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Programmer’s Picks Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho
Being Alive: WFMT Remembers Stephen Sondheim
WFMT Commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Each week, Oliver Camacho shares his passion for vocal performance across genres. On January 1, hear his tribute to singers we lost in 2021, including Gianna Rolandi, a beloved Chicago artist/teacher.
In this new special, Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips celebrates Stephen Sondheim, the great composer-lyricist of our time. Revisit or discover Sondheim’s stage and screen creations during this musical tribute.
Join WFMT throughout the day for music associated with the civil rights era and its iconic leader, culminating in A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood: A Musical Journey in the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. at 6:00 pm.
Saturdays, 4:00 pm (new time)
Tuesday, January 4, 8:00 pm
Monday, January 17, all day
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. 10:00 New Year’s Day in Vienna 2022: A New Year’s Day tradition from the Muiskverein in Vienna that now reaches over 90 countries. The program consists of the lively and nostalgic music from the vast repertoire of the Strauss family and its contemporaries. This year’s concert is conducted by Daniel Barenboim. 12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Massenet’s Cinderella Abridged English-language version; Isabel Leonard (Cinderella), Emily D’Angelo (Prince Charming), Stephanie Blythe (Madame de la Haltière), Laurent Naouri (Pandolfe), Jessica Pratt (Fairy Godmother), Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Emmanuel Villaume. 2:00 Saturday Afternoon Music 4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: In Memoriam – A tribute to artists we lost in 2021, including Gianna Rolandi, Carmen Balthrop, and Giuseppe Giacomini. 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Martha Argerich: Argentine Piano Master 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Highlights from the 2019 Midnight Special New Year’s Eve celebration, featuring John McCutcheon,
Crys Matthews & Heather Mae, Shawna Caspi and Greg Greenway. Recorded in the Fay & Daniel Levin Studio from December 31, 2019. 9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
Sunday 2 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Epihany – Shine Forth! Host Peter DuBois presents music of proclamation and celebration as the Christmas season draws to a close. 7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael including Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D. 667, Trout – Danill Trifonov, p; Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Hwayoon Lee, vi; Maximillian Hornung, vc; Roman Patkoló, db. DG 4797570. 12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis 12:00 Maurice Ravel Rapsodie espagnole – London Sym Orch/Michael Tilson Thomas. CBS MK-44800. Domenico Scarlatti Clavier Sonata in D, Kk 490 (L 206) – Scott Ross, hc. Erato 45309-2 (34). Federico Mompou Canciones y Danzas No. 5 – Dmitry Paperno, p. Cedille CDR-90000007. Leopold Mozart Frog Partie – Rhein Bach Collegium. CPO 999083-2. Osvaldo Golijov Tenebrae – Calidore String Quartet. Signum SIGCD-551. 1:00 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Arabesque
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.
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Z-6677. Hugo Alfvén Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19, Midsommarvaka – Minnesota Orch/Eiji Oue. Reference RR-80. Tobias Hume The King of Denmark’s Delight – Dowland Consort/Jakob Lindberg. BIS CD-451. Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood – Cyprien Katsaris, p. Teldec 92147-2. Agathe Backer Grøndahl Fantasy Pieces, Op. 63 – Natalia Strelchenko, p. Arena AR-08016. 2:00 Domenico Cimarosa Oboe Concerto in C – Anthony Camden, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Nicholas Ward. Naxos 8.553433. Hector Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16: I. Harold in the Mountains – Gérard Caussé, vi; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner. Philips 446676-2. Sergei Prokofiev Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: X. Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Philips 456715-2 (2). Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Partita No. 1 in B, BWV 1002: IV. Bourrée – Hopkinson Smith, lute. Naive E-8908. Clarice Assad Sephardic Suite: III. Ay sarica, bre – Cavatina Duo; Avalon String Quartet. Cedille CDR-90000163. 3:00 Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 in C, Op. 72b – Berlin Phil/ Herbert von Karajan. DG 415507-2. Michael Praetorius Terpsichore: Suite in D – Christopher Parkening, g. EMI CDC5-55052-2. Charles Ives The Unanswered Question – The Knights/Eric Jacobsen. Sony 88697599782. Sergei Rachmaninoff Two-Piano Suite No. 2, Op. 17: III. Romance – Martha Argerich, Alexandre Rabinovitch, p’s. Teldec 74717-2. William Grant Still Africa: Land of Superstition – Denver Oldham, p. Koch 3-7084-2. 4:00 George Frideric Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks – Tafelmusik/ Jeanne Lamon. Sony
SK-63073. Peter Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Waltz – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. CBS MLK-39440. Leo Brouwer Quintet for Guitar and Strings: I. Allegro – Fareed Haque, g; KAIA String Quartet. Delmark DE-5029. Meyer/Thile/ Duncan Goat Rodeo – Stuart Duncan, v; Chris Thile, man; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Edgar Meyer, db. Sony 84118-2.
In the Spotlight Photo: Courtesy of Donald Lee III
Saturday 1
Donald Lee III and Leroy Davis
Ryan Opera Center Recital Series Donald Lee III is the inaugural Ryan Opera Center conductor. As a concert pianist, he has been committed to uplifting marginalized voices. He joined the ensemble in 2021. Baritone Leroy Davis is a second-year member of the ROC who participated in the world premiere of Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, one of the most heralded contemporary operas. Their program includes a selection from another talked-about opera, Laura Kaminsky’s As One – a coming-of-age story about a transgender woman.
Sunday January 2 7:00 pm
