Schedule & Playlists
Playlist for Saturday, May 20, 2023
12:00 - 7:00 am
12:00 am
Stravinsky, Igor: "Danses concertantes"
City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox, conductor
12:05 am
Stravinsky, Igor: "Petrouchka"
Yuja Wang, piano,p,
12:20 am
Stravinsky, Igor: "Agon" (1957)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Hiroyuki Iwaki
12:22 am
Chadwick, George Whitefield: String Quartet No. 5
Portland String Quartet
12:55 am
MacDowell, Edward: "New England Idyls," Op 62
1:00 am
Donizetti, Gaetano: "Linda di Chamounix"
1:05 am
Donizetti, Gaetano: "Ugo, conte di Parigi"
La Scala Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly, conductor
1:13 am
Mercadante, Saverio: Flute Concerto in e, Op 57
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Irena Grafenauer, flute,f,
1:33 am
Rossini, Gioachino: Arietta, "Mi lagnerò tacendo" (3rd setting)
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano,ms,
1:34 am
Verdi, Giuseppe: Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano,p,
1:54 am
Satie, Erik: "Légende californienne" (1905)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano,p,
2:00 am
Martinu, Bohuslav: "Skici" (1931)
Radoslav Kvapil, piano,p,
2:03 am
Martinu, Bohuslav: "Skici" (1931)
Radoslav Kvapil, piano,p,
2:04 am
Smetana, Bedrich: "Má vlast (My Fatherland)"
Vienna Philharmonic
2:20 am
Dvorák, Antonín: "Carnival" Overture, Op. 92
New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:29 am
Bernstein, Leonard: "Four Anniversaries"
Alexander Frey,
2:31 am
Diamond, David: Music for Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
New York Chamber Sym / Gerard Schwarz
2:54 am
Prokofiev, Serge: "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 64 Op 64
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi, conductor
3:00 am
Strauss, Richard: "Schlagobers," Op. 70 Op 70
Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Järvi, conductor
3:05 am
Strauss, Richard: Wind Serenade in E-Flat, Op. 7 Op 7
Lowell Graham, conductor
3:15 am
Beach, Amy: "Serenade" (transcription of Strauss song)
Joanne Polk,p,
3:19 am
Strauss, Richard: "Mädchenblumen," Op. 22 Op 22
Barbara Hendricks, soprano,s,
3:20 am
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Violin Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 99
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Kondrashin, conductor
Leonid Kogan, violin,v,
3:54 am
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Solo Violin Sonata No. 1 in g minor, BWV 1001
Evelyn Glennie, marimba,marim,
4:00 am
Strauss II, Johann: "Perpetuum mobile (Ein musikalischer Scherz)," Op. 257
Cleveland Orchestra / George Szell, conductor
4:05 am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat, K. 493
George Szell, piano,p,
4:27 am
Strauss, Richard: Eight Songs, Op. 10 Op 10
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / George Szell, conductor
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano,s,
4:29 am
Schumann, Robert: Symphony No. 4 in d minor, Op. 120
Cleveland Orchestra / George Szell, conductor
4:54 am
Handel, George Frideric: "Water Music" Suite
London Symphony Orchestra / George Szell, conductor
5:00 am
Adam, Adolphe-Charles: "Giselle"
Royal Opera House Orch / Mark Ermler
5:05 am
Dukas, Paul: "La Péri"
Cincinnati Sym Orch / Jesús López-Cobos
5:25 am
Paisiello, Giovanni: "La Molinara"
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano,ms,
5:26 am
Vanhal, Johann Baptist: Six Variations, Op 42
John Anderson, English horn,ob,
5:34 am
Giuliani, Mauro: Introduction, Theme with Variations and Polonaise in A, Op 65 Op 65
5:54 am
Gung'l, Josef: Concordia March
Empire Brass
6:00 am
Bishop, Henry: "Home, Sweet Home"
London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Bonynge, conductor
Joan Sutherland, soprano,s,
6:04 am
Milhaud, Darius: "La muse ménagère," Op. 245 Op 245
Darius Milhaud,p,
6:24 am
Strauss, Richard: "Symphonia domestica," Op. 53
Philadelphia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
6:38 am
Schubert, Franz: Song, "Das Heimweh," D 456
Gerald Moore, piano,p,
6:39 am
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on "See the Conquering Hero Comes," WoO.45
Carol Honigberg, piano,p,
6:52 am
Handel, George Frideric: "Judas Maccabaeus"
Johannes Somary, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano,s,
7:00 - 11:00 am
7:00 am
Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
With News at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listeners' Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.
7:03 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
7:26 am
Nobuo Uematsu: "Final Fantasy IX"
"Unrequited Love"
Louis Leerink, p
Piano Collections: Final Fantasy IX
7:31 am
Erik Satie: Three "Gymnopédies"
Chen Yi, v; Lars Hannibal, g
Melodies * Chen Yi, Violin * Lars Hannibal, Guitar
7:41 am
Igor Stravinsky: "Tango"
Gloria Cheng, p
Piano Dance- A 20th Century Portrait
7:46 am
Michael Abels: "Delights and Dances"
Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
Delights & Dances * Harlem Quartet * Chicago Sinfonietta * Mei-Ann Chen
8:00 am
Saturday Morning Listener's Choice
8:00 am
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
III. Finale, "Allegro, ma non tanto"
Ida Haendel, v; Bournemouth Sym Orch/Paavo Berglund
50 Best Violin
8:09 am
Giacomo Puccini: "La Bohème"
Aria, "Sì, mi chiamano Mimì"
Barbara Hendricks, s; Soloists; French National Orch/James Conlon
Gino Quilico, baritone,
40 Most Beautiful Arias
8:14 am
Gaetano Donizetti: "Don Pasquale"
Serenata, "Com'è gentil"
Juan Diego Flórez, t; Milan Verdi Sym Cho & Orch/Riccardo Frizza
Ten Top Tenors
8:20 am
Jean-Joseph Mouret: "Sinfonies de Fanfares"
Rondeau
Tine Thing Helseth, tr; Kåre Nordstoga, o
Magical Memories
8:21 am
Manuel de Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs
"El paño moruno; Asturiana; Canción"
Tine Thing Helseth, tr; Kathryn Stott, p
Tine
8:27 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467
II. "Andante"
Robert Casadesus, p; Cleveland Orch/George Szell
Classical Fan Favorites
8:37 am
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
III. "Poco allegretto"
Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle
Brahms * The Symphonies * Simon Rattle * Berliner Philharmoniker
8:44 am
Richard Rodgers: "The King and I"
"March of the Siamese Children"
Stephen Hough, p
Stephen Hough - The Piano Album
8:50 am
Giulio Caccini: "Dalla porta d'oriente"
Karim Sulayman, t; Sean Shibe, g
Broken Branches
8:53 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: "Danse macabre," Op. 40
Andrew Wan, v; Montreal Sym Orch/Kent Nagano
Danse Macabre
9:00 am
Soundtrack
9:02 am
Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare
London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
The Genius of Film Music
9:04 am
Jerry Goldsmith: "Chinatown"
Love Theme
Uan Rasey, tr; Studio Orch/Jerry Goldsmith
Chinatown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
9:06 am
Jerry Goldsmith: "Rudy"
"Empty Stadium/The Key"
Studio Orch/Jerry Goldsmith
Rudy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
9:09 am
Jerry Goldsmith: "Supergirl"
"Main Title/Argo"
Studio Orch/Jerry Goldsmith
Supergirl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
9:13 am
Jung Jae-il: "Parasite"
Opening
Jung Jae-il, prod
Parasite (Original Soundtrack)
9:16 am
Masashi Hamauzu: "Final Fantasy X"
"Assault"
Aki Kuroda, p
Piano Collections: Final Fantasy X
9:20 am
Hitoshi Sakimoto: "Final Fantasy XII"
"Ivalice Landscapes"
Chamber Ensemble
A New World: intimate music from Final Fantasy - Volume II
9:29 am
Koji Kondo: "Super Mario Bros"
Themes
London Phil Orch/Andrew Skeet
The Greatest Video Game Music
9:35 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)
9:47 am
Yoko Shimomura: "Kingdom Hearts III"
"Dearly Beloved"
Studio Orch/Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts III: Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] [Original Video Game Soundtrack]
9:50 am
Yasunori Mitsuda: "Chrono Trigger"
"Corridors of Time; Schala’s Theme"
Tokyo Phil Orch/Shimpei Sasaki
Chrono Trigger Orchestral Arrangement
9:57 am
Yasunori Mitsuda: "Chrono Trigger"
"Presentiment; Chrono Trigger"
Tokyo Phil Orch/Shimpei Sasaki
Chrono Trigger Orchestral Arrangement
10:01 am
Traditional Chinese: "Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies"
Yundi Li, p
Yundi: The Red Piano
10:06 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
10:21 am
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand
Yuja Wang, p; Zürich Tonhalle Orch/Lionel Bringuier
Ravel: Piano Concertos / Yuja Wang/Lionel Bringuier
10:39 am
Traditional Chinese: "Moon Reflection at Second Stream"
Pacific Harmony String Quartet
Melodies of the Far East
10:47 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on Mozart's "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen," Op. 66
Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
Beethoven* - Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax - The Sonatas For Piano/Klavier & Cello
11:00 am
11:00 am
Introductions
LIVE: John Lee, 18, violin. Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata No. 3; Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1;Brahms: Violin Concerto, 1st mvt; Kreisler: "Liebesleid".
12:00 - 4:00 pm
12:00 pm
From the Metropolitan Opera
Mozart's Don Giovanni
Frederica Lombardi (Donna Anna), Ana María Martínez (Donna Elvira), Ying Fang (Zerlina), Ben Bliss (Don Ottavio), Peter Mattei (Don Giovanni),Adam Plachetka (Leporello), Alfred Walker (Masetto), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (The Commendatore);Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Nathalie Stutzmann.
3:51 pm
Giuseppe Verdi: "La Traviata"
Brindisi, "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (Drinking Song)
Montserrat Caballé, s; Carlo Bergonzi, t; Cho and Orch/Georges Prêtre
Opera's Greatest Drinking Songs And Other Intoxicating Melodies
3:55 pm
Giacomo Puccini: "La bohème"
Musetta's Waltz Song, "Quando m'en vo"
Angela Gheorghiu, s; Milan Verdi Sym/Anton Coppola
Puccini- Angela Gheorghiu
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho
An interview with tenor Karim Sulayman whose latest album with guitarist Sean Shibe was released earlier this month.
4:00 pm
Heeyoung Yang: "Popping Chestnuts"
Sojung Lee Hong, p
From East to West
5:00 - 7:00 pm
5:00 pm
Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
5:01 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042
Bavarian Radio Sym Chamber Orch/Lisa Batiashvili, v
Lisa Batiashvili: Bach
5:18 pm
Enrique Granados: "Goyescas" (piano suite)
No. 4, "Quejas, o La Maja y el ruiseñor"
Alicia de Larrocha, p
Granados: Goyescas, Allegro de Concierto, Danzas Lenta\
5:27 pm
Ferde Grofé: "Grand Canyon Suite"
"On the Trail"
Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel
Great American Landscapes
5:37 pm
Paul Chihara: Golden Slumbers
Lilting Sweetly
Geraldine Walther, vi; San Francisco Chamber Singers/Robert Geary
Chihara: Golden Slumbers
5:44 pm
Michael Torke: Percussion Concerto, "Rapture"
I. "Drums and Woods"
Colin Currie, per; Royal Scottish National Orch/Marin Alsop
Explore America
5:49 pm
Matthew Locke: "The Flat Consort"
Suite No. 3 in D minor
Fretwork
Locke: The Flat Consort
6:01 pm
Jonathan Dove: "The Magic Flute Dances" (1999)
Emily Beynon, f; BBC National Orch of Wales/Bramwell Tovey
British Flute Concertos
6:23 pm
Florence Price: "Adoration"
Randall Goosby, v; Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Max Bruch & Florence Price: Violin Concertos
6:27 pm
Florence Price: "Fantasie" No. 1
Randall Goosby, v; Zhu Wang, p
Roots
6:34 pm
Stephen Sondheim: "Into the Woods"
"No One Is Alone"
Chris Reynolds, p
Past is Prologue
6:38 pm
Yoo Young-jin: "Savage"
Chris Reynolds, p
Past is Prologue
6:45 pm
Traditional Jewish: "Odessa Bulgar"
Philharmonix
Vienna Berlin Music Club Vol. 3
6:50 pm
Richard Addinsell: "Warsaw Concerto"
Santiago Rodriguez, p; Fairfax Sym Orch/William Hudson
Piano in Hollywood: Classic Movie Concertos
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari
The Many Sounds of Uruguayan Lamarque Pons. Jaures Lamarque Pons is one of the giants of the classical and popular music in Uruguay. Elbio Barilari some of his fascinating chamber and orchestral music.
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer
Adam and Chris Carroll perform live in the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
9:00 pm
The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
A special 70th anniversary edition! The Midnight Special first aired on May 23, 1953.
9:00 pm
Rita Jacob Willens: Rita Jacobs Willens - Intro
Rita Jacob Willens
The Midnight Special Archive
9:04 pm
Rita Jacobs Willens: "In the beginning" (History of WFMT)
Rita Jacobs Willens
9:05 pm
Jacques Brel: "Marieke"
Jacques Brel
Ballades et Mots D'Amour
9:08 pm
Elisa Carlson and Andrew Mueller: Adrift on an Icefield (Milburn/Vigoda)
Elisa Carlson & Andrew Mueller (Chicago premiere cast)
Folkstage: Ernest Shackleton Loves Me/Porchlight Music Theatre
9:09 pm
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Orig. Cast: We Are Out There
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Orig. Cast
It Came From Outer Space
9:12 pm
Norm Pellegrini and Studs Terkel: Norm Pellegrini comes to WOAK
Norm Pellegrini
Studs Terkel Tribute to Bernie Jacobs
9:13 pm
Lena Horne: "It Was Just One of Those Things"
Lena Horne
Ain’t it the Truth
9:15 pm
Ray Nordstrand: Opening Announce (Chicago Humor Special)
Ray Nordstrand
Midnight Special: Chicago Humor Special (1975, Disc 1)
9:16 pm
Wacker Drive: Weird (Diana Straight-as-an-arrow)
Wacker Drive (Skip Harstirn, Vivian Davis, John Salewski)
Gay & Straight Together
9:19 pm
The Grimm Brothers: Wack-Wack-Wacker Drive
The Grimm Brothers
The Grimm Brothers - single
9:22 pm
The Cash Box Kings: "Joe, You Ain't from Chicago"
Cashbox Kings: Joe Nosek, Oscar Wilson, Billy Flynn, Beedy Eyes Smith, John W. Lauler
Hail to the Kings
9:27 pm
Ray Nordstrand and Studs Terkel: Ray Nordstrand comes to WFMT
Ray Nordstrand
Studs Terkel Tribute to Bernie Jacobs
9:29 pm
Studs Terkel: Studs Terkel comes to WFMT
Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel Tribute to Bernie Jacobs
9:30 pm
Woody Guthrie: Riding in My Car
Woody Guthrie
Woody's 20 Grow Big Songs
9:32 pm
Fleming Brown & Studs Terkel: "Fleming Brown discusses the Midnight Special"
Fleming Brown & Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel Archives 9/5/1962
9:36 pm
Corky Siegel: "Midnight Radio"
Corky Siegel
Out of the Blue
9:40 pm
Frank Hamilton: Importance to Old Town School
Frank Hamilton
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
9:41 pm
Reilly & Maloney: Delicate Balance (Dundee)
Reilly & Maloney
Brighter Light - A Tribute to Tom Dundee
9:45 pm
Sandra Cordova Micek: Congratulations from WFMT
Sandra Cordova Micek, WFMT Pres. & CEO
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
9:46 pm
Bob Gibson: Joy, Joy, Joy
Bob Gibson
Joy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob Gibson
9:48 pm
Raye Zaragoza w/MILCK: Joy Revolution
Raye Zaragoza w/MILCK
Hold That Spirit
9:52 pm
Rich Warren: What is The Midnight Special
Rich Warren
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
9:54 pm
Steve Goodman: "Let's Give a Party" (Carl Martin)
Steve Goodman
Artistic Hair
9:58 pm
Bill Giardini: "The Midnight Special – Accordion (short)" (Traditional)
Bill Giardini
Midnight Special Collection
10:00 pm
Jamie O'Reilly, et al.: In Old Chicago (Live)
Jamie and Christopher O'Reilly, Judi Cogan Heikes, Victor Holstein
Folkstage, Midnight Special 70th Anniversary edition
11:00 pm
Bonnie Koloc: Introduction to Ray Nordstrand
Bonnie Koloc
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
11:00 pm
Bonnie Koloc: "Mama Chicago"
Bonnie Koloc
With You On My Side
11:04 pm
Bonnie Koloc: Steve Goodman
Bonnie Koloc
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
11:05 pm
Bonnie Koloc w/Steve Goodman: I Can't Sleep (Goodman)
Bonnie Koloc w/Steve Goodman
Timeless, Disc 1
11:11 pm
Bonnie Koloc: 1980s/Constant
Bonnie Koloc
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
11:12 pm
Steve Goodman: That's What Friends Are For
Steve Goodman
Words We Can Dance To
11:18 pm
Susan Werner: Discovering WFMT
Susan Werner
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
11:20 pm
Susan Werner Band: "Chicago Any Day"
Susan Werner Band
Live at the Center for the Arts in Natick
11:23 pm
Susan Werner: Uniqueness
Susan Werner
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
11:24 pm
Michael Smith: Coffeehouse Days
Michael Smith
Michael, Margaret, Pat & Kate
11:29 pm
Windborne: .4 Cents a Play (trad.)
Windborne
Of Hard Times and Harmony
11:33 pm
Spencer LaJoye: Spotify vs. Trusted Source/Connection
Spencer LaJoye
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
11:34 pm
Spencer LaJoye: Plowshare Prayer (Live)
Spencer LaJoye
Solo Live YouTube Single
11:40 pm
Spencer LaJoye: Happy Birthday to The Midnight Special
Spencer LaJoye
Interviews for 70th Anniversary
11:40 pm
John Prine: “All the Best”
John Prine
The Missing Years
11:45 pm
Richard Dyer-Bennett: "Lonesome Valley" (Guthrie)
Richard Dyer-Bennet
Richard Dyer-Bennet, Vol. 1
11:48 pm
Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie: "When I’m Gone" (Phil Ochs)
Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie
Spoken in Love
11:54 pm
Studs Terkel, Pete Seeger, Big Bill Broonzy: The Midnight Special (interview excerpt)
Studs Terkel, Pete Seeger, Big Bill Broonzy
Studs Terkel Archives: 1953-54 Pete Seeger & Big Bill Broonzy
11:59 pm
Andrew Beyer: "The Midnight Special - cigar box slide"
Andrew Beyer
Midnight Special Collection