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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Tuesday, December 14, 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 | |
| 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" | |
12 am | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 47509 "Beecham Conducts Delius" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 1 in D, K. 285 Tokyo String Quartet James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60442 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Variation 24 - Aria Da Capa) (arr. by the Catalyst Quartet) The Catalyst Quartet Azica 71300 "JS Bach: Goldberg Variations" | |
| John Rutter · "Angels' Carol" Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 111 "Christmas With the Cambridge Singers" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 111 "Christmas With the Cambridge Singers" | |
| John Rutter · "What Sweeter Music?" Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 111 "Christmas With the Cambridge Singers" | |
1 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 2 The English Concert Archiv Produktion 001923 802 "Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings" | |
| Franz Liszt · Weihnachtsbaum, Books II & III Jerome Lowenthal, piano Bridge 9307 "Liszt: Années de Pelerinage (complete)" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |
| Traditional French · "Masters in this Hall" (arr. by Gustav Holst) The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Simon Lawford, organ Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
| Anonymous 15th century · "Bring us in Good Ale" (arr. by Gustav Holst) The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
| Gustav Holst · "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
2 am | |
| Giuseppe Tartini · Trumpet Concerto in D Scottish Chamber Orchestra Rolf Smedvig, trumpet Telarc 80232 "Trumpet Concertos" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" National Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 000530 102 "Luciano Pavarotti: O Holy Night" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" National Philharmonic Orchestra; Wandsworth Boys' Choir Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 000530 102 "Luciano Pavarotti: O Holy Night" | |
| Traditional English · "Adeste Fideles" National Philharmonic Orchestra; The London Voices Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 000530 102 "Luciano Pavarotti: O Holy Night" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 2 in Eb, Wq.183 English Chamber Orchestra Philips 426081 "C.P.E. Bach: 6 Symphonies" | |
| Conrad Susa · "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest" VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Clarion 908 "Welcome Christmas" | |
3 am | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Octet in Eb, Op. 20 (1st mvt.) Emerson String Quartet (doubling themselves!) Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello Deutsche Grammophon 000388 802 "Mendelssohn: The String Quartets" | |
| Christmas Medley · "In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Patapan; O Come, All Ye Faithful" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Rondo in A, D.438 Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman, violin Philips 420168 "Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert: Violin Romances" | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti · "Christmas Cantata" Collegium Musicum 90 & Choir Susan Gritton, soprano Chandos 754 "Christmas Concertos and Cantatas" | |
4 am | |
| William Sterndale Bennett · Caprice in E, Op. 22 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Howard Shelley, piano Hyperion 67595 "Sterndale Bennett - Bache: Piano Concertos" | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier · Noel pour les instruments (Instrumental Carols) Les Violons du Roy Sono Luminus 90180 "Simphonies des Noels" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 Philharmonia Hungarica Mercury Living 434304 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Micheal Praetorius · Es is ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, how a rose e'er blooming) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
5 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8.5546 09 "J. S. Bach: Overtures (Suites) Nos. 1-4" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" (arr. by Mozart, sung in German) Namur Chamber Choir; The Grande Ecurie and the King's Chamber Naive E 3004 "Handel: Messiah, arr. Mozart" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Brass Choir BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb, K. 493 (1st mvt.) Domus Susan Tomes, piano Erato 91485 "Mozart: Piano Quartets; Kegelstatt Trio" | |
| Michael Davis · "Sing, Choir of Angels" (medley) The Mormon Tabernacle Choir; The Candian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| 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 | |
6 am | |
| Richard Wagner · Overture to The Flying Dutchman Vienna Philharmonic Decca 000897 802 "Wagner: Overtures; Siegfried Idyll" | |
| Ferdinand Ries · Variations on a Portuguese Hymn, Op. 152, No. 1 (actually the English carol, "Adeste Fideles") Uwe Grodd, flute; Matteo Napoli, piano Naxos 857203 8 "Ferdinand Ries: Works for Flute & Piano" | |
| Claude Debussy · Children's Corner Suite (orch. by Andre Caplet) Quebec Symphony Orchestra ATMA Classique 22377 "Debussy: Children's Corner, etc" | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Traditional · "Patapan" (Willy take your little drum!) Westminster Choir Westminster Choir 1009 "Noel | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" (finale) Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; City of Birmingham Symphony EMI Classics 5 5795 2 2 "Rutter: Gloria" | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Christmas Concerto, Op. 8, No. 6 I Musici Philips 412739 "Christmas Concertos" | |
7 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80164 "Berlioz: La Marseillaise & other Berlioz Favorites" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Sing with Us of Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Indiana University Singing Hoosiers Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Symphony No. 2 in C (1st mvt.) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Brilliant Classics 94698 "Weber: Symphonies, Overtures & Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · Rondo on French Carols (with Dvorak's "Slavonic Dance in e) Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (Vom Himmel Hoch; In dulci jubilo; Josef, liber Josef mein) Bielfeld Children's Choir Gerhard Bunk, organ EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 50 in D, Hob.XVI:37 Andrew Rangell, piano Bridge 9313 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" | |
8 am | |
| Jonathan Rathbone · Carol Medley Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
| Mykola Leontovych · Carol of the Bells (w/ I Wonder as I Wander) Michael Chertock, piano Telarc CD-804 85 "Christmas Goes to the Movies" | |
| Gabriel Faure · "A Child's Christmas" Westminster Choir Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; Ken Cowan, organ of Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, NYC Westminster Choir 1009 "Noel | |
| Frederic Chopin · Rondo a la Krakowiak, Op. 14 North German Radio Philharmonic Jan Lisiecki, piano Deutsche Grammophon 002633 102 "Chopin: Works for Piano and Orchestra" | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in C, RV 425 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Christopher Parkening, guitar EMI Classics 55052 "Parkening Plays Vivaldi, Warlock & Praetorius" | |
| Moritz Rosenthal · Papillons (Butterflies) Stephen Hough, piano Virgin Classics 90732 "The Piano Album" | |
| 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" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Mesmer | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320 "Posthorn Serenade" (selections) North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Profil 05006 "Günter Wand Edition - volume 6" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Six Carols New York Choral Society; Empire Chamber Ensemble Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Edward Elgar · Three Bavarian Dances, Op. 27 English String Orchestra Nimbus 5136 "Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, etc." | |
| Don Sebesky · A Christmas Scherzo (Medley) Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony (1st mvt.) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Grigoras Dinicu · Hora Staccato New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 46707 "Bernstein's Favorites - Orchestral Dances" | |
10 am | |
| Rafael Diaz · In the Depths of My Distance Your House Emerges (2013) Georgina Isabel Rossi, viola; Silvie Cheng, piano New Focus 268 "Mobili - Music for Viola & Piano from Chile" | |
| Traditional · "Christmas Medley" (arr. by Charles Floyd) Cathedral Festival Orchestra & Choral Society, Boy Choristers, e Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano Carmen 957 "Denyce Graves - A Cathedral Christmas" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Oboe Concerto in Bb, Wq. 164 English Chamber Orchestra Heinz Holliger, oboe Pentatone 518612 8 "JS Bach: Sinfonias; CPE Bach, Vivaldi: Oboe Concerti" | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" The Turtle Creek Chorale Reference Recordings 67 "The Times of Day" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") La Chapelle Royale; Collegium Vocale; Champs Elysees Orchestra Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1632 "L'efance du Christ" | |
| Isaac Albeniz · Asturias Sharon Isbin, guitar Sony Classical 784219 "Guitar Passions - Sharon Isbin & Friends" | |
| Isaac Albeniz · Puerta de Tierra (Earth Gate) English Chamber Orchestra Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 412231 "Travels With My Cello" | |
11 am | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Rhosymedre Northern Sinfonia of England EMI Classics 31600 "Best of British" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Close Quarters (from the First United Methodist Church of Salisb Laurie Zerger, soprano; Eric Stmpf, tenor; Robin Daye, alto; Sid Oakes, bass "Rise Up Shepherd..." | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9607 "Pamela Howland - Lo, How a Rose" | |
| Traditional Dutch · "If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing" (arr. Stephen Mager) Arcangeli Chamber Chorus & Orchestra Arcangeli 657988 0008 "Joy For Every Age - Christmas Carol Settings by Stephen Ma | |
| Edvard Grieg · Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Seattle Symphony Orchestra Delos 3091 "Grieg: Holberg Suite; Lyric Suite; Piano Concerto" | |
| Traditional American · "Glory to the Newborn King" (arr. by Joseph Jennings) Chanticleer Teldec 94563 "Sing We Christmas" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Morning, Noon and Night, concert overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra Mercury Living 434309 "Suppe and Auber Overtures" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 24 in Bb, K. 182 Mozart Academy, Amsterdam Brilliant Classics BRI950 10 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| John Foster · "While shepherds watched their flock" Taverner Consort, Choir & Players Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Lo, He comes with clouds descending" Taverner Choir; New London Chamber Choir; Henrietta Barnett Scho Sony Classical 60713 "The Promise of Ages - A Christmas Collection" | |
| Traditional American · "The Shepherd's Star" Early Music New York ex Cathedra 29006 "A Colonial Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 314 English Chamber Orchestra Eugenia Zukerman, flute Sony Classical 62424 "Mozart: Flute Concertos; Clarinet Concerto" | |
| Traditional German · "Praise you, Jesus Christ" Bielfeld Children's Choir EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Traditional German · "O du froliche" (O Thou Joyous) Taverner Consort, Choir & Players Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "Vom Himmel hoch" (From heaven on high) Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Ensemble Capriccio 5160 "Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · March in D, K. 249 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Philips 464022 "Mozart: Great Serenades" | |
1 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Snowflakes, from The Nutcracker Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Cincinnati Children's Choir Telarc 80674 "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Favorite Selections" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" recorded 12/03/10 Frank Portone, tenor; J. Michael Grant, organ of St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2010" recorded 12/03/10 St. J | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge George Hill, treble; Henry Websdale, organ King's College Choir KGS003 6 "The Centenary Service - A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carol | |
| Georges Bizet · Children's Games, Op. 22 (orchestrations by Bizet, Hershey Kay & Roy Douglas) San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference Recordings 131 "Bizet: Symphony; Jeux d'enfants" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 The Sixteen Orchestra Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV 208 Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67331/ 2 "Saint-Saens: The Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra" | |
2 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 Philadelphia Orchestra (recorded 4/10/60) RCA 888837 3716 "Ormandy Conducts Tchaikovsky" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Rejoice Greatly" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony Orchestra Kathleen Battle, soprano EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Franz Schubert · Piano Trio No. 1 in Bb, Op. 99, D.898 (finale) Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello Decca 455685 "Schubert Piano Trios" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (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" | |
| Emil Nikolaus Reznicek · Overture to Donna Diana New York Philharmonic (Live at Avery Fisher Hall, 12-31-1988) Sony 44942 "Domingo at the Philharmonic" | |
3 pm | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" VOCES8 Decca 002074 002 "VOCES8 - Eventide" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067 Berlin Baroque Soloists Emmanuel Pahud, flute EMI Classics 57111 "Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, etc." | |
| Edward Pola / George Wyle · It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Bach's Air) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Antonio Salieri · Concerto in C for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Anthony Camden, oboe; Peter Lloyd, flute Naxos 8.5547 72 "Italian Oboe Concertos, vol. 2" | |
4 pm | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 6 in E, Wq.182 Camerata Salzburg Profil 08018 "CPE Bach: Symphonies; Harpsichord Concerto" | |
| Traditional English · "Wonder Tidings" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Washington Master Chorale Susan Robinson, harp; Stephen Nicholas Key, oboe Acis 63682 "This Endris Night - Christmas with the Washington Master C | |
| Traditional · "Medley of Christmas Songs" 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" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Summer" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Francisco Fullana, violin Avie 2485 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Ronn McFarlane, lute; Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba Flowerpot Productions 012021 "A Star in the East" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Skating, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" The New London Orchestra Hyperion 67067 "American Light Music Classics" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15 (finale) Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Live concert, January 1993) Ivan Moravec, piano Sono Luminus 92109 "Dallas Symphony Orchestra: The Eduardo Mata Years" | |
5 pm | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Stephen Orton, cello Collegium Records 121 "Christmas Day in the Morning" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Timothy Brown, horn Hänssler Classic 98316 "Mozart Horn Concertos" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Overture to The Beautiful Galatea Vienna Philharmonic Sony 44932 "Suppe: Overtures" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Still, Still, Still Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Night Medley (arr. by Angela Morley) Boston Pops Orchestra Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 3 in C, Wq.182 C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Capriccio 10106 "CPE. Bach: Six Symphonies for Strings" | |
8 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 94 in G "Surprise" European Soloists, Luxembourg Sony Classical 89859 "Haydn Symphonies Nos. 93, 94, 103" Legacy series | |
| Ed Henderson · "La Navidad" Phoenix Bach Choir; Ancient Cultures NPR Classics 11 "Christmas Around the Country II" | |
| Traditional English · Christmas Day in da' Morning set The Beggar Boys "The Darkest Midnight - A Celtic Nativity" | |
| Traditional · Suite of English Carols (Deck the Halls, Coventry, First Noel) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Lyric Suite, Op. 54 (selections) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ASV 6176 "Grieg: Piano Concerto" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Washington Master Chorale Acis 63682 "This Endris Night - Christmas with the Washington Master C | |
| Pietro Locatelli · Pastorale from "Christmas" Concerto in f, Op. 1, No. 8 I Musici Philips 412739 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 9 I Musici Philips 422370 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Brian Joyce · Hear Ye Newes Today (Christmas medley) Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Vincent D'Indy · Tableaux de voyage, Op. 36 Iceland Symphony Orchestra Chandos 10514 "D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Volume 2" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings (w/ Beethoven's Fuer Elise) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger (w/ Beethoven's Sonata Op. 14, No. 2, Mvt. 3) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
10 pm | |
| Ellis L. Marsalis · The Fourth Autumn Phoenix Park-Kim, piano MSR 1372 "Deep River - Music by Composers of African Descent" | |
| Michael Cox · "O Holy Child" Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 (i. Laura soave, Balletto con gagliarda, saltarello e canario) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suites - Trittico Bottic | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Christmas Time is Here, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Christopher O'Riley, piano CPI Records 329411 2 "Christopher O'Riley: At the Break" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Trio in Bb, Op. 11 (ii. Adagio) Eugene Istomin, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Leonard Rose, cello Sony Classical 64513 "Beethoven: Piano Trios" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, Hob.VIIb:2 (ii. Adagio) English Chamber Orchestra Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony Classical 36674 "Haydn: Cello Concertos" | |
| Jean Mouton · "Nesciens Mater" (Virgin Mother) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907136 "Jean Mouton - Josquin Des Prez" | |
| Giacomo Puccini · Intermezzo, from "Sister Angelica" Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 001051 102 "Opera Intermezzi" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds in the field abiding" (arr. Charles Wood) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Decca 425499 "On Christmas Night" | |
| Max Bruch · Violin Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 26 (ii. Adagio) London Symphony Orchestra Charlie Siem, violin Warner Classics 66661 "Charlie Siem - Bruch, Wieniawski, Bull" | |
| Traditional English · "There is No Rose of Such Virtue" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Pietro Mascagni · The Doll's Gavotte Marco Sollini, piano Bongiovanni 5100 "Puccini-Giodano-Mascagni: Piano Music" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044 (ii. Adagio...) Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra James Galway, flute; Rainer Wolters, violin; Ursula Deutschler, harpsichord RCA 82812 "James Galway Plays Flute Concertos" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Puer natus in Bethlehem" (A boy is born in Bethlehem) The New York Cornet and Sacbut Ensemble Julianne Baird, soprano; Mark Bleeke, tenor, Wilbur Pauley, bass; Peter Becker, countertenor Newport Classic 60021 "Alleluia" | |
| Heinrich Ignaz Biber · Rosary Sonata No. 3 "The Nativity" from The Rosary Sonatas Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin; David Roblou, harpsichord; Paula Chateauneuf, theorbo; Richard Tunnicliffe, viola da gamba Avie 0038 "Biber: The Rosary Sonatas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 8 in c, Op. 13 "Pathetique" (ii. Adagio cantabile) Jeno Jando, piano Naxos 855679 0 "Chill with Beethoven" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Arabian Dance, from The Nutcracker Toronto Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 46275 "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite" | |
| Franz Schubert · Standchen (Serenade), D.957, No. 4 (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9349 "Stokowski Encores" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" Daniel McCabe, baritone; Joel Cohen, guitar Erato 92874 "An American Christmas" | |
| Gaetano Donizetti · Una furtiva lagrima (A furtive tear), from "L'elisir d'amore" Orchestra of St. Luke's Joshua Bell, violin Sony Classical 97779 "Joshua Bell - Voice of the Violin" | |
| Teresa Carreño · String Quartet in b (ii. Andante) Joseph Roche, Robert Zelnick, violins; Tamas Strasser, viola; Camilla Heller, cello Vox Box 5029 "Chamber Works by Women Composers" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Traditional Russian Folk song · The Rush Light Moscow Chamber Orchestra Delos 3244 "Russian Soul" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Ravel) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |