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 12 AM
 
Music Through the Night
with Gillian Martin
 
12:01 am Trevor Duncan: The Girl from Corsica
New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp
Hyperion 67148 
 
12:06 am Johann Sebastian Bach: Lute Suite No. 2
John Williams, guitar
Sony 42204 
 
12:25 am Giorgio Ghedini: Puerilia: The Cuckoo
Massimo Bianchi, piano
Naxos 572330 
 
12:28 am Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim
Sony 60789 
 
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 1 AM
 
Music Through the Night
with Ward Jacobson
 
1:01 am Richard Wagner: Romanza
Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin
Robert Koenig, piano
Dorian 90268 
 
1:06 am Ludwig van Beethoven: 6 Easy Variations on a Swiss Air
Jutta Zoff, harp
Berlin 2018 
 
1:12 am Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 423624 
 
1:31 am Richard Wagner: Wesendonk Songs: Dreams
Vienna Philharmonic / Hans Knappertsbusch
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
London/Decca 414624 
 
1:37 am Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Clarinet Quartet in Bb
Vlach Quartet Prague
Dieter Klocker, clarinet
CPO 999812 
 
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 2 AM
 
2:01 am Enrique Granados: Goyescas: Intermezzo
Pepe Romero, guitar
Celin Romero, guitar
Philips 432827 
 
2:06 am William Grant Still: Summerland
Richard Soule, flute
Carol Urban-Stivers, piano
Cambria 1083 
 
2:10 am Gabriel Faure: Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne
Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
Han-Na Chang, cello
EMI 57052 
 
2:15 am Richard Wagner: Symphony
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra / Hiroshi Wakasugi
Denon 75259 
 
2:54 am Johann Sebastian Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra / Karl Munchinger
London/Decca 460250 
 
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 3 AM
 
3:01 am Vittorio Monti: Csardas
Kroke
Nigel Kennedy, violin
EMI 57330 
 
3:06 am Paul Dukas: Villanelle for Horn and Orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Kurt Masur
Hermann Baumann, horn
Philips 416380 
 
3:13 am Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata No. 1
Trio Sonnerie
Virgin 90840 
 
3:25 am Richard Wagner: Siegfried's Funeral Music
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly
London/Decca 448155 
 
3:37 am Nino Rota: Harp Concerto
The Italian Virtuosi / Marzio Conti
Luisa Prandina, harp
Chandos 9954 
 
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 4 AM
 
4:01 am Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2: Scherzo
Emerson Quartet
DG 471567 
 
4:06 am Richard Wagner: Die Feen (The Fairies): Overture
Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi
Chandos 5087 
 
4:19 am Miguel Perez de Zavala: Variations on "Marizapalos"
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 907293 
 
4:23 am Germaine Tailleferre: Pastorale
Emily Beynon, flute
Andrew West, piano
Hyperion 67204 
 
4:28 am Richard Wagner: Tannhauser: Pilgrims' Chorus
Dresden State Orchestra / Silvio Varviso
Philips 422410 
 
4:35 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 12
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 431683 
 
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 5 AM
 
5:01 am Georges Bizet: Carmen: Bohemian Dance
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
Telarc 80048 
 
5:06 am Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Marc Neikrug, piano
Philips 416158 
 
5:10 am Turlough O'Carolan: Lady Rose Dillon
David Pedrick, guitar
Jeremy Hutson, guitar
HGS 1003 
 
5:15 am Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Matthias Bamert
Chandos 9686 
 
5:48 am Andre Gretry: Suite Rococo
I Fiamminghi
Schwann 311197 
 
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 6 AM - 11 AM
 
QED Morning Show
with Jim Cunningham
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 11 AM - 4 PM
 
Mid-day Classics
with Anna Singer
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 4 PM - 6 PM
 
Afternoon Classics
with Ted Sohier
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 6 PM - 9 PM
 
Evening Classics
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6:01 pm Dale Kavanagh: Abbywood Trail
Dale Kavanagh, guitar
Hanssler 98401 
 
6:06 pm Richard Wagner: Lohengrin: Procession to the Cathedral
Solid Brass
Dorian 90108 
 
6:12 pm Johan Svendsen: The Wedding at Dovre
Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset
Naxos 557017 
 
6:20 pm Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Double Bass Concerto No. 1
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra / Christian Vasquez
Edicson Ruiz, double bass
Phil.harmonie 6008 
 
6:37 pm Claude Debussy: Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Ruth Laredo, piano
ESS.A.Y 1006 
 
6:40 pm Richard Wagner: Lohengrin: Act III Bridal Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Robert Shaw
Telarc 80333 
 
6:47 pm Carl Maria von Weber: Fantasy on Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter)
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
EMI 57814 
 
7:01 pm William Lawes: Harp Consort No. 3
Les Voix Humaines
Maxine Eilander, harp
Atma 2372 
 
7:06 pm Giacomo Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra / Claudio Scimone
Erato 55026 
 
7:17 pm Robert Schumann: The Minnesinger
Polyphony / Stephen Layton
Hyperion 33105 
 
7:19 pm Richard Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremburg (Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg): Prelude
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / James Levine
DG 445769 
 
7:31 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Philharmonia Orchestra / Emmanuel Krivine
Denon 6103 
 
8:01 pm Carl Stamitz: Viola Concerto: 3rd movement
Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Helmut Muller-Bruhl
Wolfram Christ, viola
Schwann 11060 
 
8:06 pm Emile Paladilhe: Danse noble
Chamber Music Palm Beach
Klavier 11135 
 
8:10 pm Richard Wagner: Die Walkure: Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Spring Song)
Staatskapelle Dresden / Peter Schneider
Ben Heppner, tenor
DG 6417 
 
8:15 pm Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1
German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen
Helene Grimaud, piano
DG 12504 
 
8:38 pm Richard Wagner: Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Adrian Boult
EMI 62539 
 
8:47 pm Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons: Autumn
Janine Jansen, violin
London/Decca 5298 
 
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 9 PM
 
Exploring Music
with Bill McGlaughlin
Wagner's Ring Cycle - From leitmotifs to lighter fare, this week's programs are a five-hour exploration of Richard Wagner’s crowning operatic achievement.
 
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 10 PM
 
Music Through the Night
with Gillian Martin
 
10:01 pm Francesco Veracini: Violin Sonata No. 1: Gigue
John Holloway, violin
Jaap ter Linden, baroque cello
Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord
ECM 1889 
 
10:06 pm Richard Wagner: Tannhauser: O du mein holder Abendstern
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / James Levine
Bryn Terfel, baritone
DG 445866 
 
10:14 pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi
Telarc 80187 
 
10:48 pm Richard Wagner: Piano Sonata
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
DG 15944 
 
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 11 PM
 
11:01 pm Vilem Blodek: Flute Concerto: 1st movement
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Uros Lajovic
Karl Bernhard Sebon, flute
Schwann 11608 
 
11:06 pm Anonymous: Drewrie's accordes
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Sony 45456 
 
11:08 pm Philip Glass: Echorus
German Chamber Orchestra Berlin / Simon Halsey
Daniel Hope, violin
Chie Peters, violin
DG 17999 
 
11:15 pm Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod (Love Death)
Cleveland Orchestra / George Szell
Sony 46286 
 
11:33 pm Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2
London Festival Orchestra / Ross Pople
Hyperion 66561 
 
11:46 pm Richard Wagner: Magic Fire Music
Michael Ponti, piano
Vox 5047 
 
11:51 pm Gioacchino Rossini: Barber of Seville: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Claudio Abbado
DG 431653 
 
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