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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 Sebastian Bach - Schubler Chorale, Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake), BWV 645 - Angela Hewitt, p - Bach Arrangements * Angela Hewitt, Piano - Hyperion

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Morning Program - - -

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William Grant Still - Little Folk Suite #1 - Oregon String Quartet - - Koch

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K. 466 - Anima Eterna/Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano - Mozart: Piano Concertos 20 & 21 - Channel Classics

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Johannes Brahms - Cadenza for Mozart's Piano Concerto #20 in d, K 466 - Idil Biret, p - J.: Waltzes / Cadenzas / Die schone Magelon - Naxos

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Johannes Brahms - Five Songs, Op 49 - Thomas Allen, br; Sharon Isbin, g - - Virgin

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Joseph Joachim - Overture In Memoriam Heinrich von Kleist, Op 13 - Stuttgart Radio Sym/Meir Minsky - JOACHIM, J.: Violin Concerto No. 3 / Overtures, Opp. 4 and 13 - Naxos

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Joseph Joachim - Romanze, Op 2/1 - Marat Bisengaliev, v; John Lenehan, p - BRAHMS / JOACHIM: Hungarian Dances - Naxos

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Johannes Brahms - Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 - Sarah Beth Briggs, p - Brahms-Schumann - Avie

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Arthur Sullivan - Savoy Dances - Pro Arte Orch/Stanford Robinson - Sullivan: Pineapple Poll - EMI/Ang

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Ralph Vaughan Williams - Suite for Viola and Orchestra (1934) - Frederick Riddle, vi; Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar - Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi - Chandos

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Marin Marais - Suite in D - Palladian Ensemble - The Sun King's Paradise - Linn

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Sainte-Colombe - Suite in g - Jordi Savall, viga - Pieces de viole - Alia Vox

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Giacomo Meyerbeer - L'Etoile du Nord - New Zealand Sym Orch/Darrell Ang - MEYERBEER, G.: Overtures and Entr'actes from the French Operas (New Zealand Symphony, Darrell Ang) - Naxos

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Giacomo Meyerbeer - Dinorah - Ruth Ann Swenson, s; London Phil/Nicola Rescigno - - EMI/Ang

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870/91 - Vladimir Ashkenazy, p - The Well-Tempered Clavier - London

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Jan Dismas Zelenka - Trio Sonata #2 in g - Paul Dombrecht, ob; Ensemble - Zelenka Trio Sonatas - Accent

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Johan Svendsen - Carnival in Paris, Op 9 - Latvian National Sym/Terje Mikkelsen - Svendsen Symphonic Works - CPO

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Song, Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K. 307 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, s; Walter Gieseking, p - - EMI/Ang

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297, Paris - Prague Chamber Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras - Mozart: The Symphonies - Telarc

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Helene de Montgeroult - Cours complet pour l’enseignement du forte-piano - Claire Hammond, p - Helene de Mongeroult - BIS

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Hugo Alfven - Swedish Rhapsody #3, Op 47, Dalecarlian - Royal Stockholm Phil/Neeme Jarvi - Hugo Alfven: Symphonies Nos. 1-5, Swedish Rhapsodies - BIS

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Josef Martin Kraus - Soliman II - Tord Wallstrom, br; Swedish Royal Opera Orch/Philip Brunelle - Kraus: Soliman II * A Gustavian Turkish Opera * Royal Opera of Sweden - Virgin

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Michael Abels - Delights and Dances for string quartet and string orchestra - Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen - Delights & Dances - Cedille

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Hugo Alfven - Swedish Rhapsody #1, Op 19, Midsommarvaka - Royal Stockholm Phil/Neeme Jarvi - Hugo Alfven: Symphonies Nos. 1-5, Swedish Rhapsodies - BIS

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Dmitri Cervo - Concerto, The Brazilian Four Seasons - Fabio Brum, tr; Seville Royal Sym Orch/Noam Zur - Alchemy - Naxos

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Judith Lang Zaimont - In My Lunchbox - Elizabeth Moak, p - Art, Fire, Soul - MSR Classics

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Teresa Carreno - String Quartet in b - Arriaga String Quartet - Teresa Carreno - Artona

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Sidney Lanier - A Melody from Lanier's Flute - Paula Robison, f - By the Old Pine Tree - Arabesque

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Magic Flute, K. 620 - Concerto Cologne - Mozart * Concerto Koln - DG Archiv

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Johannes Brahms - Five Songs, Op 106 - Christa Ludwig, ms; Geoffrey Parsons, p - Les Introuvables de Christa Ludwig - EMI/Angel

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Jean Francaix - Hommage a l'ami Papageno (1984) - Jean Francaix, p; Mainz Wind Ensemble - - Wergo

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Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst - Rondo Papageno, Op. 20 - Ilya Grubert, v; Russian Phil/Dmitri Yablonsky - Heinrich WIlhelm Ernst - Naxos

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Johannes Brahms - String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36 - St Martin's Academy Chamber Ensemble - Brahms: Sextets - MHS

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Douglas Hedwig - Onyx (2007) - Altus Trumpet Ensemble/Douglas Hedwig - Vibrant colors - MSR Classics

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Teresa Carreno - String Quartet in b - Arriaga String Quartet - Teresa Carreno - Artona

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Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - Vienna Radio Sym Orch/Marin Alsop - Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (re-orchestrated by Mahler) - Naxos

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Baroque&Before with Candice Agree - - -

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Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin - - -

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Evenings with Kerry Frumkin - - -

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Clavier Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 - Vladimir Ashkenazy, p - JS Bach: 6 Partitas, BWV 825-830 - Decca

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Joe Hisaishi - Howl's Moving Castle - Phil Cobb, tr; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi - Joe Hisaishi: A Symphonic Celebration - DG

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Grant Park Music Festival 2025 - - -

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Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 - Derek Han, p; Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman - Shostakovich Film Festival - Pro Arte

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Music for the Afternoon - - -

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Gregory Hutter - Still Life - Miroslav Safar, ob; Moravian Phil Orch/Andreas Herm Baumgartner - Hutter: Orchestral and Solo Piano Works - Naxos

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Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 104 in D, London - Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan - Haydn: Symphonies No. 104 London, No. 88, No. 101 Clock / Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - Philharmonia Baroque

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Louise Farrenc - Variations on Rossini's La Cenerentola, Op. 5 - Maria Stratigou, p - Louise Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2: Variations - Grand Piano

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