Schedule & Playlists
Playlist for Saturday, February 22, 2025
12:00 - 7:00 am
12:00 am
Richard Wagner: "Tannhäuser"
Pilgrim's Chorus, "Heil! Der Gnade Wunder"
Canadian Brass, Berlin Phil, Bayreuth Festival Brass/Edo de Waart
Wagner for Brass
12:05 am
Richard Wagner: "Tannhäuser"
Overture and Venusberg Music
Berlin Deutsche Oper Cho & BPO/Herbert von Karajan
Karajan Collection - Wagner: Orchestral Music
12:28 am
Richard Wagner: "Die Walküre"
"Ride of the Valkyries"
Cambridge Buskers
The Cambridge Buskers' Compact Classics
12:30 am
Ludwig (Louis) Spohr: Clarinet Concerto #2 in E-Flat, Op 57
Ernst Ottensamer, cl; Slovak Radio Sym/Johannes Wildner
SPOHR: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasia, Op. 81
12:54 am
Gasparo ZANNETTI: La Mantovana
London Early Music Group/James Tyler
La Mantovana- Italian Airs And Dances Of The Early Barroque
1:00 am
Mikhail Glinka: "Russlan and Ludmila"
Overture
Utah Sym Orch/Joseph Silverstein
Light Cavalry
1:05 am
Peter Tchaikovsky: "Eugene Onegin," Op. 24
Ballet Music
Royal Opera House Orch/Colin Davis
Ballet Music
1:18 am
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" (1899-1900)
Overture
Bolshoi Theatre Orch/Andrey Chstiakov
1:26 am
Anton Arensky: "Egyptian Nights," Op 50a
"Charmeuse des Serpents"
Ussr Radio Sym Orch/Demchenko
A Russian Concert
1:27 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488
Mitsuko Uchida, p; English Chamber Orch/Jeffrey Tate
Piano Concertos No.22 KV482 ∙ No.23 KV488
1:54 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Zephyre"
"Passepieds"
Les Arts Florissants, Cappella Coloniensis/William Christie
Rameau: La Guirlande / Zéphyre
2:00 am
Giovanni Battista Bononcini: Divertimento da camera in d
Hans-Martin Linde, r; Eduard Müller, hc; Konrad Ragossnig, l
2:05 am
Douglas Lilburn: "Diversions" (1947)
NZBC Schola Musicum/Ashley Heenan
Lilburn: Symphony No. 2, Aotearoa Overture: Diversions for Strings
2:20 am
John Alden Carpenter: "Diversions"
Denver Oldham, p
Randall/ Ceely/ Del monaco: Electronic Music
2:34 am
American Trad: Pop Goes the Weasel
American Boychoir/John Kuzma
2:35 am
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a
Orch/Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter Edition - Brahms: Symphony No 1, Etc
2:54 am
Landini: Ballata, Ecco la primavera
Waverly Consort/Michael Jaffee
Douce Dame: Music Of Courtly Love
3:00 am
Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in E, Kk 380 (L 23)
Joanne Castellani; Michael Andriaccio, g
3:05 am
George Frideric Handel: Viola da Gamba Sonata in C
John Mark Rozendaal, vi da gamba; David Schrader, hc
The Virtuoso Handel
3:18 am
George Frideric Handel: Toccata in c
Mariko Anraku, h
3:20 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C, Op 56
Zacharias, p; Hoelscher, v; Schiff, vc; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Masur
3:55 am
Christian Ritter: Clavier Suite in f#
"Courante"
Gustav Leonhardt, clavichord
Gustav Leonhardt: Clavichord Recital
4:00 am
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 37
No. 2 in G
Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
Chopin: Nocturnes, 4 Ballades
4:05 am
Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo no.3 in c-sharp minor, Op.39
Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
Chopin: Waltzes, 4 Scherzos, 26 Preludes
4:12 am
Elsner: Symphony in C, Op 11
Opole Phil/Boguslaw Dawidow
Józef Elsner * Symphony in C Major * Opera Overtures
4:38 am
Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs, Op. 74
No. 1, "The Maiden's Wish"
Elisabeth Söderström, s; Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
Chopin Songs-Melodies-Lieder Op. 74
4:40 am
Gabriel Fauré: "Masques et Bergamasques", Op 112
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Pavane: Ravel, Satie and Faure
4:54 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Le temple de la gloire"
"Air très gai"
Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
Rameau: Orchestral Suites from Le Temple de la Gloire & Naïs
5:00 am
André Grétry: "L'Amant jaloux"
Aria, "Je romps la chaïne qui m'engage"
Sumi Jo, s; English Chamber Orch/Richard Bonynge
Sumi Jo: Carnaval! French Coloratura Arias
5:05 am
André Grétry: "Lucile"
Overture
Orch de Bretagne/Stefan Sanderling
Grétry: Suites & Overtures
5:08 am
Ludwig (Louis) Spohr: Variations on "Je suis encore dans mon printemps," Op 36
Nora Koch, h
5:15 am
Ludwig (Louis) Spohr: Song, "Zigeunerlied", Op 25/5
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Hartmut Höll, p
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
5:16 am
Modest Mussorgsky: "Pictures at an Exhibition"
Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on a Bare Mountain, Songs And Dances Of Death
5:54 am
Arthur Lourié: Cinq Preludes fragiles, Op 1
#2
Jean-Pierre Armengaud, p
La Musique Russe Des Avant- Gardes
6:00 am
Jean Sibelius: Five Songs, Op. 38
No. 1, "Höstkväll (Autumn Evening)"
Karita Mattila, s; City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Sakari Oramo
Grieg And Sibelius Songs
6:05 am
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52
Chamber Orch of Europe/Paavo Berglund
Sibelius: Symphonies 1, 2 & 3
6:35 am
Serge Prokofiev: "Music for Children," Op. 65
No. 8, "The Rain and the Rainbow"
Boris Berman, p
Prokofiev: Piano Music, Vol. 3
6:36 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 16 in F, K. 376
Andrew Manze, v; Richard Egarr, fortepiano
Mozart: Violin Sonatas
6:54 am
Scottish Anon 17th c: Balcarres Lute Book
"Da mihi manum"
Ronn McFarlane, l
Lute Recital: McFarlane, Ronn - GRIEVE, D. / BECK / LESSLIE (Highland King - The Scottish Lute, Vol. 2)
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.
7:00 am
Hosted by Kristina Lynn.
7:03 am
Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): Violin Concerto in A, Op. 5, No. 2
Rachel Barton Pine, v; Encore Chamber Orch/Daniel Hege
Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th Centuries
7:27 am
Franz Liszt: Paraphrase on Verdi's "Rigoletto"
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
Liszt Transcriptions
7:35 am
Florence Price: Violin Concerto No. 2
Randall Goosby, v; Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Max Bruch & Florence Price: Violin Concertos
7:52 am
Johann Christian Bach: Quartet, Op 17/6
I. Allegro
San Francisco Saxophone Quartet
San Francisco Saxophone Quartet - Tails Of The City
8:00 am
Saturday Morning Listener's Choice
8:01 am
Aaron Copland: "Rodeo"
"Hoe-Down"
Modern Mandolin Quartet
Americana
8:04 am
Adolphus Hailstork: Symphony No. 3
IV. Finale: Moderato
Grand Rapids Sym/David Lockington
Hailstork: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3
8:18 am
Claude Debussy: Prelude No. 10, "La cathédrale engloutie"
Jorge Federico Osorio, p
Jorge Federico Osorio: The French Album
8:25 am
Richard Rodgers: "Carousel"
Soliloquy
Huw Montague Rendall, br; Rouen Opera Orch/Ben Glassberg
Contemplation
8:34 am
Giuseppe Verdi: "Aida"
Chorus, "Gloria all'Egitto" (Triumphal Scene)
Chicago Sym Cho & Orch/Sir Georg Solti
Verdi: Choruses
8:47 am
Claude Debussy: "Suite bergamasque"
III. "Clair de lune"
Gautier Capuçon, vc; Paris Chamber Orch/Adrien Perruchon
Emotions
8:52 am
Jon Batiste: "5th Symphony in Congo Square" (after Beethoven)
Jon Batiste, p
Beethoven Blues
9:00 am
Soundtrack
9:01 am
Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare
London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
The Genius of Film Music
9:02 am
John Lewis: Odds Against Tomorrow
"A Social Call"
Modern Jazz Quartet
Connie Kay, drums,
The Modern Jazz Quartet – The MJQ In The Movies
9:08 am
Quincy Jones: "For Love of Ivy"
Main Title
Orch/Quincy Jones
For Love Of Ivy (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
9:12 am
Kathryn Bostic: "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am"
Main Theme
Kathryn Bostic, prod
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
9:13 am
Kathryn Bostic: "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am"
"Inner Life"
Kathryn Bostic, prod
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
9:15 am
Kathryn Bostic: "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am"
"Editor Versus Writer"
Kathryn Bostic, prod
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
9:18 am
Terence Blanchard: "Da 5 Bloods"
"What's This Mission About"; "Finding the Gold"; End Credits
Orch/Terence Blanchard
Da 5 Bloods (Original Motion Picture Score)
9:38 am
Kris Bowers: "Bridgerton"
"Flawless My Dear"
Studio Orch
Bridgerton (Music from the Netflix Original Series)
9:40 am
Kris Bowers: "Bridgerton"
"The Latest Whistledown"
Studio Orch
Bridgerton (Music from the Netflix Original Series)
9:41 am
Kris Bowers: "Bridgerton"
"Sommerset House"
Studio Orch
Bridgerton (Music from the Netflix Original Series)
9:42 am
Kris Bowers: "Bridgerton"
"Love is a Choice"
Studio Orch
Bridgerton (Music from the Netflix Original Series)
9:45 am
Kris Bowers: "Bridgerton"
"A Grand Finish"
Studio Orch
Bridgerton (Music from the Netflix Original Series)
9:49 am
Michael Abels: "The Acolyte"
"Meet Osha"
Studio Orch/Gottfried Rabl
Star Wars: The Acolyte, Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-4) (Original Soundtrack)
9:50 am
Michael Abels: "The Acolyte"
"The Noodle Shop Fight"
Studio Orch/Gottfried Rabl
Star Wars: The Acolyte, Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-4) (Original Soundtrack)
9:55 am
Michael Abels: "The Acolyte"
"Khofar Credits"
Studio Orch/Gottfried Rabl
Star Wars: The Acolyte, Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-4) (Original Soundtrack)
10:01 am
Franz Liszt: Concert paraphrase on music from Verdi's "Ernani"
Leslie Howard, p
Liszt at the Opera, Vol. 6
10:16 am
Damien Geter: String Quartet No. 1, "Neo-Soul"
I. "Bop"
I Voglar Belgique & R Chen, v's; J Arnold, vi; N Ives, vc
Nancy Ives, cello,
Elevate - All Classical Radio's RII Vol. 2
10:23 am
Samuel Barber: "Knoxville: Summer of 1915," Op. 24
Leontyne Price, s; New Philharmonia Orch/Thomas Schippers
Leontyne Price Sings Barber
10:40 am
Hannah Kendall: "The Spark Catchers"
Chineke! Orch/Kevin John Edusei
Spark Catchers
10:51 am
Jessie Montgomery: "Voodoo Dolls"
Apollo Chamber Players
Trace of Time
11:00 am
11:00 am
Introductions
Lily Sullivan, 17, violin. Montgomery Rhapsody No. 2; Wieniawski "Fantaisie brillante" on Gounod's "Faust," Op. 20; Bach Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002. With Inah Chiu, piano.
11:54 am
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Grand Scherzo, Op. 57
Alan Marks, p
Gottschalk for 2 Hands
12:00 - 3:00 pm
12:00 pm
Metropolitan Opera
Verdi's Falstaff
Anselmo Colzani (Falstaff); Gabriella Tucci (Alice); Regina Resnik (Quickly); Mario Sereni (Ford); Judith Raskin (Nannetta); Luigi Alva (Fenton); Rosalind Elias (Meg); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Leonard Bernstein. Recorded March 21, 1964.
2:39 pm
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"
IV. Finale, "Vivace"
Music of the Baroque/Jane Glover
Journey to Our 50th Season
2:46 pm
Pablo de Sarasate: "Carmen" Fantasy, Op. 25
Augustin Hadelich, v; West German Radio Sym Orch/Cristian Măcelaru
Recuerdos
3:00 pm
3:00 pm
Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
3:00 pm
Florence Price: "Ethiopia's Shadow in America"
Vienna Radio Sym Orch/John Jeter
Price: Symphony No. 3; The Mississippi River; Ethiopia's Shadow in America
3:15 pm
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Twenty-Four Negro Melodies," Op. 59
No. 10, "Deep River"
Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
Summertime
3:23 pm
Grace Williams: "Ballads"
No. 1, "Allegro moderato, alla canzone"
BBC Phil/John Andrews
Grace Williams: Orchestral Works
3:29 pm
John Dowland: "Lachrimae antiquae"
Musicall Humors
[Complete] Lachrimae
3:34 pm
John Dowland: "Sir John Souch his Galiard"
Musicall Humors
[Complete] Lachrimae
3:37 pm
William Walton: "Crown Imperial"
Chicago Sym Orch Brass/Jay Friedman
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live
3:44 pm
Erwin Schulhoff: "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" (1926)
Suite
Amsterdam Ebony Band/Werner Herbers
Erwin Schulhoff: Ensemble Works Vol. 1
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho
An interview with countertenor Iestyn Davies in advance of his debut with Music of the Baroque in Handel's "Theodora."
5:00 - 7:00 pm
5:00 pm
Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
5:01 pm
Georg Anton Benda: Clavier Concerto in F minor
Il Pomo d'Oro/Francesco Corti, hc
The Age of Extremes
5:22 pm
Michael William Balfe: "The Bohemian Girl"
Overture
Irish National Sym Orch/Richard Bonynge
Balfe: The Bohemian Girl
5:33 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56
III. Finale, "Rondo alla Polacca"
Benedetti; Kanneh-Mason; Grosvenor; Philharmonia Orch/Rouvali
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
5:46 pm
Fritz Kreisler: "Farewell to Cucullain," after "Londonderry Air"
Nicola Benedetti, v; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; Benjamin Grosvenor, p
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
5:52 pm
Eric Ball: "Rhapsody on Spirituals" No. 2
Black Dyke Band/Roy Newsome
Black Dyke: Classic Brass
6:02 pm
Ulysses Kay: Concerto for orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orch/Kellen Gray
African American Voices II
6:22 pm
Leroy Anderson: "The Waltzing Cat"
St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
Leroy Anderson Favorites
6:24 pm
Leroy Anderson: "Plink, Plank, Plunk"
St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
Leroy Anderson Favorites
6:28 pm
Ludovico Einaudi: "Sequence"
Ludovico Einaudi; T Langlois de Swarte; F Mecozzi; R Hasa
Redi Hasa, cello,
The Summer Portraits
6:37 pm
Igor Stravinsky: "The Firebird"
"Danse infernale" to Finale (1911 version)
Orch de Paris/Klaus Mäkelä
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird
6:53 pm
Scott Hiltzik: "Spirals"
Bay Brass
Sound the Bells!
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Sounds Classical
Classical Sounds Hip-Hop with Steve Wallace
Singer, composer, and producer Steve Wallace joins hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn to explore the intersection of hip-hop and classical music.
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer
From the archives: Sparky & Rhonda Rucker performed live at WFMT in 2015 encompassing history, civil rights and the joy of people singing with one voice.
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
9:00 pm
The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
On the birth date of the first US President, George Washington (1732), a series of “firsts” in folk music wrap up the shortest month of the year.
9:00 pm
Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1)
Lead Belly
Midnight Special
9:01 pm
Leonard Cohen: "First We Take Manhattan"
Leonard Cohen
I'm Your Man
9:07 pm
Rod MacDonald: "American Jerusalem"
Rod MacDonald
Fast Folk, disc 1
9:13 pm
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer: "Emperor is Naked Today-O
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
If I Had a Song... the songs of Pete Seeger, Vol 1
9:15 pm
Maggie McKaig & Luke Wilson: The Emperor's Clothes
Maggie McKaig & Luke Wilson
Storm Sessions
9:21 pm
Rose Cousins: White Lies
Rose Cousins
If You Were For Me
9:24 pm
Tim O'Brien: You Ate The Apple
Tim O'Brien
Chicken & Egg
9:28 pm
Joy Clark: One Step in the Right Direction
Joy Clark
Tell It To The Wind
9:31 pm
Eilen Jewell: Gotta Get Right
Eilen Jewell
Boundary County
9:34 pm
Flanders & Swann: First and Second Laws
Flanders & Swann
The Complete Flanders and Swann, Disc 2
9:37 pm
Jackson Browne: Rock Me On the Water
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne ("Saturate Before Using")
9:41 pm
Jackson Browne: The Dreamer
Jackson Browne
Downhill from Everywhere
9:45 pm
Mississippi John Hurt: Louis Collins
Mississippi John Hurt
Avalon Blues - Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings
9:48 pm
Bill Bourne: Slidin' Delta (Hurt)
Bill Bourne
Farmer, Philanthropist, Musician
9:52 pm
The Almanac Singers: Liza Jane (trad., Lampell/Seeger)
The Almanac Singers
Songs for Political Action - Disc 3 The Almanac Singers
9:54 pm
The Almanac Singers: Ballad of October 16th (Lampell)
The Almanac Singers
Songs for Political Action - Disc 3 The Almanac Singers
9:58 pm
Sam Bush with John Cowan: Crossing the Transippi
Sam Bush with John Cowan
Howlin' at the Moon
10:00 pm
Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs, Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan: Washington on Your Side
Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs, Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan
Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast
10:03 pm
Stan Freberg: Washington Crosses the Delaware (Command Decision)
Stan Freberg
Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America , Vol. 1
10:08 pm
Richard Thompson: Freeze
Richard Thompson
Ship to Shore
10:12 pm
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt: One Dollar Gloves
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
Hello, World
10:16 pm
Stephen DiLauro: "George Washington’s Dollar Bird"
Stephen DiLauro
Blue Deer & Other River Tales , Vol. 3
10:24 pm
Valerie Smith: "A Dollar Looked Mighty Good" (Valerie Smith, Ashley Lewis)
Valerie Smith
Renaissance
10:29 pm
Spider John Koerner: Everybody's Going for the Money
Spider John Koerner
Raised By Humans
10:31 pm
Heather Maloney: One Hundred Pennies
Heather Maloney
No Shortcuts- Live at the Academy
10:35 pm
de Leon, Bianca: "Countin’ Pennies and Wishin’ on a Fallin’ Star"
Bianca de Leon
From Hell to Helsinki: Live
10:42 pm
Karan Casey: Return to the Wild
Karan Casey
Nine Apples of Gold
10:46 pm
Jim Page: Nothing Rhymes With Orange
Jim Page
A Handful of Songs
10:50 pm
Ken Nordine: Orange
Ken Nordine
Colors
10:51 pm
Joel Mabus: You Voted Red
Joel Mabus
No Worries Now...
10:54 pm
Lou & Peter Berryman: "The February March"
Lou & Peter Berryman
What Again?
10:58 pm
Colby Maddox: "The Midnight Special - fiddle"
Colby Maddox
Midnight Special Collection
11:00 pm
Peggy Seeger: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (MacColl)
Peggy Seeger
Single - 2023 version
11:03 pm
Peggy Seeger: When First Unto This Country (Trad.)
Peggy Seeger
Folk Songs of Courting and Complaining
11:05 pm
Ian & Sylvia: Rocks and Gravel
Ian & Sylvia
Ian & Sylvia: The Vanguard Years, Disc 1
11:11 pm
Lucy Kaplansky: Carey (Mitchell)
Lucy Kaplansky
The Lucy Story: unreleased & rare tracks
11:14 pm
Lucy Kaplansky: Secret Journey (Sting)
Lucy Kaplansky
The Tide
11:17 pm
David Massengill: It's a Beautiful World
David Massengill
Coming Up for Air
11:21 pm
Susan Werner: Egg Money (Confession of Irene Broghammer)
Susan Werner
Hayseed
11:25 pm
The Flatlanders: Eggs of Your Chickens (Hancock)
The Flatlanders
Wheels of Fortune
11:28 pm
The Red Clay Ramblers: "C-H-I-C-K-E-N" (Bob Slater, Sid Perrin)
The Red Clay Ramblers
Yonder
11:32 pm
Jackson Emmer: Making Eggs
Jackson Emmer
Jukebox
11:36 pm
Fred Holstein: The Rock & The Egg/Magic Penny Medley (Tinker/Reynolds)
Fred Holstein
Fred Holstein: A Collection - Disc 2
11:40 pm
Jim Brewer & Dan Smith: Babylon is Falling Down
Jim Brewer & Dan Smith
Take it Easy Greasy
11:45 pm
James Lee Stanley: The World We Left Behind
James Lee Stanley
The Midnight Special (NYE 2014-15), Disc 2
11:48 pm
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt: Hello, World
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
Hello, World
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
