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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.

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Johann Strauss II - Waltz, “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, Op. 314 - Orch/Andre Kostelanetz - And Vienna Dances - CBS

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Frederick Delius - Suite for Violin and Orchestra - Ralph Holmes, v; Royal Phil/Vernon Handley - Delius: Violin Concerto, Suite, Legende - Unicorn-Kanchana

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Christian Sinding - Suite in a, Op 10 - Henning Kraggerud, v; Razumovsky Sym/Bjarte Engeset - Norwegian Violin Favorites - Naxos

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Pierre-Max Dubois - Flute Sonata - Jeffrey Khaner, f; Hugh Sung, p - French Flute Music - Avie

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Glenn Gould, p - Goldberg Variations - CBS

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Malcolm Arnold - English Dances, Op 53 - Philharmonia Orch/Bryden Thomson - Arnold: Dances - Chandos

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Malcolm Arnold - English Dances, Op 27 - Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry F Junkin - Arnold For Band - Reference Recordings

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Cesar Franck - Symphony in D minor - French National Orch/Leonard Bernstein - Franck: Symphony in D Minor/ Roussel: Symphony No. 3 - DG

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Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly - Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Decca

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Mason Bates - Piano Concerto - Daniil Trifonov, p; Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nezet-Seguin - My American Story: North - DG

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Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring - Aurora Orch/Nicholas Collon - Roadtrip - Warner

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Ranaan Meyer - Banjo Love - Time for Three - Time for Three: Fervent Travelers - eOne

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Josef Suk - Summer Impressions, Op. 22b - Margaret Fingerhut, p - Suk: Piano Works - Chandos

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Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200 - New York Phil/Kurt Masur - Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8; Wanderer Fantasy - Teldec

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Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 82 - Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Jarvi - Sibelius: The Seven Symphonies, etc - BIS

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Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 97, Rhenish - Orch of the Swan/Kenneth Woods - Robert Schumann: Symphony No 3; Hans Gal: Symphony No 3 - Avie

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Germaine Tailleferre - Piano Concerto (1925) - Josephine Gandolfi, p; UC Santa Cruz Orch/Nicole Paiement - La musique de Germaine Tailleferre Vol. II - Helicon

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Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Summer, RV. 315 - Giuliano Carmignola, v; Venice Baroque Orch/Andrea Marcon - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Sony

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 12 in G, K. 110 - Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood - Mozart: The Complete Symphonies - L'Oiseau-Lyre

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Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor - Merz Trio - Ink - Bright Shiny Things

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Carlos Chavez - Caballos de Vapor - Phil Orch of the Americas/Alondra de la Parra - Mi Alma Mexicana - Sony

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Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - Paul Lewis, p; BBC Sym Orch/Jiři Bělohlavek - Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos - Harmonia Mundi

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Gabriel Jackson - O sacrum convivium - Bella Voce/Andrew Lewis - Awake the Dawn - Bella Voce

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Carl Maria von Weber - Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 74 - Alexander Fiterstein, cl; San Francisco Ballet Orch/Martin West - Alexander Fiterstein performs Carl Maria von Weber - Bridge

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Isaac Albeniz - Iberia, Book 1 - Lang Lang, p - Lang Lang: Live in Vienna - Sony

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Ding Shande - Variations on a Chinese Folk Song - Gunma Sym Orch/Lim Kek-Tjiang - Popular Chinese Orchestral Music - The Yellow River Concerto - Marco Polo

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Cesar Franck - Symphonic Variations - Jorge Bolet, p; Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly - Franck: Prelude, Choral & Fugue; Prelude Aria & Finale; Symphonic Variations - Decca

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Claude Debussy - Danses sacree et profane - Yolanda Kondonassis, h; Oberlin 21/Bridget-Michaele Reischl - Air Music for harp, flute, and strings - Telarc

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Ottorino Respighi - The Fountains of Rome - Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - EMI

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Carl Maria von Weber - Polacca brillante, Op. 72 - Joel Fan, p; Northwest Sinfonietta/Christophe Chagnard - Dances for Piano and Orchestra - Reference

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Kevin Puts - Home - Miro Quartet - Home - Pentatone

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Howard Hanson - Merry Mount, Op. 31 - Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz - Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 4 "Requiem", Suite from "Merry Mount", Lament for Beowulf - Delos

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Camille Saint-Saens - Africa, Op. 89 - Stephen Hough, p; City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Sakari Oramo - Saint-Saens: The Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra - Hyperion

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Frank Bridge - An Irish Melody, The Londonderry Air (1908) - Delme String Quartet - Bridge: Music For String Quartet - Chandos

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Piano Concerto No. 5 in A-Flat, Op. 113 - London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley, p - Hummel: Concertos - Chandos

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Charles Gounod - The Queen of Sheba - London Sym Orch/Richard Bonynge - Richard Bonynge conducts Music From French Opera / LSO - London

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Ludwig van Beethoven - Rage Over a Lost Penny, Op. 129 - Evgeny Kissin, p - Bach-Busoni: Chaconne; Schumann: Kreisleriana; Beethoven: Rondo a Capricco - RCA

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Walter Rabl - Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 1 - D Ottensamer, cl; N Bendix-Balgley, v; S Koncz, vc; C Traxler, p - Brahms/Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra - Pentatone

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John Philip Sousa - The Stars and Stripes Forever - Vladimir Horowitz, p - Horowitz - Encores - RCA

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Muzio Clementi - Symphony #2 in D - Philharmonia Orch/Francesco D'Avalos - Muzio Clementi - ASV

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fantasia in d, K. 397 - Alfred Brendel, p - Mozart: Piano Sonatas K 310, 311, 533/ 494, Fantasy K 397 - Philips

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Arthur Benjamin - Jamaican Rhumba - Jascha Heifetz, v; Milton Kaye, p - The Heifetz Collection, Volume 19: 51 Miniatures 1944-1946 - RCA

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Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto in d, Op 47 - Dong-Suk Kang, v; Czechoslovak Radio Sym/Adrian Leaper - Sibelius - Naxos

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Ludwig van Beethoven - The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113 - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado - Claudio Abbado * Marce & Danze - DG

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Ludwig van Beethoven - Sextet in E-Flat for Two Horns & Strings, Op 81b - H. Baumann, horn; V. Dshambasov, horn; Gewandhaus String Quartet - Horn Quintet - Philips

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Ludwig van Beethoven - 25 Scottish Songs, Op 108 - Robert White, t; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Ani Kavafian, v; Samuel Sanders, p - Beethoven: Folk Song Arrangements - RCA

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Camille Saint-Saens - Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat, Op. 167 - Johnson, Back - La Clarinette Francaise - ASV

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Edward Elgar - Coronation March - Royal Phil/Yehudi Menuhin - - Virgin Classics

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Camille Saint-Saens - Cello Sonata No. 1 in c, Op. 32 - Andre Navarra, vc; Annie d'Arco, p - Saint-Saens: Sonate Pour Violoncelle et Piano No. 2 Op.123 - Calliope

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Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39 - New Zealand Sym/James Judd - Elgar Marches - Naxos

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