98.7 WFMT

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98.7WFMT, Chicago's Classical Experience, strives to provide the best and broadest selection of classical music and fine arts programming heard in the country. A broadcasting force for 61 years, the station's appeal continues to widen. 98.7WFMT is currently serving the largest audience in its history. 98.7WFMT is available to listeners across the nation and around the world via the station's enhanced web streaming.

Most popular songs in 98.7 WFMT playlist

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Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn - - -

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Peter Tchaikovsky - The Maid of Orleans - Royal Opera House Orch/Colin Davis - Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music - Philips

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Cecile Chaminade - Callirhoe, Op. 37 - Metz Grand Est National Orch/David Reiland - Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers - Bru Zane

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Grant Park Music Festival 2025 - - -

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Stephen Heller - 20 Preludes, Op 150 - Jean Martin, p - HELLER : Preludes Opp. 81 and 150 - Marco Polo

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Klavierbuchlein fur Wilhelm Friedemann Bach - Joseph Payne, hc - Klavierbuchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann - Hanssler Classic

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Ryan Opera Center Recital Series - - -

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Wynton Marsalis - Blues Symphony - Detroit Sym Orch/Jader Bignamini - Marsalis: Blues Symphony - Pentatone

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Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis - - -

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846/69 - Keith Jarrett, p - Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 - ECM

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Antonin Dvořak - String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat, Op. 51, Slavonic - Kontras Quartet - All Made of Stories - MSR Classics

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Charlotte Sohy - Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 30 - Marie Vermeulin, p - Charlotte Sohy, Compositrice de la Belle Epoque - La Boite a Pepites

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Afternoon Music - - -

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Igor Stravinsky - Le Baiser de la fee - London Sinfonietta/Riccardo Chailly - Stravinsky: Divertimento, Fanfare for a New Theatre, Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo, Suites Nos. 1 and 2 - Decca

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Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn - - -

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First heard 17 days ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 - Leonidas Kavakos, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p - Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1; Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost;" Op. 11 "Gassenhauer" - Sony

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First heard 5 months ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Ravinia Festival 2025 - - -

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Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 - Chicago Sym Orch/Riccardo Muti - Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet - CSO Resound

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Johannes Brahms - Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16 - Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras - Brahms Serenades 1 & 2 - Telarc

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First heard 7 months ago

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Paul Taffanel - Wind Quintet in G minor - Aulos Wind Quintet - Aulos-Blaserquintett - Vol. VI - Virtuoso Romantic Music - Koch

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Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 120, No. 2 - Daniel Ottensamer, cl; Berlin German Sym Orch/Stephan Koncz - Brahms/Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra - Pentatone

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First heard 8 months ago

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Ballade in A minor, Op. 33 - Chineke! Orch/Kalena Bovell - Chineke! Orchestra: Coleridge-Taylor - Decca

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 - Berlin Academy for Ancient Music - Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 - Harmonia Mundi

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Emilie Mayer - Symphony No. 3 in C, Military - Bremerhaven Phil Orch/Marc Niemann - Emilie Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 3 - Hannsler Classic

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Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace - Guy Johnston, vc; National Youth Choir of Great Britain; London Phil Orch/Karl Jenkins - Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man - Decca

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Joseph Boudin de Boismortier - Daphnis et Chloe - Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet, ob - Daphnis et Chloe - Glossa

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Michael Torke - Bliss - University of Kansas Wind Ensemble/Paul W. Popiel - Michael Torke: Concerto for Orchestra - Ecstatic Records

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Richard Strauss - Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60 - Orpheus Chamber Orch - Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Divertimento after Couperin - DG

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Alex Shapiro - Perpetual Spark - Fifth House Ensemble - Fifth House Ensemble - Excelsior - Cedille

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Robert Schumann - Album fur die Jugend, Op. 68 - Luba Edlina, p - Schumann: Album for the Young - Chandos

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Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges) - L'amant anonyme - Haymarket Opera Orch/Craig Trompeter - L'Amant Anonyme - Cedille

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Peter Tchaikovsky - The Months (The Seasons), Op. 37b - Vassily Primakov, p - Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op 37bis, Grand Sonata, Op 37 - Bridge

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Bill Giardini - The Midnight Special – Accordion (Traditional) - Bill Giardini - Midnight Special Collection - Midnight Special Collection

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Antonio Vivaldi - Mandolin Concerto in C, R 425 - Avi Avital, m; Venice Baroque Orch - Vivaldi - DG

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Henry Purcell - King Arthur - Alison Balsom, tr; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock - Sound The Trumpet (Royal Music of Purcell & Handel) - EMI

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - African Suite, Op. 35 - Chineke! Orch/Kevin John Edusei - Chineke! Orchestra: Coleridge-Taylor - Decca

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Travis, Merle - Midnight Special Travis picked guitar - Merle Travis - In Boston 1959 - Travis Pickin'

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Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall - Purcell: The Fairy Queen & The Prophetess - Orchestral Suites - Fontalis

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Gioachino Rossini - Otello - Monte Carlo Opera Orch/Antonio de Almeida - Rossini: Ballet Music - Philips

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Last heard 19 days ago

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Wasps - BBC Sym Orch/Sir Andrew Davis - 40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics - Warner

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Magic Flute, K. 620 - Amadeus Ensemble/Julius Rudel - Mozart: The Magic Flute and The Abduction from the Seraglio - Musicmasters

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Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 - Vienna Phil/Andre Previn - Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite, Intermezzo, Salome, Capriccio - DG

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 - Anthony McGill, cl; Pacifica Quartet - Mozart and Brahms Clarinet Quintets - Cedille

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Karl Jenkins - Palladio - London Phil Orch Strings/Karl Jenkins - Karl Jenkins: Diamond Music - The Smith Quartet - Sony

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Last heard 21 days ago

Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller - - -

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Claude Debussy - Images, Set 3 - Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez - Debussy: Images, Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune, Printemps - DG

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Felix Mendelssohn - String Octet in E-Flat, Op. 20 - Jupiter Quartet, Jasper String Quartet - Jupiter and Jasper String Quartets * Mendelssohn * Visconti * Golijov - Marquis

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Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, Op. 4 - Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter - Britten, Tippett, Walton - RCA

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William Boyce - Symphony No. 5 in D - Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood - Boyce: Symphonies, Op. 2 - L'Oiseau-Lyre

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Joaquin Turina - Tres danzas andaluzas, Op. 8 - Sara Davis Buechner, p - Turina: Mujeres Espanolas, Woman of Spain -- Five Suites for Piano - Connoisseur

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