Schedule & Playlists
Playlist for Friday, January 2, 2026
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
David N Baker: "Images of Childhood"
II. "Lazy Summer Days"
Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman Introduces: Petering, Petering, Baker, Gemrot, Gemrot (Vol. 8)
12:05 am
Claude Debussy: "Images," Set 1
Seong-Jin Cho, p
Images - Children's Corner - Suite Bergamasque - L'isle Joyeuse
12:21 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les Boréades" (1764)
"Entr'acte: Suite des vents"
Collegium 1704/Vaclav Luks
Rameau: Les Boréades
12:23 am
Florence Price: String Quartet in a
Catalyst Quartet
Florence Price
12:55 am
Florence Price: "Three Negro Spirituals"
No. 1, "I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray"
Deborah Moriarty; Zhihua Tang, p
Connecting Cultures
1:00 am
Giacomo Puccini: "Manon Lescaut" (1893)
Act 3 Intermezzo
Lyon Opéra Orch/Kent Nagano
Sole & Amore: Puccini Arias
1:05 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in b, Op. 61
Andrew Wan, v; Montreal Sym Orch/Kent Nagano
Saint-Saens: Complete Violin Concertos
1:35 am
Jacques Ibert: "Cinq pièces en Trio"
#5
Chicago Chamber Musicians
20th Century French Wind Trios
1:36 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Baryton Trio No. 107 in D
John Hsu, baryton; David Miller, vi; Loretta O'Sullivan, vc
HAYDN, J.: Baryton Trios - Nos. 50, 52, 57, 59, 67, 107
1:50 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: London Trio No. 4 in G, H IV:4
Bernard Goldberg, Jeffrey Khaner, f's; Loren Mallory Hampton, vc
1:54 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, "Here's a health to my true love," H XXXIa:49
Jamie MacDougall, t; Eisenstadt Haydn Trio
Haydn Edition
2:00 am
Franz Waxman: "Taras Bulba" (1962)
"The Ride of the Cossacks"
London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
Genius of Film Music 1960s-80s
2:05 am
Franz Waxman: "Tristan and Isolde" Fantasy
Svetlin Roussev, v; Yeol Eum Son, p
Franz Waxman
2:11 am
Richard Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde"
Prelude and "Liebestod"
Frankfurt Radio Sym Orch/Eliahu Inbal
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 "Pathétique" / Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde: Vorspiel Und Liebestod
2:29 am
Heinrich Finck: Uncur
New York Kammermusiker
Chamber Music (Renaissance) - PHILIDOR, P.D. / BUSNOYS, A. / LUZZASCHI, L. / MONTEVERDI, C. (A Renaissance Tour of Europe) (New York Kammermusiker)
2:31 am
Serge Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 94b
Augustin Hadelich, v; Robert Kulek, p
Augustin Hadelich * Robert Kulek * Echoes of Paris
2:54 am
Serge Prokofiev: "Cinderella," Op. 87
Act II: "Dumpy's Variation"
Cleveland Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella / Mazurka
3:00 am
Santiago de Murcia: "Marizapalos"
Paul O'Dette, g
¡Jácaras!- 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music Of Santiago De Murcia
3:05 am
Joaquín Turina: "Danzas fantásticas," Op 22
London Phil/Enrique Bátiz
3:22 am
Carlos Surinach: "Tientos" (1953)
#3, "Tiento de Alegria"
Bronx Arts Ensemble
Carlos Surinach: Ritmo Jondo
3:24 am
Antonin Dvorák: "Die Waldtaube (The Wild Dove)," Op 110
Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Rafael Kubelik
The 9 Symphonies
3:43 am
Stephen Foster: "Old Folks at Home"
Arthur Woodley, b-br; New York Harmonie Ensemble, Collegiate Chorale/Steven
Dvorák Discoveries
3:50 am
Stephen Foster: "Old Folks' Quadrilles"
Paula Robison, f; Krista Feeney, v; John Feeney, db
By the Old Pine Tree
3:54 am
Stephen Foster: "Katy Bell"
Jan De Gaetani, ms; Leslie Guinn, br; Robert Sheldon, tr; Gilbert Kalish, p
Robert Sheldon,
Songs By Stephen Foster
4:00 am
Claude Debussy: "L'isle joyeuse"
Werner Haas, p
Complete Piano Music Volume 1
4:05 am
Marcel Poot: "A Cheerful Overture"
Belgian Radio/TV Phil/Alexander Rahbari
Flemish Romantic Music
4:09 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in e, "Trauer"
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Symphonies No. 44 "Trauer-Symphonie" • No. 77
4:32 am
George Frideric Handel: "Acis and Galatea"
"Happy We"
Atlanta Sym & Cho/Robert Shaw
Grand and Glorious: Great Operatic Choruses
4:34 am
Gabriel Pierné: Piano Concerto in c, Op 12
Stephen Coombs, p, BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Ronald Corp
The Complete Works For Piano And Orchestra
4:54 am
Giovanni Kapsberger: Ciachone
Paul O'Dette, chittarone
Kapsberger: Il Tedesco Della Tiorba, Pieces For Lute
5:00 am
Giuseppe Verdi: "Rigoletto"
Final duet, "V'ho ingannato...Lassù in cielo"
Andrea Rost, s; Renato Bruson, br; La Scala Orch/Riccardo Muti
Verdi: Rigoletto - Highlights
5:05 am
Mauro Giuliani: "Variazioni Concertanti," Op 130
Robin Hill, Peter Wiltschinsky, g's
The Art of Robin Hill and Peter Wiltschinsky
5:14 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.1 in D, Op.12/1
Pamela Frank, v; Claude Frank, p
Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" & Op. 12/1
5:35 am
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Song Cycle, "Along the Field"
No. 1, "We'll to the woods no more"
Catherine Malfitano, s; Joseph Malfitano, v
Songs My Father Taught Me
5:37 am
Zoltán Kodály: "Dances of Galánta"
Hungarian State Sym/Adam Fischer
Háry János; Dances of Galánta; Peacock Variations
5:54 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Nais"
"Loure"
Orchestra Of The 18th Century/Frans Brüggen
Rameau: Orchestral Suites- Nais and Zoroastre
6:00 - 10:00 am
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.
6:03 am
André Grétry: "Céphale et Procris"
"Suite de ballet"
Orch National de Bretagne/Stefan Sanderling
Grétry: Suites & Overtures
6:15 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: "Henry VIII"
"Ballet et divertissement"
Royal Air Force College Band/Jun Märkl
Saint-Saëns: Music for Wind Ensemble
6:31 am
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 26
IV. Finale, "Allegro"
M Nowak, v; K Budnik, vi; Y Okamoto, vc; K Zimmerman, p
Krystian Zimerman, piano,
Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3
6:41 am
Emmanuel Chabrier: "Suite pastorale"
Vienna Phil/John Eliot Gardiner
Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, etc.
7:03 am
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia for Strings in F, F 67
Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
WF Bach: Symphonies, Harpsichord Concerto
7:20 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
III. Finale, Rondo, "Allegro"
Charles Neidich, basset cl; Orpheus Chamber Orch
The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours
7:31 am
Richard Wagner: "The Flying Dutchman"
Overture
Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim
Wagner Overtures and Preludes
7:43 am
Germaine Tailleferre: Harp Concertino
Gillian Benet, h; Women's Phil/JoAnn Falletta
The Women's Philharmonic: Mendelssohn, Schumann, Tailleferre, Boulanger
8:03 am
Carlos Guastavino: "Jeromita Linares"
Pablo Cohen, g; Camerata Bariloche
Impresiones
8:16 am
Antonín Dvořák: "Scherzo capriccioso," Op. 66
Berlin Phil/Rafael Kubelík
Dvořák: The 9 Symphonies / Rafael Kubelik
8:31 am
Lerner & Loewe: "My Fair Lady"
"I Could Have Danced All Night"
Karita Mattila, s; Tapiola Sinfonietta/Pekka Savijoki
Excellence - The Artistry of Karita Mattila
8:33 am
Traditional Irish: "Lord of the Dancing Day"
RTÉ Children's Cho, Celtic Ayres/Blánaid Murphy
Cór: Traditional Irish Songs arranged for chorus and instruments by David Mooney
8:38 am
Ron Nelson: "Courtly Airs and Dances"
Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin
Holidays & Epiphanies - The Music of Ron Nelson
8:51 am
Steve Reich: "Vermont Counterpoint"
Flutronix
City of Breath
9:04 am
Johan Halvorsen: "Vasantasena"
"Dance of the Bayadere"
Latvian National Sym Orch/Terje Mikkelsen
Halvorsen: Stage Music Vol. 2
9:09 am
Charles Gounod: "Petite Symphonie" in B-Flat
St. Paul Chamber Orch Winds/Christopher Hogwood
Bizet: L'Arlésienne • Gounod: Petite Symphonie, Symphony No.1
9:30 am
Alexander Borodin: Scherzo in E
Marco Rapetti & Giampaolo Nuti, p's
Borodin Edition
9:37 am
Richard Rodney Bennett: "Country Dances"
Book 1
BBC Scottish Sym Orch/John Wilson
Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
9:48 am
Claude Debussy: "Danses sacrée et profane"
Yolanda Kondonassis, h; Oberlin 21/Bridget-Michaele Reischl
Air Music for harp, flute, and strings
10:00 am - 2:00 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
Hosted by Kristina Lynn.
10:00 am
Lilian Elkington: "Out of the Mist"
BBC Sym Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
Edward Elgar - The Spirit of England
10:08 am
Antonín Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11
Ilya Kaler, v; Polish National Radio Sym/Camilla Kolchinsky
Violin Concertos in A minor
10:22 am
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in C, D 279
András Schiff, p
Schubert: Piano Sonatas
10:41 am
Claude Champagne: "Danse Villageoise"
Quebec Sym Orch/Yoav Talmi
Dancing for 100 Years
10:47 am
Georg Philipp Telemann: "Tafelmusik," Book 3
Oboe Sonata in G minor
Katharina Arfken, ob; Guido Larisch, vc; Michael Behringer, hc
The Complete Tafelmusik
11:00 am
Franz Liszt: "Années de pèlerinage:" 3rd Year, Rome
No. 4, "Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este"
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p
The Liszt Project
11:09 am
Christopher Tin: "The Lost Birds"
VI. "Intermezzo"
Royal Phil Orch/Christopher Tin
The Lost Birds
11:11 am
Christopher Tin: "The Lost Birds"
VIII. "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Voces8, Royal Phil Orch/Christopher Tin
The Lost Birds
11:17 am
Dmitri Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49
Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Shostakovich, Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 1, Cello Concerto No. 1
11:37 am
George Frideric Handel: "Terpsichore"
Ballet Music
English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
Handel: Alcina, Il Pastor Fido, Terpsichore
11:49 am
Jens Kruger: "Roan Mountain Suite"
I. "Sacred Ground"
Kruger Brothers; Kontras Quartet
Roan Mountain Suite
12:00 pm
Amanda Harberg: "Court Dances"
No. 1, "Courante"
Julian Velasco, ssx; Winston Choi, p
As We Are
12:04 pm
Amanda Harberg: "Court Dances"
No. 2, "Air de cour"
Julian Velasco, ssx; Winston Choi, p
As We Are
12:11 pm
Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphony in G, Op. 4, No. 5
Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Marek Štilec
Beck: Symphonies, Op. 4, Nos. 4-6 & Op. 3, No. 5
12:30 pm
Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
No. 15 in D-flat, "Raindrop"
Jan Lisiecki, p
Preludes
12:37 pm
Alberto Nepomuceno: "Suíte antiga," Op. 11
English Chamber Orch/Neil Thomson
Serenata: Brazilian Music for Chamber Orchestra
12:50 pm
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44
I. "Allegro brillante"
Quatuor Hanson; Adam Laloum, p
Robert Schumann String Quartets, Piano Quintet
1:01 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56
Benedetti; Kanneh-Mason; Grosvenor; Philharmonia Orch/Rouvali
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
1:36 pm
Jules Massenet: "Thaïs"
Meditation
Emmanuel Pahud, f; Mariko Anraku, h
Beau Soir: French and Japanese Melodies for Flute & Harp
1:40 pm
Alexandre Desplat: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Emmanuel Pahud, f; Florentino Calvo, m; French National Orch/Alexandre Desplat
Airlines
1:46 pm
Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Shadow Dances - Stravinsky Miniatures
1:53 pm
George Gershwin: "'S Wonderful"
André Previn, p; David Finck, db
Great Pianists of the 20th Century: André Previn
2:00 - 7:00 pm
2:00 pm
Bedřich Smetana: "The Bartered Bride"
Overture and Dances
London Sym Orch/Geoffrey Simon
Smetana: The Bartered Bride; String Quartet "My Life"
2:25 pm
Richard Strauss: "Capriccio," Op. 85
Prelude for String Sextet
New Stockholm Chamber Orch/Esa-Pekka Salonen
Metamorphosen
2:39 pm
Traditional Japanese: Folksong, "Imayo"
Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Shinichi Yuize, koto
Yamanakabushi : Japanese Melodies, Vol. III
2:46 pm
Antonio Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C, R 425
Celedonio Romero, g; San Antonio Sym/Victor Alessandro
Los Romeros Golden Jubilee Celebration
2:56 pm
Johann Strauss II: "Perpetuum Mobile," Op. 257
Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta
1995 New Year's Concert
3:00 pm
Ottorino Respighi: "Feste Romane (Roman Festivals)"
Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos
Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Roman Festivals
3:25 pm
Joan Manén: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. A-7, "Concierto español"
II. Lamento
Mark Kaplan, v, Barcelona Sym Orch/Lawrence Foster
Lalo: Symphony Espagnole/ Manen: Concierto Espagnol
3:37 pm
Hélène de Montgeroult: Piano Sonata No. 9 in F-sharp minor, Op. 5, No. 3
Sarah Cahill, p
The Future is Female, Vol. 3 At Play
3:57 pm
Irving Berlin: "Cheek to Cheek"
Jenny Lin, p
Get Happy
4:00 pm
Aaron Copland: "The Tender Land"
Suite
National Orchestral Institute Phil/JoAnn Falletta
Copland: The Tender Land Suite; Creston: Saxophone Concerto; Kay: Pietà; Piston: The Incredible Flutist Suite
4:19 pm
Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 2
"Rondeña"
Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos
Albéniz: Iberia - Complete
4:27 pm
George Frideric Handel: "Serse"
Aria, "Ombra mai fù (Largo)"
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
Handel at the Opera
4:30 pm
Nino Rota: "The Leopard (Il Gattopardo)"
Suite
La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
Nino Rota: Music for Film
4:55 pm
Anonymous Italian: "Laudario di Cortona"
"Venite a laudare"
Ars Nova Copenhagen/Paul Hillier
...and...
5:00 pm
Frédéric Chopin: Variations on Mozart's "Là ci darem la mano," Op. 2
Orion Weiss, p; The Orchestra Now/Leon Botstein
Piano Protagonists
5:18 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach: "St John Passion," BWV 245
Final chorale, "Ach, Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein"
Monteverdi Cho, English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
Famous Bach Choruses
5:20 pm
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Alisa Weilerstein, vc; Inon Barnatan, p
Chopin & Rachmaninov
5:25 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F, BWV 779
Glenn Gould, p
Glenn Gould Plays Bach: Two-Part Inventions and Three-Part Sinfonias & Toccatas
5:27 pm
Modest Mussorgsky: "Pictures at an Exhibition"
Conrad Tao, p
Pictures
6:00 pm
Georges Bizet: "Jeux d'enfants," Op. 22
French National Orch/Seiji Ozawa
Bizet: Symphony in C, Carmen Suite, Jeux d'enfants, Overture "Patrie"
6:11 pm
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C, D. 589, "Little"
Vienna Phil/Riccardo Muti
Schubert: Symphonies 4 & 6 / Wiener Philharmoniker/Riccardo Muti
6:43 pm
Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasy"
Yuja Wang, p
Chopin, Scriabin, Liszt, Ligeti - Sonatas & Etudes / Yuja Wang
6:56 pm
Henry Purcell: "The Fairy Queen"
Symphony While the Swans Come Forward; Dance for the Fairies; Dance for the Green Men
Les Arts Florissants
Purcell: The Fairy Queen * Les Arts Florissants
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Mozart Piano Concertos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed numerous concertos, many of which are lively and pleasing to the ear, even when performed by an eight-year-old. The young Mozart was heavily influenced by the music of Johann Christian Bach. In addition to their mutual love for music, JC Bach and Mozart shared a passion for intricate keyboard games. This week features five episodes of exceptional piano performances, with Murray Perahia conducting while soloing Mozart’s early concertos. It also includes performances by Alfred Brendel, Maria João Pires, Rudolf Serkin, and Mitsuko Uchida.
8:00 - 11:00 pm
8:00 pm
Evening Music
8:00 pm
Hosted by Robbie Ellis.
8:01 pm
Maurice Ravel: "Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)"
"Laideronette"; "The Fairy Garden"
Zürich Tonhalle Orch/Lionel Bringuier
Ravel: Complete Orchestral Music
8:11 pm
Leoš Janáček: "Pohádka (Fairy Tale)"
alternate version
Steven Isserlis, vc; Olli Mustonen, p
Janáček, Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Works for Cello & Piano
8:22 pm
Claire Cowan: "Hansel and Gretel"
"Entry of the Dew Fairies" to Act I Finale
New Zealand Sym Orch/Hamish McKeich
Royal New Zealand Ballet * Hansel and Gretel * Music by Claire Cowan
8:39 pm
Alma Deutscher: "Cinderella"
Ballad, "When the Day Falls into Darkness"
Alma Deutscher, p
From My Book of Melodies
8:43 pm
Alma Deutscher: "Cinderella"
Duet, "The Star of Hope"
Alma Deutscher, p
From My Book of Melodies
8:47 pm
Gioachino Rossini: "La Cenerentola"
Aria, "Si, ritrovarla io giuro"
Lawrence Brownlee, t; Craig Terry, p
WFMT: 70 Essential Years
8:52 pm
Gioachino Rossini: "La Cenerentola"
Rondo finale, "Nacqui all'affanno...Non più mesta"
Joyce DiDonato, ms; Lyon Opera Orch/Kazushi Ono
Diva Divo
9:01 pm
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"
Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
9:56 pm
Benedict Sheehan: "A Christmas Carol"
Carol, "Auld Lang Syne"
Fiona Gillespie, s; soloists; Skylark Vocal Ensemble/Matthew Guard
Nathan Halbur, bass-baritone,
A Christmas Carol
10:00 pm
Alexandre Tansman: "Musique de cour d'après Robert de Visée"
Thibaut Garcia, g; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra/Ben Glassberg
Thibaut Garcia: Aranjuez
10:21 pm
Marin Marais: "L'Arabesque"
Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
Bande originale du film "Tous les matins du monde"
10:27 pm
Marin Marais: "Pièces de viole: Deuxième livre"
"Improvisation on 'Les voix humaines'"
Abel Selaocoe, voice & vc
Hymns of Bantu
10:32 pm
Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): Violin Concerto in D, Op. 3, No. 1
Qian Zhou, v; Toronto Chamber Orch/Kevin Mallon
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos
10:51 pm
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul: Symphony No. 2 in D minor
Finale, "Allegro vivace"
Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Méhul: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2
10:58 pm
Ahmed Adnan Saygun: Ten Sketches on Aksak Rhythms, Op. 58
No. 4
Kathryn Woodard, p
Ahmed Adnan Saygun: Piano Music
11:00 pm
11:00 pm
Best of Studs Terkel
Born To Live (7/6/1962)
A long-time New Year's broadcast tradition on WFMT, Studs produced this program of interviews, spoken word, and musical responses to the nuclear age with colleague Jim Unrath in 1961. "Born to Live" won the Prix Italia, an award Studs described as "the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for radio and TV documentaries and features."
