Programs · Episode
Monday, December 8, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Monday, December 8, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Johann Stamitz · Orchestral Trio No. 2 in A, Op. 1 New Zealand Chamber Orchestra Donald Armstrong Naxos 8.553213 "Johann Stamitz: Orchestral Trios, vol. 1" | |
| Vincent D'Indy · Souvenirs, Op. 62, Poem for Orchestra Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra James DePreist Koch International 7280 "D'Indy: Symphony No. 2; Souvenirs" | |
| Christmas Medley · "O Sanctissima; Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Fum, Fum, Fum; March of the Kings" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Robert Shaw Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Quartettsatz (Quartet movement) D.703 Hagen Quartet Deutsche Grammophon 419171 "Schubert: String Quartets" | |
6 am | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Suite from "Rigoletto" (arr. by Erich Kunzel & Crafton Beck) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Telarc 80364 "Verdi Without Words" | |
| Leon Jessel · Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Herbert Clair, Edgar Fairchild, AMPICO reproducing piano Lyrichord 6012 "A Piano Christmas in the 1920's" | |
| Fritz Kreisler · Toy Soldiers' March Fritz Kreisler, AMPICO reproducing piano Lyrichord 6012 "A Piano Christmas in the 1920's" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Erin Helyard, harpsichord; Sophie Lariviere, transverse flute; Oliviere Brault, violin · Ensemble Caprice Matthias Maute Analekta 299967 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Daniel Hughes Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 9 in C Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Adam Fischer Nimbus 5321 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 9, 12, 13 & 40" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional English · "Gloucestershire Wassail" The Waverley Consort Michael Jaffe Virgin Classics Veri as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Spanish Dance, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 1 in Bb, K. 207 Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin · Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner EMI Classics 54302 "Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1; Sinfonia Concertante" | |
| Traditional · "My father lit candles for me" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony (1st mvt.) The City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 8.557099 "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 Timothy Reynish Chandos 9697 "British Wind Band Classics" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in G, K. 455 (L. 209) Vladimir Horowitz, piano Sony Classical 53457 "Horowitz: The Complete Masterworks Recordings, vol. 1" | |
8 am | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dances Nos. 1-3, Op. 72 Chamber Orchestra of Europe Nikolaus Harnoncourt Teldec 81038 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · How Brightly Beams the Morning Star Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" & "Hallelujah" from "Messiah Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mack Wilberg Mormon Tabernacle 5023338 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 (1st mvt.) Vienna Philharmonic Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 423590 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5" | |
| Howard Blake · "Walking in the Air" from "The Snowman" Sam Oliver, treble · London Philharmonic Orchestra Pieter Schoeman LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El Noi de la Mare (What shall we give to the Son of the Virgin?) Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars · ensemble conducted by Barlow Bradford Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Gustav Holst · A Winter Idyll Ulster Orchestra JoAnn Falletta Naxos 8572914 "Holst: Cotswolds Symphony" | |
9 am | |
| John Foster · "While shepherds watched their flock" Taverner Consort, Choir & Players Andrew Parrott Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra David Hill Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 6 (finale) Hilary Hahn, violin · Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Eiji Oue Deutsche Grammophon 000718802 "Paganini - Spohr: Violin Concertod" | |
| Alexander Olshanetsky · "Adonai Z'kharanu" (The Lord is mindful of us...) (arr. by Neil Levin) Cantor Moshe Haschel · New London Children's Choir; Schola Hebraeica Neil Levin Naxos 8.559410 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · March, from The Nutcracker Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 41 in A, Hob.XVI:26 Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Hyperion 67710 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11 (1st mvt.) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Kurt Masur Pentatone 5186188 "Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2" | |