Programs · Episode
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Queen Mab Scherzo, from Romeo and Juliet The Cleveland Orchestra Pierre Boulez Deutsche Grammophon 000130102 "Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Warner Classics 955 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Suites" | |
| Traditional German · O Sanctissima (O du Frohliche) Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · Here We Go A-Wassailing Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Violin Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96 (finale) Midori, violin; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Warner Classics 5054197215 "Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21 (1st mvt.) Konrad Skolarski, piano · Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra JoAnn Falletta Beau Fleuve 99850 "Treasures of Poland" | |
6 am | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony in G, Wq. 182, No. 1 Capella Istropolitana Christian Benda Naxos 8.553285 "C.P.E. Bach: 'Hamburg' Symphonies, Wq. 182" | |
| Gustav Holst · St. Paul's Suite (selections) City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox Chandos 2026 "An Introduction to Gustav Holst" | |
| Traditional English · I Saw Three Ships (interpolated with Haydn's "Allegro in F") Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Phillips Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem New Century Saxophone Quartet Channel Crossings 4698 "A New Century Christmas" | |
| Alexander Borodin · String Quartet No. 2 in D (ii. Scherzo: Allegro) Borodin String Quartet Onyx 4002 "Borodin Quartet - 60th Anniversary" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 9 Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Janos Rolla Hungaroton 133 "Handel: 4 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 83 (finale) Stephen Hough, piano · BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis Virgin Classics 61412 "Brahms: Piano Concertos" | |
7 am | |
| Richard Strauss · Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb, Op. 11 Barry Tuckwell, horn · London Symphony Orchestra Istvan Kertesz Decca 000624902 "The Art of Barry Tuckwell" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 Janice Martin, violin · Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra Jirà Malat TNC Recordings 1509 "Romantic Gems" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (i. Gloria in excelsis Deo) The English Concert & Choir Trevor Pinnock Archiv Produktion 437834 "Gloria - Vivaldi; Corelli - A. Scarlatti" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from "Messiah" Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 6928631410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Magnificat anima mea" (My spirit magnifies) from Magnificat, BWV 243 Geddchtniskirche, Stuttgart, Germany Helmut Rilling Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297 "Paris" Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman Apex 7490452 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 31, 41" | |
8 am | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Concerto in F for 2 Oboes, Op. 9, No. 3 Heinz Holliger, Maurice Bourgue, oboes · I Musici Philips 426449 "Albinoni: 6 Concerto for Oboe" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: William Banfield | |
| William Banfield · Symphony No. 6 "Four Songs for Five American Voices" (i. If Bernstein Wrote It) Akron Symphony Orchestra Alan Balter Telarc 80409 "American Voices - The African American Composers' Project" | |
| Giving Tuesday 2025 Guest - Chris Ahearn, Davidson Community Foundation | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (arr. by Mack Wilberg) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC); Chamber Orchestra (Live, C J. Don Coleman Hickory Choral Socie y "Hickory Choral Society 35th Season Christmas Concert 2012" | |
| Gioacchino Rossini · Overture to William Tell New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein Sony 37240 "William Tell - Favorite Overtures" | |
9 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Concerto No. 7 in F, Hob.XVIII:7 Hae-won Chang, piano · Camerata Cassovia Robert Stankovsky Naxos 8.550713 "Haydn: Piano Concertos" | |
| Traditional · "Medley of Christmas Songs" Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano · Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Ch Andre Previn Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trumpet & Violin Concerto in D, TWV 53:D5 Martin Patschneider, trumpet; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin · Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra (Los Angeles) Martin Haselbock NCA 60194 "Telemann: Concerti" | |
| Edward Elgar · Cello Concerto in e, Op. 85 (finale) Inbal Segev, cello (Francesco Ruggieri, 1673) · London Philharmonic Orchestra Marin Alsop Avie 2419 "Anna Clyne: Dance; Elgar: Cello Concerto" | |