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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 20, 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 | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Beau Fleuve n/a "Light in a Time of Darkness" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Six Carols New York Choral Society; Empire Chamber Ensemble Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Marianne Martines · Sinfonia in C Bay Area Women's Philharmonic Newport Classic 60102 "Baroquen Treasures" | |
| Anonymous · "Personent Hodie" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| John Rutter · Magnificat (1st mvt.) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
9 pm | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 (orch. by Edmund Rubbra) Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 63287 "Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| arr. by Daniel Hughes · Medley of Carols (Deck the Hall; Ding, Dong Merrily on High; Carol of the Bells) The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" (arr. by Mack Wilberg) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square; Bells Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Arnold Bax · The Happy Forest Royal Scottish National Orchestra Naxos 8.5575 99 "Bax: Symphonic Poems" | |
| Dan Forrest · "The Work of Christmas" Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
10 pm | |
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco · Concerto Italiano, Op. 31 (ii. Arioso) Southwest German Radio Orchestra, Baden-Baden & Freiburg Tianwa Yang, violin Naxos 573135 "Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concertos" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Splendid Jewel" Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 (i. Italiana) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suites" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) (text by Josef Mohr) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Sonata No. 13 in Bb, K. 333 (ii. Andante cantabile) Heidi Lowy, piano Musicians Showcase 1040 "Heidi Lowy: Mozart Piano Sonatas, Volume IV" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa; "There were shepherds..."..."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" | |
| Richard S. Willis / Edmund H. Sears · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Luther Henderson and his Orchestra Eileen Farrell, soprano Sony Classical 60802 "Carols for Christmas Eve" | |
| Wilhelm Stenhammar · Sentimental Romance No. 1 Swedish Chamber Orchestra Tobias Ringborg, violin Naxos 8.5542 87 "Swedish Romantic Violin Concertos" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Edouard Lalo · Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 (iv. Andante) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Shlomo Mintz, violin Brilliant Classics 94070 "Lalo; Vieutemps; Saint-Saëns" | |
| Traditional French · Il est ne, le divin enfant Washington Saxophone Quartet Americus 201110 60 "Tis the Season" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in g, BWV 1056 (ii. Largo) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Itzhak Perlman, violin EMI Classics 47073 "J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos" | |
| William Byrd · "Rorate caeli" (Drop down, heavens...) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 807517 "Puer natus est - Tudor Music for Advent and Christmas" | |
| Pietro Locatelli · Concerto Grosso in Eb, Op. 4, No. 10 (i. Adagio) Concerto Cologne Teldec 94551 "Locatelli: Concerti Grossi" | |
| Giovanni Maria Nanino · "Hodie nobis caelorum Rex" (Today our heavenly King) Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Cesar Franck · Piano Concerto No. 2 in b, Op. 11 (ii. Adagio) Nouvel Symphony Orchestra of the Belgian Radio & TV Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, piano Koch Schwann 311 11 1 "Franck: Concerto & Variations" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; May Festival Chorus Telarc 80226 "Christmas with the Pops" | |
| Franz Liszt · Liebestraum (Love's Dream) No. 3 Yundi Li, piano Deutsche Grammophon 000085 102 "Yundi Li - Liszt" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Behold, a rose is blooming Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Kosei 2811 "Fanfare and Allegro" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 442530 "English Idyll" | |
| Sidney Lanier · Blackbirds Paula Robison, flute; Samuel Sanders, piano Pergola 1034 "By the Old Pine Tree" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Heavenly Father" (Ave Maria) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Columbia Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 35958 "Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Ultimate Christmas Collection | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in f, K. 19 (L. 383) Dubravka Tomsic, piano PMG 160 10 6 "Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas" | |
12 am | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" I Musici Philips 434110 "Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 3 in C, K. 285b Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Christoph Poppen, violin; Harioff Schlichtig, viola; Jean-Guihen Queryras, cello EMI Classics 56829 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Adoration of the Magi, from Three Botticelli Pictures Virginia Symphony "Holiday Favorites" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (O Tannenbaum; Holy Night; The Christmas Tree is a Beautiful Tree) Bielfeld Children's Choir Gerhard Bunk, organ EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Samuel Barber · Adagio for Strings Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 463465 "Bernstein's America" | |
1 am | |
| Traditional · "American Songs" Christmas medley 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 · Concerto in G for 2 Guitars, RV 532 Camerata Bern Goran Sollscher, guitars Deutsche Grammophon 415487 "Vivaldi Guitar Concertos" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Aram Khachaturian · Adagio, from the ballet "Spartacus" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 47348 "Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh" | |
2 am | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick / Traditiona · Away in a Manger; Friendly Beasts Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Harold Darke · In the Bleak Mid-Winter Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Traditional French · Il Est Ne; Masters in This Hall; Noel Nouvelet Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 London Symphony Orchestra Decca 000692 002 "Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9" | |
| Franz Schubert · Ave Maria Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8602 "Christmas Classics for Guitar" | |
| Traditional English · Greensleeves Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8602 "Christmas Classics for Guitar" | |
3 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Sinfonia, from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. by Philip Ledger) Choir of King's College, Cambridge EMI Classics 86082 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · In dulci jubilo (In sweet jubilation), BWV 729 Montreal Festival Wind Orchestra Marquis 81375 "Bach in the Wind" | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Christmas Concerto, Op. 8, No. 6 La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 2 in c, Op. 17 New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 47631 "Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Traditional German · "While By My Sheep" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (arr. D. Overton) · 6 Christmas Pieces Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
4 am | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Cello Concerto No. 9 in Bb, G.482 Padua & Veneto Chamber Orchestra David Geringas, cello Claves 8814 "Boccherini 12 Concerti per Violoncello" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (iii. Laudamus te) Concerto Italiano Anna Simboli, Alena Dantcheva, sopranos Naive 30485 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Gloria sing all our voices" from Cantata BWV140 Westminster Choir Daniel Beckwith, organ Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Gloria in excelsis" from Great Mass in c, K. 427 Berlin Philharmonic; Vienna Singverein Deutsche Grammophon 000573 902 "Mozart: Great Mass in c-minor" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 63 in C "La Roxelane" Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8.5507 57 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 30, 55 & 63" | |
| Traditional German · In dulci jubilo Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Traditional 16th century English · To Drive the Cold Winter Away Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
5 am | |
| Fritz Kreisler · Violin Concerto Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin Deutsche Grammophon 439933 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music EMI Classics 68156 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on Greensleeves Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 0094 "Holiday Classics" | |
| Michael Davis · "Sing, Choir of Angels" (medley) The Mormon Tabernacle Choir; The Candian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 64 in A "Tempora Mutantur" (Times are Changed) Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Nimbus 5590 "Haydn Symphonies Nos. 55 - 69" | |
| Herbert Howells · "A Spotless Rose" Choir of Winchester Cathedral Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Traditional · "Pat-a-Drummer" (Patapan & Drummer Boy) (arr. by Katherine K. Davis) Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Johann Pachelbel · Canon in D Paillard Chamber Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 65468 "The Pachelbel Canon - Albinoni Adagio..." | |
6 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Rob Roy Overture San Diego Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5509 99 "Berlioz: Overtures" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Violin Concerto No. 4 in E Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Iona Brown, violin Philips 411125 "Telemann: 5 Violin Concertos" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · Symphony, "A Night in the Tropics" (finale) Virginia Symphony Connell CDRO 4 97 "American Treasures" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Henry Websdale, organ King's College Choir KGS003 6 "The Centenary Service - A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carol | |
| Traditional English · First Noel; Away in a Manger (arr. by Dorothy Lewis-Griffith) Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
| Traditional Czech · "Rocking" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Symphonic Dances Nos. 1-3, Op. 64 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 68649 "Smetana: Ma Vlast, etc." | |
| Gloria Shayne / Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Jurij Konje, percussion Telarc 80446 "Dream Season - The Christmas Harp" | |
| Johnny Marks · The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (in the style of Mendelssohn) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Cello Concerto in a, Wq. 170 (1st mvt.) Members of the Handel & Haydn Society Guy Fishman, cello Olde Focus Recordings 915 "C.P.E. Bach: Concerti for cello, strings and basso continu | |
| Traditional Medley · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Holly and the Ivy London Symphony Orchestra Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Blessed be that maid Mary" (arr. by David Willcocks) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Decca 425499 "On Christmas Night" | |
| Traditional (arr. by Mark Small) · Joy Medley (Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Angels We Have Heard on High) Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
8 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 1 in Eb, K. 16 Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra LaserLight 15867 "Mozart: Early Symphonies - volume 1" | |
| 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" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Variations on "Se vuol ballare" (If he wants to dance) from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" WoO 4 James Ehnes, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano Onyx 4177 "Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3" | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) The Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA Victor 62683- 2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Lisa Otto, soprano Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Christmas Time is Here, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sony Classical 35958 "Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Ultimate Christmas Collection | |
| Mikhail Glinka · Overture to "Russlan and Ludmilla" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80657 "Russian Nights" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Ear Training | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
| arr. by M. Sherrill Kelsey · What Child is This?; Away in a Manger Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional French · Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet) Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Traditional Polish · Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in g for 2 Cellos, RV 531 I Musici Mario Centurione, Francesco Strano, cellos Philips 426 08 6-2 "Vivaldi: Double Concertos" | |
| Traditional English · O Come All Ye Faithful Philadelphia Orchestra RCA Gold Seal 6430-2 -RG "Joy to the World" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Magnificat anima mea" (My spirit magnifies) from Magnificat, BWV 243 Geddchtniskirche, Stuttgart, Germany Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony (finale) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Concerto in C for 2 recorders, strings & 2 horns, Hob.VIIh:1 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Daniel Rothert, Philipp Spatling, recorders Naxos 857048 1 "Haydn: Concertos for Two Lire Organizzate" | |
10 am | |
| Willis Laurence James · "The Negro Bell Carol" Morgan State University Choir NPR Classics PT CD0 001 "NPR Classics - Christmas Around the Country" | |
| Katherine Davis · "Carol of the Drum" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tanglewwod Festival Chorus BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 414187 :Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" (finale) Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; City of Birmingham Symphony EMI Classics 5 5795 2 2 "Rutter: Gloria" | |
| Dag Wiren · Serenade for Strings, Op. 11 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra EMI Seraphim 69110 "Serenades" | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Noel" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to the World" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
11 am | |
| Wayne Barlow · The Winter's Passed Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Beau Fleuve n/a "Light in a Time of Darkness" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night (w/ Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "Christ was Born on Christmas Day" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in c, Op. 6, No. 8 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 447733 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" 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" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1 Boston Symphony Orchestra DG Galleria 419868 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425 "Linz" (finale) Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 474349 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 29, 35, 36, 38-41"" | |
| 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 | |
| Felix Bernard · Winter Wonderland (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| 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 | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 (1st mvt.) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 439941 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 21" | |
| Traditional English · "Lo, He comes with clouds descending" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter" (finale) Staatskapelle Dresden Decca 000972 202 "Mozart Symphonies Nos. 28 - 41" | |
1 pm | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Let Life Be Joyful, Waltz, Op. 340 Vienna Philharmonic (Live at the 1988 New Year's Concert) Deutsche Grammophon 423662 "New Year's Concert 1988" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" The New London Orchestra Hyperion 67067 "American Light Music Classics" | |
| Victor Herbert · "Toyland" The Abbey Road Ensemble Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano EMI Classics 56176 "Our Christmas Songs for You" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 Alexis Weissenberg, piano Deutsche Grammophon 423592 "JS Bach: Italienisches Konzert; Partiten Nr. 4 & 6" | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 9801 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 9801 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional German · "O Tannenbaum" (arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw) Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 9801 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Polonaise, from "Rusalka" CSSR State Philharmonic Marco Polo 223272 "Dvorak: Opera Overtures and Preludes" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for String Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855935 6 "Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music - 2" | |
2 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker, Act I Berlin Philharmonic; Libera Warner Classics 46385 "Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker, Act II Berlin Philharmonic Warner Classics 46385 "Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker" | |
3 pm | |
| Arr. F. Bock · "Peace, Peace" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp; Angela Taylor, flute Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Cello Concerto in D, RV 403 City of London Sinfonia Raphael Wallfisch, cello Naxos 8.5509 09 "Vivaldi Cello Concerti, vol. 3" | |
| Christmas Medley · "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light; First Noel; O Little Town of Bethlehem; I Saw Three Ships Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 102 in Bb (finale) Philharmonia Orchestra RCA 68424 "Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. 2" | |
4 pm | |
| Traditional English · "Awake, and join the cheerful choir" Anonymous 4 Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harp Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Henry VIII · "Grene growith the holly" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Traditional · While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Richard Strauss · Divertimento after Couperin, Op. 86 (selections) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 435 87 1-2 "Richard Strauss - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Night Medley (arr. by Angela Morley) Boston Pops Orchestra Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Michael Haydn · Symphony No. 1 in C (P35) Slovak Chamber Orchestra CPO 999591 "Michael Haydn: 20 Symphonies" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" The Dale Warland Singers Augsberg 4-11 "Christmas Echoes, vol. 1" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
5 pm | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Bourree fantasque (orchestrated by Felix Mottl) Orchestra of the Swiss Romande Chandos 5122 "Chabrier: Orchestral Works" | |
| Paul McCartney · "Wonderful Christmastime" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
| Peter Warlock · "Lullaby My Jesus" Choir of Winchester Cathedral Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for Violin & Viola, K. 364 (1st mvt.) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Julia Fischer, violin; Gordan Nikolic, viola Pentatone 518609 8 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante" | |
| Brian Joyce · Hear Ye Newes Today (Christmas medley) Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| John Field · Divertissment No. 1 London Mozart Players Miceal O'Rourke, piano Chandos 10468 "Field: The Piano Concertos" | |
8 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · English Suite No. 1 in A, BWV 806 Rochelle Sennet, piano Albany Records 1869-7 1 "Bach to Black - Suites for Piano" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 92 in G "Oxford" (finale) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 296830 2.03 "A Haydn Celebration" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" The Philadelphia Singers; Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of RCA Red Seal 6559 "Gloria! Gloria!" | |
| Pietro Yon · Gesu Bambino Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 1 Tafelmusik Sony Classical 52553 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Traditional · "International Medley No. 2" (from Flanders, Sweden & Norway) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Felix Bernard · Winter Wonderland (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · String Quartet in Eb, Op. 76, No. 6 Takacs Quartet Decca 425467 "Haydn: String Quartets" | |
| Traditional · Greensleeves Live, St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC, Dec. 9, 2014 Bob Teixeira, guitar | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" (arr. by David Willcocks) Bel Canto Voices, from Young Voices of the Carolinas Susan Theodos, organ (Live from St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, Dec. 3, 2019) "Charlotte Lessons and Carols" broadcast live 12/3/19 | |
| Traditional English · The Holly and the Ivy Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
10 pm | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical" (ii. Larghetto) Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra Naxos 573353 "Prokofiev: Symphonies 1 'Classical'" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Emma Johnson, clarinet; Julius Drake, piano ASV 910 "Encores 2" | |
| Claude Debussy · La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune (The Terrace for Moonlight Hearings) Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano Deutsche Grammophon 449438 "Debussy: Préludes; Images; Children's Corner" | |
| Peter Warlock · "Bethlehem Down" Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford Avie 2345 "Carols from Queen's" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (ii. Largo) Budapest Festival Orchestra Richard Goode, piano Nonesuch 480508 "Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos" | |
| Traditional Scottish · Away in a Manger Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 13 in F, K. 112 (ii. Andante) Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 452496 "Mozart: The Symphonies" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Julianne Markavitch, piano Julianne Markavitch 642973 7028 "Noel" | |
| Gaetano Donizetti · Sonata for Violin & Harp Wolfgang Roth, violin; Bette Roth, harp Naxos 8.5542 52 "Italian Harp Music" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (arr. by Keith Roberts) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 (iii. Poco Allegretto) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80450 "Brahms: The Four Symphonies" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Dale Warland Singers Peter Hanslep, bass; Merilee Klemp, oboe; Kathy Kienzle, harp Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
11 pm | |
| Jean Mouton · "Nesciens Mater" (Virgin Mother) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907136 "Jean Mouton - Josquin Des Prez" | |
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini · Recorder Concerto in F (ii. Siciliano) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Michala Petri, recorder Philips 400075 "Vivaldi - Recorder Concertos" | |
| Traditional Irish · "The Darkest Midnight in December" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude, from Partita No. 3 (arr. by Marcel Grandjany) Catrin Finch, harp Sony Classical Odysse y SK 873 20 "Catrin Finch - Crossing the Stone" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Berceuse, Op. 57 Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 457585 "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5540 99 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Charles Gounod · String Quartet No. 5 in g, CG.565 (ii. Adagio) Cambini Quartet, Paris Aparte 177 "Charles Gounod: String Quartets" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "A La Nanita Nana" (Sleep Now, You Little Sleepyhead) Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble Arabesque 6684 "Children Go Where I Send Thee - A Christmas Celebration Ar | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 60 in C, Hob.XVI:50 (ii. Adagio) Changyong Shin, piano Steinway & Sons 30041 "Changyong Shin: Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven" | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 25 in g, K. 183 (ii. Andante) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields EMI Classics 49176 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 24-27 & 32" | |