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Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
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Host Mike McKay brings you the best classical music to start your day.
Playlist
5 am | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48 Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano Cedille 207 "Here With You - The Brahms Sonatas" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Royal Promenade Orchestra ProArte 841 "Christmas at the Pops" | |
| Alonso Lobo · "Gloria" from Missa Beata Dei genitrix Maria Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312 "Stile Antico - A Spanish Nativity" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 21 in A Toronto Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8.5576 57 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 18-21" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional · Angels Rejoice! medley Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
| Franz Schubert · Piano Sonata in A, Op. 120, D.664 (finale) Sarah Beth Briggs, piano Avie 2418 "The Austrian Connection" | |
6 am | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64 (finale) Cleveland Orchestra (rec. Oct. 23, 1959) Sony Classical 63281 "Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture and Orchestral Masterpieces" | |
| Albert Hague · You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Michael Chertock, piano Telarc 80485 "Christmas Goes to the Movies" | |
| 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 | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Violin Concerto in D, Op. 9, No. 7 Clarion Music Society Benjamin Hudson, violin Newport Classic 60076 "Hidden Masterpieces of the Baroque, vol. 2" | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" (1st mvt.) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Jonathan Rathbone · Carol Medley Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Symphony in Bb, Op. 35, No. 6, G.514 European Community Chamber Orchestra Hyperion 66156 "The Symphony in Europe, 1785" | |
7 am | |
| Kirke Mechem · "Seven Joys of Christmas" selections Peninsula Women's Chorus (Palo Alto, CA) Location 1001 "Alleluia Psallat - The Joy of Christmas" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80657 "Russian Nights" | |
| Herbert Howells · "A Spotless Rose" Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC St. Mary of the Hills "O Sapientia" | |
| Traditional English · "The Cherry Tree Carol" The Beggar Boys (recorded live 12/12/2010 St. Alban's Episcopal Abigail Haynes Lennox, soprano; Larry Young, Michael Albert, Henry Lebedinsky n/a "A Celtic Christmas Live with the Beggar Boys" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Ballet music from "Idomeneo" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Avie 2159 "Mozart: Symphony No. 40" | |
| Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari · Overture to The Inquisitive Women Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin Berlin Classics 009177 2 "Wolf-Ferrari: Ouvertüren und Intermezzi; Streicherserenad | |
8 am | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in D for 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes & Orch. The English Concert Mark Bennett, Michael Harrison, Nicholas Thompson, trumpets; Paul Goodwin, Lorraine Wood, oboes Archiv Produktion 439893 "Telemann Suites" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Rejoice Greatly" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Rachel Redmond, soprano Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Piano Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 25 London Mozart Players Howard Shelley, piano Chandos 9215 "Mendelssohn Piano Concertos 1 & 2"" | |
| Sheldon Cohen · "Chanukah is Here" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Johann Backofen · Clarinet Concerto in Bb, Op. 3 (1st mvt.) Southwest German Radio Orchestra Dieter Klöcker, clarinet CPO 77706 5 "Backofen: Clarinet Concertos" | |
9 am | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Symphony No. 2 in a, Op. 55 Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Pentatone 518615 7 "Saint-Saëns: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy English Northern Philharmonia Naxos 8.5550 68 "English String Miniatures, vol. 2" | |
| Traditional West Indies · The Virgin Mary Had Baby Boy, in style of Bach Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "In dulci jubilo" Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Mark O'Connor · Johnny Appleseed, suite (iv. The Life and Times of Johnny Appleseed) Colorado Symphony Orchestra Mark O'Connor, violin; Bryan Sutton, guitar OMAC Records 8 "Mark O'Connor: Double Violin Concerto" | |
| Richard Strauss · Oboe Concerto (1st mvt.) Berlin Philharmonic Hansjorg Schellenberger, oboe Deutsche Grammophon 429750 "Mozart - Bellini - Strauss: Oboe Concertos" | |