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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 5, 2022 @ 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 | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Cello Sonata in g, Op. 19 Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano Decca B00346 35-0 "Muse - Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels from the Realm of Glory" The Tapiola Choir Ondine 828 "Jouluna Jumala Syntyi" | |
| Georg Joseph Vogler · "Hosianna" The Tapiola Choir Finlandia 010 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · Trumpet Concerto in Eb New Bach Collegium Musicum, Leipzig Ludwig Guttler, trumpet Capriccio 10 009 "Trompetenkonzerte" | |
9 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin BR Klassik 900512 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Glory to God" from "Messiah" Charlotte Master Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331 Angela Jia Kim, piano Miro Classical 1003 "Mozart: Scenes From Childhood" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Johann Bernhard Bach · Overture in e Concerto Italiano Naive 30578 "Bach: Overtures for Orchestra" | |
10 pm | |
| Claude Debussy · Prelude to Suite Bergamasque Bert Lucarelli, oboe; Susan Jolles, harp Special Music 4531 "Delightful Debussy" | |
| David Snow · Winter - Movement III Chris Gekker, trumpet; Rita Sloan, piano Albany Records TROY 6 70 "Winter - Music of Eric Ewazen and David Snow" | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" Sons of Orpheus BIS 533 "Christmas Music" | |
| Craig Urquhart · Venetian Snowfall Craig Urquhart, piano Heart Earth Music 009353 6 "Secret Spaces" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Quartet No. 1 in g, K. 478 (ii. Andante) Melos Quartet Sir Georg Solti, piano Decca 41490 "Mozart: Piano Quartets" | |
| Luigi Cherubini · Ave Maria Jouko Harjanne, trumpet; Markku Hietaharju, organ Finlandia 98994 "Trumpet Adagio" | |
| George Anton Benda · Piano Concerto in f (ii. Larghetto) London Mozart Players Howard Shelley, piano Hyperion 68361 "George Benda: Piano Concertos" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Farewell happy dreams, from "La traviata" Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Stoltzman, clarinet RCA Victor Red Seal 68817 "Aria - Richard Stoltzman" | |
| Peter Cornelius · "The Three Kings" Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Bengt Forsberg, piano Deutsche Grammophon 000507 302 "Noël" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99 (ii. Adagio affettuoso) The Fischer Duo Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman, piano Centaur Records 3648 "Brahms: Cello Sonatas" | |
11 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Winter" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" (ii. Largo) Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Francisco Fullana, violin Avie 2485 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Minuet in g, BWV Anh. 115 (from Anna Magdalena's Notebook) Simon Wynberg, guitar Stradivari 6035 "A Bach Recital | |
| 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) L'Oiseau-Lyre 430488 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Gaspard Fritz · Sinfonia in g, Op. 6, No. 6 (ii. Andante) La Stagione Frankfurt CPO 777696 "Gaspard Fritz: Sinfonias" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Melodie, from Memories of a Dear Place, Op. 42 Catherine Manoukian, violin; Satoshi Sando, piano Marquis Classics 81281 "Lyricism" | |
| Traditional · Of the Father's Love Begotten Washington Symphonic Brass Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · The Dying Poet (A Meditation), Op. 110 Ruskin Cooper, piano Centaur Records 2584 "American Originals" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Grand Duo" symphony after Sonata for Piano 4-hands (ii. Andante) (orch. by Joseph Joachim) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Deutsche Grammophon 423655 "Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 8; Grand Duo" | |
| Leonard Cohen · Hallelujah (arr. by Tom Hodge) Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Didier Osindero, violin; Alinka Rowe, viola; Yong Jun Lee, cello Decca 002792 002 "Sheku Kanneh-Mason - Inspiration" | |
| Lennox Berkeley · "I Sing of a Maiden" Choir of King's College, Cambridge EMI Classics 86082 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Enrique Granados · Piano Trio, Op. 50 (iii. Duetto) Beaux Arts Trio Menahem Pressler, piano; Ida Kavafian, violin; Peter Wiley, cello Philips 446 68 4-2 "Beaux Arts Trio Plays Turina & Granados" | |
| Frederick Delius · Legende Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ralph Holmes, violin Unicorn 9040 "Delius: Violin Concerto; Suite" | |
12 am | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Sonata in F Maxim Vengerov, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano Teldec 76349 "Beethoven - Mozart - Mendelssohn: Violin Sonatas" | |
| Carl Czerny · Duo concertante in G, Op. 129 (iii. Andantino grazioso) Kazunori Seo, flute; Makoto Ueno, piano Naxos 857333 5 "Czerny: Music for Flute & Piano" | |
| Georg Matthias Monn · Cello Concerto in g London Symphony Orchestra Jacqueline du Pre, cello Warner Classics 91934 "Jacqueline Du Pré - Great Recordings" | |
1 am | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Introduction, Theme & Variations for Clarinet & Strings, Op. Posth. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center David Shifrin, clarinet; Cho-Liang Lin, Toby Hoffman, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello Delos 3194 "Chamber Music of Carl Maria von Weber" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" Winston-Salem Symphony Strings Corinne Brauer, Fabrice Domerage, violins n/a Recorded live at Old Salem | |
| Gustav Mahler · Symphony No. 3 in d (ii. What The Wild Flowers Tell Me) (arr. by Benjamin Britten) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Virgin Classics 216576 2 "Mahler: Four Movements" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Overture-Suite in D, TWV 55:D1 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 902042 "Telemann: The Complete Tafelmusik" | |
2 am | |
| Miguel Llobet · Thirteen Catalan Folksongs Lorenzo Micheli, guitar Naxos 8.5573 51 "Llobet: Guitar Music" | |
| Leroy Anderson · "A Christmas Festival" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 Suk Chamber Orchestra Supraphon 1788 "Dvorak - Suk: Serenades for Strings" | |
3 am | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Claude Debussy · La Boite a joujoux (The Toybox), ballet for children London Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 48231 "Debussy: Prelude; La Boite a JouJoux" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 Academy of Ancient Music Harmonia Mundi 807461 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
4 am | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Ballet Suite No. 1 Scottish National Orchestra Chandos 8730 "Shostakovich Ballet Suites" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16 New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 60970 "Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Serenade No. 2" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Christmas Time is Here, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Christopher O'Riley, piano CPI Records 329411 2 "Christopher O'Riley: At the Break" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 3, No. 3 Academy of Ancient Music Harmonia Mundi 907415 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3" | |
5 am | |
| Carl Stamitz · Flute Concerto in G, Op. 29 Tafelmusik Barthold Kuijken, transverse flute Sony Classical 48045 "Flute Concertos" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 290756 1 "Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 - 6" | |
| Christmas Medley · "O Sanctissima; Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Fum, Fum, Fum; March of the Kings" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Quartettsatz (Quartet movement) D.703 Artemis Quartet Virgin Classics 502113 "Schubert: String Quintet, D956" | |
6 am | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Suite from "Rigoletto" (arr. by Erich Kunzel & Crafton Beck) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80364 "Verdi Without Words" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings (interpolated with Beethoven's "Fur Elise") Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3 Ricardo Peñalver, piano Tempus 10049 "Clasicos Romanticos para Piano" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Ensemble Caprice Erin Helyard, harpsichord; Sophie Lariviere, transverse flute; Oliviere Brault, violin Analekta 299967 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Cliff Eidelman · Symphony for Orchestra and Two Pianos (Movement III) London Symphony Orchestra Michael McHale, Tom Poster, pianos Enotes Music 001 "Cliff Eidelman: Symphony for Orchestra and Two Pianos" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional English · "Gloucestershire Wassail" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 1 in Bb, K. 207 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin EMI Classics 54302 "Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1; Sinfonia Concertante" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony (1st mvt.) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · English Folk Song Suite (original 1923 arrangement includes the Sea Songs March) Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble Chandos 9697 "British Wind Band Classics" | |
| Jules Massenet · Papillons blancs (White Butterflies) Aldo Ciccolini, piano EMI Classics 85517 "Massenet: Piano Music" | |
8 am | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dances Nos. 1-3, Op. 72 Chamber Orchestra of Europe Teldec 81038 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Howard Blake · "Walking in the Air" from "The Snowman" London Philharmonic Orchestra Sam Oliver, treble LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El Noi de la Mare (What shall we give to the Son of the Virgin?) ensemble conducted by Barlow Bradford Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Symphony No. 11 in C, Op. 21, 3, G495 German Chamber Academy of Neuss Claves 50-871 3 "Boccherini: Sinfonia; Cellokonzerte; Serenade" Symphonies" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" & "Hallelujah" from "Messiah Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b San Francisco Symphony (Live in Davies Symphony Hall, Sept. 2011 San Francisco Symph 54 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 7" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Conducting Changes Over the Centuries | |
| John Foster · "While shepherds watched their flock" Taverner Consort, Choir & Players Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 84 in Eb Handel & Haydn Society Coro 16148 "Haydn: Symphonies 8 & 84" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to the Nutcracker Toronto Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 46275 "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 6 (finale) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Hilary Hahn, violin Deutsche Grammophon 000718 802 "Paganini - Spohr: Violin Concertod" | |
10 am | |
| Frederick C. Tillis · Wade in the Water, from Spiritual Fantasy No. 12 The Lark Quartet New World Records 80455- 2 "Freedom" | |
| Traditional English · "Gaudete" (Rejoice) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Johann Pachelbel / Traditional · Pachelbel's Christmas (Canon w/Jolly Old St. Nicholas) Glissandi Deborah Braun, harp; David Braun, violin; Doug Miller, flute Glissandi 003 "Peace" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" (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 | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian" National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Naxos 8.5532 00 "Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4" | |
| Traditional · "Patapan" (Willy take your little drum!) Westminster Choir Westminster Choir 1009 "Noel" | |
| Traditional French · "Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella" Westminster Choir Westminster Choir 1009 "Noel" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Recorder Concerto in C, RV 444 I Solisti Veneti Michala Petri, recorder RCA 7885 "Vivaldi: 6 Concertos" | |
11 am | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Los Angeles Master Chorale RCM 19705 "Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Piano Quintet No. 2 in A, Op. 81 (1st mvt) (arr. by David Jolley) Windscape Jeremy Denk, piano; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Randall Ellis, oboe; Alan R. Kay, clarinet; Frank Morelli, bassoon; David Jol MSR Classics 1175 "Dvorak for Winds" | |
| 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" | |
| John Rutter · "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" Winston-Salem Children's Chorus David Pulliam, organ Raven OAR-86 0 "What Good News - An Old Salem Christmas" | |
| Richard Strauss · Don Juan, Op. 20 San Francisco Symphony Decca 421815 "Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie; Don Juan" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Concerto in C for Piano, Violin, Cello & Orch., Op. 56 "Triple Concerto" (finale) English Chamber Orchestra Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello Chandos 6501 "Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Rondo in Bb, K. 269 Vienna Philharmonic Itzhak Perlman, violin Deutsche Grammophon 445535 "Mozart: The Five Violin Concertos" | |
| William Billings · "Bethlehem" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 807453 "The Cherry Tree - Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas" | |
| William Billings · "Judea" (A Virgin Unspotted) Taverner Consort Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 28 in C, K. 200 Orchestra of the 18th Century Philips 432177 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28 & 36"" | |
| Ferdinand Doubravsky · "Rise up oh Shepherds" Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czech Radio Mixed Choir Salome Losova, soprano Praga 250019 "Bohemian Christmas Pastoral Songs" | |
| J. Kohout · Pastoral, for strings Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Praga PR 250 019 "Bohemian Christmas Pastoral Songs" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Alleluia" from"Exsultate, jubilate" K. 165 Orchestra of St. Luke's Kathleen Battle, soprano Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb, K. 447 Philharmonia Orchestra Alan Civil, horn Testament 1102 "Mozart: Horn Concertos" | |
1 pm | |
| Franz Liszt · Impromptu Waltz, S.213 Jorge Bolet, piano Decca 410015 "Liszt: Piano Works" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 6, No. 7 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Decca 000994 202 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 & Op. 6" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (arr. by Adam Maness) Cortango Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? (arr. Adam Maness) Cortango Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| George Gershwin · Rhapsody in Blue MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Simone Dinnerstein, piano Sony 503245 "Simone Dinnerstein: Broadway-Lafayette" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional Basque · "The Infant King" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from Cantata BWV 147 Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
2 pm | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 Berlin Philharmonic Sony Classical 64303 "Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Leo Delibes · Dance Airs, from Lakme Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Vox Box 5130 "The Dance" | |
| Traditional English · O Come All Ye Faithful Philadelphia Orchestra RCA Gold Seal 6430-2 -RG "Joy to the World" | |
3 pm | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · "Ave Maria" Choir of New College, Oxford Erato 14634 "Agnus Dei - Music of Inner Harmony" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in d (reconstructed by Bruce Haynes from Bach cantatas) Montreal Baroque Band ATMA Classique 2565 "Nouveaux Brandebourgeois" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" Sons of Orpheus BIS 533 "Christmas Music" | |
| Traditional French · "March of the Kings" Sons of Orpheus BIS 533 "Christmas Music" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Enrique Granados · Spanish Dances Nos. 1-6 (orch. by Peter Breiner) Razumovsky Sinfonia Norbert Kraft, guitar Naxos 8.5530 37 "Granados: Twelve Spanish Dances" | |
4 pm | |
| Paul McCartney · "Wonderful Christmastime" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Edward Elgar · The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Capriccio 10 501 "Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, The Wand of Youth" | |
| Charles Gounod · Faust, ballet music (selections) Boston Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 423698 "Offenbach - Gounod - Chabrier - Thomas" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arr. by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Fred Cherry, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 89 in F Orchestra of the 18th Century Philips 462602 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 88 & 89, etc." | |
5 pm | |
| James Clemens · "Jingle a capella" Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
| Traditional French · "Noel Nouvelet" (arr. by Ian Humphris) Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 8 in C, K. 246 English Chamber Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida, piano Philips 000868 302 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 8 & 9" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Suite from "La Traviata" (arr. by Erich Kunzel & Crafton Beck) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80364 "Verdi Without Words" | |
| Simon Andrews · Melange a Trois (Christmas medley) The Newstead Trio Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano Prince 9812 "The Newstead Trio - Music for the Season" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Trio in g for Recorder, Oboe & Bassoon, RV 103 Camerata Cologne Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77018 "Vivaldi: Chamber Music with Wind Instruments" | |
8 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 101 in D "The Clock" Scottish Chamber Orchestra Linn Records 500 Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 31, 70, 101" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" (arr. by Edwin Fissinger) Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) (recorded Dec. 17, 2011 at St. Pe Renaissance (of Charl otte "Renaissance - Christmas in the City" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" VOX; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra (rec. Dec. 12, 2012) Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Romance in f, Op. 11 (arr. by Alan R. Kay) Windscape Daniel Phillips, violin; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Charles Wadsworth, harpsichord MSR Classics 1175 "Dvorak for Winds" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · "Glory Hallelujah to the Newborn King" (arr. by William C. Powell) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD7 23 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" (arr. by Reginald Bowens) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD7 23 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
9 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Trio in Eb for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, K. 498 "Kegelstatt" Martin Frost, clarinet; Antoine Tamestit, viola; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano BIS 1893 "Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Kegelstatt Trio" | |
| Mark Hayes · Midnight Noel from Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte Brian Winegardner, trumpet; James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Loonis McGlohon · Christmas Child (arr. by Michael Myers) Lenoir Sax Robert George, soprano sax; Jenny Lanier, alto sax; Michael Myers, baritone sax; Patrick Young, tenor sax Lenoir Sax 888295 8507 "Lenoir Sax - Merrily on High" | |
| John Rutter · "Angel's Carol" Winston-Salem Children's Chorus David Pulliam, organ Raven OAR-86 0 "What Good News - An Old Salem Christmas" | |
| Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel · Piano Sonata in g Joanne Polk, piano Bridge 9367 "Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn" | |
| Francisco de Vidales · "Lo que fueren de buen gusto" (All those who have good taste...) The Rose Ensemble The Rose Ensemble 6 "Celebremos El Nino - Christmas Delights from the Mexican B | |
10 pm | |
| Stephen Sondheim · Goodbye for Now, from "Reds" (arr. by Claude Bolling) Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Claude Bolling, piano Sony 45548 "Music, My Love" | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos · Prelude No. 5 in D Julian Bream, guitar RCA 6525 "Julian Bream - Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez. etc." | |
| Claude Debussy · Clair de lune, from Suite Bergamasque Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Albrecht Mayer, oboe Decca 001522 502 "Bonjour Paris" | |
| Armas Maasalo · The Bells of Christmas La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Michael Haydn · Symphony No. 2 in C (P2) (ii. Andante) Slovak Chamber Orchestra CPO 999591 "Michael Haydn: 20 Symphonies" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Septet in Eb, Op. 20 (ii. Adagio cantabile) Berlin Philharmonic Octet Nimbus 5461 "Beethoven: Septet" | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for 2 Violins & Oboe, T 284, No. 6 (ii. Andante) Budapest Strings Bela Banfalvi, Zsuzsanna Nemeth, violins; Lajos Lencses, oboe Capriccio 7005 "Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonie Concertanti" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Valse triste (Sad waltz), Op. 44 Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra RCA Victor 60012 "Stressbusters" vol. 2 | |
| Franz Schubert · "Mille cherubini in choro" (Thousand Cherubs in Chorus) National Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 460400 "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Prelude No. 5 (arr. by Jascha Heifetz) Itzhak Perlman, violin; Samuel Sanders, piano EMI Classics 54882 "Bits and Pieces" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · The Fisherman Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Marco Polo 223705 "Smetana: Short Orchestral Pieces" | |
11 pm | |
| William Byrd · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| William Brade · Paduana; Galliard Hamburger Ratsmusik CPO 777799 "Come Again - John Dowland & his Contemporaries" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Oboe Concerto in a, RV 461 (ii. Larghetto) Failoni Chamber Orchestra Stefan Schilli, oboe Naxos 8.5508 60 "Vivaldi: Oboe Concerti, vol. 2" | |
| Henry Purcell · Overture to "Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge" Bournemouth Sinfonietta Chandos 8424 "Purcell: Twelve Overtures" | |
| Albert Perilhou · The Virgin of the Manger La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Clarinet Quintet in Bb, Op. 34 (ii. Fantasia. Adagio ma non troppo) Ensemble Walter Boeykens Walter Boeykens, clarinet Harmonia Mundi 901481 "Weber: Quintette; Grand Duo" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11 (iii. Adagio non troppo) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Pentatone 518618 8 "Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Traditional English · The Holly and the Ivy Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Louis Spohr · Octet in d for Strings, Op. 65 (iii. Larghetto) L'Archibudelli & Smithsonian Chamber Players Sony Classical 53370 "Spohr: Octet" | |
| Ignace Jan Paderewski · Minuet in G, Op. 14, No. 1 Stephen Hough, piano Virgin Classics 90732 "The Piano Album" | |
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · Romance of the Prairie Lilies, Op. 39 RTE Concert Orchestra, Dublin Marco Polo 8.2235 16 "Coleridge-Taylor" | |