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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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Beethoven, Ludwig van - Cello Sonata #3 in A, Op 69 - Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p - Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 2 - CBS

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Lortzing, Albert - Undine - RIAS Chamber Cho, Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Robert Heger - - EMI/Ang

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Lortzing, Albert - Undine - Berlin Radio Sym/Robert Heger - - EMI/Ang

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Sibelius, Jean - The Oceanides, Op. 73 - City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Simon Rattle - - EMI/Ang

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Sibelius, Jean - Serenade in D, Op. 69, No. 1 - James Ehnes, v; Bergen Philharmonic Orch/Edward Gardner - Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Serenades; Humoresques; Earnest Melodies; Suite - Chandos

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Locke, Matthew - Music for His Majesty's Sackbuts and Cornetts - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble - Music From The Royal Court - London

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Nelson, Ron - Courtly Airs and Dances - Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin - Holidays & Epiphanies (The Music Of Ron Nelson) - Reference Recordings

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Harberg, Amanda - Court Dances - Julian Velasco, sx; Winston Choi, p - As We Are - Cedille

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat, K. 449 - Andras Schiff, p; Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica/Sandor Vegh - Piano Concertos No.20 K.466 & No.27 K.59 - London

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Schubert, Franz - Drei Klavierstucke (Impromptus), D 946 - Andras Schiff, p - Impromptus, D935; Landler, D790; Klavierstucke, D946 - London

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Debussy, Claude - Quatre chansons de jeunesse - Mady Mesple, s; Dalton Baldwin, p - - EMI/Ang

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Le Flem, Paul - Symphony No. 1 (1906) - Bretagne Orch/Claude Schnitzler - Paul Le Flem - Timpani

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Tailleferre, Germaine - Berceuse (1913) - Marcia Eckert, p; Ruth Ehrlich, v - Tailleferre: Musicque De Chambre - Cambria

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Carreno, Teresa - Le sommeil de l'enfant, Op 35 - Lara Downes, p - - Flipside

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Clyne, Anna - Mother's Lullaby - Miro Quartet - Hearth - Pentatone

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Stacy Garrop - Silver Dagger - Lincoln Trio - In Eleanor's Words: Music of Stacy Garrop - Cedille

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Franz Schubert - Military March in D, D 733, No. 1 - Michel Dalberto & Alexandre Tharaud, p - Alexandre Tharaud & friends: Four Hands - Erato

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Juhi Bansal - Love, Loss, and Exile - Laura Strickling, s; Carrie Bean Stute, vc; Joy Schreier, p - Legends: Rebellion - Sono Luminus

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - American Bach Soloists/Jeffrey Thomas - Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suites - American Bach Soloists

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Johannes Brahms - Piano Pieces, Op. 118 - Alexander String Quartet - Johannes Brahms String Quartets - Foghorn Classics

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Camille Saint-Saens - Berceuse in B-Flat, Op. 38 - Cecilia Zilliacus, v; Stephen Fitzpatrick, h - Saint-Saens: Violin Works - BIS

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Gao Ping - Questioning the Mountains - Andrew Beer, v; Sarah Watkins, p - 11 Frames - Rattle

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Four Contredanses, K. 267 - Slovak Sinfonietta/Taras Krysa - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Complete Edition - Brilliant Classics

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Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 - Barcelona Guitar Duo - Carmen - ArtPegi

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Pablo de Sarasate - Two Spanish Dances, Op. 22 - Rachel Barton Pine, v; Samuel Sanders, p - Homage To Sarasate - Dorian

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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Atys - Soloists; Les Arts Florissants/William Christie - Lully: Atys (Excerpts) - Harmonia Mundi

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Alban Berg - Piano Sonata, Op. 1 - Helene Grimaud, p - Resonances - DG

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Amilcare Ponchielli - Capriccio, Op. 80 - Heinz Holliger, ob; Gabriel Burgin, p - Heinz Holliger at the Opera - Philips

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Steve Reich - Cello Counterpoint - Michael Nicolas, vc's - Transitions - Sono Luminus

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Emilie Mayer - Piano Concerto in B-Flat - Alexander Melnikov, p; Berlin Academy for Ancient Music - Emilie Mayer: Piano Concerto, Symphony No. 1, Overtures - Harmonia Mundi

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Sergei Prokofiev - The Prodigal Son, Op. 46 - Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet - 2026 Singles - Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet

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George Gershwin - Someone to Watch Over Me - Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet - 2026 Singles - Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet

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Ludovic Lamothe - La dangereuse (meringue haitienne) - Clara Rodriguez, p; Carlos Rodriguez, db; Carlos "Nene" Quintero, per - Americas Without Frontiers - Nimbus

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Toussaint L'Ouverture, Op. 46 - National Phil/Michael Repper - Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L'Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites from "24 Negro Melodies" - Avie

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Igor Stravinsky - Pastorale - Veda Reynolds, v; Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet - The Original Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet - Boston Records

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Sergei Rachmaninoff - Prelude in B minor, Op. 32, No. 10 - Sviatoslav Richter, p - Sviatoslav Richter, pianist - Prepared by Henry Fogel for WFMT - WFMT

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Marco Uccellini - Aria sopra la Bergamasca - Extempore - De la Vida, el Amor y la Locura - Extempore

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Johann Pachelbel - Chaconne in F minor - Extempore - De la Vida, el Amor y la Locura - Extempore

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Traditional African-American - Spiritual, Deep River - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, ms; Peter Serkin, p - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson at Ravinia - Harmonia Mundi

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Franz Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 76, No. 4, Sunrise - Orlando Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos 4 & 6 / Orlando Quartet - Philips

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Edward Elgar - Chanson de matin, Op. 15, No. 2 - London Promenade Orch/Charles Gerhardt - 50 Classics for Relaxation - Time Life

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Arthur Foote - Three Character Pieces, Op. 9 - Kevin Lawrence, v; Eric Larsen, p - The Violin Music of Arthur Foote - New World

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John Dowland - The King of Denmark's Galliard - Julian Bream, l - Two Loves A Sequence of Poetry and Music by Shakespeare and Dowland - RCA

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320, Posthorn - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado - Mozart / Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker - "Posthorn" Serenade - Sony

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Franz von Suppe - Poet and Peasant - Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/Felix Slatkin - Overture! - Seraphim

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Reicha, Antonin - Flute Quartet in g, Op 98/1 - Aurele Nicolet, f; German String Trio - - Intercord

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Grainger, Percy - Australian Up-Country Song - St Martin's Academy Cho/Richard Hickox - The Grainger Edition Vol 18: Works for Unaccompanied Chorus - Chandos

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Grainger, Percy - Handel in the Strand (Clog Dance)(1912) - Philip Martin, p; Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Kenneth Montgomery - Grainger: Famous Folk Settings - Chandos

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