Programs · Episode
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 @ 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 · Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin · English Chamber Orchestra Salvatore Accardo EMI Classics 47005 "J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos" | |
| 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" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Telarc 80657 "Russian Nights" | |
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 | |
| Mikhail Glinka · Overture to "Ruslan and Ludmilla" Malmö Symphony Orchestra James DePreist BIS 570 "Malmo Symphony Orchestra - James DePreist" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento in D, K. 136 (1st mvt.) Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra, Mannheim Florian Heyerick Brilliant Classics BRI95010 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (i. Gloria in excelsis Deo) The English Concert & Choir Trevor Pinnock Archiv Produktion 437834 "Gloria - Vivaldi; Corelli - A. Scarlatti" | |
| 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" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55 "Eroica" (iii. Scherzo) Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel Deutsche Grammophon 001686902 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 3" | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Troika, from Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60 Boston Pops Orchestra John Williams Philips 426247 "Pops a la Russe" | |
8 am | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 1 in D, D.82 (finale) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 423652 "Schubert: Symphonien Nr. 1 & 2 | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Concerto in D, Hob.XVIII:11 (finale) Martha Argerich, piano · London Sinfonietta Martha Argerich Denon 7322 "Beethoven - Haydn: Piano Concertos" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz, from "Eugene Onegin" Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Sir Colin Davis Philips 422845 "Tchaikovsky - Ballet Music" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Billy Childs | |
| Richard S. Willis / Edmund H. Sear · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Christian Lane, organ of the Memorial Church, Harvard University · The Copley Singers Brian Jones Gothic Records 49283 "I Wonder as I Wander Out Under the Sky" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Waltz in Eb, Op. 18 "Grande valse Brillante" Alice Sara Ott, piano Deutsche Grammophon 001388002 "Alice Sara Ott - Chopin: Complete Waltzes" | |
9 am | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in f, Op. 73 (finale) Jonathan Cohler, clarinet · Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Jonathan Cohler Ongaku 024126 "Cohler - Weber" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Piano Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 22 (finale) Andre Watts, piano · Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Yoel Levi Telarc 80386 "Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic & Choir & St. Ambrose School Choir Edmund Walters Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Edmund Walters · "The Carol Singers" Jocelyn Bell, girl soprano · Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Edmund Walters Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Water Music Suite in F (selections) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 435390 "Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Rondo alla Turca, K. 331 Julian Lloyd Webber, cello · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Nicholas Cleobury Philips 416698 "Travels With My Cello" | |