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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 13, 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 | |
| Florence Price · Symphony No. 1 in e Philadelphia Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 289486 1900 "Florence Price: Symphony Nos. 1 & 3" | |
| Traditional · Medley: "The holly and the ivy"; "See amid the winter snow"; "I saw three ships" Empire Chamber Ensemble; NY Chorale Society; American Boy Choir Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Song Without Words, Op. 19, No. 5 "Restlessness" Andras Schiff, piano Decca 421119 "Mendelssohn: Songs wothout Words" | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Oboe Concerto No. 3 in g, HWV 287 Guildhall String Ensemble Malcolm Messiter, oboe RCA Victor Red Seal 60224 "Baroque Oboe Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
| Traditional English · Coventry Carol Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Legends, Op. 59 (Nos. 6-10) Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 850601 0 "Antonin Dvorak: The Complete Symphonies" | |
| Traditional English · Greensleeves Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
| Traditional Scottish · Away in a Manger Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
| Franz Schubert · Impromptu in c, Op. 90, No. 1 (D.899) Krystian Zimerman, piano Deutsche Grammophon 423612 "Schubert: Impromptus" | |
10 pm | |
| Karen Amrhein · Clarinet and Piano Sonata Kyle Coughlin, clarinet; Lisa Rehwoldt, piano MMC Recordings 2136 "Still Life - Chamber Music by Karen Amrhein" | |
| Karl Jenkins · "Lullay" from Stella Natalis Tenebrae; Adiemus Singers Kate Royal, soprano; Alison Balsom, trumpet Warner Classics 552553 "Karl Jenkins: Voices" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1 (iii. Villanella) National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Naxos 855354 6 "Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances Suites" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 24 in c, K. 491 (ii. Larghetto) Northern Sinfonia Imogen Cooper, piano Avie 2175 "Mozart: Piano Concertos 24 & 25" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry · Flute Concerto in C (ii. Larghetto) European Community Chamber Orchestra Marc Grauwels, flute Helios 55035 "The Concerto in Europe" | |
| Traditional Polish · "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt Berlin Philharmonic James Galway, flute Deutsche Grammophon 000608 902 "Ich war ein Berliner - James Galway -Berlin Philharmonic" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Still, Still, Still Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Max Bruch · Romance in F, Op. 85 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Vadim Gluzman, violin BIS 1852 "Bruch: Violin Concerto" | |
11 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Gavotte I & II, from Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012 Maria Kliegel, cello Naxos 8.5572 80-8 "J.S. Bach: Cello Suites" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Motet: "How brightly shines the morning star" Gabrieli Consort & Players Archiv Produktion 439 25 0-2 "Praetorius: Mass for Christmas Morning" | |
| Gaspard Fritz · Sinfonia in B, Op. 6, No. 1 (ii. Largo) Kesselberg Ensemble Musiques Suisses 6283 "Gaspard Fritz: Sinfonien; Violinkonzert" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels, from the Realms of Glory" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Dance of the Sylphs, from "The Damnation of Faust" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 679001 2 "French Ballet Music" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" Orchestra of St. Luke's; Boys' Choir of Harlem Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Concerto in d (ii. Andante) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Viktoria Mullova, violin Philips 432077 "Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550 (ii. Andante) Ensemble Resonanz Harmonia Mundi 902629 30 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39-41" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Lo, how a rose e're blooming" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
12 am | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Concert Variations on "O Tannenbaum" Jennifer Hoult, harp CD Baby 2005 "The Eve of Christmas - Christmas Music of Carlos Salzedo" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel New Century Saxophone Quartet Channel Crossings 4698 "A New Century Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 "Waldstein" Nelson Freire, piano Decca 000882 402 "Beethoven: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297 "Paris" English Baroque Soloists Philips 420937 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31 & 34" | |
1 am | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Sursum Corda MSR 1485 "Welcome Yule!" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" Sursum Corda MSR 1485 "Welcome Yule!" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto a due cori No. 2 in F Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 455709 "Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional American · "The Glory Manger" Washington Men's Camerata Patrick McMahan, tenor Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 5 in Bb, D.485 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam Deutsche Grammophon 427645 "Schubert: Symphonien Nos. 5 & 8" | |
2 am | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional English · A Wassail Tune (Chestnut) The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 Berlin Philharmonic Mstislav Rostropovich, cello Deutsche Grammophon 000839 202 "Rostropovich - 80th Birthday Salute" | |
| Traditional English · "Here we come a-wassailing" Clare College Singers & Orchestra EMI 69950 "Carols from Clare" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" (arr. by John Rutter) Clare College Singers & Orchestra EMI 69950 "Carols from Clare" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" Clare College Singers & Orchestra EMI 69950 "Carols from Clare" | |
3 am | |
| Anton Bruckner · Symphony No. 7 in E (iii. Scherzo) Chicago Symphony Orchestra CSO Resound 901706 "Bruckner: Symphony No. 7" | |
| Traditional · "Lullaby Medley" (arr. Mary Sallee) St. Olaf Choir St. Olaf Choir "He Comes To Us" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" St. Olaf Choir & Orchestra "He Comes To Us" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Concerto in a for Violin, Cello & Orch., Op. 102 "Double Concerto" Chicago Symphony Orchestra Isaac Stern, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony Classical 45999 "Brahms - Berg - Stern - Abbado" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
4 am | |
| Kirke Mechem · "Seven Joys of Christmas" selections Peninsula Women's Chorus (Palo Alto, CA) Location 1001 "Alleluia Psallat - The Joy of Christmas" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in d for Violin, Piano & String Orchestra Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gidon Kremer, violin; Martha Argerich, piano Deutsche Grammophon 427338 "Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin & Piano" | |
| Traditional French · Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional German · O Sanctissima (O du Frohliche) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Nocturne in B, Op. 9, No. 3 Daniel Barenboim, piano Deutsche Grammophon 431586 "Chopin: Nocturnes" | |
5 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Concerto in G for flute, oboe, strings & 2 horns, Hob.VIIh:2 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Benoît Fromanger, flute; Christian Hommel, oboe Naxos 85704 81 "Haydn: Concertos for Two Lire Organizzate" | |
| Leroy Anderson · "A Christmas Festival" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Trio in Bb, K. 502 The Newstead Trio Xun Pan, piano; Sara Male, cello; Michael Jamanis, violin Prince Productions 9807 "Mozart: Piano Trios" | |
| Henry VIII · "Grene growith the holly" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Ch Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
6 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Oboe Concerto No. 2 in Bb, HWV 302a English Chamber Orchestra Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 426082 "Handel: Oboe Concertos" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| 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" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 83 (1st mvt.) Vienna Philharmonic Helene Grimaud, piano Deutsche Grammophon 001904 602 "Brahms: Piano Concertos" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Josef Strauss · Music of the Spheres Waltzes, Op. 235 Vienna Philharmonic (Live New Year's Concert 2016) Sony 517480 "New Year's Concert 2016" | |
7 am | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. by David Willcocks) The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford Myles Hartley, organ Classica Communicatio ns 1020 "Christmas From Oxford" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Flute Concerto in G, Wq. 169 Potsdam Chamber Academy Emmanuel Pahud, flute Warner Classics 627679 "C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos" | |
| Traditional American · Medley of Christmas Spirituals (arr. by Joseph Jennings) Caritas A Cappella Ensemble (from Charlotte, NC) Caritas A Capella Ens embl n/a An A Cappella Christmas | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37 (1st mvt.) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 68291 "Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted" from "Messiah" Bologna Community Theatre Orchestra Juan Diego Florez, tenor Decca 001487 502 "Juan Diego Flórez: Santo - Sacred Songs" | |
8 am | |
| Anton Bruckner · Symphony No. 4 in Eb "Romantic" (iii. Scherzo) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Deutsche Grammophon 002793 502 "Bruckner: Symphony No. 4" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 91 in Eb Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 437783 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 60 & 91" | |
| Traditional · Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet; Alon Yavnai, piano Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| Traditional · Wassail Song; All Through the Night Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, acoustic bass; Chris Thile, mandolin Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| Modest Mussorgsky · The Great Gate of Kiev, from Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. by Peter Breiner) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Naxos 857301 6 "Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Funny Things That Happen on Stage | |
| Dan Locklair · "Lumen de Lumine" (Light of Lights), from A Christmas Pair CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) Renee Louprette, organ CONCORA "Christmas In Our Time" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Magnificat" from "Holy Canticles" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) MSR 1463 "Dan Locklair: Tapestries" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Symphony in C, Op. 7, G.491 German Chamber Academy of Neuss CPO 999084 "Boccherini Symphonies, vol. 1" | |
| Traditional English · We Wish You a Merry Christmas Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9606 "Carols For a Blue Christmas" | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9606 "Carols For a Blue Christmas" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Christmas Time is Here, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9606 "Carols For a Blue Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314 Munich Chamber Orchestra Heinz Holliger, oboe Archiv Produktion 471724 "Lebrun - Mozart Oboe Concertos" | |
10 am | |
| Louise Talma · 7 Episodes for Flute, Viola & Piano (1987) Ambache Ensemble Daniel Pailthorpe, flute; Martin Outram, viola; Diana Ambache, piano Naxos 855923 6 "Talma: The Ambient Air; Soundshots; Full Circle" | |
| Johnny Marks · Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (in the style of Mozart) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Jerry Herman · We Need a Little Christmas (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in g for 2 Cellos, RV 531 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Christina Mahler, Allen Whear, cellos Analetka 29811 "A Baroque Feast" | |
| Howard Blake · "Walking in the Air" from "The Snowman" London Philharmonic Orchestra Sam Oliver, treble LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Cecile Ousset, piano Warner Classics 97597 "Sir Simon Rattle: Russian Music" | |
11 am | |
| Anonymous Medieval English Carol · "Lullay: I saw a sweet, beautiful sight" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 907099 "On Yoolis Night" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 85 in Bb "The Queen" The Hanover Band Helios 55124 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85-87" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Festival First Noel" (arr. by Dan Forrest) VOX; Bel Canto Voices; brass; percussion (Live at St. John's Bap Monty Bennett, organ "Charlotte Lessons and Carols" broadcast live 12/3/19 | |
| Franz Liszt · Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb New Philharmonia Orchestra Garrick Ohlsson, piano Seraphim 17385 "Best of the Great Composers - 26: Liszt" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Puer nobis nascitur (To us is born a child) (arr. by David Johnson) James R. Jones, organ of Myers Park UMC, Charlotte; da Capo Brass Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Hermann Baumann, horn Philips 412737 "Mozart Horn Concertos" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Susser die glockchen" (Sweeter the bells) Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Kling, Glockchen, Kling" (arr. Stephen Mager) Arcangeli Chamber Chorus & Orchestra Arcangeli 657988 0008 "Joy For Every Age - Christmas Carol Settings by Stephen Ma | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385 "Haffner" The Prague Philharmonia Harmonia Mundi 901891 "Mozart: Symphonies 35 & 36" | |
| Heinrich Schütz · "O All Ye Nations" The Choir of The Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter, Belmont, "Holy Comforter Christmas" | |
| Daniel Read · "While Shepherds Watched" (Sherburne) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Voi che sapete (You ladies you know what love is) from "The Marriage of Figaro"" Brinton Averil Smith, cello; Evelyn Chen, piano Naxos 857382 0 "Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Cello Concerto" | |
1 pm | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Dividends Waltz, Op. 252 CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Marco Polo 223204 "Johann Strauss, Jr Edition, Vol. 4" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Gloria" from the Christmas Vespers Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra; Apollo's Singers & Musettes Avie 2306 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 "Emperor" (finale) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Till Fellner, piano ECM Records 001397 502 "Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Carolina Brass (of Greensboro) Mark Custom Recording 3195-M CD "Carolina Brass Christmas" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Snow Has Fallen" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Traditional · Angels Rejoice! medley Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 Tafelmusik Tafelmusik Media 1004 "Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos" | |
2 pm | |
| Alan Hovhaness · Symphony No. 2, "Mysterious Mountain" Op. 132 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Telarc 80604 "Alan Hovhaness - Mysterious Mountain" | |
| Jay Livingston · Silver Bells Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| John Ferguson · A Carol Collage for Choir & Orchestra Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC); Chamber Orchestra (recorde Hickory Choral Societ y "Hickory Choral Society 35th Season Christmas Concert 2012" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Sonatina in G, Op. 100 Kai Gleusteen, violin; Catherine Ordronneau, piano Avie 0037 "Grieg - Dvorak - Franck" | |
| Francesco Manfredini · Concerto grosso in C, Op. 3, No. 12 "Christmas Concerto" Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
3 pm | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Ma Mere l'Oye (Mother Goose) suite Boston Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor L 68978 "The French Touch" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| 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 · Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 "Prague" (1st mvt.) Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 474349 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 29, 35, 36, 38-41"" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For unto us a child is born"; Pifa; "Glory to God" from Messiah Academy of Ancient Music; Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxfo Judith Nelson, soprano (recititives) Deutsche Grammophon 001493 002 "The Complete Christmas Celebration" | |
4 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Concerto in D, Hob.XVIII:11 Schlierbach Chamber Orchestra Gerrit Zitterbart, piano Hänssler Classic 98354 "Haydn: Piano Concertos" | |
| Jeff Tyzik · A Christmas Overture - Variations on Deck the Halls Brass Band of Battle Creek MSR 1425 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) The Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA Victor 62683- 2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in e for Recorder, Flute & strings, TWV 52:e1 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Michala Petri, recorder; William Bennett, flute Philips 410041 "Telemann: Suite - 2 Double Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (arranged by David Willcocks) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| William Billings · "Shiloh" (Methinks I see a Heav'nly Host) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz scherzo, Op. 34 Russian National Orchestra Julia Fischer, violin Pentatone 518609 5 "Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto" | |
5 pm | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian" (1st mvt.) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik Media 1019 "Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony; Beethoven: Eroica Symphony" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · "Away in a Manger" Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional German · "O du froliche" (O most wonderful) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Giovanni Paisiello · Mandolin Concerto in Eb I Solisti Veneti Ugo Orlandi, mandolin Erato 88165 "Concerti per Mandolini" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs James O'Donnell, organ of Westminster Cathedral IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Warner Classics 955 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Suites" | |
8 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 Staatskapelle Dresden Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet Warner Classics 85193 "Mozart - Clarinet Concertos" | |
| Stephen Chatman · "Christmas Joy" (medley of traditional carols) University of British Columbia Singers; A Touch of Brass Stephen Smith, organ; Quennie Wong, percussion Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b Anthony & Joseph Paratore, 2 pianos Four Winds 3009 "Anthony & Joseph Paratore Play Brahms" | |
9 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Suite of Chorales for Advent and Christmas The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Andrew Davis, organ EMI Classics 86052 "Bach: Cantata BWV 147; Chorales & Preludes" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Piano Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 22 Concertgebouw Orchestra Bella Davidovich, piano Philips 410052 ""Rachmaninoff: Paganini Variations" | |
| Traditional 16th century Swedish · "Gaudete" (Rejoice) Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC St. Mary of the Hills "The Revels of Winter" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "Riu, riu, chiu" Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC James Baumgardner, baritone St. Mary of the Hills "The Revels of Winter" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC St. Mary of the Hills "The Revels of Winter" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · String Quartet in F, Op. 14, No. 1 (after Piano Sonata No. 9 in E, Op.14, No. 1) LaSalle Quartet Deutsche Grammophon 423110 "Bach - Mozart: Preludes and Fugues" | |
10 pm | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Eric Satie · Gymnopedies Nos. 1-3 Klara Koermendi, piano Naxos 8.5503 05 "Erik Satie - Piano Works" | |
| John Rutter · "Mary's Lullaby" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 121 "Christmas Day in the Morning" | |
| Charles Tomlinson Griffes · The Vale of Dreams, Op. 5, No. 2 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5591 64 "Griffes: Orchestral Music" | |
| Traditional English · "What Child is This?" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| Franz Liszt · Elegy No. 1, S.130 The Fischer Duo Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman, piano Bridge 9187 "Chopin & Liszt: Complete Music for Cello and Piano" | |
| Peter Cornelius · "The Three Kings" Cantus Alan Dunbar, baritone Cantus Recordings 1204 "Cantus - Comfort and Joy: Volume One" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16 (i. Allegro moderato) New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 60970 "Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Serenade No. 2" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") St. Anthony Singers; Goldsbrough Orchestra Decca 460400 "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Serenade No. 2 in g, Op. 69b Staatskapelle Dresden Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Deutsche Grammophon 447895 "Sibelius: Violin Concerto" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" The Dale Warland Singers Augsberg 4-11 "Christmas Echoes, vol. 1" | |
| Giacomo Puccini · Nessun Dorma, from "Turandot" Academy of St. Martin in the Fields EMI Classics 49552 "The Academy Plays Opera" | |
11 pm | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Oboe Concerto in d, Op. 9, No. 2 (ii. Adagio) London Virtuosi Anthony Camden, oboe Naxos 855073 9 "Albinoni: Oboe Concertos" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Wachet auf" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra & Singers Koch International 7673 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Jan Dismas Zelenka · Trio Sonata No. 2 in g (i. Andante) Burkhard Glaetzner, Ingo Goritzki, oboes; Knut Sonstevold, bassoon; Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba; Achim Beyer, violin Berlin Classics 1070 "Zelenka: Trio Sonatas" | |
| John Taverner · "Christe Jesu, pastor bone" (Jesus Christ, good shepherd) The Choir of Christ Church, Oxford Gift of Music 1098 "A Tudor Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Mille cherubini in choro" (Thousand Cherubs in Chorus) Northwest Sinfonia; Northwest Boy Choir Carl Tanner, tenor Bounty Prodcutions 17822 "Carl Tanner: Hear The Angel Voices" | |
| Ferdinand Ries · Symphony No. 6 in D, Op. 146 (iii. Larghetto con moto) Zurich Chamber Orchestra CPO 999836 "Ferdinand Ries: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Pas de Deux, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Anton Rubinstein · Melody in F, Op. 3, No. 1 Richard Harwood, cello; Christoph Berner, piano EMI Classics 59645 "Richard Harwood - Beethoven, Chopin" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Cradle Song Julian Lloyd Webber, cello; John Lenehan, piano Philips 442426 "Lullaby" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. by Paul Horn) Paul Horn, flutes Kuckuck 11083- 2 "Paul Horn - The Peace Album" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Concerto in F for Violin, Piano & Orchestra, Hob. XVIII:6 (ii. Largo) Slovak National Symphony Orchestra Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin; Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano Centaur Records 3742 "Haydn & Hummel Concertos" | |