Programs · Episode
The Early Shift with Ted Weiner, Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Program: The Early Shift with Ted Weiner
Aired: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 @ 12:00 am
Hosted by Ted Weiner
Playlist
12 am | |
| Kenneth Fuchs · American Rhapsody (Romance for violin and orchestra) London Symphony Orchestra Michael Ludwig, violin JoAnn Falletta Naxos 855972 3 "Kenneth Fuchs: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 26 in Eb, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 68131 "Beethoven Sonatas" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · String Quartet in Eb, Op. post. (1823) Aurora String Quartet Sharon Grebanier, Mariko Smiley, violins; Basil Vendryes, viola; Margaret Tait, cello Naxos 8.5508 62 "Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Vol. 2" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · "Vocalise" Berlin Symphony Orchestra Natalie Dessay, soprano Michael Schonwandt Virgin Classics 63332 "Natalie Dessay - The Miracle of the Voice" | |
| Franz Schubert · Cello Sonata in a (Arpeggione Sonata) D.821 Matt Haimovitz, cello; Itamar Golan, piano Pentatone 518654 9 "Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata" | |
1 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 88 in G London Mozart Players Jane Glover ASV 677 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 83, 84 & 88"" | |
| Walter Macfarren · Concert Piece in e Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Howard Shelley, piano Howard Shelley Hyperion 67720 "Benedict: Piano Concerto; MacFarren: Concert Piece" | |
| Francesco Maria Veracini · Overture No. 3 in Bb Musica Antiqua Cologne Reinhard Goebel Archiv Produktion 439937 "Veracini: 5 Overtures" | |
2 am | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Capriccio for bassoon & orchestra Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan Andrea Magnani, bassoon Riccardo Chailly Decca 000109 002 "Verdi Discoveries" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Concerto in a for Violin, Cello & Orch., Op. 102 "Double Concerto" National Symphony of Ireland Maria Kliegel, cello; Ilya Kaler, violin Andrew Constantine Naxos 8.5509 38 "Brahms - Schumann: Concertos" | |
| Aram Khachaturian · Romance, from "Masquerade" Scottish National Orchestra Neeme Jarvi Chandos 8542 "Khachaturian: Piano Concerto, etc." | |
3 am | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Romance, from "The Gadfly" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Janine Jansen, violin Barry Wordsworth Decca 475011 "Janine Jansen" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069 Spivakov Virtuosi Vladimir Spivakov RCA Victor Red Seal 60360 "Bach: Orchestral Suites" | |
| Edward MacDowell · Twelve Virtuoso Etudes, Op. 46 Charles Fierro, piano Delos 1019 "MacDowell: Eroica Sonata" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Kent Nagano Analekta 9150 "Beethoven: 9 Symphonies" | |
4 am | |
| Sergei Lyapunov · Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, Op. 28 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Hamish Milne, piano Martyn Brabbins Hyperion 67326 "Lyapunov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Rhapsody on Ukrainian Them | |
| Francois Couperin · Concert Royal No. 4 Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Jordi Savall Alia Vox 9840 "Couperin: Les Concerts Royaux" | |
| Herman Hupfeld · As Time Goes By, from "Casablanca" Boston Pops Orchestra Itzhak Perlman, violin John Williams Sony Classical 60773 "Cinema Serenade 2" | |
5 am | |
| Gioacchino Rossini · Overture to The Turk in Italy Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Philips 473967 "Rossini: Complete Overtures" | |
| Gabriel Pierne · Concertpiece in G#, Op. 39 Austrian National TV & Radio Orchestra (ORTF) Lily Laskine, harp Jean Martinon Erato 88069 "Lily Laskine Plays Boieldieu - Pierné - Mozart" | |
| Richard Strauss · Don Juan, Op. 20 Berlin Philharmonic Riccardo Muti Philips 422399 "Strauss: Don Juan; Aus Italien" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Helmut Muller-Bruhl Naxos 8.5546 08 "Bach Brandenburg Concertos II" | |