Schedule & Playlists
Playlist for Thursday, October 22, 2026
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Suesse, Dana: "Afternoon Of A Black Faun"
Sara Davis Buechner, p
Jazz Nocturne: The Collected Piano Music Of Dana Suesse
12:05 am
Debussy, Claude: "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune"
Orch de Paris/Daniel Barenboim
Debussy La Mer
12:15 am
Bordes, Charles: "4 Poems"
No. 3, "Oh! ce parfum d'enfant dans la prairie"
Eric Huchet, t; François-René Duchable, p
Bordes: Complete Mélodies: Vol. 2
12:17 am
Sterndale, William: Piano Sextet in f#, Op 8
Prunyi, p; Kiss, v; Balogh, v; Bársony, vi; Botvay, vc; Kubina,db
Károly Botvay,
Kubina,
BENNETT : Piano Sextet / Sonata Duo
12:55 am
Berners, Gerald Tyrwhitt, Lord: "The Triumph of Neptune" Suite
7th mvt, Hornpipe
Royal Liverpool Phil/Barry Wordsworth
1:00 am
Danzi, Franz: "Der Berggeist"
Overture
Stuttgart Chamnber Orch/Frieder Bernius
Der Berggeist
1:05 am
Spohr, Ludwig (Louis): Fantasy and Variations on a Theme of Danzi, Op 81
Ernst Ottensamer, cl; Slovak Radio Sym/Johannes Wildner
SPOHR: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasia, Op. 81
1:11 am
Herz, Henri: Fantasy & Variations on Rossini's "Otello"
Tasmanian Sym Orch/Howard Shelley, p
Herz: Piano Concerto No 2, Op 74, Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op 30, Fantaisie Et Variations Sur La Marche D'Otello De Rossini, Op 67, Grande Fantaisie Militaire Sur La Fille Du Régiment, Op 163
1:27 am
Heller, Stephen: 25 Melodic Studies, Op 45
No. 20, "Le Ballet"
Jan Vermeulen, p
Virtuoso Piano Etudes
1:29 am
Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw: Episode During a Masquerade
Silesian Phil-Sym Orch/J Salwarowski
1:54 am
Morley, Thomas: Madrigal, "When loe by breake of morning"
Hilliard Ensemble/Paul Hiller
2:00 am
Debussy, Claude: "Suite bergamasque"
III. "Clair de lune"
Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Debussy's Greatest Hits
2:04 am
Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No. 4 in E-flat, BWV 815
Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
Bach: French Suites
2:17 am
Daquin, Louis-Claude: "La Joyeuse"
Mie Miki, accordion
French Baroque Music
2:18 am
Wassenaer, Unico Wilhelm van: Concerto Armonico #2 in G
Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman
6 Concerti Armonici
2:28 am
Bosmans, Henriette: Cello Concerto No. 2
Raphael Wallfisch, vc; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Ed Spanjaard
Henriette Bosmans: Cello Concertos 1 & 2; Poeme
2:54 am
Verhulst, Johannes: "Liedeke van 't looze molenarinnetje," Op 26/11
Nico van der Meel, t; Leo van Doeselaar, p
3:00 am
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian Dances, Op. 35
No. 2, "Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso"
Paris Harp Sextet
The Paris Harp Sextet
3:02 am
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian Dances, Op. 35
No. 3, Allegro moderato
Paris Harp Sextet
The Paris Harp Sextet
3:05 am
Debussy, Claude: "Danses sacrée et profane"
Yolanda Kondonassis, h
Debussy's Harp
3:15 am
Rameau, Jean-Philippe: "Deux Rigaudons"
Christopher O'Riley, p
Christopher O'Riley at the Break
3:17 am
Saint-Saens, Camille: Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78, "Organ"
Philadelphia Orch/Christoph Eschenbach, Olivier Latry, o
Barber * Poulenc * Saint-Saens * The Philadelphia Orchestra * Eschenbach
3:55 am
Séverac, Déodat de: Ou l'on entend une vieille boite à musique
Christopher O'Riley, p
Christopher O'Riley at the Break
4:00 am
Sibelius, Jean: "Suite mignonne," Op. 98a
Tapiola Sinfonietta/Tuomas Ollila
Sibelius: Presto in D major for string orchestra, etc.
4:05 am
Bliss, Arthur: "Toccata"
Kathron Sturrock, p
Bliss: Viola Sonata/ Piano Works
4:09 am
Prokofiev, Serge: Toccata, Op. 11
Vladimir Horowitz, p
Horowitz Plays Prokofiev, Barber, Kabalevsky: Sonatas
4:13 am
Khachaturian, Aram: Toccata (1932)
Dmitry Paperno, p
Uncommon Encores
4:17 am
SEIXAS, Carlos: Toccata in b
Pamela Cook, hc
4:19 am
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Suite No. 1 in d, Op. 43
Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1
4:54 am
Borrono, Pietro Paolo: "Peschatore che va cantando"
David Russell, g
David Russell * Renaissance Favorites for Guitar
5:00 am
Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Allegro and Minuet" in G, WoO 26
Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Alain Marion, f
Beethoven Edition: Complete Works
5:05 am
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op 53, "Waldstein"
Melvyn Tan, forte-p
Piano Sonatas - Klaviersonaten
5:28 am
Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Eight Variations on a Theme of Count Waldstein", WoO 67
Frank Zabel, p; Stefan Thomas, p
Beethoven Edition: Complete Works
5:37 am
Purcell, Henry: Trumpet Tune, "Cibell"
E Power Biggs, o; New England Brass Ensemble
5:39 am
Berlioz, Hector: Overture, "Le Roi Lear," Op. 4
San Diego Sym Orch/Yoav Talmi
Berlioz: Overtures
5:54 am
Turrin: "Three Summer Dances"
#1, "Frolic"
Borealis Wind Quintet
A LA CARTE- Short Works for Winds
6:00 am
6:05 am
Franz Lachner: Nonet in F for winds & strings
IV. Finale, "Allegro ma non troppo"
Ensemble Wien-Berlin; R Kussmaul; W Christ; G Faust; A Posch
Alois Posch, double bass,
Rheinberger, Lachner: Nonet in F major, Nonet in E-flat major, Op. 139
6:14 am
Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D
III. "Nocturne"
Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances
6:25 am
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81
IV. Finale, "Allegro"
Takács Quartet; Marc-André Hamelin, p
Dvořák & Price: Piano Quintets
6:34 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
IV-VII
James Galway, f; Württemberg Chamber Orch/Jörg Faerber
James Galway Performs JS Bach
6:43 am
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944, "Great"
IV. Finale, "Allegro vivace"
St. Louis Sym Orch/Hans Vonk
Schubert Symphony Nos. 3 and 9
6:55 am
Eric Ewazen: "Frost Fire"
I. "Bright and Fast"
Axiom Brass
New Standards
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
7:00 am
WFMT Membership Drive
Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music
Gustav Mahler, Part 2 (1860-1911)
For a second week, we continue with the life and works of Gustav Mahler. This week features "Kindertotenlieder," sung by Kathleen Ferrier; "Symphony of a Thousand;" and tenor Fritz Wunderlich singing 'The Drinking Song of the Earth's Sorrow' from "Das Lied von der Erde." This is to name just a few highlights- you don’t want to miss this week!
8:00 - 10:00 pm
8:00 pm
Evening Music
8:00 pm
Hosted by Robbie Ellis.
8:01 pm
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat, Op. 83
III. Finale, "Precipitato"
Stewart Goodyear, p
Prokofiev Piano Concertos
8:05 pm
Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in D, Op. 5, No. 1
Barton Pine, v; Rozendaal, vc; Acker, theorbo; Schrader, o & hc
David Schrader, organ and harpsichord,
Arcangelo Corelli: 12 Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, Op. 5
8:16 pm
John Psathas: "View from Olympus"
Pedro Carneiro, per; Michael Houstoun, p; New Zealand Sym Orch/Marc Taddei
View from Olympus
8:39 pm
Olivia Belli: "Valadier"
L Fuller, v; J Metcalfe, vi; C Worsey, vc; O Belli, p
Olivia Belli, piano,
Intermundia
8:44 pm
Richard Strauss: "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," Op. 28
Cologne Gürzenich Orch/François-Xavier Roth
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote & Till Eulenspiegel
8:59 pm
Richard Strauss: "Cäcilie," Op. 27, No. 2
Jessye Norman, s; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
Strauss: Four Last Songs, 6 Orchestral Songs
9:02 pm
Antonin Dvorák: "Rusalka," Op. 114
"Song to the Moon"
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
River of Music
9:07 pm
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Consone Quartet
Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets
9:33 pm
Fanny Mendelssohn: Song, "Ach, die Augen"
Benjamin Appl, br; James Baillieu, p
For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
9:34 pm
Clara Schumann: "Liebst du um Schönheit," Op. 12, No. 4
Benjamin Appl, br; James Baillieu, p
For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
9:38 pm
Leonard Bernstein: "On the Waterfront"
Symphonic Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orch/Christian Lindberg
Bernstein
9:55 pm
Alfonso Ferrabosco I: The Spanish Pavan
Jakob Lindberg & Paul O'Dette, l's
English Lute Duets
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
10:00 pm
The New York Philharmonic This Week
JS Bach, arr. Webern "Fuga (Ricercata)" from "Musical Offering;" Dvořák Cello Concerto; Lakner Three-Minute Cello Concerto; Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Simone Young, conductor.