17 minute read
July At-a-Glance •
by WTTW | WFMT
Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
Mondays, 2:30 pm (7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24)
Advertisement
Tuesdays, 2:30 pm
Wednesdays, 2:30 pm (7/5, 7/12, 7/19)
Thursdays, 2:30 pm (7/6, 7/13, 7/20)
Fridays, 2:30 pm (7/7, 7/14, 7/21)
Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
Wednesday, 2:30 pm (7/26)
Thursday, 2:30 pm (7/27)
Friday, 2:30 pm (7/28)
Monday, 2:30 pm (7/31)
This Old House
Saturdays, 10:30 am
Travel Detective
Saturdays, 5:00 pm
Thursday, 4:30 am (7/13)
Friday, 4:30 am (7/28)
Wild Travels
Sundays, 11:30 pm
Tuesdays, 4:30 am
Nature • Science • Technology
Aging Backwards 4: The Miracle of Flexibility with Miranda EsmondeWhite
Sunday, 3:30 am (7/23)
Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries
Wednesday, 7:00 pm (7/26)
Friday, 12:00 am (7/28)
Brain Revolution
Sunday, 5:00 am (7/2)
Human Footprint
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm
Fridays, 1:00 am
Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD
Sunday, 5:00 am (7/16)
Nature
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm (7/5, 7/12, 7/19)
Fridays, 12:00 am (7/7, 7/14, 7/21)
NOVA
Wednesdays, 9:00 pm
Fridays, 2:00 am
Puppy School
Mondays, 9:00 pm (7/17, 7/24, 7/31)
Wednesdays, 2:00 am (7/19, 7/26)
Unconditional: Healing
Hidden Wounds
Sunday, 4:00 pm (7/9)
Wednesday, 3:00 am (7/12)
Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD
Sunday, 5:00 am (7/9)
Public A airs • History •
Documentary
100 Days
Friday, 8:00 pm (7/28)
Fridays, 9:00 pm (7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28)
Sunday, 3:00 am (7/2)
Wednesday, 1:00 am (7/5)
Sunday, 4:00 am (7/9)
Wednesdays, 4:00 am (7/19, 7/26)
Amanpour and Company
Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm
Articulate Hour
Sunday, 4:00 am (7/2)
BBC News
Mondays-Fridays, 5:00 am, 10:30 pm
BBC News America
Mondays-Fridays, 5:00 pm
Benjamin Franklin
Sunday, 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm (7/2)
Thursday, 2:30 am (7/6)
Saturday, 2:30 am (7/8)
Chicago Tonight
Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30 pm, 10:00 pm
Tuesdays-Fridays, 5:30 am
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
Saturdays, 6:30 pm
Fridays, 10:00 pm
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Saturdays, 6:00 pm
Fridays, 5:30 pm
Chicago Tonight: Week in Review
Fridays, 7:00 pm
Saturday, 1:00 am (7/1)
Saturdays, 12:00 am, 5:00 am (7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29)
Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day
Sunday, 4:00 pm (7/23)
Thursday, 3:00 am (7/27)
Finding Your Roots
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm (7/11, 7/18, 7/25)
Thursdays, 12:00 am (7/20, 7/27)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Mondays, 5:00 am
Frontline
Tuesday, 8:00 pm (7/11)
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein
Tuesdays, 9:00 pm (7/11, 7/18, 7/25)
Thursdays, 2:00 am (7/13, 7/20, 7/27)
Jay’s Chicago
Sunday, 5:00 pm (7/16)
Thursday, 4:30 am (7/20)
Ken Burns: The National Parks
Sunday, 11:00 am (7/2)
The Kennedys
Fridays, 8:00 pm (7/7, 7/14, 7/21)
Sunday, 3:00 am (7/9)
Path to Happily Ever After with Rajiv Nagaich
Sunday, 5:00 am (7/30)
PBS News Weekend
Saturday, 5:30 pm (7/1)
PBS NewsHour
Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm POV
Saturdays, 10:00 pm
Wednesday, 3:30 am (7/5)
Thursday, 3:00 am (7/13, 7/20)
Friday, 3:00 am (7/28)
Pritzker Military Presents
Sunday, 10:00 am (7/2)
Southern Storytellers
Tuesdays, 8:00 pm (7/18, 7/25)
Thursdays, 1:00 am (7/20, 7/27)
Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide
Sunday, 4:30 am (7/23)
Washington Week
Fridays, 7:30 pm
Ravinia Festival
Enjoy recent performances by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Gateways Brass Collective, violinist Arnaud Sussmann and pianist Michael Stephen Brown, and more.
Mondays, 8:00 pm
In the Spotlight
Programmer’s Picks
Los Angeles Philharmonic
As artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel’s bold programming and expansive vision has raised the profile of the LA Phil. Select performances from the 2023 season begin this month.
Thursdays, 9:00 pm
Saturday 1
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael, with News at 7:00 am; Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am; and Soundtrack at 9:00 am.
11:00 Introductions: American composer highlights for the July 4 holiday weekend.
12:00 From the Paris Opera: Adams’s Nixon in China Thomas Hampson (Richard Nixon), Renée Fleming (Pat Nixon), Xiaomeng Zhang (Zhou Enlai), Joshua Bloom (Henry Kissinger), John Matthew Myers (Mao Zedong); Kathleen Kim (Chiang, Ch’ing); Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor. Sung in English.
3:00 Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller
Secret Byrd
William Byrd was a recusant Catholic writing secret masses to be sung by worshippers during the Reformation. These masses were held in people’s homes with smuggled priests and hidden Catholic artifacts. During a time when being Catholic was a death sentence, Byrd’s courage in using his art to allow people the freedom of belief inspires us today. Hear a performance of the “Mass for Five Voices” from Secret Byrd, the acclaimed theatrical concert celebrating the 400-year legacy of William Byrd featuring Gesualdo Six and Fretwork.
Sunday, July 2 11:00 am
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: An interview with Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin from the 2023 Boston Early Music Festival.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Venezuelan Composer Antonio Estevez. Estevez is the author of the “Cantata Criolla”, the most famous work of the nationalistic Venezuelan music. Elbio Barilari presents this work as well as some hidden gems of this great composer.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: From the archives: Phil Ochs Song Night 2001 recorded live at The Old Town School of Folk Music w/ Josh White, Jr., Sons of the
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.
WFMT Opera Series
The series continues with Adams’s Nixon in China, Berg’s Wozzeck, Verdi’s I Lombardi, a bel canto rarity by Saverio Mercadante, and a baroque opera by Leonardo Vinci.
Saturdays, 12:00 pm
Never Wrong, Tom PrasadaRao, Kat Eggleston, et. al.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: Celebrating July 4th and America’s love a air with cars.
Sunday 2
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 With Heart and Voice: Celebrate! In honor of Independence Day and Canada Day, host Peter DuBois delve into recordings of sacred choral and organ music celebrating the musical traditions of each country.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
11:00 Secret Byrd: William Byrd, the Life of a Recusant. This special program marks the 400th anniversary of Byrd’s death through a performance of his Mass for Five Voices and other works by ensembles such as Stile Antico, Fretwork, and Gesualdo Six.
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including John Philip Sousa The Stars and Stripes Forever – Vladimir Horowitz, p. RCA 7755-2. [3:50] George Frideric Handel An Occasional Oratorio : Overture, Allegro, Adagio, March – Berlin Academy for Ancient Music/ Justin Doyle. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902708. [9:09]
Dobrinka Tabakova Frozen River Flows – Roman Mints, v; Raimondas Sviackevicius, acc; Donatas Bagurskas, db. ECM 2239. [6:12] Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 –London Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG 410518-2. [14:46]
1:00 Adolf (Andrei) Schulz-Evler
Arabesques on Strauss’s Blue Danube – Zlata Chochieva, p. Naïve V-7959. [11:11] Pablo de Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 – Leila Josefowicz, v; St. Martin’s Academy/ Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 454440-2. [13:56] Giuseppe Verdi La forza del destino: Overture – Philharmonia
Orch/Giuseppe Sinopoli. DG 4794648. [7:46] Christianna Lassle Formier, mein Töp er –Vocal Ensemble/Christopher Dylan Herbert. Bright Shiny Things BSTC-0141. [4:25]
2:00 Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3, Emperor – Lindsay String Quartet. ASV CDDCA-1076. [28:29] Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D, BWV 972 (after Vivaldi R. 230) – Raphaël Feuillâtre, g. DG 4864073. [9:09]
3:00 Tielman Susato The Danserye (1551): Passe et Medio & Reprinse le pingue; Ronde; Pavane La Bataille – London Early Music Consort/David Munrow. Angel S-36851. [7:27] Margaret Bonds Valley of the Bones;The Bells; Troubled Water – Michelle Cann, p. Platoon PLAT-18088. [12:53] Bach-Gounod Ave Maria – Eaken Piano Trio. Naxos 8.554714. [7:51]
4:00 Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges) Violin Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat –Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p. BCM+D Records 888295594394. [12:27]
Ottorino Respighi String Quartet in D – Science Ficta. New Focus FCR-922. [12:07] Johannes Brahms Four Ballades, Op. 10: No. 2 in D – Pascal Rogé, p. Decca 433849-2. [7:05]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Maurice Ravel Song cycle, Shéhérazade – Jennifer Larmore, ms; Grant Park Orch/Carlos Kalmar. Cedille CDR-90000104. [17:24]
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Nonet in F minor, Op. 2, Gradus ad Parnassum –Barret; Burke; Beck; Burns; Fadial; Orenstein; Rawls; Whitehouse; Harley. Centaur CRC-2691. [26:00]
6:00 William Walton Cello Concerto – Janos Starker, vc; Philharmonia/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 61695-2. [27:09] Charlotte Sohy Fantaisie, Op. 3 – David Kadouch, p. La Boîte à Pépites BAP01.03. [6:43]
7:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series: Tenor Lunga Eric Hallam and pianist Craig Terry
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Debussy: Symphonic Fragments from The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian; La Mer; Ravel: Mother Goose Suite; Valese nobles et sentimentales; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Ligeti: VIolin Concerto; Robert Chen, violin.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music of Mily Balakirev.Balakirev: Symphony No. 1; Islamey, piano version; Islamey, orchestral version; Suite for Piano, Four-Hands; Tamara; Suite on Pieces by Chopin.
Monday 3
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news & weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso in C, Alexander’s Feast – La Stravaganza Cologne/ Andrew Manze. Denon CO-79943. [12:34]
11:00 Ron Nelson Aspen Jubilee (1984) – Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin; Dallas Women’s Cho members. Reference RR-76. [10:37]
12:00 Daniel-François Auber Fra Diavolo: Overture – Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel. Naxos 8.573418. [8:13]
1:00 Mily Balakirev Islamey –Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/ Esa-Pekka Salonen. Philips 412552-2. [9:19]
Robert Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 – Andrew Wan, v; Charles Richard-Hamelin, p. Analekta AN2-9003. [17:17]
2:00 Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano and Wind Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 16 – André Previn, p; Vienna Wind Soloists. Telarc CD-80114. [26:49]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
Maurice Ravel Piano
Concerto in G – Alicia de Larrocha, p; London Phil Orch/Lawrence Foster. Decca 417583-2. [22:55]
Gustav Holst The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity – Royal Phil/André
Previn. Telarc CD-80133. [7:48] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B-Flat, K. 319 – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19). [23:17]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: William Schuman (1910-1992).
William Schuman wrote eight symphonies, concerti, and even a baseball opera, Casey at the Bat. This 4th of July week of Exploring Music is guided by Joseph Polisi’s book “American Muse: The Life and Times of William Schuman.”
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2022: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Geminiani: La Folia arr. Michi Wiankco; Hailstork: Sonata da Chiesa; Vadim Gluzman, violin; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Recorded in the Martin Theatre, August 29, 2022.
10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Tuesday 4
Independence Day
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news & weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am. Various Five Military Branch Anthems –Canadian Brass. Opening Day ODR-7382. [4:47]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Dudley Buck Festival Overture on The StarSpangled Banner – St. Louis Sym Cho & Orch/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 60983-2. [6:10]
11:00 John Williams A Hymn to New England – Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart. RCA 68786-2. [3:09] Amy Beach
From Grandmother’s Garden, Op. 97 – Joanne Polk, p. Arabesque Z-6721. [14:05]
12:00 Florence Price Violin
Concerto No. 2 – Randall Goosby, v; Philadelphia
Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Decca 4854234. [15:52]
1:00 James Stephenson
Fantasie – John Bruce Yeh, cl; Patrick Godon, p. Cedille CDR-90000176. [9:07]
George Gershwin I Got Rhythm Variations – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Baltimore Sym Orch/Marin Alsop. Decca B0014091-02. [9:05]
2:00 William Grant Still Symphony No. 5, Western Hemisphere –Fort Smith Sym/John Jeter.
Naxos 8.559603. [19:35]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
John Philip Sousa A Salute to John Philip Sousa – Canadian Brass, Boston Sym Orch Brass. RCA 68076-2. [10:48]
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring – Grant Park Orch/ Carlos Kalmar. Cedille CDR-90000125. [27:40] Paul Schoenfield Cafe Music –
James Ehnes, v; Edward Arron, vc; Andrew Russo, p. Black Box BBM-1109. [15:32]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: William Schuman (1910-1992).
See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Carnegie Hall Live: Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conducted by pianist Mitsuko Uchida; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503; Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595; Schoenberg: Kammersymphonie No. 1, Op. 9;
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat, Op. 16; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Wu Qjan, piano; Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky,” Danish String Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Wednesday 5
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news & weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:15 pm. Bedrich Smetana Three Salon Polkas, Op. 7 – Radoslav Kvapil, p. Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9152. [11:06]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Violinist Masha Lakisova and pianist Lindsay Garritson perform works by Francis Poulenc and Henryk Wieniawski live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Music for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Michael Praetorius Dance Suite – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Delos DE-3132. [10:02] Antonio Vivaldi
Two-Violin Concerto in
Grant Park Music Festival
The festival’s American Salute features the return of pianist Michelle Cann after her dazzling debut in 2022. This time she plays George Gershwin’s irresistible mashup of classical and jazz, Rhapsody in Blue. The concert includes favorite works by John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland, and Joan Tower as well as a tribute to Chicago by Creole Romantic composer Edmond Dédé.
Wednesday, July 5
6:30 pm
E-Flat, R. 515 – Riccardo Minasi & Dmitry Sinkovsky, v’s; Il Pomo d’Oro. Naïve OP-30550. [10:59]
2:00 Claude Debussy La Mer – Philadelphia Orch/ Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC5-55120-2. [26:02]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in G, H XVIII:4 – Marc-André Hamelin, p; Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie. Hyperion CDA-67925. [21:22]
Antonín Dvorák Carnival Overture, Op. 92 – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK-60563. [8:49]
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, Spring – Bella Hristova, v; Michael Houstoun, p. Rattle RAT-D088. [23:49]
6:30 Live from Pritzker Pavilion: Grant Park Music Festival 2023 – Concert featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Christopher Bell. Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman; Copland: Variations on a Shaker Theme; Gould: American Salute; Dédé: Chicago: Grande valse à l’Américaine; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Michell
WFMT Programming Grid
Cann, piano; Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; arr. Dragon: America the Beautiful; Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: William Schuman (1910-1992). See Monday’s listing.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
Thursday 6
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news & weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Suite No. 2, Op. 55 – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. CBS MYK-36718. [17:17]
11:00 Francis Poulenc Napoli Suite:
12:00
Caprice italien – Antonio Pompa-Baldi, p. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907292. [5:02]
Gioachino Rossini
Semiramide: Overture –Santa Cecilia Orch/ Sir Antonio Pappano. Warner 24344. [12:08]
Programming Subject to Change Without Notice
1:00
Jean-Philippe Rameau Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Quatrième concert –Trio Settecento. Cedille CDR-90000129. [10:22]
Carl Nielsen Maskarade: Suite – Swedish Radio Sym/Esa-Pekka Salonen.
CBS MK-44547. [15:10]
2:00
Antonín Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World – Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot.
Seattle Symphony Media
SSM-1006. [43:50]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314 –Albrecht Mayer, ob; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG 476235-2. [21:16]
Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes, Op. 33: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a – BBC Sym Orch/Jirí Belohlávek. DG
4777352 (2). [16:00] Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2 – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. CBS MBK-46274. [15:44]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: William Schuman (1910-1992). See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival: JS Bach/Mozart: Fugue in E Major, BWV 878, from The Well-Tempered Clavier / K. 405, No. 3; Escher String Quartet; Saariaho: Semafor for Eight Instruments; James Ga gan, conductor; LP How, violin; Che-Yen Chen, viola; Joseph Johnson, cello; Leigh Mesh, double bass; Bart Feller, flute; Todd Levy, clarinet; Ted Soluri, bassoon; Beethoven: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29; Daniel Phillips & Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Ida Kavafian & Steven Tenenbom, viola; Eric Kim, cello.
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Mozart: Serenade No. 6, Serenata notturna; Concerto for Flute and Harp; Denis Bouriakov, flute; Emmanuel Ceysson, harp; Adams: I Still Dance; Orbón: Tres versiones sinfónicas; Gustavo
Dudamel, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Friday 7
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news & weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am. 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. César Franck Symphonic Variations – Louis Lortie, p; BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN-9875. [15:51]
11:00 Carlos Chávez Chapultepec (Obertura Republicana) –Simón Bolívar Sym Orch/ Keri-Lynn Wilson. Dorian XCD-90254. [7:27] Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz: Overture – Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan. DG 474275-2 (2). [10:34] Louise Farrenc
Air russe varié, Op. 17 –Joanne Polk, p. Steinway & Sons 30133.
2:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 – Anthony McGill, cl; Pacifica Quartet. Cedille CDR-90000147. [30:58]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 98 in B-Flat – Cleveland Orch/ George Szell. Sony MHK62979. [26:49] Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 – New Philharmonia Orch/Leopold Stokowski. RCA 62514-2. [10:49] Johann Sebastian Bach Two-Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043 – Isaac Stern & Itzhak Perlman, v’s; New York Phil/Zubin Mehta. CBS MK-36692. [16:22]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: William Schuman (1910-1992). See Monday’s listing.
8:00Sounds Classical Hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael shine a spotlight on Australia’s Aboriginal music, including an interview with composer and didgeridooist William Barton.
9:00 The New York Philharmonic
This Week: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15; Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58; Anthony Cheung: Lyra (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission); Yefim Bronfman, piano.
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Dizzy Gillespie (6/2/1982) John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina in 1917. The ground-breaking jazz trumpet player was Studs Terkel’s guest in June 1982.
Saturday 8
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael, with News at 7:00 am; Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am; and Soundtrack at 9:00 am.
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
11:00 Introductions: Samuel Lam, 18, piano. Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor Kk. 37; Beethoven: Les adieux Sonata Op. 81, 1st mvt; Brahms: Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 116/2; Bartók: Suite, Op. 14; Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor, selections.
12:00 From Opera Rara: Mercadante’s Il Proscritto Ramón Vargas (Giorgio
Argyll), Iván Ayón-Rivas (Arturo Murray), Irene Roberts (Malvina Douglas); Elizabeth DeShong (Odardo Douglas); Sally Matthews (Anna Ruthven); Goderdzi
Janelidze (Gugliemo Ruthven); Britten Sinfonia & Opera Rara Chorus; Carlo Rizzi, conductor. Sung in Italian.
2:30 Saturday Afternoon
Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: An interview with tenor Freddie De Tommaso in advance of his performance as Cavaradossi in Tosca at Sante Fe Opera.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Guitar Music from Brazil and Cuba. Brazil and Cuba are two of the powerhouses of Latin American music, in part due to the strong African roots of their music. Elbio Barilari presents a selection of guitar music highlighting these African roots from both countries.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: From the archives: sets by Jack Williams (2011) and Deidre McCalla (2020) anticipating The Woodstock Folk Festival.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: Let’s go outside! Music from summer festivals and front porches.
Sunday 9
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 With Heart and Voice: All French All the Time. Sacred music with a distinctly French accent will be featured on this edition of With Heart and Voice in honor of Bastille Day.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne – Hélène Grimaud, p. DG B0012504-02. [14:31]
Edvard Grieg Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: No. 2, The Last Spring – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-68341.
[3:54] Francesco Geminiani
Concerto grosso in A, Op. 2, No. 6 – Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon. Sony SK-48043.
[6:20] George Gershwin
Lullaby – Pro Arte Guitar Trio. ASV CDWHL-2099.
[8:12] William Grant Still
In Memoriam – Fort Smith Sym Orch/John Jeter. Naxos 8.559174. [7:22]
1:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 6 in D, K. 239, Serenata Notturna – Prague Chamber Orch/Charles
Mackerras. Telarc CD-80161. [12:15] Maurice Ravel La valse – Rotterdam Phil Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. EMI 66342-2. [12:27] Amy Beach Romance, Op. 23 –Callum Smart, v; Richard Uttley, p. Orchid Classics ORC-100149. [7:02]
2:00 Leonard Bernstein Candide: Overture – Minnesota Orch/ Eiji Oue. Reference RR-87. [4:30] Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, Set 3 – Royal Liège Phil Orch/John Neschling. BIS BIS-2540. [20:23]
3:00 Astor Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Invierno Porteño (Winter) – Jason Vieaux, g; Julian Labro, bandoneon; A Far Cry. Azica ACD-71270. [7:46]
Felix Mendelssohn Rondo capriccioso in E, Op. 14 – Jan Lisiecki, p. DG 4836471. [7:04]
Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Dance of the Knights – Royal Opera House Orch/Mark Ermler. Conifer 55014-2. [5:44]
4:00 Peter Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 –Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Pittsburgh Sym Orch/Lorin Maazel. Sony SK-48382. [18:59] Otto
Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture – Dresden Staatskapelle/Hans Vonk. Ars Vivendi 2100136. [8:42]
Anonymous Bolivian Trio Sonata in F – Agave. Acis APL-20445. [7:51]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Philip Glass String Sextet – Glass Chamber Players. Orange Mountain Music 0069. [24:14]
Traditional Sicilian Two Folksongs – Roberto Alagna, t; Paris Sym Orch/Yvan Cassar. Decca 4827025. [5:36] JeanMarie Leclair Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 7, No. 5 –Théotime Langlois de Swarte, v; Les Ombres. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902649. [14:55]
6:00 Grace Williams Ave Maris
Stella – Richard Hickox Singers/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN-9617. [11:17]
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 2 in C, Op. 72a – Hanover Band/Roy Goodman. Nimbus NI-5149. [13:16] Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges)
Violin Concerto in C, Op. 5, No. 1 – Lausanne Chamber Orch/Renaud Capuçon, v. Erato 5419718972. [17:41]
7:00 Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52 – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/ Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC5-55533-2. [27:56]
Stacy Garrop Lo Yisa Goy (Prayer for Peace) – Chicago a cappella. Cedille CDR90000107. [5:05]
8:00 Chicago Symphony
Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone; Glass: Symphony No. 11; Raimi: Three Lisel Mueller Settings; Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-soprano.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The Art of Artur de Greef – Student of Liszt, Friend of Grieg. All pieces performed by de Greef
Monday 10
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graa
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news & weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque – Inon Barnatan, p. Avie AV-2256. [16:52]
11:00 Aaron Copland Danzón cubano – New York Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK-47544. [6:46]
12:00 Giuseppe Verdi Aida: Ballet music – Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier. Naxos 8.572818-19 (2). [8:46]
1:00 William Byrd The Fitzwilliam Suite – Canadian Brass. CBS MK-45792. [11:17] Mel Bonis Cello Sonata, Op. 67 –Victor Julien-Laferrière, vc; Théo Fouchenneret, p. Bru Zane BZ-2006. [15:22]
2:00 Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 – Augustin Hadelich, v; Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Hannu Lintu. Avie AV-2276. [32:04]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – Marc Hantaï, f; Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA-9890 (2). [26:26] George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue – Columbia Sym Orch/ Leonard Bernstein, p. Sony SFK-46715. [16:25] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338 – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19). [21:09]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven and the Piano. Ludwig van Beethoven wrote five piano concertos during his lifetime - the first at the age of 13, and the last at 39. Bill
