This month, WFMT Presents will feature a conversation with acclaimed Grammy Awardwinning violinist Joshua Bell, who shares his new album and discusses his role as director of London’s Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.
This month, WTTW will bring you an all-new season of Chicago Stories, the only weekly documentary series dedicated to uncovering the sweeping history, rich diversity, and breadth of human experience that shaped our great American city. Over eight weeks, I hope you’ll watch as WTTW tells the stories of a tragic school fire, the engineering feat to reverse the flow of the Chicago River, the rebellion staged by George Pullman’s rail workers as they fought for their independence, Mayor Richard J. Daley’s rise to power and stubbornness in the face of cultural change, Nobel Peace Prize-winning settlement activist Jane Addams, how Chicago became the candy-making capital of the world, AIDS activist Danny Sotomayor, and the rise and fall of Chicago's mail order industry. Join us each week as we take you back to a key moment in Chicago history to provide context and understanding of the parallels to critical issues in our community today.
September also marks the return of some of our blockbuster British dramas – including Professor T, Unforgotten, and Van der Valk , and we premiere two new American Experience programs focusing on racial desegregation and an American Masters profile of labor leader Cesar Chavez.
WFMT’s weekly series WFMT Presents has an exciting lineup for September, including a conversation with the acclaimed Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell, who shares his new album and discusses his role as director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the London-based chamber orchestra. We’ll also preview the Milwaukee Symphony’s upcoming season and focus on American pianist Simone Dinnerstein and Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov. And don’t miss a new five-part series on Exploring Music that traces the storied 132-year history of Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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September 2023
Volume 36, Number 303
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This two-part special examines a little-known “two strikes” law, and pregnancy in prison. With The Marshall Project, learn how a former West Point cadet got life in prison and what happens to the babies of incarcerated pregnant women.
Tuesday, September 5, 9:00 pm
Jane Austen’s novel follows two sisters –Marianne, who is unrestrained when she falls in love, and Elinor, who conceals her feelings from everyone. Will they learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find happiness?
Thursday, September 7, 7:00 pm
Daniel Amen, MD [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Ch icago Tonight: Latino Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 The Area
When Deborah Payne discovered that her neighborhood was being demolished to make way for a freight yard, she vowed to be “the last house standing.” This film follows the five-year odyssey of her South Side Chicago community, where more than 400 Black families are being displaced. Through their experiences, the film weaves a complex story about the continued expropriation of Black wealth and the strength of local, grassroots resistance.
Friday, September 1
8:00 pm
Friday 1
EARLY MORNING
12:00 NOVA: Arctic Ghost Ship [R]
1 :00 NOVA: Sunken Ship Rescue [R]
2:00 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: Who Wants to Live Like That (Part 5 of 5) [R]
3:00 Memory Makeover with
9:00 Ri p Current Rescue This program explains rip currents - how to spot them and what to do if you ever find yourself in the grip of one.
10:00 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
Saturday 2
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) [R]
1:45 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) [R]
3:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
5:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids
9:00 J Sc hwanke’s Life in Bloom: Petal Pushers
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Bloomington, Minnesota
10:00 Th is Old House: Newburyport – Demo Find
10:30 Ask This Old House:
Babyproofing, Septic Systems
11:00 Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy –Restaurant Evolution
Season 16 of the popular how-to series Cook’s Country launches with 15 all-new episodes. Try delicious recipes from every corner of the U.S., including key lime pie, pimento macaroni and cheese, fish tacos, and more!
Saturday, September 9, 12:00 pm
11:00 In Their Own Words: Princess Diana [R]
Sunday 3
EARLY MORNING
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Hot Day, Cold Food
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country: Italian Comfort Food
12:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul – Viva Mexico!
1:00 Li dia’s Kitchen: Never Enough Pasta
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue: Obsessed with Brisket
2:00 Am erica’s Test Kitchen: Prime Rib and Popovers
2:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen: Beef Wellington
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Pasta Secrets
3:30 My G reek Table with Diane Kochilas: Aegean Cuisine
4:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Drama on a Plate
4:30 Check, Please! Gibsons Italia, Q Orland Park, Lillie’s Q
5:00 Travel Detective: Cruise Art Auctions Plus, the boutique luxury airline, Surf Air, and exploring World War II history during a cruise excursion.
5:30 PB S News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]
6:30 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices [R]
7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators – Time Decays Frank receives an anonymous payment to solve a crime yet to be committed.
8:00 Si ster Boniface Mysteries: Sister Town When a German mayor visits Great Slaughter to partake in a war memorial ceremony, tragedy strikes.
9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: A History of Violins When a priceless violin is stolen, the Drake Detective Agency tracks down the culprit.
10:00 Cu rse of the Spencers [R]
12:00 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) [R]
1:13 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) [R]
2:28 Downton Abbey Season 4 on
As Professor Jasper Tempest (Ben Miller) and the team untangle a series of knotty crimes, he is dominated and perplexed by the women in his life, from his mother to the love of his life Christina, and his new therapist, Dr. Helena. As Season 2 begins, a young woman is left badly burned after a fire in a student flat. When investigations show the victim was drugged and the fire was set, Professor T helps the police in a race against time to find who did it before they strike again.
Sunday, September 3
7:00 pm
FROM THE TIME of Chicago’s founding in 1833, residents and businesses alike dealt with waste by dumping it directly into the Chicago River, which flowed into Lake Michigan –the source of the city’s drinking water. In response to the major public health crisis that resulted, officials devised a bold solution – to reverse the flow of the Chicago River.
This new film, which will premiere Friday, September 29 at 8:00 pm as part of the new fall season of WTTW’s Chicago Stories documentary series, tells the story of that astonishing feat of engineering, the controversies that resulted, and the repercussions still being felt today. We sat down with writer/producer Eddie Griffin and executive producer Anna Chadwick Gardner to learn more about the story and its significance to us today.
The Guide: Why do you think this is a quintessentially Chicago story, and why is it important to tell now?
Eddie Griffi n: Without the river’s reversal, who knows what would have become of the city? Diseases like typhoid and cholera do not discriminate, so this was a matter of life and death for all Chicagoans. I love this story, because when faced with an impossible task, city leaders just figured out how to get it done.
Anna Chadwick Gardner: This is a classic Chicago story in that Chicagoans came up with big, bold solutions to big problems. It’s a fascinating story of desperation and determination.
The Guide: This is a familiar story to many. What will we learn that is new?
Griffi n: While it might be common knowledge that the Chicago River was reversed, most people don’t know how it was reversed. Once you know the full story, you will never look at the river in the same way.
Gardner: It’s a story full of feats of engineering, colorful characters, controversy, and drama. And it’s still relevant today, as officials grapple to protect our water supply as the climate crisis leads to more flooding events.
The Guide: We meet some key historical figures in the documentary. Who were they, and how were they involved in the plan to reverse the river?
Griffi n: Thousands of planners, workers, and supervisors, over almost a decade, had a hand in reversing the river. It was a selftaught engineer named Ellis Chesbrough who made the plan a reality, but even he died before the project started. So this story really personifies the entire city of Chicago as the “hero.” It was too big of a problem for any one person – it took a collective of bold thinkers to solve it.
The Guide: Before engineers arrived at the reversal plan, what were some of the earlier attempts to improve sanitation, and why did they fail?
Griffi n: This was not the first time the city had attempted to reverse the river. They tried it back in the 1870s and it worked for a very short time. They used water pumps to run the river water backwards into the I&M Canal, but the waterway was just too narrow, and heavy rains would undo the reversed flow. They were on the right track; they just needed to dig a bigger canal.
Gardner: Chicago was built on low-lying marshland, so wastewater had nowhere to drain. Chesbrough came up with a bold plan: to raise the entire city out of the muck and build a new sewer system on top of the streets. Using an elaborate system of jacks, city buildings were hoisted up to 10 feet, and new streets were built above the sewers. This worked, but the waste still ended up flowing back into the river. So Chesbrough came back with another wild idea: to build a two-mile tunnel underneath Lake Michigan. His plan was to pull cleaner water from an intake crib a mile off shore. And for a time it worked, until the sewage made its way out to the intake. Ultimately, Chesbrough’s most audacious proposal had to be implemented:
reversing the Chicago River.
The Guide: Once the reversal project was underway, what were some of the major challenges the workers faced in making it a success?
Griffi n: The reversal was an incredibly dangerous project, involving digging and dynamiting through 30 miles of earth and rock. 275 people died digging the canal. But everyone understood the risks and knew how vital it was to get this job completed. There was no turning back.
Gardner : This was dirty, backbreaking work. The canal workers – mostly Eastern European immigrants and African
Gardner: Well, it saved lives by allowing Chicago to draw cleaner drinking water from Lake Michigan. That’s an undeniable success. But some believe that reversing the river violated the laws of nature and should never have been done. Yes, it saved the city, but it caused new problems like the migration of invasive species, including the Asian Carp, into the river. So some environmentalists are advocating for restoring the river to its natural course.
The Guide: What do you want the audience to take away from watching this film?
Griffi n: That when city leaders realized the situation was critical, they came together to get it done. But also that we can, and should,
Americans – had no protections. Yet they toiled for eight long years in deplorable conditions, and got the job done.
The Guide: The reversal of the river solved one problem, but created others. What were they?
Griffi n: The reversal caused floods downstream of Chicago, and many Illinois farmers were left with waterlogged fields and ruined crops that compromised their livelihoods. And the polluted water devastated entire ecosystems forever.
The Guide: One of the interviewees suggests that we think of the reversal of the river not as a marvel but as a failure. Why?
evaluate the consequences of the reversal along with the problems it solved.
Gardner: Today, Chicagoans can dine at restaurants as boats sail by, stroll along the Riverwalk, or even paddle down the river. This is all possible because of the bold action and vision of our predecessors, who defied the odds to pull off a marvel of human engineering in the name of public health.
This interview was condensed for length and clarity.
CHICAGO STORIES: THE RACE TO REVERSE THE RIVER premieres on Friday, September 29 at 8:00 pm and wttw.com/chicagostories.
Sunday, September 24, 8:00 pm
The Peace Corps is a unique U.S. government agency born out of the Cold War and the heady days of the Kennedy administration. To this day, Peace Corps Volunteers redefine how America engages with the rest of the world.
Watch on WTTW Prime, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS Video app.
Pati’s Food and Fiesta
Friday, September 15, 8:00 pm
WTTW Create kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with a special marathon of Pati’s Mexican Table! Join chef Pati Jinich on her culinary adventures through Mexico as she encounters, then recreates, authentic south-of-the-border dishes.
Watch on WTTW Create, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS Video app.
For WTTW Passport Members Only Professor T, Unforgotten, Van Der Valk
Streaming beginning September 3
WTTW Passport members can binge all episodes of the new seasons of these wildly popular mystery series on Masterpiece
Watch with a Passport membership on wttw.com/watch or the PBS Video app.
Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) [R]
3:43 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 8) [R]
5:30 What to Eat When with Dr. Michael Roizen & Dr. Michael Crupain
MORNING
7:00-9:30 WTTW Kids
9:30 Ri p Current Rescue See Fri. Sept. 1 at 9:30 pm. [R]
10:30 Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy stars baritone Michael Volle in the title role; soprano Ailyn Perez as Alice Ford; and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano as Meg Page.
1:00 Downton Abbey Season 4
on Masterpiece (Part 8 of 8)
Lady Rose meets the Prince of Wales and faces a dilemma. Trouble also plagues Cora’s mother, her brother, and Edith.
3:00 Downton Abbey Season 5
on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) Robert is snubbed by the village, Baxter tells all, and Edith plays with fire.
4:23 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) Rose hits on a strategy to get a radio in the house. Sarah tutors Daisy. An art historian arrives. Anna makes a difficult purchase.
5:30 PB S News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Baroness Oona King and Dame Jenni Murray
7:00 Professor T: Ring of Fire (Season 2, Part 1 of 6)
8:00 Unforgotten Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6)
9:00 Van der Valk Season 3 on Masterpiece: Freedom in Amsterdam (Part 1)
10:00 The Fall: The Perilous Edge of Battle (Season 2, Part 5 of 6) As the investigation tightens around Paul Spector, he makes a bold break for cover.
11:00 Mr. Bean in Room 426
11:30 Wild Travels
Monday 4
Labor Day
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Austin City Limits: Adrian Q uesada – Boleros Psicodelicos
1:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators –Time Decays See Sat. Sept. 2 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Si ster Boniface Mysteries: Sister Town See Sat. Sept. 2 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: A History of Violins See Sat. Sept. 2 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Pioneers of Television: Breaking Barriers [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Fi ring Line with Margaret Hoover
DCI Jessica “Jess” James (Sinéad Keenan) joins DI Sunny Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) to investigate the discovery of human remains in West London. The ghost of much-loved former colleague Cassie Stuart looms over Sunny and the team, as Jess knows there will be big shoes for her to fill. Her first day in her new job is marred by an unforeseen and devastating event involving her family life, and her first case looks like a murder dating back to the 1930s. Could the body have been disposed of in more recent times?
Sunday, September 3 8:00 pm
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Fridays, 5:30 pm
Pati’s Mexican Table Saturdays starting September 16, 4:00 pm
Chicago Stories: Our Soldiers, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sunday, September 17, 12:00 pm
POV: Bulls and Saints
Monday, September 18, 9:00 pm
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Tuesdays starting September 19, 8:00 pm
Independent Lens: Sansón and Me
Tuesday, September 19, 9:00 pm
Islands without Cars: Mexico’s Isla Holbox
Saturday, September 23, 5:00 pm
A Song for Cesar:
American Masters
Saturday, September 30, 10:00 pm
This film, narrated by Josh Charles, recalls the 1937 police killing of ten Chicago labor activists, and Paramount News’s suppression of the only filmed evidence. More
Pati’s Mexican Table
Sundays, 7:00 am
Singing our Way to Freedom
Saturday, September 16, 9:00 pm
POV: Bulls and Saints
Tuesday, September 19, 9:00 am
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Wednesdays starting September 20, 8:00 am
Independent Lens: Sansón and Me
Saturday, September 23, 3:30 pm
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for it –American Masters
Saturday, September 30, 3:00 pm
Weekday Mornings
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
(New Season)
Baratunde Thurston returns with more stories about how we work, play, and interact with the outdoors. Baratunde is on a mission to see how culture, history, and the land itself are shaping what we do when we step through our front doors to embrace an outdoor way of life.
Wednesday, September 6 7:00 pm
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tucson (Part 2 of 2) Blazing hot Tucson treasures include a Mexican charro saddle, Gaston Chaissac artwork, and a 1956 Olympics USA Basketball memorabilia.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Orlando (Part 1 of 2) See if Sunshine State appraisals still sparkle in the marketplace 14 years later, including James McNeill Whistler artwork, Presidents Kennedy and Johnson-signed photos, and a Jonas Weber painted box.
9:00 Ch icago Stories: Union Stockyards Experience the sights, sounds, and awful smells of Chicago’s Union Stockyards and the complex of meat factories next to it, known as Packingtown. As they modernized the process for getting affordable meat to the masses, the Stockyards also became the stage for ugly battles. (Audionarrated descriptions of key visual elements are available to make this program more accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.)
10:00 Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried See 5:30 pm. [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Professor T: Ring of Fire (Season 2, Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 3 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Unforgotten Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Van der Valk Season 3 on Masterpiece: Freedom in Amsterdam (Part 1) See Sun. Sept. 3 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Fall: The Perilous Edge of Battle (Season 2, Part 5 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 3 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Mr. Bean in Room 426 See Sun. Sept. 3 at 11:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Wild Travels See Sun. Sept. 3 at 11:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Fi nding Your Roots: Hidden Kin Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Julia Roberts and Edward Norton discover their hidden connections to history and each other.
8:00 Fi nding Your Roots: Salems Lot Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes guests Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey through primal scenes from America’s past.
9:00 Frontline: Two Strikes / Tutwiler Frontline presents a two-part special looking at a little-known two strikes law, and pregnancy in prison.
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
Wednesday 6
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tucson (Part 2 of 2) See Mon. Sept. 4 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Orlando (Part 1 of 2) See Mon. Sept. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Ch icago Stories: Union Stockyards See Mon. Sept. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Area See Fri.
Sept. 1 at 8:00 pm.
4:00 Rip Cu rrent Rescue [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Am erica Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: Suwannee - Wild River (Part 1 of 5) The Suwannee is one of the last wild rivers in America. Baratunde learns how this unique environment inspires a whole range of passions.
8:00 NOVA: Saving Venice
Rising seas and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Discover the innovative projects and feats of engineering designed to stop this historic city from being lost to future generations.
(New Series)
This new five-part natural history series that reveals astounding ways in which wildlife at the front lines of climate change are adapting to bigger storms, longer droughts, and warming oceans, while pointing to how humans may also need to adapt to the global changes around us.
Wednesday, September 6
9:00 Evolution Earth: Earth (Part 1 of 5) Discover how animals’ lives can help us understand the extreme changes happening on planet earth.
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots:
H idden Kin See Tues.
Sept. 5 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Fi nding Your Roots: Salems Lot See Tues.
Sept. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline: Two Strikes / Tutwiler See Tues.
Sept. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Professor T: Ring of Fire (Season 2, Part 1 of 13) [R]
4:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Baroness Oona King and Dame Jenni Murray See Sun. Sept. 3 at 6:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 America’s Test Kitchen
4 :00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Sense and Sensibility
A three-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor’s warnings. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness?
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
Friday 8
EARLY MORNING
12:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: Suwannee - Wild River
(Part 1 of 5) See Wed. Sept. 6 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Saving Venice See Wed. Sept. 6 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Evolution Earth: Earth
(Part 1 of 5) See Wed. Sept. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Au stin City Limits: Adrian Quesada Boleros Psicodelicos [R]
4:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Pati’s Mexican Table
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Ch icago Tonight:
Latino Voices
Bella! This Woman’s Place is in the House: American Masters
Follow the meteoric rise of firebrand politician and activist Bella Abzug. See how her commitment to women’s rights and progressive causes upended the status quo in Washington.
Friday, September 8
8:00 pm
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 Bella! This Woman’s Place is in the House: American Masters
10:00 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 8 of 8) See Sun. Sept. 3 at 1:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Sept. 3 at 3:00 pm. [R]
3:53 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) See Sun. Sept. 3 at 4:23 pm. [R]
5:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids
9:00 J Sc hwanke’s Life in Bloom: Bouquets in Bloom
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Holland, Michigan
10:00 Th is Old House: Newburyport – Design Talk
10:30 Ask This Old House: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
11:00 Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy – The Queen of Creole Cuisine
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Twisted Italian
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Jacques Pepin: Kitchen Companions
POV: While We Watched
This timely depiction of a newsroom in crisis follows tormented journalist Ravish Kumar for two years as he battles a barrage of fake news, falling ratings, and the resulting cutbacks. Are there viewers for fact-based analyses anymore?
Saturday, September 9 10:00 pm
Revisit 1970s Boston, when Black and white students were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal court desegregation order – unleashing violence and racial unrest that would escalate and continue for years.
Monday, September 11 8:00 pm
1:00 Li dia’s Kitchen: Tiny Kitchen, Big Flavor
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue: Argentine Fire
2:00 Am erica’s Test Kitchen: Bulgogi and Bokkeumbap
2:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen: Italian Sweets
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Simple Cakes
3:30 My G reek Table with Diane Kochilas: You Say Tomato, I Say Domata
4:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Tina’s French Pantry
4:30 Check, Please! Libanais, S.K.Y., Federales
5:00 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Liechtenstein
5:30 PB S News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]
6:30 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices [R]
7:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators – No More Desire a Rose Frank and Lu must investigate a Christmas crisis.
8:00 Si ster Boniface Mysteries: Crimes and Miss Demeanours The Miss United Britain contest takes a dive when one of the beauty queens is discovered dead in the pool.
9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: A Sunshine State of Mind
A close friend’s mother invested in supposedly prime real estate that Frankie discovers does not exist. The team sets up a plan to get her money back.
10:00 POV: While We Watched
11:30 Sense and Sensibility See Thurs. Sept. 7 at 7:00 pm. [R]
Sunday 10
EARLY MORNING
2:30 Bella! This Woman’s Place is in the House: American Masters See Fri. Sept. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried [R]
of 9) Lord Merton delivers a bombshell to Isobel, and Mary does likewise to Tony.
3:00 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 9) Rose makes a handsome new acquaintance. Something is wrong with Thomas. Edith’s link to Marigold draws attention.
4:15 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 9) An ancient spark flares in Violet’s heart. Bates tells Anna the truth.
5:30 PB S News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Stephen Tompkinson and Hayley Mills
7:00 Professor T: The Mask Murders (Season 2, Part 2 of 6) When a prominent couple is found murdered, the crime scene has uncanny parallels to another murder 15 years ago.
8:00 Unforgotten Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) The team works to identify the body found in the chimney flue as forensics reveal the cause of death.
9:00 Van der Valk Season 3 on Masterpiece: Freedom in Amsterdam (Part 2) Van der Valk and the team are drawn into the murky world of drug smuggling before revealing a deeper, darker personal tale of envy.
10:00 The Fall: What is in Me Dark Illumine (Season 2, Part 6 of 6) With Paul Spector in custody, DSI Gibson desperately searches for clues to help find Rose Stagg. However, Spector does all he can to thwart her.
11:30 Wild Travels
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Austin City Limits: Jon Batiste
1:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators – No More Desire a Rose See Sat. Sept. 9 at 7:00 pm. [R]
Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Orlando (Part 2 of 2) Revisit items such as a Fern Isabel Coppedge oil, a Tiffany Studios mosaic glass inkwell, and an 1844 Presidential election political banner.
8:00 The Busing Battleground: American Experience
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Professor T: The Mask M urders (Season 2, Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 10 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Unforgotten Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 10 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Van der Valk Season 3 on Masterpiece: Freedom in Amsterdam (Part 2) See Sun. Sept. 10 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Fall: What Is In Me Dark Illumine (Season 2, Part 6 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 10 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Wild Travels See Sun. Sept. 10 at 11:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
Leland cheerleaders
Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances of students, teachers, and parents, the film shows how the town – and America – were transformed.
Tuesday, September 12 8:00 pm
5:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
MORNING
7:00-9:30 WTTW Kids
9:30 Sense and Sensibility [R]
AFTERNOON
12:30 Downton Abbey Season 5
on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 9)
Mary and Lord Gillingham put their relationship to the test. Cora makes a new friend, and Violet is reunited with an old one.
1:45 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 4
2:00 Si ster Boniface Mysteries: Crimes and Miss Demeanours See Sat. Sept. 9 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: A Sunshine State of Mind See Sat. Sept. 9 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Fi ring Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Fi nding Your Roots: Secret Lives Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA to help comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash solve deep family mysteries.
8:00 The Harvest: American Experience
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
Wednesday 13
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage O rlando (Part 2 of 2) See
Mon. Sept. 11 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 The Busing Battleground: American Experience See Mon. Sept. 11 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 POV: While We Watched See Sat. Sept. 9 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Liechtenstein [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Am erica Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: Arkansas – Hidden Gems (Part 2 of 5) In Arkansas, just about everyone you meet is into the outdoors; yet to the rest of the country, the state barely registers as an outdoor destination.
8:00 NOVA: Rebuilding Notre Dame In April 2019, the world watched as a devastating fire almost destroyed Paris’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. Go behind the scenes with a team restoring the historic landmark.
9:00 Evolution Earth: Islands (Part 2 of 5) Examine how animals cut off from the rest of the world are rapidly evolving, providing new knowledge that can help fix climate change problems on a larger scale.
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Secret Lives See Tues.
Sept. 12 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 The Harvest: American Experience See Tues.
Sept. 12 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Celebrity Antiques Road
Trip: Stephen Tompkinson and Hayley Mills See Sun.
Sept. 10 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Death in Paradise [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s M ilk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: The Old Switcheroo An old rival turns up selling antiquities, but Frankie’s convinced it’s all a scam.
8:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Last Dance The team investigates a kidnapping gone wrong at the Palais Royale. They learn the victim is gravely ill and race to save his life.
9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Radio Daze Mary is acting in a radio drama, but when she realizes the play is a cover for a heist, she must find a way to warn Frankie.
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: Arkansas – Hidden Gems (Part 2 of 5) See Wed. Sept. 13 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Rebuilding Notre Dame See Wed. Sept. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Evolution Earth: Islands
(Part 2 of 5) See Wed. Sept. 13 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Au stin City Limits: Jon Batiste [R]
4:00 Death in Paradise [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Ch icago Tonight: Latino Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 Jerry Brown: The Disrupter –American Masters This profile of the two-time, four-term Governor of California Jerry Brown finds his record of forward-thinking policy making on issues such as inequality and climate change to be a
fresh source of inspiration.
10:00 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
Saturday 16
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 9) See Sun. Sept. 10 at 12:30 pm. [R]
1:45 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 9) See Sun. Sept. 10 at 1:45 pm. [R]
3:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
5:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids
9:00 J Sc hwanke’s Life in Bloom: Flower Foraging
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Amana Colonies, Iowa
10:00 Th is Old House: Newburyport – Off-theShelf Custom Look
10:30 Ask This Old House: Fire Pit Plan, Window Restoration
11:00 Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy – Do For Others
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Six Ingredient Meals
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Jacq ues Pepin: Ocean Harvest
1:00 Li dia’s Kitchen: Switch Up the Spice
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue: East Meets West
2:00 Am erica’s Test Kitchen: Jewish Baking
2:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen: Stir-Fry and Congee
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The Cooking of Colombia
3:30 My G reek Table with Diane Kochilas: Beans for Humanity
4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table: The Nectar of the Mayan Gods
4:30 Check, Please! Big Ed’s BBQ, Serai, Bistronomic
5:00 Travel Detective: Ft. Myers Hurricane Recovery/Hidden Gems of St. Augustine
5:30 PB S News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]
6:30 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices [R]
7:00 Doc Martin: To the Lighthouse (New Season) Martin’s medical career remains under scrutiny as a GMC representative has come to assess him and his surgery. Meanwhile, Al
accidentally proposes to Morwenna, and Mrs Tishell has a new lease on life.
8:00 Father Brown: Winds of Change Father Brown discovers that a murderer is using Kembleford’s new model village to plan their attacks.
9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Emancipation Day When donations are taken from an orphanage, civil rights hero Marcus Garvey hires the team to catch the thief and find the cash.
10:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: The Old Switcheroo See Thurs. Sept. 14 at 7:00 pm. [R]
11:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Last Dance See Thurs. Sept. 14 at 8:00 pm. [R]
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Radio Daze See Thurs. Sept. 14 at 9:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 9) See Sun. Sept. 10 at 3:00 pm. [R]
2:15 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 9) See Sun. Sept. 10 at 4:15 pm. [R]
3:30 Jerry Brown: The Disrupter –American Masters See Fri. Sept. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R]
As Season 9 commences, Doc Martin, aka Dr. Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes), is grappling with a career crisis as the General Medical Council receives complaints about his unconventional approach to patients.
Saturday, September 16 7:00 pm
After two decades in the United States, Tacho Juárez and his family, all undocumented, decide to return home. Little did they know that it would be the most difficult journey of their lives, and reawaken an intense desire for a place to belong. This is a love story about reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption.
Monday, September 18 9:00 pm
5:30 Am erica Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: Arkansas – Hidden Gems (Part 2 of 5) [R]
MORNING
6:30-9:00 WTTW Kids
9:00 Pritzker Military Presents
10:00 Ch icago Stories: The Birth of Gospel Trace the birth and growth of gospel music in Chicago in the 1930s through the story of “The Father of Gospel”, Thomas A. Dorsey.
11:00 Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special This documentary and companion website traces Wells’ career as a journalist, activist, and organizer in Chicago.
AFTERNOON
12:00 Chicago Stories: Our Soldiers, Our Lady of Guadalupe Revisit the story of Chicago’s oldest Mexican American parish, Our Lady of Guadalupe, that lost 12 young men in the Vietnam War.
1:00 Inventing Improv: A Chicago Stories Special Explore the life and legacy of Viola Spolin, the social-workerturned-theater guru known as The Mother of Improv.
2:00 Ch icago Stories: Jane Byrne
Chicago mayor Jane Byrne focused on bringing unity
and pride to an increasingly divided city, as her time in office was marked by crises and controversies.
3:00 Ch icago Stories: Union Stockyards (Audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements are available to make this program more accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.) [R]
4:00 Ch icago Stories: Downtown Disasters Hear the stories of two very different disasters that occurred in the heart of Chicago’s Loop 90 years apart: the 1903 Iroquois Theatre Fire and the Great Loop Flood of 1992.
5:00 The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special Chicago Stories brings to life the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, exploring how tensions between the city’s elites and the immigrant poor led to the wrong person being accused of starting the blaze.
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Stories: The Real Mad Men of Chicago You may not have heard of Albert Lasker, Eugene Kolkey, or Tom Burrell, but you most certainly know their creations. Explore how the real Mad Men of Chicago became the leaders of the advertising world.
7:00 Professor T: The Family (Season 2, Part 3 of 6) Professor T is asked to decipher a macabre puzzle when a doctor and her family are found dead in a grisly tableau on their living room sofa.
8:00 Unforgotten Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) While Sunny takes a trip to Paris and Jess drops in on an unsuspecting potential suspect, the pair continue to clash.
9:00 Van der Valk Season 3 on Masterpiece: Redemption in Amsterdam (Part 1) The murder of a museum employee links back to a case Van der Valk investigated at the beginning of his career.
10:00 The Fall: Silence and Suffering (Season 3, Part 1 of 6) Paul Spector is rushed to Belfast General Hospital, where the staff fights to keep him alive.
11:00 Mi nd the Baby, Mr. Bean
11:30 Wild Travels
Monday 18
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Austin City Limits: The Very Best of John Prine
1:00 Doc Martin: To the Lighthouse See Sat. Sept. 16 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Father Brown: Winds
of Change See Sat. Sept. 16 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Emancipation Day See Sat. Sept. 16 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Death in Paradise [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Fi ring Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Ch icago Stories: Jane Byrne See Sun. Sept. 17 at 2:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Spokane (Part 1 of 2) Revisit finds including a 1905 Spokane bird’s-eye view lithograph, Abraham Lincoln letters and signed carte-de-visite, and a yellow diamond and platinum ring.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Spokane (Part 2 of 2) Discover antique and vintage finds including a Jon Stefansson landscape oil, a Lonny Frey pro baseball collection, and a Rolex Bubbleback watch.
9:00 POV: Bulls and Saints
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Professor T: The Family (Season 2, Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 17 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Unforgotten Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Van der Valk Season 3 on Masterpiece: Redemption in Amsterdam (Part 1) See Sun. Sept. 17 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Fall: Silence and Suffering (Season 3, Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 17 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Mi nd the Baby, Mr. Bean [R]
4:30 Wild Travels See Sun. Sept. 17 at 11:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s
Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Ida B. Wells: A Chicago
Stories Special See Sun. Sept. 17 at 11:00 am. [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Fi nding Your Roots: Far
From Home Henry Louis Gates maps the family trees of pop icon Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo to uncover ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to America.
8:00 To b e announced
9:00 Independent Lens: Sansón and Me This moving portrait of the unlikely friendship of two Mexican migrants is told within the frame of the dramatic clash between systemic forces and personal choices that envelop young, incarcerated men of color in America.
10:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
On December 1, 1958, a devastating fire swept through Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, killing 92 children and three nuns. In this new episode of Chicago Stories, survivors, their families, and community members share their harrowing memories of that day and the heartbreaking aftermath.
Friday, September 22
8:00 pm
11:00 BBC News
11:30 Aman pour and Company
Wednesday 20
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Sp okane (Part 1 of 2) See Mon. Sept. 18 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Spokane (Part 2 of 2) See Mon. Sept. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 POV: Bulls and Saints See Mon. Sept. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Ch icago Stories: Our Soldiers, Our Lady of Guadalupe See Sun. Sept. 17 at 12:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Travel Detective: Ft. Myers Hurricane Recovery/Hidden Gems of St. Augustine [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s
Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Ch icago Stories: The Birth of Gospel See Sun. Sept. 17 at 10:00 am. [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Am erica Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: New Mexico (Part 3 of 5) From turkey hunting to rafting on the Rio Grande, Baratunde explores how New Mexico’s history shapes its outdoor culture.
8:00 NOVA: London Super Tunnel Thousands of engineers, technicians, and workers race to build Europe’s biggest construction project: London’s new railroad, the Elizabeth Line.
9:00 Evolution Earth: Heat (Part 3 of 5) Examine the ingenious ways animals are adapting in the hottest places on Earth, where tiny changes cause giant degrees of change.
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Far From Home See Tues.
Sept. 19 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 To b e announced
2:00 In dependent Lens: Sanson and Me See Tues.
Sept. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Inventing Improv: A Chicago Stories Special See Sun. Sept. 17 at 1:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Check, Please! Big Ed’s BBQ, Serai, Bistronomic [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely –American Masters
Learn the story of the First Amendment told through the landmark cases of its most celebrated attorney, Floyd Abrams. Its journey offers a unique lens through which to view our recent history and our bitterly divided nation – one that is asking itself anew: what price are we willing to pay for free speech?
Saturday, September 23 10:00 pm
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Ch icago Stories: Union Stockyards Audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements are available to make this program more accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Father Brown: The Red Death Sir Charles Hakeworth is garrotted at a masked ball. Father Brown must
determine the killer from four people who knew Hakeworth would be present.
8:00 Mi dsomer Murders: The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy (in 2 parts) After a local photographer wins an urban myth competition with his creation of The Wolf Hunter and a man is killed, Barnaby must investigate if this myth has become murderous reality.
9:30 To b e announced
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: New Mexico (Part 3 of 5) See Wed. Sept. 20 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: London Super Tunnel See Wed. Sept. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Evolution Earth: Heat (Part 3 of 5) See Wed. Sept. 20 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Ch icago Stories: Union Stockyards [R]
4:00 Ch icago Stories: The Real Mad Men of Chicago See Sun. Sept. 17 at 6:00 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
Kitchen
4:00 Ch icago Stories: The Real Mad Men of Chicago [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Ch icago Tonight: Latino Voices
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 Ch icago Stories: Angels Too Soon – The School Fire of ’58
9:00 The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special See Sun. Sept. 17 at 5:00 pm. [R]
10:00 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
Saturday 23
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
2:30 ‘70’s Soul Superstars
5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids
9:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Flower Memories
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Woodstock, Illinois
10:00 This Old House:
Newburyport – Bed Race
10:30 Ask This Old House: Dimmer Switch Troubleshooting, Clothes Rack
11:00 Dooky Chase Kitchen:
Leah’s Legacy – Mardi Gras
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Golden State Grub
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Jacques Pepin:
Cooking Clever
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen:
Colorful Inspiration
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet
Barbecue: Grilling from Across the Pond
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen:
Shrimp, Fast and Slow
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen:
Hearty Alpine Fare
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Simple Italian
3:30 My Greek Table with Diane
Kochilas: Ancient Greece
for Modern Cooks
4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table: Guavabera World
4:30 Check, Please! Gogi, Revival Food Hall, Club Lucky
5:00 Islands Without Cars: Mexico’s Isla Holbox Isla Holbox is a small island in the Yucatan Peninsula north of Cancun, Mexico. From snorkeling with sharks to a series of opportunities for mind/body integration, this is a place of natural wonder.
5:30 PBS News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]
6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R]
7:00 Doc Martin: The Shock of the New Martin is required to pass three refresher courses that will decide whether he is deemed fit to practice, starting with phlebotomy.
8:00 Father Brown: The Company of Men Lady Felicia’s impromptu visit coincides with Father Brown helping out a friend at an exclusive gentlemen’s club.
9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Dressed to Kill When famed French designer Coco Chanel is the target of a brazen assassination attempt, Frankie’s
team is hired to protect her.
10:00 Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely – American Masters
11:30 Chicago Stories: Angels Too Soon – The School Fire of ’58 See Fri. Sept. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R]
Sunday 24
EARLY MORNING
12:30 The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special [R]
1:30 Father Brown: The Red Death See Thurs. Sept. 21 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Midsomer Murders: The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy (in 2 parts) See Thurs. Sept. 21 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Spokane (Part 1 of 2) [R]
5:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
MORNING
7:00-9:30 WTTW Kids
9:30 Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier Enjoy Strauss’ Viennese comedy with Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin opposite Samantha Hankey in the “pants role” as her lover Octavian. Deborah Voigt hosts.
1:30 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 9) Edith is found out. Mary fi nally shakes a suitor. Isobel and Lord Merton reveal their plans. Robert throws another guest out of the house.
2:35 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 8 of 9) Someone tries to derail Rose and Atticus’ happiness. Mrs. Patmore gets a surprise. Anna is in trouble. Robert has a revelation.
4:00 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 9 of 9) The Crawleys go to a shooting party at a castle in Northumberland and return to Downton for Christmas.
6:00 The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago People from all over the city and suburbs take Geoffrey Baer to the places they fi nd most breathtaking and explain why they are so meaningful, as Geoffrey reveals some of his own favorites. (Audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements are available to make this program more accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.)
7:00 Professor T: DNA of a
Murderer (Season 2, Part 4 of 6) An artisan baker is found dead after receiving death threats. Is it a case of revenge or is the killer closer to home?
8:00 Unforgotten Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6)
Sunny and Jess’ personal lives go from bad to worse while they struggle to keep focused.
9:00 Van der Valk Season 3 on Masterpiece: Redemption in Amsterdam (Part 2)
Now released under a new name and identity, has the suspect from Van der Valk’s past started killing again?
10:00 The Fall: His Troubled Thoughts (Season 3, Part 2 of 6) Gibson and Burns are hauled over the coals by the police ombudsman for their handling of the case.
11:00 Do -It-Yourself Mr. Bean
11:30 Wild Travels
Monday 25
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Austin City Limits: Olivia Rodrigo/Phoebe Bridgers
1:00 Doc Martin: The Shock of the New See Sat. Sept. 23 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Father Brown: The Company of Men See Sat. Sept. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries:
Dressed to Kill See Sat. Sept. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely – American Masters See Sat. Sept. 23 at 10:00 pm. [R]
5:30 Fi ring Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Louisville 2021 (Part 1 of 2) Revisit items such as a Dirk Van Erp lamp circa 1910 and a 1919 Cincinnati Reds championship baseball.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Louisville 2021 (Part 2 of 2) Finds include a Kentucky cherry corner cupboard made around 1815 and a 1911 Julian Onderdonk landscape oil.
9:00 POV: Uýra – The Rising Forest
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
Tuesday 26
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Professor T: DNA of a M urderer (Season 2, Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 24 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Unforgotten Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 24 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Van der Valk Season 3 on Masterpiece: Redemption in Amsterdam (Part 2) See Sun. Sept. 24 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Fall: His Troubled Thoughts (Season 3, Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Sept. 24 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Do -It-Yourself Mr. Bean [R]
4:30 Wild Travels See Sun. Sept. 24 at 11:30 pm. [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Fi nding Your Roots: Rising from the Ashes Henry Louis Gates traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis, uncovering records from workhouses in Scotland and slave plantations in South Carolina.
8:00 To b e announced
9:00 Frontline: Putin vs. the Press
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
Wednesday 27
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Louisville 2021 (Part 1 of 2) See Mon. Sept. 25 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Louisville 2021 (Part 2 of 2) See Mon. Sept. 25 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 POV: Uýra – The Rising Forest See Mon. Sept. 25 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Ch icago Stories: Jane Byrne [R]
4:00 Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special [R]
While traveling through the Amazon, Uýra uses dance, poetry, and stunning characterization to share ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth to promote the significance of identity and place, threatened by Brazil’s oppressive political regime.
Monday, September 25 9:00 pm
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Am erica Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: Oregon (Part 4 of 5) From giant kelp forests to forest bathing to sustainable ranching, variety rules in Oregon and Baratunde is on a mission to dive right in.
8:00 NOVA: Operation Lighthouse Rescue The Gay Head Lighthouse is soon to become the next victim of the ocean’s relentless erosion of the island’s cliffs. Engineers race to the rescue.
9:00 Evolution Earth: Ice (Part 4 of 5) Learn the unexpected survival stories of animals at the melting Poles that reveal an interconnected planet with implications for us.
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Rising from the Ashes See Tues. Sept. 26 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 To b e announced
2:00 Frontline: Putin vs. the Press See Tues. Sept. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Ch icago Stories: Angels
Too Soon – The School Fire of ’58 [R]
4:00 The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Ch icago Stories: Union Stockyards [R]
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Ch icago Stories: Angels
Too Soon – The School Fire of ’58 [R]
8:00 Mi dsomer Murders: The Stitcher Society (in 2 parts) A local outcast, controversially acquitted of murder years previously, is the latest inductee into a postoperative heart rehab club.
9:30 To b e announced
10:00 Ch icago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston: Oregon (Part 4 of 5) See Wed. Sept. 27 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 NOVA: Operation Lighthouse Rescue See Wed. Sept. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Evolution Earth: Ice
(Part 4 of 5) See Wed. Sept. 27 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Au stin City Limits: Olivia Rodrigo/Phoebe Bridgers [R]
4:00 Ch icago Stories: The Birth of Gospel [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Ch icago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
1:00 Antiques Roadshow
2:00 Cook’s Country
2:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s M ilk Street Television
3:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen
4:00 Death in Paradise
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS NewsHour
7:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review
7:30 Washington Week
8:00 Ch icago Stories: The Race to Reverse the River
9:00 Ch icago Stories: Downtown Disasters See. Sun. Sept. 10 at 4:00 pm. [R]
10:00 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Aman pour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
12:30 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 9) See Sun. Sept. 24 at 1:30 pm. [R]
1:35 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 8 of 9) See Sun. Sept. 24 at 2:35 pm. [R]
3:00 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 9 of 9) See Sun. Sept. 24 at 4:00 pm. [R]
5:00 Ch icago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids
9:00 J Sc hwanke’s Life in Bloom: Innovation in Bloom
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Fort Wayne, Indiana
10:00 Th is Old House: Lexington – On a Mission
10:30 Ask This Old House: Girl Scout Community Garden
11:00 Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy – Creole Feast
11:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Taco, Taco, Nacho
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country
12:30 Jacq ues Pepin: Heirloom Favorites
1:00 Li dia’s Kitchen: The Fish Market
1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue: San Antonio Grill
2:00 Am erica’s Test Kitchen: Italian-Inspired Dinners
2:30 Am erica’s Test Kitchen: French Pastries
3:00 Ch ristopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Chicken Three Ways
3:30 My G reek Table with Diane Kochilas: Greek Yogurt for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table: Flavors of Merida
4:30 Check, Please! Heritage, El Solazo, Fulton Market Kitchen
5:30 PB S News Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R]
6:30 Ch icago Tonight: Black Voices [R]
7:00 Doc Martin: S.W.A.L.K. Ruth is concerned about becoming increasingly forgetful, and Martin offers to perform a mini mental state examination.
8:00 Father Brown: The Gardeners of Eden A celebrity florist brings glamour and murder to Kembleford.
9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Extra Innings Frankie suspects sabotage when a baseball player dies mid-game.
10:00 A Song for Cesar: American Masters This documentary explores the life and work of civil rights activist and labor leader Cesar Chavez.
11:30 Ch icago Stories: The Race to Reverse the River See Fri. Sept. 29 at 8:00 pm. [R]
From its earliest days, Chicago residents and businesses alike dumped their waste directly into the Chicago River, which flowed into Lake Michigan and contaminated the city’s drinking water. Engineers including Ellis Chesborough (pictured) tried various bold methods to deal with the deadly crisis, finally arriving at an ingenious solution: reversing the flow of the river away from the lake.
Friday, September 29 8:00 pm
’70s Soul Superstars
Saturday, 2:30 am (9/23)
Austin City Limits
Mondays, 12:00 am
Fridays, 3:00 am (9/8, 9/15, 9/29)
Great Performances at the Met
Sunday, 10:00 am (9/3)
Sunday, 9:30 am (9/24)
Death in Paradise
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
Saturdays, 7:00 pm (9/2, 9/9)
Mondays, 1:00 am (9/4, 9/11)
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Saturdays, 8:00 pm (9/2, 9/9)
Mondays, 2:00 am (9/4, 9/11)
Unforgotten on Masterpiece
Sundays, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays, 1:00 am
Van der Valk on Masterpiece
Sundays, 9:00 pm
Tuesdays, 2:00 am
Cooking & Dining • Home Improvement •
American Outdoors with Baratunde
Thurston
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm
Fridays,
Sunday, 5:30 am (9/17)
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s
Illustrated
Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm
Mondays-Fridays, 3:30 pm
Antiques Roadshow
Mondays, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm (9/4, 9/18, 9/25)
Monday, 7:00 pm (9/11)
Mondays-Thursdays, 1:00 pm
Fridays,
Wednesdays,
Wednesday, 12:00 am (9/13)
Wednesday, 12:30 am, 1:30 am (9/20)
Sunday, 4:00 am (9/24)
Ask This Old House
Saturdays, 10:30 am
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Sundays, 8:00 pm (9/3, 9/10)
Thursday, 4:00 am (9/7)
Thursday, 3:00 am (9/14)
Check, Please!
Saturdays, 4:30 pm
Thursday, 4:30 am (9/21)
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
Television
Mondays-Saturdays, 3:00 pm
Cook’s Country
Saturdays, 12:00 pm
Mondays-Fridays, 2:00 pm
Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy
Saturdays, 11:00 am
Islands Without Cars
Saturday, 5:00 pm (9/23)
J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
Saturdays, 9:00 am
Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul
Saturdays, 12:30 pm
John McGivern’s Main Streets
Saturdays, 9:30 am
Lidia’s Kitchen
Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
Mondays-Fridays, 2:30 pm
This Old House
Saturdays, 10:00 am
Travel Detective
Saturdays, 5:00 pm (9/2, 9/9, 9/16)
Wednesdays, 4:30 am (9/13, 9/20)
Wild Travel
Sundays, 11:30 pm
Tuesdays, 4:30 am
Evolution Earth
Wednesdays, 9:00 pm
Fridays, 2:00 am (9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29)
NOVA
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm
Fridays, 1:00 am
What to Eat When with Dr. Michael Roizen & Dr. Michael Crupain
Sunday, 5:30 am (9/3)
Affairs • History •
Amanpour and Company
Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm
American Experience
Monday, 8:00 pm (9/11)
Tuesday, 8:00 pm (9/12)
Wednesday, 1:00 am (9/13)
Thursday, 1:00 am (9/14)
American Masters
Fridays, 8:00 pm (9/8, 9/15)
Sunday, 2:30 am (9/10)
Sunday, 3:30 am (9/17)
Saturdays, 10:00 pm (9/23, 9/30)
Monday, 3:30 am (9/25)
The Area
Friday, 8:00 pm (9/1)
Wednesday, 3:00 am (9/6)
BBC News
Mondays-Fridays, 5:00 am, 10:30 pm
BBC News America
Mondays-Fridays, 5:00 pm
Chicago Stories: Angels Too Soon
Friday, 8:00 pm (9/22)
Saturday, 11:30 pm (9/23)
Thursday, 3:00 am, 7:00 pm (9/28)
Chicago Stories: Downtown Disasters
Sunday, 4:00 pm (9/17)
Friday, 9:00 pm (9/29)
Chicago Stories: Jane Byrne
Sunday, 2:00 pm (9/17)
Monday, 4:00 pm (9/18)
Wednesday, 3:00 am (9/27)
Chicago Stories: Our Soldiers, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sunday, 12:00 pm (9/17)
Wednesday, 3:30 am (9/20)
Chicago Stories: The Race to Reverse the River
Chicago Tonight
Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30 pm, 10:00 pm
Tuesdays-Fridays, 5:30 am
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
Fridays, 10:00 pm
Saturdays, 6:30 pm
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Fridays, 5:30 pm
Saturdays, 6:00 pm
Chicago Tonight: Week in Review
Fridays, 7:00 pm
Saturdays, 12:00 am, 5:00 am
Finding Your Roots
Tuesday, 7:00 pm (9/5)
Tuesdays, 8:00 pm
Thursdays, 12:00 am
Thursday, 1:00 pm (9/7)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Mondays, 5:30 am
Frontline
Tuesdays, 9:00 pm (9/5, 9/26)
Thursdays, 2:00 am (9/7, 9/28)
The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special
Sunday, 5:00 (9/17)
Friday, 9:00 pm (9/22)
Sunday, 12:30 am (9/24)
Thursday, 4:00 am (9/28)
Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories
Special
Sunday, 11:00 am (9/17)
Tuesday, 4:00 pm (9/19)
Wednesday, 4:00 am (9/27)
In Their Own Words
Saturday, 11:00pm (9/2)
Independent Lens
Tuesday, 9:00 pm (9/19)
Thursday, 2:00 am (9/21)
Inventing Improv: A Chicago Stories
Special
Sunday, 1:00 pm (9/17)
Thursday, 3:30 am (9/21)
Memorial Day Massacre: Workers
Die, Film Buried
Monday, 5:30 pm, 10:00 pm (9/4)
Tuesday, 5:30 am (9/5)
Sunday, 4:30 am (9/10)
The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago
Sunday, 6:00 pm (9/24)
PBS News Weekend
Saturdays, 5:30 pm
Sundays, 5:30 pm (9/3, 9/10)
PBS NewsHour
Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm
Pioneers of Television
Monday, 4:00 am (9/4)
POV
Saturday, 10:00 pm (9/9)
Wednesday, 3:00 am (9/13)
Mondays, 9:00 pm (9/18, 9/25)
Wednesday, 2:30 pm (9/20)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (9/27)
Pritzker Military Presents
Midsomer Murders
Sunday, 1:30 am, 2:15 am (9/24)
Mr. Bean
Sundays, 11:00 pm (9/3, 9/17, 9/24)
Tuesdays, 4:00 am (9/5, 9/19, 9/26)
Professor T
Sundays, 7:00 pm
Tuesdays, 12:00 am
Thursday, 3:00 am (9/7)
Sense and Sensibility
Thursday, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (9/7)
Saturday, 11:30 am (9/9)
Sunday, 12:30 am, 1:30 am, 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am (9/10)
Saturdays, 1:00 pm
My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
Saturdays, 3:30 pm
New Scandinavian Cooking
Saturdays, 4:00 pm
Pati’s Mexican Table
Saturday, 1:00 pm (9/1)
Saturdays, 4:00 pm (9/16, 9/23, 9/30)
Rick Steves’ Europe
Saturday, 5:00 pm (9/30)
Sara’s Weeknight Meals
Friday, 1:30 pm (9/1)
Saturdays, 11:30 am
Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue
Saturdays, 1:30 pm
Friday, 8:00 pm (9/29)
Saturday, 11:30 pm (9/30)
Chicago Stories: The Birth of Gospel
Sunday, 10:00 am (9/17)
Wednesday, 4:00 pm (9/20)
Friday, 4:00 am (9/29)
Chicago Stories: The Real Mad Men of Chicago
Sunday, 6:00 pm (9/17)
Friday, 4:00 am, 4:00 pm (9/22)
Chicago Stories: Union Stockyards
Monday, 9:00 pm (9/4)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (9/6)
Sunday, 3:00 pm (9/17)
Thursday, 4:00 pm (9/21)
Friday, 3:00 am (9/22)
Sunday, 9:00 am (9/17)
Rip Current Rescue
Friday, 9:00 pm (9/1)
Sunday, 9:30 am (9/3)
Wednesday, 4:00 am (9/6)
Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide
Saturday, 3:00 am (9/2)
Sunday, 5:00 am (9/10)
Saturday, 3:00 am (9/16)
Saturday, 12:30 am (9/23)
Washington Week
Fridays, 7:30 pm
Enjoy recent performances by the Danish String Quartet, Apollo’s Fire, and Lara Downes with Nicole Cabell, plus a tribute to Miriam Fried on her retirement from Steans Music Institute.
Mondays, 8:00 pm
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Georges Bizet L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1 – Bastille Opera Orch/Myung-Whun Chung. DG 431778-2. [18:18]
11:00 Gu stav Holst Brook Green Suite – English Sinfonia/ Howard Griffiths. Naxos 8.570339. [6:01]
12:00 Antonio Vivaldi La Cetra
Concerto No. 6 in A, R. 348 – Monica Huggett, v; Raglan Baroque Players/ Nicholas Kraemer. Virgin 61246-2 (2). [12:05]
1:00 Howard Hanson Merry Mount, Op. 31 – Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Delos DE-3105. [16:02] Teresa Carreño
Un rêve en mer, Op. 28 –Sarah Cahill, p. First Hand Records FHR-131. [5:48]
2:00 Rob ert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 97, Rhenish –Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner. Archiv 457591-2 (3). [29:42]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30 pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg
Star soloists in this month’s concerts include pianists Isata Kanneh-Mason and Yuja Wang, violinist Geneva Lewis, and baritone Thomas Hampson.
Tuesdays, 8:00 pm
Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 – Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807461.62 (2). [21:38]
Carl Maria von Weber Piano
Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 11 –Peter Rösel, p; Dresden Staatskapelle/Herbert Blomstedt. EMI CDC7-49177-
2. [20:19] Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances – Paris Conservatory Orch/René Leibowitz. Chesky CD-61. [11:03]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Emotion and Meaning in Music. Is music merely a collection of ordered pitches and vibrations in the air, or is there inherent and universal meaning contained within? This week Bill delves into one of the most mysterious and fundamental qualities of music: its ability to convey emotion to the listener.
8:00 Sounds Classical Hosted by Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael.
9:00 The New York Philharmonic
This Week: Host: The Planets, Op. 32; Zubin Mehta, conductor; Respighi: Feste romane; Pini di Roma; Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor.
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: This Train, Part 2 (c. 1963). Part two of “This Train,” WFMT’s annual remembrance of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. Studs joined hundreds of Chicagoans on a train bound for Washington, D.C. He recorded their thoughts and experiences on his portable tape recorder and wove those historic voices into this
All prerecorded music on WFMT is provided by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library.
Most live performances on WFMT are broadcast from the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.
The weekly program returns with exclusive interviews with Joshua Bell, Osvaldo Golijov, and Simone Dinnerstein and a season preview for Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm
award-winning documentary.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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: Introductions Class of 2023: highlight performances from graduating seniors.
12:00 From National Centre for the Performing Arts: Wagner’s Tannhäuser Endrik Wottrich (Tannhäuser); Barbara Haveman (Elisabeth); Giuseppina Piunti (Venus); Markus Werba (Wolfram); NCPA Orchestra; Lü Jia, conductor. Sung in German.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Mexican Music for the PiaNo. As the largest Spanish speaking country in the world, Mexico is also a powerhouse of classical music, with several first-rate composers and performers. Elbio Barilari presents a selection of piano works by José Pablo Moncayo, Blas Galindo, and Manuel Ponce.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: In a preview of her Fox Valley Folk Festival appearance, Sarah McQuaid crosses the Atlantic to deliver powerfully beautiful songs in a silken voice. Live from the Levin Performance Studio.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: Work songs and union anthems for Labor Day.
Sunday 3
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice: Come, Labor On! As summer winds down, host Peter DuBois will honor the Labor Day holiday
with sacred choral and organ music appropriate for this truly American celebration.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
12:00 Su nday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Franz von Suppé Isabella: Overture – Vienna Phil/ Franz Welser-Möst. Sony 196589022110. [7:56] York Bowen Theme and Variations, Op. 139 – Joseph Moog & Kai Adomeit, p’s. Onyx 4229. [14:35] Gioachino Rossini William Tell: Overture –Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 60387-2. [11:55] Matilde Capuis
Tre Momenti – Raphaela Gromes, vc; Festival Strings Lucerne/Daniel Dodds. Sony 19658710712. [14:29]
1:00 Bed rich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) – Shelest Piano Duo. Sorel Classics SCCD-002. [11:52] Malcolm Williamson
Our Man in Havana: Suite – Iceland Sym Orch/ Rumon Gamba. Chandos CHAN-10359. [19:56] Peter Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Lensky’s Aria; Gaetano Donizetti L’elisir d’amore: Aria, Una furtiva lagrima; Léo Delibes Lakmé: Flower Duet, Dôme épais, le jasmin – Ofra Harnoy, vc’s; Mike Herriott, brass. H&H Records HHR-202301. [13:02]
2:00 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Suite No. 1, Op. 46 –Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. RCA 60538-2. [13:32] Aaron Copland El Salón México – Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart. RCA 63717-2. [11:09] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Oboe
Concerto in C, K. 314 – Heinz Holliger, ob; St. Martin’s Academy/Neville Marriner. Philips 422509-2 (5). [19:43]
Germaine Tailleferre
Choral (1973) – Raymond Mase, tr; Marcia Eckert, p. Cambria CD-1085. [3:41]
3:00 Ernest Guiraud Gretna-Green: Valse de Colin-Maillard; Charles Gounod Faust: Ballet music: The Trojan Maidens; Emile Waldteufel Bella Bocca
Polka, Op. 163 – Les Siècles/ François-Xavier Roth. Bru Zane BZ-2005. [11:17] George Frideric Handel Sarabande (on La Follia) – Jupiter/ Thomas Dunford, l. Erato 5419719677. [5:43] Peter Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48: I. Andante non troppo; II. Valse, Moderato - Tempo di valse –Berlin Phil Strings/Semyon Bychkov. Philips 434108-2. [10:37] Leslie Adams Etudes, Part I: No. 9 in b-flat minor –Maria Thompson Corley, p. Albany TROY-639. [7:30]
4:00 Gi useppe Verdi La forza del destino: Overture – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-68468. [7:41] JosephNicholas-Pancrace Royer
L’aimable – Raphaël Feuillâtre, g. DG 4864073. [4:29] Edwin
Finckel Variations on a theme
Willow Weep for Me – David Finckel, vc, Wu Han, p.
ArtistLed 19902-2. [7:16]
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90: III. Poco
allegretto – Berlin Phil/Simon
Rattle. EMI 67254-2 (3).
[6:44] Robert Nathaniel Dett
Magnolia: The Deserted Cabin; Cave of the Winds – Clipper Erickson, p. Navona NV-6013.
[5:44] Alfred Momotenko
Three Sacred Hymns: No. 1, Ave Maria – Latvian Radio Cho/Sigvards Klava. Ondine ODE-1413-2. [3:38]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry
Frumkin including Einojuhani
Rautavaara A Soldier’s Mass –
Finnish Brass Symphony/ Hannu Lintu. Ondine ODE957-2. [10:28] Agathe Backer
Grøndahl Three Piano Pieces, Op 25 – Natalia Strelchenko, p. Arena AR-07008. [11:56]
Antonio Salieri Clavier
Concerto in C – Andreas
Staier, fp; Concerto Köln. Teldec 94569-2. [22:07]
6:00 Antonín Dvorák String
Quartet No. 13 in G, Op. 106 –Takács Quartet. Hyperion CDA-68413. [38:03] Joseph
Bologne (Chevalier de SaintGeorges) Violin Concerto in D, Op. 2, No. 2 – Fumika Mohri, v; Czech Chamber
Phil Orch/Michael Halász. Naxos 8.574452. [18:29]
7:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital
Series: Soprano Kathryn
Henry and pianist Chris
Reynolds perform the final scene from Donizetti’s Anna Bolena and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
8:00 Ch icago Symphony
Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Nielsen: Helios Overture, Violin Conerto, Op. 33;
Traditional: Kuusisto
Danish Bridal Tune; Pekka Kuusisto, violin; SIbelius:
Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7; Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82; The Swan of Tuonela from Four Legends of The Kalevala, Op. 22; Robert Mayer, English horn; Frederick Stock, conductor.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: George Bolet Full Recital from University of Maryland, August 7, 1979. Music by Brahms, Schubert, Godowsky, Liszt, Chopin, and Moszkowski
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Leonard Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes – Minnesota Orch/Edo de Waart. Virgin 91431-2. [10:59]
11:00 Bed rich Smetana Vyšehrad (The High Castle) – Czech Phil/Jirí Belohlávek.
Decca 4833187. [15:05]
} – Ensemble Wien-Berlin. CBS MK-39558. [10:55]
1:00 Alberto Ginastera Estancia, Op. 8: Suite – London Sym Orch/Gisèle Ben-Dor.
Naxos 8.570999. [14:20]
Frédéric Chopin Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 34, No. 1, Valse brillante – Lang Lang, p. Sony 71901 (2). [5:54]
2:00 Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 – Leif Ove Andsnes, p; Berlin Phil/Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC5-57562-2. [28:48]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Antonín Dvorák Rusalka, Op. 114: Fantasy – Pittsburgh Sym Orch/Manfred Honeck. Reference FR-720. [20:11]
Joaquín Turina Tres danzas andaluzas, Op. 8 – Martin Jones, p. Nimbus NI-1710. [12:17] Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez – Miloš Karadaglic, g; London Phil/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4810652. [21:32]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Water Music. In the 5th Century BC, water was classified as one of the four essential elements and over the centuries, artists, poets, philosophers, and
composers have returned repeatedly to the mysteries of water for inspiration. This week Bill focuses on Water Music with works by Vaughan Williams, Mahler, Debussy, and (of course) Handel.
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2023: Apollo’s Fire. The Road to Dublin. Recorded on July 8 in the Martin Theatre.
10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Ralph Vaughan Williams The Wasps: Overture – BBC Sym Orch/ Sir Andrew Davis. Warner Classics 256469667-7. [9:22]
11:00 Fela Sowande African Suite – London Sym Orch Strings/Paul Freeman. Sony 19075862152 (10). [14:46]
12:00 Lu dwig van Beethoven Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119 –Paul Lewis, p. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902416. [14:52]
1:00 Gioachino Rossini L’Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture – Royal Opera House Orch/Carlo Rizzi. Conifer 55004-2.
[8:17] George Gershwin Lullaby – Nash Ensemble. Hyperion CDA-68094. [7:21]
2:00 Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Andris Nelsons. DG 4862040. [20:14]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
Robert Nathaniel Dett In the Bottoms – Clipper Erickson, p. Navona NV-6013.
[15:33] Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, Classical – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 423624-2. [14:04]
Samuel Barber The School for Scandal Overture, Op. 5 –Royal Scottish National Orch/ Marin AlsOp. Naxos 8.559024.
[8:37] Johann Strauss II Waltz, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325 – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. Sony SFK-46710. [15:46]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Water Music.
See Monday’s listing.
8:00 From the 2023 BBC Proms: Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. Prokofiev:
The Road to Dublin, a new program from Apollo’s Fire, features haunting ballads and driving reels. Irish singer Fiona Gillespie joins the merry instrumentalists on fiddles, flute, cello, hammered dulcimer, and plucked instruments, with artistic director Jeannette Sorrell on harpsichord. This creative sequel to the popular Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering, both created and directed by Sorrell, sold out seven performances in the Cleveland area. Next month, Apollo’s Fire begins their third Windy City Series with Handel’s dramatic oratorio Israel in Egypt
Monday, September 4
8:00 pm
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26; Isata KannehMason, piano; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Ryan Bancroft, conductor.
Recorded August 1 at Royal Albert Hall, London.
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: C heung: All Roads; Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Escher String Quartet; Strauss: Metamorphosen; Bella Hristova, Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Richard O’Neill, Mark Holloway, viola; Dmitri Atapine, David Requiro, cello; Xavier Foley, double bass.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Wednesday 6
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news & weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and
2:00 Peter Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11 –Calidore String Quartet. Music@Menlo 2016. [26:11]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
Johann Sebastian Bach Oboe d’Amore Concerto in D, BWV 1053 – Thomas Stacy, ob d’amore; Toronto Chamber Orch/Kevin Mallon. Naxos
8.570735. [22:23] Edward Joseph Collins Variations on an Irish Tune (1930) – Royal Scottish National Orch/Marin AlsOp. Albany TROY-650.
In the season premiere of WFMT Presents, acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell joins host Oliver Camacho to trace his career back to his debut album recorded at age 19. He also connects his teacher Josef Gingold to the pedagogical lineage of Henryk Wieniawski and Eugène Ysaÿe, remarks on becoming only the second director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and shares his new recording of one of the bestknown orchestral works in China, The Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Wednesday, September 6 8:00 pm
Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
10:00 Mi dday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame
Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:1 m. Dag Wirén String Serenade, Op 11 – Stockholm Sinfonietta/Esa-Pekka Salonen. BIS CD-285. [14:03]
11:00 Yu kihiro Yoko Variations on Sakura – Ángel Romero, g. Telarc CD-80134. [9:21]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Chenxing Huang performs works by Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, and Zhang Zhao live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Mu sic for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Mel Bonis Salomé, Op. 101, No. 1 – Toulouse Capitole Orch/Leo Hussain. Bru
Zane BZ-2006. [4:41] Carl
Philipp Emanuel Bach Hamburg Symphony No. 4 in A, Wq 182/4 – Gli Incogniti/ Amandine Beyer. Harmonia Mundi HMM-905321. [11:28]
[17:54] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 6 in D, K. 239, Serenata notturna – Les Folies Françoises/ Patrick Cohën-Akenine. Alpha 092. [13:43]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Water Music. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 WFMT Presents: Music and Conversation with Joshua Bell. The acclaimed violinist comes to WFMT to discuss his role as director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and to share his new album – the Butterfly Lovers Concerto.
9:30 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
Thursday 7
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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.
7:00 WFMT’s second annual Bach to School membership drive Until 7:00 pm, call (773) 279-2100 or visit wfmt.com. WFMT’s Bach to School program provides free musical resources to classrooms in need. Tune in to learn how you can help advance a bright and accessible future for music in our community.
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Water Music. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Dvorák: Violin Conerto; Martin Chalifour, violin; Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Philippe Jordan, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Friday 8
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Alfred Schnittke Suite in the Old Style – Shea-Kim Duo. Blue Griffin BGR-643. [18:18]
11:00 Ron Nelson Sonoran Desert Holiday – Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-76. [9:39]
12:00 Hector Berlioz Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm Music – BBC Sym Orch/ Sir Andrew Davis. Chandos CHSA-5169 (2). [9:40]
1:00 Margaret Bonds Troubled Water – Michelle Cann, p. Platoon PLAT-18088. [5:42]
Margaret Bonds The Bells –Michelle Cann, p. Platoon PLAT-18088. [3:53] George Frideric Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks –B’Rock Orchestra/Dmitry Sinkovsky. Pentatone PTC-5187013. [16:00]
2:00 Cam ille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 33 – Johannes Moser, vc; Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/ Fabrice Bollon. Hänssler Classic 93.222. [19:31]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30 pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 – Itzhak Perlman, v; Boston Sym Orch/ Seiji Ozawa. EMI CDC555360-2. [22:22] Johan Halvorsen Air norvégien, Op. 7 – Marianne Thorsen, v; Bergen Phil/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-10614. [7:48] Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 49 in f minor, La passione – Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati. Decca 4781221 (33). [23:50] Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36 – City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Simon Rattle. EMI CDC5-55001-2. [32:28]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Water Music. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Sounds Classical Hosted by Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael.
9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Frank Huang, violin; Julia Wolfe: unEarth; The Crossing, chorus; Donald Nally, director; Young People’s Chorus of New York City, children’s chorus; Francisco J. Núñez, Director; Jaap van Zweden, conductor.
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: An Hour of Music (09/04/1980).
“Without music, everybody’d
be downhearted ” So said a plumber Studs Terkel once interviewed. This episode is one of those times Studs brought out his favorite vinyl LPs for an hour of recorded music.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2 – Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0013458-02. [9:39]
9:00 Soundtrack
11:00 Introductions: Joseph Kim, 15, guitar and Samuel Kim, 17, piano. Music by Anton Diabelli, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Leo Brouwer, José Ferrer, Mischa Zupko, Rodrigo Riera, Maria Linnemann, and Robert Muczynski.
12:00 From National Centre for the Performing Arts: Yin’s The Ballad of the Canal Wang Lida/ Wang Zhe (Shui Honglian); Wang Hongwei/ Wang Zenan (Qin Xiaosheng); Wang Li/Jen Tingting (Guan Yanyan); Sun Li/ Wang Hexiang (Zhang Shuiyao); NCPA Orchestra and Chorus; Lü Jia, conductor.
2:30 Saturday Afternoon
Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Li stening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: An interview with rising star British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso from the Santa Fe Opera festival.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Breno Blauth: Brazilian Composer. Breno Blauth (1931-1993) is one of the Brazilian composers that deserves exposure and recognition in accordance with their brilliancy. This student of Camargo Guarnieri and a great music educator in his own right, composed very personal and colorful orchestral and chamber works. Elbio Barilari presents some of the most remarkable pieces by this rarely heard Brazilian master.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: Dani and Nick Stone with cellist Alex Stradel combine for exquisite close harmonies as South for Winter performs in a broadcast live from St. Tim’s Coffeehouse in Skokie, IL.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: September songs, wistful and evocative, old and new.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice: Back to School. August and September beckon students back to school. Host Peter DuBois will share wonderful sacred music featuring choirs from secondary schools and colleges both in the US and the UK. Sharpen your pencils!
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
12:00 Su nday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042 – Lara St. John, v; New York Bach Ensemble. Ancalagon 131. [16:36] Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Second Waltz Sequence – Leipzig
Gewandhaus Orch/Herbert
Blomstedt. Decca B000464502. [8:01] Giuseppe Verdi
I Lombardi: Act III: Pas
d’ensemble – Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier.
Naxos 8.572818-19 (2). [2:34]
Francis Poulenc Presto in B-Flat; Claude Debussy
Beau soir; Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche, Op. 165b: III.
Finale, Brasileira – Manon
Galy, v; Jorge González
Buajasán, p. Aparté AP-306. [6:58] Antônio Carlos
Jobim Medley, Se Todos
Fossem Iguais a Você; Águas do Março; The Girl from Ipanema – Plínio Fernandes, g. Decca 4857617. [6:08]
1:00 Johann Strauss II Waltz, Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), Op. 410 – Vienna
Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony 19439840152. [7:39] George
Gershwin Lullaby – Brodsky
Quartet. Chandos CHAN10801. [9:02] Joseph Bologne
(Chevalier de Saint-Georges)
Dance music from L’amant anonyme – Haymarket Opera
Orch/Craig Trompeter.
Cedille CDR-90000217. [6:02] John Dowland
Lachrimae tristes; Sir Henry
Umpton’s Funeral; Lachrimae
antiquae novae – Musicall
Humors. Alpha 944. [15:14]
2:00 Edvard Grieg Holberg
Suite, Op. 40 – Gothenburg
Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi.
DG 437520-2. [19:07] Amy Beach Pastorale, Op. 151 –Borealis Wind Quintet. MSR Classics MS-1128. [2:52]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Aria, Dalla sua pace – Netherlands
Wind Ensemble. Philips 4788977. [3:48] Philip
Glass Piano Concerto No. 3: Movement III (for Arvo Pärt) – Alexey Botvinov, p; New Century Chamber Orch/Daniel Hope. DG 4864128. [16:02] Arvo Pärt
Spiegel im Spiegel – Daniel Hope, v; Jacques Ammon, p. DG 4860543. [9:57]
3:00 Aaron Copland Old American Songs Set 2 – St. Charles Singers, Elgin Sym Orch/ Robert Hanson. Naxos
8.559297. [13:12] Roberto Sierra Sinfonía No. 6: II. De noche – Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Domingo Hindoyan. Onyx 4232. [3:33] Leonard Bernstein West Side Story: Maria; Tonight – Richard Glazier, p. Centaur CRC3716. [5:18] Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 – Freiburg Baroque Orch/Pablo Heras-Casado.
Harmonia Mundi HMM902413. [7:29] Luka Faulisi Sempre libera (after Verdi’s La Traviata); Peter Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Lensky’s Aria – Luka Faulisi, v; Itamar Golan, p. Sony 19658765272. [10:48]
4:00 Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis – New Philharmonia Orch/Leopold Stokowski. BBC Radio Classics BBCRD-9107.
[16:55] Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK-47525. [7:55]
David Diamond Flute, Piano and String Trio Quintet –Chicago Chamber Musicians. Cedille CDR-90000023.
[12:46] Mark-Anthony Turnage Lament – New Century Chamber Orch/Daniel Hope, v. DG 4864128. [13:20]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Samuel ColeridgeTaylor Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10 – Harold Wright, cl; Hawthorne String Quartet. Koch 3-7056-2. [35:39]
Tomaso Albinoni Oboe Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 7, No. 3 – John Anderson, ob; Philharmonia Orch/Simon Wright. Nimbus NI-5188. [8:26]
Maurice Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess – Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/Felix Slatkin. EMI CDM7-63738-2. [6:05]
6:00 Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A – Van Cliburn, p; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. RCA 7834-2-RG.
[21:12] Clara Kathleen Rogers Violin Sonata, Op. 25 – Elaine Skorodin, v; Kimberly Schmidt, p. Koch 3-7240-2. [21:42]
Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen: Act 5 Instrumental
Suite – Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Fontalis ES-8583. [9:27]
7:00 Rebecca Clarke Down by the Salley Gardens; The Seal Man – Golda Schultz, s; Jonathan Ware, p. Alpha 799. [7:28] Felix Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat, Op 45 – Haruma Sato, vc; Wataru Hisasue, p. Universal 00028948586936. [30:00]
Heinrich von Biber Sonatina (con altre arie) – Loren Ludwig, viga; ACRONYM. New Focus FCR-913. [12:01]
8:00 Ch icago 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 Ernest von Dohnányi, Program 1. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor; Ruralia Hungarica; Variations on a Nursery Tune; Capriccio in F.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture – St. Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. EMI CDC7-47014-2. [6:26]
11:00 Darius Milhaud Suite provençale, Op. 152b – Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9072. [14:11]
12:00 Nicola Porpora Cello Concerto in G – Pulcinella/ Ophélie Gaillard, vc. Aparté AP-274. [15:50]
1:00 Dm itri Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96 –Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/ Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0013458-02. [5:59] Clara Schumann Three Romances, Op. 22 – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p. Warner 5419756355. [9:50]
2:00 Lu dwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 – Montreal Sym Orch/ Kent NagaNo. Analekta AN2-9150-5 (11). [32:36]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including
The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 – André Watts, p; Atlanta Sym/Yoel Levi. Telarc CD-80386. [23:55] Giuseppe Verdi Les Vêpres siciliennes: Four Seasons Ballet: Winter & S pring – Bournemouth Sym/José Serebrier. Naxos 8.572818-19 (2). [14:21]
Sigismond Thalberg
Fantasia on Mozart’s Don Giovanni – Cyprien Katsaris, p. Sony SK-52551. [15:44]
6:00 Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik, Book 2: ThreeViolin Concerto in F – Soloists; Music of the Baroque/ Nicholas Kraemer. Music of the Baroque 2011. [13:57]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Big Five I: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1891 as part of the local burghers’ relentless pursuit of international recognition. Bill brings together the music of the composers, conductors, and musicians and tells stories of the hall and its patrons who participated in the making of the CSO.
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2023: A Tribute to Miriam Fried. Ravinia Steans Music Institute alumni Ariel Quartet, violinist Ayano Ninomiya, cellist Karen Ouzounian, and pianist Henry Kramer pay tribute to the retiring director of the RSMI program for piano & strings. Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 29 in E-flat major, H. XV:30; Ravel: Piano Trio; Schubert: String Quartet in G major D. 877. Recorded on July 20 in the Bennett Gordon Hall.
10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Gabriel Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13 – Mayumi Fujikawa, v; Jorge Federico Osorio, p. ASV CDQS-6170. [23:13]
11:00 Franz Liszt Années de pèlerinage: 1st Year, Switzerland: No. 9, Les cloches de Genève – Muza Rubackyte, p. Lyrinx LYR-2216 (3). [5:52]
12:00 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt,
House Presents A Theater
in
Performances at 8:00pm
Tickets $30.00
Op. 23: Suite No. 2, Op. 55 – New York Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. CBS MYK-36718. [17:17]
1:00 Jean -Philippe Rameau Dardanus: Chaconne – Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. Archiv 463476-2 (2). [5:26] Gustav Mahler Piano Quartet Movement –Daniel Hope, v; Paul Neubauer, vi; David Finckel, vc; Wu Han, p. DG B0022906-02. [11:38]
2:00 Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 – Yuja Wang, p; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG B0015338-02. [32:46]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 – Minnesota Orch/Edo de Waart. Virgin 61460-2 (2). [15:00] Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in D minor (1822) – Gidon Kremer, v; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 427338-2. [22:22] Dulcie Holland Piano Trio (1944) – Eggner Trio. ABC Classics 4817995 (2). [15:38]
4:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051 – Swedish Chamber Orch/Thomas Dausgaard. BIS 2199. [15:36]
6:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat, K. 297b: I. Allegro –Music of the Baroque/ Jane Glover. Music of the Baroque CD-2018. [10:25]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Big Five I: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 From the 2023 BBC Proms: Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 and A Musical Gift to Kyiv. Karabits: Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 A Musical Gift to Kyiv; Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat; Felix Klieser, horn; Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kirill Karabits, conductor. Recorded August 2 at Royal Albert Hall, London.
Wednesday 13
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:1 m. Alan Hovhaness Alleluia and Fugue, Op. 40b –Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Delos DE-3157. [9:13]
11:00 Ottorino Respighi The Fountains of Rome – Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC5-55600-2. [16:37]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Cellist John-Henry Crawford and pianist Victor Santiago Asunción perform works Sergei Rachmaninoff and Amy Beach live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Mu sic for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Antonín Dvorák Carnival Overture, Op. 92 – Royal Liverpool Phil/Libor Pešek. Virgin 90797-2. [9:22] Leslie Adams Etudes, Part I: No. 2 in G – Maria Thompson Corley, p. Albany TROY-639. [6:50]
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. Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18, No. 2 – Tokyo String Quartet. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907436.37 (2). [22:32]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, K. 417 – William Purvis, hn; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 423623-2. [13:20] Leonard Bernstein Candide: Suite –Minnesota Orch/Eiji Oue. Reference RR-87. [18:08]
6:00 Evaristo Dall’Abaco Concerto in D a più istrumenti, Op. 5, No. 6 – Music of the Baroque/Harry Bicket. WFMT Recording . [12:53]
For
24 SEPTEMBER 2023
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, D. 899, Op. 90; Emanuel Ax, piano; Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130, with Grosse Fuge Op. 133; Belcea Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Big Five I: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. See Monday’s listing.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
Thursday 14
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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 Gershwin
I Got Rhythm Variations –Orion Weiss, p; Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559705. [8:53]
11:00 Frederick Delius Florida Suite:
II. By the river – Bournemouth Sym Orch/Richard Hickox. EMI CDM5-65203-2. [7:05]
12:00 George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in C, Alexander’s Feast – Berlin Academy for Ancient Music. Harmonia Mundi HMX2908288.91 (4). [12:39]
1:00 Hen ry Cowell Old American Country Set – Manhattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark. Koch 3-7220-2. [14:04] Frédéric Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 – André Watts, p. EMI CDC7-54151-2. [9:56]
2:00 Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 – Lahti Sym Orch/Osmo Vänskä. BIS CD-861. [35:04]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D, Op. 50, No. 6, Frog – Juilliard String Quartet. Sony SMK-62708. [22:34] Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti. Philips 426299-2. [19:00] Karol
Szymanowski Three Paganini Caprices, Op. 40 – Thomas Zehetmair, v; Silke Avenhaus, p. EMI CDC5-55607-2. [12:26]
6:00 Georg Philipp Telemann
Three-Trumpet Concerto in D – Charles Geyer, Barbara Butler & Jeffrey Hickey, tr’s; Music of the Baroque Orch/Thomas Wikman. D’Note DND-1026. [10:47]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Big Five I: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Beethoven: Piano Concerto
No. 4; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano; Thorvaldsdottir: Archora (US premiere, LA Phil commission); Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite; Eva Ollikainen, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in G, H XVIII:4 – Leif Ove Andsnes, p; Norwegian Chamber Orch. EMI CDC5-56960-2. [17:43]
11:00 Ralph Vaughan Williams In the Fen Country – St. Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 442427-2. [14:15]
12:00 Carl Nielsen Maskarade: Suite – Swedish Radio Sym/Esa-Pekka Salonen. CBS MK-44547. [15:10]
1:00 Manuel de Falla Seven Popular Spanish
Songs – Alban Gerhardt, vc; Alliage Quintet. Hyperion CDA-68419. [14:20] William Boyce Symphony No. 2 in A – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 436761-2. [6:21]
2:00 Mo dest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition –Bournemouth Sym Orch/Kirill Karabits. Onyx 4074. [32:26]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30 pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. William Grant Still Symphony No. 5, Western Hemisphere – Fort Smith Sym/John Jeter. Naxos 8.559603. [19:35] Muzio Clementi Piano Sonata in A, Op. 50, No. 1 – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, p. Chandos CHAN-20128. [21:50] Antonín Dvorák The Noon Witch, Op. 108 – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8530. [12:35]
6:00 Antonio Vivaldi Violin & Echo Violin Concerto in A, R. 552 – Elliott Golub, v; Music of the Baroque Orch/ Thomas Wikman. Music of the Baroque MB-112. [17:37]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Big Five I: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Sounds Classical Hosted by Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael.
9:00 The New York Philharmonic
This Week: Takemitsu: I hear the water dreaming; Robert Langevin, flute; Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; John Luther Adams: Become Desert; Jaap van Zweden, conductor.
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Tony Bennett (05/10/1989). From the mid-1940’s until his death in July 2023, Tony Bennett reigned among the most popular of vocal entertainers. His conversation with Studs Terkel was first heard on WFMT in 1989.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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: Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month Highlights. Music by Andreas Martín, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Micháns, and Gabriela Lena Frank.
12:00 From National Centre for the Performing Arts: Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment Sabina Puértolas (Marie); Shi Yijie (Tonio); Giovanni Romeo (Sulpice); Doris Lamprecht (La Marquise de Berkenfield); NCPA Orchestra and Chorus; Matteo Beltrami, conductor. Sung in French.
2:30 Saturday Afternoon
Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Li stening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: Soprano Ailyn Pérez and pianist Kevin Murphy in recital from the 2023 Ravinia Festival.
Recorded on August 15 in the Martin Theatre.
5:30 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: 20th Century Masters. Latin America has long history of concert music that started in the 16th century. However, it is possible to say that the 20th has been THE century of Latin American music. Elbio Barilari presents music by composers such as Manuel Ponce, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alberto Ginastera, Astor Piazzolla and Leo Brouwer, among others.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: From the archives – revisit a high-spirited, fast-picking bluegrass session with Chicago’s master players Eric Lambert and Chris Walz from September 2016.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: Ballads and tall tales of heroes and villains from Odysseus to modern times.
H XV:2 – Guarneri Trio Prague. Praga PRD-250423. [11:33]
Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Overture –Royal Phil/Rudolf Kempe. EMI CDZB5-68736-2 (2). [7:45]
Frédéric Chopin Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 –Dmitry Paperno, p. Cedille CDR-90000026. [8:29] Shara
Nova Titration: How Do I Keep On Feelin’ In This Mean, Mean World; Notice Sensation – The Crossing/Donald Nally. Navona NV-6504. [3:55]
1:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 – Boston Early Music Festival Orch/Andrew Parrott. EMI ZDCB7-54653-2 (2). [20:33] Debra Kaye String Quartet No. 3, Encountering Lorca: II. Wrestling with the Moon – Daedalus Quartet. Navona NV-6521. [7:29]
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E: III. Scherzo, Sehr schnell – Rotterdam Phil Orch/Lahav Shani. Warner 5054197619663. [9:58] Francesco Tristano Ciacona seconda; Toccata –Francesco Tristano, p. Sony 19439917392. [7:45]
2:00 César Franck Piano Quintet in F minor – Trio Wanderer; Catherine Montier, v; Christophe Gaugé, vi. Harmonia Mundi HMM902318.19. [32:24] Ralph Vaughan Williams The Running Set – Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Andrew Manze. Onyx 4240. [6:31] Ruth Crawford Seeger Nineteen American Folksongs for Piano: I Ride an Old Paint – Virginia Eskin, p. Albany TROY297. [00:49] Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Choral: IV. Ode to Joy – Pete Seeger, banjo & whistling. Smithsonian Folkways SF-40018. [1:24]
Camille Saint-Saëns Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. CBS MYK-37769. [6:32]
From the mid-1940s until his death in July 2023, Tony Bennett reigned among the most popular of vocal entertainers. First heard on WFMT in 1989, Bennett’s conversation with Studs Terkel included his championing of the music of Irving Berlin, thoughts on some prominent colleagues (Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Art Tatum), and why he considers himself to be a storyteller rather than a jazz singer.
Friday, September 15 8:00 pm
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice: Happy Birthday, Charles… Arvo, Gustav, and John! Host Peter DuBois marks the birthdays of some significant composers of great sacred choral music the past couple of centuries!
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
12:00 Su nday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Sergei Rachmaninoff Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2 – Sinfonia of London/ John Wilson. Chandos CHSA-5309. [4:32] Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Trio in F,
3:00 Ig naz Holzbauer Günther von Schwarzburg: Sinfonia –Freiburg Baroque Orch/ Gottfried von der Goltz. DG 4863502. [6:22] Malcolm
Arnold Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59 – Dallas Wind Sym/ Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-66. [10:50] Johann
Strauss II Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 – Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner. RCA 888837019828. [7:42] Astor
Piazzolla Histoire du Tango: II. Café 1930 – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Manuel Barrueco, g. Warner 5565782. [7:20]
4:00 Otto Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture – Hallé Orch/John Barbirolli. EMI
Ailyn Pérez in Recital
At the close of a hectic season that featured performances of signature roles in London, Berlin, and Paris and the addition of three new roles to her repertoire in New York, Naples, and Santa Fe, soprano Ailyn Pérez remembered to include her native Chicago audience with this recital with her friend, pianist Kevin Murphy. This homecoming solo concert (recorded in between performances of Dvořák’s Rusalka with fellow Santa Fe debutante Lidiya Yankovskaya conducting) marked a return to Ravinia’s Martin Theatre, the site of early career triumphs in Mozartian roles under the baton of James Conlon.
Saturday, September 16 4:00 pm
CDM7-64138-2. [8:18]
Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque – Inon Barnatan, p. Avie AV-2256. [16:52]
Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Montagues and Capulets – Chicago Sym Orch/Riccardo Muti. CSO Resound 9011402. [5:15]
Niccolò Paganini Caprice No. 24 in A minor – Alison Balsom, tr. EMI 53255-2. [4:19] Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275): III. Minuet –Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier. Naxos 8.578305. [3:44] John Dowland Semper Dowland semper dolens –Musicall Humors. Alpha 944. [6:35] Roshanne Etezady
Damaged Goods: III. About Time – eighth blackbird. Cedille CDR-90000133. [2:38]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat, K. 364 – Julia Fischer, v; Gordan Nikolic, vi; Netherlands Chamber Orch/
Yakov Kreizberg. Pentatone PTC-5186098. [29:56]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concert aria, Alcandro, lo confesso...Non so donde viene, K. 294 – Nicole Chevalier, s; Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz. DG 4863502. [9:50] Florence
Price Adoration – Raphaela
Gromes, vc; Festival Strings
Lucerne/Daniel Dodds. Sony 19658710712. [3:17]
Florence Price Barcarolle –Lara Downes, p. Rising Sun Music RS-003D. [3:37]
6:00 Ralph Vaughan Williams
Partita for double string
orchestra – London Phil Orch
Strings/Sir Adrian Boult.
EMI CDM7-69710-2. [19:29]
Germaine Tailleferre Partita for piano – Quynh Nguyen, p. Music & Arts MA-1306. [7:26]
6:30 Aaron Copland Old American Songs Set 1 – Thomas Hampson, br; St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff. Teldec 77310-2. [12:35]
7:00 Carl Maria von Weber
Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat, Op. 34 – Richard Stoltzman, cl; Tokyo String Quartet. RCA 68033-2. [27:50] Claude
Debussy Printemps – Boston Sym Orch/Charles Munch. RCA 60695-2. [15:52] Clara
Schumann Select songs –
Golda Schultz, s; Jonathan
Ware, p. Alpha 799. [8:51]
8:00 Ch icago Symphony
Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor; Paganini: Caprice in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 17; Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58; Riccardo Muti, conductor.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music of Ernest von Dohnányi, Program 2. Symphony No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 2 in b; Suite for Orchestra.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Domenico Cimarosa Oboe Concerto in C – Heinz Holliger, ob; I Musici. Philips 420189-2. [10:11]
11:00 Antonín Dvorák Prague Waltzes – Detroit Sym Orch/Antal Dorati. Decca 414370-2. [8:54]
12:00 Jean Sibelius R akastava (The Lover), Op. 14 – Bergen Phil Orch/Edward Gardner. Chandos CHSA-5217. [11:55]
1:00 César Franck Symphonic Variations – Jorge Federico Osorio, p; Royal Phil/ Enrique Bátiz. ASV CDQS6092. [15:32] Antonio
Vivaldi Trio Sonata in C, R. 82 – Julien Martineau, man; Boris Begelman, v; Rinaldo Alessandrini, hc. Naïve V-5455. [9:59]
2:00 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, D. 485 –Freiburg Baroque Orch/Pablo Heras-Casado. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902694. [27:06]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de estío – Michael Guttman, v; Royal Phil Orch/José Serebrier. ASV CDDCA-855. [21:24] Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart String Quartet No. 8 in F, K. 168 – American String Quartet. Musicmasters 671712. [10:22] Peter Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet OvertureFantasy – Simón Bolívar Sym/Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0015296-02. [22:14]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side
with Classic Performances, Part 1. Bill will put newly recorded performances by Yannick Nézet Séguin in context, side-by-side with famous recordings all the way back to Wilhelm Furtwängler. Starting with the first symphony, this week will conclude on Friday with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5.
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2023: Danish String Quartet. Haydn: String Quarte Bach: Select fugues from The Art of Fugue and The Well-Tempered Clavier; Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108; Select folk music arranged by the Danish String Quartet. Recorded on July 27 in the Martin Theatre.
10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Tuesday 19
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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
The Guardian described the joint debut of the dazzling pianist Yuja Wang and 27-year old phenom conductor Klaus Mäkelä at the BBC Proms 2022 with the Oslo Philharmonic as “breathtaking” and “virtuosic on every level, both pianistic and orchestral.” Last month, Wang and Mäkelä returned to the Proms, this time with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, for a captivating performance of Rachmaninoff’s technically demanding Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini—a tour de force for any soloist. Considering Wang’s much-lauded quadruple concerto Rachmaninoff marathon with the Philadelphia Orchestra in January, a single concerto seems like child’s play.
Tuesday, September 19 8:00 pm
2:00 pm. Frédéric Chopin
Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat, Op. 22 – Garrick Ohlsson, p; Warsaw Phil Orch/ Kazimierz Kord. Arabesque Z-6702-2 (2). [14:07]
11:00 Cam ille Saint-Saëns
Rapsodie d’Auvergne, Op. 73 – Stephen Hough, p; City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Sakari Oramo. Hyperion CDA-67331/2 (2). [8:54]
12:00 Hen ry Purcell The Married Beau – La Stravaganza Cologne. Denon 817579250-2. [14:48]
1:00 Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat, H VIIe:1 – Wynton Marsalis, tr; National Phil/Raymond Leppard. CBS MK-39310. [14:07] Robert Nathaniel Dett
Magnolia – Denver Oldham, p. New World NW-367-2. [17:24]
2:00 Ni kolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, Op. 35 –Chicago Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa; Victor Aitay, v. EMI
CDC7-47617-2. [43:11]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2 – Oslo Phil/ Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC749964-2. [16:59] Johannes Brahms Viola Sonata No. 1 in f minor, Op. 120, No. 1 – Tabea Zimmermann, vi; Kirill Gerstein, p. Myrios Classics MYR-008. [22:08] Vincenzo Tommasini The Good-Humored Ladies (after Scarlatti): Suite – Concert Arts Orch/Robert Irving. EMI CDM5-65911-2. [14:53]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 1. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 From the 2023 BBC Proms: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini López Bellido: Perú Negro; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Yuja Wang, piano; Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast; Thomas Hampson, baritone; BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Klaus Mäkelä, conductor. Recorded August 4 at Royal Albert Hall, London.
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Schubert: Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major, D. 487; Gloria Chien, piano; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Requiro, cello; Beethoven: Quintet in C major, Op 29. Cho-Liang Lin, violin I; Kristin Lee, violin II; Mark Holloway, viola I; John Largess, viola II; Gary Hoffman, cello.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
Wednesday 20
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at
12:1 m. Carl Stamitz Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B-Flat –Sabine Meyer, cl; St. Martin’s Academy/Iona Brown. EMI
CDC7-54842-2. [14:20]
11:00 Ernesto Lecuona Rapsodia Argentina – Thomas Tirino, p; Polish National Radio Sym Orch/Michael Bartos. BIS CD-774. [10:45]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Kodachrome
Saxophone Quartet (Calvin Wong, soprano; Jade Deatherage, alto; Siobhan Plouffe, tenor; and Bonson Lee, baritone) live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Mu sic for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.
Jules Massenet Thaïs: Meditation – Joshua Bell, v; Royal Phil/Andrew Litton. Decca 433519-2. [5:12]
Georg Philipp Telemann Orchestra Suite in E minor – Indianapolis Baroque Orch/Barthold Kuijken. Naxos 8.573867. [18:35]
2:00 Manuel de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat – Raquel Lojendio, s; BBC Phil/ Juanjo Mena. Chandos CHAN-10694. [38:19]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite – Music@Menlo Ensemble. Music@Menlo
2012 (6). [23:19] Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus: Overture – Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim. Erato 45998-2. [8:22] Joaquín
Turina Piano Trio No. 1 in D, Op. 35 – Trio de Madrid. EnSayo ENY-CD-3427. [22:19]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 1. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 WFMT Presents: Music and Conversation with Osvoldo Golijov. A conversation with the Grammy award-winning Argentine composer.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Robert Schumann
Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 – Gautier Capuçon, vc; Frank Braley, p. Erato 341582-8. [16:37]
11:00 Samuel ColeridgeTaylor African Suite, Op. 35 – Chineke! Orch/ Kevin John Edusei. Decca 4853322. [19:43]
12:00 Paul Dukas The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice – Oslo Phil/ Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC7-49964-2. [11:08]
1:00 Johannes Brahms Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A – Nelson Freire, p. Decca 4853136. [5:04] George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite No. 1 in F – English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner. Philips 434122-2. [25:40]
2:00 Manuel Ponce Concierto del Sur – Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g; Phil Orch of the Americas/ Alondra de la Parra. Sony 88697755552. [26:04]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, Spring – Gidon Kremer, v; Martha Argerich, p. DG 419787-2. [23:36] Jean Sibelius Karelia Suite, Op. 11 – Finnish Radio Sym/ Jukka-Pekka Saraste. RCA 7765-2. [14:27] Wolfgang
The penultimate program in the series on WFMT features the world premiere of an LA Phil commission by California native Gabriella Smith. Lost Coast is a cello concerto inspired by a backpacking trip she took in a remote section of northern California coastline called the Lost Coast Trail. Smith says the title Lost Coast has taken on a secondary meaning because of climate change—an expression of loss and fear as well as beauty, wonder, and hope in getting to work on climate solutions. She wrote the work for a friend and former classmate at Curtis Institute, Chicago native cellist Gabriel Cabezas.
Thursday, September 21 9:00 pm
Amadeus Mozart Symphony (Serenade) in D, K. 100 –Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil. Sony S2K-47260 (2). [15:57]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 1. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Reid: West Coast Sky Eternal (world premiere, LA Phil commission); Smith: Lost Coast (world premiere, LA Phil commission); Gabriel Cabezas, cello; Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Doppler Brothers Fantasy on Verdi’s Rigoletto, Op. 38 – The Clarinotts; Vienna Virtuosi. DG 4811917. [10:01]
11:00 Claude Debussy Images, Set 3: Ibéria – Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez. DG 435766-2. [18:52]
12:00 George Gershwin Three Preludes (1926) – Todd Palmer, cl; Carol Archer, p. Koch 3-7148-2. [6:32]
1:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture – La Cetra/Andrea Marcon. DG 4779445. [6:45]
José White Violin Concerto in F-sharp minor – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Encore Chamber Orch/Daniel Hege. Cedille CDR-90000035. [21:34]
2:00 Igor Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite – St. Petersburg Phil Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca 448812-2. [24:32]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30 pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Carl Stamitz Sinfonia
Concertante in D – Isaac Stern, v; Pinchas Zukerman, vi; English Chamber Orch/ Daniel Barenboi. Sony SM2K66472 (2). [21:25] Peter
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20: Suite – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. CBS MBK-42252. [14:40]
Johannes Brahms Variations
in F-sharp minor on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9 –Orion Weiss, p. First Hand Records FHR-128. [17:55]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 1. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Sounds Classical Hosted by Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael.
9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Julia Wolfe: unEarth (World Premiere); The Crossing, chorus; Donald Nally, director; Young People’s Chorus of New York City, children’s chorus; Francisco J. Núñez, Director; Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Frank Huang, violin; Jaap van Zweden, conductor.
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Mahalia Jackson (09/20/1957).
Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson with pianist Mildred Falls at the Hotel Morrison.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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: Ethan Zheng, 16, piaNo. Brahms: Rhapsody Op. 79/2; Chopin: Etudes Opp. 25/6 & 25/10; Chen Yi: Guessing; Chopin: Ballade Op. 23/1; Prokofiev: Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4/4.
12:00 From National Centre for the Performing Arts: Puccini’s La fanciulla del West Amarilli Nizza (Minnie); Claudio Sgura (Jack Rance); Marco Berti (Dick Johnson); Kou Jing (Nick); Wang Meng (Ashby); Domenico Balzani (Sonora); NCPA Orchestra and Chorus; Andrea Battistoni, conductor. Sung in Italian.
2:30 Saturday Afternoon
Music with Jan Weller
4:00 Li stening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: A preview of upcoming local choral performances including concerts by the Monteverdi Choir, Bella Voce, Chicago Chamber Choir, Chicago Choral Artists and more.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Andrés Gaos. Composer Andrés Gaos was born in Galicia, Spain, in 1874, before migrating to South America
with his family at the age of 20. The Gaos lived in Montevideo, Uruguay and finally moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. There the composer created the very prestigious Gaos Quartet, taught music, and worked for the Argentine government in the cultural area.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer: From the archives – Matapat , French Canadian rhythms and traditions with Benoit Borque, Gaston Bernard and Simone LePage, recorded at WFMT in September 2000.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: What’s in a name? Story songs about vivid characters.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice: Singing into Autumn. As Fall officially begins, host Peter DuBois will focus on the wonders of nature, of creation, and the changing seasons, with great sacred choral and organ music, and stirring hymns.
7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael
12:00 Su nday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio – Philadelphia Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4864775. [16:11] Astor Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Invierno Porteño (Winter) – Daniel Barenboim, p; Rodolfo Mederos, bandoneon; Hector Console, db. Teldec 13474-2. [3:45]
Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore : Galop – Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier. Naxos 8.572818-19 (2). [2:31]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata No. 2 in F, K. 280 – Orli Shaham, p. Canary Classics CC-23. [19:20]
1:00 Ottorino Respighi Trittico botticelliano – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 437533-2. [19:41] Amy Beach Romance, Op. 23 – Shea-Kim Duo. Blue Griffin BGR-643. [6:10] Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Suite, Op. 71a – Joseph Alessi, Mark Lawrence, Carl Lenthe, M Dee Stewart, tb’s. Summit DCD-146. [7:43]
Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in A-Flat, Op. 32, No. 2 –Stephen Hough, p. Hyperion CDA-68351/2. [4:40]
2:00 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417, Tragic – City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Edward Gardner. Chandos CHSA-5265. [31:16]
Choral music lovers, mark your calendars for WFMT’s recommended events this fall. Visiting ensembles include John Eliot Gardiner’s Monteverdi Choir at the Harris Theater and Apollo’s Fire at Alice Millar Chapel. Chicago Chamber Choir will present the four-hand piano edition of Brahms’s German Requiem, William Ferris Chorale offers Shara Nova’s Carols After a Plague and David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion, Bella Voce marks William Byrd’s 400th anniversary year, and motets of J.S. Bach are featured in the season openers of both the St. Charles Singers and Chicago Choral Artists.
Saturday, September 23 4:00 pm
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo –Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. CBS MBK-38919. [3:20] Cécile Chaminade Callirhoé, Op. 37: Scarf Dance – Chicago Sym Orch Wind Quintet. Audiophile AP-17. [2:12] Romanus
Weichlein Sonata à 8, Op. 1, No. 1 – Josh Cohen & Joelle Munro, tr’s; Ensemble Sprezzatura/Daniel Abraham. Chandos CHAN-0828. [7:56]
3:00 Benjamin Britten Soirées musicales, Op. 9 (after Rossini) – Helsingborg Sym Orch/Okko Kamu. Ondine ODE-825-2. [11:04] George Frideric Handel Select opera arias transcribed for oboe – Notturna/ Christopher Palameta, ob. Atma ACD2-2831. [16:06] George Gershwin Cuban Overture – Zofo Duet. Sono Luminus DSL-92167. [10:24] Louise Farrenc Overture No. 1 in E minor, Op. 23 – Solistes Européens
WFMT Presents:
Simone Dinnerstein
Next month, in her only Chicagoarea performance this season, pianist Simone Dinnerstein headlines Oak Park’s Schubert+ Festival with a recital program that features Schubert’s Sonata in B-flat Major and includes works by Couperin, Glass, and Robert Schumann. The distinctive American soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and entrepreneur is committed to giving concerts in non-traditional venues, and to audiences who are not often exposed to classical music. She joins WFMT for Music and Conversation hosted by Henry Fogel.
Wednesday, September 27 8:00 pm
Luxembourg/Christoph König. Naxos 8.574094. [6:59]
4:00 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Serenade for Strings in E-Flat – I Virtuosi Italiani. Arcadia ARC-2002-2. [24:00]
Felix Mendelssohn Songs
Without Words, Op. 19: No. 6 in G minor, Venetian Gondola Song – Antonio Meneses, vc; Gérard Wyss, p. Avie AV-2140. [3:27] Felix Mendelssohn Songs Without Words, Op. 30: No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song – András Schiff, p. Decca 421119-2. [2:59]
Felix Mendelssohn Songs
Without Words, Op. 62: No. 5 in A minor, Venetian Gondola Song – Christian Li, v; Xuefei Yang, g. Decca 4853987. [2:59] Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: IV. Finale, Allegro vivace – Philadelphia Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4864775. [14:28]
5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Florence Price
Fantasie Nègre No. 2 in G minor; Fantasie Nègre No. 4 in B minor – Michelle Cann,
p. Platoon PLAT-18088.
[15:53] Johann Christoph Bach Motet, Es ist nun aus –Josefien Stoppelenburg, s; Boulder Bach Festival Orch. Sono Luminus DSL-92265.
[10:28] Johann Sebastian Bach St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Aria, Erbarme dich, mein Gott – Christian Li, v; David Berlin, vc; Melbourne Sym Orch members. Decca 4853987. [6:42] Ludwig van Beethoven Violin
Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 12, No. 2 – Jerilyn Jorgensen, v; Cullan Bryant, p. Albany TROY-1825/28 (4). [17:31]
6:00 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, Unfinished – Freiburg Baroque Orch/Pablo Heras-Casado. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902694.
[27:06] Fanny Mendelssohn
Select songs transcribed for flute – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p. Warner 5419756355. [14:01]
7:00 Margaret Bonds Songs of the Season – Lawrence Brownlee, t; Kevin J. Miller, p. Warner 5419756371. [9:26] Robert Owens Song cycle, Desire –Lawrence Brownlee, t; Kevin J. Miller, p. Warner 5419756371.
[5:16] Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E minor, R. 278 –Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi, v. Naïve OP-30572. [14:40]
Gabriel Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 – Frederica von Stade, ms; Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson. EMI CDC7-47938-2. [19:41]
8:00 Ch icago Symphony
Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Beethoven: Overture to Egmont, Op. 84; Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60; Still: Mother and Child; Price: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor; Riccardo Muti, conductor.
10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The Art of Marian Anderson. Including her 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata No. 5 in B-flat, K. 10 – Alina Ibragimova, v; Cédric Tiberghien, p. [14:47]
11:00 Joaquín Turina Sinfonía sevillana, Op. 23 – Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80574. [21:34]
12:00 Gabriel Fauré Dolly Suite, Op. 56 – Boston Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa. DG 423089-2. [18:08]
1:00 Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz: Overture – Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan. DG 474275-2 (2).
[10:34] Florence Price Dances in the Canebrakes –Althea Waites, p. Cambria CD-1097. [9:21]
2:00 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]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Gioachino Rossini William Tell: Ballet Suite – Monte Carlo Opera Orch/Antonio de Almeida. [17:42] Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 – Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil. Analekta AN-2-9947. [24:53] Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture, Op. 26 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 4781525. [11:25]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 2. Bill will put newly recorded performances by Yannick Nézet Séguin in context, side-by-side with famous recordings all the way back to Wilhelm Furtwängler.
8:00 Ravinia Festival 2023: Lara Downes with Nicole Cabell. Furthering a focus on the music of Florence Price, Lara Downes turns to the composer’s pupil, Margaret Bonds, on this program with Nicole Cabell. Longunpublished works receive premiere performances alongside “What Lips My Lips Have Kissed” and other songs. Recorded on August 27 in Bennett Gordon Hall.
10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Maurice Ravel Sonatine –Stewart Goodyear, p. [10:45]
11:00 Cel so Garrido-Lecca Danzas populares andinas –Norwegian Radio Orch/ Miguel Harth-Bedoya. [12:51]
12:00 Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21 – London Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado. [12:00]
1:00 Manuel de Falla El amor brujo: Two dances – La Pietà/ Angèle Dubeau. Analekta AN2-8723. [8:05] Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso in C, Op. 6, No. 10 – Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi. Opus 111 OPS-30155. [10:49]
2:00 Alexander Borodin Symphony No. 2 in b minor – Toronto Sym Orch/ Sir Andrew Davis. [26:19]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Giuseppe Verdi String Quartet in E minor – Juilliard String Quartet. Sony SMK-62708. [22:47] Bedrich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) – Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi. [11:25] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 314 – Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Israel Phil Orch/ Zubin Mehta. [19:48]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 2. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 From the 2023 BBC Proms: The Planets and Grace Williams’s Violin Concerto. Pejacevic: Overture in D Minor, Op. 49; Williams: Violin Concerto; Geneva Lewis, violin; Holst: The Planets, Op. 32; London Symphony Chorus; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Jaime Martin, conductor. Recorded August 8 at Royal Albert Hall, London.
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Dvorák: Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100; Stella Chen, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Brahms: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 67; Jeffrey Myers, violin I; Ryan Meehan, violin II; Jeremy Berry, viola; Estelle Choi, cello.
11:00
Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday with Lisa Flynn,
including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at 12:1 m. Franz Schubert
Overture in D, In the Italian Style, D 590 – La Scala Phil/ Riccardo Chailly. [8:17]
11:00 H Owen Reed La Fiesta
Mexicana: III. Finale, Carnival –Dallas Wind Sym/Howard Dunn. Reference RR-38. [6:41]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial
Concerts: Ziggy and Miles
Johnston Guitar Duo perform works by Claude Debussy, Ken Murray, Katie Jenkins, Radames Gnattali, Maurice Ravel, and Carlos Simon live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Mu sic for the Afternoon, including the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Aaron Copland Prairie
Journal (Music for Radio) –Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta. [10:49] Mel Bonis
Six Pieces for Four Hands, Op. 130 – Roberto Prosseda & Alessandra Ammara, p. [7:16]
2:00 Antonín Dvorák Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 – Los Angeles Phil/Gustavo Dudamel. [35:40]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Georg Philipp Telemann
Overture (Suite) in C, Hamburger Ebb’ und Flut (Wassermusik) – Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. [22:16] Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons: Winter, RV. 297 – Amelia Piscitelli, v; Camerata Chicago/ Drostan Hall. [8:02] Franz Schreker Overture to A Grand Opera – BBC Philharmonic/ Vassily Sinaisky. [23:42]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven
Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 2. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 WFMT Presents: Music and Conversation with Simone Dinnerstein. The distinguished American pianist is interviewed by Henry Fogel. Simone Dinnerstein performs at the Schubert+ Festival in Oak Park next month.
9:30 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
Thursday 28
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Amilcare Ponchielli La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours – St. Martin’s Academy/Neville Marriner.
EMI CDD7-64107-2. [9:14]
11:00 Edward German Merrie England Suite – Slovak Radio Sym/Adrian Leaper. [6:57]
12:00 Giu seppe Tartini Trumpet Concerto in D – Alison Balsom, tr; Scottish Ensemble. EMI 56094-2. [9:49]
1:00 Alexander Zhuk Ukrainian Rhapsody – Anna Shelest, p. Sorel Classics SCCD-011.
[6:40] Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony, Op. 4 –Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 423624-2. [17:43]
2:00 Rob ert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44 – Emanuel Ax, p; Cleveland Quartet. [29:21]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Ottorino Respighi Feste Romane (Roman Festivals) –Oregon Sym/James de Preist. Delos D/CD-3070. [25:42]
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Viola da gamba Sonata in D, Wq 137 – London Baroque. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901410.
[14:39] Richard Strauss
Capriccio, Op. 85: Prelude for String Sextet & Moonlight Music – Vienna Phil/André Previn. DG 437790-2. [13:39]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 2. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
9:00 Los Angeles Philharmonic: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27; Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620; Symphony No. 41, Jupiter; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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 Mi dday 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. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Petite Suite de Concert,
Op. 77 – Virginia Eskin, p. Koch 3-7056-2. [11:54]
11:00 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Hamburg Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat, Wq 182/2 – Capella Istropolitana/Christian Benda. Naxos 8.553285. [12:07]
12:00 Joaquín Turina Danzas fantásticas, Op. 22 – Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80574. [14:40]
1:00 Lu dwig van Beethoven Piano
Trio in E-Flat, WoO 38 – Trio Parnassus. MDG Recordings 3031054-2. [14:57] Giacomo
Puccini Manon Lescaut: Act 3 Intermezzo – Gothenburg Sym/Neeme Järvi. DG 429494-2. [5:46]
2:00 Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 –Randall Goosby, v; Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Decca 4854234. [25:00]
3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including Friday Afternoon at the Movies at 4:30 pm and The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm. Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G, Surprise –Philharmonia Orch/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 62549-2. [22:52]
Clara Schumann Three Romances, Op. 22 – Aaron Rosand, v, Hugh Sung, p. Vox 7505. [8:25] Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella: Suite – Israel
Phil/Leonard Bernstein. DG 415127-2. [22:43]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Beethoven Symphonies: New Recordings Side by Side with Classic Performances, Part 2. See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evening Music on WFMT
9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; Takemitsu: I hear the water dreaming; Robert Langevin, flute; John Luther Adams: Become Desert; Jaap van Zweden, conductor.
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Inti-Illimani (04/14/1980). During the time of the dictatorship of Pinochet, the distinguished Chilean musical group was in exile. In this broadcast from 1980, the members of Inti-Illimani perform Latin American folk music, and speak with Studs about their music, their culture, and their country.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
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: Miriam Kessler, 17, harp, piano and composer.
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1; Hindemith: Harp Sonata, 1st mvt; Rachmaninoff: Prelude, Op. 3/2; Kessler: Op. 55 ; Still: Summerland; Salzedo: Variations on a Theme in the Ancient Style.
12:00 From Aix-en-Provence Festival: Benjamin’s Picture A Day Like This Marianne Crebassa (Woman); Anna Prohaska (Zabelle); Beate Mordal (Lover 1/ Composer); Cameron Shahbazi (Lover 2/ Composer’s Assistant); John Brancy (Artisan/ Collector); Mahler Chamber Orchestra; George Benjamin, conductor. Sung in English.
1:15 Saturday Afternoon
Music with Jan Weller
2:00 Gu stav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection – Barbara Hendricks, s; Christa Ludwig, ms; Westminster Cho, New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. [93:28]
4:00 Li stening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: An interview with soprano Lauren Snouffer recorded at the Sante Fe Opera festival. Next month, the WFMT Opera Series presents Handel’s Jephtha – a performance from Music of the Baroque’s ‘22-23 season featuring Lauren Snouffer in a cast that included David Portillo and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, conducted by Dame Jane Glover.
5:00 Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller
7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: In the Mailbox. We are constantly getting fresh recordings of Latin American music from all over the world. On this program, Elbio Barilari shares some of the most interesting, fresh, and colorful music we have received in the mail.
8:00 Folkstage Live from Acoustic Renaissance: The Kennedys in a live broadcast from Hinsdale, IL. Pete and Maura introduce Headwinds their album of all-new songs. Louise Frank, substitute host.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer: Games people play and the songs they sing about them.
