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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Wednesday, December 21, 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 | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 1 in g, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams" New Philharmonia Orchestra EMI Classics 97999 "Tchaikovsky: The Complete Symphonies" | |
| Traditional · Chanukah Suite (arr. by Jeff Tyzik) Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (live in Rochester, 2005) RPO 2006 "A Holiday Celebration" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| 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" | |
9 pm | |
| Franz Schubert · Concertpiece in D, D.345 Vienna Ensemble Paul Guggenberger, violin Sony Classical 48386 "Schubert" 12 German Dances, etc." | |
| Hugo Distler · "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" (Lo, how an ever-blooming rose) Chanticleer Dawn Upshaw, soprano Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313 (ii. Adagio non troppo) London Symphony Orchestra Ransom Wilson, flute EMI Seraphim 74279 "Mozart: Flute Concertos" | |
| Scott Robinson · Great is the Miracle Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Jean Sibelius · The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Ondine 930-2 "Sibelius Festival" | |
10 pm | |
| Traditional German · The Shepherds in the Manger (In dulci jubilo) (arr. by Franz Liszt) Kelly Yost, piano Channel Productions 1698 "Still...Still...Still: Christmas Piano by Kelly Yost" | |
| Leos Janacek · Suite for Strings (ii. Adagio) Brno Chamber Orchestra Klavier K 1111 6 "Portals in Time" | |
| Joseph Curiale · Blue Windows Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Doc Severinsen, trumpet Cd Baby 563725 9993 "Awakening" | |
| Traditional American · "Go Tell It On the Mountain" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Romanus Hoffstetter · Serenade (formerly attrib. to Haydn) Camerata Bern Novalis 150 06 7 "Classical Highlights" | |
| Traditional English · "What Child is This?" (arr. by Dale Warland) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · Piano Sonata No. 2 in Eb, Op. 13 (ii. 2nd mvt.) Maria Rose, fortepiano Newport Classic 60100 "hummel: Three Sonatas for Fortepiano" | |
| Traditional Canadian · "Huron Carol" Chanticleer Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Valse triste (Sad waltz), Op. 44 Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sony 46668 "A Nordic Festival" | |
| Traditional Scottish · "Away in a Manger" (arr. & orch. by Mark O'Connor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Renee Fleming, soprano; Mark O'Connor, violin OMAC Records 16 "An Appalachian Christmas" | |
| Mieczyslaw Karlowicz · Intermezzo, from the play, "The White Dove" Op. 6 Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 857248 7 "Karlowicz: Rebirth Symphony" | |
| Christine van Arsdale · "Hush-a-bye, Sweet Baby Jesus" Christine Van Arsdale, harp & voice "Hush-a-bye, Sweet Baby Jesus - Christmas Lullabies" | |
11 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 (ii. Largo) English Chamber Orchestra Eduardo Fernandez, guitar Decca 470477 "Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces" | |
| Johann David Heinichen · Pastorale for Christmas Night Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Passacaille, from Suite No. 7 Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Telarc 80403 "A New Baroque" | |
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini · Pastorale in G The English Concert Archiv Produktion 435262 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| George Bizet · Deep Inside the Sacred Temple, from "The Pearl Fishers" (arr. by Benjamin Loeb) Livia Sohn, violin; Geoff Nuttall, viola; Benjamin Loeb, piano Naxos 857020 2 "Opera Fantasies for Violin" | |
| Elizabeth Poston · "Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree" American Boychoir Ocaso n/a "On Christmas Day" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · Viola Sonata in Eb, Op. 5, No. 3 (ii. Adagio cantabile) Michael Gieler, viola; Lauretta Bloomer, piano RN Classic 93008 "Hummel - Joachim - Mendelssohn" | |
| Traditional German · "O Tannenbaum" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Naxos 8.5575 85 "A Christmas Spectacular" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Anton del Forno, guitar Juston Records JRS 10 077 "Christmas Gifts" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 "Choral" (iii. Adagio molto e cantabile) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ASO Media 1007 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 9" | |
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 460400 "The Greatest Chrsitmas Show on Earth" | |
| 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" | |
| Alan Hovhaness · Symphony No. 49 "Christmas Symphony" (iv. The Star, Watchman Tell Us of the Night) Northwest Sinfonia Crystal Records 811 "Hovhaness Treasures" | |
5 am | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; City of Birmingham Symphony EMI Classics 57952 "Rutter: Gloria" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra EMI Classics 86549 "Respighi: Pines of Rome, etc." | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in D Toulouse Chamber Orchestra Albert Calvayrac, trumpet EMI Classics 65340 "Baroque, Vol. 9 - Telemann: Concertos & Sonatas" | |
6 am | |
| 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 | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Michael Torke · West, concerto for bassoon Albany Symphony Peter Kolkay, bassoon Albany 1784 "Michael Torke - Sky" | |
| Traditional · The Golden Carol Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Veni, Veni,""Midnight Clear,""O Little Town,""Silent Night" etc Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists; Boys Choir of Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Leo Delibes · Sylvia, ballet suite Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra LaserLight 15616 "Delibes: Coppelia - Gounod: Faust" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" St. Louis Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 60778 "The American Album" | |
| Traditional French · Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. by Paul Horn) Paul Horn, flutes Kuckuck 11083- 2 "Paul Horn - The Peace Album" | |
7 am | |
| Jean-Joseph Mouret · First Suite of Symphonies Paris Orchestral Ensemble Maurice Andre, trumpet EMI Classics 47140 "Baroque Suites & Concertos for Trumpets" | |
| Salamone Rossi · "Psalm 118" (I will give thee thanks) The King's Singers World Village 468052 "Sacred Bridges" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, how a rose e'er blooming American Horn Quartet; Queensland Symphony Horns MSR 1650 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals; BBC Philharmonic Jouko Harjanne, trumpet Teldec 99000 "Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa" | |
| Florence Price · Dances in the Canebreaks (arr. by William Grant Still) Chicago Sinfonietta Cedille 185 "Project W - Works by Diverse Women Composers" | |
| Bryan Kelly · Improvisations on Christmas Carols The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| 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" | |
8 am | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" University of South Dakota Chamber Singers Con Brio 21343 "Yours in Song" | |
| 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" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 82 in C "The Bear" (1st mvt.) Heidelberg Symphony Hänssler Classics 98265 "Haydn: Symphonies 82, 88, 95" | |
| Flory Jagoda · "Eight Candles" A Sephardic Chanukah counting song The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional French · Noel! Noel! Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Nigel Hess · A Christmas Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 7980 "Brahms: 4 Symphonies, etc" | |
| Traditional German · "Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht'" (While By My Sheep) Vienna Boys' Choir Capriccio 5160 "Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| George Frideric Handel - Friedrich · "Tochter Zion" (Daughter of Zion) (text by Friedrich Heinrich Ranke) (1826) Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Ensemble Capriccio 5160 "Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64 (iii. Waltz) Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 415094 "Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Mozart | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb, K. 493 (finale) Faure Quartet Dirk Mommertz, piano; Erika Geldsetzer, violin; Sascha Frombling, viola; Konstantin Heidrich, cello Deutsche Grammophon 477588 5 "Mozart: Piano Quartets" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony (i. Allegro energetico: Adeste fideles) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 855709 9 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Traditional American · Go Tell It On the Mountain (interpolated with Chopin's Funeral March, from Sonata No. 2 in bb) Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Alexander Glazunov · Carnaval, concert overture Boston Pops Orchestra RCA High Performance 74321- 9471 "Bizet-Schedrin: Carmen Ballet" | |
| Michael Isaacson · "Psalm 150" from "Aspects of a Great Miracle" Southern Chorale, University of Southern Mississippi Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional Finnish · "Elves Around the Christmas Tree" suite Tapiola Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Jorma Hynninen, baritone Ondine 828 "Jouluna Jumala Syntyi" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Sleigh Ride Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 1 in D, D.82 (1st mvt.) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Newton Classics 880203 3 "Schubert: The 10 Symphonies" | |
10 am | |
| Manuel Ponce · Balada Mexicana (Mexican Ballad) The State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra Eva Suk, piano ASV 926 "Musica Mexicana, volume 6" | |
| Traditional · "The Feast of Lights" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" (arr. by John Rutter) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Georges Bizet · L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 Toronto Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 46275 "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Ambrosian Singers Leonard Raver, Longwood Gardens organ of St. Augustine's Church, Kilberne, U.K. Columbia 40944 "The Majesty of Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Noel" Ambrosian Singers Leonard Raver, Longwood Gardens organ of St. Augustine's Church, Kilberne, U.K. Columbia 40944 "The Majesty of Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jauchzet, frohlich" from "Christmas Oratorio" Westminster Choir; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Gothic Records 47931 "Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar Carols" | |
11 am | |
| Frederic Chopin · Nocturne in c#, B 49 Seta Tanyel, piano Collins 12192 "Chopin: Sonata No. 2; Scherzo No. 4, etc." | |
| Traditional · "Light little candles" - "Who has lit these thin candles" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Anonymous 16th century Basque & Spa · "El la don don" / "Riu, riu, chiu" Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Traditional Spanish carol · "Buenos Reyes" (Good Kings) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 75 in D Cologne Chamber Orchestra Naxos 855410 9 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 74-76" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Phillips Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem (w/ Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata, op. 13 Mvt. 2) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Past Three O'Clock" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Dean Shostak, glass armonica, violin; Sue Richards, celtic harp Shostak 0131 "Dean Shostak - Glass Angels" | |
| Traditional · Good King Wenceslas, in baroque style CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Laudate Dominum (Praise the Lord), from Solemn Vespers Orchestra of St. Luke's Joshua Bell, violin Sony Classical 97779 "Joshua Bell - Voice of the Violin" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Eberhard Kraus, organ Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "Alle Jahre wieder" (Every year again) Regensburg Cathedral Choir & Orchestra Elisar 31741 "Festliche Weihnacht" | |
| Traditional German · "Christmas Joy" Vienna Boys' Choir Philips 412551 "Merry Christmas - Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| 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" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Concerto in C for Flute, Harp & Orch., K. 299 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Susan Palma, flute; Nancy Allen, harp Deutsche Grammophon 427677 "Mozart: Flute Concert No. 1; Flute & Harp Concerto" | |
| Solomon Golub · "Boruch Ate" (Blessed art Thou) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky · Sonata Natalis (Christmas Sonata) Virtuosi Saxoniae Ludwig Guttler, trumpet Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| John Antes · "What Good News!" Moramus Chorale, of Winston-Salem, NC Allison Bates, Charity Workman, clarinets; Susan Bates, organ Raven OAR-86 0 "What Good News - An Old Salem Christmas" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Musical Sleigh-ride (Musikalische Schlittenfahrt) (selections) Eduard Melkus Ensemble Archiv Produktion 427 12 2-2 "Leopold Mozart: Bauernhochzeit; Musikalische Schlittenfahr | |
1 pm | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Scherzo Waltz, from the Suite Pastorale Ulster Orchestra Chandos 8852 "Dukas: La Peri/L'Apprenti Sorcier, etc." | |
| Traditional Basque · "Gabriel's Message" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Traditional Polish · "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls (w/ Beethoven's "Pastorale" Sonata Op. 28, Mvt. 4) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in E for 2 Pianos & Orchestra (finale) Philharmonia Orchestra Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos Philips 432095 "Mendelssohn - Bruch: Concertos for 2 Pianos & Orchestra" | |
| Hugo Adler · "Hannerot Hallalu" (We kindle these lights) Carolina Chamber Chorale Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from Messiah Davidson College Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra (Live | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 88 in G La Petite Bande Erato 91499 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 88, 89, 92" | |
2 pm | |
| Francois Boieldieu · Harp Concerto in C Les Violons du Roy Valerie Milot, harp Analekta 29990 "Valérie Milot - Concertos for Harp" | |
| Michael Isaacson · "Aspects of a Great Miracle" Southern Chorale, University of Southern Mississippi Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (in the style of Bach) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Franz Danzi · Fantasia on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" from "Don Giovanni" Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra Sabine Meyer, clarinet RCA Victor Red Seal 61976 "Danzi: Flute and Clarinet Concertos" | |
| Edmund Walters · "Where Jesus Was Born" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic & Choir & St. Ambrose School Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Edmund Walters · "As Joseph Was A-Walking" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Jocelyn Bell, girl soprano Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Little One Sweet" (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
3 pm | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria · "Ave Maria" Voices of Ascension Delos 3138 "Mysteries Beyond - Songs in Praise of Mary" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Variations on One String on a Theme by Rossini ("Moses" Variations) Matt Haimovitz, cello; Itamar Golan, piano Oxingale Records 1229 "Please Welcome...Matt Haimovitz" | |
| 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" | |
| Christmas Medley · "What Child is This?; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Twelve Contredances, WoO 14 Capella Istropolitana Naxos 8.5504 33 :Beethoven: Dances" | |
| Mykola Leontovych · Carol of the Bells (arr. by Paul Libman) The Klezmonauts Satire Records 0175 "Oy to the World - A Klezmer Christmas" | |
| Traditional Scottish · Away in a Manger Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Skating, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional Filipino · Aguinaldo Carols ("In a Home" and "Respect to you, Godparents") (arr. by Saunder Choi) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD7 23 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
4 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 23 in D, K. 181 Berlin Philharmonic Sony Classical 66859 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K.364; Symphonies Nos. 23 & | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Three Choruses, from "Gloria" RV 589 The English Concert & Choir Archiv Produktion 423386 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Traditional 16th century German · "Personent hodie" (arr. Gustav Holst) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Simon Preston, organ Decca 425499 "On Christmas Night" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Capella SF Jonathan Dimmock, organ of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco Delos 3485 "Light of Gold - Capella SF Christmas" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 6 in D, Op. 60 (iii. Scherzo) Seattle Symphony Orchestra Naxos 857269 8 "Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 6; Janacek: Idyll" | |
| Traditional · "Oy Chanukah" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional English · "While Shepherds watched" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Simon Preston, organ Decca 001001 802 "The Christmas Spirit" | |
| Traditional French · Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet) Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Overture to Beatrice and Benedict Boston Symphony Orchestra RCA Papillion 6805 "Berlioz - D'Indy - Franck" | |
5 pm | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional · Brass Interlude Medley of Carols RCA Victor Brass Ensemble RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 1 in D, D.82 (1st mvt.) Failoni Orchestra, Budapest Naxos 8.5530 93 "Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Sheldon Cohen · "Halleluja Chanukah" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · See, the Conquering Hero Comes, from "Judas Maccabaeus" Finlandia Sinfonietta Finlandia 010 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Georg Joseph Vogler · "Hosianna" The Tapiola Choir Finlandia 010 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 (finale) Czech Philharmonic Alisa Weilerstein, cello Decca 001976 502 "Dvorak: Cello Concerto" | |
| Traditional African · "African Noel" (arr. Andre J. Thomas) Master Chorale of Washington Albany Records TROY 3 53 "Christmas with the Master Chorale of Washington" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy English Northern Philharmonia Naxos 8.5550 68 "English String Miniatures, vol. 2" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Matthew Martin, organ King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
8 pm | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Cello Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 33 New Philharmonia Orchestra Jacqueline du Pre, cello Warner Classics 91934 "Jacqueline Du Pré - Great Recordings" | |
| Traditional · "Chanukah Candles" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Traditional Polish · Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. by John Rutter) Sardis Presbyterian Church Sanctuary & Chapel Choirs (Charlotte, Sharon J. DeBoer, organ Sardis Presbyterian C hurc "Joy to the World" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 Guildhall String Ensemble RCA 7921 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 9-12" | |
| Traditional English 15th century · "Adam Lay Ybounden" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Carlos Guastavino · "Cancion de Navidad" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Traditional Basque · "I Saw a Maiden" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
9 pm | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · The Love for Three Oranges, suite Dallas Symphony Orchestra RCA 5168 "Prokofiev: Lietenant Kije, etc" | |
| Traditional Sephardic · "Mi ze y'malel" (Who can describe the miracles..." The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Judith Shatin · "Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin" (Plenty of Latkes) New London Children's Choir Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas (w/ Beethoven's Sonata Op. 49, No. 2, Mvt. 1) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells (w/ Beethoven's Bagatelle op. 33, No. 2) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Charles Avison · Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D (after Scarlatti) The Brandenburg Consort Hyperion 22060 "Charles Avison: 12 Concerti Grossi" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. David Cullen) Philharmonia Orchestra Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Decca 414632 "Christmas with Kiri" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Traditional Basque · "The Infant King" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Anonymous · Greensleeves and pudding pies Toronto Consort WSHU private release n/a "The Seasons of Sunday Baroque - Winter" | |
10 pm | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ronn McFarlane, lute; Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba Flowerpot Productions 012021 "A Star in the East" | |
| Samuel Barber · Sure on This Shining Night, Op. 13, No. 3 from Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte Corine Brouwer, violin; James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Edmund Walters · "Babe of Bethlehem" Chorus & Orchestra of The Choral Arts Society of Washington Naxos 8.5550 49 "A Star Over Bethlehem" | |
| Peter Maxwell Davies · Farewell to Stromness Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Andrew York, John Dearman, guitars Sony Classical 60274 "L.A.G.Q. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Coro Chamber Choir Dal Segno 600 "Coro - The Lover's Ghost" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 47 in b, Hob.XVI:32 (ii. Menuet) Paul Lewis, piano Harmonia Mundi 902371 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Joseph Schnabel · "Transeamus usque Bethlehem" (Let us journey to Bethlehem) Regensburg Cathedral Choir; Munich Resident Chamber Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K. 537 "Coronation" (ii. Larghetto) Philharmonia Orchestra Derek Han, piano Brilliant Classics BRI950 10 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Traditional Welsh lullaby · "Suo Gan" (arr. by Mack Wilberg) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Giacomo Puccini · E lucevan le stelle (And the stars were shining), from "Tosca" Richard Locker, cello; Martha Locker, piano Leggiero 518 "More Masterpieces - Richard Locker, cello" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · "Ave Maria" Hot Springs Festival Symphony Orchestra Melisa Barrick, soprano Naxos 855932 0 "Gottschalk: Complete Works for Orchestra" | |
| Cyril Scott · Lotus Land (arr. by Fritz Kreisler) Ray Chen, violin; Julien Quentin, piano Decca 002844 102 "Ray Chen - The Golden Age" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" The Choir of Westminster Cathedral IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
11 pm | |
| Henry Purcell · Three Parts on a Ground in D, Z. 731 Taverner Players Erato 2579 "Baroque Treasures" | |
| Giovanni Gabrieli · "Salvator noster" (Our Saviour) The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists Archiv Produktion 000527 102 "The Baroque Christmas Album" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Siciliano, BWV 1017 (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9259 "Stokowski's Symphonic Bach" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "Resonet in Laudibus" (Shouts of Joy) Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 (iv. Larghetto) I Musici de Montreal Chandos 9484 "Borodin: Quartet No. 2; Dvorak: Serenade" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Lisa Otto, soprano Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Georges Onslow · Symphony No. 3 in f, O. Op. (iii. Andante soave) North German Radio Philharmonic CPO 999747 "Onslow: Symphonies 1 & 3" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Christ Was Born in Bethlehem" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Ernest John Moeran · Lonely Waters Ulster Orchestra Chandos 8807 "Moeran: Violin Concerto" | |
| Dan Forrest · "There is Faint Music" Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Erik Satie · Gymnopedie No. 1 Minnesota Orchestra Reference Recordings 99 "Reveries" | |