TUESDAYS 8 PM
Beginning January 28
January 2025
This month on WFMT and WTTW, 2025 commences with an annual tradition: the New Year’s concert from Vienna’s Musikverein, this year celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss, Jr. and conducted by Riccardo Muti.
Dear Member,
Happy New Year! As we usher in 2025 on WTTW, it’s a big month for Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as we premiere a new season of his popular genealogy series Finding Your Roots, and later in the month, we’ll bring you a new four-part miniseries also hosted by Dr. Gates, Great Migrations: A People on the Move. The series tells the story of African American movement over the 20th and 21st centuries, and how it has shaped our nation by exploring the meaning behind those movements. Chicago plays a vital role in this history and, on page 4, the producer/directors of the special explain the significance of this story, and how our city became “the promised land” for so many Black migrants escaping the Jim Crow South and other places where they had lived under enslavement and oppression.
Also in January, WTTW will bring you new seasons of some of our most popular programs including Antiques Roadshow, which makes stops at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas and Springs Preserve, Las Vegas; NOVA , with episodes that focus on the mystery surrounding UFOs and building the ultimate airport; and the eagerly awaited British series All Creatures Great and Small , Miss Scarlet, Vienna Blood , Death in Paradise, and Sister Boniface Mysteries, as well as The Brokenwood Mysteries, set in New Zealand.
On WFMT, 2025 commences with an annual tradition: the live New Year’s concert from Vienna’s Musikverein, this year conducted by Riccardo Muti. I hope you’ll also watch the performance on WTTW that evening. And this month, WFMT will launch a 13-part weekly series of performances by the renowned Cleveland Orchestra, one of the world’s leading ensembles. We’ll also bring you live performances from WFMT’s Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio and other local venues, featuring the Black Oak Ensemble and soprano Laura Strickling with pianist Daniel Schlosberg on Live from WFMT; Howard Levy on Folkstage ; and numerous artists in the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts from downtown Chicago.
As we welcome the beginning of a new year, I thank you for watching and listening and for your membership support.
Sincerely,
Sandra Cordova Micek President & CEO
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Frontline: Maui’s Deadly Firestorm
Frontline investigates the deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. Explore how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires.
Tuesday, January 7, 9:00 pm
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2025
Experience this annual beloved concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein, this year celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss, Jr. Conducted by Riccardo Muti for the seventh time; favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.
Wednesday, January 1
7:00 pm
Wednesday 1
New Year’s Day
EARLY MORNING
12:05 Death in Paradise [R]
1:00 BBC News
1:30 Amanpour and Company
2:30 Antiques Roadshow: Let’s Celebrate! [R]
3:30 Antiques Roadshow: Body of Work [R]
4:30 Karamu: Feast for the 7th Day [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
Vintage Geoffrey Baer Specials
Revisit specials on Chicago’s North Shore, South of Chicago, the Southwest and Northwest suburbs, and the Fox River Valley; and take a trip in Geoffrey’s time machine!
Sundays, January 19 & 26, 10:00 am
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Death in Paradise marathon
5:30 BBC News America
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Great Performances: From Vienna – The New Year’s Celebration 2025
8:30 Great Performances: Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway’s Best Enjoy a revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. Enjoy performances by Andre De Shields, Chita Rivera, Vanessa Williams, and more from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 2
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Little Women on Masterpiece (in 3 parts) [R]
3:00 Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary with the Milwaukee Symphony [R]
4:00 Austin City Limits: Sylvan Esso/Lucius [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Jay’s Chicago: Birds and More Birds
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Finding Your Roots
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Third Girl As Hercule Poirot stands over the dead body of Lavinia Seagram, it seems the former nanny has succumbed to her alcoholism
This new four-part series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tells the story of African American movement over the past two centuries. Tuesdays beginning January 28, 8:00 pm
and committed suicide. But a discovery connects her to a troubled young heiress.
8:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: The Empty Hearse Sherlock returns! But for John Watson it might be a case of “be careful what you wish for.”
10:02 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 3
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Great Performances: From Vienna – The New Year’s Celebration 2025 See Wed. Jan. 1 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 NEXT at the Kennedy Center: Sara Bareilles –New Year’s Eve with the National Symphony Orchestra & Friends [R]
3:00 Craft in America: Science [R]
4:00 Craft in America: Collectors [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Finding Your Roots
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: The Black Widower This series, set in a small town in New Zealand, returns. In the season opener, Ray has created “Lord of the Ringz Tours,” tailored for non-English speaking tourists. However, not too long afterwards, his wife Debbie is found dead under a giant foam spider.
9:30 To be announced
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 4
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Check, Please! Gibsons Italia, Q Orland Park, Lillie’s Q [R]
12:30 Wild Travels [R]
1:00 Doc Martin: Our Last Summer [R]
2:00 Great Performances: Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway’s Best See Wed. Jan. 1 at 8:30 pm. [R]
3:30 POV: Who I Am Not [R]
DI Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) is back to solve more mysteries in the seemingly tranquil country town of Brokenwood in rural New Zealand. All is not as it seems, of course, as Mike is called upon to track down the perpetrators of a series of bizarre and unexplained murders.
Fridays beginning January 3, 8:00 pm
Since the beginning of time, humans have moved from one place to another, seeking identity, community, and the opportunity for a better life. Migration is a particularly profound aspect of the African American experience, because Black people were denied movement due to centuries of enslavement that robbed them of their humanity. After Emancipation, many African Americans headed north to Chicago. Why here? And did the city live up to its promise?
This new four-part series hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tells the story of African American movement over the 20th and 21st centuries. We spoke with series producer/directors Julia Marchesi and Nailah Ife Sims about what compelled migrants to leave behind everything they knew to gamble on the unknown, why they came to Chicago, and how this movement has shaped our nation.
The Guide: What made you want to tell this story?
Julia Marchesi: The Great Migration was one of the most dramatic demographic transformations in U.S. history, and yet the story has not been fully told in documentary format. It is often referenced in other stories about the African American experience in the 20th century, including some of Dr. Gates’s other series, but
Great Migrations: A People on the Move premieres on WTTW and the PBS app on Tuesday, January 28 at 8:00 pm.
the actual story of how the migration began – how word spread, where people headed, what happened when they got there, and how that movement changed the trajectory of American culture, society, and politics – has not been fully explored.
Nailah Ife Sims: The personal transformative nature of migration is something I’ve come to know through my family histories on both sides; one
with ancestors who’ve migrated from the South to Chicago, and the other from Haiti to the States. This series was a unique opportunity to contextualize and explore the meanings of those migrations within the larger history of our country, and the ongoing saga of Black America that began as a forced migration. It also feels timely to reflect on these histories, at a time when the term “migrant” is once again
part of American discourse.
The Guide: Most people familiar with American history have heard about The Great Migration, but it’s plural in the title of this series. Why is that?
Marchesi and Sims: Migration has been a defining aspect of the African American experience and we wanted to underscore the fact that it did not occur just in those sixty years we define as the Great Migration – Black people were moving and striving to better their lives long before that, and still are doing that to this day. Migration never really ends – it just changes direction.
The mass movement north that trickled out in the 1960s actually began to reverse course and produced what we call in the series the “reverse migration” back to the American South. And then of course, we have Black immigration, also an ongoing and deeply significant aspect of the Black American experience. These more contemporary movements continue to redefine what it means to be an “African American.”
The Guide: Chicago is an integral part of this story. How?
Marchesi: Given its central location, Chicago became the easiest to get to, and the fact that it had both job opportunities and a thriving Black community made it one of the most appealing cities for migrants. It took on an almost mythic legend as the “promised land.” It was important to unpack why Chicago became a leading city of the Great Migration story.
Sims: You find dozens of references to it across Black culture, from Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago” to Bessie Smith’s “Chicago Bound Blues” to Richard Wright’s Native Son, and more. It was also a known example of what migration could do for Black people in the early 20th century. By migrating north and growing robust communities, or Black Metropolises, such as Bronzeville in Chicago, they created a modicum of freedom and power for themselves that was not yet
possible in the South.
The Guide: Through his great-grandniece, we meet the legendary founder
story behind one of the most-used photographs tied to the Great Migration was revelatory for our whole team. Many of us have worked on se -
and publisher of The Chicago Defender, Robert Sengstacke Abbott. What role did he play in the mass influx of African American migrants to the city in the early 20th century?
Marchesi: Robert Abbott saw migration as a way for Black southerners to escape Jim Crow oppression and violence, as well as a way to punish white southerners who depended on Black workers. He probably also saw a way to increase his readership as well as to grow the Black community in Chicago. His role was to promote migration, especially after 1917 when he realized how transformative it could be.
The Guide: Chicago as a land of opportunity attracted a number of Black luminaries to the city during the Great Migration. Can you share any of them?
Marchesi: Musicians, especially jazz musicians from places like New Orleans, were drawn to Chicago in the 1910s and ’20s. One of the most famous [featured in the series] was Louis Armstrong, who came north in 1918.
The Guide: Is there a story in the series that most resonated with you?
Marchesi and Sims: Learning the true
ries about African American history before, and to have the Arthur family photograph re-contextualized, to understand that this was a family fleeing terror, was a humbling experience. Archival photographs hold stories many of us cannot begin to guess.
The Guide: What do you hope viewers will take away from the series?
Marchesi: I hope viewers will consider how complicated our country’s relationship has been with both migration and immigration. In this country, we tend to romanticize and celebrate migration and immigration stories only in retrospect. When it is happening, however, the mass movement of people can often be seen as a threatening and destabilizing thing.
Sims: I hope this series helps viewers understand how these brave migrations not only changed the course of their lives and futures, but have pushed American society and culture forward…they continue to, if only we pay attention.
This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
Real Rail Adventures:
Swiss International Hubs
Thursday, January 23, 9:00 pm.
Jeff Wilson explores five international rail hubs in Switzerland that enable efficient trips to Germany, France, and Italy. Enjoy historic sites and many off-the-beaten track surprises.
Watch on WTTW Prime, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS app.
Nature: Patrick and the Whale Sunday, January 19, 7:00 pm
In Dominica, Patrick Dykstra has a life changing experience in an encounter with a whale he names “Delores.” Watch as Patrick and the whale attempt to understand and communicate with each other.
Watch on WTTW Create, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS app.
All Creatures Great and Small, Season 5 on Masterpiece Sunday, January 12
WTTW Passport members can binge the entire new 7-episode season of All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece starting on the night of its January 12 premiere.
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Find full schedules for all channels at wttw.com/schedules.
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 History with David Rubenstein
6:30 Prairie Fire
7:00 The Great American Recipe
8:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Assisi and Italian Country Charm
8:35 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country
9:15 Rick Steves’ Europe: Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: A Tale of Two Chinatowns
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Essential Pepin
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
4:00 Mary Berry Love to Cook: For a Crowd
4:30 Check, Please!
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Bulgaria
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 10 Homes that Changed America [R]
7:00 Death in Paradise We take a trip down memory lane as commissioner Selwyn Patterson celebrates 50 years of police service at the Yacht Club…but the day takes a turn when he is shot and rushed to hospital.
8:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Never Too Deadly to Die
8:45 Father Brown: The Hermit of Hazelnut Cottage Brenda faces ghosts from her past and becomes embroiled in a local dispute that ends in murder.
9:30 The Brokenwood Mysteries: The Black Widower See Fri. Jan. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R]
11:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Third Girl See Thurs. Jan. 2 at 7:00 pm. [R]
Sunday 5
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: The Empty Hearse See Thurs. Jan. 2 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Grounds for Sculpture (Part 1 of 3) Finds include a Chinese imperial celadon charger, a 1968 Yellow Submarine animation cell, and
a Harry Bertoia Sonambient sculpture. Which appraisal is a shocking $80,000-$120,000?
3:00 America’s Hidden Coast: Mississippi Join host Peter Greenberg as he travels through what some call “the secret coast” – small in size, but bursting with history, adventure, spirit, beauty, surprises, and resilience following Hurricane Katrina. Peter works on a shrimp boat, learns how to deal cards at a casino, and immerses himself with local food, music, art, and culture.
4:00 10 Homes that Changed America [R]
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: The Best of Sicily This tour of Sicilian highlights starts in Palermo, where Rick sings with the merchants in the markets, joins locals in their passeggiata, drops in on a contessa, and more.
5:35 Rick Steves’ Europe: Assisi and Italian Country Charm In the Italian countryside, Rick connects with rustic, traditional culture: enjoying an agriturismo (farmhouse inn), seeing how prosciutto and pecorino cheese are made, and hiking down into deep and ancient wine cellars.
MORNING
6:10 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country Siena, once a proud and independent city-state, retains its confidence and unique traditions. Rick enjoys a front-row seat at its wild horse race –the venerable Palio – and marvels at cultural treasures.
6:40 Rick Steves’ Europe: Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips In this second of a two episodes on Florence, we enjoy more of the exquisite artistic treasures of the city that propelled Europe out of the Middle Ages.
7:07 America the Bountiful: Apples in Virginia We discover the story of the apple is as complex as American history itself.
7:34 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: The Stinking Rose
8:00 Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle: Sheri’s Home Recipes for the Holidays Sheri shares easy and delicious holiday recipes that are sure to be a hit at your next seasonal gathering.
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: City of Gastronomy Chef Christer Rodseth travels to Trondheim, Mid-Norway’s gastronomic destination.
9:00 Death in Paradise When a seemingly simple kidnapping ends in murder, Neville and
the team must work out what went wrong and how someone ended up dead.
10:00 Death in Paradise The arrival of a long-lost brother to a family-run golf club culminates in a body on the course. But a prime suspect with an alibi leaves the team with an impenetrable conundrum.
11:00 Death in Paradise When a skydiver appears to have been murdered in mid-air, Neville and the team must explore the cut-throat world of social media.
AFTERNOON
12:00 Death in Paradise Florence’s undercover role takes a dangerous turn when she finds herself in familiar surroundings, amid a murder investigation.
1:00 Death in Paradise When a young popstar is found dead at a rehab clinic, it initially looks like a tragic accident. But Neville is convinced there’s more to her death than meets the eye.
2:00 Death in Paradise When a woman reports a murder and is then found strangled, the team are left wondering whether she was reporting her own murder.
3:00 Death in Paradise A reggae rap artist is shot dead at a soundcheck for a concert. Things prove uncomfortable for Marlon when he discovers a personal connection to the crime.
4:00 Death in Paradise When a prestigious chess match ends in murder, the team must work out how and why the killing was carried out.
4:55 Rick Steves’ Europe: Romania Rick and his team tour Bucharest, with its “Little Paris of the East” architecture and lingering reminders of a brutal communist dictator.
5:24 PBS News Hour Weekend
5:52 Doc Martin: Last Christmas in Portwenn Portwenn is full of festive cheer, until Martin tells Leonard that he needs to stop playing Santa while he awaits the results of his medical tests.
EVENING
7:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen Find out why Marie Antoinette is often blamed for causing the French Revolution. Lucy Worsley uncovers the myths and secrets that led the doomed queen to the guillotine.
8:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 on Masterpiece: On a Wing and a Prayer (Part 7 of 7)
The Vespa-driving, wine-making Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson) is back for a new season of sleuthing in the aptly named British village of Great Slaughter. In the opener, she and her team try to discover who planted a deadly scorpion during the filming of a crime drama that leaves one of the cast dead.
Saturdays beginning January 4, 8:00 pm
Vienna Blood (New Season)
As season four begins, it’s 1909, and the double murder of an arms dealer in police custody and a senior public official has shaken Vienna to its core. Can Max and Oskar (Juergen Maurer) stop the seditious mole known as “Mephisto” from bringing the Austro-Hungarian Empire to destruction?
Sundays beginning January 5, 9:00 pm
Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt, the popular 22-time Emmy Award-nominated series launches its 29th season with visits to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas and Springs Preserve in Las Vegas. What incredible finds will appraisers discover?
Mondays beginning January 6, 7:00 pm
This popular series returns for an 11th season with a new group of celebrities eager to learn about long-lost ancestors. This month, Gates welcomes performers Amanda Seyfried, Lea Salonga, Michael Imperioli, and Sharon Stone; novelist Amy Tan; poet Rita Dove; and model Chrissy Teigen.
Tuesdays beginning January 7, 7:00 pm
James tries to get home for Christmas and Skeldale House prepares for a new arrival.
9:00 Vienna Blood: Mephisto Waltz, Part 1 (Season 4, Part 1 of 4) Vienna, 1909. Oskar needs Max’s help to identify a high-powered traitor who threatens the very existence of the AustroHungarian empire and goes by the code name Mephisto.
10:00 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: New York (Part 1 of 4) Paul Hollywood combines food, film and fast bikes as he embarks on a 3,000-mile road trip from New York to L.A. Before he departs, he bakes the ultimate Big Apple tarte tatin.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Celebrate singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett, makes his first appearance in a decade with songs from his first new album in 10 years: 12th of June.
Monday 6
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Jan. 4 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Never Too Deadly to Die See Sat. Jan. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:45 Father Brown: The Hermit of Hazelnut Cottage See Sat. Jan. 4 at 8:45 pm. [R]
3:00 10 Homes that Changed America [R]
4:00 To be announced
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 The Great American Recipe
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Father Brown [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Part 1 of 3) Kick off the Roadshow’s allnew Season 29 with treasures that include a 1976 Marvel UK Super Spider-Man #175 cover art, a 1926 Rogers Hornsby sterling trophy, and Winslow Homer watercolors circa 1879.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Part 1 of 3) Finds include a 1928 English sterling silver horse, a Pairpoint puffy owl lamp circa 1907, and a 1967 Ansaldo Poggi viola.
9:00 Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks Riverview. Kiddieland. White City. These long-lost
6:00 Odd Squad
6:30 Arthur 7:00 Wild Kratts
7:30 Alma’s Way
8:00 Lyla in the Loop
8:30 Carl the Collector
9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
9:30 Rosie’s Rules
10:00 Sesame Street
10:30 Work it Out Wombats!
11:00 Donkey Hodie
11:30 Elinor Wonders Why
12:00 Nature Cat
12:30 Molly of Denali
amusement parks and many more are fondly remembered by Chicagoans who enjoyed them as children. Audio-narrated descriptions are available.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 7
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen See Sun. Jan. 5 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 on Masterpiece: On a Wing and a Prayer (Part 7 of 7) See Sun. Jan. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Vienna Blood: Mephisto Waltz, Part 1 (Season 4, Part 1 of 4) See Sun. Jan. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: New York (Part 1 of 4) See Sun. Jan. 5 at 10:00 pm. [R]
3:50 Doc Martin: Last Christmas In Portwenn See Sun. Jan. 5 at 5:52 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 10 Homes that Changed America [R]
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Larger Than Life Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried to ancestors who are every bit as dramatic as the characters they’ve played on stage and screen.
8:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: Jack the Ripper Lucy Worsley uncovers the truth behind this true crime obsession, revealing how this single case transformed Britain’s understanding of poverty while giving birth to a new kind of sensationalist journalism whose misogyny still endures in press coverage of murdered women today.
9:00 Frontline: Maui’s Deadly Firestorm Explore the deadliest American wildfire in a century and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. Frontline investigates its causes, the chaotic
Lucy
Using historical and contemporary evidence and a range of experts to reframe the past, Lucy Worsley returns in an all-new season to challenge our perceptions and provide fresh answers to some of the most infamous and brutal chapters in British history.
Tuesdays beginning January 7, 8:00 pm
response, and how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 8
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Jan. 6 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Jan. 6 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks See Mon. Jan. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen [R]
4:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 on Masterpiece: On a Wing and a Prayer (Part 7 of 7) [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks [R]
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Nature: Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
Follow Sir David Attenborough and a team of forensic experts as they unearth the fossil of a giant Pliosaur.
8:00 NOVA: Black Hole
Apocalypse Join astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin on a mind-blowing voyage to the frontiers of black hole science.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: Abandoning the Titanic Join a team of investigators as they search for the identity of the captain of a “mystery ship” that turned away from the “unsinkable” Titanic in its darkest hour.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 9
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Larger Than Life See Tues. Jan. 7 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: Jack the Ripper See Tues. Jan. 7 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline: Maui’s Deadly Firestorm See Tues. Jan. 7 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Part 1 of 3) [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Part 1 of 3) [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Finding Your Roots [R]
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Appointment with Death Holidaying in Syria, Poirot is irresistibly drawn to an excavation, but Lady Boynton is found murdered and her financial empire is completely wiped out.
8:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: The Sign of Three Sherlock faces his biggest challenge of all: delivering a Best Man’s speech on John’s wedding day.
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10:02 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News 11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 10
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Nature: Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster See Wed. Jan. 8 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Black Hole Apocalypse See Wed. Jan. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Secrets of the Dead: Abandoning the Titanic See Wed. Jan. 8 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: The Black Widower [R]
4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Romania [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Rick Steves Art of Europe
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Over Her Dead Body When the coffin is opened at Declan’s funeral, what is revealed is not his body.
9:30 To be announced
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 11
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Let’s Celebrate! [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Grounds for Sculpture (Part 2 of 3)
2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Grounds for Sculpture (Part 3 of 3)
3:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Palm Springs (Part 1 of 2)
4:00 Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Part 1 of 3) [R]
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 History with David Rubenstein
6:30 Prairie Fire
7:00 The Great American Recipe
Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece (New Season)
Eliza’s (Kate Phillips) agency is thriving; however, the Duke is away in New York and she is forced to make a difficult decision. Meanwhile, a new Detective Inspector comes to Scotland Yard and Eliza must build a relationship with him if she’s going to continue having access to police resources. Can she have it all?
Sundays beginning January 12, 7:00 pm
8:00 Home Diagnosis
8:30 Curious Traveler
9:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Essential Pepin
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
4:00 Mary Berry Love to Cook
4:30 Check, Please! Rhyme or Reason, Bang Bang Pie, Mambo Italiano
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Assisi and Italian Country Charm [R]
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks [R]
7:00 Death in Paradise Commissioner Selwyn Patterson struggles in the
wake of his shock shooting. As the team rallies round him, will he be able to bury his demons and move on?
8:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: House of Misfit Dolls The team try to uncover the death behind the stabbing of the owner of Salem’s Dolls.
8:45 Father Brown: The Last Supper Father Brown has a lot on his plate when a food fair comes to Kembleford, bringing murder with it.
9:30 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Over Her Dead Body See Fri. Jan. 10 at 8:00 pm. [R]
11:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Appointment with Death See Thurs. Jan. 9 at 7:00 pm. [R]
Sunday 12
EARLY MORNING
12:33 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: The Sign of Three See Thurs. Jan. 9 at 8:30 pm. [R]
2:10 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: New York (Part 1 of 4) [R]
3:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: Jack the Ripper [R]
4:00 Finding Your Roots: Larger Than Life [R]
5:00 Ken Burns: The National Parks
MORNING
6:58 America the Bountiful
7:25 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
7:53 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
8:20 New Scandinavian Cooking
8:50 Rick Steves’ Europe: The Best of Sicily [R]
9:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Assisi and Italian Country Charm [R]
10:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country [R]
10:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips [R]
11:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: Elysium (Part 1 of 6) Eliza teams up with The Duke to investigate a burglary in a high-end brothel.
AFTERNOON
12:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: Six Feet Under (Part 2 of 6) When a close friend of Mr. Potts is murdered, Eliza finds herself investigating the world of Victorian undertakers.
1:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: Origins (Part 3 of 6) It’s twelve years earlier and Eliza and The Duke meet for the very first time.
2:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: The Diamond Feather
(Part 4 of 6) Things are going well for Eliza until a familiar face shows up to question her role at Nash & Sons.
3:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: The Calling (Part 5 of 6) Eliza and Nash are still struggling to work together when an explosive case takes them into a cutthroat industry.
4:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: The Fugitive (Part 6 of 6) Eliza is on the trail of a fugitive who is charged with murder. She must find him before the police do.
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country [R]
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries (Season 1, Part 1 of 6) Jean White is devastated when her husband Rory is killed in a car accident in France. Her distress grows when she learns Rory has left her nearly penniless, leaving only a cottage in a small town.
7:00 Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece: The Rival (Part 1 of 6) When a new Detective Inspector starts at Scotland Yard, Eliza must fight to prove herself all over again.
8:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 on Masterpiece: To All Our Boys (Part 1 of 7) Siegfried is keen to have everyone back at Skeldale House, but Tristan’s surprise return won’t be quite as straightforward as he hoped.
9:00 Vienna Blood: A Winning Hand (Season 4, Part 2 of 4) A murder takes Oskar and Max’s investigation into a world of underground gambling.
10:00 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Savannah (Part 2 of 4) Paul Hollywood enjoys shrimp and grits in Savannah and an unforgettable gumbo in the city of jazz, New Orleans.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Norah Jones/Hurray for the Riff Raff Nine-time Grammywinning Norah Jones dazzles with highlights from her latest LP Visions, and Hurray for the Riff Raff thrills with standouts from The Past Is Still Alive
Monday 13
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Jan. 11 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: House of Misfit Dolls See Sat. Jan. 11 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Father Brown: The
Last Supper See Sat. Jan. 11 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks [R]
4:00 To be announced
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 The Great American Recipe
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Father Brown [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Part 2 of 3) Finds include an Elvis Presley-signed ice cream display, an Arnold Palmerengraved golf club circa 1980, and a Marvel Silver Age comics collection. One find is $60,000 to $90,000!
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Part 2 of 3) Finds include a Cartier platinum, diamond, and
All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 on Masterpiece (New Season)
As season 5 begins, it is 1941 and Helen gets the hang of motherhood with James away at RAF Abingdon, Mrs. Hall and Siegfried enjoy having a little one around, and Carmody is now a full-fledged member of the Skeldale family.
Sundays beginning January 12, 8:00 pm
onyx brooch, a Pennsylvania firefighter’s helmet, and a Carrie Bethel basket. Which find struck gold with a $75,000 to $150,000 value?
9:00 Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy In the conservative 1950s, Hugh Hefner brought sex into the mainstream with the creation of his aspirational lifestyle magazine, Playboy Trace Hefner’s life and career, the evolution of the Playboy brand, and how we view it today. Audio-narrated descriptions are available.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 14
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece: The Rival (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 on Masterpiece: To All Our Boys (Part 1 of 7) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Vienna Blood: A Winning Hand (Season 4, Part 2 of 4) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: Elysium (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 11:00 am. [R]
4:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: Six Feet Under (Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 12:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 10 Parks that Changed America
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: La Famiglia Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits tiny towns in Calabria, Italy to trace the roots of talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli.
8:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: William the Conqueror Lucy’s investigation takes her to France to reveal the cause of William of Normandy’s invasion of England, and follows in his footsteps as William attempts to bend a nation to his will.
9:00 Journey to America with Newt and Callista
Gingrich Hear inspiring immigrant stories from those who have come to the United States from other nations and excelled.
10:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 BBC News
11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 15
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Jan. 13 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Jan. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy See Mon. Jan. 13 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Austin City Limits: Norah Jones/Hurray for the Riff Raff See Sun. Jan. 12 at 11:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Nature: Patrick and the Whale For years, Patrick Dykstra has traveled the globe following and diving with whales, learning how whales see, hear, and perceive other creatures in the water.
8:00 NOVA: Black Hole Universe Join astrophysicist Janna Levin on a mind-bending journey to the frontiers of black hole research.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: Death in Britannia The discovery of a skeleton dating to the Roman occupation of Britain, provokes further study after scientists see an iron nail driven through its heel bone.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 16
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: La Famiglia See Tues. Jan. 14 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: William the Conqueror See Tues. Jan. 14 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries
(Season 1, Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 6:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: Origins (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 1:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: The Diamond Feather (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 2:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Finding Your Roots [R]
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Three-Act Tragedy At a dinner in Cornwall, an amiable local Reverend chokes to death on his cocktail.
8:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: His Last Vow To Sherlock Holmes, Charles Augustus Magnussen is the Napoleon of blackmail – and the one man he truly hates.
10:02 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Nature: Patrick and the Whale See Wed. Jan. 15 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Black Hole Universe See Wed. Jan. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Secrets of the Dead: Death in Britannia See Wed. Jan. 15 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: The Calling (Part 5 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 3:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4 on Masterpiece: The Fugitive (Part 6 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 4:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Rick Steves Art of Europe
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Journey to America with Newt and Callista Gingrich
For generations, immigrants have come to America in search of a better life. Their stories are united by a belief in the founding principles of our nation. This program features stories from those who have come to the U.S. and excelled in a nation that recognizes that freedom and opportunity are offered to all.
Tuesday, January 14 9:00 pm
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: The Killing Machine Charlie Baxter, chairman of the Classic Car Restoration Society, is found dead next to his much-loved El Dorado.
9:30 To be announced
10:30 BBC News 11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 18
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Independent Lens: Without Arrows After 13 years living in Philadelphia, Delwin Fiddler Jr. embraces Indigenous culture by returning to his ancestral home on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota.
1:30 Journey to America: with Newt and Callista Gingrich See Tues. Jan. 14 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Grand Rapids (Part 1 of 2) Finds include a Navajo Germantown blanket, a 1967 Gerald Ford letter, and an 1881 Jasper Cropsey oil painting. 4:00 Antiques Roadshow:
7:00 Great American Recipe
8:00 Home Diagnosis
8:30 Curious Traveler
9:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Essential Pépin
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
4:00 Mary Berry Love to Cook
4:30 Check, Please!
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe
Vintage Grand Rapids (Part 2 of 2) Finds include a gold watch fob chain, a Glier violin and Pfretzschner bow circa 1880, and an Ellis-Stickley music cabinet.
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 History with David Rubenstein
6:30 Prairie Fire
7:00 The Great American Recipe
8:00 Jay’s Chicago
8:30 Curious Traveler
9:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Essential Pepin
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
4:00 Mary Berry Love to Cook
4:30 Check, Please! RPM Steak, Crisp, Pisolino
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: West England
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy [R]
7:00 Death in Paradise A famous chef is poisoned at the grand opening of his latest hotel during a cooking competition in which various hopefuls compete for the head chef position.
8:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Professor Y A fan convention for a classic sci-fi series sees the writer being taken hostage by one of the creations.
8:45 Father Brown: The Father, The Son Flambeau is stunned to find his estranged father at St. Mary’s, who has a dangerous mission in mind.
9:30 The Madame Blanc Mysteries (Season 1, Part 1 of 6) [R]
10:30 The Brokenwood Mysteries: The Killing Machine See Fri. Jan. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R]
Sunday 19
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Three-Act Tragedy See Thurs. Jan. 16 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:29 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: His Last Vow See Thurs. Jan. 16 at 8:30 pm. [R]
3:10 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Savannah (Part 2 of 4) See Sun. Jan. 12 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Finding Your Roots: La Famiglia [R]
5:00 To be announced
MORNING
7:00 America the Bountiful
7:30 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
8:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking
9:00 A Chef’s Life
9:30 Homemade Live!
10:00 Vintage Geoffrey: Northwest of Chicago – From Farm Fields to Boom Towns Geoffrey Baer takes viewers on a journey through the Northwest suburbs.
11:55 Vintage Geoffrey: Chicago’s North Shore Geoffrey explores the history, architecture, and little-known stories of Chicago’s famous shoreline suburbs.
AFTERNOON
1:30 Vintage Geoffrey: Fox River Valley and Chain O’Lakes Geoffrey takes viewers on a trip along the historic Fox River from the Chain ‘O Lakes in far northern Illinois, all of the way south to Aurora.
3:30 Independent Lens: Minted This film provides an insider’s look at the rise and fall of the NFT (non-fungible token) phenomenon and how technology transformed the traditional art world.
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Southeast England
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) Jean learns from police chief Caron that her ring has been sent away as evidence. Then she is asked to look into an elderly woman’s mystery.
7:00 Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece: The Guild (Part 2 of 6) Eliza is tasked with solving the murder of a high-profile private detective with a closet full of skeletons.
8:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 on Masterpiece: Holding the Baby (Part 2 of 7) James needs a crash course for fatherhood; Mrs. Hall referees between Siegfried and her
new boss, Mr. Bosworth; Helen is concerned about the influence of Jenny’s new friend Doris.
9:00 Vienna Blood: The Enemy Within (Season 4, Part 3 of 4) Max is in a coma and the doctors don’t know if he will survive. Oskar is racked with guilt and continues to investigate.
10:00 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Santa Fe (Part 3 of 4) Paul Hollywood arrives in New Mexico to explore dishes celebrating beef, beans, and bread: the staple diet of cowboys and sought out by food lovers today.
11:00 Austin City Limits: The Avett Brothers Fan-favorites The Avett Brothers share highlights and new songs from their namesake first album in five years.
Monday 20
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Jan. 18 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Professor Y See Sat. Jan. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Father Brown: The Father, The Son See Sat. Jan. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy [R]
4:00 To be announced
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING
6:00-9:30 WTTW Kids
9:30 Inauguration of Donald J. Trump: A PBS News Special
AFTERNOON
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Father Brown [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Part 3 of 3) Finds include an 1857 Queen’s Cup ascot race trophy, a 1956 Curta calculator type II, and an Art Deco sapphire and platinum ring.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Part 3 of 3) Finds include a vintage LGBTQ+ t-shirt collection, a 1959 Walt Disney Studios Sleeping Beauty Maleficent cel, and a Walter Johnson-signed baseball.
9:00 Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned The tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in April 1968 triggered an unprecedented period
of public mourning, looting, and destruction on the city’s West Side. Audio-narrated descriptions are available.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 21
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece: The Guild (Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 19 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 on Masterpiece: Holding the Baby (Part 2 of 7) See Sun. Jan. 19 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Vienna Blood: The Enemy Within (Season 4, Part 3 of 4) See Sun. Jan. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 19 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Austin City Limits: The Avett Brothers See Sun. Jan. 19 at 11:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 10 Streets that Changed America
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Stranger Than Fiction Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of two award-winning writers: novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.
8:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Gunpowder Plot More than 400 years ago, a group of radical Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, came within hours of blowing up the Palace of Westminster, along with the King and his government. Lucy takes us back to a divisive time when young men felt driven to extremes.
9:00 Frontline: Trump’s Comeback This is the story of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. Through insider interviews, Frontline recalls defining moments over Trump’s life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony convictions, and historic comeback.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 22
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. Jan. 20 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. Jan. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned See Mon. Jan. 20 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: West England [R]
3:30 Independent Lens: Minted See Sun. Jan. 19 at 3:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned [R]
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Nature: Big Cats, Small World – Landlords (Part 1 of 2) In Africa, three Big Cat families have carved out a space to raise their young while trying to avoid each other.
8:00 NOVA: What are UFOs?
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed Follow historian James Holland on his quest to understand how the use of amphetamines unleashed the first pharmacological arms race.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 23
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Stranger Than Fiction See Tues. Jan. 21 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Gunpowder Plot See Tues. Jan. 21 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline: Trump’s Comeback See Tues. Jan. 21 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Southeast England [R]
3:30 Independent Lens: Without Arrows See Sat. Jan. 18 at 12:00 am. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Finding Your Roots [R]
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express Poirot investigates the murder of a shady American businessman stabbed in his compartment on the Orient Express.
8:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: The Six thatchers Sherlock Holmes is back on British soil as Doctor Watson and his wife Mary prepare for their biggest challenge yet: becoming parents.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Nature: Big Cats, Small World – Landlords (Part 1 of 2) See Wed. Jan. 22 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: What are UFOs? See Wed. Jan. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed See Wed. Jan. 22 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Austin City Limits: The Avett Brothers [R]
4:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage San Antonio (Part 2 of 2) Finds include 1905-1954 World Series programs, Dr. Seuss lunch box art circa 1970, and Oscar Heyman jewelry circa 1955. Which appraisals have soared since 2007?
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Rick Steves Art of Europe
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: A Merry Bloody Christmas Mike and his team investigate the murder of the popular mayor of Brokenwood while dressed as Santa, found
Three big cat families have carved out a space to raise their young. They occupy the top of the food chain, but they must compete for prey and territory in one of the wildest places in Africa. Learn how these deadly rivals survive in a landscape where trouble comes when the cats least expect it.
Wednesdays beginning January 22, 7:00 pm
After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military technology? Or something else? Follow scientists as they try to unravel the mystery of the strangest objects in our skies.
Wednesday, January 22 8:00 pm
See page 6 for highlights and to learn more about how to watch
with his throat slit.
9:30 To be announced
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Vintage Geoffrey: Northwest of Chicago – From Farm Fields to Boom Towns See Sun. Jan. 19 at 10:00 am. [R]
2:00 Vintage Geoffrey: Fox River Valley and Chain O’Lakes See Sun. Jan. 19 at 11:55 am. [R]
4:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tucson Finds include a revisit of the touching fan-favorite Navajo Ute First Phase blanket appraisal.
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 History with David Rubenstein
6:30 Prairie Fire
7:00 The Great American Recipe
8:00 Jay’s Chicago
8:30 Curious Traveler
9:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House
11:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Cook’s Country
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Essential Pepin
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table
4:00 Mary Berry Love to Cook
4:30 Check, Please! Monteverde, Lost Lake, Caspian Kebab
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: England’s Cornwall
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned [R]
7:00 Death in Paradise After an island-wide blackout causes havoc in Honoré, the team trace the source to a local substation and discover an electrocuted dead body.
8:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: A Fragrant Scandal The owner of a perfume company ends up dead, impaled on a poker.
8:45 Father Brown: The Quill of Osric Father Brown must discover the culprit when a novelist is attacked at a crime-writing festival.
9:30 The Madame Blanc Mysteries (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) [R]
10:30 The Brokenwood Mysteries: A Merry Bloody Christmas See Fri. Jan. 24 at 8:00 pm. [R]
Sunday 26
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express See Thurs. Jan. 23 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: The Six thatchers See Thurs. Jan. 23 at 8:30 pm. [R]
3:10 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Santa Fe (Part 3 of 4) [R]
4:00 Finding Your Roots: Stranger Than Fiction [R]
MORNING
5:00 To be announced
7:00 America the Bountiful
7:30 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
8:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking
9:00 A Chef’s Life
9:30 Homemade Live!
10:00 Vintage Geoffrey: Chicago’s Western Suburbs – From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style Join Geoffrey as he tours Chicago’s historic Western suburbs.
11:55 Vintage Geoffrey: South of Chicago – Suburbs, Steel Mills, Shoreline Geoffrey takes you on a tour along the waterways, highways and railways of Chicago’s South Suburbs and Northwest Indiana.
AFTERNOON
1:45 Vintage Geoffrey: Southwest Suburbs – Birthplace of Chicago Geoffrey travels by train, tugboat, and 1958 Edsel as he takes you on a journey through the Southwest Suburbs.
3:30 Vintage Geoffrey: Chicago Time Machine Geoffrey takes us on a journey through our region’s rich history via a found “time machine.” He gives us a unique view of incredible moments of the past that happened in seemingly ordinary places that many of us frequent every day.
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: The Heart of England
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries (Season 1, Part 3 of 6) Judith and Jeremy’s 80sthemed wedding anniversary party takes a turn when an attendee is discovered dead.
7:00 Miss Scarlet Season 5
on Masterpiece: The Thames Reaper (Part 3 of 6) With a notorious serial killer on the loose, Eliza is caught in the middle of a clash between Fleet Street and Scotland Yard.
8:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 on Masterpiece: Homecoming (Part 3 of 7) It’s Jimmy’s christening day and everyone is determined to make it special. Siegfried writes his godparenting speech.
9:00 Vienna Blood: The Face of Mephisto (Season 4, Part 4 of 4) Still in hiding, Oskar identifies high-powered suspects but can’t connect them to Mephisto. When Oskar arranges a rendezvous with Mephisto, he finds himself in the middle of an assassination attempt.
10:00 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Los Angeles (Part 4 of 4) Paul Hollywood’s epic 3,000-mile road trip culminates in the city that celebrates his name.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Mickey Guyton/Carín León
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Jan. 25 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: A Fragrant Scandal See Sat. Jan. 25 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Father Brown: The Quill of Osric See Sat. Jan. 25 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned [R]
4:00 To be announced
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 The Great American Recipe
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Father Brown [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Springs Preserve (Part 1 of 3) Finds include a Louis C. Tiffany enamel vase circa 1905, a 1599 Thomas Buckminster almanac, and Ernie Barnes’ Fourth and One oil painting.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (Part 2 of 3) Finds include an Angel Botello oil painting circa 1960, Muhammad Ali and Alfred Hitchcock autographs, and a 1969
After an island-wide blackout causes havoc in Honoré, DI Neville Parker and his team trace the source to a local substation and discover an electrocuted dead body. At first appearance, it seems like an accident. However, further investigation reveals a plot involving cryptocurrency and stolen electricity.
Saturday, January 25 7:00 pm
Austin
Mickey Guyton/ Carín León
A pair of trailblazing artists light up the Austin City Limits stage in must-see debuts: country maverick Mickey Guyton performs hits and highlights from her album House on Fire, and global Latin music breakout Carín León thrills with tunes from Boca Chueca Vol. 1.
Sunday, January 26 11:00 pm
Concourse at Chicago’s Union Station, 1943
The premiere episode explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.
Tuesdays beginning January 28, 8:00 pm
Alexander Calder sculpture.
9:00 Resistance: They Fought Back Most people have heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but many have no idea of the scope of Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism. Filmed in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Israel, and the U.S., this film provides a muchneeded corrective to this myth of Jewish passivity.
10:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 BBC News
11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 28
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece: The Thames Reaper (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 26 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 on Masterpiece: Homecoming (Part 3 of 7) See Sun. Jan. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Vienna Blood: The Face of Mephisto (Season 4, Part 4 of 4) See Sun. Jan. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 The Madame Blanc Mysteries (Season 1, Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Jan. 26 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: England’s Cornwall [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 10 Towns that Changed America
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Dreamers One and All Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen, revealing they aren’t the first in their families who dared to dream big.
8:00 Great Migrations: A People on the Move – Exodus (Part 1 of 4) The series tells the story of African American movement over the 20th and 21st centuries, and how it has shaped our nation by exploring the meaning behind those movements. What political or economic pressures inspire people to move? Is it more often inspired by hope or fear? Is there even such a thing as a promised land?
9:00 Chicago Stories: The Young Lords of Lincoln Park In the late 1940s through the 1960s, the now-upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood served as the base of operations for a band of Puerto Rican revolutionaries known as the Young Lords.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 29
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Springs Preserve (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Jan. 27 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Jan. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Vintage Geoffrey: Chicago Time Machine See Sun. Jan. 26 at 3:30 pm. [R]
3:30 Resistance: They Fought Back See Mon. Jan. 27 at 9:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Chicago Stories: The Young Lords of Lincoln Park [R]
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Nature: Big Cats, Small World – Outlanders (Part 2 of 2) It’s late autumn, and the cheetah cubs are struggling to adjust to life on their own. When the river that sustains the small world turns on the Big Cats, it brings turmoil into their lives.
8:00 NOVA: Extreme Airport Engineering
9:00 Secrets of the Dead TBD
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 30
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Dreamers One and All See Tues. Jan. 28 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Great Migrations: A People on the Move – Exodus (Part 1 of 4) See Tues. Jan. 28 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Chicago Stories: The Young Lords of Lincoln Park See Tues. Jan. 28 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:55 Vintage Geoffrey: Chicago’s North Shore See Sun. Jan. 19 at 11:55 am. [R]
4:32 Rick Steves’ Europe: The Heart of England [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Finding Your Roots
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Clocks Four clocks surround an unidentified corpse in a blind woman’s house, and a young typist is summoned to the crime scene.
8:28 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock: The Lying Detective Sherlock faces perhaps the most chilling enemy of his long career: the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 31
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Nature: Big Cats, Small World – Outlanders (Part 2 of 2) See Wed. Jan. 29 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Extreme Airport Engineering See Wed.
Jan. 29 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Secrets of the Dead TBD See Wed. Jan. 29 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Vintage Geoffrey: South of Chicago – Suburbs, Steel Mills, Shoreline See Sun. Jan. 26 at 11:55 am. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Rick Steves Art of Europe
3:00 Cook’s Country
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Miss Scarlet Season 5 on Masterpiece [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Fall from Grace A surprise guest interrupts the picnic that Kristin, Breen, and Gina throw for Mike’s birthday.
9:30 To be announced
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
In New York City, a team of elite engineers and construction workers are on a mission to build the ultimate airport. Follow their ups and downs as they race to build a new, world-class LaGuardia on the site of one of America’s busiest aviation hubs.
Wednesday, January 29 8:00 pm
Austin City Limits
Thursday, 4:00 am (1/2)
Sundays, 11:00 pm
Wednesday, 4:00 am (1/15)
Friday, 3:00 am (1/24)
Great Performances: Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway’s Best
Wednesday, 8:30 pm (1/1)
Saturday, 2:00 am (1/4)
Great Performances: From Vienna, The New Year’s Celebration
Wednesday, 7:00 pm (1/1)
Friday, 12:00 am (1/3)
Next at the Kennedy Center: Sara Bareilles, New Year’s Eve with the National Symphony
Friday, 1:30 am (1/3)
Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary with the Milwaukee Symphony
Thursday, 3:00 am (1/2)
Agatha Christie’s Poirot
Thursdays, 7:00 pm
Saturdays, 11:00 pm (1/4, 1/11)
Sundays, 12:00 am (1/19, 1/26)
All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece
Sundays, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays, 1:00 am (1/7, 1/14, 1/21)
Wednesday, 4:00 am (1/8)
Tuesday, 1:30 am (1/28)
Brokenwood Mysteries
Fridays, 8:00 pm
Saturdays, 9:30 pm (1/4, 1/11)
Friday, 3:00 am (1/10)
Saturdays, 10:30 pm (1/18, 1/25)
Death in Paradise
Wednesday, 1:00 pm, 1:50 pm, 2:45 pm, 3:40 pm, 4:35 pm (1/1)
Sunday, 9:00 am, 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm (1/5)
Saturdays, 7:00 pm
Mondays, 12:00 am
Wednesdays, 4:00 pm (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29) Doc Martin
Saturday, 1:00 am (1/4)
Sunday, 6:00 pm (1/5)
Tuesday, 3:50 am (1/7) Father Brown
Saturdays, 8:45 pm
Mondays, 2:00 am, 4:00 pm Little Women on Masterpiece
Thursday, 12:00 am, 1:00 am, 2:00 am (1/2)
Madame Blanc Mysteries
Sundays, 6:00 pm (1/12, 1/19, 1/26)
Thursday, 2:00 am (1/16)
Thursdays, 4:00 pm (1/16, 1/23, 1/30)
Saturdays, 9:30 pm (1/18, 1/25)
Tuesday, 3:00 am (1/21)
Tuesday, 3:30 am (1/28) Masterpiece Mystery!
Thursdays, 8:30 pm (1/2, 1/9, 1/16)
Sundays, 12:30 am (1/5, 1/12)
Sunday, 1:30 am (1/19)
Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece
Sunday, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm (1/12)
Tuesday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (1/14)
Thursday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (1/16)
Friday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (1/17) Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece
Sundays, 7:00 pm (1/12, 1/19, 1/26)
Tuesdays, 12:00 am (1/14, 1/21)
Fridays, 4:00 pm (1/17, 1/24, 1/31)
Tuesday, 12:30 am (1/28)
Sherlock Season 4 on Masterpiece
Thursdays, 8:30 pm (1/23, 1/30)
Sunday, 1:30 am (1/26)
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Saturdays, 8:00 pm
Mondays, 1:00 am
Tuesdays, 4:00 pm
Vienna Blood
Sundays, 9:00 pm
Tuesdays, 2:00 am (1/7, 1/14, 1/21)
Tuesday, 2:30 am (1/28)
Cooking & Dining • Home Improvement • Travel
America the Bountiful
Sundays, 7:00 am
America’s Hidden Coast
Sunday, 3:00 am (1/5)
America’s Test Kitchen
Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm
Mondays-Fridays, 3:30 pm
Antiques Roadshow
Mondays, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Mondays-Fridays, 1:00 pm
Sunday, 2:00 am (1/5)
Wednesdays, 1:00 am (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29)
Thursday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (1/9)
Saturday, 12:00 am, 1:00 am, 2:00 am, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (1/11)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (1/15)
Saturday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (1/18)
Wednesdays, 12:00 am (1/22, 1/29)
Friday, 4:00 am (1/24)
Saturday, 4:00 am (1/25)
Ask This Old House
Saturdays, 10:30 am
Check, Please!
Saturdays, 4:30 pm
Saturday, 12:00 am (1/4)
Chef’s Life
Sundays, 9:00 am (1/19, 1/26)
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
Television
Thursday, 3:00 pm (1/2)
Friday, 3:00 pm (1/3)
Saturdays, 3:00 pm
Saturdays, 11:00 am (1/11, 1/18, 1/25)
Cook’s Country
Saturdays, 12:00 pm
Saturdays, 12:30 pm (1/11, 1/18, 1/25)
Mondays-Tuesdays, 3:00 pm
Wednesdays, 3:00 pm (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29)
Thursdays, 3:00 pm (1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30)
Fridays, 3:00 pm (1/10, 1/17, 1/24,1/31)
Craft in America
Friday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (1/3)
Curious Traveler
Saturdays, 8:30 am (1/11, 1/18, 1/25)
Essential Pépin
Saturdays, 1:30 pm
Great American Recipe
Saturdays, 7:00 am
Mondays, 2:00 pm (1/6, 1/13, 1/27)
Home Diagnosis
Saturday, 8:00 am (1/11)
Homemade Live!
Sundays, 9:30 am (1/19, 1/26)
J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
Sundays, 7:30 am
John McGivern’s Main Streets
Saturdays, 9:30 am (1/11, 1/18, 1/25)
Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle
Sunday, 8:00 am (1/5)
Lidia’s Kitchen
Saturdays, 1:00 pm
Mary Berry Cook and Share
Saturday, 4:00 pm (1/25)
Mary Berry Love to Cook
Saturdays, 4:00 pm (1/4, 1/11, 1/18)
Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
Saturday, 11:00 am (1/4)
Pati’s Mexican Table
Friday, 2:30 pm (1/3)
Saturdays, 3:30 pm
Paul Hollywood Goes Hollywood
Sundays, 10:00 pm
Tuesday, 3:00 am (1/7)
Sundays, 3:00 am (1/19, 1/26)
Rick Steves Art of Europe
Fridays, 2:00 pm (1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31)
Rick Steves’ Europe
Saturday, 8:00 am, 8:30 am, 9:00 am (1/4)
Saturdays, 5:00 pm
Sunday, 5:00 am, 5:30 am, 6:00 am, 6:30 am (1/5)
Sundays, 5:00 pm
Friday, 4:30 am (1/10)
Sunday, 9:00 am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am, 10:30 am (1/12)
Wednesday, 12:30 am (1/15)
Wednesday, 3:00 am (1/22)
Tuesday, 4:30 am (1/28) Thursday, 4:30 am (1/30)
Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Saturdays, 9:00 am (1/11, 1/18, 1/25)
Sara’s Weeknight Meals
Thursday, 2:30 pm (1/2) Saturdays, 11:30 am
Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke Sundays, 8:00 am (1/12, 1/19, 1/26)
This Old House Saturdays, 10:00 am
Nature
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29)
Fridays, 12:00 am (1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31)
NOVA
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29)
Fridays, 1:00 am (1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31)
10 Homes that Changed America Saturday, 6:00 pm (1/4) Sunday, 4:00 am (1/5) Monday, 3:00 am (1/6) Tuesday, 2:00 pm (1/7) 10 Parks that Changed America Tuesday, 2:00 pm (1/14) 10 Streets that Changed America Tuesday, 2:00 pm (1/21) 10 Towns that Changed America Tuesday, 2:00 pm (1/28) Amanpour and Company Mondays-Fridays, 11:30 pm BBC News
Mondays-Fridays, 10:30 pm, 5:00 am BBC News America Mondays-Fridays, 5:00 pm
Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks Monday, 9:00 pm (1/6) Wednesday, 2:00 am, 2:00 pm (1/8) Saturday, 6:00 pm (1/11) Monday, 3:00 am (1/13)
Chicago Stories: Young Lords of Lincoln Park Tuesday, 9:00 pm (1/28)
Thursday, 2:00 am (1/30)
Chicago Stories: The Making of Playboy Monday, 9:00 pm (1/13)
Wednesday, 3:00 am, 2:00 pm (1/15)
Saturday, 6:00 pm (1/18) Monday, 3:00 am (1/20)
Chicago Stories: When the West Side Burned Monday, 9:00 pm (1/20)
Wednesday, 2:00 am, 2:00 pm (1/22)
Saturday, 6:00 pm (1/25)
Monday, 3:00 am (1/27)
Chicago Stories: Al Capone’s Bloody Business
Wednesday, 2:00 pm (1/29)
Chicago Time Machine
Sunday, 3:30 pm (1/26)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (1/29)
Chicago Tonight
Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30 pm, 10:00 pm
Tuesdays-Fridays, 5:30 am
Chicago Tonight: Week in Review
Fridays, 5:30 pm, 7:00 pm
Saturdays, 5:30 am
Chicago’s North Shore
Sunday, 12:00 pm (1/19)
Thursday, 3:00 am (1/30)
Chicago’s Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style
Sunday, 10:00 am (1/26)
Saturday, 12:00 am (2/1)
Finding Your Roots
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm
Thursday, 4:00 pm (1/2)
Friday, 4:00 pm (1/3)
Thursdays, 12:00 am, 2:00 pm (1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30)
Sundays, 4:00 am (1/12, 1/19, 1/26)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Mondays, 5:30 am
Fox River Valley and Chain O’Lakes
Sunday, 1:30 pm (1/19)
Saturday, 2:00 am (1/25)
Great Migrations: A People on the Move
Tuesday, 8:00 pm (1/28)
Thursday, 1:00 am (1/30)
History with David Rubenstein Saturdays, 6:00 am
Inauguration of Donald J. Trump: A PBS News Special
Monday, 9:30 am (1/20)
Independent Lens
Saturday, 12:00 am (1/18)
Sunday, 3:30 pm (1/19)
Wednesday, 3:30 am (1/22)
Thursday, 3:30 am (1/23)
Jay’s Chicago
Thursday, 5:30 am (1/2)
Saturdays, 8:00 am (1/18, 1/25)
Journey to America with Newt and Callista Gingrich
Tuesday, 9:00 pm (1/14)
Saturday, 1:30 am (1/18)
Ken Burns: The National Parks
Sundays, 5:00 am (1/12)
Lucy Worsley Investigates
Tuesdays, 8:00 pm (1/7, 1/14, 1/21)
Thursdays, 1:00 am (1/9, 1/16, 1/23)
Sunday, 3:00 am (1/12)
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets
Sunday, 7:00 pm (1/5)
Tuesday, 12:00 am (1/7)
Wednesday, 3:00 am (1/8)
Thursday, 4:00 pm (1/9)
Friday, 4:00 pm (1/10)
PBS News Hour
Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm
PBS News Weekend
Saturdays-Sundays, 5:30 pm
POV
Saturday, 3:30 am (1/4)
Prairie Fire
Saturdays, 6:30 am
Resistance: They Fought Back Monday, 9:00 pm (1/27)
Wednesday, 3:30 am (1/29)
Secrets of the Dead
Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (1/8, 1/15, 1/22)
Fridays, 2:00 am (1/10, 1/17, 1/24)
South of Chicago: Suburbs, Steel Mills
Sunday, 12:00 pm (1/26)
Friday, 3:00 am (1/31)
Southwest Suburbs: Birthplace of Chicago
Sunday, 1:45 pm (1/26)
Saturday, 2:00 am (2/1)
Washington Week
Fridays, 7:30 pm
Saturdays, 5:00 am
Live from WFMT
Enjoy exclusive performances from the Black Oak Ensemble, the Dover Quartet, and soprano Laura Strickling with pianist Daniel Schlosberg. Mondays, 8:00 pm
Mornings with Lisa Flynn at 6:00 am
With news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
Midday Music at 10:00 am
With Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm ( Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert on Wednesdays at 12:15 pm).
Afternoon Music with Candice Agree at 2:00 pm
With The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm and Friday Afternoon at the Movies on Fridays at 4:30 pm.
Wednesday 1
New Year’s Day
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Schubert Notturno in E-Flat, D. 897 – Beaux Arts Trio. Philips 412620-2. [10:27]
7:00 Rutter New Year – Black Dyke Band/Nicholas Childs. Naxos 8.574564. [4:05]
8:00 Tartini Pastorale in A –National Arts Centre Orch/ Pinchas Zukerman, v. Analekta AN2-8783. [12:07]
9:00 Ravel Le tombeau de
The Cleveland Orchestra
One of the most admired symphony orchestras in the world makes its debut in the WFMT Orchestra Series. See In the Spotlight on page 26
Couperin – Boston Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa. [16:59]
10:00 The 2025 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert See In the Spotlight on this page.
12:00 Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun –Claire Aebersold & Ralph Neiweem, p. WFMT. [9:00]
1:00 Mozart Violin Sonata No. 27 in G, K. 379 – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p. Erato 5054197893520. [21:45]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23: Overture – Boston Sym Orch/Charles Munch. RCA 88765415972. [10:26]
3:00 Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40 –St Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 412727-2. [20:15]
4:00 Marais Les Folies d’Espagne – William Hunt, viga; Purcell Quartet. [16:24]
5:00 Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis – English String Orch/ William Boughton. Nimbus NI-1754 (4). [15:24]
6:00 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue – Earl Wild, p; Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler. RCA 68792-2. [16:14]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Vienna, Part II. We continue our exploration ofthe musical capital with composers Johann Strauss II, Mahler, and Schoenberg.
8:00 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert Encore presentation.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree. Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya performs music by Miguel López, Joan Cererols, and Narciso Casanovas; and
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.
Metropolitan Opera
Audience favorites include Rigoletto, Tosca, and Aida, plus Offenbach’s masterpiece The Tales of Hoffmann Saturdays, 12:00 pm
anonymous works from El Llibre Vermell de Montserrat. Recorded at the 2023 Festival Espurnes Barroques.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Beethoven Andante favori in F, WoO 57 – Nelson Freire, p. Decca 4853136. [7:55]
7:00 Still American Suite – Royal Scottish National Orch/ Avlana Eisenberg. Naxos 8.559867. [7:42]
8:00 Parry Anthem, I was glad – Westminster Abbey Choir & Onyx Brass/James O’Donnell; Daniel Cook, o. Hyperion CDA-68089. [7:18]
9:00 Alberto Nepomuceno Suíte antiga, Op. 11 – English Chamber Orch/Neil Thomson. Naxos 8.574405. [12:42]
10:00 Midday Music including Byrd Miserere mei, Deus; Gibbons This Is the Record of John – Aurora Orch/Nicholas Collon. Decca 4782731. [7:48]
11:00 Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. CBS MK-42263. [9:48]
12:00 Zemlinsky Turmwächterlied, Op. 8, No. 1 – Ian Koziara, t; Bradley Moore, p. Cedille CDR-90000231. [6:36]
1:00 Robert Schumann String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41, No. 3 – Quatuor Hanson. Harmonia Mundi HMM902726.27. [30:02]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 –Café Zimmermann/Céline Frisch, hc. Alpha 013. [19:40]
3:00 Dora Pejacevic Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-Flat –Natasha Stojanovska, p. Navona NV-6440. [13:04]
4:00 Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Suite – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. CBS 35DC-56. [18:03]
5:00 Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur. Philips
426262-2. [15:22]
6:00 Vivaldi The Four Seasons: Autumn, RV. 293 – Joshua Bell, v; St. Martin’s Academy/Michael Stern. Sony 11013-2. [10:39]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Vienna, Part II. See Wednesday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Tippett Fantasia on a theme of Handel – Steven Osborne, p; BBC Scottish
The 2025 New Year’s Day Concert will be historic for several reasons. Riccardo Muti, who has guest conducted the Vienna Philharmonic every year since 1971 and has played an important role in shaping the repertoire and sound of the orchestra, returns to lead the New Year’s concert for the seventh time. The 2025 program marks the beginning of the commemoration of Johann Strauss, Jr.’s 200th birthday anniversary. A wedding march by Viennese composer and singer Constanze Geiger, a contemporary of Strauss, will be featured in the second half of the program. This inclusion marks a milestone in a concert that until now has lacked female representation. Wednesday, January 1 10:00 am and 8:00 pm
Symphony Orchestra/ Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDA-67461/2. [12:09]
9:00 Mozart String Quartet No. 19 in C, K. 465, Dissonant –Juilliard String Quartet. Sony SMK-62707. [31:20]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Copland Appalachian Spring Suite; Selections form Old American Songs; Porter Selected Songs; Thomas Hampson, baritone; Gershwin An American in Paris; Alan Gilbert, conductor.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Vivaldi Trio Sonata in C, R. 82 – Sharon Isbin, g; Zürich Chamber Orch/ Howard Griffiths. Warner Classics 45312-2. [10:17]
7:00 Dvorák Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 8 in A-Flat –Cleveland Orch/George Szell. Sony SBK-89845. [7:21]
8:00 Glazunov Carnival, Op. 45 – Moscow Sym Orch/Igor Golovschin. Naxos 8.553838. [10:27]
9:00 Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 – Georgia Mangos & Louise Mangos, p. Cedille CDR-90000069. [16:32]
10:00 Midday Music including Márquez Danzón No. 2 –Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/ Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0013458-02. [9:39]
11:00 Harry Sdraulig Fantasia on Waltzing Matilda – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Kathryn Stott, p. Sony 19439822372. [4:54]
12:00 Natalia Camargo Duarte With Eyelids Shut – Black Moon Trio. Black Moon Trio BMT-01. [6:13]
1:00 Brahms Piano Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 1 – Alexandre Kantorow, p. BIS 2660. [30:17]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Arabesque Z-6677. [20:58]
3:00 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K. 414 – Berlin Phil/Daniel Barenboim, p. Teldec 13162-2. [23:42]
4:00 Johann Strauss II Waltz, Roses from the South, Op. 388 – Vienna Johann Strauss Orch/Willi Boskovsky. EMI CDC7-47052-2. [7:47]
5:00 Yukihiro Yoko Variations on Sakura – Ángel Romero, g. Telarc CD-80134. [9:21]
6:00 Price Five Folksongs in Counterpoint – Catalyst Quartet. Azica ACD71346. [19:58]]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill
McGlaughlin: Vienna, Part II. See Wednesday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Dvorák Carnival Overture, Op. 92 – Philharmonic Brass/Tugan Sokhiev. Decca 4854171. [9:26]
9:00 Clara Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 –Veronica Jochum, p; Bamberg Sym/Joseph Silverstein. Pro Arte CDD-395. [20:54]
10:00 Suppé Pique Dame: Overture – Vienna Phil/ Gustavo Dudamel. Sony 88985376182. [7:44]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Born To Live (7/6/1962) Studs produced this award-winning program with Jim Unrath in response to the nuclear age.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 – Sol Gabetta, vc; Munich Radio Orch/Ari Rasilainen. RCA 82876759512. [19:59]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Sinfonietta No. 1 –Chicago Sinfonietta/ Paul Freeman. Cedille CDR-90000087. [15:16]
11:00 Introductions Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Fall Concert. Barber The School for Scandal Overture; Montgomery Hymn for Everyone; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10, 2nd & 4th mvts. Allen Tinkham, conductor.
12:00 Metropolitan Opera: Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann); Christian Van Horn (Four Villains); Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Nicklausse); Pretty Yende (Antonia) Erin Morley (Olympia); Clémentine Margaine (Giulietta); Met Opera Cho & Orch/Marco Armiliato. Recorded October 5, 2024. Sung in French.
3:30 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho Artists to Watch in 2025 including sopranos Janai Brugger, Nicole Heaston, and Gabriella Reyes, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, countertenor Bruno de Sá, bass Kyle Ketelsen, and composer Jasmine Barnes.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller including Boccherini Cello Concerto
No. 6 in D, G 479 – Age of Enlightenment Orch/ Steven Isserlis, vc. Hyperion CDA-68444. [18:40]
6:00 Rodgers The Sound of Music: Edelweiss –Lucienne Renaudin Vary, tr; Paris Chamber Orch/ Sascha Goetzel. Warner 2173241838. [2:55]
7:00 Sounds Classical: Who Got Next? Vol. 4 Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share their latest playlist of talented composers and performers who are making waves in the classical music world.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer Live from St. Tim’s Coffeehouse in Skokie: The incomparable piano and harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy plays a rare solo show. The audience will be part of the live broadcast!
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer If I knew then what I know now. Songs about choices, hindsight, and the occasional prediction.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice Epiphany - Shine Forth! Host Peter DuBois shares music of proclamation and celebration as the Christmas season draws to a close.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Michael R. Oldham Song for Uncertain Times – Michael R. Oldham, p. Michael R. Oldham A Closer Look Reveals. [3:58]
8:00 Celil Refik Kaya Guitar Sonata No. 1 in D: III. ScherzoFinale – Bokyung Byun, g. Naxos 8.574433. [3:17]
9:00 Haydn Symphony No. 1 in D – Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Ádám Fischer. Nimbus NI-5265. [13:20]
10:00 Charlie Chaplin Modern Times: Song, Smile; LennonMcCartney Yesterday –Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc’s. Naïve V-7260. [4:46]
11:00 Hans Rott Symphony No. 1 in E – Bamberg Sym/Jakub Hruša. DG 4862932. [55:54]
12:00 Afternoon Music including Marianna Martines Sinfonia in C – Women’s Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Newport Classic NCD-60102. [14:56]
1:00 Boccherini Night Music in the Streets of Madrid, Op. 30, No. 6 – United Strings of Europe/Julian Azkoul. BIS 2529. [11:02]
2:00 McCartney A Leaf – London Sym Orch/Lawrence Foster. EMI 56897-2. [11:03]
3:00 Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 – Antony
This month’s recital introduces Taiwanese conductor Chi-Yuan Lin, the second artist named to Ryan Opera Center’s conducting position. Currently pursuing her DMA in orchestral conducting at the Peabody Institute, Lin leads an exciting program featuring fellow ensemble members soprano Adia Evans and Emily Richter, mezzo-soprano Sophia Maekawa, tenor Daniel Espinal, and baritone Ian Rucker with Members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra. The singers perform music from Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Lin also conducts the instrumentalists in selections by Gabriela Lena Frank and Min-Ling Wang.
Sunday, January 5
7:00 pm
Pay, cl; Age of Enlightenment Orch. Virgin 90720-2. [21:37]
4:00 Richard Strauss Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60: Suite –Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 68637-2. [30:12]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 – Mahler Chamber Orch/Leif Ove Andsnes, p. Sony 42058. [35:24]
6:00 Johan Svendsen String Octet in A, Op. 3 – Tharice Virtuosi. Claves 50-1207. [41:45]
7:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series See In the Spotlight on this page.
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts. Brahms Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a; Georg Solti, conductor; Nokuthula Ngwenyama Primal Message; Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16; Simon Trpceski, piano; Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Minor, Op. 111; Xian Zhang, conductor. 10:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari
The music of Venezuelan composer Paul Desenne is passionate, often features elaborate constructions in rhythmic counterpoint, and explores the many avenues of Latin American concert music. Elbio shares selections from Desenne’s vast body of work.
11:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Aaron Rosand, American Violinist His live Chicago Orchestra Hall 1970 concert, complete, plus other recordings.
1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Handel Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E: IV. Finale, Air & Variations, The Harmonious Blacksmith – John Williams, g’s. CBS MK-42119. [5:25]
7:00 Meyerbeer L’Étoile du Nord Ballet Suite: Ballet Suite – Barcelona Sym Orch/Michal Nesterowicz. Naxos 8.573076. [9:09]
8:00 Khachaturian Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8927. [8:50]
9:00 Edgar Meyer Winter’s Chill – Modern Mandolin Quartet; Edgar Meyer, db. Windham Hill 11108-2. [5:29]
10:00 Midday Music including Satie Véritables préludes flasques (pour un chien); Pièces froides - Trois airs à faire fuir – Pascal Rogé, p. Decca 421713-2. [12:08]
11:00 Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 7, Sinfonia antartica: III.-IV. Landscape; Intermezzo – London Phil Orch/Bernard Haitink. EMI CDC7-47516-2. [16:44]
12:00 Grainger Lincolnshire Posy: IV. The Brisk Young Sailor; Shepherd’s Hey; Molly on the Shore – Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet. Lake Effect (2019). [7:54]
1:00 Hugo Kauder Symphony No. 1 – The Orchestra Now/Leon Botstein. Avie AV-2684. [39:54]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Beethoven Variations on See the Conquering Hero Comes, WoO 45 – Zuill Bailey, vc; Simone Dinnerstein, p. Telarc CD-80740 (2). [12:23]
3:00 Mary Howe Violin Sonata –Laura Talbott-Clark, v; Pi-Ju Chiang, p. Navona NV-6432. [20:54]
4:00 Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending – Iona Brown, v; St Martin’s Academy/ Neville Marriner. Decca 433085-2. [16:04]
5:00 Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 – Philadelphia Orch/ Wolfgang Sawallisch. EMI CDC5-56364-2. [16:35]
6:00 Dvorák Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 – Baltimore Sym Orch/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.570995. [15:04]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: With a little bit of Pluck. Bill explores the history of instruments where the strings are plucked, such as the guitar, lute, mandolin, and pipa.
8:00 Live from WFMT Cellist Alexander Hersh and pianist Victor Santiago Asunción perform music by Debussy, Britten, Schumann, and Fazil Say. Recorded in 2022.
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14; Augustin Hadelich, violin; R Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Macbeth, Op. 23; CastelnuovoTedesco Overture to Giulio Cesare, Op. 7; Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor.
Tuesday 7
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Felix Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27 – Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Neville Marriner. Naxos/ WFMT (Spring Mix). [11:25]
7:00 Teresa Carreño Waltz, Corbeille de fleurs, Op. 9 – Alan Feinberg, p. Argo 436121-2. [5:06]
8:00 Telemann Divertimento in A – Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 463074-2. [11:03]
9:00 Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folksong –Timothy Ridout, vi; James Baillieu, p. Harmonia Mundi HMM-905376.77. [7:01]
10:00 Midday Music including Leó Weiner Prince Csongor and the Goblins, Op. 10: Introduction & Scherzo –Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti. Decca 4783706. [10:37]
11:00 Various Select carols for Orthodox Christmas –St. Stephen of Decani Choir/Tamara Adamov Petijevic. WFMT (Serbian Christmas). [9:00]
12:00 Dvorák String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat, Op. 51, Slavonic –Kontras Quartet. MSR Classics MS-1859. [33:05]
1:00 Caroline Shaw Gustave Le Gray – Isabel Dobarro, p. Grand Piano GP-944. [13:42]
2:00 Afternoon Music with
Candice Agree including Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 – ChoLiang Lin, v; Chicago Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin. CBS MK-42315. [23:25]
3:00 Frank Martin Piano Trio on Irish Folk Tunes –Lincoln Trio. Cedille CDR-90000165. [16:00]
4:00 Bach Orchestra Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069 – English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. Archiv 413629-2 (4). [18:41]
5:00 Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat – Virtuosi Saxoniae/ Ludwig Güttler, tr. Berlin Classics BC-1036-2. [14:25]
6:00 Anna Bon Violin Sonata No. 5 – Laura Gulley, v; Ruth McKay, fp; Laury Gutiérrez, viga. La Donna Musicale LA-10104. [6:45]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: With a little bit of Pluck. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Dvorák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Berlin Phil/Manfred Honeck. DG B0019303-02. [33:44]
9:00 Weber Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat, Op. 34 – Charles Neidich, cl; L’Archibudelli. Sony SK-57968. [26:41]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Respighi Sonata in B minor; Paul Huang, violin; Alessio Bax, piano; Felix Mendelssohn Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2; Escher String Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Nielsen Symphony No. 2, Op. 16, The Four Temperaments –San Francisco Sym/ Herbert Blomstedt. Decca 430280-2. [32:15]
Wednesday 8
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Schubert Rosamunde, D 797: Ballet Music No. 1 – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 431655-2. [8:08]
7:00 Monteverdi Selva morale e spirituale: Beatus vir (Psalm 112) – Les Arts Florissants/William Christie. Harmonia Mundi HMX2908546.47. [7:23]
8:00 Mahler Blumine – Bamberg Sym/Jakub Hruša. DG 4862932. [7:11]
9:00 Chopin Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat, Op. 47 –Seong-Jin Cho, p. DG B0026046-02. [7:50]
10:00 Midday Music including Bernstein Candide: Overture – Los Angeles Phil/Leonard Bernstein.
DG 427042-2. [4:17]
11:00 Joan Ambrosio Dalza Pavana alla veneziana; Saltarello alla veneziana; Piva alla veneziana – Hopkinson Smith, l. Naïve E-7545. [8:57]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Pianist Kate Liu performs music by Liszt, Scriabin, and Chopin live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Friedrich Witt Two-Horn Concerto in F – Jacek Muzyk & Daniel Kerdelewicz, hn’s; Buffalo Phil Orch/Falletta. Naxos 8.574646. [17:38]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Copland Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes – London Sym Orch/Aaron Copland. CBS MK-42430. [20:00]
3:00 Vivaldi Cello Concerto in G, R. 414 – Christophe Coin, vc; Il Giardino Armonico/ Giovanni Antonini. Naïve OP-30426. [9:52]
4:00 Rossini La gazza ladra: Overture – Philharmonia Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI CZS7-67440-2 (2). [10:26]
5:00 Beethoven Kakadu Variations in G, Op. 121a – Jaime Laredo, v; Sharon Robinson, vc; Joseph Kalichstein, p. MCA Classics MCAD-25193. [18:27]
6:00 Mozart Symphony No. 27 in G, K. 199/161b – Prague Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80186. [18:07]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: With a little bit of Pluck. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Beethoven Piano Trio in G, Op. 1, No. 2 – Erich Höbarth, v; Christophe Coin, vc; Patrick Cohen, fp. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901361. [35:20]
9:00 Chausson Symphony in B-Flat, Op. 20 – Suisse Romande Orch/Ernest Ansermet. Decca 433715-2. [35:29]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree Václav Luks leads Collegium 1704 and Collegium Vocale 1704 in Monteverdi’s masterful Vespers for the Blessed Virgin.
Thursday 9
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Grainger Children’s March, Over the Hills and Far Away – US Marine Band/Michael J Colburn. Naxos 8.570243. [7:03]
7:00 Torelli Sinfonia à 4 for 4 Trumpets and Orchestra –Soloists; Music of the Baroque Orch/Thomas Wikman. D’Note DND-1026. [8:02]
8:00 Mussorgsky Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude, Dawn on the Moskva River – Cincinnati Sym Orch/Paavo Järvi. Telarc CD-80705. [5:38]
9:00 Debussy Cello Sonata in D minor – Steven Isserlis, vc; Pascal Devoyon, p. Virgin 61198-2. [10:47]
10:00 Midday Music including Telemann Burlesque de Don Quichotte – Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell. Avie AV-2520. [17:21]
11:00 Dongil Shin Select Korean Folksongs – Sojung Lee Hong & Hyejin Joo, p. Sojung Lee Hong [Rhythms of Korea]. [7:02]
12:00 Florence Price Octet for Brasses and Piano – Michael Hawes, tr; brass ensemble; Eugenia Jeong, p. One Voice Music OVM-01. [12:26]
1:00 Beethoven String Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59, No. 1, Razumovsky – Calidore String Quartet. Signum SIGCD-872. [39:34]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Coleridge-Taylor Piano Quintet, Op. 1: I. Allegro con moto – Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective. Chandos CHAN-20242. [10:05]
3:00 Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a theme by Corelli –Scottish Chamber Orch/ Michael Tippett. Virgin 90701-2. [18:39]
4:00 Hummel Trumpet Concerto – Guy Touvron, tr; Prague Chamber Orch. RCA 60858-2. [20:10]
5:00 Beach Summer Dreams, Op. 47 – Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo. CPO 555453-2. [13:52]
6:00 Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Suite – Gil Shaham, v; Akira Eguchi, p. DG 447640-2. [16:23]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: With a little bit of Pluck. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta – Chicago Sym Orch/Pierre Boulez. DG 447747-2. [30:24]
9:00 Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 – Ben Capps, vc; Vassily Primakov, p. LP Classics 1022. [28:02]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G-major, Op. 58; Emmanuel Ax, piano; Ives The Unanswered Question Webern Symphony, Op. 21; Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C-major, Op. 61; Alan Gilbert, conductor.
Friday 10
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Johann David Heinichen Dresden Concerto in G, S 214 – Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 437549-2 (2). [9:23]
7:00 Chabrier Le roi malgré lui (1887): Fête polonaise –Vienna Phil/John Eliot Gardiner. DG 447751-2. [7:22]
8:00 Bonds Troubled Water –Rochelle Sennet, p. Albany TROY-1965-68. [5:17]
9:00 Smetana Vyšehrad (The High Castle) – Czech Phil/ Jirí Belohlávek. Decca 4833187. [15:05]
10:00 Midday Music including Mozart Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412 – Barry Tuckwell, hn; St Martin’s Academy/Neville Marriner. EMI CDM7-69569-2. [8:35]
11:00 Arno Babajanian Impromptu; Prelude and Vagharshapat Dance – Jean-Paul Gasparian, p. Naïve V-8444. [6:27]
12:00 Andrea Casarrubios Mensajes del agua; 24 Mozas – Andrea Casarrubios, vc; Audrey Abela, p. Odradek ODRCD-457. [7:45]
1:00 Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 26 – C Tetzlaff, v; B Buntrock, vi; T Tetzlaff, vc; L Vogt, p. Ondine ODE-1448-2D. [48:02]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique – Claudio Arrau, p. Philips 420153-2. [21:04]
3:00 Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201 – St Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 412954-2 (6). [21:15]
4:00 Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 – BBC Phil/Leonard Slatkin. Chandos CHAN-9835. [13:42]
5:00 JC Bach Symphony in B-Flat, Op. 9/3 – Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead. CPO 999487-2. [5:51]
6:00 Ravel Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite – Rotterdam Phil Orch/Yannick NézetSéguin. EMI 66342-2. [16:51]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: With a little bit of Pluck. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Still Symphony No. 1, Afro-American – Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9154. [24:10]
9:00 Joe Hisaishi Howl’s Moving Castle : Symphonic variation on Merry-Go-Round Of Life; Cave of Mind – Phil Cobb, tr; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi. DG 4877352. [12:00]
10:00 Rachel Portman Flight – La
Pietà/Angèle Dubeau, v. Analekta AN2-8754. [4:29]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: It’s Like A Dream To Me (1/15/1970) Studs Terkel’s 1970 birthday tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). Please be advised this program includes some strong language.
Saturday 11
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Coleridge-Taylor Piano Quintet, Op. 1 – Catalyst Quartet; Stewart Goodyear, p. Azica ACD-71336. [26:05]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Gretchen Yanover Let’s Begin Each Day – Gretchen Yanover, vc’s. Gretchen Yanover (2021). [4:07]
11:00 Introductions Clark Snavely, 18, violin. Chopin arr. Milstein Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.; Chausson Poème, Op. 25; Corigliano The Red Violin Caprices. With Milana Pavchinskaya, piano.
12:00 Metropolitan Opera: Verdi’s Rigoletto Luca Salsi (Rigoletto); Erin Morley (Gilda); Pene Pati (Duke
of Mantua); Met Opera Cho & Orch/Maurizio Benini. Sung in Italian.
3:00 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller including Ponchielli La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours – Royal Opera House Orch/Sir Georg Solti. Decca 421396-2. [8:45]
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho Meet Lise Davidsen and Freddie De Tommaso, the stars of the Met’s broadcast of Tosca on January 18.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller including Schubert Wanderer Fantasy in C, D. 760 – Alexandre Kantorow, p. BIS 2660. [21:25]
6:00 Lili Boulanger Selections from Clairières dans le ciel – Boulanger Trio. Berlin Classics 0303298-BC. [8:40]
7:00 Sounds Classical Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share a playlist that explores the interplay between jazz and classical music.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer From the archives: A reprise of our New Year’s Steve tribute to Steve Goodman featuring Megon McDonough, Don Stiernberg, Chris Walz, Marc Edelstein, and Daniel Nahmod.
9:00 The Midnight Special with
Marilyn Rea Beyer We take an island getaway 270 years after Alexander Hamilton was born on the Caribbean island of Nevis. Also, it’s Robert Earl Keen’s birthday, adding an Americana twist.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice Host Peter DuBois shares new and old favorites in recent recordings.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Karl Jenkins The Golden Age Begins Anew – World Cho & Orch for Peace/Karl Jenkins. Decca 4839748. [4:39]
8:00 Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: III. Lento assai – Allegro vivace – Philadelphia Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4839839. [13:53]
9:00 Mozart Piano and Wind Quintet in E-flat, K. 452 – Schellenberger, ob; Combs, cl; Clevenger, hn; Damiano, bn; Barenboim, p. Erato 96359-2. [23:42]
10:00 Poulenc Sinfonietta (1947) – San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra. Koch 3-7094-2. [29:41]
11:00 Hailstork Symphony No. 1 – Virginia Sym Orch/ JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559722. [21:10]
12:00 Afternoon Music including Ravel Violin Sonata No. 2 (1923-27) – Joshua Bell, v; Jeremy Denk, p. Sony 82026-2. [17:05]
1:00 Cecil Burleigh Four Rocky Mountain Sketches, Op. 11 –Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p. Cedille CDR-90000097. [9:56]
2:00 Fauré Fantaisie, Op. 79 –Demarre McGill, f; Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot. Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1004. [5:22]
3:00 Dvorák Slavonic Rhapsody in D, Op. 45, No. 1 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/ Kurt Masur. Philips 416623-2. [11:55]
4:00 JC Bach Sinfonia in E-Flat, Op. 6/5 – Hanover Band/ Anthony Halstead. CPO 999298-2. [8:53]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat, Op. 127 – Quartetto Italiano. Philips 4758685 (3). [38:08]
6:00 Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 107 –Truls Mørk, vc; Oslo Phil/ Vasily Petrenko. Ondine ODE-1218-2. [28:45]
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7:00 Franck Violin Sonata in A – Vadim Repin, v; Nikolai Lugansky, p. DG 4778794. [27:35]
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts. Wagner Overture to Tannhäuser; Montgomery Transfigure to Grace; Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27; ColeridgeTaylor Solemn Prelude; Riccardo Muti conductor.
10:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Intimate Sounds Works by Isaac Albéniz, Egberto Gismonti, and Astor Piazzolla in combinations of instruments that are not often presented together
11:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Robert Goldsand, the Lost Recitals Featuring music by Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Godowsky, and Chopin.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Led by Music Director Franz WelserMöst, The Cleveland Orchestra is counted among the world’s leading ensembles with notable championing of new composers and commissioning of new works. The 13-week series begins with Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” featuring the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and soloists Lauren Snouffer and MarieNicole Lemieux. On January 20, the chorus returns for Schubert’s Mass in E-flat in an inventive program that includes the composer’s “Unfinished” Symphony and Berg’s Lyric Suite.The third program this month centers American composers Scott Joplin, Julia Perry, William Grant Still, and Raven Chacon.
Mondays beginning January 13, 10:00 pm
JANUARY 2025
Monday 13
1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10: II. Largetto affettuoso – Stephan Siegenthaler, cl; Leipzig String Quartet. Naxos/ WFMT (Paradise). [6:46]
7:00 Chabrier España Rhapsody –Boston Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa. DG 423698-2. [6:10]
8:00 Byrd The Fitzwilliam Suite – Canadian Brass. CBS MK-45792. [11:17]
9:00 Charles Avison Concerto grosso No. 6 in D, after Domenico Scarlatti – Tiento Nuovo. Glossa GCD923526. [12:39]
10:00 Midday Music including Brahms String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 18: II. Andante, ma moderato (Theme and Variations) – Imogen Cooper, p. Chandos CHAN-10755. [10:29]
11:00 Francis Johnson Princeton Grand March; Johnson’s March – Sym Orch of America/Matthew Phillips. Albany TROY-103. [8:23]
12:00 Traditional Select Folksongs – St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt. MSR Classics MS-1606. [10:41]
1:00 Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Violin Concerto in A, Op. 8 – Tasmin Little, v; BBC Sym Orch/ Edward Gardner. Chandos CHSA-5185. [27:17]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Mozart Variations on Gluck’s Unser dummer Pöbel meint, K. 455 – Mitsuko Uchida, p. Philips 456982-2 (2). [12:24]
3:00 Vivaldi Two-Violin Concerto in c, R. 510 – Riccardo Minasi & Dmitry Sinkovsky, v’s; Il Pomo d’Oro. Naïve OP-30550. [6:31]
4:00 Bach Clavier Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827 – Murray Perahia, p. Sony 22697-2. [18:54]
5:00 Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 – New York Phil/Zubin Mehta. CBS MK-44942. [15:51]
6:00 Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World: IV. Finale, Allegro con fuoco – Milwaukee Sym Orch/Zdenek Macal. Koss KC-1010. [11:10]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Camille Saint-Saëns. Bill samples the French composer’s five symphonies, five piano concertos, operas, operettas, incidental music, and chamber music, as well as many piano and solo organ works.
8:00 Live from WFMT The Chicago-based Black Oak
Ensemble is joined by students from the Bienen School of Music to perform music for string trio and a sextet by Brahms, live from the Levin Performance Studio.
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: The Cleveland Orchestra. Mahler See In the Spotlight on this page.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Cimarosa Il matrimonio segreto: Overture – Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel. Naxos 8.573418. [6:43]
7:00 Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11: I. Allegro molto – Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80522. [12:53]
8:00 H Owen Reed La Fiesta Mexicana: III. Finale, Carnival –Dallas Wind Sym/Howard Dunn. Reference RR-38. [6:41]
9:00 Anna Bon Flute Sonata in g minor, Op. 1, No. 5 – Sabine Dreier, f; Irene Hegen, hc. CPO 999181-2. [7:46]
10:00 Midday Music including Couperin Concert royal No. 2 in D – Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Artemis ATM-CD-1276. [13:31]
11:00 Einojuhani Rautavaara Cantus Arcticus – Helsinki Phil/Leif Segerstam. Ondine ODE-1041-2. [19:23]
12:00 Puccini Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo; Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo – Chicago Sym Orch/Muti. CSO Resound 9011801. [10:50]
1:00 Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11 –Boulanger Trio. Berlin Classics 0303298-BC. [25:57]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Richard Strauss Duet Concertino – Larry Combs, cl; David McGill, bn; Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 23913-2. [19:49]
3:00 Praetorius Terpsichore : Suite – London Early Music Consort/David Munrow. Virgin 61289-2. [22:19]
4:00 Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20: Waltz – Chicago Sym Orch/Morton Gould. RCA 60134-2-RV. [7:08]
5:00 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 – Isabelle Faust, v; Berlin Academy for Ancient Music. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902686.87. [14:34]
6:00 Smetana Blaník – Milwaukee Sym Orch/Zdenek Macal. Telarc CD-80265. [13:30]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Camille SaintSaëns. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Rameau Acante et Céphise : Suite – Orch of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen. Glossa GCD-921103. [32:30]
9:00 Stephen Goss The Albéniz Concerto – Xuefei Yang, g; Barcelona Sym Orch/Eiji Oue. EMI 98361-2. [28:28]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Fanny Mendelssohn Trio in D minor, Op. 11; Ravel Trio in A minor. Visit wfmt.com for details.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G – Renée Fleming, s; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG B0005759-02. [55:01]
Wednesday 15
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Jennifer Higdon Harp Concerto: I. First Light – Yolanda Kondonassis, h; Rochester Phil Orch/Ward Stare. Azica AXA-71327. [6:46]
7:00 Vivaldi Sinfonia in G, R. 146 – Venice Baroque Orch/ Andrea Marcon. Archiv B0006728-02. [7:16]
8:00 Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Panorama; Waltz –Vienna Phil/Mariss Jansons. Sony 92710 (2). [7:10]
9:00 Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26 –Swedish Radio Sym Orch/ Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-46668. [7:32]
10:00 Midday Music including Dani Howard Argentum –Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/ Michael Seal. Rubicon RCD-1125. [6:26]
11:00 Falla Seven Popular Spanish Songs – Alban Gerhardt, vc; Alliage Quintet. Hyperion CDA-68419. [14:20]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Pianist Huan Li performs music by Tania León, JS Bach, and Beethoven live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 19 –Stewart Goodyear, p; BBC National Orch of Wales/ Andrew Constantine. Orchid Classics ORC-100127. [28:03]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Elgar Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 – Sinfonia of London/John Wilson. Chandos CHSA-5291. [13:21]
3:00 Verdi Il Trovatore : Ballet Music – Monte Carlo Opera Orch/Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422846-2 (2). [22:18]
4:00 Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Yuja Wang, p.
DG B0016606-02. [9:49]
5:00 Bizet L’Arlésienne: Suite No. 2 – Toronto Sym Orch/ Sir Andrew Davis. CBS MDK-45649. [17:36]
6:00 Smetana From Bohemia’s Meadows and Forests –Milwaukee Sym Orch/ Zdenek Macal. Telarc CD-80265. [12:14]
6:30 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 83: Third movement, Andante – Jorge Federico Osorio, p; Asturias Sym Orch/Maximiano Valdés. Artek AR-0014-2. [12:32]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Camille SaintSaëns. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Johann Hermann Schein Banchetto Musicale: Suite No. 3 in A – Collegium Terpsichore/ Fritz Neumeyer. Boston Skyline BSD-118. [9:24]
9:00 Haydn String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 76, No. 4, Sunrise –Orlando String Quartet. Philips 410053-2. [24:18]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree Period instrument ensemble Sempre takes us on a European musical journey. Recorded at the 2023 Bucharest Early Music Festival.
Thursday 16
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Finzi Eclogue, Op. 10 –Martin Jones, p; English String Orch/William Boughton. Nimbus NI-5366. [9:44]
7:00 Mozart Lucio Silla, K. 135: Overture – La Cetra/Andrea Marcon. DG 4779445. [8:02]
8:00 Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; French National Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa. EMI CMS7-69878-2 (3). [7:49]
9:00 Fanny Mendelssohn Songs Without Words, Op. 8: Nos. 1, 3, 4 – Sylviane Deferne, p. Radio Canada Int’l MVCD-1122. [11:26]
10:00 Midday Music including Iosif Ivanovici Waves of the Danube (The Anniversary Song) – Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Jerome Cohen. Marco Polo 8.223801. [8:33]
11:00 Enescu Romanian Rhapsody in A, Op. 11, No. 1 – French National Orch/Cristian Macelaru. DG 4865505. [11:48]
12:00 Jonathan Blumhofer Variations on Thaxted after Holst – Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall. DMD Classics 2003. [13:40]
1:00 Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor,
Op. 22 – André Watts, p; Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi. Telarc CD-80386. [23:55]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Webern Im Sommerwind –Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 430324-2. [13:23]
3:00 Beethoven String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18, No. 2 –Emerson String Quartet. DG 447075-2 (7). [22:31]
4:00 Robert Russell Bennett Symphonic Songs for Band –Northwestern U Sym Wind Ensemble/John P Paynter. New World 80211-2. [13:22]
5:00 Britten Peter Grimes, Op. 33: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a – English Sym Orch/William Boughton. Nimbus NI-7017. [15:40]
6:00 Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op. 71: #12, Divertissement –Milwaukee Sym Orch/ Andreas Delfs. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 708761739923. [12:24]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Camille SaintSaëns. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Menotti Sebastian: Suite – Spoleto Festival Orch/ Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN-9900. [24:31]
9:00 Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 1 in F, Op. 5, No. 1 – Lynn Harrell, vc; Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Decca 417628-2 (2). [24:57]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Ellington, arr. Marsalis A Tone Parallel to Harlem; Williams Russo Symphony No. 2, Titans; Copland The Tender Land visit wfmt.com for details.
Friday 17
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Praetorius Terpsichore : 5 Dances – Brass Ring. Crystal CD-561. [7:42]
7:00 Verdi Stiffelio: Overture – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-62373. [9:50]
8:00 Milhaud Scaramouche, Op. 165b – Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque, p’s. Philips 426284-2. [8:59]
9:00 Wolf Italian Serenade in G – Berlin Phil Strings/ Semyon Bychkov. Philips 434108-2. [7:33]
10:00 Midday Music including Bach Oboe Concerto in A (after BWV 1055) – Heinz Holliger, ob; Camerata Bern/Erich Höbarth. ECM 2229. [13:57]
11:00 Nielsen Bohemian-Danish Folk Melody – Danish National Sym Orch/Herbert Blomstedt. EMI CDM5-65306-2. [7:27]
12:00 Caterina Assandra Duo
Seraphim – Anna Joy Buegel, s; Kirsten Hedegaard, s; Amanda Koopman, a; Bella Voce/Liza Calisesi Maidens. Centaur CRC-4072. [4:51]
1:00 Imogen Holst Suite for String Orchestra – BBC Concert Orch/Alice Farnham. NMC NMCD-280. [15:56]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Puccini Capriccio sinfonico –La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-63025. [13:08]
3:00 Joachim Raff Duo, Op. 59 – Christoph Croisé, vc; Oxana Shevchenko, p. Avie AV-2490. [16:19]
4:00 Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102, No. 2 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p. Sony 886449139354. [21:21]
5:00 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition – Vienna Phil/Gustavo Dudamel. DG 4796297. [32:17]
6:00 Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) – Milwaukee Sym Orch/Zdenek Macal. Telarc CD-80265. [11:37]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Camille SaintSaëns. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D, Titan –Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9308. [52:43]
9:00 MacDowell Hamlet and Ophelia, Op. 22 – Ulster Orch/Takuo Yuasa. [13:21]
10:00 Emilie Mayer String Quartet in G minor, Op. 14 – Erato Quartet. CPO 999679-2. [29:18]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Dennis Russell Davies (4/15/1997) This historic hour with the pianist and conductor features music by Chinary Ung, Philip Glass, Mozart, and more.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Hailstork Epitaph for A Man Who Dreamed (in memoriam Martin Luther King) – Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman. Cedille CDR-90000061. [7:37]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Brubeck Joy in the Morning: Orchestral Suite – Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80462. [15:26]
11:00 Introductions Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, 18, cello. Tchaikovsky Nocturne, Op. 19, No. 4; Locatelli Cello Sonata in D; Weir The Wind Blow East;
Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 4 in C, Op. 102, No. 1. With Liang-yu Wang, piano.
12:00 Metropolitan Opera: Puccini’s Tosca Lise Davidsen (Tosca); Freddie De Tommaso (Cavaradossi); Quinn Kelsey (Scarpia); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick NézetSéguin. Recorded November 23, 2024. Sung in Italian.
3:00 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller including Jonathan Bailey Holland Motor City Dance Mix – Pennsylvania All-State Orch/Howard Hsu. [8:05]
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho See In the Spotlight on this page.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller including George Walker Address for Orchestra: III. Dramatico – Basque National Orch/Robert Treviño. Ondine ODE-1445-2. [7:10]
6:00 Hailstork Deep River (Rhapsody for string quartet) – Apollo Chamber Players. [10:43]
7:00 Sounds Classical Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share a playlist of music written as a catalyst for societal change.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer From the archives: Brilliant and irreverent, acoustic blues master, songwriter, and raconteur Guy Davis visited WFMT in 2005. He played a mix of blues standards and originals on guitar, harmonica, and banjo.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the initiation of the American civil rights movement. Also, Steve Earle turns 70.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice MLK, Jr. Remembered. Host Peter DuBois explores sacred music around the theme of justice and peace.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Leoncavallo Song, Mattinata – John Bayless, p. EMI CDC5-56719-2. [4:38]
8:00 Still Seven Traceries –Denver Oldham, p. Koch 3-7084-2. [17:42]
10:00 Bologne Concertante Quartet No. 5 in G – Arabella String Quartet. Naxos 8.574360. [10:43]
11:00 Puccini Capriccio sinfonico –La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-63025. [13:08]
12:00 Afternoon Music including
JANUARY
At the age of 19, Marc Minkowski founded Les Musiciens du Louvre. The pioneering ensemble originally specialized in Handel and the French Baroque before delving Classical and Romantic repertoires on period instruments. While continuing to lead his own orchestra, Minkowski has gone on to conduct opera in the major European houses and guest conduct the world’s most renowned orchestras. In advance of his debut with Music of the Baroque, the renowned French conductor joins WFMT to share his approach to the three composers featured on the program he will lead in Chicago: Handel, Rameau, and Mozart.
Saturday, January 18 4:00 pm
Maddalena Sirmen Violin Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 3, No. 1 – Zefira Valova, v; Il Pomo d’Oro. Aparté AP-291. [13:59]
1:00 Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 – Los Angeles Phil/André Previn. Telarc CD-80143. [20:25]
2:00 Leonard Cohen Hallelujah –Gautier Capuçon, vc; Paris Chamber Orch/ Adrien Perruchon. Erato B08CJTWP7P. [3:01]
3:00 Fauré Nocturne No. 1 in E-flat minor, Op. 33, No. 1 – MarcAndré Hamelin, p. Hyperion CDA-68331/2. [6:57]
4:00 Rimsky-Korsakov The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite – Philharmonia Orch/ Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca 417301-2. [19:22]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216 – Julia Fischer, v; Netherlands Chamber Orch/ Yakov Kreizberg. [23:37]
6:00 Farrenc Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 33 –Neave Trio. [34:45]
7:00 Herrmann Souvenirs de voyage – Nash Ensemble. Hyperion CDA-68094. [26:34]
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts. Mozart See In the Spotlight on this page.
10:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari Marcos António da Fonseca was a Portuguese composer noted for his operas. Elbio Barilari presents selections from his 1917 opera Le donne cambiate.
11:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Historic recordings with Eduard van Beinum and the Concertgebouw Orchestra Berlioz Symphonie fantastique; Rakoczy March Bruckner Symphony No. 9.
1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Finzi Romance in E-Flat, Op. 11 – Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter. RCA 7761-2-RC. [7:09]
7:00 Verdi Don Carlos: Chorus, Spuntato ecco il dì d’esultanza – Chicago Sym Cho & Orch/Sir Georg Solti. Decca 430226-2. [7:00]
8:00 Mozart Rondo in F, K. 494 – Víkingur Ólafsson, p. DG 4860525. [6:04]
9:00 Bologne Symphonie concertante in G, Op. 13 –Miriam Fried & Jaime Laredo, v’s; London Sym/ Paul Freeman. Sony 19075862152 (10). [15:23]
10:00 Midday Music including Fauré Select mélodies – Mischa Maisky, vc; Daria Hovora, p. DG 457657-2. [12:21]
11:00 Various Select popular English songs – John Williams, g, Orch/William Goodchild. CBS MK-42119. [13:27]
12:00 Bonds Montgomery Variations – Royal Scottish National Orch/Kellen Gray. Linn CKD-731. [22:50]
1:00 Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 – Chamber Orch of Europe/Yannick NézetSéguin. DG 4866000. [36:43]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Handel Concerto grosso in C, Alexander’s Feast – La Stravaganza Cologne/ Andrew Manze. Denon CO-79943. [12:34]
3:00 Clara Schumann Three Romances, Op. 22 –Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p. Warner 5419756355. [9:50]
4:00 Elgar Cockaigne Overture (In London Town), Op. 40 – Oregon Sym/ Carlos Kalmar. Pentatone PTC-5186471. [15:02]
5:00 Ravel Boléro – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC7-47022-2. [17:09]
6:00 Haydn String Quartet in G, Op. 2, No. 2 – Kodály Quartet. Naxos 8.550399. [19:05]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maiden Voyages. Bill considers the first symphonic efforts of Beethoven, Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, and Shostakovich, revealing the ordeals of each composer attempting to develop their voice.
8:00 Live from WFMT The Dover Quartet performs repertoire by Jessie Montgomery, George Walker, and Antonín Dvorák as part of the new series Nova Linea Musica at Guarneri Hall.
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: The Cleveland Orchestra. Berg Lyric Suite; Schubert Symphony No. 8; Mass No. 6 in E-flat D. 950; Joélle Harvey, s; Daryl Freedman, ms; Julian Prégardien, Martin Mitterrutzner, t’s; Dashon Burton, b-br; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Franz Welser-Möst, conductor.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Ernest John Moeran Two Pieces for Small Orchestra (1931-2): No. 2, Whythorne’s Shadow – Ulster Orch/Vernon Handley. Chandos CHAN-8807. [6:31]
7:00 Price Fantasie Nègre No. 2 in G minor – Lara Downes, p. Flipside FL-0014. [7:02]
8:00 Gershwin Cuban Overture –Cincinnati Pops Orch/ Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80542. [9:46]
9:00 Weber Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 – Bergen Phil Orch/ Andrew Manze. Hyperion CDA-68193. [10:26]
10:00 Midday Music including John Williams Indiana Jones: Raiders March – Saito Kinen Orch/John Williams. DG 6515029. [5:27]
11:00 Rubén D’Artagnan González Two Tangos – D’Artagnan González & Fehling, v’s; Swan, vi; Hirschl, vc. D’Note DND-1024. [7:00]
12:00 Domenico Scarlatti Clavier Sonata in D minor, Kk 52 (L 267); Clavier Sonata in F minor, Kk 386 (L 171) –David Schrader, fp. Cedille CDR-90000042. [9:25]
1:00 Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 – James Ehnes, v; Bergen Phil Orch/ Edward Gardner. Chandos CHSA-5267. [30:56]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G, Surprise – AustroHungarian Haydn Orch/ Ádám Fischer. Nimbus NI-5200/04 (5). [23:39]
3:00 Clara Kathleen Rogers Violin Sonata, Op. 25 – Elaine Skorodin, v; Kimberly Schmidt, p. Koch 3-7240-2. [21:42]
4:00 Carl Stamitz Sinfonia Concertante in D – Desirée Ruhstrat, v; Michael Strauss, vi; Camerata Chicago/ Drostan Hall. Centaur CRC-2860. [19:58]
5:00 Lully Armide : Overture; Passacaille – La Petite Bande/ Sigiswald Kuijken. Accent ACC-96122-D. [5:54]
6:00 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30, No.3 –Isabelle Faust, v; Alexander Melnikov, p. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902025.27 (4). [15:08]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin:
Currently Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki is one of today’s most sought-after conductors, having made an acclaimed debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2011. Mälkki returned to Chicago last March to guest conduct a program that centered Principal Flute Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson in the world-premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s Flute Concerto No. 2, described by Chicago Classical Review as “engaging, richly tuneful and soloist-friendly.” The program included Mahler’s intimate Symphony No. 4, featuring soprano Ying Fang.
Sunday, January 19 8:00 pm
Maiden Voyages. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Paganini Grand Sonata in A, Op. 39 –Monica Huggett, v; Richard Savino, g. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907116. [23:12]
9:00 Karl Goldmark Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28 – Nathan Milstein, v; Philharmonia Orch/Harry Blech. EMI CDC7-47421-2. [31:29]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Mozart Quartet in G major, K. 285a; Selections from Don Giovanni; visit wfmt.com for artist listing; Haydn Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III: 78, Op. 76, No. 4, Sunrise; Schumann Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat, K. 482 – Annie Fischer, p; Philharmonia Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch. Price-Less D-19106. [33:54]
Wednesday 22
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Jean-Féry Rebel La Fantaisie – La Petite Bande/ Sigiswald Kuijken. Accent ACC-96122-D. [7:53]
7:00 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 83: Finale, Allegretto grazioso – Emil Gilels, p; Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 888837019828. [8:49]
8:00 Jens Kruger Roan Mountain Suite: III. Gather Round –Kruger Brothers; Kontras Quartet. Double Time Music DTM-027. [4:57]
9:00 Germaine Tailleferre Fleurs de France – Quynh Nguyen, p. Music & Arts MA-1306. [8:05]
10:00 Midday Music including Busoni Comedy Overture, Op. 38 – Rome Sym Orch/ Francesco La Vecchia. Naxos 8.572922. [7:01]
11:00 Les Six Selections from Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel – Philharmonia Orch/ Geoffrey Simon. Chandos CHAN-8356. [7:28]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Pianist Anastasiya Magamedova performs music by Beethoven, Clara Schumann, and Chopin live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Bach Clavier Partita (French Overture) in B minor, BWV 831 – Concerto Italiano/ Rinaldo Alessandrini. Naïve OP-8454. [32:39]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Copland The Tender
Land: Introduction and Love Music – Elgin Sym Orch/Robert Hanson. Naxos 8.559297. [10:11]
3:00 Robert Nathaniel Dett Enchantment – Clipper Erickson, p. Navona NV-6013. [18:40]
4:00 Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat –Barry Tuckwell, hn; London Sym Orch/István Kertész. Decca 460296-2 (2). [20:08]
5:00 Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances – Boston Pops Orch/John Williams. Philips 426247-2. [14:07]
6:00 Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien, Op. 45 – Oslo Phil/ Mariss Jansons. Chandos
CHAN-8672/8 (7). [14:18]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maiden Voyages. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Delibes Coppélia: Fête de la cloche (Divertissement) – National Phil Orch/Richard Bonynge. Decca 414502-2 (2). [23:12]
9:00 Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 –Murray Perahia, p. Sony SK-47181. [38:24]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree Mandolinist Avi Avital and B’Rock Orchestra perform works by Vivaldi, Durante, Barbella, and Locatelli. Recorded live at the 2024 Schwetzingen Festival.
Thursday 23
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Bach Violin and Oboe Concerto, BWV 1060 – Johnny Gandelsman, v; Adam Hollander, ob; The Knights. Warner 0825646170982. [12:22]
7:00 Fela Sowande African Suite: I. Joyful Day – London Sym Orch Strings/Paul Freeman. Sony 19075862152 (10). [7:37]
8:00 Robert Schumann Arabeske in C, Op. 18 – Jonathan Biss, p. EMI 65391-2. [6:07]
9:00 Nielsen Pan and Syrinx, Op. 49 – Danish National Sym Orch/Thomas Dausgaard. Dacapo 6.220518. [8:43]
10:00 Midday Music including Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96 – Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/ Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0013458-02. [5:59]
11:00 Carl Scheindienst Variations on an Austrian Folk Tune –Michala Petri, r, Lars Hannibal, g. RCA 68769-2. [5:46]
12:00 Walter Leigh Harpsichord Concertino – Jory Vinikour, hc; Chicago Phil/Scott
Speck. Cedille CDR90000188. [8:56]
1:00 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 – Paul Lewis, p; Swedish Radio Sym Orch/ Daniel Harding. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902191. [49:19]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Handel Concerto grosso in c minor, Op. 6, No. 8 – Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman. Telarc CD-80688. [11:39]
3:00 Korngold Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 – Jascha Heifetz, v; Los Angeles Phil/Alfred Wallenstein. RCA 61752-2. [21:39]
4:00 Hovhaness Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, Mysterious Mountain – Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 61957. [19:08]
5:00 Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod – Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 99595-2. [17:10]
6:00 Bologne Concertante Quartet No. 5 in G – Arabella String Quartet. Naxos 8.574360. [10:43]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maiden Voyages. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat, D. 125 – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 423651-2 (5). [30:57]
9:00 Sergei Taneyev String Quintet in D, Op. 14 – Taneyev String Quartet; Benjamin Morozov, vc. Melodiya MCD-138. [36:42]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week [ROM] An all- Sibelius program. Visit wfmt.com for details.
Friday 24
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Rimsky-Korsakov May Night: Overture – Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Naxos 8.572788. [8:26]
7:00 Couperin Concert royal No. 3 in A: Prelude, Allemande, Chaconne légère – Les Talens Lyriques. Aparté AP-193. [7:54]
8:00 Beethoven Piano Trio in B-Flat, Op. 97, Archduke: IV. Finale, Allegro moderato –Leonidas Kavakos, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p. Sony 19658881642. [7:34]
9:00 Still Serenade – Royal Scottish National Orch/ Avlana Eisenberg. Naxos 8.559867. [5:58]
10:00 Midday Music including Haydn Il Mondo della Luna: Overture – Chamber Orch
of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 4778117 (4). [4:02]
11:00 José Elizondo Estampas Mexicanas – Black Moon Trio. Black Moon Trio BMT-01. [9:26]
12:00 Michael Abels Delights and Dances – Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/ Mei-Ann Chen. Cedille CDR-90000141. [13:02]
1:00 Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K. 545 – András Schiff, p. Decca 417149-2. [10:02]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Piazzolla Histoire du Tango: II. Café 1930 – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Manuel Barrueco, g. Warner 5565782. [7:20]
3:00 Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, R. 504 – Sergio Azzolini, bn; L’Aura Soave Cremona. Naïve OP-30518. [12:34]
4:00 Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Los Angeles Phil/ Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-62599. [10:09]
5:00 Charlotte Sohy String Quartet No. 1, Op. 25: IV. Finale, Volonté (Allegro) –Quatuor Hermès. La Boîte à Pépites BAP01.03. [5:42]
6:00 Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto – Northwestern U Cello Ensemble/Hans Jørgen Jensen. Sono Luminus SLE-70004. [12:25]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maiden Voyages. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Lauren McCall A Spark and a Glimmer –Caitlin Edwards, v; Nancy Ives, vc; Monica Ohuchi, p. Navona NV-6456. [8:56]
9:00 Dario Marianelli Pride and Prejudice: Your Hands are Cold – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; English Chamber Orch/ Benjamin Wallfisch. Decca B0005620-02. [5:20]
10:00 Duke Ellington; James Bubber Miley; Juan Tizol Medley, Black and Tan Fantasy; Prelude to a Kiss; Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me; Caravan – Duke Ellington, p. Impulse IMPD-173. [6:40]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: A FreeAssociation Radio Program (1/22/1992) Studs shares memories of the American musical stage with performances by Muriel Smith, Ely Stone, Fred & Adele Astaire, and the brothers Gershwin.
Saturday 25
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with
LaRob K. Rafael including Traditional American Amazing Grace – Randall Goosby, v; Carlos Simon, p. Decca 4854768. [3:41]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 John Knowles Paine Romanza and Humoreske, Op. 30 – Jules Eskin, vc; Virginia Eskin, p. Northeastern NR-219-CD. [12:24]
11:00 Introductions Eddie Zhou, 17, piano. Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Beethoven Hammerklavier Sonata, 1st mvt; Scriabin Fantaisie in B minor, Op. 28; Vine Piano Sonata No. 1, 2nd mvt.
12:00 Metropolitan Opera: Verdi’s Aida Angel Blue (Aida); Piotr Beczala (Radamés); Judit Kutasi (Amneris); Quinn Kelsey (Amonasro); Met Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Sung in Italian.
3:15 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho Favorite Schubert lieder.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller including Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K. 414 – Mitsuko Uchida, p; English Chamber Orch/Jeffrey Tate. Philips 422458-2. [25:01]
6:00 Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 – Alisa Weilerstein, vc; Inon Barnatan, p. Pentatone PTC-5187215. [22:00]
7:00 Sounds Classical Conductor Michael Lewanski joins hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn to explore the question of “Where is Today’s Mozart?”
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer From the archives: Highlights from The Midnight Special New Year’s Eve shows through the years.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer Songs of miracle and wonder: In 1915, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson launched the era of long-distance with a telephone call from New York to San Francisco.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 – Boston Sym Orch/Andris Nelsons. BSO Classics 1701/03. [42:17]
8:00 Carlos Simon Memory of Summer – Carlos Simon, p. Decca 4854768. [3:56]
9:00 Hildegard Antiphon,
Hodie aperuit – Artemisia. Artemisia (2018). [2:35]
10:00 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat – André Watts, p; New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. Philips 456985-2 (2). [18:21]
11:00 Randall Thompson Symphony No. 2 in E minor – Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi. [26:30]
12:00 Afternoon Music including Debussy Two Arabesques –Zoltán Kocsis, p. Philips 422404-2. [6:49]
1:00 Copland Prairie Journal (Music for Radio) – Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559240. [10:49]
2:00 Joby Talbot Ink Dark Moon – Miloš, g; BBC Sym Orch/Ben Gernon. Decca 4851597. [23:38]
3:00 Stravinsky Petrushka: IV. The Shrovetide Fair (Evening) – Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth. Harmonia Mundi HMX-2905342.43 (2). [13:37]
4:00 Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, K. 447 –English Chamber Orch/ Barry Tuckwell, hn. Decca 410284-2. [13:54]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Dukas Symphony in C – French National Orch/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 68802-2. [38:59]
6:00 Virgil Thomson The River Suite – Sym of the Air/Leopold Stokowski. Vanguard SVC-1. [24:10]
7:00 Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 – Ricardo Morales, cl; Sharon Robinson, vc; Joseph Kalichstein, p. Koch KICCD-7684 (2). [24:39]
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio
Broadcasts Nielsen Helios Overture, Op. 17; Magnus Lindberg Serenades; Lalo Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21; Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98; Hannu Lintu, conductor.
10:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari Featuring symphonic music from Mexico by Carlos Chávez, José Pablo Moncayo, Hebert Vázquez, and Mauricio Zyman. and Mauricio Zyman.
11:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Heinrich Kaminski Kaminski Concerto Grosso; Quintet; Prelude and Fugue on ABEGG; Werk für Streichorchester.
Monday 27
1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Mozart The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture – Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado.
DG 4775789 (2). [6:04]
7:00 Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess – Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin. Naxos/ WFMT (Paradise). [6:29]
8:00 Teresa Carreño Un bal en rêve, Op. 26 – Clara Rodríguez, p. Fundación MMG FD-2522002237. [5:15]
9:00 Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297, Paris – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19). [15:32]
10:00 Midday Music including František Janoska The Four Seasons in Janoska Style (after Vivaldi): Summer – Janoska Ensemble. DG 9487617. [13:40]
11:00 Saint-Saëns Rapsodie d’Auvergne, Op. 73 – JeanPhilippe Collard, p; Royal Phil Orch/André Previn. EMI CDC7-49757-2. [10:12]
12:00 Jessie Montgomery Hymn for Everyone – Chicago Sym Orch/Riccardo Muti. CSO Resound 9012301. [11:22]
1:00 Schubert Piano Sonata in G, D 894 – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 4866398. [33:31]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Handel Concerto grosso in B-Flat, Op. 6, No. 7 – Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman. Telarc CD-80688. [12:34]
3:00 Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat, K. 493 –Amadeus Quartet members; Clifford Curzon, p. Decca 425960-2. [23:28]
4:00 Bach Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Decca 4786773. [14:06]
5:00 Debussy Children’s Corner Suite – Ulster Orch/YanPascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN-8756. [17:09]
6:00 Chopin Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat, Op. 61 – Vladimir Horowitz, p. Sony S3K53461 (3). [13:00]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Violin Concerto. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Live from WFMT See In the Spotlight on this page.
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: The Cleveland Orchestra. Joplin Treemonisha Overture; Julia Perry Short Piece for Orchestra; Still Darker America; Herrmann Vertigo Suite; Raven Chacon Voiceless Mass; Varèse Amériques; Daniel Reith, conductor.
Tuesday 28
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Fauré Barcarolle
No. 3 in G-Flat, Op. 42 –Carol Rosenberger, p. Delos DE-3172. [8:17]
7:00 Tchaikovsky Pique Dame: Russian Dance and Romance – New Zealand Sym Orch/Peter Breiner. Naxos 8.573015. [6:11]
8:00 Beethoven Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture –Consortium Classicum. CPO 999437-2. [5:55]
9:00 Ron Nelson Courtly Airs and Dances – Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-76. [12:02]
10:00 Midday Music including Lennon-McCartney Select songs-The King’s Singers. Signum SIGCD-912. [11:33] 11:00 Telemann Hamburger Ebb’ und Fluth (Wassermusik) –Musica Antiqua Cologne/ Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 413788-2. [24:04]
12:00 Bongani Ndodana-Breen Apologia at Umzimvubu –Kontras Quartet. MSR Classics MS-1859. [8:22]
1:00 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 – Jonathan Biss, p; Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Omer Meir Wellber. [36:52]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D, R. 232 – Anton Steck, v; Modo Antiquo/ Federico Maria Sardelli. Naïve OP-30427. [11:31]
3:00 Rodrigo Fantasía para un gentilhombre – Julian Bream, g; RCA Victor Chamber Orch/Leo Brouwer. RCA 61611-2. [23:23]
4:00 Ravel Sonate posthume –Manon Galy, v; Jorge González Buajasán, p. Aparté AP-306. [15:36]
5:00 Anna Bon Flute Sonata in G, Op. 1, No. 6 – Sabine Dreier, f; Irene Hegen, hc. CPO 999181-2. [14:46]
6:00 Haydn String Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5, Lark – Hagen Quartet. DG 423622-2. [18:10]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Violin Concerto. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Robert Schumann Kreisleriana, Op. 16 – Jonathan Biss, p. EMI 65391-2. [33:06]
9:00 Nielsen Symphony No. 6, Op. 116, Sinfonia semplice – Royal Danish Orch/ Paavo Berglund. RCA 60427-2-RC. [32:30]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Ginastera Quartet No. 3, Op. 40; Kiera Duffy, soprano; Quartet No. 1, Op. 20; Miro Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 – Royal
Concertgebouw Orch/ Bernard Haitink. [39:14]
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Ola Gjeilo Second Eve – Voces8. Decca 4785703. [6:04]
7:00 Purcell The Fairy Queen: Act 4 Instrumental Suite –Le Concert des Nations/ Jordi Savall. Fontalis ES-8583. [8:20]
8:00 Joplin Bethena: A Concert Waltz – Agave. Acis APL-20445. [6:48]
9:00 Falla The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite – Simón Bolívar Sym Orch/Eduardo Mata. Dorian DOR-90210. [12:46]
10:00 Midday Music including Pierre Muller Valse, Nuit étoilée – Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Jerome Cohen. Marco Polo 8.223801. [9:24]
11:00 Ernesto Lecuona 19th-Century Cuban Dances – Thomas Tirino, p. BIS CD-874. [16:05]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Pianist Anastasiya Magamedova performs music by JS Bach, Agi Jambor, and Ravel live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Respighi La boutique fantasque (after Rossini) –St Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 420485-2. [20:34]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including John Rutter When Icicles Hang – Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/ John Rutter. Collegium COLCD-117. [11:59]
3:00 Dvorák Czech Suite, Op. 39 – Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Rudolf Krecmer. Discover International DICD-920520. [23:03]
4:00 Giovanni Punto Horn Sonata No. 1 in E – Teunis van der Zwart, hn; Alexander Melnikov, fp. Harmonia Mundi HMM-905351. [16:18]
5:00 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 – Il Giardino Armonico/ Giovanni Antonini. Teldec 98442-2 (2). [18:08]
6:00 Verdi Les Vêpres siciliennes: Overture – La Scala Phil/ Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-68468. [9:00]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Violin Concerto. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, Jupiter – New York Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. Sony
SMK-60973. [32:44]
9:00 Grieg String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27 – Emerson String Quartet. DG 4775960. [32:03]
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree A performance by gambist Jordi Savall, lutenist Xavier Díaz-Latorre, harpist Andrew Lawrence-King , and Hespèrion XXI recorded live in Japan in October 2023.
Thursday 30
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Marais La Guitare –Trio Settecento. Cedille CDR-90000129. [6:32]
7:00 Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture – London Sym Orch/Sir Colin Davis. Philips 456143-2 (6). [7:44]
8:00 Vivaldi Flute Concerto in D, R. 428, The Goldfinch – Matthias Maute, f; Rebel/Jörg-Michael Schwarz. Bridge 9377. [9:09]
9:00 Tchaikovsky Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26 – Robert Chen, v; NDR Radio Phil/ Pavel Kogan. Berlin Classics 0011692-BC. [10:10]
10:00 Midday Music including Kodály Marosszék Dances – St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Hugh Wolff. Teldec 73134-2. [12:50]
11:00 Traditional Sicilian Two folksongs – Roberto Alagna, t; Paris Sym Orch/Yvan Cassar. Decca 4827025. [5:36]
12:00 Ponchielli Il Convegno –Larry Combs & Eddie Daniels, cl’s; Chicago String Quartet; Brad Opland, db. Summit DCD-1022. [11:14]
1:00 Robert Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 – Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc; Philharmonia Orchestra/Raphaël Merlin. Naïve V-7364. [22:45]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Monteverdi Selva morale e spirituale: Beatus vir (Psalm 112) – Music of the Baroque/ Edward Zelnis. Music of the Baroque 2006. [9:23]
3:00 Wagner Orchestral music from Das Rheingold – Paris Opera Orch/Philippe Jordan. Erato 9341422-7 (2). [22:13]
4:00 Britten Simple Symphony, Op. 4 – Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Ronald Thomas. Chandos CHAN-6592. [16:14]
5:00 Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 in C, Op. 72b – Vienna Phil/Leonard Bernstein. DG 413779-2. [15:03]
6:00 Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 – Yundi Li, p. DG 4812443. [11:48]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The
Violin Concerto. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Glazunov Symphony No. 1 in E, Op. 5, Slavonian –Royal Scottish National Orch/José Serebrier. Warner Classics 68904-2 (2). [34:17]
9:00 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, Spring –Isabelle Faust, v; Alexander Melnikov, p. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902025.27 (4). [23:04]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week. Wolfe Fire in My Mouth; Women of the Crossing; The Young People’s Chorus of New York; Jaap van Zweden, conductor.
Friday 31
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Lisa Flynn including Johann Friedrich Fasch Overture in G: Overture – Il Fondamento/ Paul Dombrecht. Fuga Libera FUG-502. [7:57]
7:00 Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Dream Pantomime –Royal Phil Orch/Rudolf Kempe. EMI CDZB568736-2 (2). [5:40]
8:00 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Madrigal, Minuet, Masks – Chicago Sym Orch/Riccardo Muti. CSO Resound 9011402. [8:42]
9:00 Schubert Moments musicaux, D 780: No. 6 in A-Flat – Daniele Pollini, p. DG 4866398. [8:05]
10:00 Midday Music including Thomas Mignon: Overture – Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel. Naxos 8.573418. [8:24]
11:00 James P. Johnson Charleston – Frederick Boothe, tap dancer; Concordia Orch/Marin Alsop. Nimbus NI-2745. [8:16]
12:00 Corelli Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 5 – Barton Pine, v; Rozendaal, viga; Acker, archl & g; Schrader, o & hc. Cedille CDR-90000232. [10:19]
1:00 Gershwin Piano Concerto in F – Daniil Trifonov, p; Philadelphia Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4865756. [31:29]
2:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Handel Concerto grosso in d minor, Op. 6, No. 10 – Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman. Telarc CD-80688. [12:50]
3:00 Ravel Gaspard de la nuit –David Korevaar, p. MSR Classics MS-1125. [20:25]
4:00 Purcell King Arthur: Suite –Alison Balsom, tr; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. EMI 40329-2. [14:20]
5:00 Prokofiev Symphony No. 1
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Monday, January 27 8:00 pm
in D, Op. 25, Classical –Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 423624-2. [14:04]
6:00 Thomas Canning Fantasy on a Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan – Cincinnati Sym Orch Strings/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80462. [8:59]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Violin Concerto. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Schubert Fantasy in F minor, D 940 –Leon Fleisher & Katherine Jacobson, p. Sony Classical 88875064162. [19:02]
9:00 Glazunov The Seasons, Op. 67: Winter – Minnesota Orch/Edo de Waart. Telarc CD-80347. [9:15]
10:00 Schubert String Quintet in C, D 956 – Emerson String Quartet; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc. DG 459151-2 (3). [53:23]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Remembering Paul Robeson (1/28/1976) Studs remembers the larger-than-life American singer, actor, athlete, author, and human rights crusader.
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