00 - 7:00 pm
5:00 pm
Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
5:01 pm
Olivia Belli: "Valadier"
L Fuller, v; J Metcalfe, vi; C Worsey, vc; O Belli, p
Olivia Belli, piano,
Intermundia
5:07 pm
Xian Xinghai: "The Yellow River Concerto"
Lang Lang, p; China Phil Orch/Long Yu
Dragon Songs
5:30 pm
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Berlin Baroque Soloists/Reinhard Goebel
Symphonies of the Bach Family
5:39 pm
Paul Jeanjean: Prelude & Scherzo
Catherine Van Handel, bn; Eduard Laurel, p
Bassoon Soirée: From Latin America to Paris
5:49 pm
William Schuman: "American Festival" Overture
St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
William Schuman: Symphony No. 10, New England Triptych, American Festival Overture / Leonard Slatkin
6:00 pm
Adam Pounds: Symphony No. 3
II. Tempo di Waltz
Sinfonia of London/John Wilson
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Berkeley: Divertimento; Pounds: Symphony No. 3
6:06 pm
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op..35
Yuja Wang, p
Yuja Wang: Transformation
6:27 pm
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op..25
IV. Finale, "Rondo alla zingarese"
Isaac Stern, v; Jaime Laredo, vi; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
Emanuel Ax, piano,
Brahms: Piano Trios, Quartets
6:37 pm
Gareth Farr: "Mondo Rondo"
United Strings of Europe/Julian Azkoul
United Strings of Europe: In Motion
6:49 pm
David Grisman: "Mondo Mando"
David Grisman Quintet; Kronos Quartet
Mondo Mando
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Sounds Classical
Music—A Catalyst for Change
In times of duress, history shows that humanity turns to music for serenity and an escape from the challenges of life. Moreover, music has been used as a medium for expressing discontent and inspiring unity. Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share a playlist of music written as a catalyst for societal change.
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer
Live from the Levin Performance Studio: A preacher's kid with a big voice and a heart worn proudly on her sleeve, Katie Oates comes to WFMT to showcase her newest album, "Edge of a Hurricane."
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
9:00 pm
The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
We congratulate graduates with a show about achieving goals, moving on, and looking to new adventures.
9:00 pm
Traditional: "Midnight Special THEME"
Leadbelly
Midnight Special
9:01 pm
Bob Franke: Slow Down
Bob Franke
Long Roads, Short Visits
9:06 pm
Alisa Amador: "Slow Down"
Alisa Amador
Narratives
9:09 pm
The Nields: You Don't Have That Kind of Time
The Nields
XVII
9:12 pm
Don White: Junior High School (spoken word)
Don White
More Alive
9:19 pm
Brad Yoder: School Together
Brad Yoder
Folk Alliance Compilation XII (various artists)
9:22 pm
David Singley: Change Gonna Come
David Singley
Fools & Mystics
9:28 pm
Paul Simon: "Kodachrome"
Paul Simon
There Goes Rhymin' Simon (Paul Simon: The Studio Recordings #2)
9:31 pm
Loudon Wainwright III: School Days
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III / The Atlantic Sessions
9:35 pm
Janis Ian: “At Seventeen”
Janis Ian
The Essential Janis Ian - disc 1
9:39 pm
Stella Prince: Dear Future Me
Stella Prince
Dear Future Me
9:43 pm
Stephanie Sammons: Innocence Lost
Stephanie Sammons
Time and Evolution
9:47 pm
Pierce Pettis: "Little River Canyon"
Pierce Pettis
State of Grace
9:51 pm
Dan Hart: Spy at my School
Dan Hart
Apocalypse Now and Then
9:55 pm
Kenny Solms & Gail Parent: Guidance Counselor
Kenny Solms & Gail Parent
If I Were a High School Graduate
9:59 pm
Travis, Merle: "Midnight Special" Travis picked guitar
Merle Travis
In Boston 1959
10:00 pm
David Roth: Thank You, Mr. Ryan
David Roth
Digging Through My Closet
10:04 pm
Michael Smith: "Sister Clarissa"
Michael Smith
Love Stories
10:09 pm
Susan Werner: "May I Suggest?"
Susan Werner
New Non-Fiction
10:13 pm
John Prine: “All the Best”
John Prine
The Missing Years
10:17 pm
RubyJoyful: Take What You Will
RubyJoyful
The Pie Chart of Love
10:24 pm
Ernie Hendrickson: My Friend, Roll On
Ernie Hendrickson
Roll On
10:27 pm
Terry Klein: Sky Blue LeBaron
Terry Klein
Leave the Light On
10:32 pm
James Curley: Tir Na Nog
James Curley
single
10:35 pm
Giulia Millanta: Lila (Spread Your Arms)
Giulia Millanta
Conversation With a Ghost
10:38 pm
Jillian Matundan: Worth
Jillian Matundan
Singing to the Moon
10:45 pm
South For Winter: The Mountains You Move
Sea Side
South For Winter
Of Sea and Sky
10:49 pm
Luka Bloom: Rainbow Warrior
Luka Bloom
Salty Heaven
10:54 pm
Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues Band, ft. Carlos Andrade: No Na Mamo (Andrade)
Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues Band, ft. Carlos Andrade
Sacred Island
10:59 pm
Andrew Beyer: "The Midnight Special Solo (Short)" Instrumental
Andrew Beyer
Midnight Special Collection
11:00 pm
Andy Beyer: That Coming Day
Andy Beyer
singles
11:06 pm
Lilli Lewis: Possible
Lilli Lewis
All Is Forgiven
11:12 pm
William Prince: Young
William Prince
Stand in the Joy
11:16 pm
Kim Richey: Moment in the Sun
Kim Richey
Every New Beginning
11:19 pm
Andy Breckman: Here Comes My Career
Andy Breckman
Don't Get Killed
11:21 pm
Bob Dylan: Rainy Day Women #12 and #35
Bob Dylan
Blonde on Blonde
11:27 pm
Aireene Espiritu: Wide Open
Aireene Espiritu, ft. Tom Corbett (mando, guitar)
Put Back Charlie
11:30 pm
Tracy Chapman: Crossroads
Tracy Chapman
Crossroads
11:34 pm
Elena Moon Park: "Unhurried Journey"
Elena Moon Park with Elizabeth Mitchell, vocals
Unhurried Journey
11:38 pm
Fox Run Five: How We Say Goodbye
Fox Run Five
How We Say Goodbye
11:42 pm
Trad./Pops Staples: This May Be the Last Time
Orig. Blind Boys of Alabama
Jesus Rocked the Juke Box
11:44 pm
Phil Ochs: "Changes"
Phil Ochs
There But for Fortune
11:49 pm
Jon Shain, feat. FJ Ventre: The Next Wave (Ventre/Shain)
Jon Shain, feat. FJ Ventre
Restless Soul Syndrome
11:53 pm
Laura Love: "I Still Believe (Unplugged)"
Laura Love
She Loved Red
11:58 pm
Andrew Beyer: "The Midnight Special - cigar box slide"
Andrew Beyer
Midnight Special Collection