As crime in Chicago and the surrounding communities is on the rise, WTTW News and Chicago Tonight recently launched a new reporting initiative – “A Safer City” – to dive deep into neighborhood crime, violence, and public safety throughout the summer months as residents, policymakers, and community groups work to address the growing issue. is essential, solutions-driven journalism focuses on the impact of living around and with regular violence; what public safety o cials and the police are doing about the problem; how segregation and our physical environment – community centers, parks, streets, sidewalks, and highways – drive or stem crime and violence; how social media comes into play in everyday criminal activity; and what analysts and academics can bring to the discussion. For dedicated coverage, watch Chicago Tonight on Mondays at 5:30 and 10:00 pm, and nd ongoing and extensive data and investigative reporting on the WTTW News website.
In August, WTTW brings you the ve-part series Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland , to mark the 25th anniversary of the end of e Troubles, a long and bitter dispute between those who were ghting for an independent Ireland and those who believed the country should remain part of the United Kingdom. On page 4, meet the lm’s director, who explains how he approached telling the story, and what he learned from the participants. Also this month, don’t miss Curse of the Spencers, examining the turbulent family life of the future Princess Diana; and a new special, All Creatures Great and Small: Chapter ree, that takes us behind the scenes with the cast, creators, and designers in the run-up to season four of the heartwarming series. Don’t forget that you can watch Seasons 1-3 anytime with your WTTW Passport membership!
And WFMT will also take you “across the pond” in August with performances from the BBC Proms music festival. e popular “First Night of the Proms” features the BBC Singers with the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, and throughout the month we’ll feature early music ensemble Stile Antico; the BBC National Orchestra of Wales; and pianist Daniil Trifonov as soloist in Mason Bates’s Piano Concerto. Closer to home, WFMT continues to bring you more performances from Chicago’s summer festivals at Grant Park and Ravinia.
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In the season finale, gather one last time with the three remaining home cooks as they get ready for the culminating feast. Who will be named this year’s winner?
Monday, August 7, 8:00 pm
Explore the legacy of craftsmanship through the skill, pride, and love that go into legendary Irish products, from the spectacular cli s on the Atlantic coast to medieval castles.
Tuesday, August 15, 7:00 pm
the Streets (Season 2, Part 2 of 5) [R]
4:00 The Trouble with Mr. Bean [R]
4:30 Wild Travels [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
Golden Gate Bridge
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein –Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge, built over a span of five years in the 1930s linking the Pacific Ocean with San Francisco Bay, is an engineering marvel that symbolizes America’s can-do spirit. David Rubenstein explores whether or not America can continue to execute such bold and ambitious infrastructure projects in the 21st century.
Tuesday, August 1 9:00 pm
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Ridley: The Numbered Days (Part 7 of 8) [R]
1:00 Grantchester Season 8 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) [R]
2:00 D.I. Ray (Season 1, Part 4 of 4) [R]
3:00 The Fall: Night Darkens
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Science Pioneers Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of pioneering scientists Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Harold Varmus.
8:00 Southern Storytellers (Part 3 of 3) Some of the South’s most influential creators take us to the places that feed their imaginations.
9:00 Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein –Golden Gate Bridge
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 2
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Cleveland (Part 1 of 3) [R]
1:00 The Great American Recipe (Season 2, Part 7 of 8) [R]
2:00 Puppy School [R]
3:00 Jackie: A Tale of Two Sisters [R]
4:00 The 100 Days: The Fall of the Berlin Wall – 1989 (Part 6 of 6) [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
Explore the tumultuous lives of the late Diana’s parents and the complicated upbringing that shaped a Princess. Their story has all the twists and turns of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Thursday, August 31, 7:00 pm
Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries –Australia (Part 2 of 2)
8:00 Human Footprint: The Urban Jungle (Part 5 of 6) Shane encounters three species thriving in the city, reckons with our complex urban history, and envisions a new and wilder urban future.
9:00 NOVA: The Planets –Ice Worlds
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Science Pioneers See Tues. Aug. 1 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Southern Storytellers (Part 3 of 3) See Tues.
Aug. 1 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein – Golden Gate Bridge See Tues.
Aug. 1 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 POV: Eat Your Catfish [R]
4:30 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Yucatan [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s
4:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 The Coroner: The Foxby A air (Part 18 of 20) To explain the sudden death of a reclusive woman, Jane must solve the mysterious disappearance of a notorious playboy.
8:00 Van der Valk Season 2 on Masterpiece: Blood in
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan fronts a team helping scientists investigate the lives of some of Australia’s most iconic animals. Koalas, fruit bats, and kangaroos take the cameras – and you – into their secret worlds.
Wednesday, August 2 7:00 pm
wenty-five years ago, on April 10, 1998, the decades-long Irish conflict known as The Troubles was officially resolved with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. More than 3,500 people were killed in the course of the struggle, which pitted mostly Catholic nationalists who wanted to join a united Ireland against predominantly Protestant loyalists fighting to stay within the United Kingdom. For thirty years, sporadic violence and bombings defined life in Northern Ireland, which saw the deployment of the British Army in its longest continuous operation.
In the five-part series Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, ordinary people from all sides of the conflict tell stories of
their lives during The Troubles. The series was directed by James Bluemel, who used the same narrative approach in Once Upon a Time in Iraq, which aired on Frontline. We spoke to Bluemel about his distinctive approach to capturing this story, and what he learned from interviewing people about their memories of a difficult period in history.
Watch Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland beginning Monday, August 28 on WTTW, and stream on the PBS app.
The Guide: Why did you want to tell the story of The Troubles via firsthand, personal stories?
James Bluemel: There have been many documentaries
made about The Troubles. Most of those documentaries are events-led, in that they explain the context of The Troubles and what happened. But I thought there was something missing, which was how it felt to live there, and hearing it from people who experienced it firsthand and not from policymakers or politicians, but from people who lived with the consequences of those decisions. You can learn all the facts you want, but to really understand how it feels, I think we’re missing something.
The idea came from [my work on Once Upon a Time in Iraq]. The Iraqi civil war is very sectarian, and it reminded me of growing up, listening to the news, and how little I understood about a conflict that happened on my own doorstep compared to what I understood now about Iraq.
The underlying ambition or agenda for the series was always to try to build empathy. If you humanize the people on screen, you can then build empathy for their positions and see the world through their eyes a little bit, which can only be helpful.
The Guide: How did you develop trust with the participants and get them to open up about their memories and emotions?
Bluemel: There’s no shortcut to it. It took time. Northern Ireland is a small place, and The Troubles for many are still live. They’re not consigned to the past. Deciding whether you’re going to put your head above the parapet and talk openly about what you went through isn’t done lightly. Questions are asked about the film’s agenda, my agenda, the broadcaster’s agenda, and I was lucky enough to have made Once Upon a Time in Iraq which took a similar approach, and they could see the even-handedness in that film.
These interviews can span a couple of days, and you just take it very slowly. It’s very rare to have someone listen intently to you for that length of time. I think that encourages the contributor to dig into their memory because they are being listened to. Sometimes they would find and unearth memories that perhaps they haven’t remembered were even there. They weren’t accessing ready, off-the-peg anecdotes.
The Guide: Was it difficult to get people to talk about a topic that is not often discussed?
Bluemel: In Northern Ireland, the guard is still very high because in certain communities – in working class areas of Belfast or Derry – the paramilitaries are still active and still have influence. They resemble standard criminal gangs these days, with interests in drugs. In certain places, talking openly about what it’s like to live there is dangerous. But for others, [they] might feel more confident or just safer or less connected, perhaps because they’re older. Some may see value in [talking about their past] because lessons of history need to be learned, and if you maintain this shroud of silence, those lessons can never be learned because they’ll never be heard.
and she also didn’t really know she had a story to tell.
There was always a desire to bring women’s voices into this subject, because traditionally they have been ignored. For that reason, it’s quite difficult to research them and find them, so sometimes you just need a bit of luck, and we got it.
The Guide: Although the events you cover in Once Upon a Time in Iraq are more recent than The Troubles, did you find similarities in the ways that people discussed and processed memories?
The Guide: How did you find the participants?
Bluemel: Some of it was just research. You start to research who was [at an important event], who is still alive. And sometimes it was serendipitous. I was going to interview Ricky O’Rawe, an ex-IRA gunman. He brought his wife, Bernadette O’Rawe, along to the meeting. As we were having a gettingto-know-you chat, she was telling me a little about her life, and it was incredibly fascinating. She had never spoken to a journalist,
Bluemel: That’s what I found surprising. I was expecting before I started this that perhaps there won’t be that processing. Iraq is much more recent. What I found is that trauma that happened 50 years ago can still be as vivid as trauma that happened five years ago for many people. Those memories had not been marbleized. They’re not concrete. They’re still malleable, but only if you give people the time and the space to really delve back into it. Perhaps deeply embedded trauma, you learn to live with it, but once you do delve back into it, it’s still very present and difficult.
Monday, August 7, 7:00 pm
Invasive species are reshaping the world’s ecosystems. Biologist Shane CampbellStaton attempts to answer the crucial question: how does our species decide what belongs?
Watch on WTTW Prime, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS Video app.
Friday, August 4, 8:00 pm
Host Les Stroud finds fertile natural locations to forage and harvest wild mushrooms, salad greens, spices, and more. Then, chef Paul Rogalski transforms Les’s ingredients into a three-course meal.
Watch on WTTW Create, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS Video app.
Call the Midwife Season 12 For WTTW Passport Members Only Rewatch and binge all of Season 12 of this heartwarming series set in London’s East End in 1968, following the nuns and nurses from Nonnatus House.
Watch with a Passport membership on wttw.com/watch or the PBS Video app.
Amsterdam (Part 2 of 3)
When man is killed and his body delivered in pieces to the heirs to his company, Van der Valk must consider possible revenge against the family.
9:36 Jay’s Chicago: Life Stories
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Animals with Cameras, a Nature Miniseries: Australia See Wed. Aug. 2 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Human Footprint: The Urban Jungle (Part 5 of 6) See Wed. Aug. 2 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 NOVA: The Planets – Ice Worlds See Wed. Aug. 2 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Austin City Limits: Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band [R]
4:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 Pioneers of Television: Sitcoms/Variety Shows
Explore the contributions of late night hosts Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Merv Gri n emerges as a key player, Dick Cavett and Arsenio Hall discuss their careers, and Regis Philbin recalls his years as a sidekick to Joey Bishop.
9:00 Pioneers of Television:
Comedians The improvisational styles of Robin Williams and his comic predecessor Jonathan Winters provides a fascinating contrast to Tina Fey’s measured, highly prepared approach.
10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7) [R]
3:00 Van der Valk Season 2 on Masterpiece: Blood in Amsterdam (Part 2 of 3) See Thurs. Aug. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:36 Jay’s Chicago: Life Stories [R]
5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids
9:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Collections in Bloom
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Lincoln Square, Chicago
10:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: California Road Trip
10:30 This Old House: Atlanta –Respecting the Old While Adding the New
11:00 Ask This Old House: Sandstone Repair, Awning Installation
11:30 Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy – Faith
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country: Grilled Chicken, Two Ways
12:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul – Gloria’s Favorites
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: EasyGoing Recipes
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Unexpected Salads
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Milk Street Pantry Staples
3:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Life of Pie
4:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Hiker’s Food
4:30 Check, Please!
Seasonal Seafood
5:00 Travel Detective: State Songs with Hidden Meanings
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]
6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R]
7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators –Some Cupid Kills Frank and Luella are employed by Pollie Grisham to find who murdered her boyfriend.
8:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Dem Bones A skeleton, initially believed to be Viking in origin, is dug up by Brutus the dog. Sister Boniface discovers the bones are far more recent.
9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Out on a Limb Frankie goes
undercover as a hostess at a mermaid-themed nightclub.
10:00 POV: Children of the Mist
11:30 The Coroner: The Foxby A air (Part 18 of 20) See Thurs. Aug. 3 at 7:00 pm. [R]
Sunday 6
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 7) [R]
1:45 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 7) [R]
3:00 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 7) [R]
4:15 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) [R]
5:30 Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy
MORNING
6:30-9:30 WTTW Kids
9:30 Pritzker Military Presents
10:30 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) A yearly cricket match with the village sees old scores settled and new plots hatched.
AFTERNOON
1:00 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 7) The Crawleys head to a Scottish castle, while the downstairs sta stays behind at Downton Abbey. A crisis ensues.
3:00 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8)
Six months after Matthew’s death, family and servants try to cure Mary and Isobel of their deep depression.
5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 The Great American Recipe (Season 2, Part 7 of 8) [R]
7:00 Ridley: The Numbered Days (Part 8 of 8) Ridley discovers a shocking connection between the murder case and the arson attack that killed his own family.
8:00 Grantchester Season 8 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) Geordie is placed on desk duty as Elliot contrives to force him to resign. The next murder case is handed to Larry, who enlists the help of Miss Scott.
9:00 Grantchester Season 8 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) Will has disappeared, Bonnie is about to give birth, and Geordie must find him before it’s too late.
10:00 The Fall: Beauty Hath Strange Powers (Season 2, Part 3 of 5) After the breakthrough that finally identifies Paul Spector as the killer, Stella Gibson must now play an agonizing waiting game.
11:00 Mr. Bean Rides Again
11:30 Wild Travels Will Clinger
hosts an entire episode devoted to the strangest festival Wild Travels has ever attended: Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland, Colorado.
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Austin City Limits: Pavement
1:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators –Some Cupid Kills See Sat. Aug. 5 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Dem Bones See Sat. Aug. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Out on a Limb See Sat. Aug. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Pioneers of Television: Sitcoms/Variety Shows See Fri. Aug. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 3
Learn the story of Di, a 13-year-old Hmong girl living in rural Northwest Vietnam. Follow her as she navigates the cultural and social challenges faced by young girls in her community while balancing inherited traditions and modernity.
Saturday, August 5
10:00 pm
on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Cleveland (Part 2 of 3) Finds include an Ohio salt-glazed figural stoneware match stand, an 1863 Civil War grave marker group and a 1964 Manoucher Yektai oil painting.
8:00 The Great American Recipe (Season 2 Finale) Gather one last time with the three remaining home cooks as they prepare an entire meal that represents their Great American Recipe.
9:00 Puppy School Kerri needs an assistance dog, but her choice of breed is going to be a challenge: Galaxy is a tiny French Bulldog-Pug cross.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Ridley: The Numbered Days (Part 8 of 8) See Sun. Aug. 6 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Grantchester Season 8 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) See Sun. Aug. 6 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Grantchester Season 8 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) See Sun. Aug. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Fall: Beauty Hath Strange Powers (Season 2, Part 3 of 5) See Sun. Aug. 6 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Mr. Bean Rides Again [R]
4:30 Wild Travels See Sun. Aug. 6 at 11:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Italian Roots Marisa Tomei, Jimmy Kimmel, and John Turturro learn about the sacrifices their ancestors made to bring their families from Italy to America.
8:00 Al Capone: Icon Al Capone – the quintessential self-made American man, ruthless killer, or both?
Americans are fascinated by this celebrity gangster. This film explores why.
9:00 Frontline: Inside the Iranian Uprising
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 9
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Cleveland (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Aug. 7 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 The Great American Recipe (Season 2 Finale) See Mon. Aug. 7 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Puppy School See Mon. Aug. 7 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Travel Detective: State Songs with Hidden Meanings [R]
3:30 POV: Children of the Mist See Sat. Aug. 5 at 10:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Nature: The Bat Man of Mexico An ecologist tracks the Lesser long-nosed bat’s epic migration across Mexico to save the species and the tequila plants they pollinate.
8:00 Human Footprint: The Ground Below (Part 6 of 6) Shane explores the history and science of cotton.
9:00 NOVA: Bat Superpowers Bats have been blamed for deadly epidemics such as COVID-19 and Ebola, yet scientists discover that they may hold a key to a longer and healthier life.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 10
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Italian Roots See Tues. Aug. 8 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Al Capone: Icon See Tues. Aug. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline: Inside the Iranian Uprising See Tues. Aug. 8 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Human Footprint: The Ground Below (Part 6 of 6) See Wed. Aug. 9 at 8:00 pm. [R]
Frontline: Inside the Iranian Uprising
Frontline goes inside the protests that have rocked Iran in reaction to the death of a young woman in police custody. With a trove of footage filmed by protestors, much of it previously unseen, the film sheds new light on a regime under unprecedented pressure.
Tuesday, August 8
9:00 pm
4:00 NOVA: Bat Superpowers See Wed. Aug. 9 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 The Coroner: Pieces of Eight (Part 19 of 20) Lighthaven’s Pirate Festival provides the perfect cover for a robbery, leaving Davey giving chase while Jane investigates why a faceless man has washed up on the beach.
8:00 Van der Valk Season 2 on Masterpiece: Payback in Amsterdam (Part 3 of 3) When a promising cellist dies following an acid attack, Van der Valk and his team search for her killer.
9:36 Jay’s Chicago: Slow Art
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 11
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Nature: The Bat Man of Mexico See Wed. Aug. 9 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) See Sun. Aug. 6 at 10:30 am. [R]
3:30 The Brain Revolution
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 André Rieu: Love in Venice Join André Rieu for a night of romance, fun, and festivity along the canals of Venice, but filmed in the outdoor town square in André’s hometown in the Netherlands.
10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 12
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 7) See Sun. Aug. 6 at 1:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Aug. 6 at 3:00 pm. [R]
5:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide
MORNING
7:00 Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD
8:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
10:30 Rick Steves’ Heart of Italy Rick delves deep into the Italian heartland – the place where la dolce vita is a way of life.
11:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul: Shorey’s Petite Appetite
AFTERNOON
12:07 Cook’s Country: Tacos Two Ways
12:45 Lidia’s Kitchen: Stretch Your Meal
1:20 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Wine Country Grill
1:55 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Turkey Two Ways
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Porchetta-Style Turkey and Fennel
3:05 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The Best Falafel
3:45 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Crete – Mother of the Mediterranean
4:20 New Scandinavian Cooking: Bergen Food Renaissance
5:00 Rick Steves’ Heart of Italy See 10:30 am.
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]
6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R]
7:00 Johnny Cash: Man in Black –Live in Denmark 1971
8:30 Roy Orbison & Friends –A Black and White Night
This iconic 1987 concert features an all-star cast including Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis
Johnny Cash: Man in Black – Live in Denmark 1971
Join Johnny, along with June Carter Cash, Maybelle Carter, Carl Perkins, and the Statler Brothers for an evening of country, rockabilly, American roots music, and spirituals.
Saturday, August 12 7:00 pm
Go behind the scenes of the charming Masterpiece series with the cast and creators in advance of season four. Learn how every detail is researched for authentic period sets and costumes. The program also includes stories about the joys – and challenges –of working with animals.
Sunday, August 13 7:00 pm
Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, J. D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, and Jennifer Warnes.
10:00 Kenny Rogers Live in Concert Celebrate the career of the worldwide music icon in a 1983 concert recorded at the peak of his popularity.
11:30 Burt Bacharach’s Best Watch as all the original artists perform Burt Bacharach’s hits with rare archival footage and clips from the 1960s-1970s, hosted by actor Robert Wagner.
Sunday 13
EARLY MORNING
1:00 British Beat
3:00 John Sebastian’s Folk Rewind
5:00 Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White
MORNING
6:00 Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD [R]
7:30 Moments to Remember Patti Page and Nick Clooney cohost new performances and archival classics, featuring many more legends of the late ’50s and early ’60s pop era.
10:00
African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross –The Black Atlantic (15001800) (Part 1 of 6) This episode portrays the earliest Africans, both slave and free, who arrived on these shores.
11:04
African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – The Age of Slavery (18001860) (Part 2 of 6) This episode illustrates how Black lives changed dramatically in the aftermath of the American Revolution.
12:11
In this program and companion website, people from all over the city and suburbs take Geo rey Baer to the places they find most breathtaking and explain why they are so meaningful, and Geo rey reveals some of his own favorites spanning almost 30 years of telling their fascinating stories.
Monday, August 14
7:00 pm
1:18
3:55African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – A More Perfect Union (1968-2013) (Part 6 of 6) After 1968, African Americans set out to build a future on the foundation of the civil rights movement’s victories, but a growing class disparity threatened to split the Black community in two.
5:30 The Great American Recipe (Season 2 Finale) [R]
EVENING
7:00 All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: Chapter Three
8:30 Rick Steves’ Heart of Italy [R]
9:30 Johnny Cash: Man in Black –Live in Denmark 1971 See Sat. Aug. 12 at 7:00 pm. [R]
11:00 Roy Orbison & Friends –A Black and White Night See Sat. Aug. 12 at 8:30 pm. [R]
Monday 14
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
2:30 ’70s Soul Superstars
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
From the spectacular cli s on the Atlantic coast to medieval castles and historic villages, this program takes viewers inside the legacy of craftsmanship and traditional techniques of Irish masters. From a skilled harp maker honing ancient techniques to a traditional basket weaver in Galway to wool weavers in Kilkenny to one of the last master crystal engravers in Waterford , experience the skill, pride, and love that go into these trades.
Tuesday, August 15 7:00 pm
2:37
African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Into the Fire (1861-1896) (Part 3 of 6) This episode examines the Civil War and the end of slavery, and Reconstruction’s thrilling but tragically brief “moment in the sun.”
African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Making a Way Out of No Way (18971940) (Part 4 of 6) Learn about the Jim Crow era, when African Americans struggled to build their own worlds within the harsh, narrow confines of segregation.
African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Rise! (1940-1968) (Part 5 of 6) This episode examines the long road to civil rights, when the deep contradictions in American society finally became unsustainable.
3:00
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 3 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America 5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago
8:30 Beyond Chicago from the Air Join narrator Geo rey Baer on another journey via drone to explore regional sights beyond Chicago in summer, fall, and winter. 10:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 10:30 BBC News 11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 15
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Johnny Cash: Man in Black –Live in Denmark 1971 [R]
1:30 The Brain Revolution [R]
3:00
EVENING
Tonight
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Ireland Made with Love
8:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
9:00 Rick Steves’ Europe
9:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 10:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 10:30 BBC News 11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 16
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Roy Orbison & Friends –A Black and White Night [R]
1:30 ’60s Pop, Rock & Soul
3:30 Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
In this episode of Nature, explore Costa Rica, one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. From rainforests to volcanos, tiny architects and caretakers at the heart of this vast wildlife diversity keep this ecological giant running: the hummingbirds, among this Central American country’s most vital and beloved creatures.
Wednesday, August 16 7:00 pm
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Grantchester Season 4 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Nature: The Hummingbird E ect
8:30 Ken Burns: The National Parks Filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan reveal fascinating behindthe-scenes stories about the making of the series.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 17
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
2:00 This Land Is Your Land
3:30 Burt Bacharach’s Best See Sat. Aug. 12 at 11:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 4 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Straight No Chaser: The 25th Anniversary Celebration Celebrate 25 years with the nine members of the popular a cappella collective in this special.
8:30 Buddy Guy: True to the Blues Meet the living legend from the 1950s Chicago blues scene who inspired The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan on the way to becoming a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and an eight-time Grammy Award winner.
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 ’70s Soul Superstars [R]
2:30 Moments to Remember See Sun. Aug. 13 at 7:30 am. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 4 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 Mavis Staples at Symphony Center, Chicago Civil rights icon Mavis Staples returned home to Chicago’s Symphony Center for one night only in February 2023, bringing her iconic smoky sound to a scintillating evening of soul, gospel, and her signature brand of R&B.
10:00 Chicago Tonight:
Black Voices
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD [R]
2:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
4:00 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – The Black Atlantic (1500-1800)
(Part 1 of 6) See Sun.
Aug. 13 at 10:00 am. [R]
5:04 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – The Age of Slavery (1800-1860)
(Part 2 of 6) See Sun.
Aug. 13 at 11:04 am. [R]
MORNING
6:11 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Into the Fire (1861-1896) (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Aug. 13 at 12:11 pm. [R]
7:18 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940) (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Aug. 13 at 1:18 pm. [R]
8:37 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Rise! (1940-1968) (Part 5 of 6) See Sun. Aug. 13 at 2:37 pm. [R]
9:55African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – A More Perfect Union (1968-2013)
(Part 6 of 6) See Sun.
Aug. 13 at 3:55 pm. [R]
11:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul: Cuisine de Ma Cherie
AFTERNOON
12:07 Cook’s Country: Bread, Cheese, and Meat Can’t Be Beat
12:45 Lidia’s Kitchen: Can’t Go Wrong
1:20 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Fish Hits the Fire
1:55 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Plant-Based Perfection
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Breakfast of Champions
3:05 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Hearty Stews
3:45 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: The Centaur’s Kitchen – Preserving Nature’s Bounty
4:20 New Scandinavian Cooking: Mountain Riches
Sunday 20
EARLY MORNING
12:00 To be announced
5:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
MORNING
7:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
9:00 Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD [R]
11:00 Big Band Years This special returns to the era of the legendary orchestras, great singers, and song standards that kept soldiers’ hearts alive during World War II.
1:00 Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 Celebrate the legendary musical with a stellar cast including Alfie Boe, Nick Jonas, Lea Salonga, Colm Wilkinson, Norm Lewis, and Ramin Karimloo, filmed at London’s O2 Arena.
5:00 To be announced
Recorded in July 2022, Bernstein protégé Marin Alsop conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Bernstein’s “Kaddish” Symphony at the Ravinia Festival. Creating a musical meditation wherein women’s voices are the tether to the highest powers, and examining the essential, eternal questions of humanity and faith, also featured are soprano Janai Brugger and Jaye Ladymore as narrator, along with the Chicago Children’s Choir.
Monday, August 21 8:00 pm
After his family was killed by Nazis, Wisnia was imprisoned at Auschwitz at age 16, and survived by singing for guards. After a daring escape, he was rescued by U.S. Army troops and went on to flourish in America.
Monday, August 21 9:00 pm
EVENING
6:00 To be announced
Monday 21
EARLY MORNING
12:00 To be announced
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 4 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Baltimore Appraisals include a Johnny Unitas Baltimore Colts championship jacket, a B.J.O. Nordfeldt two-sided oil, and a Klondike Gold Rush archive.
8:00 Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony
9:00 How Saba Kept Singing David “Saba” Wisnia always believed that he survived Auschwitz by entertaining the Nazi guards with his beautiful singing voice.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 22
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
2:00 Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD [R]
3:30 Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
Flood in the Desert: American
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland to ensure the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.
Tuesday, August 22
8:00 pm
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 4 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: DNA Mysteries Henry Louis
Gates, Jr. uses DNA detective work to solve mysteries in the family trees of actor Tea Leoni and radio host Joe Madison.
8:00 Flood in the Desert: American Experience
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
9:00 Fatal Flood: American Experience In 1927, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, killing as many as a thousand people and leaving a million homeless.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 23
EARLY MORNING
12:00 British Beat [R]
2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Baltimore See Mon. Aug. 21 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony See Mon. Aug. 21 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:00 How Saba Kept Singing See Mon. Aug. 21 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00
2:00
2:30
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Nature: Big Bend – The Wild Frontier of Texas Roam the Wild West frontier land of the Rio Grande’s Big Bend.
8:00 NOVA: Killer Hurricanes
Follow a team of experts investigating the Great Hurricane of 1780 that killed more people than any other Caribbean hurricane.
9:00 NOVA: Killer Floods
Follow geologists as they reconstruct catastrophic Ice Age floods more powerful than all the world’s top ten rivers combined.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 24
EARLY MORNING
12:00 John Sebastian’s Folk Rewind [R]
2:00 Finding Your Roots: DNA Mysteries See Tues. Aug. 22 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Flood in the Desert: American Experience See Tues. Aug. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Fatal Flood: American Experience See Tues. Aug. 22 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 The Coroner: Crash (Part 20 of 20) Jane tries to find out who left a teenage girl to die after a car crash.
8:00 Pioneers of Television: Crime
Dramas Recall the classic whodunits The Untouchables and Mannix; innovative dramas such as Mission Impossible ; and breakthrough series including Angie Dickinson’s Police Woman and Stephanie Powers’ The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
9:00 Pioneers of Television: Primetime Soaps A nighttime soap frenzy kicks o in the 1980s with Dallas, and Dynasty and the long-running Knots Landing. Sometimes forgotten is the genre’s antecedent: 1964’s Peyton Place
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
2:00 Nature: Big Bend – The Wild Frontier of Texas See Wed. Aug. 23 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:00 NOVA: Killer Hurricanes See Wed. Aug. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:00 NOVA: Killer Floods See Wed. Aug. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s
9:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets
10:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
10:30 This Old House
11:00 Ask This Old House
11:30 The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
4:00 New Scandinavian Cooking
4:30 Check, Please!
5:00 Travel Detective
Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023
9:30 Jay’s Chicago: Out in Nature
10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 26
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 ’60s Pop, Rock & Soul [R]
2:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
4:30 Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] MORNING
5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids
9:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: A Bloom for all Reasons
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: De Pere, Wisconsin
10:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Chattanooga, Tennessee
10:30 This Old House: Newburyport –
Powering Through
11:00 Ask This Old House: Antique Pocket Door, Shaker End Table
11:30 Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy – Local Politics
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country: Herbaceous Chicken and Potatoes
12:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul – Shorey’s Petite Appetite [R]
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: A Warm Welcome
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: French Chicken and Potatoes
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Two Simple Pastas
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Breads from Around the World
3:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Athens Rising
4:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Farmer’s Food
4:30 Check, Please! Monteverde, Lost Lake, Caspian Kabab
5:00 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Guanajuato
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]
6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R]
7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators – And Rarest Parts Frank and Luella are employed by a man who is convinced his son, who died five years earlier in a trainspotting accident, is haunting him.
8:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Queen of the Kitchen Celebrity chef Prunella Gladwell comes to St Vincent’s Convent to record an episode of her TV cooking competition. Then one of the contestants dies.
9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ward of the Roses Etta is running for Alderman and her campaign o ce is bombed, so Boyzey o ers to help the campaign.
10:00 The Coroner: Crash (Part 20 of 20) See Thurs. Aug. 24 at 7:00 pm. [R]
11:00 ’70s Soul Superstars [R]
Sunday 27
EARLY MORNING
1:30 This Land Is Your Land [R]
3:00 John Sebastian’s Folk Rewind [R]
5:00 Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD [R]
Great Performances: Vienna Summer Night Concert 2023
This open-air summer concert feature guest soloist Elīna Garanča under the direction of guest conductor and Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet–Séguin from the gardens of Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace.
Friday, August 25 8:00 pm
PREMIERES
MON OCT 16 7PM
6:30-9:30 WTTW Kids
9:30 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) The fates of several characters converge at a glittering house party.
10:42 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) Love is in the air at Downton Abbey, and darker emotions too, as Mary, Edith, Tom, and Anna each struggle with a dilemma.
11:57 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) Can Bates learn what’s troubling Anna? Meanwhile, Thomas installs a new ally and Alfred takes up cooking.
1:10 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) Rose’s surprise party for Robert risks scandal. Mary meets an old suitor, and Edith gets troubling news.
2:25 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) When Robert and Thomas make a sudden trip, everyone’s life becomes more complicated. Mary and Blake come together over pigs.
3:40 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 8) Robert and Thomas
return from America. Bates disappears for a day and Edith prepares to go abroad.
5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend
6:00 The Coroner: Crash (Part 20 of 20) [R]
7:00 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 3) With their father away at war, sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March come to terms with their new life, alongside their mother, Marmee. The girls make friends with Laurie, the new boy next door.
8:00 Little Women on Masterpiece (Parts 2 and 3 of 3) The March family fears the worst when Mr. March falls ill. As circumstances change for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, the family must come together to face their most di cult challenge yet.
10:00 The Fall: The Mind is its Own Place (Season 2, Part 4 of 5) As Stella recovers from her close encounter with Spector, a shocking revelation proves how terrifyingly manipulative he can be.
11:00 Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean
11:30 Wild Travels Host Will Clinger finds himself in the middle of an ice
cream-related catastrophe at the Ben & Jerry’s Factory.
Monday 28
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Austin City Limits: The War On Drugs The War On Drugs perform songs from their acclaimed album I Don’t Live Here Anymore
1:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators –And Rarest Parts See Sat. Aug. 26 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Queen of the Kitchen See Sat. Aug. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ward of the Roses See Sat. Aug. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 The Coroner: Crash (Part 20 of 20) [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
The March sisters
3 parts)
Based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, this universal coming-of-age story is set against the backdrop of the Civil War.
Sunday, August 27
7:00 pm
(5-Part Series)
This series explores the decadeslong conflict in Northern Ireland known as “The Troubles” through the intimate testimony of ordinary men, women, and children who were drawn – both willingly and unwillingly – into the bitter clashes that rocked the nation, and who are still struggling to hold on to a fragile peace today.
Monday-Wednesday, August 28-30 8:00 and 9:00 pm
4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tucson Finds include Picasso Madoura pottery, an early 20th-century Cartier necklace and brooch, and an 1861 Charles Dickens letter.
8:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: It Wasn’t Like a Movie Anymore (Part 1 of 5) Explore how ordinary people became caught up in “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland as events progress from protests and rioting to full-blown violence.
9:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night? (Part 2 of 5) In 1972, homegrown paramilitaries begin taking control of many Catholic and Protestant working-class communities, and society is deeply segregated.
10:00 Chicago Tonight
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 3) See Sun.
Aug. 27 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Little Women on Masterpiece (Parts 2 and 3 of 3) See Sun.
Aug. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Fall: The Mind is its Own Place (Season 2, Part 4 of 5) See Sun. Aug. 27 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean [R]
4:30 Wild Travels See Sun.
Aug. 27 at 11:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: War Stories Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Julianne Moore, comedian Bill Hader, and painter Kehinde Wiley.
8:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: So Many Broken Hearts (Part 3 of 5) Learn about the IRA hunger strike through three women’s stories: an IRA prisoner’s wife, a police o cer’s wife, and a hunger striker’s daughter.
9:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: The Dirty War (Part 4 of 5) Discover how tensions rise in the late 1980s as police and the army infiltrate paramilitary organizations.
10:00 Chicago Tonight
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tucson See Mon. Aug. 28 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: It Wasn’t Like a Movie Anymore (Part 1 of 5) See Mon. Aug. 28 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night? (Part 2 of 5) See Mon. Aug. 28 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023 See Fri. Aug. 25 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Jay’s Chicago: Out in Nature [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 NOVA: Arctic Ghost Ship 175 years ago, the Franklin Expedition to chart the Northwest Passage vanished. Now, a Canadian team discovers one of Franklin’s lost ships.
8:00 NOVA: Sunken Ship Rescue NOVA follows the epic operation to secure, raise, and salvage the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground and tragically capsized o the coast of Italy, killing 32 passengers.
9:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: Who Wants to Live Like That (Part 5 of 5) Explore how politicians are propelled back toward peace talks, and the Good Friday Agreement is announced in 1998. However, peace comes at an enormous cost.
10:00 Chicago Tonight
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: War Stories See Tues. Aug. 29 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: So Many Broken Hearts (Part 3 of 5) See Tues. Aug. 29 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: The Dirty War (Part 4 of 5) See Tues. Aug. 29 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Pioneers of Television: Crime Dramas See Thurs. Aug. 24 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Pioneers of Television: Primetime Soaps See Thurs. Aug. 24 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Curse of the Spencers
8:00 In Their Own Words: Princess Diana On the anniversary of her death, discover how Diana defied expectations and evolved into one of the most impactful icons of our time.
9:00 Pioneers of Television: Breaking Barriers Trace the journey of people of color featured in American television – trailblazers including Diahann Carroll (Julia), Desi Arnaz (I Love Lucy ), Edward James Olmos (Miami Vice), and George Takei (Star Trek).
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Explore the tumultuous lives of the late Diana’s parents and the complicated upbringing that shaped a Princess. This is a story of broken first love, infidelity, and heartbreaking family betrayal played out in the glare of the media spotlight.
Thursday, August 31 7:00 pm
’60s Pop, Rock & Soul
Wednesday, 1:30 am (8/16)
Saturday, 12:30 am (8/26)
’70s Soul Superstars
Monday, 2:30 am (8/14)
Friday, 12:00 am (8/18)
Saturday, 11:00 pm (8/26)
André Rieu: Love in Venice
Friday, 8:00 (8/11)
Austin City Limits
Friday, 3:00 am (8/4)
Mondays, 12:00 am (8/7, 8/28)
Big Band Years
Sunday, 11:00 am (8/20)
British Beat
Sunday, 1:00 am (8/13)
Wednesday, 12:00 am (8/23)
Burt Bacharach’s Best
Saturday, 11:30 pm (8/12)
Thursday, 3:30 am (8/17)
Great Performances
Monday, 8:00 pm (8/21)
Wednesdays, 3:00 am (8/23, 8/30)
Friday, 8:00 pm (8/25)
John Sebastian’s Folk Rewind
Sundays, 3:00 am (8/13, 8/27)
Thursday, 12:00 am (8/24)
Johnny Cash: Man in Black, Live in Denmark
Saturday, 7:00 pm (8/12)
Sunday, 9:30 pm (8/13)
Tuesday, 12:00 am (8/15)
Kenny Rogers Live in Concert
Saturday, 10:00 pm (8/12)
Les Misérables 25th Anniversary
Concert at the O2
Sunday, 1:00 pm (8/20)
Mavis Staples at Symphony Center, Chicago
Friday, 8:00 pm (8/18)
Moments to Remember
Sunday, 7:30 am (8/13)
Friday, 2:30 am (8/18)
Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White Night
Saturday, 8:30 pm (8/12)
Sunday, 11:00 pm (8/13)
Wednesday, 12:00 am (8/16)
Straight No Chaser: The 25th Anniversary
Celebration
Thursday, 7:00 pm (8/17)
Sunday, 1:30 am (8/27)
Movies
100 Days
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Wednesday, 4:00 am (8/2)
All Creatures Great and Small: Chapter Three
Sunday, 7:00 pm (8/13)
Coroner
Thursdays, 7:00 pm (8/3, 8/10, 8/24)
Saturday, 11:30 pm (8/5)
Saturday, 10:00 pm (8/26)
Sunday, 6:00pm (8/27)
Monday, 4:00 am (8/28)
Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece
Saturdays, 12:30 am (8/5, 8/12)
Sunday, 12:30 am, 1:45 am, 3:00 am, 4:15 am, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm (8/6)
Friday, 1:00 am (8/11)
Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece
Sunday, 3:00 pm (8/6)
Saturday, 2:30 am (8/12)
Sunday, 9:30 am, 10:45 am, 11:57 am, 1:10 pm, 2:25 pm, 3:40 pm (8/27)
The Fall
Sundays,
Tuesdays,
Grantchester on Masterpiece
Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece
My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
Saturdays, 3:30 pm (8/5, 8/26)
Saturdays, 3:45 pm (8/12, 8/19)
New Scandinavian Cooking
Saturdays, 4:00 pm
Patti’s Mexican Table
Mondays-Fridays, 1:00 pm
Rick Steves’ Heart of Italy
Saturday, 5:00 pm (8/12)
Sunday, 8:30 pm (8/13)
Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
Saturdays, 10:00 am (8/5, 8/26)
Sara’s Weeknight Meals
Mondays-Tuesdays, 1:30 pm
Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue
Saturdays, 1:30 pm (8/5, 8/26)
Grantchester Season 4 on Masterpiece
Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
Saturdays, 1:20 pm (8/12, 8/19)
Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
Mondays-Fridays, 2:30 pm
This Old House
Saturdays, 10:30 am (8/5, 8/26)
Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece
Wednesdays, 4:00 pm (8/23, 8/30)
Thursday, 4:00 pm (8/24)
Friday, 4:00 pm (8/25)
Monday, 4:00 pm (8/28)
Tuesday, 4:00 pm (8/29)
Little Women on Masterpiece
Sunday,
Tuesday,
Mr. Bean Sundays, 11:00 pm (8/6, 8/27)
Tuesday, 4:00 am (8/8, 8/29)
Ridley Sunday, 7:00 pm (8/6)
Tuesday, 12:00 am (8/8)
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
Saturdays, 7:00 pm (8/5, 8/26)
Mondays, 1:00 am (8/7, 8/28)
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Saturdays, 8:00 pm (8/5, 8/26)
Mondays, 2:00 am (8/7, 8/28)
Van Der Valk on Masterpiece
Thursdays, 8:00 pm (8/3, 8/10)
Saturday, 3:00 am (8/5)
Travel
America’s Test Kitchen
Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm
Mondays-Fridays, 3:30 pm
Antiques Roadshow
Wednesdays, 12:00 am (8/2, 8/9, 8/30)
Mondays, 7:00 pm (8/7, 8/21)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (8/23)
Ask This Old House
Saturdays, 11:00 am (8/5, 8/26)
Check, Please!
Saturdays, 4:30 pm (8/5, 8/26)
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
Mondays-Saturdays, 3:00 pm
Cook’s Country
Saturdays, 12:00 pm
Mondays-Fridays, 2:00 pm
Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy
Saturdays, 11:30 am (8/5, 8/26)
Great American Recipe
Wednesdays, 1:00 am (8/2, 8/9)
Sunday, 6:00 pm (8/6)
Monday, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (8/7)
Sunday, 5:30 pm (8/13)
Ireland Made with Love
Tuesday, 7:00 pm (8/15)
J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
Saturdays, 9:00 am (8/5, 8/26)
Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul
Saturdays, 12:30 pm (8/5, 8/26)
Saturdays, 11:30 am (8/12, 8/19)
John McGivern’s Main Streets
Saturdays, 9:30 am (8/5, 8/26)
Lidia’s Kitchen
Saturdays, 1:00 pm (8/5, 8/26)
Saturdays, 12:45 pm (8/12, 8/19)
Travel Detective
Thursday, 4:30 am (8/3)
Saturdays, 5:00 pm (8/5, 8/26)
Wednesday, 3:00 am (8/9)
Wild Travels
Sundays, 11:30 pm (8/6, 8/27)
Tuesday, 4:30 am (8/8, 8/29)
Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda
Esmonde-White
Sunday, 5:00 am (8/13)
Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries
Wednesday, 7:00 pm (8/2)
Friday, 12:00 am (8/4)
Brain Revolution
Friday, 3:30 am (8/11)
Tuesday, 1:30 am (8/15)
Human Footprint
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm (8/2, 8/9)
Friday, 1:00 am (8/4)
Thursday, 3:00 am (8/10)
Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD
Sunday, 6:00 am (8/13)
Wednesday, 3:30 am (8/16)
Saturday, 12:30 am (8/19)
Sunday, 9:00 am (8/20)
Tuesday, 2:00 am (8/22)
Sunday, 5:00 am (8/27)
Nature
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm (8/0, 8/16, 8/23)
Friday, 12:00 am (8/11)
Friday, 2:00 am (8/25)
NOVA
Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (8/2, 8/9, 8/23)
Friday, 2:00 am (8/4)
Thursday, 4:00 am (8/10)
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm (8/23, 8/30)
Friday, 4:00 am (8/25)
Wednesday, 7:00 pm (8/30)
Puppy School
Wednesdays, 2:00 am (8/2, 8/9)
Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD
Tuesday, 3:30 am (8/22)
Beyond Chicago from the Air
Monday, 8:30 pm (8/14)
Chicago Tonight
Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30 pm, 10:00 pm
Tuesdays-Fridays, 5:30 am
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
Fridays, 10:00 pm
Saturdays, 6:30 pm
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Fridays, 5:30 pm
Saturdays, 6:00 pm
Chicago Tonight: Week in Review
Fridays, 7:00 pm
Saturdays, 12:00 am
Saturday, 5:00 am (8/5)
Saturday, 5:30 am (8/26)
Curse of the Spencers
Thursday, 7:00 pm (8/31)
Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy
Sunday, 5:30 am (8/6)
Saturday, 4:30 am (8/26)
Finding Your Roots
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm
Thursdays, 12:00 am (8/3, 8/10, 8/31)
Thursday, 2:00 am (8/24)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Mondays, 5:30 am
Frontline
Tuesday, 9:00 pm (8/8)
Thursday, 1:00 am (8/10)
How Saba Kept Singing
Monday, 9:00 pm (8/21)
Wednesday, 4:00 am (8/23)
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein
Tuesday, 9:00 pm (8/1)
Thursday, 2:00 am (8/3)
In Their Own Words
Thursday, 8:00 pm (8/31)
Jackie: A Tale of Two Sisters
Wednesday, 3:00 am (8/2)
Jay’s Chicago
Thursdays, 9:30 pm (8/3, 8/10)
Saturday, 4:30 am (8/5)
Friday, 8:30 pm (8/25)
Wednesday, 4:30 am (8/31)
Ken Burns: The National Parks
Wednesday, 8:30 pm (8/16)
The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago
Monday, 7:00 pm (8/14)
Once Upon a Time in Belfast
Wednesday, 1:00 am, 2:00 am (8/30)
Thursday, 1:00 am (8/31)
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
Monday, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (8/28)
Tuesday, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (8/29)
Wednesday, 9:00 pm (8/30)
Thursday, 2:00 am (8/31)
PBS NewsHour Weekend
Saturdays, 5:30 pm (8/5, 8/19, 8/26)
Sundays, 5:30 pm (8/6, 8/20, 8/27)
PBS NewsHour
Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm
Pioneers of Television
Friday, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (8/4)
Monday, 4:00 am (8/7)
Thursday, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (8/24)
Thursday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am, 9:00 pm (8/31)
POV
African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Sunday, 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:11 pm, 1:18 pm, 2:37 pm, 3:55 pm (8/13)
Saturday, 4:00 am, 5:04 am, 6:11 am, 7:18 am, 8:37 am, 9:55 am (8/19)
Al Capone: Icon
Tuesday, 8:00 pm (8/8)
Amanpour and Company
Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm
American Experience
Tuesday, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (8/22)
Thursday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (8/24)
BBC News
Mondays-Fridays, 5:00 am, 10:30 pm
BBC News America
Mondays-Fridays, 5:00 pm
Thursday, 3:00 am (8/3)
Saturday, 10:00 pm (8/5)
Wednesday, 3:30 am (8/9)
Southern Storytellers
Tuesday, 8:00 pm (8/1)
Thursday, 1:00 am (8/3)
Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide
Monday, 12:30 am (8/14)
Tuesday, 3:00 am (8/15)
Thursday, 12:00 am (8/17)
Saturday, 2:00 am (8/19)
Sunday, 5:00 am, 7:00 am (8/20)
Tuesday, 12:00 am (8/22)
Friday, 12:00 am (8/25)
Saturday, 2:30 am (8/26)
Washington Week
Fridays, 7:30 pm
Highlights from the eight-week summer concert series include Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Stile Antico in an all-Tudor program, and Daniil Trifonov playing Mason Bates’s piano concerto.
Tuesdays beginning August 8, 8:00 pm
Five concert broadcasts this month include performances by Stewart Goodyear, Augustin Hadelich, Stephen Hough, and the Grant Park Chorus in the season finale from Pritzker Pavilion.
Check listings
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Franz Liszt Les préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3 – Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti. Decca 436839-2. [15:16]
11:00 Jerry Holland My Cape Breton Home – James Galway, f, Jay Ungar, fiddle, Molly Mason, g. RCA 63883-2. [5:06]
Dedicated to diversifying the canon, violinist Shelby Yamin regularly researches, performs, and records lesser-known works, including 18th-century repertoire from the music library of Nelly Custis and the violin duets of Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen. Her recital with pianist Lilia Woolschlager centers women composers and includes a rarity by Marie Jaëll for which she is preparing a performing edition. “The process has actually been really fun and interesting for me and has helped me get into her head a bit through such careful scrutiny of her handwritten manuscript.”
Wednesday, August 2 12:15 pm
12:00 Ralph Vaughan Williams The Wasps: Overture – Kansas City Sym/Michael Stern. Reference RR-129. [8:48]
1:00 Robert Nathaniel Dett In the Bottoms – Rochelle Sennet, p. Albany TROY-1869/71 (3).
[16:09] Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 6 – English Concert/ Trevor Pinnock. Archiv 423626-2 (2). [12:28]
2:00 Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, Scottish – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur. Warner Classics
62769-2 (5). [37:55]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 – Philippe Quint, v; Minería Sym Orch/ Carlos Miguel Prieto. Avanti
All prerecorded music on WFMT is provided by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library.
Most live performances on WFMT are broadcast from the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.
The WFMT Opera Series and Listening to Singers bring you exclusive performances from today’s opera stars including René Barbera, Lise Davidsen, Jarrett Ott, Pene Pati, and Julie Fuchs.
Saturdays, 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm
10362. [23:32] Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 – Avi Avital, man; Potsdam Chamber Academy. DG B0016801-02. [12:33]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330 – Mitsuko Uchida, p. Philips 412616-2. [17:55]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Music from the Magic Box: An Excess of Pleasure. The inspiration for this title comes from a time when Bill was digging deep into the back of his hall closet, and he came upon a mysterious box. Inside was a treasure trove of wonderful recordings: András Schi playing Beethoven Op. 111 and the Diabelli Variations, Martha Argerich playing Mozart Concerti with Claudio Abbado, and many more.
8:00 Carnegie Hall Live: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christian Thielemann;Schoenberg: Transfigured Night, Op. 4; R. Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64.
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Andres: Quintet for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello; Gloria Chien, piano; Schumann Quartet; Bridge: Quintet in D minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, H. 49; Shai Wosner, piano; Danbi Um, Chad Hoopes, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; David Requiro, cello.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:15 pm. Jacques
O enbach Le voyage dans la lune: Overture – Gulbenkian Orch/Michel Swierczewski. Nimbus NI-5303. [7:44]
11:00 Ernesto Lecuona Danzas Afro-Cubanas – Morton Gould and His Orchestra. RCA 68922-2. [11:16]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial
Concerts: Violinist Shelby Yamin and pianist Lillia Woolschlager perform works by Amy Beach, Marie Jaëll, Ingeborg von Bronsart, Cécile Chaminade, and Clara Schumann live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Music for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Georg Philipp Telemann Trumpet Suite in D – John Wallace, tr; English String Orch/William Boughton. Nimbus NI-5189. [16:05]
Rebecca Clarke Midsummer Moon – Laura Kobayashi, v, Susan Keith Gray, p. Albany TROY-372. [5:55]
2:00 Peter Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet OvertureFantasy – Simón Bolívar Sym/Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0015296-02. [22:14]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 83 in g minor, The Hen – London Mozart Players/Jane Glover. ASV CDQS-6167. [22:48] Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1 – Cleveland Orch/ Franz Welser-Möst. DG 4778773. [8:42] Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, Tempest – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 427642-2. [22:30]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Music from the Magic Box: An Excess of Pleasure. See Tuesday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Josef
Myslivecek Ezio: Overture –Collegium 1704/Václav Luks. Erato 5054197238147. [7:48]
11:00 Evencio Castellanos El Río de las Siete Estrellas – Venezuela Sym Orch/Jan Wagner.
Naxos 8.572681. [14:55]
12:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat, K. 454 – Renaud Capuçon, v; Kit Armstrong, p. DG 00028948644704. [22:16]
1:00 Antonio Vivaldi Violin and Organ Concerto in C, R. 774 –Federico Gugliemo, v; Roberto Loreggian, o; Modo Antiquo/ Federico Maria Sardelli. Glossa GCD-924601. [10:09]
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo –Philharmonia Orch/Giuseppe
Sinopoli. DG 4794648. [4:20]
2:00 Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F – Tokyo String Quartet. RCA 62552-2. [27:47]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Manuel de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain – Arthur Rubinstein, p; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene
Ormandy. RCA 61863-2. [21:10] Michael Praetorius
Terpsichore : Suite – London Early Music Consort/David Munrow. Virgin 61289-2. [22:19] Fanny Mendelssohn Overture (1830) – Women’s Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Koch 3-7169-2. [10:31]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Music from the Magic Box: An Excess of Pleasure. See Tuesday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Crumb: Ancient Voices of Children; Sophia Burgos, soprano; Sebastian Dolinar, boy soprano; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Zubin Mehta, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Friday 4
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between
6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Richard Strauss Wind Serenade in E-flat, Op. 7 –Netherlands Wind Ensemble. Philips 438748-2 (2). [8:50]
11:00 Isaac Albéniz Mallorca, Op. 202 – Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g. Sony 19439786732. [7:12]
12:00 Cécile Chaminade Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor, Op. 11 – Sarah Jégou-Sageman, v; Jeein You, vc; Martina Consonni, p. Erato 5419764269. [20:37]
1:00 Frédéric Chopin Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-flat, Raindrop – Camille Thomas, vc; Julien Brocal, p. DG 00028948586066. [6:13]
George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso in B-Flat, Op. 6, No. 7 – Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907228.29 (2). [13:30]
Florence Price Symphony No. 3 in C minor – Vienna Radio Sym Orch/John Jeter. Naxos 8.559897. [27:24]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Giuseppe Verdi String Quartet in E minor – Vienna Phil Strings/ André Previn. DG 463579-2. [22:24] Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 –European Brandenburg Ensemble/Trevor Pinnock. Avie AV-2119 (2). [11:24]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat, K. 207 – Monica Huggett, v; Age of Enlightenment Orch. Virgin 45010-2. [20:12]
6:30 Live from Pritzker Pavilion: Grant Park Music Festival
2023 – Concert featuring the Grant Park Orchestra with guest conductor Eric Jacobsen. Dvorák: Carnival Overture; Montgomery: L.E.S. Characters; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Copland: Quiet City; Respighi: Pines of Rome. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:30 Evening Music on WFMT
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Music from the Magic Box: An Excess of Pleasure. See Tuesday’s listing.
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes of Carl Maria von Weber; Beethoven: Overture to Egmont, Op. 84; Missa
solemnis, Op. 123; Christine Brewer, soprano; Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Dean Gri ey, tenor; Eric Owens, bass-baritone; New York Choral Artists, dir. Joseph Flummerfelt; Alan Gilbert, conductor.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
7:00 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.
8:00 Saturday Morning
Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
11:00 Introductions: The Pelios String Quartet. Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, 1st mvt; Bartók: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, 2nd mvt; Haydn: String Quartet Op. 77/2, Finale. Sofia Radovic, violin & Miriam Kessler, harp. Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie, Op. 124.
12:00 From National Concert Hall, Budapest: Britten’s Turn of the Screw. Miah Persson (Governess); Laura Aikin (Mrs. Grose); Andrew Staples (Peter Quint); Allison Cook (Miss Jessel); Benjamin Fletcher (Miles); Lucy Barlow (Flora); Budapest Festival Orchestra; Iván Fischer, conductor. Sung in English.
2:00 Saturday Afternoon
Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: Soprano Lise Davidsen and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes perform Edvard Grieg’s song cycle Haugtussa and lieder by Richard Strauss. Recorded August 15, 2022 at the Turku Music Festival.
5:30 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Latin American Sonatas. Elbio Barilari presents sonatas for the viola, the cello and the clarinet by Brazilian composer Brenno Blauth and Argentine composers Constantino Gaito and Carlos Guastavino.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: From the archives – Honoring Ella Jenkins with excerpts from her 80th birthday concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: Celebrate Ella Jenkins as she turns 99 and shoot for the moon on Neil Armstrong’s birth anniversary. Adela Skowronski hosts.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 With Heart and Voice: The Lord’s Prayer. Host Peter DuBois shares musical settings of the Lord’s Prayer, both choral and for organ from a wide variety of composers and musical periods.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Rued Langgaard Fra Dybet (From the Abyss), BVN 414 – Danish Natonal Sym Cho & Orch/ Thomas Dausgaard. Dacapo 6.220535. [7:33] Franz Schubert Rosamunde, D 797: Ballet Music No. 1 – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 431655-2. [8:08] Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges) Concertante Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat – Arabella String Quartet. Naxos 8.574360. [7:13] Leonard Bernstein West Side Story: Prologue – Orch/Gustavo Dudamel. Hollywood Records D003694602. [5:53] Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Introduction; Juliet, the Young Girl; Dance of the Knights – Sidney Lee, vi; Milana Pavchinskaya, p. WFMT . [10:56]
1:00 Hector Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture – Helsinki Phil Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Ondine ODE-1188-2. [7:58]
Antonio Vivaldi Cello Concerto in A minor, R. 418 – Alban Gerhardt, vc; Alliage Quintet. Hyperion CDA-68419. [10:31] Carl Maria von Weber Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 – Lara Downes, p. Postcards 772001-2. [7:09]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622: II. Adagio – Andrew Marriner, cl; London Mozart Players/ Jane Glover. EMI CDC574883-2. [7:40] Alice Mary Smith Andante for clarinet and orchestra – Angela Malsbury, cl; London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley. Chandos CHAN-10283. [7:07]
2:00 Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 – Renaud Capuçon, v; Radio France Phil/Lionel Bringuier. Erato 934134-2. [28:53] Camille Saint-Saëns Le papillon et l’étoile – Tracy Cowart, ms; Sian Ricketts, r; Science Ficta. New Focus FCR-922. [3:31] Georges
Bizet Carmen: Toreador Song – Atlantic Brass Quintet. Musicmasters 67142-2. [2:32]
George Gershwin Promenade (Walking the Dog) – Los
Angeles Phil/Michael Tilson Thomas. CBS MK-39699. [2:54] Astor Piazzolla La muerte del ángel – Kremerata Baltica/Gidon Kremer. Warner 0190295831899. [3:25]
3:00 Gioachino Rossini L’Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 431653-2. [7:45]
Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata
No. 2 in G, Op. 13 – Eldbjørg Hemsing, v; Simon Trpceski, p. BIS 2456. [20:33] Georg
Philipp Telemann Trumpet
Concerto in D, TWV 51:D7 –
Maurice André, tr; Berlin
Phil/Herbert von Karajan. EMI CDC5-56260-2. [9:02]
Maurice Ravel Sonatine –Walter Gieseking, p. BBC Music BBCL-4030-2. [9:55]
4:00 George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in C, Alexander’s Feast – St Martin’s Academy/Neville Marriner. Philips 420397-2. [13:02]
Alberto Nepomuceno O
Garatuja: Prelude – Minas
Gerais Phil/Fabio Mechetti.
Naxos 8.574067. [9:12] Robert Schumann Arabeske in C, Op. 18 – Vassily Primakov, p. Bridge 9300. [7:52] Richard
Strauss Morgen, Op. 27,
No. 4 – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-68341.
[3:52] Komitas Krunk –Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, vc; Artyom Minasyan, duduk; Lia Hakhnazaryan, p. Rubicon RCD-1083. [6:03]
Peter Tchaikovsky Valse sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6 –Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, vc; Lia Hakhnazaryan, p. Rubicon RCD-1083. [2:09]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Felix Mendelssohn Variations
sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54 –
Lukáš Vondrácek, p. Triton OVCT-00014. [11:32] Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11 – Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective. Chandos CHAN-20256.
[22:58] Matthew Locke
Music for The Tempest: Curtain Tune, Rustick Air, Minoit, Corant, A Martial Jigge, Canon – Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini.
Teldec 21464-2. [12:54]
6:00 Manuel Ponce Piano
Concerto No. 1, Romántico –Jorge Federico Osorio, p; Minería Sym Orch/Carlos Miguel Prieto. Cedille CDR-90000221. [22:49]
Franz Joseph Haydn String
Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5, Lark – Danish String Quartet. Avi Music 8553264. [17:31]
Manuel de Falla Seven Popular Spanish Songs – Ailyn Pérez, s; Iain Burnside, p. Opus Arte CD-9013. [13:01]
7:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital
Series: Baritone Ian Rucker, tenor Ryan Capozzo, and pianist Chris Reynolds
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Barber: Symphony No. 1, Op. 9; Rachmanino : Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Lukáš Vondrácek, piano; Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, Enigma; Marin Alsop, conductor; Bernstein: Prologue, Tonight, Rumble, and Somewhere from West Side Story; Daniel Barenboim, conductor.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The Art of Simon Trpceski, pianist. Rachmanino : Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 3; Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 –Bavarian Radio Sym Chamber Orch/Lisa Batiashvili, v. DG 4792479. [15:49]
11:00 John Wesley Work III Scuppernong – Natalie Hinderas, p. CRI CD629 (2). [7:40]
12:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Divertimento in B-Flat, K. 137 – Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Erato 45471-2. [12:33]
1:00 William Grant Still Ennanga: 3rd mvt – Ashley Jackson, h; Harlem Chamber Players. Bright Shiny Things BSTD0188. [5:28] Alexander Borodin Prince Igor: Overture – Royal Liverpool
Phil/Charles Mackerras. Virgin 61135-2. [10:43]
2:00 Antonín Dvorák Cello Concerto in b minor, Op. 104 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Sony SK-67173. [40:28]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109 –Rudolf Buchbinder, p. RCA 787510 (9). [20:26] Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons: Spring, RV. 269 – Jacob Reuven, man; Sinfonietta Leipzig/Omer Meir Wellber. Hyperion CDA-68357. [10:14] Alexander Glazunov Suite, From the Middle Ages in E, Op 79 – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8804. [23:20]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Clowning Around. This week’s focus is musical bu oonery! Music is a language, and like all others, it has its jokes, witticisms, and puns. For composers, clowning around with music takes the same skills as writing a great symphony. And these fun, charming works show the genius of the composers who have written them. Featured composers include Mozart, Puccini, Haydn, and PDQ Bach.
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2023: Tenor Karim Sulayman & Guitarist Sean Shibe. The duo performs their program Broken Branches with music ranging from Dowland, Monteverdi, Britten, Rodrigo, Takemitsu, Harvey, and Chaker to traditional songs from the Middle East, scrutinizing the close cultural and musical ties between East and West. Recorded on June 21 in Bennett Gordon Hall.
9:30 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.
Aaron Copland An Outdoor Overture – Colorado Sym/ Andrew Litton. BIS 2164. [8:17]
11:00 Joaquín Turina Mujeres de Sevilla, Op. 89 – Sara Davis Buechner, p. Connoisseur CD-4186. [13:29]
12:00 George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite No. 3 in G – Berlin Academy for Ancient Music. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902216. [10:35]
1:00Otto Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture – Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel. Naxos 8.573418.
[8:18] Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C, Op. 74, No. 1 – Takács Quartet. Hyperion CDA-67781. [22:28]
2:00 Ricardo Castro Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 22 – Jorge Federico Osorio, p; Minería Sym Orch/ Carlos Miguel Prieto. Cedille CDR-90000221. [23:54]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Erich Wolfgang Korngold Der Schneemann: Act 1 –BBC Phil/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN-9631. [23:20]
Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges) L’amant anonyme: Act II, Scene 5: Ballet 1, Choeur, Ballet 2, March – Haymarket Opera Orch/Craig Trompeter. Cedille CDR-90000217. [7:35]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216 – Camerata Salzburg/ Leonidas Kavakos, v. Sony 82876842412. [23:05]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Clowning Around. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 From the 2023 BBC Proms: First Night of the Proms. Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Snöfrid, Op. 29, melodrama for narrator, mixed chorus and orchestra; Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16; Paul Lewis, piano; Frolyak: Let There Be Light (world premiere); Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Dalia Stasevska, conductor. Recorded July 14 at Royal Albert Hall, London.
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Haydn: Quartet in E-fla Op. 71, No. 3; Miró Quartet; Hahn: Quintet in F-sharp minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello; Wu Qian, piano; Chad Hoopes, Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Wednesday 9
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and
Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:15 pm. Amilcare Ponchielli La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 4831148. [9:41]
11:00 George Gershwin An American in Paris – Haerim Elizabeth Lee, v; Alex Brown, p. Innova 014. [6:18]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Kyle Orth performs works by Franz Liszt live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Music for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Franz Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 – Chicago Sym Orch/ Sir Georg Solti. Decca 443444-2. [10:40] Ethel Smyth Fête Galante: Overture, Musette, Sarabande –Lontano Ensemble/Odaline de la Martinez. Retrospect Opera RO-007. [4:45]
2:00 Johannes Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 –Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Antonio Meneses, vc; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. DG 410603-2. [34:40]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto
No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 – Apollo’s Fire/ Jeannette Sorrell, hc. Avie AV-2207 (2). [21:11] Franz
Joseph Haydn Symphony
No. 12 in E – Philharmonia
Hungarica/Antal Dorati. Decca 4781221 (33). [16:50]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Clowning Around. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 The Grant Park Music Festival 2023 – Archived concert featuring the Grant Park Orchestra with guest conductor Valentina Pelegg. Coleman: Umoja; SaintSaëns: Piano Concerto No. 2; Stewart Goodyear, piano; Tchaikovsky: Symphony
No. 4. Hosted by Dave Schwan. Recorded June 29.
9:30 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
Thursday 10
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
The “First Night of the Proms” marks a triumph for the beleaguered BBC Singers, which was facing closure because of BBC budget cuts earlier this year. The 20-member group and the UK’s only full-time professional chamber choir was given a new lease on life after an angry response across the music industry and public outcry, including a threatened boycott of the Proms. Having secured alternative funding for the choir, the BBC Singers perform in this summer’s concert series, including the celebratory “First Night” and “Last Night of the Proms.”
Tuesday, August 8 8:00 pm
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Johann Stamitz Symphony in A – Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall. Centaur CRC-2860. [11:19]
11:00 Ferde Grofé Hudson River Suite: The River –Bournemouth Sym Orch/ William T Stromberg. Naxos 8.559017. [5:13]
12:00 Hector Berlioz Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm Music – Covent Garden Orch/Sir Colin Davis. Philips 456143-2 (6). [9:35]
1:00 Mel Bonis Six Pieces for Four Hands, Op. 130 – Roberto Prosseda & Alessandra Ammara, p. Bru Zane BZ2006. [7:16] Georg Philipp Telemann Tafelmusik, Book 3: Overture (Suite) in B-Flat – Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902042.45 (4). [21:03]
Vox Luminis
French conductor and bass Lionel Meunier is the founder and artistic director of the award-winning Belgian vocal ensemble Vox Luminis. He is widely regarded as one of the most dynamic and acclaimed artistic leaders in the fields of historical performance and choral music. In addition to touring and recording with Vox Luminis, Meunier is increasingly in demand as a guest conductor and artistic director with choirs, ensembles and orchestras worldwide. He joins host Oliver Camacho to survey Vox Luminis’s extensive discography of concerted and a cappella Renaissance and Baroque choral works.
Saturday, August 12 4:00 pm
2:00 Edward Elgar Enigma
Variations, Op. 36 – Vienna Phil/Sir Georg Solti. Decca 452853-2. [29:04]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Clowning Around. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Tarrodi: Liguria; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2; Dalia Stasevska, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Friday 11
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases
this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Isaac Albéniz Iberia, Book 1: Evocación –Timo Korhonen, g; Tampere Phil Orch/Tuomas Ollila. Ondine ODE-979-2. [5:20]
11:00 Aaron Copland Our Town: Suite – St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 61699-2. [9:05]
12:00 Ambroise Thomas Mignon: Overture – Boston Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa. DG 423698-2. [8:02]
1:00 Johann Strauss II Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 – Vienna Phil/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt. DG 474250-2. [11:56] Alessandro Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor (C minor) (attributed to B Marcello) – Mary Elizabeth Bowden, tr; Kassia Ensemble. Summit DCD-743. [10:38]
2:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat, K. 493 – Bronfman, p; Zukerman, v; J Marks, vi; A Forsyth, vc. RCA 88697160442. [29:13]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
6:30 Live from Pritzker Pavilion: Grant Park Music Festival
2023 – Concert featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2; Augustin Hadelich, violin; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:30 Evening Music on WFMT
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Clowning Around. See Monday’s listing.
10:00 The New York Philharmonic
This Week: Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute; Schubert: Overture to The Magic Harp; Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor; Alan Gilbert, conductor.
Saturday 12
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
7:00 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.
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
11:00
tb; Daniel Schlosberg, p. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, 1st mvt - Henry Auxenfans, v; CYSO/Allen Tinkham.
12:00 From Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège: Bellini’s La sonnambula. Jessica Pratt (Amina); René Barbera (Elvino); Marko Mimica (Count Rodolfo); Marina Monzó (Lisa); Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie; Giampaolo Bisanti, conductor. Sung in Italian.
2:30 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: On the Belgian early music vocal ensemble Vox Luminis with bass and founder Lionel Meunier.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Latin American Chamber Gems. From the treasure trove of Latin American chamber music, Fiesta’s host Elbio Barilari presents music from Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. With works by Arturo Marquez, Constantino Gaito, and Heitor Villa- Lobos.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: From the archives – Zoe Mulford in anticipation of her live performances at the Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: It’s Cecil B. DeMille’s birth anniversary. Let’s go to the movies!
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 With Heart and Voice: “I Believe.” Host Peter DuBois explores many and varied sacred choral and organ expressions of faith, particularly focusing on settings of the Credo from the Ordinary of the Mass from across the centuries.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
String Quartet; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc. DG
431792-2. [10:02] Paul Creston Rumba-Tarantella; Paul Bowles Night Waltz –Quattro Mani. Bridge 9552. [6:54] Anna Bon
Divertimento No. 4 – Sarah Darlin & Laura Gulley, v’s; Noriko Yasuda, fp; Laury Gutiérrez, viga. La Donna Musicale LA-10104. [10:23]
1:00 Reinhold Glière The Red Poppy: Phoenix; Valse; Russian Sailors’ Dance – New Jersey Sym/Zdenek Macal. Delos DE-3178. [10:06] Osvaldo
Golijov Tenebrae – Calidore String Quartet. Signum
SIGCD-551. [14:23] Jeremiah Clarke Suite in D: Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary) – English Chamber Orch Brass/Donald Fraser. RCA 61541-2. [1:50] Samuel Barber The School for Scandal Overture, Op. 5 – New York Phil/Thomas Schippers.
Sony MHK-62837. [7:34]
Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro con spirito – Dale Kavanagh, g; International Phil Orch/ Horst-Hans Bäcker. Naxos 8.573441. [6:16] Giuseppe
Verdi Les Vêpres siciliennes: Four Seasons Ballet: Spring – I Musici; Francesco Buccarella, p. Decca 4852630. [7:35]
2:00 Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons: Summer, RV.
315 – La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler, v. Avie AV-2344. [10:44] Sergei Rachmanino Zdes’ khorosho (It’s Peaceful Here), Op. 21, No. 7, Oh never sing to me again, Op. 4, No. 4; Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 –John-Henry Crawford, vc; Victor Santiago Asuncion, p. Orchid ORC-100241. [13:08]
Gustav Holst The Planets, Op. 32: Mars, the Bringer of War – Royal Scottish National Orch/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.578293. [6:58] Léo Delibes Lakmé: Ballet Music –Toulouse Capitole Chorus and Orch/Michel Plasson. EMI CDCB5-56569-2 (2). [6:52]
Introductions: Soloists from Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. Zwilich: Avanti! –CYSO/Zachary Allen. SaintSaëns: Clarinet Sonata, 3rd & 4th mvts - Henry Lazzaro, cl; Daniel Schlosberg, p. Weber: Romance - Owen Riordan,
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 – Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Delos DE-3185. [10:56] Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Overture – Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 68530-2. [3:07] Ennio
Morricone Cinema Paradiso : Love Theme – Itzhak Perlman, v, Pittsburgh Sym Orch/John Williams. Sony SK-63005. [3:17] Franz Schubert String Quintet in C, D 956: III.
Scherzo: Presto – Emerson
3:00 Claude Debussy Petite Suite – Lee Luvisi & AnneMarie McDermott, p’s. Delos DE-3167. [13:13] Ludwig van Beethoven Andante favori in F, WoO 57 – András Schi , p. ECM 1945/46. [8:22] Camille Saint-Saëns Danse macabre, Op. 40 – Andrew Wan, v; Montreal Sym Orch/Kent Nagano. Decca 4830396. [7:23] Maurice Ravel Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso – Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 888837019828. [7:12]
4:00 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Suite – Pro Arte Guitar
Trio. ASV CDWHL-2099.
[15:16] Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart Rondo in E-Flat, K. 371 – Sarah Willis, hn; Havana Lyceum Orch/José
Antonio Méndez Padrón.
Alpha 578. [6:25] Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts – Boston Pops Orch/John Williams. Sony SK-48224. [5:38] Michael
Gilbertson Born – The Crossing/Donald Nally. Navona NV-6449. [9:39]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Carlos Chávez
Paisajes mexicanos – State of Mexico Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz. ASV CDDCA-927.
[16:15] Ralph Vaughan
Williams On Wenlock Edge –Mark Padmore, t; Britten
Sinfonia/Jacqueline Shave.
Harmonia Mundi HMU807566. [21:13] Franz Joseph
Haydn Symphony No. 4 in D –Cantilena/Adrian Shepherd.
Chandos CHAN-8737. [11:31]
6:00 Sergei Rachmanino Cello
Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 –
John-Henry Crawford, vc; Victor Santiago Asuncion, p. Orchid ORC-100241. [38:09]
Anna Bon Flute Sonata in D, Op. 1, No. 4 – Na’ama Lion, f; Noriko Yasuda, fp; Laury Gutiérrez, viga. La Donna Musicale LA-10104. [8:35]
7:00 Karol Szymanowski Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, Song of the Night – Jon Garrison, t; City of Birmingham Sym Cho & Orch/Simon Rattle.
EMI CDC5-55121-2. [24:42]
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Piano Quintet, Op. 1 –Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective. Chandos CHAN-20242. [28:20]
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Buxtehude: Chaconne in E Minor; Piazzolla: Aconcagua Concerto for Bandoneón and Orchestra; Oblivion for Bandoneón and Strings; Dniel Binelli, bandoneón; Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Norwegian pianist Sigurd Slattebrekk.
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor; Schumann: Carnaval; Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit;Valses nobles et sentimentales.
Monday 14
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between
Stephen Hough is a true renaissance man – writer, composer, polymath, and painter, but most of all, an internationally acclaimed pianist. A festival favorite, he has given numerous performances with the Grant Park Orchestra, including the opening night concert in 2009 about which the late Andrew Partner said: “Hough gave the festival a standard that it will surely work diligently and happily to meet.” The Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 will be Hough’s final collaboration with the orchestra with Carlos Kalmar as Principal Conductor.
Wednesday, August 16
6:30 pm
CDR-90000207. [4:38]
2:00 Antonín Dvorák Piano Trio No. 4 in e minor, Op. 90, Dumky – Emanuel Ax, p; Young Uck Kim, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc. CBS MK-44527. [31:28]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: A Little Traveling Music, Please. This week, Bill calls up music of wanderers, farewells, and sightseeing from the pens of Handel, Smetana, Duke Ellington, plus others. Reflections from such travels infuse themselves into their works, as we will discover in selections from Beethoven’s Les Adieux, Schubert’s Die Schöne Mullerin and Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony.
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2023: Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio. Brahms: Four Ballades, Op. 10; Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109; Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111. Recorded on June 28 in the Martin Theatre.
9:30 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
Heras-Casado. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902154. [21:29]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: A Little Traveling Music, Please. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 From the 2023 BBC Proms: Stile Antico. Early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico explores the many facets of William Byrd – England’s greatest Renaissance composer and a musical chameleon – in his 400thanniversary year. Recorded July 15 at Guildhall, Derry.
9:30 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Britten: Three Divertimentos for String Quartet; Chad Hoopes, Danbi Um, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; David Requiro, cello; Elgar: Quintet in A minor for Piano, Op. 84; Orion Weiss, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, Alexander Sitkovetsky, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Keith Robinson, cello.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Wednesday 16
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
Spartacus and Phrygia – Ra Besalyan, p. Sono Luminus DSL-92249. [8:30]
2:00 César Franck Symphony in D minor – ChampsÉlysées Orch/Philippe Herreweghe. Harmonia Mundi 901771. [37:55]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Igor Stravinsky Pulcinella: Suite – New York Phil/ Kurt Masur. NYP 0105 A/B. [22:32] Richard Strauss
Capriccio, Op. 85: Prelude for String Sextet – Berlin Deutsche Oper Orch Strings/ Christian Thielemann. DG 449571-2. [11:03] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297, Paris –Prague Chamber Orch/ Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80190. [20:24]
6:30 Live from Pritzker Pavilion: Grant Park Music Festival 2023 – Concert featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar. Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1; Stephen Hough, violin; Liszt: Les préludes. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: A Little Traveling Music, Please. See Monday’s listing.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony, Op. 4 – Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter. RCA 7846-2-RC. [16:02]
11:00 Ron Nelson Pebble Beach
Sojourn (1984) – Dallas Wind Sym/Frederick Fennell; Paul Riedo, o. Reference RR-58. [8:01]
12:00 Jean-Marie Leclair Violin Concerto in F, Op. 7, No. 4 –Leila Schayegh, v; La Cetra Baroque Orch. Glossa GCD-924206. [13:59]
1:00 Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-62599. [10:09] Jessie Montgomery
Peace – Anthony McGill, cl; Gloria Chien, p. Cedille
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Antonio Vivaldi Oboe and Bassoon Concerto in G, R. 545 – Rachel Chaplin, ob; Peter Whelan, bn; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler. Avie AV-2392. [10:33]
11:00 Philip Lane Suite of Cotswold Folkdances
(1978) – Royal Ballet Sinfonia/ Gavin Sutherland. ASV CDWHL-2126. [11:40]
12:00 Erich Wolfgang Korngold Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11: Suite – Brinton Averil Smith, vc; Evelyn Chen, p. Naxos 8.579055. [11:26]
1:00 Manuel Ponce Concierto del Sur – John Williams, g; London Sym Orch/André Previn. CBS M2K-44791 (2).
[24:44] Franz Joseph Haydn Fantasia in C, H XVII:4 – MarcAndré Hamelin, p. Hyperion CDA-67710 (2). [5:40]
2:00 Franz Schubert Symphony
No. 3 in D, D. 200 – Freiburg Baroque Orch/Pablo
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:15 pm. Sergei Rachmanino Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 –Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, vc; Lia Hakhnazaryan, p. Rubicon RCD-1083. [5:49]
11:00 Franz Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat, H VIIe:1 – German Chamber Phil Bremen/Alison Balsom, tr. EMI 16213-0. [14:44]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Cellist Mon-Puo Lee and pianist Anna Han perform works by Alfred Schnittke, Igor Stravinsky, and Sulkhan Tsintsadze live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Music for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges) Violin Concerto in A, Op. 7, No. 1 –Fumika Mohri, v; Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász. Naxos 8.574452. [17:02] Aram Khachaturian Spartacus: Adagio of
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Johann Sebastian Bach Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Decca 4786773. [11:56]
11:00 Rabih Abou-Khalil Arabian Waltz – Silk Road Ensemble. Sony 10319-2. [7:36]
12:00 George Gershwin Second Rhapsody – Anne-Marie McDermott, p; Dallas Sym Orch/Justin Brown. Bridge 9252. [13:59]
1:00 William Grant Still Festive Overture – Royal Phil/Arthur Bennett Lipkin. Cambria CD-1060. [7:52] Giuseppe Tartini Violin Sonata in G, Devil’s Trill – Trondheim Soloists/Anne-Sophie Mutter,
v. DG 463259-2. [16:54]
2:00 George Frideric Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks – Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA-9860. [23:05]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
Maurice Ravel Rapsodie espagnole – London Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG 415972-2. [15:09] Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18, No. 2 –Emerson String Quartet. DG 447075-2 (7). [22:31]
Antonio Rosetti Symphony in G – London Mozart Players/ Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN-9567. [16:20]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: A Little Traveling Music, Please. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Still: Darker America; Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Dorothea
Röschmann, soprano; Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Rafael Payare, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Leonard Bernstein Candide: Suite – University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble/Scott Weiss.
Naxos 8.573056. [12:37]
11:00 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Suite Veneziana, Op. 18 – Oviedo Phil/Friedrich Haider.
Naxos 8.573583. [17:46]
12:00 Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen: Suite – Alison Balsom, tr; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. EMI 40329-2. [14:05]
1:00Traditional Medley, She Moved Through The Fair; John Barleycorn – Ronn McFarlane, l; Carolyn Surrick, viga. Sono Luminus DSL-92244. [6:04] Richard Wagner The Flying Dutchman: Overture – Berlin Phil/Lorin Maazel. RCA 63143-2. [11:54]
2:00 Clara Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 – Beatrice Rana, p; Chamber Orch of Europe/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Warner 5419729625. [21:11]
3:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – Barthold Kuijken, f; La Petite Bande/ Sigiswald Kuijken. RCA-DHM 77008-2-RG (2). [21:07]
Folkstage: Dom Flemons
Dom Flemons is a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, music scholar, actor, slam poet, record collector, documentarian, and radio host. His chosen moniker of “The American Songster” encompasses more than a century of his American roots repertoire sung and played expertly on banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, quills, fife, and rhythm bones. Host Marilyn Rea Beyer welcomes Dom Flemons to the Levin Performance Studio for a live performance including songs from his new solo album Traveling Wildfire
Saturday, August 19
8:00 pm
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Variations in d on Folies d’Espagne, Wq 118/9 – AnaMarija Markovina, p. Hännsler Classic 98.003-12. [8:29]
Henryk Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in d minor, Op. 22 – Michael Rabin, v; Philharmonia Orch/ Eugene Goossens. EMI CMS7-64123-2 (6). [23:53]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384: Chorus of the Janissaries – Vienna State Opera Cho, Vienna Phil/Josef Krips. EMI 82164. [1:31]
6:30 Live from Pritzker Pavilion: Grant Park Music Festival 2023 – Season finale featuring the Grant Park Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar. Mussorgsky: Night on Bald
Mountain; Mendelssohn: The First Walpurgis Night; Corinne Wallace-Crane, alto; Miles Mykkanen, tenor; Alex Desocio, baritone; David Govertsen, bass; Michael Black, chorus director; Rachmanino : Symphonic Dances. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:30 Evening Music on WFMT
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: A Little Traveling Music, Please. See Monday’s listing.
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man; Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, with Harp and Piano; Marc Nuccio, clarinet; Gershwin: Strike Up the Band; Grofé Grand Canyon Suite; Bramwell Tovey.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
7:00 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.
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
11:00 Introductions Featuring the Chicago area’s finest pre-college musicians. Henry Cowell Song, Who Wrote This Fiendish Rite of Spring – Paul Sperry, t; Irma Vallecillo, p. Albany TROY-081. [00:55]
12:00 From Gran Teatre del Liceu: Massenet’s Manon. Amina Edris (Manon Lescault); Pene Pati (Le Chevalier des Grieux); Jarrett Ott (Lescaut); JeanVincent Blot (Le Comte des Grieux); Albert Casals (Guillot de Morfontaine); Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu; Marc Minkowski, conductor. Sung in French.
3:30 Saturday Afternoon
Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham on French mélodie. Recorded at the 2023 Santa Fe Opera Festival.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Agustin Barrios Revisited. Elbio Barilari presents historical recordings by Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios, one of the most important 20th century guitar composers, as well as recordings by two of the top contemporary guitarists, Australian John Williams and Uruguayan Eduardo Fernandez.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by
Last March, Osmo Vänskä led the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Uniting Voices (Josephine Lee, artistic director), and soloists in a thrilling performance of Carl Or ’s Carmina Burana. The concert was a showcase for the chorus, led by guest director Jenny Wong. Baritone Hugh Russell replaced the originally announced soloist, and would have stolen the spotlight were it not for the sublime contributions of Joélle Harvey, whose ethereal tone retained beauty even in the soprano part’s highest phrases.
Sunday, August 20
8:00 pm
Marilyn Rea Beyer: The American Songster Dom Flemons performs live in the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: Folk music in space… and the down to earth topic of canine companionship.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 With Heart and Voice: Music for Evening. The services of Choral Evensong and Compline o er a wealth of wonderful sacred repertoire to close the day. Host Peter DuBois curates selections for each, taken from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Roberto Sierra Alegría – Royal
Liverpool Phil Orch/Domingo Hindoyan. Onyx 4232. [5:02]
Paul Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra/
Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80515. [10:46] Johann
Sebastian Bach Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989 – Andrew Rangell, p. Steinway & Sons 30126. [7:59]
Jean Sibelius Piano Sonatine in f-sharp minor, Op. 67, No. 1 – Leif Ove Andsnes, p. Sony 08502. [6:47] Antonín
Dvorák Carnival Overture, Op. 92 – Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Mariss Jansons. BR Klassik 900145. [9:45]
1:00 Arcangelo Corelli Recorder Sonata in F, Op 5/4 – Frans Brüggen, r; Gustav Leonhardt, hc; Anner Bylsma, vc. Teldec 93669-2. [11:36] Antônio
Carlos Gomes Condor: Act I
Prelude; Condor: Nocturne –Minas Gerais Phil Orch/Fabio Mechetti. Naxos 8.574409.
[8:35] Leonard Bernstein
Hashkiveinu – Wallis, t; Choir of Claire College Cambridge/ Ross; Gillow, o. Harmonia Mundi HMM-905362.
[5:58] Caroline Shaw and the swallow – Choir of Clare College Cambridge/ Graham Ross. Harmonia
Mundi HMM-905362. [3:09]
Niccolò Paganini Fantasy
after Rossini’s Moses in Egypt – Augustin Hadelich, v; Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g.
Avie AV-2280. [7:29] Ludwig
van Beethoven Egmont, Op. 84: Overture – Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi.
Telarc CD-80358. [7:56]
2:00 Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges) Violin
Concerto in G, Op. 2, No. 1 –
Fumika Mohri, v; Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael
Halász. Naxos 8.574452. [20:18] Morten Lauridsen O
Magnum Mysterium – Robert Shaw Chamber Singers/ Robert Shaw. Telarc CD80461. [6:15] Franz Liszt
Grand Etude after Paganini No. 3, La Campanella – Yundi Li, p. DG B0000851-02. [4:42] Alfredo Casella
Paganiniana, Op. 65 – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-53280. [18:03]
3:00 Louise Farrenc Overture No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 24 – Insula Orch/Laurence Equilbey. Erato 5419752210. [7:08]
Franz Schubert Impromptu in G-Flat, D 899, No. 3 – MyungWhun Chung, p. ECM 2342. [7:38] Franz von Suppé Light
Cavalry: Overture – Detroit Sym Orch/Paul Paray. Mercury 434309-2. [6:26]
Franz Joseph Haydn String
Quartet in g, Op. 74, No. 3,
Rider – Hagen Quartet. DG 423622-2. [21:26]
4:00 Alfredo Casella Italia, Op. 11 – BBC Phil/Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos CHAN10768. [19:39] Claude Debussy Three Nocturnes: Nuages – Claire Aebersold & Ralph Neiweem, p. Berto . [6:50] Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Overture – Dresden Staatskapelle/Otmar Suitner. Berlin Classics 0220007 (2). [7:48] Juhi Bansal Not Quite Stars; Andrea Clearfield May 1915 (Let Us Remember Spring; Daron Hagen Benediction; Leslie Adams Song of Solitude (Alone…) –Laura Strickling, s; Daniel Schlosberg, p. Bright Shiny Things BTSD-0185. [17:12]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes, Op. 33: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a – English Sym Orch/ William Boughton. Nimbus NI-7017. [15:40] Ludwig
van Beethoven Piano
Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat, Op. 110 – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 4794120 (8). [17:33]
Hildegard of Bingen Columba aspexit – Aizuri Quartet. Azica ACD-71359. [6:38]
6:00 Enrique Granados Piano Trio, Op 50 – Beaux Arts Trio. Philips 446684-2. [25:17]
Jórunn Viðar Ólafur Liljurós (Ballet for Orchestra) – Iceland Sym Orch/Rumon Gamba. Chandos CHSA-5319. [27:48]
7:00 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D, Clock – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 429776-2. [26:28] Roberto Sierra Sinfonietta for String Orchestra – Royal Liverpool Phil Orch Strings/Domingo Hindoyan. Onyx 4232. [15:55]
Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 – Anna Mo o, s; American Sym Orch/Leopold Stokowski.
RCA 62600-2. [11:37]
8:00 Chicago Symphony
Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Montgomery: Banner; Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus; Or : Carmina burana; Joélle Harvey, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Hugh Russell, baritone; Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Jenny Wong, guest director; Osmo Vänskä, conductor.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel. Music by Barbara Harbach: Visions of Hildegard; Symphony No. 11, Retourner; The Sound the Stars Make Rushing
Through the Sky; Recitative and Aria; Early American Scandals; Arabesque Noir; Eclipsis Lunae; Spaindango –A Tango Caprice.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Edward Elgar Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 – London Chamber Orch/Christopher WarrenGreen. Virgin 61126-2. [12:53]
11:00 Traditional Romanian Dances from Transylvania – Andreas Ottensamer, cl; Ensemble. DG 4811409. [6:47]
12:00 Camille Saint-Saëns Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale –Minnesota Orch/Eiji Oue. Reference RR-71. [7:28]
1:00 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin – Lyon Opera Orch/Kent Nagano. Erato 14331-2. [17:21] Domenico Scarlatti Clavier Sonata in E, Kk 380 – Igor Kamenz, p. Naïve V-5399. [4:58]
2:00 Frédéric Chopin Piano
Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 – Lang Lang, p; Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta. DG B0011654-02. [40:03]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Ethel Smyth Serenade in D: 1st mvt, Allegro non troppo – BBC Phil/Odaline de la Martinez. Chandos CHAN-9449. [14:23] Rebecca Clarke Viola Sonata – Helen Callus, vi; Robert McDonald, p. ASV CDDCA-1130. [23:26]
Ferdinando Carulli Guitar
Concerto in A, Op. 8a – Pepe Romero, g; St Martin’s Academy/Iona Brown. Philips 426263-2. [16:11]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904). A five-part biography on the life of Bohemia’s most celebrated composer. Bill starts with Dvorák’s early compositions and music from one of his first influences, Bedrich Smetana. The week continues with Dvorák traveling to America where he helped define our musical identity.
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2023: Calidore String Quartet. The Three Faces of
Beethoven. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18; “Harp” String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74; String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132. Recorded on June 28 in the Martin Theatre.
10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Clara Schumann Three Romances, Op. 11 – Isata Kanneh-Mason, p. Decca 4850020. [13:44]
11:00 Max Bruch Swedish Dances, Op. 63: Book 1 (Nos. 1-7) – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur. Philips 420932-2 (2). [9:58]
12:00 Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth: Ballet music – Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier. Naxos 8.572818-19 (2). [10:16]
1:00 Undine Smith Moore
Afro-American Suite –Mallarmé Chamber Players. Albany TROY-1190. [12:15] Giuseppe Torelli Sinfonia con Tromba in D – Wynton Marsalis, tr; English Chamber Orch/Anthony Newman. Sony SK-66244. [4:59]
2:00 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G, Surprise – London Phil/ Sir Georg Solti. Decca 411897-2. [23:14]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Astor Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires – Cavatina Duo. Bridge 9330. [17:05] Amy Beach Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67 – Garrick Ohlsson, p; Takács Quartet. Hyperion CDA-68295. [27:49] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart German Dances, K. 536 – Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil. Sony SK-46696. [9:06]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Antonin Dvorák. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 From the 2023 BBC Proms: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Rachmanino / Respighhi: 5 Étudestableaux; Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 80; Elena Urioste, violin; Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67; BBC National Orchestra of Wales;
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor. Recorded July 19 at Royal Albert Hall, London.
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:Beethoven: Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2; Erin Keefe, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Dohnányi: Quintet No. 2 in E-flat minor, Op. 26; Orion Weiss, piano; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola, Keith Robinson, cello.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:15 pm. Dmitri Shostakovich Ballet Suite No. 1 – Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-7000/1 (2). [13:34]
11:00 Richard Strauss Aus Italien, Op. 16: III. Am Strande von Sorrent (On the Shores of Sorrento) – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8744. [12:22]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Cellist Rainer Crosett and pianist Chelsea Wang perform works by Nadia Boulanger, Manuel de Falla, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Music for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.
Giovanni Benedetto
Platti Oboe Concerto in G minor – Ann-Kathrin
Brüggemann, ob; Freiburg
Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz. Aparté AP-262. [12:13] Florence Price
Fantasie Nègre No. 1 in E minor – Michelle Cann, p. Platoon PLAT-18088. [10:14]
2:00 Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 82 – Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC5-55533-2. [29:46]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Manuel de Falla
The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite – Philharmonia/Carlo Maria Giulini. EMI CDM769037-2. [18:29] Maurice Ravel Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) – Zürich Tonhalle
Orch/Lionel Bringuier. DG
4795524 (4). [26:57] Ludwig van Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50 – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Göttingen Sym Orch/ChristophMathias Mueller. Cedille CDR-90000144. [8:33]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Antonin Dvorák. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 WFMT Presents: Argentina and Roots of European Baroque with Rubén Dubrovsky Rubén Dubrovsky traces the popular dances of the European Baroque (sarabanda, chacona, pasacalle, and folía) back to Latin America. Dubrovsky, an Argentinian conductor based in Vienna, is cofounder of Bach Consort Wien and artistic director of Third Coast Baroque.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.
11:00 Percy Grainger Lincolnshire Posy – U.S. Marine Band/ Gerard Schwarz. Naxos
8.573121. [14:26]
12:00 Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville: Overture – Santa Cecilia Orch/Antonio Pappano. Warner 24344. [7:15]
1:00 Ludwig van Beethoven
Andante favori in F, WoO 57 –Barry Douglas, p. RCA 7720-
2-RC. [9:07] Michael Abels Delights and Dances – Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/ Mei-Ann Chen. Cedille
CDR-90000141. [13:02]
2:00 Édouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 –Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; French National Orch/Seiji Ozawa. EMI CDC7-47318-2. [32:45]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 –Royal Concertgebouw Orch/ Bernard Haitink. Philips 442068-2 (4). [10:24]
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 19 – Kristian Bezuidenhout, fp; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Pablo Heras-Casado. Harmonia
Mundi HMM-902411. [26:58]
Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in G, H XVIII:9 –Derek Han, p; English Chamber Orch/Paul Freeman. Pro Arte 3541. [16:38]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Antonin Dvorák. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Clyne: This Midnight Hour; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Sunwook Kim, piano; RimskyKorsakov: Scheherazade; Tianyi Lu, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.
Luigi Boccherini Symphony No. 15 in D, G 509 (Op 35/1) –Orchestra of the 18th Century. Glossa GCD-921131. [16:03]
11:00 Mark O’Connor Appalachia Waltz – La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau. Analekta AN2-8737. [5:49]
12:00 Giacomo Puccini Preludio sinfonico – Berlin Radio Sym/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 410007-2. [9:03]
1:00 Bedrich Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture –Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 62587-2. [6:30]
George Frideric Handel Alcina: Act 3 ballet music –English Baroque Soloists/ John Eliot Gardiner. Erato ECD-88084. [13:42]
2:00 Johannes Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 –Andreas Ottensamer, cl; Gautier Capuçon, vc; Yuja Wang, p. DG 4862388. [23:29]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Luigi Boccherini String Quintet in C, Op. 30, No. 6, Night Music in the Streets of Madrid – Orquestra Barroca Casa da Música/Andreas Staier. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902337. [16:10] Peter Tchaikovsky The Tempest, Op. 18 – Oregon Sym/James DePreist. Delos D/CD-3081. [23:57] George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue – Pittsburgh Sym Orch/André Previn, p. Philips 456934-2 (2). [13:53]
Existing accounts suggest that the principal role of Nero in Monteverdi’s final opera was sung by a male soprano or castrato Early modern revivals of the 1643 political masterpiece cast the Roman Emperor as a tenor for a more traditional masculine romantic lead. Later, to serve the composer’s musical intentions, casting Nero as a high mezzo-soprano “en travesti” became the norm. Australian David Hansen is one of the new generation of high countertenors capable of convincingly portraying Nero both musically and dramatically.
Saturday, August 26 12:00 pm
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Antonin Dvorák. See Monday’s listing. 8:00Sounds Classical Hosted by Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael.
9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World.
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: This Train, Part 1. WFMT’s annual remembrance of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. Studs joined hundreds of Chicagoans on a train bound for Washington, D.C. He recorded their thoughts and experiences on his portable tape recorder and wove those historic voices into this award-winning documentary.
Saturday 26
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
7:00 Weekend Mornings with
In 2014, Elim Chan was the first female winner of the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, a victory that led to her appointment as assistant conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. She has enjoyed a whirlwind career since, guest conducting with many of the world’s top orchestras and holding the posts of chief conductor of the Antwerp Symphony and principal guest conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Next May, Elim Chan will make her debut with the CSO. An alumna of LA Phil’s Dudamel Fellowship Program, for this broadcast, Chan conducts Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, the violin concerto of Thomas Adès, and a world premiere commission by Clarice Assad.
Thursday, August 31 9:00 pm
LaRob K. Rafael, with news at 7:00 am; Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am; and Soundtrack at 9:00 am.
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
11:00 Introductions: Chicago
Musical Pathways Initiative Class of 2023. Amarin Sharma, 17, violin plays Wieniawski; Sophia Luong, 18, percussion plays Séjourné & Glassock; Aleo Esparza, 18, percussion plays Debussy, Tompkins & Koshinski; Elena Miller, 18, horn plays Schumann. With Liang-yu Wang & Daniel Schlosberg, piano.
12:00 From Gran Teatre del Liceu: Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea. David Hansen (Nerone); Julie Fuchs (Poppea); Xavier Sabata (Ottone); Nahuel Di Pierro
(Seneca); Members of Le Concert des Nations and of Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra; Jordi Savall, conductor. Sung in Italian.
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: An interview with Rolando Villazón recorded at the 2023 Santa Fe Opera Festival.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Spanish Music and Visual Arts. Elbio Barilari explores the connections between Spanish music and visual art. Works by Enrique Granados, Andrés Gaos, and Francisco Coll.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: From the archives: Mean Mary and Filisko & Noden in advance of their sets at The Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: Escape to the islands with cool breezes and moonlight on the water. Plus, a look at the 1968 Democratic National Convention 55 years later.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 With Heart and Voice: Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Host Richard Gladwell shares settings of the Gloria in Excelsis Deo by Max Reger, Antonio Vivaldi, Herbert Howells, W A Mozart and more in this archival program from 2002.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Antônio Carlos Gomes Fosca: Overture – Minas Gerais Phil Orch/Fabio Mechetti. Naxos 8.574409.
[5:46] Antonio Vivaldi L’estro armonico Concerto No. 5 in A, R. 519 – Andrea Rognoni & Stefano Barneschi, v’s; Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini. Naïve OP-7367.
[7:17] Enrique Granados Danzas españolas, Op. 37 (Op. 5): #2, Oriental – Miloš Karadaglic, g. DG B001557902. [6:24] Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20: Dance of the Swans – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Anatole Fistoulari. Decca 4785437.
[6:13] Páll Ísólfsson The Feast at Solhaug: Suite – Iceland Sym Orch/Rumon Gamba. Chandos CHSA-5319. [13:43]
1:00 Antonín Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World: III. Scherzo: Molto vivace – Los Angeles
Phil/Gustavo Dudamel. DG 4863413. [7:43] Fanny Mendelssohn Erwin, Op. 7, No. 2; Nadia Boulanger Soleils couchants; Richard Strauss Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 – Theresa Pilsl, s; Maria Ioudenitch, v; Kenny Broberg, p. Warner 5419737407. [7:52]
John Williams Star Wars: A New Hope: Throne Room; Finale – Skywalker Sym Orch/John Williams. Sony SK-45947. [7:57] Johann
Sebastian Bach Violin
Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: Suite (Prelude, Gavotte & Gigue) – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Decca 470291-2. [7:48]
2:00 Francis Poulenc Cello
Sonata – Jeein You, vc; Martina Consonni, p. Erato 5419764269. [21:37] Andrea
Casarrubios Anthem –
Virtuosi Guadalajara. Hear Now . [4:26] Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart La Finta
Semplice, K. 51: Overture –La Cetra/Andrea Marcon. DG 4779445. [6:38] Franz
Schubert Schwanengesang, D 957: No. 4, Ständchen –
Vladimir Horowitz, p.
DG 4828050. [5:41]
3:00 Johann Strauss II Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture –
Vienna Phil/Carlos Kleiber. Sony SK-48376. [7:49]
Benny Golson Classical Dreams; Margaret Bonds
Tangamerican – Lara Downes, p. Rising Sun Music RS-002. [6:09] Marin Marais Les Folies d’Espagne – Purcell Quartet. Hyperion CDA67035. [16:24] Gaspar Sanz Danses populaires – Turibio Santos, g. Erato ECD55028. [7:09] Camille
Saint-Saëns Symphony
No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, Organ: Finale, MaestosoAllegro – David Schrader, o; Chicago Youth Symphony
Orch/Allen Tinkham. WFMT
[Introductions Turns 15]. [7:49]
4:00 Joan Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1 – Colorado Sym/Marin Alsop. Koch 3-7469-2. [2:32]
Johann Pachelbel Canon and Gigue in D: Canon – English Chamber Orch/Raymond Leppard. CBS MDK-44650. [6:26] Gioachino Rossini
La gazza ladra: Overture –London Classical Players/ Roger Norrington. EMI CDC7-54091-2. [9:26]
Federico Moreno Torroba
Castles of Spain – Andrés Segovia, g. MCA Classics MCAD-42067. [16:05] Peteris
Vasks Castillo Interior –Awadagin Pratt, p. New Amsterdam NWAM-177. [11:42]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
including Arnold Schoenberg
Transfigured Night, Op. 4 –Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 98256-2. [29:21] Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 30 in C, Alleluia – Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati. Decca 4781221 (33). [12:24] Alvin Singleton Time Past, Time Future – Awadagin Pratt, p; A Far Cry. New Amsterdam NWAM-177. [12:29]
6:00 Louise Farrenc Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36 –Insula Orch/Laurence Equilbey. Erato 5419752210. [33:27] Robert Schumann
Papillons, Op. 2 – Martina Consonni, p. Erato 5419764269. [15:40]
7:00 Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges) Violin
Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 7, No. 2 – Fumika Mohri, v; Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász. Naxos 8.574452. [20:54] Jean Sibelius String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, Voces intimae – Aizuri Quartet. Azica ACD-71359. [29:39]
8:00 Chicago Symphony
Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Haydn: Symphony No. 95 in C Minor; Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5; Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, Great; Daniel Barenboim, conductor.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The Art of Lauritz Melchior. Live performance recordings of the great Heldentenor.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 1 –Philharmonia Baroque/ Nicholas McGegan. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907014. [11:06]
11:00 Franz Liszt Années de pèlerinage: 1st Year, Switzerland: Vallée d’Obermann – Jorge Federico Osorio, p. Cedille CDR-90000098 (2). [13:30]
12:00 Franz von Suppé Poet and Peasant: Overture –Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta. C BS MK-44932. [9:58]
1:00 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Symphony in G, Wq 183/4 –Age of Enlightenment Orch/
Gustav Leonhardt. Virgin
61182-2. [11:51] Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor The Bamboula, Op. 75 – Detroit
Concert Band/Leonard B
Smith. Walking Frog Records
WFR-306 (5). [6:16]
2:00 Robert Schumann Cello
Concerto in a minor, Op. 129 –
Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Sir Colin Davis. CBS M2K-44562 (2). [24:37]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Maurice Ravel Piano
Concerto in G – Martha
Argerich, p; London Sym
Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG 423665-2. [22:02] Ludwig
van Beethoven Leonore
Overture No. 3 in C, Op. 72b –
German Chamber Phil
Bremen/Daniel Harding. Virgin 45364-2. [12:45] Johann
Sebastian Bach Orchestra
Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 –
Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig
Güttler. Berlin Classics 0090022-BC. [19:13]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Emotion and Meaning in Music. Is music merely a collection of ordered pitches and vibrations in the air, or is there inherent and universal meaning contained within? This week Bill delves into one of the most mysterious and fundamental qualities of music: its ability to convey emotion to the listener. Starting with Gil Shaham’s performance of Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto with the New York Philharmonic, we’ll also listen to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and end the week with a Bach Toccata.
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2023: RSMI Faculty Concert. Haydn: String Quartet No. 68 in D Minor; Busoni: Violin
Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, K. 244; Miriam Fried & Mark Steinberg, violin; Paul Biss and Kim Kashkashian, viola; Marcy Rosen, cello; Alessio Bax, piano. Recorded on July 1 in the Martin Theatre.
10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.
Giuseppe Sammartini Oboe Concerto in g, Op. 8/5 –Albrecht Mayer, ob; I Musici de Roma. DG 4797144. [7:02]
11:00 Aaron Copland Prairie Journal (Music for Radio) – Bu alo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559240. [10:49]
12:00 Erich Wolfgang Korngold The Sea Hawk film music –London Sym Orch/André Previn. DG 471347-2. [17:16]
1:00 Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture –German Chamber Phil Bremen/Daniel Harding. Virgin 45364-2. [7:26] Igor Stravinsky Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 – St. Petersburg Phil Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca 448812-2. [10:53]
2:00 Francis Poulenc Piano and Wind Sextet – Music@ Menlo Ensemble. Music@ Menlo 2018. [18:00]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Richard Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture – Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 99595-2. [15:26]
Sergei Rachmanino
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 – Yuja Wang, p; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG B0015338-02. [22:59]
Vincent d’Indy Chanson et danses, Op. 50 – Sylvan Winds. Koch 3-7081-2. [15:35]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin:Emotion and Meaning in Music. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 From the 2023 BBC Proms: Mason Bates’s Piano Concerto.Herrmann: Vertigo Suite; Bates: Piano Concerto; Daniil Trifonov, piano; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Recorded July 30 at Royal Albert Hall, London.
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Hummel: Quintet in E-flat, Op. 87; Wu Qian, piano; Richard Lin, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Blake Hinson, double bass; Beethoven: Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4; Danish String Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Wednesday 30
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn,
including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:15 pm. Richard Strauss Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60: Das Diner (The Dinner) – Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 888837019828. [10:17]
11:00 Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2: No. 4, Toccata (The Little Train of the Caipira) – Oslo Phil/ Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC5-56576-2. [4:14]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Flutist Amir Hoshang Farsi and pianist Yun Janice Lu perform works by Samuel Barber, Charles T. Gri es, William Grant Still, and Lowell Liebermann live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Music for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Augusta Holmès Ouverture pour une comédie –
Rheinland-Pfalz State Phil/ Samuel Friedmann. Marco Polo 8.223449. [10:00]
Frédéric Chopin Mazurkas, Op. 17 – Leif Ove Andsnes, p. Virgin 91501-2 (2). [13:00]
2:00 Peter Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Suite – Dallas Sym Orch/Andrew Litton. Delos DE-3196. [27:44]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Erich Wolfgang Korngold Märchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures), Op. 3 – Ilona Prunyi, p. Marco Polo 8.223384. [21:00] Jacques O enbach Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture – New York Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK-61830. [9:42] Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore : Ballet Music – Monte Carlo Opera Orch/Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422846-2 (2). [22:18]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin:Emotion and Meaning in Music. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 WFMT Presents: Music and Conversation with Mary Elizabeth Bowden – An interview with the classical trumpeter who has also worked to establish new repertoire for the trumpet through creative, collaborative commissioning projects and award-winning albums. Bowden is also a founding member and artistic leader of Seraph Brass, an ensemble of America’s top female brass players. Hosted by Kristina Lynn.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Keyboard Concerto in C Minor, Wq. 43/4 – Michael Rische, p; Berlin Baroque Soloists. Hännsler Classic HC-19041. [12:28]
11:00 John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine – San Francisco Sym/Edo de Waart. Nonesuch 79144-2. [4:16]
12:00 Franz Schubert Rondo in A, D 951 – Maria João Pires & Ricardo Castro, p. DG 4775233 (2). [9:35]
1:00 Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon XVIII a 14 – London Brass. Teldec 90856-2. [6:13]
Giuseppe Verdi Aida: Chorus, Gloria all’Egitto (Triumphal Scene) – La Scala Cho & Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG 4777645. [11:52]
2:00 Henryk Wieniawski
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 – Bomsori K im, v; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/Jacek Kaspszyk. Warner 57632-2. [23:54]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in B-Flat, Op. 11 – Jon Manasse, cl; Clive Greensmith, vc; Jon Nakamatsu, p. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807618. [20:25]
Charles Gounod Faust: Waltz – Eduardus Halim, p. Arabesque Z-6615. [9:44]
John Blackwood McEwen
The Demon Lover (Border Ballad, 1906/7) – London Phil/ Alasdair Mitchell. Chandos CHAN-9241. [23:51]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin:Emotion and Meaning in Music. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Assad: Boitatá (world premiere, LA Phil commission); Adès: Violin Concerto, “Concentric Paths;” Leila Josefowicz, violin; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Elim Chan, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
