Air Check Dear Member, Summer is in full swing here at WTTW and WFMT! Perhaps in response to our city’s famously harsh winters, the Chicago area truly comes alive at this time of year, with a multitude of outdoor entertainment options. As always, WFMT is proud to bring you a variety of live and recorded broadcasts featuring the very best the classical music world has to offer, including the Grant Park Music Festival from Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the Ravinia Festival, and the Rush Hour Concerts from St. James Cathedral in downtown Chicago. Whether you are in your home or out and about, you can enjoy this beautiful summer music wherever you are. Be sure to visit wfmt.com to stream the broadcasts and enjoy podcasts of your favorite series and new web stories from around the classical music world posted every day. WTTW11 kicks off the month of July as always with the nation’s starstudded Independence Day celebration, A Capitol Fourth, live from Washington, DC. We journey to Australia to explore the Great Barrier Reef and venture into the outback with Kangaroo Dundee as he saves the lives of orphaned joeys (kangaroo babies, at birth, are called joeys), and learn how advances in medicine are aiding in the treatment of ailing animals all over the world in a new three-part series, Operation Wild. On Saturday nights, we take you to Scotland for a new BBC detective series, Shetland, based on the novels by Ann Cleaves, as our popular British dramas – Last Tango in Halifax, Poldark, and The Crimson Field – continue on Sunday evenings. While we’re in the United Kingdom, take an exclusive look inside Asprey’s department store and Claridge’s Hotel. Back stateside, American Experience recalls the great New York City blackout of 1977 and Great Performances gives you front row seats to the Broadway production of Driving Miss Daisy with Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones and a tribute to composer John Williams with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. As the world marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, two programs focus on the atomic bomb and its repercussions, and we go, literally, out of this world for a unique view of Humanity from Space. On the digital front, WTTW presents the quirky and creative new local YouTube series, The Good Stuff. Each month we’ll post new videos on a different theme, and now available are four entertaining and enlightening new webisodes covering the mysteries of Sleep, with a new batch of videos on Robots coming soon. Check them out at wttw.com/goodstuff, and see what themes are coming up! In advance of Independence Day, WFMT launches American Music Week, highlighting both favorites and discoveries from the rich past and present of American musical creativity. Peter Van De Graaff and Suzanne Nance will host live broadcasts from the Grant Park Music Festival, including the annual Independence Day concert, a WFMT tradition, on the evening of July 4. Kerry Frumkin will be hosting broadcasts from the 2015 Ravinia Festival on Monday evenings throughout the summer. And on the operatic front, our series of rebroadcasts from Lyric Opera 2014-15 ends this month with Porgy and Bess and Tosca. Then the Los Angeles Opera takes over with its new radio season, beginning with La Traviata. Thank you for making WTTW and WFMT a part of your summer, and for your ongoing support. Sincerely,
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ON THE COVER: Chris “Brolga” Barnes, also known as Kangaroo Dundee, is featured in this new series beginning July 9 at 8:00 pm on WTTW11. Photo courtesy of AGB Films. 2
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The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT Renée Crown Public Media Center 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 Main Switchboard (773) 583-5000 Member and Viewer Services (773) 509-1111 x 6 WFMT Radio Networks (773) 279-2000 Chicago Production Center (773) 583-5000 Websites
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Guide Staff Publisher Anne Gleason Art Director Tom Peth Television Contributors Julia Maish Dan Soles Radio Contributor Andrea Lamoreaux Distribution Manager Pat Sheppard Advertising Sales WTTW: D ouglas Carleton (773) 279-2128 WFMT: P aul Ansell (773) 279-2101 The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) JULY 2015 Volume 30, Number 212 The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT is published monthly (for contributors of $40 or more annually) by Window To The World Communications, Inc., 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Periodical postage paid at Chicago, IL and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT, 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Copyright 2014, Window To The World Communications, Inc., Chicago, IL.
MEMBER CONNECTIONS Brian Wilson at Ravinia Legendary Beach Boy Brian Wilson is on the road this summer WHAT with Beach Boys founding member Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, Brian Wilson singer and guitarist for the Beach Boys in the early 1970s. Don’t miss in Concert at Ravinia this once-inWHERE a-lifetime Ravinia Festival chance to see 200 Ravinia Park Road this group in Highland Park perform live – from old hits WHEN to new songs Monday, July 6, 7:30 pm from Wilson’s newest album No Pier Pressure. With lawn seat tickets, you’ll also receive a copy of Brian Wilson’s new CD and DVD/Blu-ray Soundstage special as a bonus! Visit wttw.com/events to learn more.
Join Lawrence Rapchak, Northbrook Symphony Orchestra Music Director, and WFMT host Peter van de Graaff, as they share their passion for great, undiscovered music on our last WHAT immersion of the season Unknown Gems “Hidden Gems.” with Lawrence Rapchak Rapchak and van de and Peter van de Graaff Graaff will share their faWHERE vorite undiscovered masWFMT Studios terpieces, and invite 5400 N. Saint Louis Avenue guests to come with their in Chicago list of favorites and see WHEN how they compare. Saturday, July 11, 2015, The cost for the all-day 9:00 am Immersion is $150, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. For student pricing and more information, visit wfmt.com/events.
Miss Lori
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Brian Wilson
All-Day Immersion at WFMT
WTTW Kids Events Around Chicago
All over Chicagoland Visit wttw.com/events for locations
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Peter van de Graaff
All summer long Visit wttw.com/events for schedule WTTW Kids Readers are Leaders and Great Food Fan Van: This summer, we invite children and families to attend free events all around the Chicago area featuring music, movement, storytelling, activities for the whole family, and more. Readers are Leaders and Great Food Fan Van events feature performances by children’s entertainer Miss Lori and her team from Miss Lori’s CAMPUS. These family events will delight kids and inspire the whole family to sing along and participate in storytelling adventures. Each live performance includes original songs, engaging activities, and either healthy snacks or storytelling! Visit wttw.com/events for the full schedule of events, and set a date to come out and see us.
Cruise the River with Geoffrey Baer
Geoffrey Baer
WTTW producer, host, and Chicago Architecture Foundation docent Geoffrey Baer returns to the Chicago River for a tour highlighting the changes along the river since Chicago by Boat, his very first “tour” show, aired on WTTW11 in 1995. During this exclusive tour led by Geoffrey, you’ll cruise the river with Geoffrey himself as your tour guide! Tickets will go extremely quickly for this late summer evening. Reserve now by calling our Member Services department during regular business hours at (773) 509-1111 ext. 6.
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Chicago River Cruise with Geoffrey Baer
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Chicago’s Leading Lady 112 East Wacker Drive in Chicago
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MEMBER PERKS 2-for-1 Tickets to Last Train to Nibroc
$10 Off Tickets to Woodstock Mozart Festival The Woodstock Mozart Festival presents its 29th season July 25 through August 9 at the Woodstock Opera House and the Sanfilippo Foundation’s Place de la Musique concert hall in Barrington Hills. The opening Woodstock Opera House concerts on July 25 and 26 feature conductor Brian Groner, pianist Mykola Suk, violinist Kevin Case, and cellist Nazar Dzhuryn performing Mozart and Beethoven. On August 1 and 2 at Place de la Musique, conductor/violinist Igor Gruppman and violinist/violist Vesna Gruppman perform Bach, Vivaldi, Holst, Piazzolla, and Jerome Kern; and concluding the festival at the Opera House August 8 and 9, conductor Igor Gruppman and pianist Mykola Suk perform other works by Mozart and Beethoven. The 2015 Woodstock Mozart Festival’s performances at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren Street in Woodstock, take place Saturday, July 25 and August 8 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, July 26 and August 9 at 3:00 pm. Pre-concert introductions take place one hour before each performance. Full-price tickets are $33-58; WTTW members may purchase Conductor’s Circle seating for a reduced price of $48 and A Seating for a reduced price of $35, subject to limited availability, by calling the box office at (815) 338-5300 and identifying themselves as WTTW members. More info at mozartfest.org.
Haven Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere of Arlene Hutton’s Last Train to Nibroc, July 24 through September 6 at Theatre Wit, 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago. Jason Gerace, Jeff-Award winning director, helms this funny, touching portrait of two people searching for happiness. Last Train to Nibroc begins in December 1940, as an east-bound cross-country train carryies the bodies of the great American writers Nathanael West and F. Scott Fitzgerald as well as passengers May and a charming young discharged flyer, Raleigh. As May and Raleigh continue to cross paths over the years, an unlikely bond forms, one that continues to blossom in ways neither of them could ever expect. To redeem this offer, use code WTTW to purchase tickets at theaterwit.org. Limit four tickets per order. Not applicable with other discounts or on previously purchased tickets. Additional fees may apply. Based on availability. For information, please visit HavenTheatreChicago.com.
$10 off to Theater Wit’s Bad Jews Theater Wit presents Bad Jews at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. Nothing brings out the worst in a family like a funeral. This play tells the story of Daphna Feygenbaum, a 20-something “Real Jew” with an Israeli boyfriend. When Daphna’s cousin Liam brings home his shiksa girlfriend Melody and declares ownership of their grandfather’s Chai necklace, a brawl over family, faith, and legacy ensues. In this funny comedy, long standing (and not-so-buried) antipathies boil up in a battle between two cousins over a treasured family heirloom. For tickets and information and to redeem this special offer, use the code WTTW when calling the North Shore Center box office at (847) 673-6300 or visiting NorthShoreCenter.org.
2-for-1 Admission to INANA On the eve of the United States invasion of Baghdad in 2003, an Iraqi museum curator plots to save treasured antiquities from destruction – including the statue of ancient mother goddess Inana. Fleeing to London with his young, mysterious bride, he makes a life-altering deal to ensure the statue’s preservation. TimeLine Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of Inana. For 2-for-1 tickets to Wednesday through Friday performances, use code WFMT when calling (773) 281-8463 ext. 6. TimeLine Theatre is located on 615 W. Wellington Avenue in Chicago. For more information, visit timelinetheatre.com.
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Daily Television Programming • Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11
Out of Print
Mystery Science Theater 3000
The Secret Life of the Cat
Narrated by Meryl Streep, this documentary draws us into the topsy-turvy world of words – illuminating the turbulent, exciting, and somewhat controversial evolutionary journey of the written word into the digital revolution.
In this cult comedy series, host Joel Robinson and his robotic companions embark upon a journey of gut-busting riffs on the classic cinematic missteps of yesteryear.
In a groundbreaking experiment, 50 cats from a village are tagged with GPS collars and their every movement is recorded as they hunt and patrol the garden fences and hedgerows. Catcams reveal their unique view of our world.
Friday, July 10, 9:00 pm
Saturday, July 25, 11:00 pm
Thursday, July 30, 8:00 pm
See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.
Wednesday 1 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Denver [R] 4:00 The Crimson Field (Part 2 of 6) [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight
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Operation Wild (Part 1 of 3) Learn whether an ingenious idea could help save giant pandas, and if an operation deep in the jungle can transform the life of a young gorilla. 9:00 First Peoples: Asia/Australia (Parts 3 and 4 of 5) What happened when we expanded out of Africa and into Asia? When Homo sapiens arrived in Australia, they were – for the first time – truly alone. How did they survive and populate a continent? 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Operation Wild (In 3 Parts) Join veterinarian teams around the world as they undertake groundbreaking operations to try to save animals’ lives. Learn how pioneering human medicine is transforming ways to look after animals and witness stories of ingenuity, invention, and dedication.
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First Peoples: Asia/Australia (Parts 3 and 4 of 5) See Wed. July 1 at 9:00 pm. [R] Chicago Tonight [R]
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 American Masters: Carol Burnett – A Woman of Character For 11 years during the ’60s and ’70s, Carol Burnett won – and sometimes broke – our hearts with her edgy but always sympathetic characters on her weekly television show. 9:30 Carol Burnett: The Mark Twain Prize Carol Burnett was the honoree when, for the 16th year, the comedy world convened to toast the recipient of the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. 11:30 BBC World News
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Independence Day
Thursday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 1913: Seeds of Conflict [R] 3:30 Frontline: Growing Up Trans [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
In the Spotlight
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 inCommon with Mike Leonard: Newton Minow – An American Story Trace a transformative time in American life through the story of broadcasting pioneer Newton Minow, a man who has played a pivotal role in its most challenging moments. 8:00 Check, Please! Gorditas Aguascalientes/Gather/ Andy’s Thai Kitchen Catherine’s guests are institutional advancement professional Erika Chavez, who recommends Gorditas Aguascalientes in Cicero; IT salesman Matt Davidman, whose choice is Andy’s Thai Kitchen in Lincoln Park; and veterinarian Jane Lohmar, who loves Gather in Lincoln Square. 8:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Mexico – It’s a (Wine) Country Marvin Nahmias and partners have transformed a high-rise rooftop in Mexico City into a small vineyard and winemaking facility. 9:00 The National Mall: America’s Front Yard The United States National Mall, set in the heart of Washington, D.C., is a place unlike any other on earth, and its history is equally fascinating. 10:00 Mount Rushmore: American Experience [R] 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS
A giant panda at Ya’an Bifengxia
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First Australian
First Peoples (Parts 3 through 5) In this new and revealing fivepart series, see how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to survive and thrive around the globe. Archaeology, genetics, and anthropology cast new light on 200,000 years of history, detailing how early humans became dominant.
Wednesdays, July 1 and 8, 9:00 pm Andy’s Thai Kitchen See Fri. July 3 at 8:00 pm. [R] 12:30 Nightly Business Report 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 POV: The Overnighters [R] 4:30 inCommon with Mike Leonard: Newton Minow – An American Story See Fri. July 3 at 7:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW KIDS 10:00 Family Travel with Colleen Kelly: Saguenay-Lac St. Jean – A Whale of a Good Time on the Fjord! Colleen 2015
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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights These digital channels are available with digital cable or over-the-air with a digital receiver. For more information about digital television and for complete schedules, visit wttw.com/schedules. Humanity from Space
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Tuesday, July 21, 8:00 pm
From the perspective of space, this film traces humankind’s journey from hunter-gatherer to dominant global species. With mind-boggling data and CGI, this program shows how we’ve transformed our planet and produced a world of extraordinary complexity.
WTTW11 in HD Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can watch WTTW11 in high-definition by tuning to channel 11-1. Cable or satellite viewers can locate WTTW11 in highdefinition on the on-screen menu.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Map of data cables, Humanity from Space
The Story of India
Saturdays, July 11, 18 and 25, 10:00 pm
The world’s largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its spiritual traditions. But India is also the world’s most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity back into prehistory. In this landmark six-part series, Michael Wood embarked on an exciting journey through today’s India.
WTTW Prime WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Street scene, The Story of India
Beauty and the Beach
Sunday, July 26, 11:00 am
WTTW Create WTTW Create is our how-to and lifestyle programming channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW Create is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW Create programming airs from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
WTTW PRIME
There’s nothing better than a gorgeous beach in an exotic locale. Take a dip in these blue lagoons across the globe: Mozambique, Africa; Sydney, Australia; Tahiti; and St. Vincent’s amidst an ad unforgettable landscape. Rudy Maxa and Joseph Rosendo join you on this wet and wild trip!
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Travel expert and program host, Rudy Maxa
Liberty or Death
Saturday, July 4, 7:00 pm
WTTW World WTTW WORLD features public television’s signature documentary, science, and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW WORLD is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW World airs from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am.
Patrick Henry’s impassioned plea at the second Virginia Convention of 1775, “Give me liberty or give me death,” defined the American Revolution. The documentary captures this seminal moment in American history by balancing experts commentary on the events preceding the second Virginia Convention with dramatic reenactments of the historic moments that followed.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Scene from Liberty or Death
Medics
Thursdays, 9:00 pm
WTTW Vme WTTW Vme is our Spanish language channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. WTTW Vme is on Comcast digital channels 368 and 629, Dish Network channels 846 and 9414, DirectTV channel 440, and RCN channel 39.
on demand
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A new modern hospital requires a team of bold professionals. Dealing with serious medical cases, young and talented doctors must face their own problems and weaknesses as well. Each episode deals with authentic medical cases, which entail moving, puzzling, and sometimes amusing situations.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Members of the team from the drama series, Medics
July On-Demand Picks • The Crimson Field • Last Tango in Halifax Pictured: Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) and Gillian (Nicola Walker), Last Tango in Halifax
In the Spotlight and her children take a boat tour of the magical area where the St Lawrence River and the Saguenay Fjord meet. 10:30 Dream of Italy: Naples/ Amalfi Coast Kathy visits the historic Gran Caffe Gambrinus to taste what some say is the best espresso in the city. 11:00 Ask This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen: Backyard Barbecue 12:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Mexico – It’s a (Wine) Country See Fri. July 3 at 8:30 pm. [R] 1:00 A Chef’s Life: Eggs a Dozen Ways 1:30 Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen: Bombay Blast 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: A Modern Take on Pizza and Grilled Cheese 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Dinner in the Mediterranean 3:00 Simply Ming: Better Built BLTs 3:30 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Roasting 4:00 Martha Bakes: Southern 4:30 Check, Please! Gorditas Aguascalientes/Gather/ Andy’s Thai Kitchen [R]
In the Spotlight
A Capitol Fourth 2015 Celebrate the country’s 239th birthday with an all-star musical extravaganza and the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation. America’s favorite Independence Day celebration is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, hosted by twotime Emmy Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron.
Saturday, July 4, 7:00 and 8:30 pm
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Palestine Curious Traveler: Curious About – Montreal Why did the French settle here? And why is French still the official language here (as well as English)?
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 A Capitol Fourth 2015 8:30 A Capitol Fourth 2015 [R] 10:00 The Best of the Boston Pops This new special features some of the greatest moments from the world-renowned orchestra’s 129-year history. 11:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Elephants Can Remember [R]
Sunday 5 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 1 of 6) [R] 1:29 Inside Claridge’s (Part 1 of 3) [R] 2:28 Sahara with Michael Palin: A Line in the Sand (Part 1 of 4) [R] 3:30 American Masters: Carol Burnett – A Woman of Character See Thurs. July 2 at 8:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:30 WTTW KIDS 11:30 Charlie Rose: The Week AFTERNOON 12:00 Pati’s Mexican Table: Street Food Favorites 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: A Light Summery Meal 1:00 Check, Please! Gorditas Aguascalientes/Gather/ Andy’s Thai Kitchen [R] 1:30 Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef 2:00 A Capitol Fourth 2015 [R] 3:30 American Masters: Carol Burnett – A Woman of Character [R] 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:28 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Labours of Hercules Poirot journeys to the Swiss Alps to lay a trap for an infamous art thief, with catastrophic results. EVENING 7:00 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 2 of 6) Alan finally lets Celia into his secret about Gary, but is saddened when Celia punishes Caroline on her wedding day for his mistake. 8:00 Poldark on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) Poldark’s battle with the local gentry deepens. He faces one turning point with Elizabeth and another with Demelza. 9:00 The Crimson Field (Part 3 of 6) Thomas wrestles with a growing attraction
to Kitty, a terrified patient faces court martial, and Sister Joan reveals a dark secret to one of her patients. 9:58 Sahara with Michael Palin: Absolute Desert (Part 3 of 4) Palin follows a camel caravan on its way across the Tenere Desert, which the French called an “absolute desert.” 11:00 Film School Shorts: On The Prowl Desperate to get funding for his groundbreaking new dating app, shy software developer Paul agrees to use it to seduce a beautiful stranger. 11:30 Front and Center: Sara Evans and Martina McBride – Ladies Night Out
The Crimson Field
Monday 6 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Austin City Limits: Eric Church 1:30 The National Mall: America’s Front Yard See Fri. July 3 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 A Capitol Fourth 2015 [R] 4:00 The Best of the Boston Pops See Sat. July 4 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Victory Garden’s Ediblefeast: Ohio 5:30 P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home: Pay it Forward MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tulsa Highlights include a Navajo chief’s blanket, a Connecticut secretary and chair, and a 1924 Charles Russell watercolor. Learn which item is worth $125,000-$135,000. 9:00 Inside Claridge’s (Part 2 of 3) Joan Collins, Stephen Fry, and the Emperor of Japan come to visit, as well as 85 year-old Gerry Parker, who has breakfasted at Claridge’s for the last 40 years. 10:00 POV: Tough Love Having lost custody of their children, two parents fight to win back the trust of the courts and reunite their families. 11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 7 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Poldark on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) See Sun. July 5 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:00 The Crimson Field (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. July 5 at 9:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
British Drama Sundays Rule Brittania! Beat the heat on Sunday evenings with three popular series from across the pond: Last Tango in Halifax starring Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as a couple reunited on the internet after 50 years apart, Poldark on Masterpiece with the dashing Aidan Turner in the title role, and The Crimson Field, a compelling drama which follows nurses in a field hospital during World War I.
Sundays throughout July, 7:00 pm MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 The Abolitionists: American Experience (Part 1 of 3) Shared beliefs about slavery bring together five prominent Abolitionists. 9:00 The Abolitionists: American Experience (Part 2 of 3) 10:00 Frontline: Hunting the Killer Bacteria A look the alarming rise of untreatable infections in hospitals, communities, and across the globe. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Wednesday 8 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 2 of 6) See Sun. July 5 at 7:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Inside Claridge’s (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. July 5 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Curious Traveler: Curious About – Montreal See Sat. July 4 at 5:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
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Monday-Friday Mornings
Saturday Mornings
6:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Wild Kratts 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Sesame Street 11:00 Super Why 11:30 Peg + Cat
5:30 Sesame Street 6:30 Bob the Builder 7:00 Super Why 7:30 Sid the Science Kid 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00 Peg + Cat 9:30 Peg + Cat
Sunday Mornings 5:00 Super Why 5:30 Caillou 6:00 Cyberchase 6:30 Word Girl 7:00 Martha Speaks 7:30 Martha Speaks 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Arthur 9:30 Odd Squad 10:00 Wild Kratts 10:30 Wild Kratts 11:00 SciGirls
Afternoons 12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 Dinosaur Train 1:00 Caillou 1:30 Thomas and Friends 2:00 Sesame Street 2:30 The Cat in the Hat 3:00 Curious George 3:30 Curious George 4:00 Arthur 4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Wild Kratts 5:30 Wild Kratts
WORD GIRL Sundays at 6:30 am Made possible by our generous sponsors:
Readers are Leaders A tour of stories, music, and fun for families featuring special guest Miss Lori’s CAMPUS.
Where you will find us in July: Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago
Saturday July 25 10:30 am
Aldi 12300 Princeton Drive Huntley
Sunday July 26 10:30 am
Ford City Mall 7601 S. Cicero Chicago
Friday July 31 10:30 am With special guest Clifford the Big Red Dog.
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Operation Wild (Part 2 of 3) Find out how pioneering medicine is transforming ways to tend to animals. 9:00 First Peoples: Europe (Part 5 of 5) When Homo sapiens turned up in prehistoric Europe, they ran into the Neanderthals. As more Homo sapiens moved in, the balance of power shifted. 10:00 NOVA: Why Sharks Attack NOVA teams up with leading shark experts to discover the science behind the great white’s hunting instincts. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
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Thursday 9 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tulsa See Mon. July 6 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Frontline: Hunting the Killer Bacteria See Tues. July 7 at 10:00 pm. [R]
Check, Please! Gorditas Aguascalientes/Gather/ Andy’s Thai Kitchen [R] Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Kangaroo Dundee (Part 1 of 6) 9:00 Lily: A Bear’s Life Lily is an eight-year-old wild black bear living in the North Woods of Minnesota. Followed from birth by researchers, her life has been shared online around the world. But her fame has come at a price. 10:00 India: A Dangerous Place to Be a Woman In December 2012, a young medical student was brutally gang-raped on board a bus in Delhi. Radha Bedi travels to India to uncover the reality of life for young women there. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Friday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose
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First Peoples: Europe (Part 5 of 5) See Wed. July 8 at 9:00 pm. [R] POV: Tough Love See Mon. July 6 at 10:00 pm. [R] Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Vintage: When the Grapes Hit the Fan Markham Vineyards’ harvest explodes into life when a 120-ton day turns into a 150-ton marathon. 8:00 Check, Please! Ttowa/TWO/ Flo & Santo’s Catherine’s guests are Yelp community manager Candice Gatlin from Naperville, whose choice is Ttowa in Arlington Heights; college administrator John Palmares who extols the virtues of Chicago eatery TWO; and retired firefighter Dino Travlino, who recommends Flo & Santo’s. 8:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Artisanal Bread in Tortilla Land Chef Elena Reygadas crafts transcendent versions of Mexico’s
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classic pan de pulque and sugar-topped conchas. Out of Print Vicious (Part 1 of 6) Freddie and Stuart host a wake, managing to create a splendidly awkward evening of meager food and liberal insults. Vicious (Part 2 of 6) Freddie and Stuart shop for a new coat for Freddie for his fan club event; to pay for it, Stuart finds a way of secretly raising some cash. BBC World News Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Saturday 11 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 12:30 Nightly Business Report 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 The Abolitionists: American Experience (Part 1 of 3) See Tues. July 7 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Abolitionists: American Experience (Part 2 of 3) See Tues. July 7 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Vicious (Part 2 of 6) See Fri. July 10 at 10:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 2015
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Members of the staff at Claridge’s
Inside Claridge’s (Parts 2 and 3) A favorite of royalty and celebrities, Claridge’s has become a byword for discreet luxury, where a suite for a night can set you back the price of a small family car. See hotel staff work around the clock to indulge every whim of the world’s elite. From transforming an entire floor into a “palace” for a visiting princess to installing a Jacuzzi with a few days’ notice, there’s no limit to the lengths the team will go to provide the ultimate comfort for the rich and famous.
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MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW KIDS 10:00 Family Travel with Colleen Kelly: Chicago – My Kind of Town for the Holidays Colleen joins families on a fun-filled tour of Chicago, celebrating winter traditions around the city. 10:30 Dream of Italy: Piedmont/ Lake Iseo Kathy tries to get truffle hunters to reveal their secret hunting grounds, then tastes the precious white truffles they find. 11:00 Ask This Old House 11:30 BBQ with Franklin: Brisket AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen: Homespun Breakfast Treats 12:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Artisanal Bread in Tortilla Land See Fri. July 10 at 8:30 pm. [R] 1:00 A Chef’s Life: Eggs Two Dozen Ways 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Pale Fish
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America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: FrenchStyle Dutch Oven Dinners America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Spicing Up the Backyard Barbecue Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Smoking 101 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Noodles Martha Bakes: Coffee Cakes Check, Please! Ttowa/ TWO/Flo & Santo’s See Fri. July 10 at 8:00 pm. [R] Rick Steves’ Europe: Italy’s Riviera – Cinque Terre Curious Traveler: Curious About – Asheville, North Carolina Why did the architects of the Statue of Liberty, the New York Subway, and Central Park put their stamp on this small town?
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 As Time Goes By 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances 8:00 Father Brown: The Standing Stones A death at the stone circle of a polio-stricken village leads Father Brown to conclude that dark forces are at work. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Part 1) When the owner of a rum distillery is murdered during a séance, all the clues point to the prime suspect being a ghost. 10:00 Shetland: Pilot (Part 1 of 2) The team investigates the murder of an elderly woman found shot on the grounds of an archaeological dig yielding some exciting – and disturbing – finds. 10:58 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Labours of Hercules See Sun. July 5 at 5:28 pm. [R]
Sunday 12 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Kangaroo Dundee (Part 1 of 6) See Thurs. July 9 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Lily: A Bear’s Life See Thurs. July 9 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 NOVA: Why Sharks Attack See Wed. July 8 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Operation Wild (Part 2 of 3) See Wed. July 8 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Curious Traveler: Curious About – Asheville, North Carolina See Sat. July 11 at 5:30 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:30 WTTW KIDS 11:30 Charlie Rose: The Week AFTERNOON 12:00 Pati’s Mexican Table: Sami’s Big Day
12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: The Versatile Tomato and All Things Italian 1:00 Check, Please! Ttowa/ TWO/Flo & Santo’s [R] 1:30 Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef 2:00 Penelope: The Documentary Residents at a nursing home collaborate with playwright Anne Basting and Sojourn Theater to create a play reinterpreting Homer’s Odyssey to tell it from Penelope’s point of view. 3:00 On the Other Side of the Fence Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the debut performance of this acclaimed musical. 4:00 Kangaroo Dundee (Part 1 of 6) [R] 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain – Poirot’s Last Case The now elderly and wheelchair-bound Poirot must summon the last of his strength as he battles his ultimate nemesis. EVENING 7:00 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 3 of 6) Celia accepts Gary into her life, despite her initial reservations. Although relations with Caroline are still fraught, Celia doesn’t hesitate to stand by her when she receives some devastating news. 8:00 Poldark on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) The community awaits news of the fish harvest. Poldark’s copper mine struggles. Demelza must get used to a new way of life. 9:00 The Crimson Field (Part 4 of 6) The arrival of soldiers from her home town lifts Joan’s spirits, but she finds herself in trouble. Thomas seizes his opportunity to pursue Kitty. 9:58 Sahara with Michael Palin: Dire Straits (Part 4 of 4) Michael arrives at the border of Niger and Algeria and makes a quick detour into Libya. 11:00 Film School Shorts: Where Do We Go from Here? When an arrogant young daytrader is delayed at an airport during the Boston Marathon bombing, the threat of tragedy brings a moment of clarity. 11:30 Front and Center: Little Big Town
Monday 13 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Austin City Limits: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell 1:30 Father Brown: The Standing Stones See Sat. July 11 at 8:00 pm. [R]
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Death in Paradise (Part 1) See Sat. July 11 at 9:00 pm. [R] Shetland: Pilot (Part 1 of 2) See Sat. July 11 at 10:00 pm. [R] Rick Steves’ Europe: Italy’s Riviera – Cinque Terre [R] Victory Garden’s Ediblefeast: New York City P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home: The Future
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Las Vegas Highlights include a collection of magic memorabilia, ca. 1925, a Shearer chest of drawers, and an album of John Thomson photos. 9:00 Inside Claridge’s (Part 3 of 3) It is mid-summer madness at Claridge’s, as 30 global delegations are arriving for the London Olympics. 10:00 POV: Web Junkie 11:00 BBC World News
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Kangaroo Dundee It’s an all-too-familiar scene on Australia’s Stuart Highway: a kangaroo mother lying dead on the tarmac, her baby still inside her pouch. But one man is determined to help these little orphans – an Australian outbacker named Brolga with a heart of gold and a kangaroo sanctuary. This series follows him and his team of helpers as they nurse the joeys back to life and eventually release them into the wild. Gain a rare insight into the bizarre biology and fascinating family life of one of the Earth’s most charismatic and unusual animals.
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Tuesday 14 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Poldark on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) See Sun. July 12 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Crimson Field (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. July 12 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Dream of Italy: Piedmont/ Lake Iseo See Sat. July 11 at 10:30 am. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 The Abolitionists: American Experience (Part 3 of 3) The battle between pro-slavery and free-soil contingents rises to fever pitch. 9:00 Blackout: American Experience
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos (center) amid images of books, old and new.
Out of Print Narrated by Meryl Streep, this documentary draws us into the topsyturvy world of words, illuminating the turbulent, exciting, and somewhat controversial evolutionary journey of the written word into the digital revolution. Is the book, as we know it, really dead? Is this question even important in our always-on, digital world? The film sets out on a quest to find out what it means to us as individuals, and as a society, to have the ability to answer nearly any question at lightning speed, anywhere, and at any time.
10:00 Frontline: Escaping ISIS This film explores the lives of women who were held as sex slaves, the people who saved them, and women who endured – and also enforced – ISIS’ harsh rules. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Wednesday 15 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. July 12 at 7:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Inside Claridge’s (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. July 13 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Family Travel with Colleen Kelly: Chicago – My Kind of Town for the Holidays See Sat. July 11 at 10:00 am. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Operation Wild (Part 3 of 3) Witness extreme dentistry on a five-ton elephant and keyhole surgery on a giant tortoise. Find out if a remarkable invention can help a dolphin swim again. 9:00 NOVA: Chasing Pluto Join NOVA for New Horizon’s historic flyby of Pluto, the culmination of the spacecraft’s nine-year, three-billion-mile journey to take the firstever detailed images. 10:00 To Catch a Comet This compelling documentary details the complexities and challenges of the journey of the European Space Agency’s spacecraft Rosetta as it landed on a comet. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Thursday 16 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 India: A Dangerous Place to Be a Woman See Thurs. July 9 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Frontline: Escaping ISIS See Tues. July 14 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Vintage: When the Grapes Hit the Fan See Fri. July 10 at 7:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Kangaroo Dundee (Part 2 of 6) 9:00 Last Days of Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn’s sudden and violent downfall has captivated and fiercely divided historians, writers, and amateur enthusiasts for centuries. How much was she an agent of her own destruction, and how much a casualty of the sexual politics of the Tudor court? 10:05 Diana vs. the Queen This revealing documentary charts the troubled relationship between Elizabeth, Queen of England, and Diana, Queen of Hearts. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
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EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Operation Wild (Part 3 of 3) See Wed. July 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 POV: Web Junkie See Mon. July 13 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Check, Please! Ttowa/ TWO/Flo & Santo’s [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
In this new BBC murder mystery series set against the hauntingly beautiful Scottish backdrop of the Shetland Isles, Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) and his partner, Detective Constable Alison “Tosh” MacIntosh (Alison O’Donnell), use their unique skills to solve crimes within their remote close-knit island community. Based on the novels by award-winning crime novelist Ann Cleaves (Red Bones, Raven Black, Dead Water, Blue Lightning).
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Vintage: Homecoming Queen The abundant harvest sees Marisa and her son head home to Sonoma County to meet up with her dad and buy fruit from some old family friends. 8:00 Check, Please! Chef Amaury at 33/Frontier/Paladar Catherine’s guests are compliance director Emily Opalski, who recommends Aurora eatery Chef Amaury at 33; sales manager Nick Garcia, whose choice is Frontier in Chicago’s Noble Square neighborhood; and teacher Jessica Woll, who loves Paladar in Logan Square. 8:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Shaking Up the Margarita The Mercado Lazaro Cardenas is pretty standard as far as Mexico City markets go. But turn a corner and suddenly you’re in a different world. 9:00 Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy 10:30 Vicious (Part 3) Freddie, who has an important audition coming up, suggests Ash
pursue acting and teaches him the tricks of the trade. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Saturday 18 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 12:30 Nightly Business Report 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 NOVA: Chasing Pluto See Wed. July 15 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Abolitionists: American Experience (Part 3 of 3) See Tues. July 14 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Vicious (Part 3) See Fri. July 17 at 10:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW KIDS 10:00 Family Travel with Colleen Kelly: Switzerland Part I – Cheese, Glaciers, and Chocolate...How Swiss! Colleen joins area families at a
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POV: Web Junkie Follow the treatment of three Chinese teenagers, obsessive gamers who prefer the virtual world to the real one. The military-style rehab program may set a standard as the world comes to grips with the consequences of excessive internet use.
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cheese factory to learn about one of Switzerland’s most well-known culinary delights. 10:30 Dream of Italy: Puglia Local Tonino Benincasa gives Kathy an introduction to the Baroque city of Lecce with a classic car ride. 11:00 Ask This Old House 11:30 BBQ with Franklin: Sausage AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen: Irish Country Cooking 12:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Shaking Up the Margarita See Fri. July 17 at 8:30 pm. [R] 1:00 A Chef’s Life: Blueberries and Boiling Over 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: A Traveler’s Bite 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: From an Italian Bakery 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Scallops and Shrimp Hot Off the Grill 3:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Shoulders and Bellies 3:30 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Braising 4:00 Martha Bakes: Shortbread 4:30 Check, Please! Chef Amaury at 33/Frontier/Paladar See Fri. July 17 at 8:00 pm. [R]
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Italy’s Veneto – Verona, Padua, and Ravenna Curious Traveler: Curious About – Victoria, British Columbia What is Fan Tan Alley, and what does it have to do with the second oldest Chinatown in North America?
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 As Time Goes By 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances 8:00 Father Brown: The Paradise of Thieves When a dead man is found inside a locked bank vault, Father Brown must save an innocent man from paying the ultimate price. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Part 2) The team enters the world of surfing when DI Goodman is convinced that there’s more to the murder of a surf instructor than meets the eye. 10:00 Shetland: Pilot (Part 2 of 2) With two murders and no strong leads, can Detective Inspector Perez and his team apprehend the suspect before crowds descend on the Shetland Islands for the biggest fire festival in Europe? 10:58 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain – Poirot’s Last Case See Sun. July 12 at 5:30 pm. [R]
Sunday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Kangaroo Dundee (Part 2 of 6) [R] 1:30 Blackout: American Experience See Tues. July 14 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Diana vs. the Queen See Thurs. July 16 at 10:05 pm. [R] 3:28 Last Days of Anne Boleyn See Thurs. July 16 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Curious Traveler: Curious About – Victoria, British Columbia See Sat. July 18 at 5:30 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:30 WTTW KIDS 11:30 Charlie Rose: The Week AFTERNOON 12:00 Pati’s Mexican Table: Modern Mexico 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Going Fishing 1:00 Check, Please! Chef Amaury at 33/Frontier/Paladar [R] 1:30 Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef 2:00 Mia, A Dancer’s Journey Mia Slavenska was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the 20th century. But as her daughter Mari retraces her mother’s life journey, she
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EVENING 5:58 Queen Victoria’s Children: A Domestic Tyrant (Part 1 of 2) This two-part saga explores the reign of Victoria through her relationships with her nine children. Part one focuses on the Queen’s relationship with her daughters. 7:00 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 4 of 6) Caroline is overwhelmed at the prospect of looking after baby Flora, until a stranger walks into her life and may be the answer to her prayers. 8:00 Poldark on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) Poldark and Demelza start a family. Demelza plays matchmaker. The miners riot. And Francis takes desperate measures to recoup his losses. 9:00 The Crimson Field (Part 5 of 6) Grace is threatened by an aggressively rude and war-scarred commander. A series of events draws Joan into danger, risking her profession and possibly her life. 10:00 Brazil with Michael Palin: Out of Africa (Part 1 of 4) Michael Palin’s Brazilian odyssey begins in the city of Sao Luis before traveling down the coast to Recife and Salvador. 11:00 Film School Shorts: Choices During the Libyan Revolution, a petty clerk at a police station must choose sides when a tortured prisoner asks him for help. A woman from an impoverished community in the Philippines tries to sell her orphaned granddaughter to an American couple. 11:30 Front and Center: Zakk Wylde
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Madison Highlights include an 1875 Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, Winsor McCay comic art, and an Eanger Irving Couse oil. See which item doubled in value to $80,000-$100,000. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tampa Highlights include a fork from the Hindenburg and a Louis Comfort Tiffany lamp with a “Rose Helmut” shade, ca. 1905, whose value has more than doubled since we first saw it. 10:00 POV: Return to Homs Witness the transformation of 19-year-old Basset Saroot from star goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team, to peaceful advocate for reforms, to armed insurgent. 11:30 BBC World News
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Monday 20 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Austin City Limits: Queens of the Stone Age 1:30 Father Brown: The Paradise of Thieves See Sat. July 18 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Death in Paradise (Part 2) See Sat. July 18 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Shetland: Pilot (Part 2 of 2) See Sat. July 18 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Italy’s Veneto – Verona, Padua, and Ravenna [R] 5:00 Victory Garden’s Ediblefeast: The Bay Area
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Blackout: American Experience Look back at what happened in New York City when the lights went out one memorable evening in summer 1977, plunging seven million people into darkness. The event led to both horrifying lawlessness and acts of selflessness and generosity.
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Humanity from Space 10:00 Frontline: Drug Lord – The Legend of Shorty A feature documentary about two filmmakers who set out to interview El Chapo Guzman, leader of one of the biggest drug cartels in history. 11:30 BBC World News
Wednesday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. July 19 at 7:00 pm. [R]
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Life on the Reef (Part 1 of 3) View the reef as tourists enjoy the perfect weather, humpback whales give birth, and fire destroys a luxury yacht. 9:00 NOVA: Why Planes Vanish NOVA tells the inside story of the search for Flight MH370 and meets the key players who have spent months searching for the lost plane. 10:00 NOVA: Sunken Ship Rescue NOVA follows the epic operation to secure, raise, and salvage the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off the coast of Italy in January 2012, killing 32 passengers. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Thursday 23 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tampa See Mon. July 20 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Frontline: Drug Lord – The Legend of Shorty See Tues. July 21 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS
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Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy In this new revival of playwright Alfred Uhry’s 1987 Off-Broadway play, the legendary stars Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones portray a well-to-do Jewish matron and her African-American chauffeur, an unlikely twosome whose transformative friendship evolves during the tumultuous years of the Civil Rights era.
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Kangaroo Dundee (Part 3 of 6) 9:00 Edward VIII: The Nazi King When the Duke and Duchess of Windsor visited Palm Beach in 1941, unbeknownst to them President Roosevelt had instructed FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover to launch what was to be an extraordinary covert intelligence exercise directed toward the couple. 10:00 A Year with the Prince of Monaco: Power and Intimacy The reclusive Prince Albert II of Monaco allows the public a rare glimpse of his daily life and the team who help manage his projects. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Vintage: DIY at Chimney Rock The Chimney Rock team take matters into their own hands, picking one row of grapes from their vineyard. 8:00 Check, Please! Big Jones/ Mana/Krapil’s Catherine’s guests are non-profit associate Carr Harkrader, who recommends Andersonville eatery Big Jones; management consultant Sheena Luke, whose choice is Mana Food Bar in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood; and customer service rep Terry Byrne of Oak Lawn, who loves Krapil’s in Worth. 8:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: How to Feed a City Like Rick, Chef Edgar Nunez believes everyone should have access to fresh, local food. Rick and Edgar strategize over a meal. 9:00 Great Performances: Dudamel Conducts a John Williams Celebration with the LA Phil 10:30 Vicious (Part 4) Freddie, Stuart, and the gang go clubbing after Ash gets a job handing out club fliers. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Saturday 25 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 12:30 Nightly Business Report 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Edward VIII: The Nazi King See Thurs. July 23 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 POV: Return to Homs See Mon. July 20 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW KIDS 10:00 Family Travel with Colleen Kelly: Switzerland Part II – Switzerland Like A Local Colleen spends this part of her Swiss adventure with three families who show her their favorite local attractions.
Humanity from Space From the perspective of space, trace humankind’s journey from huntergatherer to dominant global species. With mind-boggling data and CGI, the program shows how we’ve transformed our planet and produced a world of extraordinary complexity.
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10:30 Dream of Italy: Tuscany Kathy starts her journey with a visit to Castello di Ama to learn how true Chianti wine is made. 11:00 Ask This Old House 11:30 BBQ with Franklin: Whole Hog AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen: Sweet on Texas 12:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: How to Feed a City See Fri. July 24 at 8:30 pm. [R] 1:00 A Chef’s Life: Shrimp Sells 1:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Norwegian Versions of Classic Recipes 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Salmon and Latkes 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Introducing Caldo Verde and White Gazpacho 3:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Surf Meets Turf 3:30 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Rice 4:00 Martha Bakes: Brioche 4:30 Check, Please! Big Jones/ Mana/Krapil’s See Fri. July 24 at 8:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Amsterdam 5:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Rome – Ancient Glory
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The Bomb See how America developed the most destructive invention in human history – the nuclear bomb – how it changed the world and continues to loom large in our lives. Hear from historians and those who experienced the dawn of the atomic age.
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 As Time Goes By 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances 8:00 Father Brown: The Deadly Seal Father Brown finds himself in an impossible situation when he is told, under the seal of confession, that Bishop Talbot will be assassinated tomorrow. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Part 3) A death in the Saint Marie Heritage Society suggests that this cozy group could be less amicable than it seems. 9:58 Shetland: Raven Black (Part 1 of 2) Old wounds are painfully reopened for the shocked residents of Ravenswick, as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez and his team look to a past crime to solve the present-day murder of a young girl. 11:00 Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gunslinger It’s going to be a bloodbath of laughter as the riffs start flying and justice is finally done to this 1956 low-budget western.
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AFTERNOON 12:00 Pati’s Mexican Table: Family Favorites 12:30 Painting the Town with Eric Dowdle: Plymouth, MA 1:00 Check, Please! Big Jones/ Mana/Krapil’s [R] 1:30 Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef 2:00 Edward VIII: The Nazi King [R] 3:00 A Year with the Prince of Monaco: Power and Intimacy See Thurs. July 23 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Kangaroo Dundee (Part 3 of 6) [R] 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:30 Curious Traveler: Curious About – Victoria, British Columbia [R] EVENING 5:58 Queen Victoria’s Children: Princes Will Be Princes (Part 2 of 2) An examination of how Victoria’s sons struggled to live up to Prince Albert’s model of purity. 7:00 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 5 of 6) Caroline is relieved to find that Greg is a natural with Flora and a positive influence on Lawrence. Alan begins to distance himself from Gary, while Gillian discovers that their private family matter has just gone public. 8:00 Poldark on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) A mysterious smelting company challenges the local copper barons. Poldark confronts the same cardsharp who swindled Francis. 9:00 The Crimson Field (Part 6 of 6) Kitty is desperate for someone to trust, but will she turn to Thomas or Miles? As the war machine grinds on, faith, hope, and love are put to the test. 10:00 Brazil with Michael Palin: Into Amazonia (Part 2 of 4) Palin travels on several rivers and meets the Yanomami tribe, where he talks to their spokesperson about the threats to their way of life. 11:00 Film School Shorts: Lives in Limbo Amidst Saigon’s underground motorcycle racing scene, a young man
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Charleston Highlights include Newcomb College vases, Fred Meyer photographs, ca. 1900, and a Leon Julien Deschamps bronze. Learn which item is now worth $55,000-$60,000. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Columbus Highlights include a trio of Albert Cheuret art deco clocks and a historical collection, including a Thomas Jefferson letter previously valued at $100,000, now valued at $300,000-$350,000. 10:00 POV: Tea Time Observe five Chilean women who gather monthly for a ritual that has sustained them through 60 years of personal and societal change. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Tuesday 28 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Poldark on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) See Sun. July 26 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Crimson Field (Part 6 of 6) See Sun. July 26 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Dream of Italy: Tuscany See Sat. July 25 at 10:30 am. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 The Bomb 10:00 Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail (Part 1 of 2) This series reveals the cultural, scientific, and natural history of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth: uranium. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Life on the Reef (Part 2 of 3) Witness the explosion of life on the reef as the wet season approaches: corals spawn, sea birds nest, and thousands of turtle hatchlings erupt over the beaches. 9:00 NOVA: Nuclear Meltdown Disaster 10:00 Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail (Part 2 of 2) 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Vintage: The Never-Ending Crush Marisa makes a last minute decision to pick an entire vineyard of her best Merlot, resulting in a long day, and night, for Rutherford Hill. 8:00 Check, Please! Au Cheval/ Tapas Valencia/Autre Monde Catherine and a new group of three reviewers weigh in on Au Cheval in the west Loop, Tapas Valencia in the south Loop, and Autre Monde Café & Spirits in Berwyn. 8:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: A Passion for Cheese Carlos Yescas wants to put the outstanding artisanal cheeses of Mexico on everyone’s radar screen. 9:00 The Cliburn: Virtuosity 10:30 Vicious (Part 5) Freddie and Stuart invite Ash and his new girlfriend to dinner. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
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Great Performances: Dudamel Conducts a John Williams Celebration with the LA Phil The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s gala celebration of the award-winning film composer’s peerless achievements reunites Williams with violinist Itzhak Perlman. The performance features noted Williams compositions, including themes from Schindler’s List. The orchestra’s music director Gustavo Dudamel conducts; Natalie Portman hosts.
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Nature • Science • Technology Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the First Lunar Voyage Thursday, 9:00 pm (7/30) Saturday, 2:30 am (8/1) First Peoples Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (7/1, 7/8) Friday, 3:00 am (7/3) Friday, 2:30 am (7/10) Humanity from Space Tuesday, 8:00 pm (7/21) Friday, 2:30 am (7/24) Kangaroo Dundee Thursdays, 8:00 pm (7/9, 7/16, 7/23) Sundays, 12:30 am, 4:00 pm (7/12, 7/19, 7/26) Life on the Reef Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (7/22, 7/29) Sunday, 3:30 am (7/26) Lilly: A Bear’s Life Thursday, 9:00 pm (7/9) Sunday, 1:30 am (7/12) NOVA Wednesdays, 10:00 pm (7/8, 7/22) Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (7/15, 7/22, 7/29) Sundays, 2:30 am (7/12, 7/26) Sunday, 1:30 am (7/26) Saturday, 2:30 am (7/18) Operation Wild Wednesdays, 8:00 pm (7/1, 7/8, 7/15) Sunday, 3:30 am (7/12) Friday, 2:30 am (7/17) To Catch a Comet Wednesday, 10:00 pm (7/15)
Public Affairs • History • Documentary Abolitionists: American Experience Tuesdays, 8:00 pm (7/7, 7/14) Tuesday, 9:00 pm (7/7) Saturday, 2:30 am (7/11) Saturdays, 3:30 am (7/11, 7/18) BBC World News Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm Blackout: American Experience Tuesday, 9:00 pm (7/14) Sunday, 1:30 am, 3:00 pm (7/19) Bomb Tuesday, 8:00 pm (7/28) Thursday, 2:30 am (7/30) Brazil with Michael Palin Sundays, 10:00 pm (7/19, 7/26) Charlie Rose Mondays-Fridays, 1:30 am Charlie Rose: The Week Sundays, 11:30 am Chicago Tonight Mondays-Fridays, 7:00 pm, 12:00 am, 5:00 am Citizen Soldier Sunday, 11:00 am (7/26) Diana vs. The Queen Thursday, 10:05 pm (7/16) Sunday, 2:30 am (7/19)
Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the First Lunar Voyage Thursday, 9:00 pm (7/30) Saturday, 2:30 am (8/1) Edward VIII: The Nazi King Thursday, 9:00 pm (7/23) Saturday, 2:30 am (7/25) Sunday, 2:00 pm (7/26) Frontline Tuesdays, 10:00 pm (7/7, 7/14, 7/21) Thursdays, 3:30 am (7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23) InCommon with Mike Leonard: Newton Minow: An American Story Friday, 7:00 pm (7/3) Saturday, 4:30 am (7/4) India: A Dangerous Place to Be a Woman Thursday, 10:00 pm (7/9) Thursday, 2:30 am (7/16) Inside Claridge’s Mondays, 9:00 pm (7/6, 7/13) Wednesdays, 3:30 am (7/8, 7/15) Sunday, 1:30 am (7/5) Last Days of Anne Boleyn Thursday, 9:00 pm (7/16) Sunday, 3:30 am (7/19) The McLaughlin Group Saturdays, 6:30 pm Mount Rushmore: American Experience Friday, 10:00 pm (7/3) National Mall: America’s Front Yard Friday, 9:00 pm (7/3) Monday, 1:30 am (7/6) Nightly Business Report Mondays-Wednesdays, 11:30 pm Fridays, 1:00 am Saturdays, 12:00 am 1913: Seeds of Conflict Thursday, 2:30 am (7/2) On the Other Side of the Fence Sunday, 3:00 pm (7/12) Out of Print Friday, 9:00 pm (7/10) PBS NewsHour Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Saturdays, 6:00 pm Sundays, 5:00 pm Penelope Sunday, 2:00 pm (7/12) POV Mondays, 10:00 pm Saturday, 2:30 am (7/4) Fridays, 3:30 am (7/10, 7/17) Saturday, 3:30 am (7/25) Wednesday, 3:30 am (7/29) Queen Victoria’s Children Sundays, 5:58 pm (7/19, 7/26) Sahara with Michael Palin Sundays, 9:58 pm (7/5, 7/12) Sunday, 2:28 am (7/5) Tavis Smiley Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1:00 am Uranium – Twisting the Dragon’s Tail Tuesday, 10:00 pm (7/28) Wednesday, 10:00 pm (7/29) Friday, 2:30 am, 3:30 am (7/31) Washington Week Fridays, 11:30 pm Year with the Prince of Monaco: Power and Intimacy Thursday, 10:00 pm (7/23) Sunday, 3:00 pm (7/26)
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• Daily Radio Programming Programmer’s Picks From the Ravinia Festival Each summer, Chicago’s music lovers delight in the peaceful surroundings and beautiful sounds of the Ravinia Festival, which hosts soloists and chamber groups from around the world. WFMT will bring some of these summer concerts to you via delayed broadcast.
Mondays, beginning July 6, 8:00 pm
From July 1 through July 4, Independence Day, we continue with our full week of American music that began on June 28.
Wednesday 1 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn
In the Spotlight
Best of Studs Terkel: The Voices of American Composers
Contempo from the University of Chicago
Studs Terkel interviewed numerous American musical luminaries, including Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Keith Jarrett, Philip Glass, and Ramsey Lewis – all of whom you may hear talking with Studs during the month of July.
Contempo, a new-music collective, defines the mission for its 50th anniversary season as “scaling musical heights in the present tense, and [joining] University of Chicago arts partners in celebrating anniversary milestones.”
Throughout the month, Friday, 11:05 pm
Fridays, July 17-31, 8:00 pm
12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Cellist Oliver Aldort and pianist Ron Regev live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maestro looks at legendary conductors who shaped American music-making in the mid-20th century. 8:00 Carnegie Hall Live: The Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Richard Egarr, harpsichord – Bach: Four Orchestra Suites. 11:00 The Nerve: Music and the Brain – From the CBC, Paolo Pietropaolo examines how and why humans are wired for sound.
Thursday 2
Leonard Slatkin
American Music Week To honor the Independence Day holiday, WFMT will play music by American composers over seven days leading up to Saturday, July 4. Hosts and producers are planning a week that will feature both familiar favorites like Appalachian Spring and works that we hope will be new discoveries for our listeners – and perhaps for us, too. David Polk, WFMT’s program director, has invited the distinguished conductor Leonard Slatkin, a longtime champion of American music and musicians, to be an honorary curator for this project, and we’ll include Mr. Slatkin’s selections as part of each day. Visit wfmt.com for more information.
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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Newscast 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maestro looks at legendary conductors who shaped American music-making in the mid-20th century. 8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Tracy Dahl, vocals; Jazz Knights from the West Point Band – American music by Bernstein, Gershwin, Sousa, more. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians
Friday 3 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Newscast 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 6:30 Grant Park Music Festival 2015 – Live from Pritzker Pavilion: The Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar; Tanja Tetzlaff, cello – Diamond: Rounds. Lalo: Cello Concerto in d. Schumann: Symphony #3, Rhenish. 9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maestro looks at legendary conductors who shaped American music-making in the mid-20th century. 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: CD Grab Bag 11:00 PoetryNow with the Poetry Foundation 11:05 Best of Studs Terkel: Leonard Bernstein (1985)
Saturday 4 Independence Day 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Mornings with Candice Agree 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts: Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” – Eric Owens (Porgy); Adina Aaron
In the Spotlight
Paolo Pietropaolo
The Nerve! From the Third Coast International Audio Festival comes a six-part series about music and how it affects our brains, hosted by Paolo Pietropaolo. He says: “Consider music, if you will. Music! Beautiful, wonderful music, which can elevate your mood…or deplete it. That entire flurry of sensation boils down to wave patterns and neuro-chemical events. Not exactly romantic, perhaps, but endlessly fascinating, The Nerve, a six-part series from the CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation], explores music and the brain, digging into exactly how and why we’re wired for sound.”
Wednesdays, beginning July 1, 11:00 pm
All prerecorded music on 98.7WFMT is provided by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library.
Most live performances on 98.7WFMT are broadcast from the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.
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(Bess); Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi (Clara); Jermaine Smith (Sportin’ Life); Norman Garrett (Jake); Karen Slack (Serena); Bernard Holcomb (Robbins); Eric Greene (Crown); Lyric Opera Cho & Orch/Ward Stare. Eric on Opera: Hosted by operatic bass-baritone Eric Owens Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Celebrating the Fourth of July (Earlier than usual) Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren Sweet Folk Chicago with Rich Warren: An abbreviated edition Grant Park Music Festival 2015 – Live from Pritzker Pavilion: The Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Christopher Bell; Terrence Wilson, piano – American music including patriotic tunes and Gershwin’s Piano
Photo by Dario Acosta
In the Spotlight
Thomas Hampson
Carnegie Hall Live Radio station WQXR offered live broadcasts from New York City’s venerable Carnegie Hall throughout the 2014-15 season. Now it’s joined the WFMT Radio Network in offering these performances as a summertime series of recorded live concerts. For July on WFMT, we start with an event from Carnegie’s Baroque Unlimited series, Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music playing Bach. Later, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony are joined by violinist Gil Shaham playing Prokofiev. This concert also included Drift and Providence by Samuel Adams, who’ll be joining the Chicago Symphony in the fall of 2015 as a composer-in-residence. Carnegie Hall also presents a recital by baritone Thomas Hampson featuring music from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and a recital of classicalera sonatas by pianist Andras Schiff.
Wednesdays, beginning July 1, 8:00 pm
Concerto in F, plus the traditional 1812 Overture and The Stars and Stripes Forever. 10:00 (Later than usual) The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 5 1:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice 7:00 Mornings with Candice Agree, including Bach Cantata #170, Vergnügte Ruh’, beliebte Seelenlust – Magdalena Kozena, ms; Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archive 4741942. [17:49] Mendelssohn Symphony #1 in c, Op. 11 – Philharmonia/ Walter Weller. Chandos CHAN-9099. [32:11] 9:55 Fine Arts Calendar 10:00 The New Releases with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Falla Suite populaire espagnole – Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Sandra Rivers, p. RCA 62546-2. [12:34] Meyers is the soloist with Leonard Slatkin and the Chicago Symphony at 1:00 today. Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain – Alicia de Larrocha, p; Suisse Romande Orch/Sergiu Comissiona. Lon 417771-2. [24:27] Granados Intermezzo fr Goyescas; Spanish Dance #2, Oriental – Julian Bream & John Williams, g’s. RCA 61450-2. [9:40] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Anne Akiko Meyers, violin – Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal. Wm Schuman: Symphony #6. Bates: Violin Concerto. Gershwin: An American in Paris. We also hear music by Ives conducted by Susanna Mälkki. 3:00 Mozart Serenade #10 in B-Flat, K 361 – Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble. EMI CDC7-54457-2. [47:10] Mozart Don Giovanni, K 527: Deh vieni alla finestra; Finch’han dal vino – Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, b-br; Turin Teatro Regio Orch/Gianandrea Noseda. DG B0015741-02. [3:34] 4:00 Music from Roosevelt University hosted by Henry Fogel 5:00 Debussy Violin Sonata in g – Augustin Hadelich, v; Robert Kulek, p. Avie AV-2216. [13:14] Dukas Symphony in C – French National Orch/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 68802-2. [38:59] 6:00 July Fourth with Leroy Anderson and the Boston Pops: Keith Lockhart, music director of the Boston Pops, and Kurt Anderson, the composer’s son, co-host this holiday celebration. 7:00 From the Top with Christopher O’Riley
WFMT Schedule Changes The Nerve: Music and the Brain with Paolo Pietropaolo Wednesdays at 11:00 pm beginning July 1 This five-part series from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation examines how and why humans are wired for sound.
Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead Fridays at 10:00 pm beginning July 3
Fiesta! Latin-American Music with Elbio Barilari Saturdays at 6:00 pm beginning July 11
Music in Chicago Fridays at 12:00 pm beginning July 17 This show features a variety of recent recordings from around Chicago, produced and hosted by Lisa Flynn.
New Music Fridays Fridays at 8:00 pm beginning July 17 This series is devoted to new classical music, and includes the 50th anniversary season of Contempo, produced and hosted by Kerry Frumkin.
8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Franz von Suppé’s Requiem Mass recorded by the Munich Choir. 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone 11:00 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #3 in d, Op. 30 – Yevgeny Kissin, p; Boston Sym/Seiji Ozawa. RCA 61548-2. [44:22] Rachmaninoff Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: #s 6, 9 – Yevgeny Kissin, p. RCA 7982-2. [6:45]
Monday 6 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Haydn Violin Concerto in G, H VIIa:4 – Simon Standage, v; English Concert/ Trevor Pinnock. Archive 4273162. [17:05] Debussy Danse in E – Philip Sabransky, p. Classic Digital 1002. [5:17] Susato The Danserye Suite – U of Texas Wind Ensemble/Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-104. [20:48] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Smetana String Quartet #1 in e, From My Life – Pavel Haas Quartet. Supraphon SU-4172-2. [28:32] Dvorak
Goin’ Home – Cantus. Cantus CTS-1210. [5:18] 11:00 Mozart Horn Concerto #2 in E-Flat, K 417 – Barry Tuckwell, fh; English Chamber Orch/ Barry Tuckwell. Lon 410284-2. [12:51] Weber Der Freischütz Overture – Philharmonia/ Wolfgang Sawallisch. EMI CDZ7-67201-2. [9:53] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Chicago Chamber Musicians Ensemble First Monday: Live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Sibelius Symphony #5 in E-Flat, Op. 82 – London Phil/Jukka-Pekka Saraste. London Philharmonic LPO0057. [30:36] Rachmaninoff Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op. 37: The Great Doxology – Phoenix Chorale, Kansas City Chorale/Charles Bruffy. Chandos CHSA-5148. [9:19] 2:00 Haydn Piano Sonata #33 in c, H XVI:20 – András Schiff, p. Teldec 17141-2 (2). [23:24] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Bach Oboe Concerto (BWV 105, 170, 49) – English Concert/ Albrecht Mayer, ob. Lon 4781517. [18:23] Bach Flute Sonata in A, BWV 1032 – Joshua Smith, f; Jory Vinikour, 2015
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In the Spotlight Tuesday 7
Christopher Bell
Live from the Grant Park Music Festival A longtime highlight of Chicago’s summer has been the Independence Day concert presented by the Grant Park Orchestra. This year’s concert features Bernstein, Gershwin, Morton Gould, and other composers who’ve shaped the sounds of American symphonic music. WFMT has traditionally broadcast the Independence Day concert, and we will again this year, live from Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Also live from Grant Park this month: Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony and the festival’s Stephen Sondheim salute. Guest conductor Emmanuel Villaume leads a European cities tour – Vienna, Paris, and Rome, and guest conductor Thomas Wilkins combines symphonies by Dvorak and William Grant Still.
Saturday, July 4, 7:30 pm hc. Delos DE-3402. [11:35] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 6:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maestro looks at legendary conductors who shaped American music-making in the mid-20th century. 8:00 Ravinia Festival 2015 10:00 Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner 11:00 Beethoven Symphony #5 in c, Op. 67 – Philharmonia/ Kurt Sanderling. EMI CDM769202-2. [35:20] Mangoré Contemplación – Eliot Fisk, g. EMI CDC7-47760-2. [10:00] Liszt Liebestraum #3 in A-Flat – Alexis Weissenberg, p. EMI CDM7-69114-2. [4:40]
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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen – Thomas Quasthoff, b-br; Vienna Phil/Pierre Boulez. DG B0003894-02. [16:51] Mahler Symphony #10 in F-Sharp: Adagio – Vienna Phil/Leonard Bernstein. DG 4775187 (5). [26:03] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Lawes Royall Consort #5 in D – Phantasm. Linn CKD470 (2). [10:58] Williams Sound the Bells; Fanfare for A Festive Occasion; Aloft! To the Royal Masthead – Bay Brass. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807556. [7:09] 11:00 Grieg Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 – Iceland Sym/Petri Sakari. Chandos CHAN-9028. [18:05] Halvorsen Air norvégien, Op. 7 – Marianne Thorsen, v; Bergen Phil/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-10614. [7:48] 12:00 Newscast • Beethoven Cello Sonata #4 in C, Op. 102/1 – Matt Haimovitz, vc; Christopher O’Riley, fortepiano. Pentatone PTC 5186475. [13:42] Cherubini Hymne à la Victoire – Wallace Collection, Leeds Festival Cho/John Wallace. Nimbus 5175. [6:02] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Tonight’s Rush Hour concert is on the theme of Ravinia in Chicago. Bach Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F, BWV 1047 – Herseth, tr; Peck, f; Still, ob; Magad, v; Ravinia Festival Soloists/ Levine. RCA 61365-2. [11:53] Liszt Légendes – Rotterdam Phil/James Conlon. Erato ECD-88235. [20:56] 2:00 Beethoven Piano Sonata #17 in d, Op. 31/2, Tempest – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 4794325. [21:06] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Stravinsky Jeu de cartes – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/ Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9014. [22:10] Verdi I Vespri Siciliani: Spring and Summer fr Four Seasons ballet – Bournemouth Sym/ José Serebrier. Naxos 8.572818-19 (2). [13:32] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 5:45 Rush Hour Concerts: Ravinia in Chicago, live from St James Cathedral 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maestro looks at legendary conductors who shaped American music-making in the mid-20th century. 8:00 The Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff: John
Philip Sousa’s “Désirée” – Jody Karin Applebaum, Melissa Thorburn, Karen Brunssen, Pocono Pops/Jerrold Fisher. Amdec AMTC-101. 10:55 Mahler Das Lied von der Erde – Maureen Forrester, c; Richard Lewis, t; Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner. RCA 5248-2. [63:00]
Wednesday 8 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Vaughan Williams Sea Songs – Cleveland Symphonic Winds/ Frederick Fennell. Telarc CD-80099. [4:01] Keel Three Salt-Water Ballads – Bryn Terfel, br; Malcolm Martineau, p. DG B0004216-02. [6:08] Debussy La Mer – Lucerne Festival Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG B0003397-02 (2). [24:04] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Haydn String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 76/4, Sunrise – Takacs Quartet. Lon 4254672. [22:54] Nielsen Helios Overture, Op. 17 – Royal Scottish National Orch/Sir Alexander Gibson. Chandos CHAN-6533. [11:45] 11:00 Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances – Gothenburg Sym & Cho/Neeme Järvi. DG 4299842. [11:24] Rachmaninoff Prince Rostislav – Royal Liverpool Phil/Vasily Petrenko. Warner 09596-2. [17:55] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Ling-Ju Lai live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Ponce Concierto del sur – Andrés Segovia, g; Sym of the Air/Enrique Jorda. DG 471430-2 (4). [25:19] 2:00 Williams Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone film music: Hedwig’s Theme, Christmas at Hogwarts, Nimbus 2000, Leaving Hogwarts, Harry’s Wondrous World – City of Prague Phil/James Fitzpatrick. Silva SILCD-1251. [16:25] Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 – Cleveland Orch/George Szell. CBS MYK-37778. [10:57] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Bach Two-Violin Concerto in d, BWV 1043 – Yehudi Meuhin & Isaac Stern, v’s; New York Phil members/Leonard Bernstein, hc. Sony SM2K-46743 (2). [15:30] From a concert that honored the 85th birthday of Carnegie Hall in 1976. Join us tonight at 8:00 pm as we continue our new series of performances from Carnegie Hall 2014-15. Verdi Otello: Duet, Già nella notte densa – Soloists, Chicago Sym/Riccardo Muti. CSO
ReSound 9011301 (2). [10:40] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maestro looks at legendary conductors who shaped American music-making in the mid-20th century. 8:00 Carnegie Hall Live: The San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas; Gil Shaham, violin; NY Choral Artists – Samuel Adams: Drift and Providence. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto #2. Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe. 10:00 Britten Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10 – Camerata Bern/Thomas Füri. Denon 81757-9409-2. [24:15] 11:00 The Nerve: Music and the Brain – From the CBC, Paolo Pietropaolo examines
In the Spotlight
Jenny Lin
Relevant Tones Welcomes Jenny Lin Pianist Jenny Lin has concertized extensively in the US, Europe, and the Far East. Born in Taiwan and raised in Vienna, she’s an alumna of the Vienna Hochschule für Musik and Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory. Currently a resident of New York City, she teaches on the faculty of the 92nd St “Y.” Lin is a versatile performer who plays Romantic and contemporary piano music, often crossing over into arrangements of Broadway show tunes and pop songs. According to Relevant Tones host Seth Boustead, “She’s recorded with jazz musicians, rockers, contemporary composers and everyone in between. Equally comfortable playing Shostakovich on the same concert as giving a world premiere, Lin is a vital talent [who] is taking concert halls by storm.”
Friday, July 10, 10:00 pm
how and why humans are wired for sound.
Thursday 9 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Higdon Blue Cathedral – Atlanta Sym/Robert Spano. Telarc CD-80596. [12:19] Debussy Préludes, Bk 1: La cathédrale engloutie – Artur Rubinstein, p. RCA 5670-2. [5:50] Respighi Vetrate di Chiesa (Church Windows) – Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80356. [27:47] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Veracini Sonate Accademiche, Op. 2: Violin Sonata #12 in d – Trio Settecento. Cedille CDR 90000155 (2). [12:45]
In the Spotlight
Spektral Quartet
Rush Hour Concerts: Spektral Live Founded in 2010, the Spektral Quartet has established itself as one of Chicago’s most innovative and forward-thinking chamber ensembles. The players seek out the discourse between masterworks of the traditional canon and pieces written this decade, this year, or this week. One way they do this is through a Sampler Pack concert format. For these performances, shorter works and single movements are curated in a setlist containing a menagerie of musical styles, spanning centuries. One of these Sampler Packs – Haydn, Arvo Pärt, and David Reminick – is slated for a July Rush Hour concert. Dave Schwan hosts these broadcasts live from St James Episcopal Cathedral.
Tuesday, July 14, 5:45 pm
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D, R 208, Grosso Mogul – Nicola Benedetti, v; Scottish Chamber Orch/Christian Curnyn. Lon B0016412-02. [11:41] 11:00 Schubert Drei Klavierstücke, D 946: #1, Allegro assai – Paul Lewis, p. Harmonia Mundi 902115.16 (2). [9:01] Schumann Konzertstück in F, Op. 86 – Soloists; Philharmonia/ Christian Thielemann. DG 453482-2. [18:47] 12:00 Newscast • Mozart Symphony #1 in E-Flat, K 16 – Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 639702 (2). [13:47] Prokofiev Symphony #1 in D, Op. 25, Classical – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 429396-2. [13:15] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Bellini La Sonnambula: Oh, se una volta sola ...Ah, non credea mirarti...Ah, non giunge – Diana Damrau, s; Turin Teatro Regio Orch/Gianandrea Noseda. Erato 0825646166749. [12:39] Rossini William Tell: Ballet Music – Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Antonio de Almeida. Phi 422843-2. [17:42] 2:00 Shostakovich String Quartet #8 in c, Op. 110 – Emerson String Quartet. DG 459670-2. [19:34] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Prokofiev Summer Night, Op. 123 – Philharmonia/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9096. [22:20] Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky Waltzes – Cincinnati Pops/ Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD80668. [7:24] Tonight at 8:00, our New York Philharmonic broadcast is all Tchaikovsky. 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maestro looks at legendary conductors who shaped American music-making in the mid-20th century. 8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: An all-Tchaikovsky concert from 2012 – Festival Coronation March; Piano Concerto #2; Excerpts fr Swan Lake; 1812 Overture. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians
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Friday 10 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue – St Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Chandos CHAN-8870. 2015
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visitportwashington.com • 800-719-4881 [8:38] Walton The Battle of Britain Suite – St Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Chandos CHAN-8870. [11:28] Mozart Symphony #34 in C, K 338 – Vienna Phil/James Levine. DG 419189-2. [20:29] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Rossini The Barber of Seville Overture – Santa Cecilia National Academy Orch/ Antonio Pappano. Warner 0825646243440. [7:15] Giuliani Potpourri tiré de l’Opéra Tancredi, Op. 76 – Cavatina Duo. Bridge 9448. [13:55] 11:00 Brahms Symphony #2 in D, Op. 73 – Berlin Phil/Sir Simon Rattle. EMI 67254-2 (3). [39:48] 12:00 Newscast • Bach Lute Suite in e, BWV 996 – Jason Vieaux, g. Azica ACD-71250. [13:29] Einaudi Sarabande – La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau, v. Analekta AN2-8738. [4:43] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K 299 – Marielle Nordmann, h; Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/ Jean-Pierre Rampal, f. CBS MK-44524. [29:18] 2:00 Raskin Meditation on Laura – Jenny Lin, p. Steinway & Sons 30011. [5:21] Lin is Seth Boustead’s guest on Relevant Tones tonight at 10:00. Korngold The Sea Hawk film music 24
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suite – London Sym/André Previn. DG 471347-2. [17:17] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Bach Clavier Partita #5 in G, BWV 829 – Murray Perahia, p. Sony 88697443612. [20:28] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maestro looks at legendary conductors who shaped American music-making in the mid-20th century. 8:00 Grant Park Music Festival 2015 – Live from Pritzker Pavilion: The Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Paul Gemignani in A Sondheim Celebration, with guest vocalists Elizaabeth Stanley and Alex Gemignani and guest pianist Tedd Firth. 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: Pianist Jenny Lin, whom Seth calls ‘stunningly versatile. ‘ 11:00 PoetryNow with the Poetry Foundation 11:05 Best of Studs Terkel: Aaron Copland (1961)
Saturday 11 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Mornings with Candice Agree 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar
11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts: Puccini’s “Tosca” – Tatiana Serjan (Tosca); Brian Jagde (Cavaradossi); Evgeny Nikitin (Scarpia); Richard Ollarsaba (Angelotti); Dale Travis (Sacristan); Lyric Opera Cho & Orch/Dmitri Jurowski. 3:00 Elgar In the South (Alassio) Overture, Op. 50 – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-57973. [21:54] Elgar Cello Concerto in e, Op. 85 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; London Sym Orch/André Previn. CBS MK-39541. [29:03] 4:00 Eric on Opera: Hosted by operatic bass-baritone Eric Owens 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Celebrating Bastille Day (July 14) 5:00 Bach Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044 – Jaime Martin, f; Kenneth Sillito, v; St Martin’s Academy/ Murray Perahia, p. Sony 82429-2 (3). [21:21] Bernstein West Side Story Concerto for string quartet and orchestra – Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen. Cedille CDR-90000141. [25:47] 6:00 Fiesta! Latin-American Music with Elbio Barilari: Impressions of Nature 7:00 Sweet Folk Chicago with Rich Warren 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: A live performance by Louise Mosrie 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 12 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice 7:00 Mornings with Candice Agree 9:55 Fine Arts Calendar 10:00 The New Releases with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Corelli Variations in d on La Folia, Op. 5/12 – Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AV9844. [11:00] Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42 – Vassily Primakov, p. Bridge 9348. [20:42] Boccherini Guitar Quintet in D, G 448: Grave Assai e Fandango – Chicago Harp Quartet. Chicago Harp Quartet 2014. [10:44] Rodrigo Fandango – John Williams, g. CBS MK-44794. [3:42] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Ingo Metzmacher, conductor – Tchaikovsky: Excerpts fr The Nutcracker. Stravinsky: Petrouchka. Shostakovich: Symphony #11, The Year 1905. 3:00 Schubert Piano Trio #1 in B-Flat, D 898 (Op. 99) – Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson
Trio. Bridge 9376-A/B (2). [42:23] Schubert An schwager Kronos; Hoffnung; Auf der Donau; Der Strom – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Hartmut Höll, p. Erato 98493-2. [8:31] 4:00 Music from Roosevelt University hosted by Henry Fogel 5:00 Mozart Serenade #13 in G, K 525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Cleveland Orch/Christoph von Dohnányi. Lon 443175-2. [18:33] Chopin Nocturnes, Op. 62 – Rafal Blechacz, p. DG 4776592. [13:13] 5:40 Mahler Symphony #7 in e, Song of the Night – Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez. DG 447756-2. [74:53] 7:00 From the Top with Christopher O’Riley 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The artistry of the young Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone 11:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series
Monday 13 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • CPE Bach Harpsichord Concerto #5 in G – Andreas Staier, hc; Freiburg Baroque Orch/ Petra Müllejans. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902083.84 (2). [12:36] Bach Motet, Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230 – The Sixteen Cho, Orch/ Harry Christophers. Hyperion CDA-66369. [6:35] Canteloube Seven Auvergne Songs – Anna Moffo, s; American Sym/Leopold Stokowski. RCA 62600-2. [22:40] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto #4 in d, Op. 31 – Hilary Hahn, v; German Chamber Phil Bremen/Paavo Järvi. DG B0022698-02. [30:36] Corea Addendum – Guitar4mation. Gramola 99048. [5:28] 11:00 Lully Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite – Tempesta di Mare. Chandos CHAN0805. [18:12] Strauss Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Op. 60: The Dinner – Dresden Staatskapelle/Rudolf Kempe. EMI CMS7-64346-2 (3). [9:35] 12:00 Newscast • Schumann Piano Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 47 – Daniel Hope, v; Paul Neubauer, vi; David Finckel, vc; Wu Han, p. DG B0022906-02. [26:36] Lortzing Zar und Zimmermann Overture – Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel. Naxos 8.573418. [6:05] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Grieg Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 – Javier
Perianes, p; BBC Sym/Sakari Oramo. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902205. [30:48] 2:00 Bach Orchestra Suite #3 in D, BWV 1068 – Tafelmusik/ Jeanne Lamon. Analekta FL2-3134. [22:17] Vaughan Williams English Folksong Suite – Royal Air Force Central Band/Eric Banks. EMI CDC7-49608-2. [11:27] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Prokofiev Violin Sonata #2 in D, Op. 94b – Alina Ibragimova, v; Steven Osborne, p. Hyperion CDA-67514. [22:04] Vivaldi Two-Violin Concerto in D, R 511 – Viktoria Mullova & Giuliano Carmignola, v’s; Venice Baroque Orch/Andrea Marcon. Archiv 477 7466. [12:43] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light 8:00 Ravinia Festival 2015 10:00 Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner 11:00 Haydn Piano Sonata #54 in G, H XVI:40 – Gilbert Kalish, p. Nonesuch H-71362. [10:00] Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 – David Oistrakh, v; Dresden Staatskapelle/Franz Konwitschny. DG 447427-2 (2). [35:20] Verdi Nabucco:
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Va pensiero – Canadian Opera Company Cho and Orch/ Richard Bradshaw. Radio Canada Int’l SMCD-5148. [4:40]
Tuesday 14 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Pierné Album pour mes petits amis, Op. 14: #6, Marche des petits soldats de plomb – Orch de Paris/Jean-Pierre Jacquillat. EMI CDC7-47647-2. [2:54] Fauré Vocalise-Etude – Susan Graham, ms; Malcolm Martineau, p. Onyx 4030. [3:20] Saint-Saëns Symphony #3, Organ – Pierre Cochereau, o (Notre Dame de Paris); Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. DG 439014-2. [38:00] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Beethoven Piano Sonata #31 in A-Flat, Op. 110 – Paul Lewis, p. Harmonia Mundi HMX-2901902.11 (10). [19:10] Elgar Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: #1 in D – BBC Sym/Sir Colin Davis. Phi 420085-2. [7:46] 11:00 CPE Bach Cello Concerto in A, Wq 172 – Matt Haimovitz, vc; English Chamber Orch/Sir Andrew 2015 110712 BREAK unretire 3x4.indd 1
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In the Spotlight
Cliff Colnot
Contempo on the Air Contempo, the University of Chicago Presents’ renowned contemporarymusic series, celebrated 50 years during the 2014-15 concert season (the ensemble was founded by Ralph Shapey in 1964 as the Contemporary Chamber Players). To celebrate half a century, the group focused on music by internationally acclaimed composers, the University of Chicago’s composition students, and contemporary-music performers of the highest caliber. According to artistic director Shulamit Ran: “Bracing, stimulating, uplifting, haunting, spiritual, disturbing, absorbing…and beautiful, too. These are just a few words that spring to mind as I try to describe the best in today’s new music. It is the Contempo vision.” Conductor Cliff Colnot, the Pacifica Quartet, and eighth blackbird are all part of the Contempo ensemble. In-concert recordings from this past season will be featured on WFMT beginning in mid-July; Kerry Frumkin is the host and producer.
Fridays, beginning July 17, 8:00 pm Davis. DG 429219-2. [20:02] Radiohead Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi – Matt Haimovitz, vc; Christopher O’Riley, p. Oxingale OX-2019. [5:34] 12:00 Newscast • Sibelius Karelia Suite, Op. 11 – New Zealand Sym/Pietari Inkinen. Naxos 8.572704. [17:35] Sibelius Six Songs, Op. 18: Excerpts – Estonian Phil Chamber Cho/ Heikki Seppänen. Ondine ODE 1260-2D. [7:15] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Chausson Symphony in B-Flat, Op. 20 – Montreal Sym/Charles Dutoit. Lon 458010-2. [34:42] 2:00 Britten Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 – Alex Klein, ob; Vermeer Quartet. Cedille 093. [13:16] Tippett Fantasia 26
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Concertante on a theme by Corelli – Bath Festival Orch/ Sir Michael Tippett. EMI ZDMB7-63522-2 (2). [18:23] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Debussy Préludes, Bk 1: #s 1-6 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, p. DG 413450-2. [21:36] Verdi Otello: Prelude – Milan Giuseppe Verdi Sym/Riccardo Chailly. Lon B0001090-02. [5:48] Verdi La Traviata: E strano...Ah, fors’è lui...Follie...Sempre libera – Diana Damrau, s; Turin Teatro Regio Orch/Gianandrea Noseda. Erato 0825646166749. [11:25] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 5:45 Rush Hour Concerts: Here and Now II presents a sampler pack from the Spektral Quartet. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light 8:00 The Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff: Paisiello’s “La Molinara” – Graziella Sciutti, Giuliana Raimondi, Sesto Bruscantini, Naples Scarlatti Orch/Franco Caracciolo. LO 7732-33 (2). 11:00 Sarasate Sérénade andalouse, Op. 28 – Ruggiero Ricci, v; Brooks Smith, p. Decca DL-710044. [4:00] Schuller Romantic Sonata – Larry Combs, cl; Gail Williams, fh; Mary Ann Covert, p. Crystal CD-731. [10:40] Mozart Piano Concerto #25 in C, K 503 – Rudolf Serkin, p; London Sym/Claudio Abbado. DG 410989-2. [35:20]
Wednesday 15 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Mozart La Finta Semplice Overture – La Cetra/Andrea Marcon. DG 4779445. [6:38] Hoffmeister Oboe Concerto in C – Albrecht Mayer, ob; Potsdam Chamber Academy. DG 479 2942. [18:34] Mozart Motet, Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 – Cecilia Bartoli, s; Vienna Chamber Orch/György Fischer. Lon 443452-2. [14:33] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Enescu Violin Sonata #1, Op. 2 – Axel Strauss, v; Ilya Poletaev, p. Naxos 8.572692. [25:35] Bartok Rumanian Folk Dances – Avi Avital, mandolin; Potsdam Chamber Academy. DG B0019758-02. [6:08] 11:00 Mendelssohn Symphony #5 in d, Op. 107, Reformation – London Sym/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. LSO Live LSO-0775. [28:04] Bach Cantata #101: Chorus, Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott – Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists/
Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Soli Deo Gloria SDG-177. [5:32] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Violinist In Mo Yang and pianist Renana Gutman live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Bridge Suite, The Sea – Royal Liverpool Phil/Sir Charles Groves. EMI CDM566855-2. [20:41] Ponchielli La Gioconda: Cielo e mar – Rolando Villazón, t; Milan Giuseppe Verdi Sym/Daniele Callegari. DG 4777224. [5:15] 2:00 Haydn Cello Concerto #1 in C, H VIIb:1 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; English Chamber Orch/Jose-Luis Garcia. CBS MK-36674. [23:41] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Chopin Ballade #4 in f, Op. 52 – Ingolf Wunder, p. DG 4779634. [11:44] Janacek Ballad, The Fiddler’s Child – Czech Phil/ Jiri Belohlavek. Chandos CHAN-9080. [12:49] Traditional The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond – Nicola Benedetti, v; BBC Scottish Sym/Rory Macdonald. Lon B0021290-02. [5:26] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light 8:00 Carnegie Hall Live: Thomas Hampson, baritone; Wolffram Rieger, piano – Songs by Richard Strauss, Zemlinsky, Mahler, Hindemith, Vaughan Williams, Ives, Higdon, Burleigh, and Bernstein. 10:00 Poulenc Sinfonietta – San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra. Koch 3-7094-2. [29:41] 11:00 The Nerve: Music and the Brain – From the CBC, Paolo Pietropaolo examines how and why humans are wired for sound.
Thursday 16 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Adams Fanfare, Short Ride in a Fast Machine – NU Symphonic Wind Ensemble/Mallory Thompson. Summit DCD414. [4:12] Floyd Susannah: Susanna’s aria, Ain’t it a pretty night – Renée Fleming, s; Metropolitan Opera Orch/ James Levine. Lon 4605672. [5:59] Gershwin Piano Concerto in F – Bournemouth Sym/Andrew Litton, p. Virgin Classics 90780-2. [33:37] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Mozart String Quartet #19 in C, K 465, Dissonant – Emerson Quartet. DG 427657-2. [28:07]
Haydn Armida Overture – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 437783-2. [5:00] 11:00 Bizet Carmen: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée – Piotr Beczala, t; Lyon National Opera Orch/ Alain Altinoglu. DG 479 4101. [4:44] Bizet L’Arlésienne Suite #2 – Granada City Orch/ Josep Pons. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901675. [17:22] 12:00 Newscast • Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet – San Francisco Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas. SFS Media SFS-0062. [20:25] Mantovano Lirum bililirum – Ring Around Quartet & Consort. Naxos 8.573320. [6:01] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Grieg Lyric Pieces: Melody, March of the Trolls, Nocturne – Javier Perianes,
In the Spotlight
Nino Machaidze
LA Opera on Air Returns Six productions from the Los Angeles Opera are being syndicated by the WFMT Radio Network this summer. Starring in the first, Verdi’s La Traviata, is soprano Nino Machaidze, who made her debut with the company in 2009 in The Elixir of Love. Other operas in which she has starred at houses all across Europe include Romeo and Juliet, Lucia di Lammermoor, and The Daughter of the Regiment. She’ll be singing the title role in Massenet’s Thais to conclude the LA Opera radio season in August. Our second broadcast from Los Angeles will be a double bill of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle. The company then embarks on a Figaro trilogy for early August: Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, and The Ghosts of Versailles by John Corigliano.
Saturdays, beginning July 18, 12:00 pm
p. Harmonia Mundi HMC902205. [10:55] Holst Lyric Movement – Stephen Tees, vi; City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN-9270. [11:10] 2:00 Haydn Cello Concerto #2 in D, H VIIb:2 (Op. 101) – YoYo Ma, vc; English Chamber Orch/Jose-Luis Garcia. CBS MK-39310. [24:45] Bach St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Aria, Erbarme dich, mein Gott – Yo-Yo Ma, vc (1712 Stradivarius); Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Sony SK-60680. [7:20] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Shostakovich Symphony #9 in E-Flat, Op. 70 – St Petersburg Kirov Orch/Valery Gergiev. Phi B0002487-02. [25:45] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light 8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Marc Nuccio, clarinet – Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man. Gershwin: Strike Up the Band. Copland: Clarinet Concerto. Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians
Friday 17 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Glinka Russlan and Ludmila Overture – London Sym/Sir Georg Solti. Lon 460496-2 (2). [4:56] Tchaikovsky Yevgene Onegin: Polonaise and Waltz – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80541. [11:14] Barber Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24 – Sylvia McNair, s; Atlanta Sym/Yoel Levi. Telarc CD-80250. [17:10] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Vivaldi L’estro armonico, Op. 3: Four-Violin Concerto in F, R 567 – Brecon Baroque/Rachel Podger, v. Channel Classics CCSSA-36515 (2). [8:09] Bach Four-Clavier Concerto in a, BWV 1065 – Tilney, Rousset, Moroney, hc’s; Academy of Ancient Music/C Hogwood, hc. Oiseau 433053-2. [9:07] 11:00 Walton Symphony #2 – BBC Sym/Edward Gardner. Chandos CHSA-5153. [28:10] Grainger My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone – Martin Jones, p. Nimbus NI-5244. [4:54] 12:00 Newscast • Music in Chicago
1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Shostakovich The Age of Gold Suite, Op. 22a – Chicago Sym/ Leopold Stokowski. RCA 62516-2. [18:23] Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60 – Chicago Sym/Claudio Abbado. DG 447419-2. [19:35] 2:00 Schubert Piano Trio #2 in E-Flat, D 929 (Op. 100) – JeanPhilippe Collard, p; Augustin Dumay, v; Fredéric Lodéon, vc. EMI CDC7-47553-2. [42:26] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly. Lon 448155-2. [23:17] Alma Mahler In meines Vaters Garten; Laue Sommernacht – Angelika Kirchschlager, ms; Helmut Deutsch, p. Sony SK-68344. [6:48] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light 8:00 Contempo at 50: From the University of Chicago, performances that celebrate the group’s half-century of presenting bold new music. Kerry Frumkin hosts. 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: Above and Beyond 11:00 PoetryNow with the Poetry Foundation 11:05 Best of Studs Terkel: Keith Jarrett (1995)
Saturday 18 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Mornings with Candice Agree, including Bach Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F, BWV 1046 – Linde Consort/Hans-Martin Linde. EMI CDC7-47046-2. [19:13] Debussy Children’s Corner Suite – Richard Jackman & Jan Zacek, g’s. Supraphon 111845-2. [16:47] Still Danzas de Panama – Berlin Sym/Isaiah Jackson. Koch 3-7154-2. [14:00] 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 LA Opera on Air: Verdi’s “La Traviata” – Nino Machaidze (Violetta); Arturo Chacon-Cruz (Alfredo); Placido Domingo (Germont); Los Angeles Opera Cho & Orch/James Conlon. 2:30 Webern Im Sommerwind – Dresden Staatskapelle/ Giuseppe Sinopoli. Teldec 22902-2. [12:44] Alfvén Swedish Rhapsody #1, Op. 19, Midsommarvaka – Gothenburg Sym/Neeme Järvi. DG 4693762 (4). [12:44] Grieg Ballade in g, Op. 24 – Dmitry Paperno, p.
Cedille CDR-90000037. [17:16] Zemlinsky Symphony #1 in d – Gürzenich Orch/James Conlon. EMI CDC5-56473-2. [32:01] 4:00 Eric on Opera: Hosted by operatic bass-baritone Eric Owens 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Students and Teachers 5:00 Mozart Piano Concerto #24 in c, K 491 – Vienna Phil/Maurizio Pollini, p. DG B0010994-02. [30:23] Strauss Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8834. [20:22] 6:00 Fiesta! Latin-American Music with Elbio Barilari: Music by Blas Galindo, whom Elbio calls ‘a famous unknown. ‘ 7:00 Sweet Folk Chicago with Rich Warren 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: A live performance by Spuyten Duyvil 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 19 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice 7:00 Mornings with Candice Agree 9:55 Fine Arts Calendar 10:00 The New Releases with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Still Blues; Swanee River; Summerland – Denver Oldham, p. Koch 3-7084-2. [8:54] Thomson Acadian Songs and Dances from Louisiana Story – New London Orch/Ronald Corp. Hyperion CDA-66576. [14:58] Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite – Philadelphia Orch/ Eugene Ormandy. CBS MBK42252. [15:20] Saint-Saëns Le Carnaval des Animaux: The Swan – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Philippe Entremont & Gaby Casadesus, p’s. Sony 93927. [3:05] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Osmo Vänskä, conductor; Renaud Capuçon, violin; Gautier Capuçon, cello – Brahms: Double Concerto; Symphony #1. The broadcast begins with Haydn’s Symphony #101, Clock, conducted by Bernard Haitink. 3:00 Schubert String Quintet in C, D 956 – Emerson Quartet; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc. DG 431792-2. [53:44] 4:00 Music from Roosevelt University hosted by Henry Fogel 5:00 Schumann Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54 – Jorge Bolet, p; Berlin Radio Sym/Riccardo Chailly. Lon 4780110. [32:45] Loeffler Two Rhapsodies – Alex Klein, ob; Richard Young, vi; Ricardo Castro, p. Cedille CDR-90000102. [21:23] Ravel Rapsodie espagnole – Vienna
Phil/Lorin Maazel. RCA 686002. [17:42] Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Op. 19 – Susan Graham, s; BBC Sym/ Yan Pascal Tortelier. Warner Classics 61938-2. [27:47] 7:00 From the Top with Christopher O’Riley 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The artistry of violinist Zino Francescatti 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone 11:00 Bruckner Symphony #4 in E-Flat, Romantic – Pittsburgh Sym/William Steinberg. EMI CDM5-66556-2. [55:01]
Monday 20 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Debussy Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune – Leon Fleisher, p. Vanguard 1551. [4:55] Offenbach Voyage dans la lune: Snowflake Ballet – Les Musiciens du Louvre/ Marc Minkowski. Archive 4776403. [11:01] Beethoven Piano Sonata #14 in c-sharp, Op. 27/2, Moonlight – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Arabesque Z-6677. [16:42] Strauss Capriccio, Op. 85: Moonlight Music – Vienna Phil/André Previn. DG 437790-2. [3:40] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Dvorak Symphonic Variations, Op. 78 – Czech Phil/Sir Charles Mackerras. Supraphon SU3533-2031. [21:58] Suk Elegy in D-Flat, Op. 23 – Ahn Trio. EMI EKCD5-56674-2. [6:47] 11:00 Handel Concerto grosso in A, Op. 6/11 – Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907228/9 (2). [16:01] Françaix Piano Concertino – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Montreal Sym/Charles Dutoit. Lon 452448-2. [8:44] 12:00 Newscast • Tchaikovsky The Maid of Orléans: Ballet music – Royal Opera House Orch/Sir Colin Davis. Phi 422845-2. [14:18] Tchaikovsky Yevgene Onegin: Lensky’s aria – Plácido Domingo, t; Philharmonia/Randall Behr. EMI CDC5-55018-2. [6:17] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Liszt Die Loreley (composer’s piano arrangement of song) – Ian Hominick, p. MSR Classics MS-1341. [6:04] Schumann Symphony #3 in Eb, Op. 97, Rhenish – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly. Lon 4780037. [28:56] 2:00 Telemann Overture (Suite) in e fr Tafelmusik – Pierre Hamon, f; Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA-9877. [23:28] Bach Violin and Oboe 2015
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In the Spotlight
Renaud Capuçon
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts Violinist Renaud Capuçon and cellist Gautier Capuçon perform Brahms’ Double Concerto with the Chicago Symphony under guest conductor Osmo Vänskä. Renaud (b 1976) entered Paris’ Conservatoire National Supérieur at the age of 14, subsequently performing in the European Union Youth Orchestra and the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado. He has performed and organized chamber-music concerts in addition to appearing internationally as a concert soloist and recording artist. His violin is a Guarnerius that once belonged to Isaac Stern. His brother, Gautier, was born in 1981 and also studied at the Conservatoire Supérieur. He followed Renaud into the European Union and Gustav Mahler ensembles before launching his solo career. It’s perhaps not unusual that the brothers often perform together. Gautier is also a pianist – he especially enjoys jazz piano – but his principal instrument remains the cello. He plays a Goffriller cello from 1701, about which he says: “It is an instrument that you really need to know [emphasis added] to be able to play…so in a way, on the Goffriller, I probably search more and look more for different things.”
Sunday, July 19, 1:00 pm
Concerto in d, BWV 1060 – Albrecht Mayer, ob; Berlin Phil members/Nigel Kennedy, v. EMI CDC5-57091-2. [13:27] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 – Oregon Sym/Carlos Kalmar. Pentatone PTC-5186393. [19:03] Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs – Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer. Chandos CHAN-9425. [6:16] 28
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4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Hit or Myth 8:00 Ravinia Festival 2015 10:00 Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner 11:00 Beethoven Piano Trio #2 in G, Op. 1/2 – Patrick Cohen, fortepiano; Erich Höbarth, v; Christophe Coin, vc. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901361. [35:20] Triebensee Two-Oboe and English Horn Trio in B-Flat – Marilyn Zupnik, ob; Kathryn Greenbank, ob; Elizabeth Starr, eh. ASV CDQS-6192. [10:30] Grainger Handel in the Strand (Clog Dance) – Collage. Northeastern NR-228. [4:10]
Tuesday 21 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 449186-2. [15:59] Gershwin Three Preludes – William Bolcom, p. Nonesuch 79151-2. [6:15] Ravel Piano Concerto in G – Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p; Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez. DG B0014764-02. [22:22] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Beethoven Sextet in E-Flat, Op. 81b – H Baumann & V Dshambasov, horns; Gewandhaus String Quartet. Phi 426440-2. [16:48] Weber Incidental music for Gozzi’s Turandot: Overture and March – Philharmonia/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9066. [6:02] 11:00 Prokofiev Symphony #5 in B-Flat, Op. 100 – Chicago Sym/James Levine. DG 439912-2. [42:29] 12:00 Newscast • Bach Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G, BWV 1049 – Age of Enlightenment Orch/ Monica Huggett. Virgin Classics 90747-2 (2). [15:30] Bach A Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 6 – Boston Sym/Seiji Ozawa. Phi 432092-2. [8:26] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Strauss Die Frau ohne Schatten: Symphonic Fantasy – Berlin Phil/Zubin Mehta. Sony SK-47197. [20:29] Both our Tuesday Night Opera and our live Rush Hour broadcast feature music by Richard Strauss. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Finale, from Marie Theres’!...Hab’ mir’s gelobt – Hendricks, Te Kanawa, von Otter; Dresden Staatskapelle/Haitink. EMI CDS7-54259-2 (3). [12:20] 2:00 Beethoven Quartet #10 in E-Flat, Op. 74, Harp – Takàcs String Quartet. Lon 470847-2
(2). [31:37] Thomson Harp Concertino, Autumn – Ann Mason Stockton, h; Los Angeles Chamber Orch/ Sir Neville Marriner. EMI CDM7-64306-2. [9:05] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Brahms Symphony #2 in D, Op. 73 – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink. Phi 442068-2 (4). [38:35] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 5:45 Rush Hour Concerts: Brant Taylor and Kuang-Hao Huang perform Strauss’ Cello Sonata, Op. 5. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Hit or Myth 8:00 The Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff: Strauss’ “Elektra” – Evelyn Herlitzius (Elektra); Waltraud Meier (Klytemnestra); René Pape (Orest); Dresden Staatskapelle/Christian Thielemann. DG 4793387 (2). 11:00 Stradella Sinfonia in D – Schola Cantorum Basiliensis/August Wenzinger. Archive SAPM198443. [11:00] Brahms Piano Quartet #3 in c, Op. 60 – Ralf Gothoni, p; Peter Csaba, v; Matti Hirvikangas, vi; Frans Helmerson, v. Ondine ODE843-2. [35:20] Grandjany Siciliana – Susann McDonald, h. Delos D/CD-3005. [3:40]
Wednesday 22 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Schubert Marche militaire #1 in D, D 733/1 – Vienna Phil/Hans Knappertsbusch. Lon 421634-2. [5:21] Schubert Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D 714 – Monteverdi Cho, Vienna Phil Strings/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. DG 457648-2. [11:51] Schubert Symphony #3 in D, D 200 – Hanover Band/Roy Goodman. Nimbus NI-5270/3 (4). [22:45] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Piston The Incredible Flutist Suite – Oregon Sym/Carlos Kalmar. Pentatone PTC 5186 481. [17:12] Riley Simone’s Lullaby – Zofo Duet. Sono Luminus DSL-92189. [5:43] 11:00 Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto #1 in a, Op. 33 – Gautier Capuçon, vc; Radio France Phil/Lionel Bringuier. Erato 934134-2. [20:13] Eisler Violin and Cello Duo, Op. 7/1 – Renaud Capuçon, v; Gautier Capuçon, vc. Virgin Classics 332626-2. [6:54] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Fei-Fei Dong
live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Glazunov The Seasons, Op. 67: Summer and Autumn – Royal Scottish National Orch/ José Serebrier. Warner Classics 61434-2. [23:05] 2:00 Mozart Oboe Quartet in F, K 370 – Stephen Hammer, ob; Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble. Oiseau 421429-2. [17:34] Mozart The Magic Flute: Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja; In diesen heil’gen Hallen; Queen of the Night’s aria – Thomas Quasthoff, René Pape, Erika Miklosa w/orch. DG B0006730-02. [9:54] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado; Stefan Vladar, p. DG 429396-2. [7:53] Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture, Op. 26 – London Sym/Claudio Abbado. DG 471467-2 (4). [10:24] Ginastera Overture to the Creole Faust – Eastman-Rochester Orch/Howard Hanson. Mercury 434324-2. [7:59] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Hit or Myth 8:00 Carnegie Hall Live: Sir Andras Schiff, piano – Haydn: Sonata in C. Beethoven: Sonata #30 in E, Op. 109. Mozart: Sonata in C, K 545. Schubert: Sonata in c, D 958. 10:00 Beethoven Piano Concerto #3 in c, Op. 37 – Sviatoslav Richter, p; Vienna Sym/Kurt Sanderling. DG 427198-2. [35:52] 11:00 The Nerve: Music and the Brain – From the CBC, Paolo Pietropaolo examines how and why humans are wired for sound.
Thursday 23 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • RimskyKorsakov Le Coq d’Or: Hymn to the Sun – Orch/André Kostelanetz. CBS 45811. [4:30] Dvorak Rusalka: Song to the Moon – Renée Fleming, s; London Sym/Sir Georg Solti. Lon 455760-2. [6:40] Wagner Tannhäuser: O du mein holder Abendstern – Bryn Terfel, b-br; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 471348-2. [5:40] Bach Cantata #1, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern – Nielsen, Kraus, Hüttenlocher; Bach Ensemble/Rilling. Hänssler CD-98.836 (4). [22:55] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn •
Mendelssohn String Symphony #1 in C – Hanover Band/Roy Goodman. RCA 68069-2 (3). [10:56] Elgar String Serenade in e, Op. 20 – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 419191-2. [12:18] 11:00 Chopin Piano Sonata #2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG B0011939-02. [22:59] Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette – New London Orch/Ronald Corp. Hyperion CDA-66998. [4:21] Halvorsen Entry March of the Boyars – New London Orch/Ronald Corp. Hyperion CDA-66998. [4:41] 12:00 Newscast • Beethoven Fidelio Overture – Philadelphia Orch/ Riccardo Muti. EMI CDS749487-2 (6). [6:46] Hérold Zampa Overture – Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel. Naxos 8.573418. [8:27] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1 in b-flat, Op. 23 – Lang Lang, p; Chicago Sym/Daniel Barenboim. DG B0000666-02. [38:25] 2:00 Granados Danzas Españolas: Andaluza; Oriental – Milos Karadaglic, g. DG B001557902. [11:40] Bach Orchestra Suite #4 in D, BWV 1069 – Academy of Ancient Music/ Richard Egarr. AAM Records AAM-003 (2). [23:48] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Grieg Lyric Pieces: Arietta, Kanon, Butterfly, Solitary Traveller – Javier Perianes, p. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902205. [10:39] Nielsen Maskarade Suite – Odense Sym/Eduard Serov. Kontrapunkt 32203. [14:28] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Hit or Myth 8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Joseph Alessi, trombone; US Coast Guard Band – Copland: Four Dance Episodes fr Rodeo. Bernstein: Candide Suite. Plus music by John Philip Sousa. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians
Friday 24 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Schoenfield Café Music – Eroica Trio. EMI CDC5-56482-2. [16:14] Moises Simons Toi d’est moi: C’est ça la vie – Susan Graham, ms; City of Birmingham Sym/ Yves Abel. Erato 42106-2. [3:48] Gershwin An American
in Paris – Chicago Sym/James Levine. DG 431625-2. [17:33] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Schubert String Quartet #13 in a, D 804 (Rosamunde) – Guarneri Quartet. Arabesque Z-6687. [32:28] 11:00 Smetana Ma Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava (The Moldau) – Milwaukee Sym/ Zdenek Macal. Telarc CD80265. [11:37] Picker Old and Lost Rivers – Christoph Eschenbach, p. Virgin Classics 61519-2. [7:18] 12:00 Newscast • Music in Chicago 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Mussorgsky Khovanshchina: Act 1 prelude, Dawn on the Moskva River – Cincinnati Sym/Paavo Järvi. Telarc CD-80705. [5:38] Saint-Saëns Javotte (orchestral fantasy after ballet score) – Monte Carlo Phil/ David Robertson. Valois V-4688. [20:51] Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto #2 is on our live Grant Park broadcast tonight. 2:00 Bach French Suite #5 in G, BWV 816 – Simone Dinnerstein, p. Telarc CD-80715. [18:30] Bach Cantata #140, Wachet auf: Duet, Wann kommst du, mein Heil? – Christine Schäfer, s; Matthias Goerne, br; Hilary Hahn, v; Munich Chamber Orch/Alexander Liebreich. DG B0013832-02. [5:44] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Rachmaninoff Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op. 37: Bless the Lord, O My Soul – Phoenix Chorale, Kansas City Chorale/Charles Bruffy. Chandos CHSA-5148. [6:08] Fibich A Summer Evening at Twilight, Op. 39 – Prague Radio Sym/Frantisek Vajnar. Supraphon 110298-2. [16:07] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 6:30 Grant Park Music Festival 2015 – Live from Pritzker Pavilion: The Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Emmanuel Villaume; Andrew Van Oeyen, piano – Suppé: Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna Overture. Mozart: Symphony #31, Paris. Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto #2. Bizet: Roma. 8:30 (Later than usual) Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Hit or Myth 9:30 (Later than usual) Contempo at 50: From the University of Chicago, performances that celebrate the group’s halfcentury of presenting bold new music. Kerry Frumkin hosts. 11:00 PoetryNow with the Poetry Foundation 11:05 Best of Studs Terkel: Allen Ginsberg and Philip Glass (1990)
Saturday 25 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Mornings with Candice Agree, including Bach Oboe Sonata in g, BWV 1030b – Ray Still, ob; Thomas Still, hc. Nimbus NI-5672. [18:27] Thomson The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite – New London Orch/Ronald Corp. Hyperion CDA-66576. [16:03] Salzedo Variations sur un thème dans le style ancien – Lavinia Meijer, h. Channel Classics CCSSA-28908. [15:30] 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 LA Opera on Air: A Double Bill – Purcell: “Dido and Aeneas” – Paula Murrihy (Dido); Liam Bonner (Aeneas); John Holiday (Sorceress). Bartok: “Bluebeard’s Castle” – Robert Hayward (Bluebeard); Claudia Mahnke (Judith). With Los Angeles Opera Cho & Orch/Steven Sloane. 2:30 Bizet Carmen Suite – Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. Naive V-5130. [12:27] Korngold Die tote Stadt, Op. 12: Tanzlied des Pierrot; Marietta’s Lied – Nicola Benedetti, v; Bournemouth Sym/Kirill Karabits. Lon B0017609-02. [9:51] Christmas in July: Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Suite of excerpts – Chicago Sym/ Fritz Reiner. RCA 68530-2. [40:12] Bizet L’Arlésienne Suite #2: Intermezzo, Menuet, Farandole – Detroit Sym/Paul Paray. Mercury 434321-2. [10:30] 4:00 Eric on Opera: Hosted by operatic bass-baritone Eric Owens 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: A Day at the Beach 5:00 Bach Clavier Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1053 – Chamber Orch of Europe/András Schiff, p. Lon 425676-2 (2). [18:35] Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 in c, Op. 18 – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Cleveland Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Lon 440653-2. [33:27] 6:00 Fiesta! Latin-American Music with Elbio Barilari: African Roots, part 1 7:00 Sweet Folk Chicago with Rich Warren 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 26 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice 7:00 Mornings with Candice Agree, including Bach Cantata #168,
Tue Rechnung, Donnerwort – Soloists, Monteverdi Cho, English Baroque Soloists/ Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Archive 463590-2. [13:09] Dvorak Symphony #8 in G, Op. 88 – Bournemouth Sym/José Serebrier. Warner 0825646287871. [36:51] 9:55 Fine Arts Calendar 10:00 The New Releases with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Schubert Piano Sonata in a, D 784 – Paul Lewis, p. Harmonia Mundi HMN-911755. [24:09] Lewis plays Beethoven on our upcoming Chicago Symphony broadcast. Mozart Serenade #11 in E-Flat, K 375 – Marlboro Festival Ensemble. Sony SMK-47295. [24:54] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Vasily Petrenko, conductor; Paul Lewis, piano – Elgar: In the South (Alassio). Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5, Emperor. Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances. 3:00 Bernstein West Side Story: Cool, I Feel Pretty, One Hand One Heart, Tonight, Somewhere, A Boy Like That, I Have A Love, Rumble, Finale – Katia & Marielle Labèque, p’s; Gonzalo Grau & Raphael Séguinier, per. KML 1121. [22:41] Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite #1 – National Sym/Mstislav Rostropovich. DG 410519-2. [27:35] 4:00 Music from Roosevelt University hosted by Henry Fogel 5:00 Beethoven String Quartet #14 in c-sharp, Op. 131 – Tokyo String Quartet. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807481.83 (3). [37:25] Beethoven Leonore Overture #3 – Chicago Sym/Sir Georg Solti. Lon 4759090 (6). [13:59] Schubert Symphony #9 in C, D 944, Great – Chicago Sym/ James Levine. DG 413437-2. [53:20] Schubert Song, An Silvia, D 891 – Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Chamber Orchestra Of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG B0000049-02. [2:59] 7:00 From the Top with Christopher O’Riley 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The artistry of violinist Zino Francescatti 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone 11:00 Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta – Chicago Sym members/ Pierre Boulez. DG 447747-2. [30:24] Liszt Nuages gris; Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Bridge 9409. [19:13]
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6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Elgar Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 – Lark String Quartet, San Francisco Ballet Orch/ Jean-Louis LeRoux. Arabesque Z-6723. [14:59] Dowland Fantasia – David Russell, g. Telarc CD-80659. [3:52] Dukas La Péri – New York Phil/Pierre Boulez. Sony SMK-68333. [19:11] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Haydn Symphony #96 in D, Miracle – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 77315-2. [23:51] Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Dove sono – Renée Fleming, s; London Sym/Sir Georg Solti. Lon 455760-2. [4:45] 11:00 Brahms Four Ballades, Op. 10: #2 in D – Barry Douglas, p. Chandos CHAN-10757. [6:48] Strauss Burleske in d – Daniel Barenboim, p; Berlin Phil/Zubin Mehta. CBS MK-42322. [19:36] 12:00 Newscast • Praetorius Terpsichore: Dances – New London Consort/Philip Pickett. Oiseau 414633-2. [11:15] Ticheli San Antonio Dances – Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-127. [10:08] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Haydn The Creation: The Heavens Are Telling – Soloists, Chicago Sym & Cho/ Sir Georg Solti. Lon 425498-2. [3:30] Hovhaness Symphony #6, Celestial Gate – Manhattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark. Koch 3-7221-2. [20:36] 2:00 Ponce Sonatina meridional – Oscar Ghiglia, g. Stradivarius STR-33568. [10:46] Falla The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite #2 – Philharmonia/ Carlo Maria Giulini. EMI CDM7-64746-2. [18:29] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Mozart Piano Concerto #26 in D, K 537, Coronation – Vassily Primakov, p; Odense Sym/Scott Yoo. Bridge 9328-A/B (2). [30:17] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Maurice Ravel 8:00 Ravinia Festival 2015 10:00 Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner 11:00 Nielsen Symphony #1 in g, Op. 7 – Danish Radio Sym/ Herbert Blomstedt. EMI CDM565306-2. [35:52] Dohnanyi Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, Op. 29 – Barry Snyder, p. Pro Arte CDD-240. [10:08] Rossini Song, Or che di fiori adorno – Cecilia Bartoli, ms; James Levine, p. Lon 455513-2. [4:00]
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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Rossini La Scala di Seta Overture – Philharmonia/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC7-47118-2. [5:47] Verdi Otello: Duet, Sì, pel ciel – Soloists, Chicago Sym/Riccardo Muti. CSO ReSound 9011301 (2). [3:00] Rota La Strada ballet suite – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-66279. [30:01] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Beethoven Violin Sonata #5 in F, Op. 24, Spring – Leonidas Kavakos, v; Enrico Pace, p. Lon 4783523 (3). [24:37] Honegger Pastorale d’été – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK-60695. [8:03] 11:00 Tchaikovsky Symphony #4 in f, Op. 36 – Royal Phil/ Daniele Gatti. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907393. [39:21] 12:00 Newscast • Leguizamón Zamba soltera; Zamba de carnaval – Pablo Márquez, g. ECM 2380. [8:27] Villa-Lobos Samba-Classico – Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica; New York Chamber Sym/Gerard Schwarz. RCA 7986-2. [4:55] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Brahms Piano Concerto #2 in B-Flat, Op. 83 – Jorge Federico Osorio, p; Orquesta Sinfonico del Principado de Asturias/Valdez. Artek AR-0014-2. [48:54] 2:00 Handel Judas Maccabaeus: See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes – BBC Chorus, BBC Choral Society & Sym/Sir Colin Davis. Phi 420085-2. [3:21] Beethoven Variations in G on See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45 – Zuill Bailey, vc; Simone Dinnerstein, p. Telarc CD-80740 (2). [12:23] Vaughan Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus – Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel. Vanguard OVC-4053. [12:39] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Dvorak Czech Suite, Op. 39 – Czech Phil/Libor Pesek. Virgin Classics 90769-2. [23:11] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 5:45 Rush Hour Concerts: Trio Voce performs dance-inspired music by Turina and Arbos. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Maurice Ravel 8:00 The Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff: Vivaldi’s “Atenaide” – Sandrine Piau, Vivica Genaux, Natalie Stutzmann, Modo Antiquo/ Federico Maria Sardelli. Naive OP-30438 (3).
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96 – Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-7000/1 (2). [5:52] Tchaikovsky The Months (The Seasons), Op. 37: MayAugust – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Lon 466562-2. [14:56] Glazunov Violin Concerto in a, Op. 82 – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Russian National Orch/José Serebrier. Warner Classics 67946 (2). [20:18] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Bach Orchestra Suite #2 in b, BWV 1067 – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul. EMI CDC5-57111-2. [19:36] Monti Czárdás – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Mariko Anraku, h. EMI CDC5-57740-2. [4:23] 11:00 Bernstein On the Town: Three Dances – New York Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK47530. [9:48] Barber Summer Music, Op. 31 – Prairie Winds. Albany TROY-401. [11:38] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: The Avalon String Quartet (annual Al Booth Memorial Concert) 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Dvorak Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 – Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. DG 447413-2. [41:21] There’s more Dvorak on our live Grant Park broadcast tonight. 2:00 Mozart Serenade #6 in D, K 239, Serenata notturna – English Concert/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907280. [13:42] Chopin Nocturnes in E-Flat and F – Lang Lang, p. Sony 48960-2. [11:30] Schubert Notturno in E-Flat, D 897 – Beaux Arts Trio. Phi 422836-2. [12:58] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Shostakovich Ballet Suite #2 – Bolshoi Theater Orch/ Maxim Shostakovich. Angel/ Melodiya SR-40115. [18:24] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 6:30 Grant Park Music Festival 2015 – Live from Pritzker Pavilion: The Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins – Jerry Goldsmith: Fireworks. Still: Symphony #3. Dvorak: Symphony #6. 8:30 Dvorák Wind Serenade in d, Op. 44 – Vienna Phil Winds/Myung-Whun Chung. DG 471613-2. [23:00]
9:00 (Later than usual) Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Maurice Ravel 10:00 Paganini Violin Concerto #1 in D, Op. 6 – Ilya Gringolts, v; Lahti Sym/Osmo Vänskä. Bis CD-999. [35:53] 11:00 The Nerve: Music and the Brain – From the CBC, Paolo Pietropaolo examines how and why humans are wired for sound.
Thursday 30 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Copland Fanfare for the Common Man – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80339. [3:04] Copland At the River; Long Time Ago – Nathan Gunn, br; Kevin Murphy, p. EMI CDZ5-73160-2. [5:50] Grofé Grand Canyon Suite – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein; John Corigliano, v. CBS MYK-37759. [32:50] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Scarlatti Clavier Sonatas, Kk 87 and Kk 46 – Oregon Guitar Quartet. Cube Squared Records C2-R602. [12:13] Rameau Les Boréades: Entrée de Polymnie – Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. Archive B0004478-02. [6:05] 11:00 Borodin Symphony #2 in b – Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle. EMI CDC5-00273-2. [28:08] Rachmaninoff Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op. 37: Blessed Is the Man – Phoenix Chorale, Kansas City Chorale/ Charles Bruffy. Chandos CHSA-5148. [6:32] 12:00 Newscast • Mozart Piano Sonata #2 in F, K 280 – Grigory Sokolov, p. DG 4794342 (2). [21:48] Nielsen Maskarade: Overture & Cockerels’ Dance – Danish National Sym/Thomas Dausgaard. Da Capo 6.220518. [10:03] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Verdi Requiem Mass – Frittoli, Borodina, M Zeffiri, I Abdrazakov, Chicago Sym & Cho/Riccardo Muti. CSO ReSound CSOR9011008 (2). [89:38] 2:35 Haydn String Quartet in D, Op. 71/2 – Takács Quartet. Hyperion CDA-67793. [17:00] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Debussy Three Nocturnes – Chicago Sym/Sir Georg Solti. Lon 436468-2. [21:51] Debussy Préludes, Bk 2: La Puerta del Vino; Feux d’artifice – Jorge Federico Osorio, p. Cedille CDR-90000098 (2). [7:28] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour
between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Maurice Ravel 8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Joyce Yang, piano – Shostakovich: Festive Overture. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #1. Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise. Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers; Marche slave. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians
Danzon #2 – Phil Orch of the Americas/Alondra de la Parra. Sony 88697755552. [9:26] 4:00 Music with Suzanne Nance, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and
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