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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 3, 2018 @ 9:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
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Frank Dominguez shares gentle classics to relax and refresh your spirit each weeknight.
Playlist
9 pm | |
| Hector Berlioz · Scene in the Country, from Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Berlin Philharmonic EMI Classics 16224 "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique" | |
| Traditional Medley · What Child is This?; Coventry Carol Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Franz Gruber - Traditional · "Silent Night" - "Sleep, Little Jesus" Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Franz Schubert · Variations on an Original Theme in Ab, D.813 (Op. 35) Paul Lewis, Steven Osborne, piano 4-hands Hyperion 67665 "Schubert: Piano Duets" | |
| Traditional · "Carols for the Choirs" medley (arr. Carolyn Jennings) St. Olaf Choir & Orchestra St. Olaf Choir "He Comes To Us" | |
| Georg Muffat · Concerto grosso No. 2 in A Musica Aeterna Bratislava Naxos 855509 6 "Muffat: Concerti Grossi, Nos. 1-6' | |
10 pm | |
| John Ireland · Soliloquy John Lenehan, piano Naxos 857046 1 "Ireland: Piano Works, Vol. 3" | |
| Aaron Copland · Quiet City Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Celia Nicklin, english horn; Michael Laird, trumpet Decca 000894 402 "Barber: Adagio for Strings; Ives: Symphony No. 3, etc." | |
| Frederick Delius · With Your Blue Eyes Julian Lloyd Webber, cello; John Lenehan, piano Naxos 857290 2 "Evening Songs: Delius & Ireland" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (text by Josef More) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Concerto in D, Hob.XVIII:11 (ii. Un poco adagio) Vienna Chamber Orchestra Philippe Entremont, piano Warner Classics 517686 "Haydn Concertos" | |
| Franz Ignaz Beck · Sinfonia in Eb, Op. 4, No. 6 (ii. Adagio) Czech Chamber Philharmonic Naxos 857324 9 "Beck: Symphonies, Op. 4" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" (interpolated with "What Child is This?") Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Domenico Cimarosa · Piano Sonata No. 23 Roberte Mamou, piano Astoria 87002 "Cimarosa: 32 Sonatas for Pianoforte" | |
| Mikolajus Ciurlionis · Five Preludes for String Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Marco Polo 8.2233 23 "Ciurlionis: The Sea; In the Forest" | |
| Philippe Gaubert · Fantaisie Fenwick Smith, flute; Sally Pinkas, piano Naxos 8.5573 07 "Gaubert: Complete Works For Flute, volume 3" | |
| Traditional English · The Cherry Tree Carol; The Holly and the Ivy Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Pietro Mascagni · Intermezzo, from "Cavalleria Rusticana" Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 56576 "World Encores" | |
11 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in f, BWV 1056 (ii. Largo) English Chamber Orchestra Anne Akiko Meyers, violin eOne 7785 "Air - The Bach Album" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in d, K. 77 Alexandre Lagoya, guitar Erato 45692 "Alexandre Lagoya Plays Bach, Scarlatti, Weiss" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F (v. Andante larghetto) Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 455709 "Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks" | |
| Carl Czerny · Symphony No. 6 in g (ii. Andante un poco sostenuto) Southwest German Radio Orchestra, Kaiserlautern Hänssler Classic 93169 "Czerny: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6" | |
| Franz Liszt · Liebestraum (Love's Dream) No. 3 Antonin Kubalek, piano Sono Luminus 90218 "My Gift to You - A Treasury of Favorite Piano Encores" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Arabian Dance, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Johannes Brahms · String Quintet No. 2 in G, Op. 111 (ii. Adagio) Juilliard String Quartet, w/Walter Trampler, 2nd viola Robert Mann, Joel Smirnoff, violins; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Joel Krosnick, cello Sony Classical 68476 "Brahms: String Quintets 1 & 2"" | |
| Traditional Hymn · Amazing Grace (arr. Richard Stoltzman) Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Bill Douglas, piano RCA 7124 "Begin Sweet World" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Lullaby on the name of Gabriel Faure David Hays, violin; Peter Collins, piano MSR 1436 "Lullaby & Nocturne" | |
| Christopher Rouse · Anhran, from Flute Concerto Houston Symphony Carol Wincenc, flute Telarc 80503 "Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto" | |
| Traditional Medley · Sussex Carol; Gaude Maria V. Gabrielum Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
12 am | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander (incorporating Rachmaninoff and Brahms) Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 8 in c, Op. 13 "Pathetique" Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67605 "Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No 3, 8 & 15" | |
| Georg Muffat · Concerto grosso No. 5 in G Ensemble 415 Harmonia Mundi 901581 "Muffat: Armonico Tributo" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 2 in G, K. 285a Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Christoph Poppen, violin; Harioff Schlichtig, viola; Jean-Guihen Queryras, cello EMI Classics 56829 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
1 am | |
| Frederic Chopin · Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab, Op. 61 Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67764 "Chopin: Late Masterpieces" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Simon Johnson, organ Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Richard Strauss · Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 001038 702 "Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Till Eulenspiegel" | |
| Edward MacDowell · Woodland Sketches (arr. by Frank Winterbottom) Dallas Wind Symphony Reference Recordings 43 "Fennell Favorites!" | |
2 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Keyboard Concerto in g, BWV 1058 German Chamber Philharmonic David Fray, piano Virgin Classics 213064 "JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos" | |
| Cyril J. Mockridge · Miracle On 34th Street, suite Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Telarc 88801 "It's a Wonderful Life - A Christmas Carol, etc." | |
| Georges Onslow · Nonet in a, Op. 77 Ma'alot Wind Quintet; Manderling String Quartet CPO 777151 "Onslow: Nonet, Op. 77; Quintet, Op. 44" | |
3 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Violin Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob.VIIa:1 Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Rainer Kuchl, violin Nimbus 5518 "Haydn: Violin Concertos" | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Simon Johnson, organ Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Nathaniel Morley, boy soprano; Simon Johnson, organ Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 3 in D, D.200 Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 449745 "Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8 'Unfinished' " | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Oboe Concerto in C, RV 451 New Bach Collegium Musicum, Leipzig Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe; Christine Schorsheim, harpsichord continuo Capriccio 10 230 "Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos, vol. 2" | |
4 am | |
| Jorge Cardoso · Milonga David Russell, guitar Telarc 80612 "Aire Latino" | |
| Francois Boieldieu · Harp Concerto in C Innsbruck Chamber Orchestra Claudia Antonelli, harp Arts Music 47285 "Harp Concertos" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "In dulci jubilo" Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 8 in C, K. 246 Vienna Symphony Rudolf Buchbinder, piano Profil 4011 "Mozart: The Complete Piano Concertos" | |
5 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in e, Op. 6, No. 3 Aradia Ensemble Naxos 855735 8 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Franz Liszt · Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67824 "Grieg - Liszt: Piano Concertos" | |
| Traditional · "Pat-a-Drummer" (Patapan) (arr. by Katherine K. Davis) Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Traditional American · Go Tell It On the Mountain Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Reynaldo Hahn · Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este (1909) Harmonie Ensemble Music & Arts Programs 649 "Salute to France" | |
6 am | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Wexford Carol" Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Shane Warby, baritone; Daron Bradford, penny whistle Mormon Tabernacle 70071 "Spirit of the Season" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Flute Concerto in a, Wq. 166 C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Eckart Haupt, flute Capriccio 10 104 "C.P.E. Bach: Die Flotenkonzerte, Vol. 1" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 (1st mvt.) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Hänssler Classic 98187 "Brahms Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2"" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in Bb, Op. 6, No. 5 Europa Galante Naive 20012 "Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
7 am | |
| Oskar Nedbal · From Tale to Tale, ballet selections Dvorak Chamber Orchestra Supraphon 111413 "Nedbal: From Tale to Tale" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Polonaise & Waltz from "Eugene Onegin" Kirov Orchestra Philips 442775 "Mussorgsky - Tchaikovsky" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 60 in C, Hob.XVI:50 Paul Lewis, piano Harmonia Mundi 902371 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Trumpet Concerto in D "Etienne Roger" European Chamber Soloists Thomas Hammes, trumpet Brilliant Classics 92401 "Torelli: Trumpet Concertos" | |
8 am | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dances Nos. 5-7, Op. 46 Budapest Festival Orchestra Philips 464601 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Piano Concerto No. 3 in d, Op. 30 (finale) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Trpceski, piano Avie 2192 "Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Veni, Veni,""Midnight Clear,""O Little Town,""Silent Night" etc Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists; Boys Choir of Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 Amadeus Guitar Duo Dale Kavanagh, Thomas Kirchhoff, guitars Hänssler Classic 98485 "Baroque Moments" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62 Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 415507 "Beethoven: Symphonie Nr. 8; 3 Ouvertüren" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Original Intent - Copland Story | |
| Aaron Copland · Piano Concerto (i. Andante sostenuto) New York Philharmonic Aaron Copland, piano Sony Classical 47232 "Copland: Early Orchestral Works" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 8 in b "Unfinished" D.759 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 857205 1 "Schubert: Death and the Maiden for Orchestra" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in a for 4 Keyboards & Orchestra BWV 1065 Les Violons du Roy Alexandre Tharaud, 4 pianos Virgin Classics 70913 "JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento in D, K. 136 Concerto Cologne Archiv Produktion 000672 402 "Mozart: Concerto Köln" | |
10 am | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50 New York Philharmonic Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Deutsche Grammophon 471349 "Anne-Sophie Mutter - Beethoven Violin Concerto" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Darmstadt Overture in a, TWV 55:a2 (selections) Les Boreades de Montreal Francis Colpron, recorder ATMA Classique 2193 "Telemann: Suites and Concertos" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Chinese Dance, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Russian Dance (Trepak), from The Nutcracker Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80657 "Russian Nights" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Arabian Dance, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · March, from The Nutcracker Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · Creole Festival, from the Symphony, "A Night in the Tropics" (arr. by Richard Rosenberg) Hot Springs Music Festival, Arkansas Naxos 8.5590 36 "Gottschalk: A Night In the Tropics" | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Violin Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 63 (ii. Andante assai) London Philharmonic Orchestra Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin Naive 5352 "Prokofiev - Stravinsky: Violin Concertos" | |
11 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Suite No. 4 for Lute, BWV 1006a (Gavotte & Rondeau) David Russell, guitar Telarc 80584 "David Russell Plays Bach" | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · The Gadfly, suite Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Capriccio 10298 "Shostakovich: Hamlet / The Gadfly" | |
| Giovanni Bottesini · Gran Duo Concertante for Double Bass, Violin & Orch. English Chamber Orchestra Thomas Martin, double bass; Jose-Luis Garcia, violin Naxos 857039 7 "Bottesini: Gran Concerto in F sharp minor" | |
| Traditional · Chanukah Suite (arr. by Jeff Tyzik) Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (live in Rochester, 2005) RPO 2006 "A Holiday Celebration" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (transcribed by Rachmaninov) Olga Kern, piano Harmonia Mundi 907336 "Rachmaninov Transcriptions" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento No. 14 in Bb, K. 270 Amadeus Winds L'Oiseau-Lyre 425 81 9-2 "Mozart: Wind Divertimenti" | |
| Joseph Schnabel · "Transeamus usque Bethlehem" (Let us journey to Bethlehem) Regensburg Cathedral Choir; Munich Resident Chamber Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "Alle Jahre wieder" (Every year again) Regensburg Cathedral Choir & Orchestra Elisar 31741 "Festliche Weihnacht" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon, K.297b London Chamber Orchestra Gordon Hunt, oboe; Michael Collins, clarinet; Michael Thompson, horn; Meyrick Alexander, bassoon Virgin 90818 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante" | |
| Antonio Salieri · Overture to Axur, King of Ormus Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5548 38 "Salieri: Overtures" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Papageno! (a short fantasy after Mozart's "The Magic Flute") (arr. by Anderson & Roe) Greg Anderson, Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano 4-hands Steinway & Sons 30006 "When Words Fade" | |
1 pm | |
| Jiri Kaspar · Waves of the Elbe, waltz Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Orfeo 107201 "K.u.K. Festkonzert, vol. 2" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Piano Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 22 Orchestra of Opera North Howard Shelley, piano Chandos 10509 "Schumann - Grieg - Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · "Rise up, shepherd, and follow" Orchestra of St. Luke's; Boys' Choir of Harlem Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Traditional · "Mary Had a Baby" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Bolero New Philharmonia Orchestra EMI Seraphim 73567 "Ravel - Mussorgsky" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Polonaise in Ab, Op. 53 "Heroic" Robert DeGaetano, piano Crystonyx 1003 "DeGaetano Plays Chopin" | |
2 pm | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11 Philharmonic Orchestra of La Scala Sony Classical 57973 "Brahms: Serenade No. 1; Elgar: In the South" | |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina · "Hodie Christus Natus Est" (Today Christ is born...) Voices of Ascension Delos 3174 "From Chant to Renaisssance" | |
| Traditional 16th century German · "Personent Hodie" (arr. by John Rutter) The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Anatol Liadov · A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32 Scottish National Orchestra Chandos 8804 "Glazunov: From the Middle Ages, etc." | |
3 pm | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Viennese Ball, music from Die Fledermaus (arranged by Douglas Gamley) National Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 433864 "Ballet Gala - Invitation to the Dance" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Royal Fireworks Music Aradia Ensemble Naxos 6.1101 15 "Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks" | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Sinfonia Concertante in A for Violin & Cello, T 284, No. 4 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony Classical Legacy 89861 "Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Wachet auf" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra & Singers Koch International 7673 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) Monteverdi Choir Philips 462050 "Once As I Remember" | |
| Anonymous 16th century English · "While Shepherds watch'd" Westminster Abbey Choir & Consort Emma Kirkby, Timothy Dickinson, Richard Farnsworth, Mary Nichols, Leigh Nixon, soloists Sony Classical 62688 "Adeste Fidelis - Christmas Down the Ages" | |
4 pm | |
| Gabriel Faure · Masques and Bergamasques Suite, Op. 112 Orchestra of the Swiss Romande Decca 452304 "Fauré: Requiem; Pelléas and Melisande" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Russian Easter Overture Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80378 "Russian Sketches" | |
| Traditional · Suite of English Carols (Deck the Halls, Coventry, First Noel) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in a, RV 356 (Op. 3, No. 6) members of the Berlin Philharmonic Nigel Kennedy, violin EMI Classics 57859 "Vivaldi II" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Rondo in D, K. 382 English Chamber Orchestra Murray Perahia, piano Sony 92734 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 21" | |
5 pm | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Victor Herbert · "Toyland" The Abbey Road Ensemble Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano EMI Classics 56176 "Our Christmas Songs for You" | |
| Traditional Catalan · "Fum, Fum, Fum" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Karelia Suite Finnish Radio Symphony RCA 7765-2 "Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 - Karelia Suite" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trumpet & Violin Concerto in D, TWV 53:D5 Musica Antiqua Cologne Friedemann Immer, trumpet; Reinhard Goebel, violin Archiv Produktion 419633 "Telemann: Wind Concertos" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 103 in Eb "Drum Roll" (1st mvt.) Philharmonia Orchestra RCA 68424 "Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. 2" | |
| Franz Liszt · Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Decca 443444 "Mephisto Magic" | |
6 pm | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Concerto in C for Piano, Violin, Cello & Orch., Op. 56 "Triple Concerto" London Symphony Orchestra Gordan Nikolic, violin; Tim Hugh, cello; Lars Vogt, piano LSO Live 78 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Triple Concerto" | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Traditional English · "The Yorkshire Wassail Song" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Chris Coletti · Bach's Bells Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Alessandro Marcello · Oboe Concerto in d Philharmonia Orchestra John Anderson, oboe Nimbus 7027 "Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto, etc." | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" Chicago Sympony Orchestra & Chorus Decca 414396 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Wassail Song" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento in Bb, K. 137 Moscow Virtuosi RCA Victor Red Seal 60066- 2-RC "Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; 3 Divertimenti" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" Op. 2 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Emanuel Ax, 1851 Erard Grand Piano, restored Sony Classical 60771 "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, etc." | |
| Steve Nelson - Jack Rollins · Frosty the Snowman, in style of Beethoven The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Jule Styne · Let it Snow Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Pietro Locatelli · Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 1, No. 9 The Raglan Baroque Players Hyperion 66981 "Locatelli: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 1" | |
10 pm | |
| Aaron Copland · Long Time Ago, from "Old American Songs" Set 1 Zuill Bailey, cello; Lara Downes, piano Steinway & Sons 30025 "Some Other Time" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Symphony for Strings, Op. 128a (orch. by Rudolf Barshai) (1st mvt.) The Chamber Orchestra of Europe Deutsche Grammophon 429 22 9-2 "Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a; Symphony for Str | |
| Claude Debussy · Beau soir (arr. by Jascha Heifetz) Maria Bachmann, violin; Adam Neiman, piano Bridge 9394 "French Fantasy" | |
| Michael Haydn · Symphony in F, MH 25 (ii. Andante) Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Nimbus 5392 "M & J Haydn: 2 Flute Concertos; Symphony" | |
| Mauro Giuliani · Variations on a Theme from Rossini's opera "Tancredi", Op. 87 Ricardo Gallen, guitar Naxos 8.5552 84 "Giuliani: Guitar Music Vol. 1 - Variations" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · String Quartet in C, Op. 30, No. 1 (iii. Adagio e cantabile) The Delme String Quartet Hyperion 66568 "Hummel: Three String Quartets" | |
| Traditional · "Snowflakes" Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Alexander Mackenzie · Benedictus, Op. 37, No. 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Helios 55395 "Sir Alexander Mackenzie: Orchestral Music" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Aase's Death, from Peer Gynt Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 445282 "Adagio - Karajan" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Romance in f Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano Decca 002375 302 "Rachmaninov - Chopin: Cello Sonatas" | |
11 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from "Messiah" London Symphony Orchestra LSO Live 607 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Come Now, Savior of the heathen, BWV 659 (transcribed by Busoni) Alfred Brendel, piano Decca 001378 902 "Alfred Brendel: The Farewell Concerts" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Darmstadt Overture in a, TWV 55:a2 (iii. Italian Air) Rebel Matthias Maute, recorder Sono Luminus 90302 "Telemann alla polacca" | |
| Jean-Baptiste Lully · Les Oyseaux (The Birds) Chatham Baroque Sono Luminus 90272 "Danse Royale" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Intermezzo in e, Op. 116, No. 5 Stanislav Khristenko, piano Steinway & Sons 30032 "Fantasies" | |
| Cesar Franck · String Quartet in D (iii. Larghetto) Juilliard String Quartet Robert Mann, Joel Smirnoff, violins; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Joel Krosnick, cello Sony Classical 63302 "Smetan - Franck: String Quartets" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Opera Orchestra Philips 412551 "Merry Christmas - Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Robert Schumann · Widmung (Dedication) (arr. by Franz Liszt) Michael Lewin, piano Centaur Records 2066 "Michael Lewin Plays Liszt" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201 (ii. Andante) Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 423374 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29 & 39"" | |
| Leopold Kozeluch · Clarinet Concerto in Eb (ii. Poco adagio) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Emma Johnson, clarinet ASV 763 "Emma Johnson plays Clarinet Concertos" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Bach's Air) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |