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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
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Frank Dominguez shares gentle classics to relax and refresh your spirit each weeknight.
Playlist
8 pm | |
| Claude Debussy · Suite Bergamasque Seong-Jin Cho, piano Deutsche Grammophon 002753 702 "Seong-Jin Cho: Debussy" | |
| Florence Price · Ethiopia's Shadow in America (1932) ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Naxos 855989 7 "Florence Beatrice Price: Symphony No. 3" | |
| Donald Fraser · "This Christmastide" (Jesse's Carol) Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) J. Michael Grant, piano Renaissance (of Charl otte 884501 2383 "Renaissance: Noel We Sing" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 I Musici Philips 422370 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
9 pm | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Rhapsody, Op. 14 Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5506 10 "Dvorak: Slavonic Rhapsodies" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas (w/ Beethoven's Sonata Op. 49, No. 2, Mvt. 1) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannenbaum (w/ Beethoven's Minuet in G) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (orch. by Henri Rabaud) Boston Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 423089 "Fauré: Pelleas & Melisande - Dolly" | |
| Traditional Sephardic · "Mi ze y'malel" (Who can describe the miracles..." The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Judith Shatin · "Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin" (Plenty of Latkes) New London Children's Choir Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trio Sonata in g for oboe, violin & b.c. Parnassus Ensemble Paul Dombrecht, oboe Accent 47806 "Parnassus Ensemble" | |
10 pm | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 (ii. Court Airs) Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra EMI Classics 86549 "Respighi: Pines of Rome, etc." | |
| Erik Satie · Ogives Nicolas Horvath, piano (1881 Erard, once owned by Cosima Wagner) Grand Piano 761 "Satie: Complete Piano Works - 1" | |
| Leo Weiner · Hungarian Folkdance Suite, Op. 18 (iii. Andante poco sostenuto - Pesante, poco maestoso) Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Beau Fleuve 605996 -998 "Forgotten Treasures" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 314 (ii. Andante ma non troppo) Berlin Philharmonic Emmanuel Pahud, flute Warner Classics 85195 "Mozart: Flute Concertos" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2, No. 2 (ii. Largo appassionato) James Brawn, piano MSR 1467 "A Beethoven Odyssey, volume 3" | |
| Traditional Alsatian · Sleep, my dove Christine Van Arsdale, harp "Hush-a-bye, Sweet Baby Jesus - Christmas Lullabies" | |
| Alphons Czibulka · Love's Dream after the Ball, ballet music London Symphony Orchestra Decca 433863 "Ballet Gala - Homage to Pavlova" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 (ii. Adagio) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67824 "Grieg - Liszt: Piano Concertos" | |
| David Schwoebel · "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Mary Texer, organ Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Prelude in bb, Op. 32, No. 2 Vassily Primakov, piano Bridge 9348 "Rachmaninoff: Vassily Primakov" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Keyboard Concerto in F, BWV 1057 (after Brandenburg No. 4) (ii. Andante) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Andreas Staier, harpsichord Harmonia Mundi 902181 "Bach: Harpsichord Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Andrea Gabrieli · Ricercare del primo tuono Metropolitan Brass Quartet Douglas Hedwig, Frank Hosticka, trumpets; William Parker, horn; Bruce Bonvissuto, trombone MSR 1228 "Three Centuries For Four Brass" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in b, K. 408 (L. 346) Colleen Lee, piano Naxos 857051 1 "Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 10" | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" New Philharmonia Chorus EMI 69715 "Ave Maria" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Romantic Piece, Op. 75, No. 4 Donald Weilerstein, violin; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano Koch International 7657 "Antonin Dvorak: Trios" | |
| Johannes Brahms · String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36 (iii. Adagio) L'Archibudelli Vera Beths, Marilyn McDonald, violins; Jurgen Kussmaul , Guus Jeukendrup, violas; Anner Bylsma, Kenneth Slowik, cellos Sony Classical 68252 "Brahms Sextets" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · String Symphony No. 9 in C (ii. Andante) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 437528 "Mendelssohn: Symphonies for Strings" | |
| Ernest Bloch · Night The Delme String Quartet Helios 55002 "Favourite Encores for String Quartet" | |
| Peter Warlock · "Bethlehem Down" New York Polyphony BIS 2099 "Sing Thee Nowell" | |
| Arnold Bax · Evening Pieces English Chamber Orchestra EMI Classics 64200 "The Banks of Green Willow" | |
| Claude Debussy · Snow is Dancing, from Children's Corner Suite John Novacek, piano Four Winds 3016 "Last Kiss" | |
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 Sonata No. 12 in F, K. 332 Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 000915 702 "Maria João Pires - With Passion" | |
5 am | |
| Francesco Maria Veracini · Overture No. 4 in F Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv Produktion 439937 "Veracini: 5 Overtures" | |
| William Knapp · "A virgin unspotted" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 807453 "The Cherry Tree - Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas" | |
| Anonymous 15th century England · "Do not marvel, Joseph" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 807453 "The Cherry Tree - Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in d for Violin, Piano & String Orchestra (i. Allegro) London Mozart Players Alain Lefevre, piano; David Lefevre, violin Analekta 29283 "Mathieu - Shostakovich - Mendelssohn" | |
| Francois-Joseph Gossec · Symphony No. 2 in Eb Brittany Symphony Orchestra ASV 1124 "Gossec: Symphonies II" | |
6 am | |
| Leo Delibes · Sylvia, ballet suite Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra LaserLight 15616 "Delibes: Coppelia - Gounod: Faust" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Trio in g, RV 85 Camerata Bern Goran Sollscher, guitar Deutsche Grammophon 415487 "Vivaldi Guitar Concertos" | |
| Victor Herbert · "Toyland" The Abbey Road Ensemble Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano EMI Classics 56176 "Our Christmas Songs for You" | |
| Don Sebesky · A Christmas Scherzo (Medley) Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 (1st mvt.) Cleveland Orchestra (rec. Oct. 2, 1964) Sony Classical 46532 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6" | |
| Georges Bizet · Children's Games Suite Orchestre de Paris EMI Classics 64869 "Bizet - Carmen & L'Arlesienne Suites" | |
7 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 59 in Eb, Hob.XVI:49 (1st mvt) Paul Lewis, piano Harmonia Mundi 902371 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Jules Massenet · Picturesque Scenes New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5531 25 "Massenet: Orchestral Suites Nos. 4-7" | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Violin Concerto in a, Op. 53 (finale) Philadelphia Orchestra (recorded March 22, 1965) Isaac Stern, violin Sony Classical SMK 66 827 "Mendelssohn - Dvorák: Violin Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 Leonhardt Ensemble Claude Rippas, trumpet; Frans Bruggen, recorder; Bob van Asperen, harpsichord Sony Classical Seon 62946 "J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
8 am | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Danse Macabre, Op. 40 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Alan Loveday, violin Philips 412131 "Debussy; Ravel; Dukas, etc." | |
| Francis Poulenc · Flute Sonata (orch. by Lennox Berkeley) Resident Orchestra of the Hague Sharon Bezaly, flute BIS 1679 "Great Works for Flute & Orchestra" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297 "Paris" Staatskapelle Dresden Decca 000972 202 "Mozart Symphonies Nos. 28 - 41" | |
| Traditional · "Haneros and Al Hanism" Choir and Orchestra Jan Peerce, tenor Vanguard 72017 "Jan Peerce - The Art of the Cantor" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Christ Was Born in Bethlehem" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6, No. 1 Orchestra of the Flourishing Arts Harmonia Mundi 195150 7 "Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Hayes on Olivier | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Oboe Concerto in Bb, Wq. 164 Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra Jozsef Kiss, oboe Naxos 8.5505 56 "CPE Bach; Marcello: Oboe Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · Ding Dong Merrily The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional Shetland Islands · Christmas Day in the Mornin' The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21 (1st mvt.) Orchestra of the 18th Century Dang Thai Son, fortepiano (Erard, 1849) Frédéric Chopin Ins titute 4 "Chopin: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Franz Schubert · Five German Dances, D.89 Budapest Festival Orchestra Channel Classics 31111 "Schubert: Symphony No. 9; German Dances" | |
10 am | |
| Judith Lang Zaimont · Reflective Rag members The Sylvan Trio Suzanne Bona, flute; Greg Kostraba, piano Kickshaw Records 1002 "Music for Flute, Cello & Piano by Women Composers" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Sinfonia concertante in Bb for Violin, Cello, Oboe & Bassoon, Hob.I:105 Moscow Virtuosi Vladimir Spivakov, violin; Mikhail Milman, cello; Alexei Utkin, oboe; Marc Minkowski, bassoon RCA Victor Red Seal 7948 "Haydn: Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto No. 1" | |
| arr. by David Harris · Dance of the Latkes Queens (after the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tchaikovsky's Nutcarcker) Shirim, Klezmer ensemble Glenn Dickson, clarinet Newporrt Classic 85640 "Klezmer Nutcracker" | |
| 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" | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Concerted Symphony for 2 Clarinets & Orch. The Parley of Instruments Colin Lawson, Michael Harris, clarinets Hyperion 66896 "English Classical Clarinet Concertos" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, "American" (finale) Hagen String Quartet Lukas Hagen, Annette Bik, violins; Veronika Hagen, viola; Clemens Hagen, cello Deutsche Grammophon 419601 "Dvorak: American Quartet" | |
11 am | |
| Traditional Hymn · Amazing Grace (arr. Richard Stoltzman) Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Bill Douglas, piano RCA 7124 "Begin Sweet World" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067 Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin Ernst-Burghard Hilse, flute Harmonia Mundi 290157 8 "Bach: Orchestral Suites" | |
| Traditional · "Mary Had a Baby" (arr. A. Parker & R. Shaw) Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) (Live, December 1998) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Naxos 855354 6 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suites" | |
| Traditional · "Joyful Chanukah" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · The Marriage of Figaro, Suite London Symphonic Band Sony 46267 "Mozart Goes to a Party" | |
| Josef Myslivecek · Sinfonia in A Brno Chamber Orchestra Klavier 11116 "Portals in Time" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211 German Radio Philharmonic Lena Neudauer, violin Hanssler Classic 93316 "Mozart: Violin Concertos" | |
| 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 · Serenade No. 6 in D, K. 239 "Serenata Notturna" Camerata Salzburg Capriccio 10185 "Mozart: Serenades & Divertimenti" | |
1 pm | |
| Franz Lehar · Where the Lark Sings (waltz) Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna EMI Classics 74735 "Lehar Waltzes" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Symphony No. 1 in C C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Sony Classical 53109 "Weber - Mendelssohn - Wolf - Wagner" | |
| 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" | |
| Margaret Bonds · "Of the Three Wise Men" from "The Ballad of the Brown King" (cantata, libretto by Langston Hughes) The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra Noah Stewart, tenor Avie 2413 "Margaret Bonds - The Ballad of the Brown King" | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos · Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (Aria) Aquarelle Guitar Quartet Michael Baker, Vasilis Bessas, James Jervis, Rory Russell, guitars Chandos 10512 "Spirit of Brazil" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in C for 2 Trumpets, RV 556 "For the Feast of San Lorenzo" Paillard Chamber Orchestra Maurice Andre, Marcel Lagorce, trumpets Erato 469572 2 "Maurice André Edition - Concertos, Vol. 1" | |
2 pm | |
| Franz Schubert · Piano Quintet in A "Trout" D.667 Martin Helmchen, piano, Antoine Tamestit, viola, Christian Tetzlaff, violin, Alois Posch, double bass, Marie-Elisabeth Hecke Pentatone 518633 4 "Schubert: Trout Quintet" | |
| Traditional · "Levivot" (Pancakes) Dov Seltzer Ensemble Geula Gill, vocals Folkways Records 07738 "Holiday Songs of Israel" | |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina · "Hodie Christus Natus Est" (Today Christ is born...) Voices of Ascension Delos 3174 "From Chant to Renaisssance" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born...) Chanticleer Teldec 94563 "Sing We Christmas" | |
| Georges Enescu · Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 60265 "Famous Rhapsodies" Essential Classics series | |
3 pm | |
| Alfredo Catalani · Ebben? Ne andro lontana (Well? I shall go far away), from "La Wally" Eckart Runge, cello; Jacques Ammon, piano Genuin Musikproduktio n 12220 "Cellocinema" | |
| Franz Liszt · Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb London Symphony Orchestra Sviatoslav Richter, piano Philips 446200 "Liszt: Piano Concertos; Sonata" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Sing with Us of Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Indiana University Singing Hoosiers Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Royal Fireworks Music L'Arte dell'Arco CPO 777312 "Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks" | |
| Clara Schumann · Piano Trio in g, Op. 17 (finale - iv. Allegretto) The Sylvan Trio Suzanne Bona, flute; Josh Aerie, cello; Greg Kostraba, piano Kickshaw Records 1002 "Music for Flute, Cello & Piano by Women Composers" | |
4 pm | |
| Johann Wilhelm Hertel · Trumpet Concerto in D Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet Philips 464028 "Haydn, Hummel, Stamitz, Hertel: Trumpet Concertos" | |
| Manuel Rosenthal · Gaite parisienne (1938 ballet after Jacques Offenbach) Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5540 05 "Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne, Offenbachiana" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in E for 2 Pianos & Orchestra (1st mvt.) Philharmonia Orchestra Guher Pekinel, Suher Pekinel, pianos Chandos 9711 "Mendelssohn: Double Piano Concertos" | |
| Irving Berlin · "White Christmas" (arr. by Robert Rice) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Felix Bernard / Dick Smith · "Winter Wonderland" (arr. by Alexander L'Estrange) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Concertgebouw Orchestra Decca 421016 "Dvorak: Symphony No. 9" | |
5 pm | |
| Cecile Chaminade · Concertino, Op. 107 Resident Orchestra of the Hague Sharon Bezaly, flute BIS 1679 "Great Works for Flute & Orchestra" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento in F, K. 138 Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra, Mannheim Brilliant Classics BRI950 10 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Traditional · "Maoz Tsur" (O Mighty Stronghold) Sussman & Solomon Ensemble Safam n/a "Safam - The Chanukah & Passover Collection" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Three Choruses, from "Gloria" RV 589 The English Concert & Choir Archiv Produktion 423386 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Edward Elgar · Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Op. 40 London Philharmonic Orchestra LPO 16 "London Philharmonic Plays Elgar" | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · The Gypsy Baron, suite RTL Symphony LaserLight 15045 "Magical Operetta, vol. 1" | |
8 pm | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 83 Gewandhaus Orchestra Nelson Freire, piano Decca 000658 802 "Brahms: Piano Concertos" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Fritz Kreisler · Variations on a Theme by Corelli, in the Style of Tartini Hungarian Virtuosi Miklos Szenthelyi, violin Hungaroton 31467 "Bartók; Weiner; Kreisler" | |
9 pm | |
| Anton Arensky · Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a St. Petersburg Camerata Sony Classical 58976 "Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Daughter of Zion" (arr. by Johann Eschenberg) Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" Charlotte Master Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Darius Milhaud · Le carnaval d'Aix, Op. 83b (The Carnival of Aix) Slovak State Chamber Orchestra of Zilina Joshua Pierce, piano MSR Classics 1756 "Britten; Milhaud; Finzi; R. Strauss - Joshua Pierce" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Angels we have heard on high Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 4 in A, K. 298 Joanna G'froerer, flute; Martin Beaver, violin; Pinchas Zukerman, viola; Amanda Forsyth, cello CBC 1143 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
10 pm | |
| John Rutter · Christmas Lullaby Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Arnold Bax · Sleepy-Head Eric Parkin, piano Chandos 10132 "The Piano Music of Arnold Bax" | |
| Frederick Delius · Caprice Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 442530 "English Idyll" | |
| George Gershwin · Our Love Is Here To Stay Peter Breiner, piano Naxos 8.5543 02 "Gershwin for Trumpet" | |
| Christoph Willibald Gluck · Melody, from Orfeo ed Euridice Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 89847 "Baroque Masterpieces" | |
| Joseph Martin Kraus · Viola Concerto in G (ii. Adagio) Tapiola Sinfonietta David Aaron Carpenter, viola Ondine 1193 "Joseph Martin Kraus: Viola Concertos" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Symphony in D, Op. 45, G.522 (ii. Andantino) German Chamber Academy of Neuss CPO 999 17 8-2 "Boccherini: Complete Symphonies, vol. 8" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from Cantata BWV 147 The English Concert; Trinity Baroque Albrecht Mayer, oboe Decca 001404 102 "Voices of Bach" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Nocturne in g, Op. 37, No. 1 Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 9612 "Pamela Howland plays Chopin, volume 2" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Trio from "L'Enfance du Christ" Op. 25 Trio Sonata Anton Kuskin, flute; Donald Bender, oboe; Gary Kessler, guitar Boston Skyline 120 "Clear Out of Touch With Time" | |
| Francisco Tarrega · Sueno Pepe Romero, guitar Philips 416384 "Albeniz-Tarrega-Moreno Torroba-Romero Works for Guitar" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Varen (The Spring) Stockholm Chamber Ensemble Gunilla von Bahr, flute BIS 100 "Sun-Flute" | |
11 pm | |
| Henry Purcell · Chacony in g (chaconne), Z 807 Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv Produktion 453418 "Chaconne" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet rejoicing) Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Flute Concerto in b (ii. Largo) Camerata Cologne Marita Schaar-Faust, transverse flute Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77367 "Telemann: Concertos for Woodwind Instruments" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in G for 2 Guitars, RV 532 (ii. Andante) Angel Romero, Pepe Romero, guitars Philips 412624 "Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 1 in D, D.82 (ii. Andante) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Deutsche Grammophon 423652 "Schubert: Symphonien Nr. 1 & 2 | |
| Johannes Brahms · Contemplation London Symphony Orchestra Nicola Benedetti, violin Deutsche Grammophon 000615 402 "Nicola Benedetti" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Quartet No. 11 in C, Op. 61 (ii. Poco adagio e molto cantabile) Emerson String Quartet Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello Deutsche Grammophon 001410 602 "Emerson String Quartet: Old World - New World" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Utah Symphony Orchestra Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Decca 460400 "The Greatest Chrsitmas Show on Earth" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Piano Concerto in G (ii. Adagio assai) Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra Yuja Wang, piano Deutsche Grammophon 002393 102 "Yuja Wang - Ravel" | |
| Traditional French · Il est ne, le divin enfant (arr. by Robert Beaser) Linda Chatterton, flute; Nikki Christopher, harp La Flautista 2039 "Gabriel's Message" | |
| John Alden Carpenter · The Lake, from Adventures in a Perambulator National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Naxos 8.5590 65 "Carpenter: Adventure in a Perambulator; Symphonies Nos. 1 | |