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Dear Member,
The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT Renée Crown Public Media Center 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625
Thank you for your viewership, listenership, and continued support of WTTW and WFMT. Now more than ever, we believe it is vital that you can turn to us for trusted news and information, and high quality educational and entertaining programming whenever and wherever you want it. We have developed our May schedule with this in mind. On WTTW, explore the personal, firsthand perspectives of people whose lives have been upended by COVID-19 in Chicago in FIRSTHAND: Coronavirus. This new series of stories produced and released on wttw.com and our social media channels has been packaged into a one-hour special for television that will premiere on May 18 at 9:00 pm. Also, settle in for the new two-night special Asian Americans to commemorate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided while facing unimaginable challenges, this film focuses a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played. On wttw.com, discover and learn about Chicago’s Japanese Culture Center established in 1977 in Chicago by Aikido Shihan (Teacher of Teachers) and Zen Master Fumio Toyoda to make the crafts, philosophical riches, and martial arts of Japan available to Chicagoans. On WFMT, I hope you are enjoying Maestro’s Choice: For All Music Lovers in These Difficult Times, our 6-part collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in response to COVID-19 and the stay-at-home order. Riccardo Muti, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 2010, curated the programs and his selections offer a meaningful connection to beautiful, classical music while live performances have been interrupted during the pandemic. On wfmt.com in recognition of Mother’s Day and the spring season, enjoy our playlist of music inspired by and dedicated to mothers and grandmothers, and our look at music’s long relationship with flora and the natural world. Thanks again for your support. Sincerely,
Sandra Cordova Micek President & CEO
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The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) May 2020 Volume 35, Number 264
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CHICAGO HISTORY TRIVIA QUIZ with Geoffrey Baer
As you and your family spend time at home practicing social distancing, it’s a great time to test your knowledge of Chicago history with Geoffrey Baer. Take his challenging quiz! Answers are on page 18. Good luck!
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The Taste of Chicago has been held in Grant Park since its second year, 1981 (long before social distancing!). But where was it held its first year? A. Navy Pier, B. Michigan Avenue north of the river, C. Daley Plaza, D. Soldier Field parking lot
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Chicago starts with a C. So why is our municipal symbol or “Device” a Y? It represents or honors...
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The iconic Chicago Water Tower was the model for...what?
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Which Chicagoan invented the brownie?
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Cook County is named for Daniel Pope Cook who…
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When the Marx Brothers were a young Chicago-based vaudeville act, they tried their hand at a different career. What was it?
A. Chicago’s location at the center of inland trade routes, B. The confluence of the Chicago’s River’s three branches at Wolf Point near today’s Merchandise Mart, C. Pottawatomie Chief Yabona who signed the Treaty of Chicago in 1833., D. No one knows.
A. The Army Corps of Engineers logo, B. Joliet Prison, C. White Castle Hamburger stores, D. Givins Castle in the Beverly neighborhood
A. Mayor “Big Bill” Thompson who had a notorious sweet tooth, B. Fannie Mae Candies founder H. Teller Archibald, C. Socialite Bertha Palmer of Palmer House fame, D. Beer hall owner Herman Berghoff during Prohibition
A. Mounted a failed campaign for Illinois statehood in 1818, B. Moved the proposed border of Illinois 60 miles north (otherwise Chicago would be in Wisconsin today). C. Never set foot in the area now named for him., D. All of the above.
A. A men’s clothing business that later became Hart, Schaffner and Marx, B. A restaurant called Marx Cafeteria, C. Farming, D. All of the above
For more Chicago Trivia Quiz questions, go to Geoffrey Baer’s Facebook page, Geoffrey Baer’s Chicago!
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Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11
Asian Americans As America becomes more diverse and more divided, how do we move forward together? Through intimate personal stories, this film focuses a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played.
Monday, May 11 and Tuesday, May 12, 8:00 pm
Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein Mass
Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations
Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s theater piece starring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra artistic director Marin Alsop conducts.
This film looks at the rise of anti-Semitism today, through the eyes of some of those most affected in the United States, France, the UK, and Hungary, painting a portrait of how global hatred begins and how easily it disseminates.
Friday, May 15, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 26, 9:00 pm
See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids Photo: Courtesy of Zakkiyyah Najeebah for WTTW
In the Spotlight
Reality Allah
FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence Meet four Chicagoans whose lives have been forever changed by everyday gun violence in the city. Hear their personal stories, in their own words, in WTTW’s multi-part series that explores the psychological wounds resulting from gun violence, which not only affect the injured person, but ripple through communities. Visit the website at wttw.com/firsthand.
Fridays, May 1, 8, 15, and 22, 8:30 pm
Friday 1 EARLY MORNING 1:00 Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries: The Tropics [R] 2:00 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us: Civilizations (Part 2 of 3) [R] 3:00 NOVA: Poisoned Water [R] 4:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – India [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Check, Please! Ricobene’s, Bento Box, Chicago Magic Lounge Alpana welcomes Justin Adams of Canaryville, who recommends the Bridgeport eatery Ricobene’s; Emily Reagan from Avondale, who chose Bento Box in Bucktown; and Old Irving Park resident Ben Huizenga, who loves Chicago Magic Lounge in Andersonville. 8:30 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Reality (Part 2 of 5) Meet Reality, an outreach worker who spent 22 years in prison for murder, having been actively involved in a gang at a very young age. He vowed to help others like him if he ever got out of prison, and this film follows him as he makes good on that promise. 9:00 Somewhere South: How Do You Cue? Follow Vivian on a journey to learn how other Southerners cook and eat barbecue. She travels to Florida for smoked mullet and Texas for barbecue with Japanese and Mexican twists. 10:00 Julia Child: American Masters – Julia! America’s Favorite Chef Savor the life and legacy of Julia Child, who introduced French cuisine to America through her television series, The French Chef, in 1963. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Wild Travels [R] 1:00 10 Parks that Changed America [R] 2:00 All the Queen’s Horses [R] 3:30 Antiques Roadshow: McNay Art Museum (Part 2 of 3) [R]
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Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Miami, Florida [R] Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING 5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Wisconsin Foodie: Miesfeld’s 9:30 Around the Corner with John McGivern 10:00 This Old House Hour 11:00 Flavor of Poland: Krakow 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: From Italy to America AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Ballpark Classics 12:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Budapest, Hungary 1:00 A Chef’s Life: Chasing Trout 1:30 Stephen Raichlen’s Project Fire: Wine Country Grill 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: How to Braise Everything 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Greek Yogurt for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 3:30 Martha Bakes: Apples 4:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Chicken Around the World 4:30 Check, Please! Ricobene’s, Bento Box, Chicago Magic Lounge See Fri. May 1 at 8:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Curious Traveler: Curious Cardiff 5:30 Monty and Rose EVENING 6:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Reality (Part 2 of 5) See Fri. May 1 at 8:30 pm. [R] 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Folly of Jephthah Flambeau seeks Father Brown’s help to get rid of an unwanted rival. 8:00 Death in Paradise New arrival DI Neville Parker gets more than he bargained for when investigating the mysterious death of a young woman at the unveiling of a luxury timeshare resort.
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Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: This Cursed Hand Failed actor Harold Hamworthy has a penchant for hogging the spotlight, but something finally upstages him – a dismembered human hand. 10:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Whisper Sisters When an innocent child is shot, Frankie and Trudy investigate the dangerous world of bootlegging. 11:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 5 of 8) [R]
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Monty
Monty and Rose This documentary tells the story of a pair of endangered piping plovers that successfully nested at Chicago’s Montrose Beach in the summer of 2019, the first of the species to nest in the city in 64 years, and how a proposed music festival propelled the birds to national headlines.
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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights
Delicious Friday, May 1 at 8:00 pm 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: Dawn French as Gina and Iain Glen as Leo
Vietnam War Marathon Sunday, May 24 at 7:00 pm
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.
This ten-part film from Ken Burns tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through the revelatory testimony of almost 80 witnesses from all sides – Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam.
Photo: Associated Press, via PBS
WTTW Prime
When Cornish chef Gina discovers her ex-husband’s secret life, her world turns upside down. Loyalties among her friends are questioned as she revaluates her relationships, and further drama, love, heartbreak and deception are brought to light within the community.
Photo: Mike Hogan /Sky 1
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/schedule.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules
Mama Lidia Saturday, May 9, All-Day Marathon
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Lidia Bastianich
Frontline: Abacus – Small Enough to Jail Monday, May 13 at 7:30 pm
WTTW World WTTW World features public media’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 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.
This critically acclaimed documentary chronicles the ChineseAmerican Sung family’s fight to clear their names after their small bank in New York City’s Chinatown became the only U.S. bank indicted for mortgage fraud related to the 2008 financial crisis. Learn how the indictment and trial forced the Sung family to defend themselves over the course of a five-year legal battle.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Thomas Sung
Nature Cat Friday, May 15 at 6:00 pm
WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. The WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 is on Comcast digital channels 368 and on RCN channel 39.
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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 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Friday Family Night features five new episodes of Nature Cat. There are many adventures for Nature Cat and his friends as they search for a praying mantis and a volcano, and visit the Great Salt Lake, Niagara Falls, and the Grand Canyon.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Nature Cat
Image: © Spiffy Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
WTTW Create
Master the art of Italian cooking this Mother’s Day weekend when WTTW Create brings you a special selection of episodes from Lidia’s Kitchen featuring simple and seasonal dishes created with grace, confidence, and love. Join Lidia Bastianich as she puts on a culinary master class while creating delicious Italian meals for the entire family.
Photo: Courtesy of Breadstick Productions
Pictured: U.S. Marines march in Danang in 1965
LUCKY CHOW Photo: Courtesy of © Two Brothers Pictures and all3media international
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Tchéky Karyo as Julien Baptiste
Sunday Night Dramas Settle in on Sunday evenings for new episodes of Call the Midwife, following the medics and midwives of Nonnatus House as they serve their community; World on Fire, a gripping World War II drama revealing how ordinary people reacted to the conflict; and Baptiste, about a retired French detective in Amsterdam who has been drawn into a dangerous and baffling missing person case.
President George W. Bush embraces a firefighter at the site of the World Trade Center
George W. Bush: American Experience Explore the life and tumultuous presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the White House to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the myriad of challenges he faced over his two terms, from the war in Iraq to the 2008 financial crisis.
Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and 5, 9:00 pm
Photo: Courtesy of George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Sundays, May 3, 10, and 17, 7:00 pm
Sunday 3 EARLY MORNING 12:00 World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 7) [R] 1:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) [R] 2:00 Julia Child: American Masters – Julia! America’s Favorite Chef See Fri. May 1 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Somewhere South: How Do You Cue? See Fri. May 1 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Illinois Country [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 The McLaughlin Group 11:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover AFTERNOON 12:00 Citizen Soldier: Capturing the Faces of War Veterans of the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO) Pacific Detachment discuss the vital role played by these elite teams during the Vietnam War. 12:30 The Good Road: Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania – Islands of Isolation In this episode, Earl and Craig are back with the BRCK team as they bring WiFi to several small, remote Islands in the Zanzibar Archipelago. 1:00 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Jake Wood, Founder of Team Rubicon 1:30 Tastemakers 2:00 Maigret Sets a Trap It’s 1955, and Paris is enjoying a blisteringly hot summer...but it’s a city in the grip of fear. Four women have been murdered, and Chief Inspector Maigret (Rowan Atkinson) is under huge pressure to find the killer. 3:30 Maigret’s Dead Man Maigret focuses on the murder of a gambler with connections to a brutal gang from Czechoslovakia whose members are robbing and killing wealthy Parisians. 5:00 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 4 of 6) A police search begins for Alan and Celia, who are locked inside the hall without phone service. Caroline and Gillian open up to one another and form a supportive bond. EVENING 6:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Whisper Sisters See Sat. May 2 at 10:00 pm. [R] 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 6 of 8) Disappointed by the Poplar Horticultural Show’s cancellation, Fred attempts to reinstate it. The Turners receive an alarming phone call about their daughter. Valerie’s pregnant cousin hopes her
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Programming 11.1
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Asian Americans
Story of China
Monday, May 11 at 8:00 pm Tuesday, May 12 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 9, 16, and 23 at 8:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow: Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage
Lucky Chow
Monday, May 18 at 8:00 pm
Mr. Tornado: American Experience Tuesday, May 19 at 9:00 pm
The Registry Sunday, May 24 at 1:30 pm
Chinese Exclusion Act: American Experience Thursday, May 28 at 9:00 pm
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm starting May 13
Frontline: Abacus – Small Enough to Jail Sunday, May 17 at 8:00 pm
And Then They Came For Us Sunday, May 17 at 9:00 pm
Vanished Dream: Wartime Story of My Japanese Grandfather Sunday, May 17 at 10:30 pm
Pacific Heartbeat Sunday, May 17 at 11:30 pm Sunday, May 31 at 11:00 pm
Yoshiki: Live at Carnegie Hall Sunday, May 31 at 9:00 pm
Touching the Sound Sunday, May 31 at 10:00 pm 2020
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Monday-Friday Mornings
5:00 Arthur 5:30 Odd Squad
6:00 Cat in the Hat 6:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 7:00 Curious George 7:30 Nature Cat 8:00 Wild Kratts 8:30 Molly of Denali 9:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:30 Let’s Go Luna 10:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific
Saturday Mornings 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30
Dinosaur Train Sesame Street Sesame Street Pinkalicious & Peterrific Pinkalicious & Peterrific Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Sunday Mornings 5:00 Curious George 5:30 Curious George 6:00 Dinosaur Train 6:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 7:00 Clifford the Big Red Dog 7:30 Arthur 8:00 Nature Cat 8:30 Wild Kratts 9:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:30 Molly of Denali 10:00 Odd Squad 10:30 Kid Stew
Afternoons 12:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 12:30 Nature Cat 1:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 1:30 Sesame Street 2:00 Dinosaur Train 2:30 Let’s Go Luna 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Molly of Denali 4:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
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In the Spotlight
baby will be born on a day well before her due date. 8:00 World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) Harry and his unit reach Dunkirk, with the odds stacked against them. 9:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) Julien finds the money, but Edward makes a reckless move that puts the case in jeopardy. 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – The Storm (19201933) (Part 4 of 7) Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him the following summer.
Monday 4 Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret
The Queen at War Princess Elizabeth was a child of thirteen on September 3, 1939, when her father King George VI informed the people that Britain was at war. This revelatory documentary tells the story of the Queen’s experiences during World War II, and how the longestreigning monarch in British history was shaped by the war.
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EARLY MORNING 12:00 Wild Travels 12:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer [R] 1:00 Father Brown: The Folly of Jephthah See Sat. May 2 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. May 2 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: This Cursed Hand See Sat. May 2 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Budapest, Hungary [R] 4:30 BBC World News
Cat in the Hat
Monday-Friday Mornings at 6:00 am
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Poetry in America: Finishing The Hat – Stephen Sondheim J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Beauty from the Flower Farm
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: McNay Art Museum (Part 3 of 3) Highlights include Julius Cohen yellow diamond earrings, a 1928 Gibson Granada banjo, and a collection of original comic art dating to around 1937. 9:00 George W. Bush: American Experience (Part 1 of 2) Explore Bush’s tumultuous youth and his unorthodox road to the presidency via the contested election of 2000. The new administration’s focus on domestic issues is abruptly brought to a halt by the shocking terrorist attacks of 9/11. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 5 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 6 of 8) See Sun. May 3 at 7:00 pm. [R]
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World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) See Sun. May 3 at 8:00 pm. [R] Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. May 3 at 9:00 pm. [R] Frankie Drake Mysteries: Whisper Sisters [R] BBC World News Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 The Queen at War Learn about Queen Elizabeth’s experiences during World War II, and how they affected the longest-reigning monarch in British history. 9:00 George W. Bush: American Experience (Part 2 of 2) Follow the evolution of Bush’s presidency, from 9/11 and the ensuing war in Iraq to his second term challenges, including anthrax scares, threat levels, Hurricane Katrina, and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
TUNE IN or STREAM
MONDAY and TUESDAY, MAY 11 and 12 at 8:00 pm
wttw.com/watch Wednesday 6 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: McNay Art Museum (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. May 4 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 George W. Bush: American Experience (Part 1 of 2) See Mon. May 4 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Queen at War See Tues. May 5 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries: The North Travel to the Northern Hemisphere, where the spy creatures learn how animals move, feed, and fight. 9:00 H2O: The Molecule that Made Us: Crisis (Part 3 of 3) Earth’s changing water cycle – and a globalized movement towards water for profit – is forcing changes in humans’ reliance on water. Can a geopolitical crisis be averted? 10:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Greenland – Ice Mountain (Part 7 of 10) Steve tries to summit a remote
mountain in Greenland’s Stauning Alps, facing quicksand, a river, and a glacier to reach basecamp. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 7 EARLY MORNING 12:30 The Queen at War [R] 1:30 George W. Bush: American Experience (Part 2 of 2) See Tues. May 5 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer [R] 4:00 Wild Travels See Mon. May 4 at 12:00 am. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Chicago’s Loop: A New Walking Tour Written and hosted by Geoffrey Baer, this program traces the fascinating history of downtown Chicago’s rise, fall, and rebirth. 9:30 Where in Chicago? with Geoffrey Baer In his first-ever quiz show, Geoffrey Baer poses Chicago history and trivia questions
to a lively and diverse group of passersby all over the city, and reveals the answers. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Friday 8 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries: The North See Wed. May 6 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 H2O: The Molecule that Made Us: Crisis (Part 3 of 3) See Wed. May 6 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Greenland – Ice Mountain (Part 7 of 10) Wed. May 6 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Curious Traveler: Curious Cardiff [R] 4:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Reality (Part 2 of 5) [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Check, Please! Sensational Seafood In the season finale, take a look back at some
area seafood restaurants reviewed on the show. 8:30 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Julie (Part 3 of 5) Meet Julie, a mother whose eldest son Eric, then a 15-year-old gang member, shot at a van carrying rival gang members. Two women were murdered instead, and Eric was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Julie has since dedicated her life to criminal justice issues, advocating on behalf of incarcerated individuals and their families. 9:00 Great Performances: LA Phil 100 10:30 In This Together: A PBS American Portrait Story Everyday people from across the country use self-shot video, photos, and text to share, in their own words, how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting their lives. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 9 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Chicago’s Loop: A New Walking Tour See Thurs. May 7 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Where in Chicago? with Geoffrey Baer See Thurs. May 7 at 9:30 pm. [R]
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Geoffrey Baer
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Maigret Sets a Trap See Sun. May 3 at 2:00 pm. [R] Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING 5:30-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Wisconsin Foodie: Dim Sum Give Some 9:30 Around the Corner with John McGivern 10:00 This Old House Hour 11:00 Flavor of Poland: Warsaw 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: All About Grandma
Geoffrey Baer Thursday Nights Revisit some of Geoffrey Baer’s most memorable and entertaining history, travel, and architecture specials, including Chicago’s Loop: A New Walking Tour, Where in Chicago?, Chicago Time Machine, Chicago on Vacation, Hidden Chicago 1 and 2, and more.
Photo: Courtesy of Craig T. Mathew and Greg Grudt/Mathew Imaging
Thursdays 8:00 pm
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Great Performances: LA Phil 100 Celebrate the centennial of this landmark orchestra with Ravel’s La Valse, Stravinsky’s Firebird, and more led by three renowned LA Phil conductors: Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and current music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel.
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AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: A Trip to Tarheel Country 12:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: The Florida Keys and Key West 1:00 A Chef’s Life: Liver Lover 1:30 Stephen Raichlen’s Project Fire: Steak and Beyond 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: A Taste of Brazil 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas 3:30 Martha Bakes: Cultured Dairy 4:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Greece Every Day 4:30 Check, Please! Sensational Seafood See Fri. May 8 at 8:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Curious Traveler: Curious Manchester 5:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Italy’s Veneto – Verona, Padua, and Ravenna EVENING 6:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Julie (Part 3 of 5) See Fri. May 8 at 8:30 pm. [R] 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Numbers of the Beast Mrs. McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortuneteller. 8:00 Death in Paradise A desert island survival course goes wrong when the leader – a trained survival expert and ex-SAS soldier – is found dead in the forest of a remote island near Saint Marie. 9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: Beware The Ides of March When a falling studio light almost kills host Julienne Fortby live on air during psychic television show, the horrified psychic visits Frank and Lu. 10:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ties that Bind Searching for a missing friend of Mary’s leads Frankie and Trudy to Chinatown – and murder. 11:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 6 of 8) [R]
Sunday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:00 World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) [R] 1:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) [R] 2:00 Maigret’s Dead Man See Sun. May 3 at 3:30 pm [R] 3:30 Great Performances: LA Phil 100 See Fri. May 8 at 9:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 The McLaughlin Group 11:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover AFTERNOON 12:00 Citizen Soldier: German Military History Emeritus CEO of the National WWII Museum Nick Mueller sits down with renowned military historian Dennis Showalter to discuss 20th century German military history. 12:30 The Good Road: Bangkok, Thailand – The Big House… of Blessing Craig and Earl receive a rare tour of the second-largest maximum security prison in Thailand, where they discover a unique approach to vocational training and development. 1:00 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Artist Ashley Longshore 1:30 Tastemakers 2:00 Maigret: Night at the Crossroads Maigret interrogates suspected murderer Carl Andersen for hours, but Andersen insists he is innocent. So why was the body of a diamond dealer found on his property, in his car, killed with his gun? 3:30 Maigret in Montmartre A stripper in Montmartre and a drug-addicted Countess are found strangled to death. Maigret is brought in to find the link between the victims and bring the killer to justice. 5:00 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 5 of 6) Caroline throws herself wholeheartedly into her new relationship, upsetting her mother and her estranged husband, who looks to Gillian for sympathy. Alan, unable to decide which of two friends should be his best man, asks both. EVENING 6:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ties that Bind See Sat. May 9 at 10:00 pm. [R] 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 7 of 8) The team celebrates the arrival of the maternity home’s long-awaited incubator. Kevin’s newest patient has a troubled home life and needs his emotional
as well as medical support. Nurse Crane struggles with the cubs in Sgt. Woolf’s absence. 8:00 World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) Paris falls to the Nazis, and Webster and Albert’s lives are turned upside down. 9:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) Julien plots an audacious move to frame Constantin, which ends in bloodshed. 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – The Rising Road (1933-1939) (Part 5 of 7) FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Eleanor becomes her husband’s liberal conscience, and a sometimes-controversial political force in her own right.
Monday 11 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Wild Travels 12:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer 1:00 Father Brown: The Numbers of the Beast See Sat. May 9 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. May 9 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: Beware The Ides of March See Sat. May 9 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Italy’s Veneto: Verona, Padua, and Ravenna [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Poetry in America: You and I Are Disappearing – Yusef Komunyakaa 5:30 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: The Gift of the Forest MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Asian Americans: Breaking Ground/A Question of Loyalty (Part 1 and 2 of 5) Learn how new immigrants from China, Japan, and beyond, despite anti-Asian laws, build railroads, dazzle in Hollywood, and fight for equality. Then, the first generation of U.S.-born Asian Americans have their loyalties tested during World War II. 10:00 Independent Lens: Rewind Uncover a secret buried within one suburban family’s home video footage. 11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 12 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company
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Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 7 of 8) See Sun. May 10 at 7:00 pm. [R] World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) See Sun. May 10 at 8:00 pm. [R] Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) See Sun. May 10 at 9:00 pm. [R] Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: The Florida Keys and Key West [R] BBC World News Chicago Tonight [R]
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Wednesday 13 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Asian Americans: Breaking Ground/A Question of Loyalty (Part 1 and 2 of 5) See Mon. May 11 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Independent Lens: Rewind See Mon. May 11 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Asian Americans: Good Americans/Generation Rising (Part 3 and 4 of 5) Learn how Asian Americans are targeted as perpetual foreigners during the Cold War. A younger generation fights for equality, and new immigrants and war refugees expand the definition of Asian American. 10:00 Asian Americans: Breaking Through (Part 5 of 5) Revisit the turn of the millennium, when Asian Americans face a reckoning of what it means to be an American in an increasingly polarized society. 11:00 BBC World News
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In the Spotlight
Sikh patriot
Asian Americans This five-part series explores the impact of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the United States, on the country’s past, present, and future, told through personal histories.
Monday and Tuesday, May 11 and 12 8:00 pm
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries: The Islands Explore the islands of the South Pacific with creatures like the spy koala and the spy crab. 9:00 NOVA: Eagle Power Eagles are capable of tackling enormous prey, spotting food at vast distances and soaring for miles on the wing. But how do they achieve this? 10:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Mexico – Maya Underworld Return to Mexico, where Steve Backshall explores subterranean Mexican caves that the ancient Maya believed were a portal to a terrifying underworld. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 14 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Asian Americans: Good Americans/Generation Rising (Part 3 and 4 of 5) See Tues. May 12 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Asian Americans: Breaking Through (Part 5 of 5) See Tues. May 12 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Curious Traveler: Curious Manchester [R] 4:00 Wild Travels [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Chicago Time Machine Join Geoffrey Baer for this engaging historical travelogue through Chicago, aided by his amazing flea market find: a time machine. 9:25 Chicago on Vacation with Geoffrey Baer In this lively special and companion website, Geoffrey Baer takes you
on a nostalgic journey by car to iconic vacation spots that Chicagoans have cherished for generations, and discovers some secret hideaways, too. 11:10 BBC World News 11:40 Amanpour and Company
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In the Spotlight Filmmaker Sasha Joseph Neulinger
Friday 15 EARLY MORNING 12:37 Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries: The Islands See Wed. May 13 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:34 NOVA: Eagle Power See Wed. May 13 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:32 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Mexico – Maya Underworld See Wed. May 13 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Good Road: Bangkok, Thailand – The Big House… of Blessing See Sun. May 10 at 12:30 pm. [R] 4:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Julie (Part 3 of 5) [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Check, Please! Peppercorns, Pacific Standard Time, Finom Coffee Alpana welcomes kitchen and bath designer Mike Gilbert, a resident of Jefferson Park who recommends the Evanston eatery Peppercorns Kitchen; educational consultant Keisha Rembert from Plainfield, who chose Pacific Standard Time in River North; and Portage Park resident and healthcare marketing manager Joanna Moy Lukawski, who loves Finom Coffee in the Old Irving Park neighborhood. 8:30 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Jsaron (Part 4 of 5) Meet Jsaron, a 29-year-old whose life was turned upside down when a neighborhood rivalry resulted in a gunshot wound to his leg. Homebound for months, most of his associates abandoned him, but his childhood friend Deron, an outreach worker, assisted Jsaron in his recovery and gave him a transitional job. But a gun charge threatens to put him in prison, and his “love affair” with guns persists. 9:00 Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein Mass Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s theater piece starring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Baltimore Symphony
Independent Lens: Rewind Uncover a horrifying secret buried within one tight-knit suburban family’s home video footage - a secret that, when revealed, leads to a media firestorm, a high-stakes court battle, and a determination to heal.
Monday, May 11 10:00 pm
Orchestra artistic director Marin Alsop conducts. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 16 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Chicago Time Machine See Thurs. May 14 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Chicago on Vacation with Geoffrey Baer See Thurs. May 14 at 9:25 pm. [R] 4:00 Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries: The Islands [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 9:00 Wisconsin Foodie: Three Brothers/Serbian Fest 9:30 Around the Corner with John McGivern 10:00 This Old House Hour 11:00 Flavor of Poland: Rzeszow 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Surf ‘n’ Turf AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: New Recipes for the Grill 12:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Top of the South Island, New Zealand 1:00 A Chef’s Life: King Cornbread 1:30 Stephen Raichlen’s Project Fire: Fish Hits the Fire 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Classic Chinese at Home 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
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Paulo Szot and cast members of Leonard Bernstein Mass.
Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein Mass Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s theater piece starring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra artistic director Marin Alsop conducts.
Friday, May 15 9:00 pm
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My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas Martha Bakes: Lemons Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Milk Street Italian Classics Check, Please! Peppercorns, Pacific Standard Time, Finom Coffee See Fri. May 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] Curious Traveler: Curious Hong Kong Rick Steves’ Europe: Amsterdam
EVENING 6:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Jsaron (Part 4 of 5) See Fri. May 15 at 8:30 pm. [R] 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The River Corrupted Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one. 8:00 Death in Paradise The team is left stumped when the owner of a hair salon is killed in front of her family without anyone seeing what happened. 9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: No More Cakes and Ale Eddie Dogberry is violently assaulted when he accosts three thieves attempting to steal his quad
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In the Spotlight bike. Frank and Lu must track down the sole eyewitness. 10:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: The Pilot Episode A day off turns into a day at the office for Frankie and Trudy when the son of an aviator is kidnapped. 11:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 7 of 8) [R]
Sunday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:00 World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) [R] 1:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) [R] 2:00 Maigret: Night at the Crossroads See Sun. May 10 at 2:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Maigret in Montmartre See Sun. May 10 at 3:30 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 The McLaughlin Group 11:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover AFTERNOON 12:00 Citizen Soldier: George Washington and Citizen Soldier Tradition Expert panelists on the American Revolution explore the role of George Washington in the American Revolution. 12:30 The Good Road: Nairobi, Kenya – The Power of Story A leading technologist and designer, Mark Kamau, takes Craig and Earl back to Matheri to meet some of the youth he mentors. 1:00 Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein Mass See Fri. May 15 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Chicago on Vacation with Geoffrey Baer [R] 5:00 Last Tango in Halifax (Part 6 of 6) Celia and Alan’s relationship falters over Celia’s behavior toward Caroline’s partner, and the wedding is called off. The next day Celia is shocked to learn that Alan has had a heart attack. EVENING 6:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: The Pilot Episode 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 8 of 8) When the council sends a letter announcing plans to cut Nonnatus House’s funding, Sister Julienne takes matters into her own hands. Nurse Crane cares for an unmarried expectant mother. Petra must move up her wedding after becoming pregnant. 8:00 World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 7) Harry has a second chance at saving Kasia from Warsaw. In Manchester, could Lois be set for happiness at last?
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Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) Julien discovers the inside source, bringing the case to a devastating conclusion. 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – The Common Cause (1939-1944) (Part 6 of 7) FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II, and helps set the course toward Allied victory.
Monday 18 EARLY MORNING 12:00 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer 12:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer 1:00 Father Brown: The River Corrupted See Sat. May 16 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. May 16 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: No More Cakes and Ale See Sat. May 16 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Amsterdam [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Poetry in America 5:30 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Traditional Japanese Flower Arts MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage The spotlight is on items with Asian and Pacific Islands origins, including a Hawaiian kou bowl, a Gandhi presentation spinning wheel, and an 1888 Joesph Nawahi painting. 9:00 FIRSTHAND: Coronavirus In this documentary special, WTTW explores the personal, firsthand perspectives of people whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus in Chicago. 10:00 Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discusses his life, legacy, and legal theories.
Tuesday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 8 of 8) See Sun. May 17 at 7:00 pm. [R]
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World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 7) See Sun. May 17 at 8:00 pm. [R] Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) See Sun. May 17 at 9:00 pm. [R] BBC World News Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes In April 2011, the worst tornado outbreak in decades left a trail of destruction across the U.S. NOVA meets scientists who are trying to predict tornadoes and understand whether this outbreak relates to global climate change. 9:00 Mr. Tornado: American Experience 10:00 Frontline: Inside Italy’s COVID War Go inside a hospital battling COVID-19 cases in Northern Italy, as doctors are forced to make life and death decisions. Also this hour, a report on how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting US families already facing poverty. 11:00 BBC World News
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Ted Fujita
Mr. Tornado: American Experience Meet pioneering meteorologist Ted Fujita, who transformed our understanding of tornados. His technological advancements saved lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.
Tuesday, May 19 9:00 pm
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Wednesday 20 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Little Rock (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. May 18 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage See Mon. May 18 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words See Mon. May 18 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries: The Poles The spy creatures meet and observe the hardiest and most charismatic animals in the Arctic and Antarctic circles. 9:00 NOVA: Decoding COVID-19 The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended life as we know it in a matter of mere months.
In the Spotlight
But at the same time, an unprecedented global effort to understand and contain the virus – and find a treatment for the disease it causes – is underway. Join the doctors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 as they strategize to stop the spread, and meet the researchers racing to find treatments and vaccines. Along the way, discover how this devastating disease emerged, what it does to the human body, and why it exploded into a pandemic. 10:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Suriname – Ghost River Steve and his team travel deep into the jungle to kayak an unnamed river. The journey results in a surprise beyond their wildest dreams. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 21 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Mr. Tornado: American Experience See Tues. May 19 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes See Tues. May 12 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Frontline Inside Italy’s COVID War See Tues. May 19 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer [R] 4:00 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids
NOVA: Decoding COVID-19 The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended life as we know it in a matter of mere months. Join the doctors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 as they strategize to stop the spread, and meet the researchers racing to develop treatments and vaccines.
Wednesday, May 20 9:00 pm
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 FIRSTHAND: Coronavirus See Mon. May 18 at 9:00 pm. [R] 9:00 Hidden Chicago Geoffrey Baer takes us on a nostalgic journey in search of oftenoverlooked fragments of our history. People pass by them every day without knowing their stories. Join Geoffrey as he explores Chicago’s fascinating past, revealing some of its most intriguing hidden treasures, including ghostly signs, vanishing traditions, obscure monuments, historic cemeteries, spooky subterranean spaces, architectural gems, littleknown historical facts about the streets on which we live, and much, much more. 10:20 Hidden Chicago 2 In this sequel, Geoffrey explores dusty attics, deep tunnels, and the candy aisle at Walgreen’s in search of fascinating
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In the Spotlight fragments of Chicago’s past and little-known stories behind things we see and use every day. 11:30 BBC World News
Friday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries: The Poles See Wed. May 20 at 8:00 pm. [R] 9:00 NOVA: Decoding COVID-19 See Wed. May 20 at 9:00 pm. [R] 10:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Suriname – Ghost River See Wed. May 20 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Jsaron [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Check, Please! Swift & Sons, Mi Tocaya, Hidden Manna Alpana welcomes Chicago firefighter Michael Richied, who recommends Swift & Sons in the Fulton Market district; Chicago public schoolteacher Quetzalli Castro, who chose Mi Tocaya Antojeria in Logan Square; and Calumet City resident and human resources director Crystal Braboy, who loves Hidden Manna Café in Matteson. 8:30 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Noemi (Part 5 of 5) Meet Noemi, whose son Andy was murdered 15 years ago, and has now dedicated her life to helping her fellow survivors. Having watched her mother struggle after her brother was also killed, Noemi started working for the organization Chicago Survivors, responding to crime scenes and managing support groups. 9:00 Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me – American Masters Explore the entertainer’s vast talent and journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 23 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Hidden Chicago See Thurs. May 21 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:50 Hidden Chicago 2 See Thurs. May 21 at 9:16 pm. [R]
National Memorial Day Concert 2020 Tune in to the 31st annual broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance, honoring the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home, and all those who gave their lives for our country.
Sunday, May 24 7:00 and 8:30 pm
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Dionne Warwick: Then Came You
Death in Paradise
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Check, Please!
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Antiques Roadshow The Story of China with Michael Wood
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This Old House Hour Nature
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11-3 Power Trip: The Story of Energy
11-1 GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II (5:00) Linda Ronstadt: Live in Hollywood
Poetry in America
John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip
Korea: The Never-Ending War
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Untamed
Midsomer Murders
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11-3 Dictator’s Playbook
Chicago Tonight
11-1 PBS NewsHour
Washington Week
Independent Lens
Father Brown
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America ReFramed
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Stories from the Stage
Last of the Breed
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The Week in Review
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Expedition with Steve Backshall
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Chicago Tonight
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Chicago: A City at War
Independent Lens
Resistance at Tule Lake
Vietnam War
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
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Austin City Limits
Frankie Drake Mysteries
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The Week in Review
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Hidden Chicago 2 (10:20)
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Expedition with Steve Backshall
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Yoshiki: Live at Carnegie Hall
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800 Words
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Murder in Suburbia
Chinese Exclusion Act: American Experience
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Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations
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Bob Hope: American Masters
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Frankie Drake Mysteries
10 Homes that Changed America
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Death in Paradise
Nature
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Downton Abbey on Masterpiece
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Finding Your Roots
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America ReFramed
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Call the Midwife
Sammy Davis, Jr.: American Masters
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Murder in Suburbia
Hidden Chicago
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Shakespeare & Hathaway
National Memorial Day Concert 2020
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Climate Change: The Facts
Antiques Roadshow
Reel South
Story of China
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Born to Explore
Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries
11-3 Power Trip: The Story of Energy
Vietnam War
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National Memorial Day Concert 2020
The Story of China with Michael Wood
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Antiques Roadshow Poetry in America
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Secrets of the Dead: Building Notre Dame
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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
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And Then They Came for Us
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Mr. Tornado: American Experience
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Earth’s Sacred Wonders
FIRSTHAND: Coronavirus
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America ReFramed
Shakespeare & Hathaway
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Independent Lens
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Milk Street Television
America ReFramed
America’s Test Kitchen
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Stories from the Stage
NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes
Chicago Tonight
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Nature
Antiques Roadshow
Reel South
Frontline
Relocation, Arkansas - Aftermath of Incarceration Local, USA
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World on Fire on Masterpiece
Story of China
Death in Paradise
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Born to Explore
Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries
11-3 Power Trip: The Story of Energy
This Old House Hour
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Call the Midwife
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Antiques Roadshow Poetry in America
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Do it Yourself Saturdays 9:00 Wisconsin Foodie 9:30 Around the Corner with John McGivern 10:00 This Old House Hour 11:00 Flavor of Poland 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 1:00 A Chef’s Life 1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 3:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas 3:30 Martha Bakes 4:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 4:30 Check, Please! 5:00 Curious Traveler 5:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
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Hidden Manna See Fri. May 22 at 8:00 pm. [R] Curious Traveler: Curious Southern Wales Rick Steves’ Europe: The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam
EVENING 6:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Noemi (Part 5 of 5) See Fri. May 22 at 8:30 pm. [R] 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Curse of the Aesthetic Father Brown must discover who is out to kill a tortured artist before it’s too late. 8:00 Death in Paradise A blind actress is the only witness to her husband’s murder. But with no evidence that there was anyone else there at the time, can her version of events be trusted? 9:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: The Offered Fallacy Relieved to finally have a client, Frank and Lu visit Emelia Merchant about her missing husband, but she seems to think they’ve met before. 10:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ghosts The horrors of war haunt Frankie as she attempts to solve the murders of several ex-officers. 11:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 8 of 8) [R]
Sunday 24 EARLY MORNING 12:00 World of Fire on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 7) [R] 1:00 Baptiste on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6) [R] 2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Little Rock (Part 3 of 3) [R] 3:00 Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me – American Masters See Fri. May 22 at 9:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 The McLaughlin Group 11:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
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Curious Traveler • Saturdays at 5:00 pm Remember when you were young and had that childlike wonder about everything you saw? Christine van Blokland, the Emmy-winning host and writer of Curious Traveler, never outgrew that inquisitive phase. Join Christine as she shares that insatiable curiosity for the exciting, inspiring, and beautiful world around us in this unique travel series.
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AFTERNOON 12:00 Citizen Soldier: Overlooked Aspects of the Battle of the Bulge Military historian and expert John Morrow discusses some of the overlooked aspects of the Battle of the Bulge. 12:30 Pritzker Military Presents Dr. Krewasky Salter discusses the African American experience during World War II. 1:30 The Registry 2:30 Going to War This documentary illuminates the experiences of training, battle, and coming home for soldiers across conflicts.
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EVENING 6:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Ghosts See Sat. May 23 at 10:00 pm. [R] 7:00 National Memorial Day Concert 2020 Tune in to the 31st annual broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance, honoring the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home, and all those who gave their lives for our country. 8:30 National Memorial Day Concert 2020 [R] 10:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962) (Part 7 of 7) FDR wins re-election, but a cerebral hemorrhage kills him at 63. After her husband’s death, Eleanor Roosevelt proves herself to be a champion of civil rights, civil liberties, and the United Nations.
Monday 25 Memorial Day EARLY MORNING 12:00 Father Brown: The Curse of the Aesthetic See Sat. May 23 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. May 23 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: The Offered Fallacy See Sat. May 23 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Military Family Documentary: While Time Stands Still See Sun. May 24 at 3:30 pm. [R]
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Charleston (Part 1 of 3) Highlights include a Babe Ruth archive, a Japanese Komai iron and gold vase from around 1890, a Virginia Federal walnut cellarette, and more. 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Charleston (Part 2 of 3) Highlights include a locally made Francis Sommer astronomical regulator clock, an 1899 Oscar Wilde manuscript poem, and a 1960 Rene Portocarrero “Catedral” oil. 9:00 A City at War: Chicago 10:00 Independent Lens: Eating Up Easter 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 26 EARLY MORNING 12:30 National Memorial Day Concert 2020 [R] 2:00 A City at War: Chicago See Mon. May 25 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 The Registry See Sun. May 24 at 1:30 pm. [R] 4:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Sonoma County, California [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow: Charleston (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. May 25 at 7:00 pm. [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Finding Your Roots: Beyond the Pale Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Jewish heritages of actor Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross, and comedian Marc Maron, uncovering previously unknown stories that show each shares much more with their ancestors than a religious tradition. 9:00 Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations 10:30 Frontline: The Last Survivors A landmark documentary about some of the last survivors of the Holocaust. Only children at the time, these now elderly survivors reflect on how the trauma of the Holocaust has affected the rest of their lives.
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Wednesday 27 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Charleston (Part 1 of 3) [R] 2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Charleston (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. May 25 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Independent Lens: Eating Up Easter See Mon. May 18 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Kids in Crisis: You’re Not Alone See Sun. May 24 at 4:30 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Sex, Lies, and Butterflies Explore the astounding abilities of butterflies’ 360 vision, deceptive camouflage, chemical weaponry, and fantastic flight. Look beyond their bright colors and fragile beauty and follow them on one of the greatest migrations on earth. 9:00 NOVA: The Last B-24 In 1940, a smoking, battle-scarred B-24 Liberator bomber known as the Tulsamerican crashed into the choppy seas off the coast of Croatia, entombing three of its occupants under 100 feet of water. NOVA joins a team of archaeologists on a dangerous mission to recover the fallen airmen and identify their remains. 10:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Oman – Desert Fortress Visit the remote and impenetrable Dhofar Mountains in Oman, where Steve hopes to become the first to climb unexplored cliffs. Along the way, he encounters one of the rarest animals on Earth. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 28 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: Beyond the Pale See Tues. May 26 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations See Tues. May 26 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Frontline: The Last Survivors See Tues. May 26 at 10:30 pm. [R] 4:00 FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Noemi (Part 5 of 5) [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
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information about key steps for anyone trying to achieve their “ultimate retirement.” John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind Join John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful in a special featuring the greatest singers and songwriters of the classic 1950s and ’60s folk era, with historic footage and new performances. Memory Rescue with Dr. Daniel Amen Dr. Amen outlines the 11 major risk factors that destroy brain function – many of which are either preventable or treatable. Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide See 12:00 am. [R]
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 10 Homes that Changed America Geoffrey Baer visits homes that transformed residential living, from grand estates such as Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater to the pueblos of Taos, New Mexico, and the tenements of 19th century New York. 9:00 The Chinese Exclusion Act: American Experience 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
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EARLY MORNING 12:30 Nature: Sex, Lies, and Butterflies See Wed. May 27 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: The Last B-24 See Wed. May 27 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Oman – Desert Fortress See Wed. May 27 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 10 Homes that Changed America See Thurs. May 28 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Pink Floyd: Live from Venice In July 1989, the legendary band presented a special concert in Venice’s Piazza San Marco, performing a compendium of their greatest hits. This special takes you there. 9:30 Paul Simon: The Concert in Hyde Park Join the legendary musician on a trip through his extensive songbook in this 2012 concert recorded in London’s Hyde Park. Performances range from “The Sound of Silence” and “The Boxer” to “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” and “Late in the Evening.” 11:30 BBC World News
Saturday 30 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Join the acclaimed personal finance expert for essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement. With empathy, straight talk, and humor, Suze provides 18
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favorite songs by their self-proclaimed hero. EVENING 7:00 John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip This special recreates the sounds and spirit of 1969 and John Fogerty’s iconic songbook, which was written, recorded, and released that year, and also showcases the original Acme guitar and amp used at the band’s Woodstock performance. 8:30 Last of the Breed Celebrate the greatest hits of Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price in this 2007 concert. 10:00 Red, White, and Rock Recorded in 2002, this is a patriotic celebration of America and pop oldies music presented by Frankie Avalon, Jerry Butler, Connie Francis, and Frankie Valli, featuring live performances by artists from the rock, pop, and doo–wop days of the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.
Sunday 31 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Memory Rescue with Dr. Daniel Amen See Sat. May 30 at 4:00 am. [R] 2:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 4:30 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living Eliminate the root cause of many painful conditions with this easy-to-follow plan from neuromuscular therapist, yoga instructor, and pain specialist Lee Albert, who shares five simple exercises to correct muscle imbalance. MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00 Independent Lens: Tell Them We Are Rising – The Story of Black Colleges and Universities See Sat. May 30 at 3:30 pm. [R] 8:00 Chicago’s Loop: A New Walking Tour See Thurs. May 7 at 8:00 am. [R] 10:30 I Miss Downton Abbey! Revisit treasured moments from the unforgettable series, including new behind-thescenes clips and interview footage. Celebrate the stellar cast, the superb writing, and the spectacular locations of the most successful British drama ever. AFTERNOON 12:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 2:00 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America Courtney B. Vance hosts this celebration of the popular historian, author, and filmmaker. Features appearances by distinguished guests seen in Gates’ work including
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Jodie Foster, Ken Burns, Jelani Cobb, and LL Cool J. Ken Burns: The National Parks Explore the beauty and grandeur of our nation’s magnificent parks, from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon. Filmmakers Burns and Dayton Duncan vividly reveal fascinating behind-the-scenes stories about the making of the series. GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II Discover the story of these brave servicemen and women who fought for equality and tolerance around the world. The film features new interviews with Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Henry Kissinger, the late Bea Cohen, and others.
EVENING 7:00 Linda Ronstadt: Live in Hollywood On April 24, 1980 at Television Center Studios in Hollywood, Linda Ronstadt recorded a concert that featured electrifying performances of many of her greatest songs at the peak of her career. 8:30 Iconic Women of Country This special provides an intimate look at fifteen icons of country music – Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, and more – with heartfelt performances from ten contemporary artists. 10:00 Doo-Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years Celebrate 20 years of greatest hit songs from the 1950s to the 1970s, featuring legendary performers The Kingston Trio, Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin, Engelbert Humperdinck, Judy Collins, Davy Jones, Mel Carter, Patti Page, and more.
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May At-a-Glance • Arts • Performance Chuck Berry: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man Saturday, 5:30 pm (5/30) Classical Rewind Saturday, 2:00 pm (5/30) Doo Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years Sunday, 10:00 pm (5/31) Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein Mass Friday, 9:00 pm (5/15) Sunday, 1:00 pm (5/17) Great Performances: LA Phil 100 Friday, 9:30 pm (5/8) Sunday, 3:30 am (5/10) Iconic Women of Country Sunday, 8:30 pm (5/31) John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip Saturday, 7:00 pm (5/30) John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind Saturday, 2:00 am (5/30) Last of the Breed Saturday, 8:30 pm (5/30) Linda Ronstadt: LIve in Hollywood Sunday, 7:00 pm (5/31) National Memorial Day Concert Sunday, 7:00 pm, 8:30 pm (5/24) Tuesday, 12:30 am (5/26) Paul Simon: The Concert in Hyde Park Friday, 9:30 pm (5/29) Pink Floyd Live from Venice Friday, 8:00 pm (5/29) Red, White, and Rock Saturday, 10:00 pm (5/30)
Drama • Comedy • Movies Baptiste on Masterpiece Sundays, 1:00 am (5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24) Sundays, 9:00 pm (5/3, 5/10, 5/17) Tuesday, 2:30 am (5/5) Tuesday, 3:00 am (5/12) Tuesday, 3:30 am (5/19) Call the Midwife Saturdays, 11:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Sundays, 7:00 pm (5/3, 5/10, 5/17) Tuesday, 12:30 am (5/5) Tuesday, 1:00 am (5/12) Tuesday, 1:30 am (5/19) Death in Paradise Saturdays, 8:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Mondays, 2:00 am (5/4, 5/11, 5/18) Monday, 1:00 am (5/25) Father Brown Saturdays, 7:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Mondays, 1:00 am (5/4, 5/11, 5/18) Monday, 12:00 am (5/25) Frankie Drake Mysteries Saturdays, 10:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Sundays, 6:00 pm (5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24) Tuesday, 3:30 am (5/5) I Miss Downton Abbey! Sunday, 10:30 am (5/31) Last Tango in Halifax Sundays, 5:00 pm (5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24) Maigret Sunday, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm (5/3) Saturday, 3:30 am (5/9) Sunday, 2:00 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm (5/10) Sunday, 2:00 am, 3:30 am (5/17) Shakespeare & Hathaway—Private Investigators Saturdays, 9:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Mondays, 3:00 am (5/4, 5/11, 5/18) Monday, 2:00 am (5/25) World on Fire on Masterpiece Sundays, 12:00 am, 8:00 pm (5/3, 5/10, 5/17) Tuesday, 1:30 am (5/5) Tuesday, 2:00 am (5/12) Tuesday, 2:30 am (5/19) Sunday, 12:00 am (5/24)
Cooking & Dining • Home and Self Improvement • Travel 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living Sunday, 4:30 am (5/31) America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Country Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Antiques Roadshow Saturday, 3:30 am (5/2) Mondays, 8:00 pm (5/4, 5/18, 5/25) Wednesdays, 12:30 am (5/6, 5/20) Wednesday, 1:30 am (5/20) Sunday, 2:00 am (5/24) Monday, 7:00 pm (5/25) Tuesday, 5:00 am (5/26) Wednesday, 1:00 am, 2:00 am (5/27) Around the Corner with John McGivern Saturdays, 9:30 am (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Dr. Daniel Amen Saturday, 7:30 am (5/30) Check, Please! Fridays, 8:00 pm (5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22) Saturdays, 4:30 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Chef’s Life Saturdays, 1:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16) Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Saturdays 4:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Cook’s Country Saturdays, 12:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Curious Traveler Saturdays, 5:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Friday, 3:30 am (5/8) Thursday, 3:30 am (5/14) Expedition with Steve Backshall Wednesdays, 10:00 pm (5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27) Fridays, 2:30 am (5/8, 5/15) Friday, 3:00 am (5/22) Flavor of Poland Saturdays, 11:00 am (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Good Road Sundays, 12:30 pm (5/3, 5/10, 5/17) Friday, 3:30 am (5/15) J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Mondays, 5:30 am (5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25) Julia Child’s Best Bites Saturday, 12:30 pm (5/30) Lidia’s Kitchen Saturdays, 11:30 am (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Martha Bakes Saturdays, 3:30 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Memory Rescue with Dr. Daniel Amen Saturday, 4:00 am (5/30) Sunday, 12:30 am (5/31) My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas Saturdays, 3:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Rick Steves’ Europe Saturdays, 5:30 pm (5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Mondays, 4:00 am (5/11, 5/18, 5/25) Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Saturday, 4:30 am (5/2) Saturdays, 12:30 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Monday, 4:00 am (5/4) Tuesday, 4:00 am (5/12, 5/26) Simply Ming Saturday, 1:00 pm (5/23) Somewhere South Friday, 9:00 pm (5/1) Sunday, 3:00 am (5/3) Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Saturdays, 1:30 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Saturday, 12:00 am, 5:30 am, 9:00 am (5/30) Sunday, 2:30 am, 12:00 pm (5/31) Tastemakers Sundays, 1:30 pm (5/3, 5/10) This Old House 40th Anniversary Special Saturday, 11:00 am (5/30)
This Old House Hour Saturdays, 10:00 am (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Wild Travels Saturday, 12:30 am (5/2) Mondays, 12:00 am (5/4, 5/11) Thursdays, 4:00 am (5/7, 5/14) Wisconsin Foodie Saturdays, 9:00 am (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23)
Nature • Science • Technology H2O: The Molecule that Made Us Wednesday, 9:00 pm (5/6) Friday, 1:30 am (5/8) Nature Wednesday, 8:00 pm (5/27) NOVA Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (5/13, 5/2, 5/27) Friday, 1:30 am (5/15) Tuesday, 8:00 pm (5/19) Thursday, 1:30 am (5/21) Friday, 2:00 am (5/22) Saturday, 3:00 am (5/23) Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries Wednesdays, 8:00 pm (5/6, 5/13, 5/20) Fridays, 12:30 am (5/8, 5/15) Saturday, 4:00 am (5/16) Friday, 1:00 am (5/22)
Public Affairs • History • Documentary All the Queen’s Horses Saturday, 2:00 am (5/2) Amanpour and Company Mondays-Fridays, 11:30 pm Asian Americans Monday, 8:00 pm (5/11) Tuesday, 8:00 pm, 10:00 pm (5/12) Wednesday, 12:30 am (5/13) Thursday, 12:30 am, 2:30 am (5/14) BBC World News Mondays-Fridays, 4:30 am, 11:00 pm Chicago’s Loop: A New Walking Tour Thursday, 8:00 pm, (5/7) Saturday, 12:30 am (5/9) Sunday, 8:00 am (5/31) Chicago on Vacation Thursday, 9:25 pm (5/14) Saturday, 2:00 am (5/16) Sunday, 3:00 pm (5/17) Chicago Time Machine Thursday, 8:00 pm (5/14) Saturday, 12:30 am (5/16) Chicago Tonight Mondays-Fridays, 7:00 pm, 5:00 am Citizen Soldier Sundays, 12:00 pm (5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24) City at War: Chicago Monday, 9:00 pm (5/25) Tuesday, 2:00 am (5/26) Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words Monday, 10:00 pm (5/18) Wednesday, 2:30 am (5/20) Finding Your Roots Tuesday, 8:00 pm (5/26) Thursday, 12:30 am (5/28) Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Sundays, 11:30 am (5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24) FIRSTHAND: Coronavirus Monday, 9:00 pm (5/18) Thursday, 8:00 pm (5/21) FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence Fridays, 8:30 pm (5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22) Saturdays, 6:00 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Fridays, 4:00 am (5/8, 5/5/15, 5/22) Thursday, 4:00 am (5/28) Frontline Tuesday, 10:00 pm (5/19) Tuesday, 10:30 pm (5/26)
George W. Bush: American Experience Monday, 9:00 pm (5/4) Tuesday, 9:00 pm (5/5) Wednesday, 1:30 am (5/6) Thursday, 1:30 am (5/7) GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II Sunday, 5:00 pm (5/31) Going to War Sunday, 2:30 pm (5/24) Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America Sunday, 2:00 pm (5/31) Hidden Chicago 1 and 2 Thursday, 9:00 pm, 10:20 pm (5/21) Saturday, 12:30 am, 1:50 am (5/23) Illinois Country Sunday, 4:00 am (5/3) Independent Lens Mondays, 10:00 pm (5/11, 5/25) Wednesday, 2:30 am (5/13) Wednesday, 3:00 am (5/27) Saturday, 3:30 pm (5/30) Sunday, 6:00 am (5/31) Interview Show with Mark Bazer Mondays, 12:30 am (5/4, 5/11, 5/18) Thursdays, 3:30 am (5/7, 5/21) Wednesday, 4:00 am (5/13) Monday, 12:00 am (5/18) Thursday, 4:00 am (5/21) Julia Child: American Masters Friday, 10:00 pm (5/1) Sunday, 2:00 am (5/3) Ken Burns: The National Parks Sunday, 3:30 pm (5/31) Kids in Crisis: You’re Not Alone Sunday, 4:30 pm (5/24) Wednesday, 4:00 am (5/27) McLaughlin Group Sundays, 11:00 am (5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24) Military Family Documentary: While Time Stands Still Sunday, 3:30 pm (5/24) Monday, 3:00 am (5/25) Monty and Rose Saturday, 5:30 pm (5/2) Mr. Tornado: American Experience Tuesday, 9:00 pm, (5/19) Thursday, 12:30 am (5/21) Saturday, 4:00 am (5/23) PBS NewsHour Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Saturdays, 6:30 pm (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23) Poetry in America Mondays, 5:00 am (5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25) Queen at War Tuesday, 8:00 pm (5/5) Wednesday, 3:30 am (5/6) Thursday, 12:30 am (5/7) Registry Sunday, 1:30 pm (5/24) Tuesday, 3:00 am (5/26) The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Sundays, 10:00 pm (5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24) Sammy Davis, Jr.: American Masters Friday, 9:00 pm (5/22) Sunday, 3:00 am (5/24) 10 Parks that Changed America Saturday, 1:00 am (5/2) To Dine For with Kate Sullivan Sundays, 1:00 pm (5/3, 5/10) Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations Tuesday, 9:00 pm (5/26) Thursday, 1:30 am (5/28) Washington Week Fridays, 7:30 pm Where in Chicago? with Geoffrey Baer Thursday, 9:30 pm (5/7) Saturday, 2:00 am (5/9)
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• Daily Radio Programming
Programming Subject to Change Without Notice
Programmer’s Picks Elbio Barilari covers the map this month. He’ll take a look at Spanish composer Manuel de Falla, then in Road Trip, he traverses South America for music from varied traditions and landscapes.
Saturdays, May 2 and 16, 7:00 pm
Friday 1 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Various Bright Morning Stars; Unclouded Day – St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt. MSR Classics MS-1660. [7:00] William Lloyd Webber Three Spring Miniatures – Ian Brown, p. Hyperion CDA-67008. [5:55] Eric Whitacre The River Cam – Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; London Sym/Eric Whitacre. London B0016636-02. [11:49] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Alexander Glazunov Concert Waltz No. 1 in D, Op. 47 – Bamberg Sym/Neeme Järvi. Orfeo C-148101-A. [8:34] 11:00 Henry Thacker Burleigh Four Southland Sketches – Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p. BCM+D Records. [12:06] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont, Op. 84: I. Overture – New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Teldec 77313-2. [8:40] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Peter Tchaikovsky The Months (The Seasons), Op. 37b: April-June – Wu Han, p. ArtistLed 10701-2. [11:10] Serge Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, Classical – Chicago Sym/Sir Georg Solti. London 410200-2. [13:31] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Richard Strauss Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), Op. 65: Symphonic Fantasy – Chicago Sym/Daniel Barenboim. Erato 45997-2. [21:14] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Frederick Delius North Country Sketches – Welsh
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
The San Francisco Symphony in Concert
Bill looks at five legendary European émigrés: Serge Koussevitzky, Fritz Reiner, Eugene Ormandy, George Szell, and Pierre Monteux.
American composer Steven Mackey wrote Portals, Scenes, and Celebrations for the 75th birthday of conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, who called it a musical amusement park.
Monday-Friday, May 11-15, 7:00 pm
National Opera Orch/ Sir Charles Mackerras. Argo 430202-2. [27:02] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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 Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953) 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week – Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 (/ Leonard Bernstein); Wagner: Immolation scene fr Götterdämmerung (Montserrat Caballé, s/Zubin Mehta); other works to be announced. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Conductor James Conlon from 1988
Saturday 2 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am and Soundtrack at 9:00 am 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Janacek’s “Katya Kabanova” 3:00 Weekend Music on WFMT • Josef Suk String Serenade in E-Flat, Op. 6 – I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky. Chandos CHAN-8659. [31:36] Antonin Dvorák Wind Serenade in d minor, Op. 44 – Orpheus Chamber
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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Orch Winds. DG 415364-2. [25:40] Richard Strauss Burleske in D minor – Joseph Moog, p; German Radio Phil/ Nicholas Milton. Onyx 4169. [18:55] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Three German Dances, K. 605 – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 429783-2. [5:57] Arias and Songs Encore Evening Music on WFMT • Richard Wagner Tannhäuser: Act 1 Music (Symphonic Synthesis) – Pittsburgh Sym/ Lorin Maazel. Sony SK-47178. [20:53] Georges Bizet The Pearlfishers: Duet, Au fond du temple saint – Jonas Kaufmann, t; Ludovic Tézier, br; Bavarian State Opera Orch/Bertrand de Billy. Sony 88985390762. [8:08] Bizet Symphony in C – Chicago Sym/Jean Martinon. Sony Classical 88843062752. [26:33] Gustave Charpentier Louise: Aria, Depuis le jour – Mirella Freni, s; Rome Opera Orch/ Franco Ferraris. EMI CDM763110-2. [5:55] Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata: Libiamo – Freni, Schäfer, Álvarez, Keenlyside; Berlin Phil/Abbado. DG 4595552. [3:28] Claude Debussy Three Nocturnes – Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-58952. [24:25] Various Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat; Liebesleid; Liebesfreud – Jean-Guihen Queyras, vc; Alexandre Tharaud, p. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902274. [11:04] Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Manuel de Falla Revisited Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 3 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Sacred choral music by Brahms and Fauré to honor their May birthday anniversaries. 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 12:00 Weekend Music with Robbie Ellis • Albert Franz
Doppler Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy, Op. 26 – Michael Parloff, f; Warren Jones, p. Ess.a.y CD-1027. [12:28] Vivaldi, Antonio The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Summer – St. Paul Chamber Orch/Pinchas Zukerman, v. CBS MDK-44644.
In the Spotlight Photo: Marica Rosengard
Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari
Karita Mattila
From the Metropolitan Opera: Katya Kabanova Soprano Karita Mattila takes the title role in Leos Janacek’s Katya Kabanova, a tragic tale of infidelity and overwhelming guilt, first performed in the composer’s home city of Brno, Moravia – now part of the Czech Republic – in 1921. The Met’s performance is from 2004, and also includes Magdalena Kozena and Judith Forst in the cast, with Jiri Belohlavek conducting. The plot comes from The Storm by the Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky; Janacek’s musical transformation of it includes a powerful orchestral storm scene in Act 3.
Saturday, May 2 12:00 pm
[11:04] Astor Piazzolla Four Seasons in Buenos Aires: Summer, Fall, Winter (Verano, Otoño, Invierno) – Cavatina Duo. Bridge 9330. [12:40] Johann David Heinichen Pastorale in A – Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archive 447644-2. [6:22] Antonin Dvorák The Noon Witch, Op. 108 – Berlin Phil/ Sir Simon Rattle. EMI 58019-2 (2). [13:32] Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 6 in D, Le Matin – Lausanne Chamber Orch/Jesús López-Cobos. Denon 81757-9612-2. [18:04] Dvorák Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 2 in e minor – SilkeThora Matthies, Christian Köhn, p. Naxos 8.553138. [5:28] Franz Joseph Haydn Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese, H XXIIIc: 2 – Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/
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Maestro’s Choice: The CSO in Concert This month WFMT continues its Chicago Symphony concert series of performances specially curated by Maestro Riccardo Muti. Programs include: Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful symphonic showpiece Scheherazade, paired with Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor and Beethoven’s First Symphony in 1961; Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar, commemorating a Nazi slaughter during World War II (based on a poem by Yevgeny Yevtushenko), featuring Russian bass Alexey Tikhomirov; and a Muti – CSO interpretation of Berlioz’s ultraRomantic Symphonie fantastique, with a bonus performance of excerpts from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet.
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Recital Series 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Riccardo Muti, conductor – Beethoven: The Consecration of the House Overture; Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 3, Eroica. 10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The art of conductor Hermann Abendroth (1883-1956)
Photo: Julia Wesely
In the Spotlight Julian Rachlin
Monday 4 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Leonard Bernstein West Side Story: Variants – Richard Stoltzman, cl; London Sym/ Michael Tilson Thomas. RCA 61790-2. [12:45] Various Porgy and Bess: Summertime; Five Songs, Op. 41: Wiegenlied – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p. Cedille CDR-90000139. [7:28] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Sergei Rachmaninoff The Sea and the Gulls (after Etude-Tableau, Op. 39, No. 2) – Cincinnati Sym/Jesús LópezCobos. Telarc CD-80396. [8:06] 11:00 Johann Strauss II Waltz, On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314 – Johann Strauss Orch/ Christopher Warren-Green. Black Box BBM-1059. [9:04] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: George Frideric Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks – English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. Archive 453451-2. [17:55] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Edvard Grieg Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 – Gothenburg Sym/Neeme Järvi. DG 419431-2. [30:57] Dmitri Shostakovich Ballet Suite No. 4 – Royal Scottish National Orch/Järvi. Chandos CHAN-7000/1 (2). [12:45] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 – Rudolf Serkin, p; London Sym/Claudio Abbado. DG 410068-2. [28:55] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Alan Hovhaness Vision from High Rock, Op. 195 – Northwest Sym/Anthony Spain. Koch 3-7399-2H1. [11:40] Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1, Op. 10 – Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel. Vanguard SVC-8. [22:02] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: Stormy Weather 8:00 Live from WFMT: Violinist Janet Sung and friends, with a program to include Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast Series WFMT’s series of Chicago Symphony broadcast concerts continues on Sunday evenings with an allBeethoven concert on which Riccardo Muti led the overture called The Consecration of the House, plus the Symphony No. 1 in C Major and the revolutionary Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Eroica. Later in the month, violinist-conductor Julian Rachlin joins the musicians for music by Vivaldi and Piazzolla. The Lithuanian-born artist’s version of Piazzolla’s Four Seasons in Buenos Aires was arranged for violin and orchestra by Russian composer Leonid Desyatnikov from the original chamber-tango instrumentation. The concert begins with Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Sundays, May 3 and 17 8:00 pm
10:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg
Tuesday 5 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Luigi Boccherini Introduction and Fandango – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Delos DE-3144. [5:57] Manuel de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite No. 1 – Granada Orch/ Josep Pons. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901606. [15:29] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Giuseppe Verdi La forza del destino Overture – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Chailly. London 4783559. [7:11] 11:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297, Paris – Berlin Phil/ Claudio Abbado. Sony 2020
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SK-48385. [16:47] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Franz Liszt Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat – Daniel Barenboim, p. DG 419408-2. [4:35] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Tobias Picker Old and Lost Rivers – Houston Sym/Christoph Eschenbach. Virgin Classics 61519-2. [6:48] Various The Yellow River Concerto – Yundi Li, p; China NCPA Concert Hall Orch/Chen Zuohuang. EMI 88658-2. [21:18] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59, No. 1, Razumovsky – Emerson String Quartet. DG B0009666-72 (23). [37:40] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Peter Warlock Capriol Suite – English String Orch/William Boughton. Nimbus NI-5210/3 (4). [10:07] Various Suite from Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook – Alexandre Lagoya, g. Erato 45692-2. [11:24] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: Stormy Weather 8:00 From the CSO’s Archives: Maestro’s Choice 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Haydn: Piano Trio in Glinka: Trio pathétique in d; Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Wednesday 6 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870/91: Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-67303/4 (2). [8:21] Jaromir Weinberger Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue – Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner. RCA 62587-2. [9:20] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: George Gershwin Lullaby – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80503. [8:45] 11:00 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen – Leif Ove Andsnes, p. EMI 57296-2. [6:21] 12:00 Music in Chicago 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Encore 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • William Byrd Ave verum corpus – Laudibus/ Michael Brewer. Hyperion CDA-67076. [3:25] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Motet, Ave verum corpus, K. 618 – Amsterdam Baroque Cho & Orch/Ton Koopman. Erato 10705-2. [3:51] Franz Joseph 22
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Haydn Piano Concertino in C, H XIV:12 – Ton Koopman, hc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch. Philips 446542-2 (2). [11:23] Haydn The Creation: Chorus, The Heavens Are Telling – Atlanta Sym & Cho/Robert Shaw. Telarc CD-80119. [4:04] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Alexander Scriabin Symphony No. 4, Op. 54, The Poem of Ecstasy – Chicago Sym/Pierre Boulez. DG 459647-2. [21:59] Scriabin Two Impromptus, Op. 14 – Valentina Lisitsa, p. Decca 4788435. [8:06] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture, Op. 26, Rome version 1830 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly. London 4781525. [11:25] Edward Elgar In the South (Alassio) Overture, Op. 50 – BBC Sym/Sir Andrew Davis. Teldec 74888-2. [21:51] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: Stormy Weather 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Tchaikovsky: Five Songs; Schubert: Piano Trio in B-Flat, D. 898. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Thursday 7 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 – Chicago Sym/Sir Georg Solti. London 414488-2. [10:35] Johannes Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81 – London Phil/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.557428. [14:02] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Pablo de Sarasate Romanza Andaluza – Leonidas Kavakos, v; Enrico Pace, p. Lon 4789377. [5:04] 11:00 Bedrich Smetana Má Vlast (My Fatherland): From Bohemia’s Meadows and Forests – Czech Phil/Sir Charles Mackerras. Supraphon SU-3465-2031. [12:07] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Henry Purcell The Indian Queen: Instrumental suite – Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon. Sony SK-66169. [12:45] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Carl Nielsen Little Suite, Op. 1 – ASMIF Strings/Sir Neville Marriner. Argo 417132-2. [13:48] Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 – Ulster
Orch/Vernon Handley. Chandos CHAN-8723. [16:38] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Peter Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50 – Trio Solisti. Bridge 9465 (2). [48:28] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 – Minnesota Orch/Osmo Vänskä. Bis SACD-1516. [25:25] Igor Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments – London Sym Wind Ensemble/Kent Nagano. Virgin Classics 45032-2. [10:15] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: Stormy Weather 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The San Francisco Symphony in Concert: Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor – Thorvaldsdottir: Metacosmos. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra. Sibelius: Four Legends from the Kalevala. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Friday 8 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998 – David Russell, g. Telarc CD-80584. [13:03] Franz Schubert Allegro in a, D. 947, Lebensstürme – Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, p. Summit DCD-339. [11:44] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Johann Sebastian Bach Violin and Oboe Concerto in c, BWV 1060 – Isabelle Faust, v; Xenia Löffler, ob; Berlin Academy of Ancient Music. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902335. 36. [12:24] 11:00 Leonard Bernstein West Side Story Suite – Eroica Trio. EMI CDC5-07351-2. [11:43] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Franz Schubert Overture in C, In the Italian Style, D. 591 – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 97509-2. [7:56] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Serge Prokofiev Cinderella Suite No. 3, Op. 109 – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8939. [26:28] Sergei Rachmaninoff Études-tableaux, Op. 33: Nos. 5-9 – Boris Giltburg, p. Naxos 8.573629. [13:32] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 85 in B-Flat, La Reine – Age of Enlightenment Orch/ Sigiswald Kuijken. Virgin Classics 90844-2. [27:38]
3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Peter Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet – Colorado Sym/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.555714. [19:49] Frederick Delius A Village Romeo and Juliet: Interlude, The Walk to the Paradise Garden – Welsh National Opera Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras. Argo 430202-2. [10:10] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: Stormy Weather 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Neeme Järvi, conductor; Hillevi Martinpelto, soprano; Thomas Hampson, baritone – Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture. Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague. Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Indian classical musician Ustad Amjad Ali Khan from 1980
Saturday 9 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am and Soundtrack at 9:00 am 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” – This presentation concludes the Met’s current series of rebroadcasts from past seasons. The company will resume live Saturday matinee broadcasts in December. 4:00 Weekend Music on WFMT • Alexander Mackenzie Overture to The Cricket on the Hearth, Op. 62 – BBC Scottish Sym/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDA-66764. [11:38] Traditional Four Scottish folksongs – Ronn McFarlane, l. Sono Luminus DSL-92225. [6:20] Traditional Folksong, Scarborough Fair – King’s Singers; Manuel Barrueco, g. EMI CDC7-54904-2. [4:16] 4:30 Arias and Songs Encore 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Michael Torke Bright Blue Music – Baltimore Sym/David Zinman. Argo 433071-2. [9:07] Claude Debussy La Mer – Lucerne Festival Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG B0003397-02 (2). [24:04] Charles Tomlinson Griffes Three Tone Pictures – Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos
8.559164. [8:31] Debussy Deux Arabesques – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p. London 452022-2 (2). [6:35] Charles Gounod Faust: Le veau d’or; Vous qui faites l’endormie – Samuel Ramey, b; Munich Radio Sym/ Julius Rudel. Naxos 8.555355. [5:34] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat, K. 595 – English Chamber Orch/Murray Perahia, p. CBS MK-42241. [30:01] Georges Bizet Carmen: Gypsy song, Les tringles de sistres tintaient – Tatiana Troyanos, ms; London Phil/ Sir Georg Solti. London 414489-2 (3). [4:54] Pablo de Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 – Civitas Ensemble, Gipsy Way Ensemble. Cedille CDR-90000179. [9:35] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Guitar music from South America 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
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San Francisco Symphony Thursdays at 9:00 pm. Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 12/2 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p. DG 457619-2 (4). [17:42] Giuseppe Verdi Quattro pezzi sacri: Ave Maria – Chicago Chorale/Bruce Tammen. Chicago Chorale 2010. [5:43] Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, set 2 – Los Angeles Chamber Orch/Sir Neville Marriner. EMI CDFB5-69358-2 (2). [17:50] Franz Liszt Paraphrase on Verdi’s Rigoletto – Jorge Bolet, p. Philips 456814-2 (2). [6:59] George Frideric Handel Organ Concerto No. 14 in A – Simon Preston, o; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. Archive 413465-2 (2). [17:38] Johann Sebastian Bach Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. London 4786773. [11:56] Georg Philipp Telemann Sonate Corellisante No. 2 in A – Rebel. Dorian DSL-90703. [8:41] Giacomo Puccini Preludio Sinfonico – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-63025. [8:48] Johannes Brahms Piano Pieces, Op. 119 – Stephen Hough, p. Hyperion CDA68116. [13:52] George Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A, Op. 11, No. 1 – Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8947. [13:26] Alexander Scriabin Etude in gsharp; Poeme in F-sharp – Yuja Wang, p. DG B0016606-02. [7:43] Sergei Rachmaninoff Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op. 37: Ave Maria – Gloucester Cathedral Choir. Avie AV-2122. [3:05] Mily Balakirev Islamey, Oriental Fantasy – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. Sony SBK-62647. [8:52] Evening Music on WFMT • Richard Wagner Lohengrin: Preludes to Acts 1 & 3 – Chicago Sym/Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 99595-2. [13:20] The CSO under guest conductor Jaap van Zweden plays more Wagner on our concert broadcast tonight at 8:00. Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat, Op. 127 – Casals Quartet. Harmonia Mundi HMM902400.02. [34:33] Wagner Wesendonck Lieder: No. 5, Träume – Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Emmanuel Ceysson, h. E1 EOM-CD-7780. [4:33] Ernest Chausson Poème, Op. 25 – Julia Fischer, v; Monte Carlo Phil/Yakov Kreizberg. London B0015535-02. [16:05] Giacomo Puccini La Bohème: Act 1 finale from Che gelida manina – Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, et al; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. London 421049-2 (2).
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[14:50] Respighi Poema autunnale – Julia Fischer, v; Monte Carlo Phil/Yakov Kreizberg. London B0015535-02. [14:23] Puccini La Bohème: Musetta’s waltz song – Nicole Cabell, s; London Phil/Sir Andrew Davis. London B0006590-02. [2:40] 7:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat, K. 361, Gran Partita – Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Wind Soloists/Alan Gilbert. Koch KICCD-7735. [49:15] Ennio Morricone The Mission: Gabriel’s Oboe – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Roma Sinfonietta/Morricone. Sony SK-93456. [5:34] 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Jaap van Zweden, conductor; Christiane Karg, soprano; Michael Nagy, baritone; CSO Chorus – Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music. Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod fr Tristan and Isolde. Brahms: A German Requiem. Lutoslawski: Musique Funèbre. 10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The art of conductor Hermann Abendroth (1883-1956)
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9:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Quartet No. 1 in D, K. 285 – Susan Milan, f; Chilingirian String Quartet. Chandos CHAN-8872. [13:46] Giuseppe Sammartini Oboe Concerto in g, Op. 8/5 – Albrecht Mayer, ob; I Musici de Roma. DG 4797144. [7:02] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Paul Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Montreal Sym/Kent Nagano. Decca 4830396. [10:42] 11:00 Georg Philipp Telemann Overture (Suite) in C, Hamburger Ebb’ und Flut (Wassermusik): Overture – Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archive 413788-2. [9:29] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Antonin Dvorák Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 – Royal Liverpool Phil/Libor Pesek. Virgin Classics 90797-2. [14:13] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Johann Sebastian Bach Clavier Partita No. 3 in a minor, BWV 827 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. London 4782163 (2). [16:32] Georges Bizet L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1 – Toronto Sym/Sir Andrew Davis. CBS MDK-45649. [18:11] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Peter Tchaikovsky Piano
Concerto No. 1 in b-flat, Op. 23 – Daniil Trifonov, p; Mariinsky Orch/Valery Gergiev. Mariinsky MAR-0530. [34:28] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Giorgio Mainerio Dances 1-5 from Primo Libro (1578) – London Early Music Consort/David Munrow. Virgin Classics 61288-2. [6:40] Ralph Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs – Cambridge Singers/ John Rutter. Collegium COLCD-104. [6:37] Gustav Holst Symphony in F, Op. 8, The Cotswolds – Munich Sym/Douglas Bostock. Classico CD-284. [27:16] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: In Maestros I, Bill looks at the legacy of Serge Koussevitzky, Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Reiner, Pierre Monteux, and George Szell. 8:00 Live from WFMT: The Orion Ensemble 10:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg
Tuesday 12 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Nikolai Medtner Two Fairy Tales, Op. 20 – Geoffrey Tozer, p. Chandos CHAN-9899. [7:18] Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Overture; Dream Pantomime – Royal Phil/Rudolf Kempe. EMI CDZB5-68736-2 (2). [13:25] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, Spring – Gil Shaham, v; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 439933-2. [9:45] 11:00 Virgil Thomson Louisiana Story: Acadian Songs and Dances – New London Orch/ Ronald Corp. Hyperion CDA-66576. [15:00] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat – Yundi Li, p; Philharmonia/Sir Andrew Davis. DG B0008236-02. [17:48] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Manuel Ponce Concierto del Sur – John Williams, g; London Sym/ André Previn. CBS M2K-44791 (2). [24:44] Johann Strauss II Waltz, Roses from the South, Op. 388 – Vienna Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony 88985477002. [10:19] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork:
Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44 – M Argerich, p; D Schwarzberg, v; L Hall, v; N Imai, vi; M Maisky, vc. EMI ZDCB5-55484-2 (2). [30:07] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Johann Sebastian Bach Oboe d’Amore Concerto (BWV 209) – English Concert/Albrecht Mayer, ob d’amore. London 4781517. [18:54] Arthur Foote Two Pieces for flute and string quartet – Carol Wincenc, f; Green Mountain Festival Quartet. Bridge 9373. [13:47] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: In Maestros I, Bill looks at the legacy of Serge Koussevitzky, Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Reiner, Pierre Monteux, and George Szell. 8:00 From the CSO’s Archives: Maestro’s Choice 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Britten: Violin and Piano Suite, Op. 6; Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet in b, Op. 3. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Wednesday 13 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Joaquin Turina Círculo, Op. 91 – Lincoln Trio. Cedille CDR-90000150. [11:14] Maurice Ravel Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso – Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot. Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1002. [7:47] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Franz Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat, H VIIe:1 – Paul Merkelo, tr; Oxford Phil/Marios Papadopoulos. Sony 80463. [15:00] 11:00 Hector Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16: 3rd mvt, Serenade: Allegro assai – Wolfram Christ, vi; Berlin Phil/Lorin Maazel. DG 415109-2. [6:29] 12:00 Music in Chicago 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Encore 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Robert Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 – Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/ Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Archive 457591-2 (3). [16:48] Edward Elgar Cockaigne Overture (In London Town), Op. 40 – Oregon Sym/Carlos Kalmar. Pentatone PTC-5186471. [15:02] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, Spring – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p. DG 457619-2 (4). [25:22]
3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 – Lang Lang, p; Maryinsky Theatre Orch/Valery Gergiev. DG B0003902-02. [24:02] Serge Prokofiev Summer Day Suite, Op. 65 – San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra. Koch 3-7042-2. [12:02] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: In Maestros I, Bill looks at the legacy of Serge Koussevitzky, Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Reiner, Pierre Monteux, and George Szell. 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Bach: Three Contrapuncti fr The Art of Fugue; Bruckner: String Quintet in F. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Thursday 14 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Carl Maria von Weber Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 – Cleveland Orch/ Christoph von Dohnányi. London 430201-2. [8:46] Weber Clarinet Concertino in c minor/E-flat major, Op. 26 – Richard Stoltzman, cl; Slovak Radio Sym/Kirk Trevor. Navona Records NV-5801. [10:30] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042 – Andrew Manze, v; Academy of Ancient Music. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907155. [16:08] 11:00 Aaron Copland Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo – Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559240. [18:54] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Dmitri Shostakovich The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a – London Phil/Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC5-56591-2. [9:08] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Jean Françaix Divertissement for wind trio – Chicago Chamber Musicians. Cedille CDR-90000040. [10:12] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Divertimento in F, K. 138 – Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Erato 45471-2. [13:36] Various Fugue in g minor, BWV 578, Little; Six Schübler Chorales, BWV 645650: No. 1, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake); Carmen: Seguidilla – Canadian Brass. RCA 5628-2. [9:08] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Violin
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conductor – Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastoral; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, Scottish. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Friday 15 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Boccherini, Luigi Night Music in the Streets of Madrid – Orquestra Barocca Casa da Música/Andreas Staier. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902337. [16:10] Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria-Cantilena – Avi Avital, mandolin; Richard Galliano, accordion; Klaus Stoll, db. DG B0019758-02. [5:17] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony, Op. 4 – Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter. RCA 7846-2-RC. [16:02] 11:00 Eugene Goossens Three Greek Dances, Op 44 – Melbourne Sym/Sir Andrew Davis. Chandos CHSA-5119. [10:06] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Overture – Scottish Chamber Orch/ Sir Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80442. [5:28] 2020
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In the Spotlight
Pinchas Zukerman
The New York Philharmonic This Week: Dance Enjoy this dance compilation, as guest conductor David Robertson leads the orchestra in Dance Figures by British composer George Benjamin, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of A Faun, a suite from Ginastera’s Estancia, The Fairy’s Kiss by Stravinsky (conducted by Alan Gilbert), and a suite from Swan Lake. The following week, Pinchas Zukerman is featured in Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto; also part of this program, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, is Schoenberg’s orchestration of a Brahms piano quartet, plus Toward Osiris by the contemporary German composer Matthias Pintscher.
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7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In Maestros I, Bill looks at the legacy of Serge Koussevitzky, Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Reiner, Pierre Monteux, and George Szell. 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Invitation to the Dance – George Benjamin: Dance Figures: Nine Choreographic Scenes. Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of A Faun. Ginastera: Dances fr Estancia. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Novelist-playwright-activist James Baldwin from 1962
Saturday 16 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am and Soundtrack at 9:00 am 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 From the Bavarian Radio and Munich National Opera: Gluck’s “Alceste” – Dorothea Röschmann (Alceste); Charles Castronovo (Admeto); Michael Nagy (High Priest, Hercules); Manuel Günther (Evandro); Sean Michael Plumb (Herald, Apollo); Callum Thorpe (Oracle, Infernal Deity); Bavarian State Cho & Orch/Antonello Manacorda. 3:00 Weekend Music on WFMT • Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90, Italian – London Sym/Claudio Abbado. London 4758677. [29:49] Giuseppe Verdi Aida: Se quel guerrier...Celeste Aida – Luciano Pavarotti, t; Vienna Volksoper Orch/Leone Magiera. London 417570-2. [4:33] Verdi Aida: Ritorna vincitor! – Eileen Farrell, s; Orch/Max Rudolf. Sony MHK62358. [6:31] Verdi Aida: Gloria all’Egitto (Triumphal Scene) – Chicago Sym & Cho/Sir Georg Solti. London 430226-2. [11:48] Charles Gounod Faust: Ballet music – Royal Opera House Orch/Sir Georg Solti. London 421396-2. [15:54] Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger: Prelude to Act 1 – Llyr Williams, p. Signum SIGCD-388 (2). [9:14] 4:30 Arias and Songs Encore 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Carl Nielsen Flute Concerto – Toke Lund Christiansen, f; Danish National Radio Sym/ Michael Schønwandt. Chandos CHAN-8894. [17:52] Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 – Joshua Bell, v; Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-65949.
[32:03] Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40: Finale, Rigaudon – Moscow Soloists/ Yuri Bashmet. RCA 603682-RC. [4:17] Jean-Philippe Rameau Deux Rigaudons; Le Rappel des Oiseaux; La Musette en Rondeau – Christopher O’Riley, p. CPI 3294112. [8:13] Gabriel Pierné Divertissements sur un Thème Pastoral – BBC Phil/Juanjo Mena. Chandos CHAN-10633. [11:55] Joseph Canteloube Rustiques for wind trio – Chicago Chamber Musicians. Cedille CDR90000040. [16:00] Canteloube Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero; Trois Bourrées – Dawn Upshaw, s; Lyon National Opera Orch/Kent Nagano. Erato 17577-2. [12:35] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: South American Road Trip 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
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Desyatnikov). We also hear Hindemith’s Nobilissima Visione conducted by Jean Martinon. 10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The art of conductor Hermann Abendroth (1883-1956)
Monday 18 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 George Frideric Handel Alcina: Act 3 ballet music – English Baroque Soloists/ Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Erato ECD-88084. [13:42] Gaetano Donizetti Dom Sébastien: Ballet Music: Ballabile di Schiavi – Philharmonia/ Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422844-2. [7:53] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz Overture – Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. DG 474275-2 (2). [10:34] 11:00 Peter Maxwell Davies An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise – Royal Phil/Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Collins 30032. [12:59] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Alessandro Marcello Oboe Concerto in d – Heinz Holliger, ob; Camerata Bern/Erich Höbarth. ECM 2229. [10:38] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Aaron Copland Billy the Kid Suite – National Sym/Gianandrea Noseda. NSO 0001. [20:31] Various Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair; Down by the Salley Gardens; The Turtle Dove – St. Charles Singers/ Jeffrey Hunt. Proteus 4027. [7:26] Ralph Vaughan Williams English Folksong Suite – Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orch/Timothy Reynish. Chandos CHAN-9697. [15:02] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-Flat, Drum Roll – Philharmonia/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 68424-2. [28:03] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Franz Schubert Variations in A-Flat on an Original Theme, D. 813 – Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim, p. DG 4793922. [18:32] Mauro Giuliani Variazioni Concertanti, Op. 130 – Julian Bream & John Williams, g’s. RCA 61452-2. [11:55] Ottorino Respighi The Birds (Gli uccelli) – St. Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 420485-2. [20:12] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: For his Maestros II week, Bill
focuses on Antal Dorati, Dmitry Mitropoulos, Bruno Walter, Maurice Abravanel, William Steinberg, Charles Munch, Erich Leinsdorf, and Leonard Bernstein. 8:00 Live from WFMT: Midsummer’s Music 10:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg
Tuesday 19 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Malcolm Arnold Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59 – Boston Pops/ Keith Lockhart. RCA 68901-2. [8:42] Francesco Geminiani Scots Airs: The Country Lass – Festina Lente. Tactus TC-680701. [6:25] James Horner Braveheart film music: main title – Boston Pops/Keith Lockhart. RCA 68901-2. [4:48] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Robert Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – András Schiff, p. ECM 2122/23 (2). [15:44] 11:00 George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite No. 3 in G – Aradia Ensemble/Kevin Mallon. Naxos 6.110115. [10:52] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Peter Tchaikovsky Marche slave, Op. 31—St. Petersburg Kirov Orch/Valery Gergiev. Philips 442775-2. [10:10] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 25 – Jan Lisiecki, p; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. DG 4836471. [20:06] Gaetano Donizetti La Favorite: Ballet music – Philharmonia/ Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422844-2. [18:12] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Three by Gabriel Fauré Pavane, Op. 50 – Tanglewood Festival Cho, Boston Sym/ Seiji Ozawa. DG 439152-2. [6:47] After a Dream – La Pietà/ Angèle Dubeau. Analekta AN2-8717. [3:02] Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 – Suisse Romande Orch/Armin Jordan. Erato 45813-2. [17:09] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 – Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807461.62 (2). [21:38] Frédéric Chopin Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 2 in a minor – Evgeny Kissin, p. RCA 60445-2. [6:15] Johann Strauss II Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354 – Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta. Sony SK-45808. [8:58] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: For his Maestros II week, Bill focuses on Antal Dorati, Dmitry Mitropoulos, Bruno Walter, Maurice Abravanel, William Steinberg, Charles Munch, Erich Leinsdorf, and Leonard Bernstein. 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Villa-Lobos: The Jet Whistle. Stravinsky: Five Easy Pieces. Dvorak: String Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 51. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Wednesday 20 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore: Soldier’s Chorus, Anvil Chorus – Chicago Sym & Cho/Sir Georg Solti. London 430226-2. [5:33] Georges Bizet L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 – Orch de la Bastille/Myung-Whun Chung. DG 431778-2. [18:47] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Johann Christian Bach Sinfonia in E-Flat, Op. 6/5 – Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead. CPO 999298-2. [8:53] 11:00 Various The Yellow River Concerto: II. Ode to the Yellow River – Yundi Li, p; China NCPA Concert Hall Orch/Chen Zuohuang. EMI 88658-2. [4:23] 12:00 Music in Chicago 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Ilya Poletaev live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Benjamin Britten Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge – Les Violons du Roy/ Jean-Marie Zeitouni. Atma ACD2-2601. [25:44] Johann Sebastian Bach Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989 – Andrew Rangell, p. Steinway & Sons 30126. [7:59] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Antonin Dvorák Cello Concerto in b minor, Op. 104 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Berlin Phil/Lorin Maazel. CBS MK-42206. [42:09] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Modest Mussorgsky Khovanshchina: Orchestral excerpts – Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. Sony SK-62034. [13:27] Hugo Alfvén Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19, Midsommarvaka – Gothenburg Sym/Neeme Järvi. DG 469376-2 (4). [12:44] Otto Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Moon Chorus – Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna Phil/Gustavo Dudamel. Sony 88985376182. [4:41] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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: For his Maestros II week, Bill focuses on Antal Dorati, Dmitry Mitropoulos, Bruno Walter, Maurice Abravanel, William Steinberg, Charles Munch, Erich Leinsdorf, and Leonard Bernstein. 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Schumann: Humoreske in B-Flat, Op. 20; Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Thursday 21 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov May Night Overture – Bolshoi Orch/ Alexander Lazarev. Erato 948082. [7:28] Dmitri Shostakovich The Age of Gold Suite, Op. 22a – Prague Sym/Maxim Shostakovich. Supraphon SU-3278-2031. [16:37] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Franz Liszt Les Préludes – Chicago Sym/Daniel Barenboim. DG 415851-2. [15:55] 11:00 Jens Kruger Roan Mountain Suite: Sacred Ground – Kruger Brothers & Kontras Quartet. Double Time Music DTM-027. [10:40] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Maurice Ravel Menuet antique – Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez. DG B0002121-02. [7:17] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Emmanuel Chabrier Trois Valses romantiques – Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson. EMI CDC7-54004-2. [14:29] Peter Tchaikovsky String Serenade in C, Op. 48 – I Musici de Montréal/ Yuli Turovsky. Chandos CHAN-8659. [32:26] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Ludwig van Beethoven Serenade in D, Op. 25 – James Galway, f; Joseph Swensen, v; Paul Neubauer, vi. RCA 7756-2. [25:00] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Béla Bartók Hungarian Sketches – Chicago Sym/Pierre Boulez. DG 445825-2. [10:51] Manuel de Falla El Amor Brujo: Excerpts – Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner. RCA 62586-2. [13:00] Giuseppe Verdi Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Va pensiero – Chicago Sym & Cho/Sir Georg Solti. London 458118-2 (2). [4:34] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with 2020
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Friday 22 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 William Walton The Wise Virgins Suite: #5, Sheep May Safely Graze – London Phil/ Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN-8871. [6:32] Emmanuel Chabrier Suite pastorale – Vienna Phil/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. DG 447751-2. [18:48] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Franz Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, H VIIb:2 (Op. 101) – Chamber Orch of Europe/Mischa Maisky, vc. DG 419786-2. [21:51] 11:00 Agustín Barrios Mangoré Un Sueño en la Floresta – Berta Rojas, g. Dorian DOR-93167. [8:02] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Henry Purcell Chacony in g – St. Paul Chamber Orch/Pinchas Zukerman. Philips 412215-2. [6:59] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll – Chicago Chamber Musicians. CCM 10/2. [18:28] Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to acts 1 & 3 – New York Phil/Giuseppe Sinopoli. DG 419169-2. [13:06] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70 – Mariinsky Orch/Valery Gergiev. Mariinsky MAR-0524. [26:35] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 88 – Renaud Capuçon, v; Gautier Capuçon, vc; Martha Argerich, p. Erato 0190295634216. [18:52] Johannes Brahms Four Songs (Women’s Chorus, Two Horns & Harp), Op. 17 – D Everson & S Multer, fh’s; E Nielsen, h; 28
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Saturday 23 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am and Soundtrack at 9:00 am 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 From the Austrian Radio and Vienna State Opera: Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffmann” – Dmitry Korchak (Hoffmann); Olga Peretyatko (Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta); Gaelle Arquez (Muse, Nicklausse); Luca Pisaroni (Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto); Michael Laurenz (Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio); Vienna State Opera Cho & Orch/Frédéric Chaslin. 3:00 Weekend Music on WFMT • Darius Milhaud Suite provençale, Op. 152b – Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson. DG 435437-2. [14:13] Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 97, Rhenish – Chamber Orch of Europe/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4792437 (2). [31:19] Isaac Albéniz Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71 – Miguel Baselga, p. Bis 2173. [25:46] 4:30 Arias and Songs Encore 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Le Coq d’Or: Excerpts – Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev. DG 447084-2. [13:20] Serge Prokofiev Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Folk
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Sunday 24 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Honoring both Ascension Day and Memorial Day 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 12:00 Weekend Music with Robbie Ellis • Michael Praetorius Dance Suite – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Delos DE-3132. [10:02] Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne – Hélène Grimaud, p. DG B0012504-02. [14:31] Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: First Waltz Sequence – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8834. [12:03] Various El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance; Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Dance in the Village Inn – La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau, v. Analekta AN2-8723, 8718. [12:37] Howard Hanson Merry Mount Suite – Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Delos DE-3105. [16:02] William Grant Still Folk Suite No. 1 – Alexa Still, f; Susan DeWitt Smith, p; New Zealand String Quartet. Koch 3-7192-2. [7:30] Percy Grainger Lincolnshire Posy – Richard & John Contiguglia, p’s. Helicon Classics HE-1004. [16:36] Percy Grainger Ye
Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon; Australian Up-Country Song – Polyphony/Stephen Layton. Hyperion 66793. [4:52] Grainger Country Gardens – City of Birmingham Sym/Sir Simon Rattle. EMI 56412-2. [2:35] 2:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata in G, K. 379 – Hilary Hahn, v; Cory Smythe, p. DG 4798295 (2). [19:30] Giovanni Gabrieli Sonata pian e forte – CSO Brass. CSO ReSound 9011101. [4:50] Gabrieli Jubilate Deo – Music of the Baroque Choir & Brass/ Edward Zelnis. MOB 2006. [6:24] Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore: Ballet music – Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/ Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422846-2 (2). [22:18] 3:00 Dmitri Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1 – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly. London 433702-2. [7:56] Erich Wolfgang Korngold Much Ado About Nothing incidental music, Op. 11: Suite – Gil Shaham, v; André Previn, p. DG 439886-2. [13:05] Korngold Märchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures), Op. 3 – Linz Bruckner Orch/Caspar Richter. ASV CDDCA-1108. [19:38] Traditional Bransles de village; Canadian song, Il était une Cendrillon; Recercada primera; Betty Anne – Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen. Erato 45474-2. [6:03] 4:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto No. 1 in a minor, BWV 1041 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; English Chamber Orch/ Salvatore Accardo. EMI CDC747005-2. [16:18] Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Flute Sonata in C, Wq 87 – Raritan Players. Acis APL-41769. [11:57] Franz Liszt Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H – Lise de la Salle, p. Naïve V-5444. [13:19] Bach Prelude and Fughetta in G, BWV 902; Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein – Víkingur Ólafsson, p. DG 4835022. [5:17] 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14a: II. A Ball – Royal Phil/Yuri Temirkanov. RCA 61203-2. [6:20] Temirkanov is the guest conductor on our Chicago Symphony broadcast tonight at 8:00. Maurice Ravel Shéhérazade, Ouverture de Féerie – Orch de Paris/Jean Martinon. EMI CDM7-69565-2. [13:46] Ravel Shéhérazade – Jennifer Larmore, ms; Grant Park Orch/Carlos Kalmar. Cedille CDR-90000104. [17:24] Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35: Finale, Festival at Baghdad-The Sea-Shipwreck – Israel Phil/Zubin Mehta. CBS MDK-45652. [12:41] 6:00 Various Alleluia; Simple Gifts;
Goin’ Home – Cantus. Cantus Recordings CTS-1202, 1210. [13:37] Antonin Dvorák Legends, Op. 59: No. 3 in g, Allegro giusto; No. 7 in A, Allegretto grazioso – English Chamber Orch/Rafael Kubelík. DG 453025-2 (2). [7:12] Aaron Copland The Red Pony Suite – Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559240. [23:42] George Gershwin Catfish Row Suite: Catfish Row – Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559750. [6:52] Ludwig van Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: Introduction, La Tempesta; Adagio; Pastorale; Allegretto-finale – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 419608-2. [14:40 Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in c-sharp, Op. 131 – Dover Quartet. Music@Menlo Live 2015. [37:59] 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Yuri Temirkanov, conductor; Denis Matsuev, piano – Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3; Brahms: Symphony No. 2. We also hear two excerpts from Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, and Schoenberg’s Kol Nidre with Cantor Alberto Mizrahi and the CSO Chorus. 10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmonic perform Tchaikovsky and Bruckner in Egypt.
Op. 25 – Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Naxos 8.559365. [12:19] Jay Ungar Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Evan Stover, fiddles; Russ Barenberg, MMason, g. Nonesuch 79256-2. [4:02] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Antonin Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in e minor, Op. 95, From the New World – Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 457651-2. [44:32] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Richard Rodgers Victory at Sea: Excerpts – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80175. [14:00] Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 – Glenn Dicterow, v; New York Phil/ David Robertson. New York Philharmonic 140201. [24:15] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Benjamin Britten War Requiem, Op. 66 – A Netrebko, s; I Bostridge, t; T Hampson, br; Santa Cecilia Cho & Orch/ Antonio Pappano. Warner 15448-2 (2). [80:05] 10:00 Evening Music on WFMT 11:00 Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in c, Op. 110 – Jerusalem Quartet. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901953. [22:06]
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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d minor, BWV 903 – András Schiff, p. Philips 456925-2 (2). [11:19] Alan Hovhaness Alleluia and Fugue, Op. 40b – Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Delos DE-3157. [9:13] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Felix Mendelssohn Overture, The Fair Melusina, Op. 32 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur. Berlin Classics 0091572. [11:28] 11:00 William Schuman New England Triptych—St. Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 61282-2. [15:20] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen: Suite from Act 3 – Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Fontalis ES-8583. [11:01] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Maurice Ravel Sonatine en trio – Debussy Trio. Sierra OXCD-5002. [11:03] Ravel Piano Concerto in G – Yuja Wang, p; Zürich Tonhalle Orch/Lionel Bringuier.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Benjamin Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 – Cincinnati Sym/Paavo Järvi. Telarc CD-80660. [17:09] 11:00 Dmitri Shostakovich Moscow, Cheremushki, Op. 105: A Spin Through Moscow; Polka; Galop – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Chailly. London 452597-2. [8:30] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Hector Berlioz Overture, Le Corsaire, Op. 21 – Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.572886. [8:06] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Randall Thompson The Testament of Freedom – New York Choral Society, Manhattan Chamber Orch/ Richard Auldon Clark. Koch 3-7283-2. [20:22] Arthur Foote A Night Piece – Carol Wincenc, f; Green Mountain Festival Quartet. Bridge 9373. [8:47] Foote Air and Gavotte,
DG B0023931-02. [20:36] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 98 in B-Flat – London Phil/Sir Georg Solti. London 433396-2. [26:32] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Ernst von Dohnányi Ruralia Hungarica, Op. 32c: Andante alla zingaresca – Leonidas Kavakos, v; Enrico Pace, p. Decca 4789377. [6:01] Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dances: No. 1 in g minor, No. 3 in F – London Sym/ Michael Tilson Thomas. Sony SK-47195. [5:19] Johann Strauss II Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418 (Treasure Waltz from The Gypsy Baron) – Boston Sym Chamber Players. DG 463667-2. [8:58] Aram Khachaturian Gayaneh: Five Dances – Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler. RCA 68132-2. [14:07] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Arensky: Silhouettes, Op. 23. Bartok: Suite fr The Miraculous Mandarin for piano four hands. Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Wednesday 27 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Alexander Scriabin Allegro de concert, Op. 18 – Valentina Lisitsa, p. Decca 4788435. [6:33] Nicolai RimskyKorsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDR5-69831-2. [10:04] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Johannes Brahms F-A-E Scherzo (Sonatensatz) – AnneSophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p. DG 445826-2. [5:50] 11:00 Percy Grainger Lincolnshire Posy – Dallas Wind Sym/ Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-117. [17:14] 12:00 Music in Chicago 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Claire Huangci live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Mario CastelnuovoTedesco Love’s Labour’s Lost, Op. 167: Four Dances – Malmö Sym/Andrew Mogrelia. Naxos 8.572823. [15:57] Richard Strauss Macbeth, Op. 23 – Vienna Phil/Lorin
Maazel. DG 413654-2. [18:50] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58 – Alfred Brendel, p; Vienna Phil/Sir Simon Rattle. Philips 462781-2 (3). [32:55] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • GP Telemann Don Quichotte Suite – St. Andrew Camerata/ Leonard Friedman. Omega OCD-1006. [14:43] Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 – Apollo’s Fire/ Jeannette Sorrell, hc. Avie AV-2207 (2). [21:17] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, 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 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 9:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Mendelssohn: Konzertstück in f, Op. 113; Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in b, Op. 115. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Thursday 28 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 6:30 WFMT membership drive programming 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 9:00 The San Francisco Symphony in Concert: Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Christian Tetzlaff, violin – Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3. Sibelius: Symphony No. 2. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Friday 29 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 6:30 WFMT membership drive programming 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; Ken Tritle, organ – Berlioz: Les FrancsJuges Overture; Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, Organ. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel from 1995
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12:00 From the Austrian Radio and Vienna State Opera: Strauss’ “Elektra” – Christine Goerke (Elektra); Simone Schneider (Chrysothemis); Waltraud Meier (Klytemnestra); Norbert Ernst (Aegisth); Michael Volle (Orest); Vienna State Opera Orch/Semyon Bychkov. 2:00 Weekend Music on WFMT • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 – Sabine Meyer, cl; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. EMI CDC5-56832-2. [26:41] Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Final trio and duet, from Marie Theres’!...Hab’ mir’s gelobt – Lott, Dessay, Kirchschlager, Covent Garden Orch/Antonio Pappano. Virgin Classics 45705-2. [13:05] Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat, K. 361: Adagio – English Chamber Orch Winds/Daniel Barenboim. EMI CZS7-67306-2 (2). [6:35] Mozart Motet, Ave verum corpus, K. 618 – Chen Yi, v; Lars Hannibal, g. Our Recordings 6.220602. [2:41] 3:00 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 – Boston Sym/Andris Nelsons. BSO Classics 1701/03. [45:39] Johannes Brahms Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 3, Intermezzo – Jorge
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Federico Osorio, p. Cedille CDR-90000171 (2). [1:48] Clara Schumann Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 17: IV. Allegro – Veronica Jochum, p, Colin Carr, vc, Joseph Silverstein, v. Pro Arte CDD-395. [7:00] Jennifer Higdon Blue Cathedral – Atlanta Sym/Robert Spano. Telarc CD-80596. [12:19] Higdon Harp Concerto: First Light – Yolanda Kondonassis, h; Rochester Phil/Ward Stare. Azica AXA-71327. [6:52] 4:30 Arias and Songs Encore 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Henry Purcell Suite of Ayres for the Theatre – Trio Settecento. Cedille CDR-90000135. [11:42] Jerome Moross The War Lord Suite – Prague Phil/Paul Bateman. Silva FILMCD-161. [11:41] Conni Ellisor Blackberry Winter – Stephen Seifert, dulcimer; Nashville Chamber Orch/ Paul Gambill. Warner Classics 46739-2. [16:51] Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, Winter – Adrian Chandler, v; La Serenissima. Avie AV-2344. [8:34] 6:00 Ralph Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music – Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Sym/ Peter Oundjian. Chandos CHSA-5201. [14:22] Antonin
Dvorák String Serenade in E, Op. 22 – Los Angeles Chamber Orch/Gerard Schwarz. Delos D/CD-3011. [27:56] Dvorák Silent Woods – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Boston Sym/Seiji Ozawa. Sony SK-46687. [6:19] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Spotlighting the ensemble Axiom Brass 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
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Sunday 31 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Music for Pentecost 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 12:00 Weekend Music with Robbie Ellis • Luigi Boccherini Cello Concerto in D, G 476 – Yo-Yo Ma, Baroque-vc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Sony SK-60681. [16:37] Gabriel Pierné Voyage au Pays du Tendre – Vanessa McKeand, h; Carol Wincenc, f; Allegri String Quartet. Virgin Classics 90721-2. [11:01] Antonio Vivaldi Two-Mandolin Concerto in G, R. 532 – Lito Romero, g; St. Martin’s Academy/Angel Romero, g. RCA 68291-2. [12:17] Peter Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo in C, Op. 34 – Jennifer Koh, v; Odense Sym/Alexander Vedernikov. Cedille CDR90000166. [6:20] Dmitri Shostakovich Lyric Waltz; Short Piece; Spanish Dance; Nocturne; Polka – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. London B0001846-02. [10:14] Franz Schubert Notturno in E-Flat, D. 897 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Maximilian Hornung, vc; Daniil Trifonov, p. DG 4797570. [8:01] Manuel de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain – Artur Rubinstein, p; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. RCA 61863-2. [21:10] Frédéric Chopin Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in b-flat, No. 2 in E-Flat – Artur Rubinstein, p. RCA 5613-2 (2). [9:45] 2:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) – Takács Quartet; Joseph Carver, db. London 460034-2. [16:50] Leroy Anderson Serenata – BBC Concert Orch/Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.559357. [3:54] Claude Debussy Children’s Corner Suite: Serenade for the Doll – Mieczyslaw Horszowski, p. Nonesuch 79160-2. [2:31] Richard
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later on. Maurice Ravel Sites auriculaires: Habanera – Robert Casadesus & Gaby Casadesus, p. Sony MH2K-63316 (2). [2:28] Georges Bizet Carmen: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) – J’nai Bridges,
ms; Paul Sánchez, p. WFMT recording. [3:18] Ravel Rapsodie espagnole: III. Habanera – Vienna Phil/Lorin Maazel. RCA 68600-2. [2:58] 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: David
Afkham, conductor – Haydn: Symphony No. 44, Mourning. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration. Brahms: Symphony No. 3. We also hear Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite conducted by Claudio Abbado.
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