Programs · Episode
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Program: The Early Shift with Ted Weiner
Aired: Thursday, December 4, 2025 @ 12:00 am
Hosted by Ted Weiner
Playlist
12 am | |
| John Novacek · Reflections on "Shenandoah" The Five Browns RCA Victor Red Seal 711322 "The Five Browns: Browns in Blue" | |
| Gustav Holst · "Christmas Day" (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) J. Michael Grant, organ; Irene Pointen, mezzo-soprano · Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) (recorded Dec. 3, 2010 at St. Joh Robert Pritchard n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2010" recorded 12/03/10 St. John's | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 8 in b "Unfinished" D.759 Berlin Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan Deutsche Grammophon 001038602 "Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9" | |
| Francois Boieldieu · Harp Concerto in C Marielle Nordmann, harp · Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Jean-Pierre Rampal Sony Classical 58919 "Boieldieu; Parish Alvars; Viotti: Harp Concertos" | |
1 am | |
| Edvard Grieg · Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 Ulster Orchestra Vernon Handley Chandos 8524 "Grieg: Symphonic Dances" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars · San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Ma Mere l'Oye (Mother Goose) suite Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink Pentatone 5186167 "Ravel: Daphnis & Chloé Suites; Bolero" | |
2 am | |
| Johann Baptist Georg Neruda · Trumpet Concerto in Eb Jens Lindemann, trumpet; Jonathan Crow, Mark Fewer, violins; Douglas McNabney, viola; Carole Sirois, cello; Joel Quarrington, Marquis 81347 "The Classic Trumpet" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "Ave Maria" The Sixteen Harry Christophers Decca 001083602 "A Mother's Love - Music for Mary" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Sonata in F Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Andre Previn, piano Deutsche Grammophon 001253300 "Mendelssohn - Anne-Sophie Mutter" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Act II ballet music from "Alcina" English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Warner Classics 469620 "Handel: Ballet Music" | |
3 am | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67 New York Philharmonic (Live at David Geffen Hall, Oct. 2015) Jaap van Zweden Decca 002795602 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7" | |
| Traditional English · "While Shepherds watched" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Richard Marlow Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Richard Marlow Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Erik Satie · Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6 Fazil Say, piano Warner Classics 573655 "Debussy: Preludes Book I" | |
4 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Winter" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Amelia Piscitelli, violin · Camerata Chicago Drostan Hall DMD Classics 03152019 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker (Miniature Overture; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; Russian Dance) Jeffrey Biegel, piano Steinway & Sons 30005 "A Steinway Christmas Album" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 Ab Koster, natural horn · Tafelmusik Bruno Weil Newton Classics 8802160 "Mozart: Horn Concertos" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 Appassionata Chamber Orchestra Daniel Myssyk Fidelio 36 "Dvorak - Suk: Czech Serenades" | |