Schedule & Playlists
Playlist for Saturday, October 24, 2026
12:00 - 7:00 am
12:00 am
Delius, Frederick: "A Song Before Sunrise"
St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
The Walk To The Paradise Garden / On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring / Summer Night On The River
12:04 am
Strauss, Richard: "Also sprach Zarathustra," Op. 30
Dallas Sym Orch/Andrew Litton
STRAUSS, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra / HOLST, G.: The Planets (Litton)
12:39 am
Strauss, Richard: Five Songs, Op. 48
#5, "Winterliebe"
Anja-Nina Bahrmann, s; Nina Schumann, p
Strauss: Complete Songs
12:40 am
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Trumpet Concerto in D
Paul Merkelo, tr; Oxford Phil/Marios Papadapoulos
The Enlightened Trumpet
12:47 am
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and mouth and deed and life)"
Chorale, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Albinoni: Adagio/ Pachelbel: Canon
12:51 am
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 156, "Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe (I stand with one foot in the grave)"
Sinfonia
Ray Still, ob; Academy of London/Richard Stamp
12:54 am
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Wake)"
Final Chorale, "Gloria sei dir gesungen (May gloria be sung to you)"
Gächinger Kanrtorei & Stuttgart Bach Ensemble/Helmut Rilling
Edition Bachakademie Vol 44 - Cantatas
1:00 am
Marais, Marin: "Alcyone"
Overture
Tempesta di Mare
Comedie et Tragedie
1:03 am
Marais, Marin: "Alcyone"
"Premier Air pour les Éoliens"
Tempesta di Mare
Comedie et Tragedie
1:05 am
Marais, Marin: Variations on "La Folia"
Laura Metcalf, vc; Matei Varga, p
First Day
1:14 am
Franck, César: "Symphonic Variations"
Alexis Weissenberg, p; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
Franck: Symphony in D Minor, Le Chasseur Maudit
1:30 am
Gurlitt, Cornelius: "Humorous Variations on Ach, du lieber Augustin"
"Variation in the Style of Mozart"
Douglas Humphreys, p
1:31 am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No. 22 in B-Flat, K. 589
Shanghai String Quartet
MOZART, W.A.: String Quartets Nos. 22 and 23 (Shanghai Quartet)
1:54 am
Huang, Hu-Wei: "The Merry Shepherd Boy"
Lang Lang, p
Piano Book
2:00 am
Sainte-Colombe: Le Resolu
Les Voix Humaines Baroque Ensemble
Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes
2:05 am
D'Erlanger: Violin Concerto in d
Philippe Graffin, v; BBC Welsh National Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
The Romantic Violin Concerto -- 10
2:35 am
Poulenc, Francis: "Presto" in B-Flat (1934)
Itzhak Perlman, v; Samuel Sanders, p
2:37 am
Poulenc, Francis: Piano and Wind Sextet
The Iowa Ensemble
Poulenc: Wind and Piano Music
2:55 am
Barthe: Passacaille
Westwood Wind Quintet
Sextour à Vent
3:00 am
Grainger, Percy: "My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone" (1912)
English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten
Salute To Percy Grainger
3:05 am
Grainger, Percy: "Molly on the Shore" (Irish Reel)
BBC Phil/Richard Hickox
Grainger: Vol. 6 - Orchestral Works 2 'The Warriors'
3:09 am
Grainger, Percy: "Handel in the Strand" (Clog Dance)(1912)
Collage
The Christmas Connection
3:13 am
Grainger, Percy: "Mock Morris"
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Kenneth Montgomery
Grainger: Famous Folk Settings
3:17 am
Grainger, Percy: "Shepherd's Hey"
London Wind Orch/Denis Wick
Shepherd's Hey: Wind Music of Grainger, Milhaud and Poulenc
3:19 am
Grainger, Percy: "Country Gardens"
Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra/Timothy Reynish
Grainger: Vol. 4 - Works for Wind Orchestra 1
3:21 am
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18
Christina Ortiz, p; Royal Phil/Moshe Atzmon
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2/ Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto/ Litolff: Scherzo
3:54 am
Dinicu: "Pacsirta"
Mela Tenenbaum, v; Richard Kapp, p
Songs Without Words
4:00 am
Prokofiev, Serge: Five Melodies, Op. 35b
No. 2, "Lento"
Joshua Bell, v; Olli Mustonen, p
Violin Sonatas (Music For Violin And Piano)
4:02 am
Prokofiev, Serge: Five Melodies, Op. 35b
No. 3, "Animato, ma non troppo"
Joshua Bell, v; Olli Mustonen, p
Violin Sonatas (Music For Violin And Piano)
4:05 am
Prokofiev, Serge: Five Melodies, Op. 35b
Laura Gilbert, f; Emma Tahmizian, p
Flute Sonata, Five Melodies, Vision Fugitives
4:21 am
Prokofiev, Serge: "Five Songs Without Words", Op. 35
No. 4
Victoria Yevtodieva, s; Yuri Serov, p
PROKOFIEV, S.: Songs and Romances (Complete)
4:23 am
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36
Dresden Phil/Herbert Kegel
4:55 am
Chopin, Frédéric: "Études," Op. 25
No. 4 in a minor, "Paganini"
Ian Hobson, p
Fryderyk Chopin * Volume 7 * Ian Hobson, Piano
5:00 am
Scarlatti, Domenico: Clavier Sonata in B-Flat, Kk 544 (L 497)
Ton Koopman, hc
5:05 am
Vivaldi, Antonio: Oboe and Bassoon Concerto in G, R 545
Concerto Köln
5:14 am
Strauss, Richard: Duet Concertino
Nicole Kern, cl; Higinio Arrué, bn; German Chamber Phil/Paavo Järvi
Richard Strauss * The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen * Paavo Järvi
5:33 am
Strauss, Richard: Six Songs, Op. 19
No. 2, "Breit über mein Haupt"
Jonas Kaufmann, t; Helmut Deutsch, p
Strauss: Lieder
5:34 am
Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Trio in d, Op 120
Gabrielli Trio
5:53 am
Fauré, Gabriel: Song, "Ici-bas!", Op 8/3
Gérard Souzay, br; Dalton Baldwin, p
6:00 am
Mahler, Gustav: "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"
No. 4, "Die zwei blauen Augen"
Demondrae Thurman, tuba
Songs of a Wayfarer
6:05 am
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 5 in c-sharp minor
IV. "Adagietto"
New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
Symphony No. 5
6:16 am
Salmenhaara, Erkki: Adagietto (1981)
Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Ralf Sjoblom
N/A
6:22 am
Parker, Horatio: "Valse gracile" (1899)
Josef Hofmann, p
Great Pianists of the 20th Century 46: Josef Hoffman
6:23 am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K. 466
English Chamber Orch/Murray Perahia, p
Perahia Plays and Conducts Mozart
6:54 am
Mendelssohn, Felix: "Songs Without Words," Op 67
No. 4 in C, "Spinning Song (The Bee's Wedding)"
Josef Hofmann, p
Great Pianists of the 20th Century 46: Josef Hoffman
12:00 - 4:00 pm
12:00 pm
From National Centre for the Performing Arts
Wagner's Die Walküre
Daniel Brenna (Siegmund); Manuela Uhl (Sieglinde); Liang Li (Hunding); Ewa Vesin (Brünnhilde); Egils Silins (Wotan); Okka von der Damerau (Fricka); Xu Xiaoying (Gerhilde); Zhou Fan (Ortlinde); Zhang Yuan (Waltraute); NCPA Orchestra; Pietari Inkinen, conductor. Sung in German.
3:53 pm
George Frideric Handel: Trio Sonata in G minor, HWV 393
III. Largo
Sheku & Mariatu Kanneh-Mason, vc's; Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
River of Music
3:57 pm
Enrique Granados: "Danzas españolas," Op. 37 (Op. 5)
No. 1, "Galante (Minueto)"
Azulejos Guitar Duo
Grandos - 12 Danzas Espanolas - Azulejos Guitar Duo
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho
An interview with Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique in advance of her performances with Apollo's Fire next month.
5:00 - 8:00 pm
5:00 pm
Weekend Evening Music
5:00 pm
François Couperin: "Pièces en concert"
Jian Wang, vc; Camerata Salzburg
The Baroque Album
5:14 pm
Maurice Ravel: "Le tombeau de Couperin"
Kebyart
Unraveled: Homage to Maurice Ravel
5:29 pm
Elsa Barraine: "The Entombment of Titian"
WDR Sym Orch/Elena Schwarz
Elsa Barraine: Symphonies 1 & 2
5:40 pm
Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto
Romain Descharmes, p; Malmö Opera Orch/Michael Halász
Fauré - Poulenc: Works for Piano & Orchestra
6:00 pm
Henryk Wieniawski: "Scherzo-Tarantelle," Op. 16
Maxim Vengerov, v; Itamar Golan, p
Maxim Vengerov & Itamar Golan: Bach & Beethoven
6:06 pm
Zygmunt Noskowski: "The Steppe," Op. 66
Rheinland-Pfalz State Phil/Antoni Wit
Zygmunt Noskowski: Symphony No. 3
6:26 pm
Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32
"Mercury, the Winged Messenger"
Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Daniel Harding
Holst: The Planets
6:31 pm
Joby Talbot: "Ink Dark Moon"
Miloš, g; BBC Sym Orch/Ben Gernon
The Moon and the Forest
6:56 pm
Hans Zimmer: "Matchstick Men"
"The Banker's Waltz"
Studio Orch/Hans Zimmer
Matchstick Men (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
7:00 pm
Grażyna Bacewicz: Symphony No. 2
BBC Sym Orch/Sakari Oramo
Bacewicz: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
7:21 pm
Henryk Górecki: Three Dances, Op. 34
No. 3, "Presto"
Warsaw Phil Orch/Antoni Wit
Górecki: Concerto-Cantata, Little Requiem for a Certain Polka, 3 Dances
7:28 pm
Maria Szymanowska: Nocturne in B-Flat
Natasha Stojanovska, p
Uncommon Voices: Women Composers from Eastern Europe
7:34 pm
Alexander Mackenzie: "Twelfth Night," Op. 40
BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Martyn Brabbins
Mackenzie: Orchestral Music
7:54 pm
Claude Debussy: "Suite bergamasque"
III. "Clair de lune"
Gautier Capuçon, vc; Paris Chamber Orch/Adrien Perruchon
Emotions
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer
A showcase of recent never-before-aired Folkstage performances bring the element of surprise to WFMT’s annual on-air membership drive.
8:04 pm
Scott Cook: Troubadourly Yours
Scott Cook
Folkstage: Scott Cook & Heather Styka (Acoustic Renaissance)
8:10 pm
Tish Hinojosa: Doing What I Can
Tish Hinojosa
Folkstage: Tish Hinojosa 2026
8:18 pm
Sky Smeed: Folksinger 4 Hire
Sky Smeed
Folkstage: Sky Smeed 2026
8:22 pm
Emma's Revolution: Choir (Humphries)
Emma's Revolution
Folkstage: Emma's Revolution 2026 (ARC)
8:31 pm
Richard Shindell: Deer on the Parkway
Richard Shindell
Folkstage: Richard Shindell 2026 (ARC)
8:35 pm
Louie Lou Louis: Where I Come From
Louie Lou Louis
Folkstage: Louie Lou Louis 2026
8:47 pm
Twangtown Paramours: You Never Can Tell (Berry)
Twangtown Paramours
Folkstage: Twangtown Paramours 2026 (St. Tim's)
8:50 pm
Ruth Theodore: Got It Coming
Ruth Theodore
Folkstage: Ruth Theodore 2026
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
9:00 pm
The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
All aboard The Midnight Special during the live and lively WFMT membership drive.
9:00 pm
Lead Belly: Midnight Special (Trad.)
Lead Belly
Midnight Special
9:01 pm
Jeff Black: Noah's Ark
Jeff Black
Folkstage: Jeff Black 2026
9:04 pm
The Delmore Brothers: Freight Train Boogie
The Delmore Brothers
Inducted Into the Country Music Hall of Fame
9:07 pm
Fred Eaglesmith: "Freight Train"
Fred Eaglesmith
Drive-In Movie
9:10 pm
Elizabeth Cotten: Freight Train
Elizabeth Cotten
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
9:18 pm
Tom Rush: Panama Limited
Tom Rush
No Regrets: The Very Best of Tom Rush
9:31 pm
Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen: Railroading on the Great Divide ft. Steve Gillette
Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen
Never Grow Old
9:34 pm
Octavians: I'm a Train (A. Hammond)
Octavians
The Roaring Twenties
9:36 pm
Utah Phillips: Daddy, What's a Train?
Utah Phillips
Good, Though!
9:43 pm
Jesse Welles: Meet The New Swamp
Jesse Welles
Masks Off
9:48 pm
Scott Cook: Keeping Good Company
Scott Cook
Troubadourly Yours
9:55 pm
Muriel Anderson w/Phil Keagy: Little Railway
Muriel Anderson w/Phil Keagy
Travels
9:58 pm
Richie Havens: All Aboard, Amtrak!
Richie Havens
Amtrak commercial jingle
10:01 pm
CTA: "Intro: Chicago El Train - stop"
CTA announcer
Folksongs of Illinois #4 Chicago since 1945
10:02 pm
Jethro Burns & Howard Levy: "Intro to ‘Take the A Train’"
Jethro Burns & Howard Levy
From the Vaults Vol. 3: 1983 Super Sessions of Swing
10:02 pm
Jethro Burns & Howard Levy: "Take the A Train" (Billy Strayhorn)
Jethro Burns & Howard Levy
From the Vaults Vol. 3: 1983 Super Sessions of Swing
10:07 pm
CTA: "Closing: Chicago El Train"
CTA announcer
Folksongs of Illinois #4 Chicago since 1945
10:09 pm
Peter Mulvey: "The Dreams"
Peter Mulvey
Deep Blue
10:10 pm
Bill Larkin: Chicago Subway Song
Bill Larkin
Folkstage - Comedy Hour 9.21.2024 (excerpt)
10:16 pm
Scott Cook: Enough
Scott Cook
Troubadourly Yours
10:23 pm
Corky Siegel: Hobo Bill's Last Ride
Corky Siegel
Solo Flight: 1975-1980
10:33 pm
Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon: This Campfire
Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon
Together
10:37 pm
John Hartford: "Gentle on My Mind"
John Hartford
John Hartford: RCA Country Legends
10:40 pm
Claire Lynch: Hitchcock Railway
Claire Lynch
Silver and Gold
10:49 pm
Scott Cook: A Bigger Tent
Scott Cook
Troubadourly Yours
11:00 pm
Fugu Dugu: The Midnight Special/Ochi Chyornye (trad./Hrebinka & Hermann)
Fugu Dugu
Bucky Wanko and the Legend of Baba Yaga
11:10 pm
Tom Russell: October in the Railroad Earth
Tom Russell
October in the Railroad Earth
11:15 pm
Cara Luft ft. Alison Brown: The Banjo is a Gift
Cara Luft ft. Alison Brown
My Heart Will Always Be
11:24 pm
Guy Davis: Railroad Story
Guy Davis
Chocolate to the Bone
11:29 pm
Scott Cook: The Wolf That Wins
Scott Cook
Troubadourly Yours
11:38 pm
Steve Goodman: "City of New Orleans"
Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman
11:42 pm
Scott Cook: Troubadourly Yours
Scott Cook
Troubadourly Yours
11:54 pm
Big Bill Broonzy: "This Train"
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs
11:57 pm
Ella Jenkins, Pete Seeger: If I Had a Hammer
Ella Jenkins, Pete Seeger
Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends