Programs · Episode
Friday, December 6, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Friday, December 6, 2024 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in A, RV 353 Benjamin Hudson, violin · Clarion Music Society Newell Jenkins Newport Classic 60076 "Hidden Masterpieces of the Baroque, vol. 2" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Symphony No. 1 in C Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra John Georgiadis Naxos 8.550928 "Weber Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Pavane, Op. 50 Branford Marsalis, soprano saxophone · English Chamber Orchestra; Tallis Chamber Choir Andrew Litton Sony 42122 "Romances for Saxophone" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Vocalise Branford Marsalis, soprano saxophone · English Chamber Orchestra Andrew Litton Sony 42122 "Romances for Saxophone" | |
| arr. by M. Sherrill Kelsey · What Child is This?; Away in a Manger Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Medley (arr. by Charity Book Putnam) Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
6 am | |
| Adolphe Adam · Overture to "If I Were King" Munich Radio Orchestra Kurt Redel Pierre Verany 78610 "French Overtures" | |
| Claude Debussy · Images oubliees Steven Osborne, piano Hyperion 68390 "Debussy: Early and Late Piano Pieces" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 5 Vienna Philharmonic Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 410615 "Brahms: Hungarian Dances" | |
| Traditional English · Gloustershire Wassail Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Sarah Voynow, harp · Chanticleer; Chanticleer Holiday Orchestra Joseph Jennings Rhino Records 284988 "Chanticleer: Let It Snow" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 (finale) Janos Starker, cello · London Symphony Orchestra Antal Dorati Mercury Living 432001 "Janos Starker: Dvorak; Tchakiovsky; Bruch" | |
7 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 2 I Solisti Italiani Denon 6305 "Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11 (finale) Yundi Li, piano · Philharmonia Orchestra Andrew Davis Deutsche Grammophon 000823602 "Chopin - Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 83 in g "The Hen" (1st mvt.) Handel & Haydn Society Harry Christophers Coro 16139 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 83" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck · "Evening Prayer" from Hansel and Gretel Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano · Orchestra of St. Luke's Andre Previn Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano · Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir Andre Previn Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Noble and Sentimental Waltzes Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nezet-Seguin EMI Classics 66342 "Ravel: Ballet & Dance Music" | |
8 am | |
| Claude Debussy · Petite Suite (orch. by Henri Busser) Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra JoAnn Falletta BeauFleuve 9286303572 "Rhapsody" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Christ Was Born in Bethlehem" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) David Pegg Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Jay Livingston · Silver Bells Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry · Flute Concerto in C Marc Grauwels, flute · European Community Chamber Orchestra Dimitri Demetriades Helios 55035 "The Concerto in Europe" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 "Polish" (finale) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Gilbert Levine Telarc 80454 "Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto; Tchakikovsky: Symphony No. 3" | |
| Alun Hoddinott · Folksong Suite Royal Ballet Sinfonia Andrew Penny Marco Polo 225048 "Welsh Classical Favorites" | |
9 am | |
| Gabriel Pierne · Ramuntcho (Overture on Popular Basque Themes) BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena Chandos 10633 "Gabriel Pierné - Orchestral Works" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (O Tannenbaum; Holy Night; The Christmas Tree is a Beautiful Tree) Gerhard Bunk, organ · Bielfeld Children's Choir Friedrich Oberschelp EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Domenico Cimarosa · Concerto in G for 2 Flutes & Orch. Jean-Pierre Rampal, Shigenori Kudo, flutes · Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra Jean-Pierre Rampal Sony Classical 45930 "Concertos for Two Flutes" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Dances, WoO 17 (attributed to Beethoven, 1819) Berlin Chamber Orchestra Helmut Koch Berlin Classics 0091312 "The Unknown Beethoven: Vol. I" | |