Programs · Episode
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Myelita Melton
Aired: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Hosted by Myelita Melton
Playlist
1 pm | |
| Hector Berlioz · A Ball (waltz), from Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 San Diego Symphony Orchestra Yoav Talmi Naxos 8.553597 "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique" | |
| Traditional · "The First Noel" / Pachelbel's Canon (arr. by Michael Clawson) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) J. Don Coleman Hickory Choral Socie y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9607 "Pamela Howland - Lo, How a Rose" | |
| John Calkin · "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) (arr. by Jay Rouse) James R. Jones, piano; Nancy Hamff, flute; da Capo Brass · Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones Myers Park United Me hodi 8882956725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · The Gadfly, suite from the film (selections) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Leonid Grin Capriccio 10298 "Shostakovich: Hamlet / The Gadfly" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano · Eaken Piano Trio Naxos 8.554714 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Jonathan Dimmock, organ of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco · Capella SF Ragnar Bohlin Delos 3485 "Light of Gold - Capella SF Christmas" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Finlandia, Op. 26 Finnish Radio Symphony Jukka-Pekka Saraste RCA 7765 "Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 - Karelia Suite" | |
2 pm | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 Vienna Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan Decca 001078802 "Karajan - The Legendary Decca Recordings" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) David Pegg Sonari 0024 "Christmas with the Bel Canto Company" | |
| Traditional French · "Touro-Louro-Louro" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) David Pegg Sonari 0024 "Christmas with the Bel Canto Company" | |
| Traditional · Carol Medley (arr. by Jonathan Rathbone) Gerald Whittington, bass; John Cary, tenor; April Hill, alto; Rene Summerlin, soprano · Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) David Pegg Bel Canto Company "Christmas with Bel Canto" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Piece, Op. 65, No. 6) Leif Ove Andsnes, piano EMI Classics 94399 "Grieg: Piano Concerto; Lyric Pieces" | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier · Instrumental Carols Nos. 4 & 9 Les Violons du Roy Bernard Labadie Sono Luminus 90180 "Simphonies des Noels" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (i. Gloria in excelsis Deo; ii. Laudamus te) Sarah Fox, Deborah Norman, sopranos · Academy of Ancient Music; Choir of King's College, Cambridge Stephen Cleobury EMI Classics 89227 "100 Best Sacred Works" | |
3 pm | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "Ave Maria" The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge Christopher Robinson Nimbus 5414 "Advent Carols from St. John's" | |
| Manuel de Falla · Three Dances, from The Three Cornered Hat Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner RCA 370198 "Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 8.557099 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 2 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Decca 000994202 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 & Op. 6" | |
4 pm | |
| Traditional · "Carols for the Choirs" medley (arr. Carolyn Jennings) St. Olaf Choir & Orchestra St. Olaf Choir "He Comes To Us" | |
| Peter Warlock · Bethlehem Down, a carol for strings The City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 8.557099 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Traditional English · "Gloucestershire Wassail" The Waverley Consort Michael Jaffe Virgin Classics Veri as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (finale) Lars Vogt, piano · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle EMI Classics 56266 "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra Morton Gould RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Festive Overture, Op. 96 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra James DePreist Delos 3089 "Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Festive Suite Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle Alun Francis Helios 88028 "Baroque Christmas Music" | |
5 pm | |
| Arthur Sullivan · The Lost Chord (arr. by Ross Jungnickel) Al Hirt, trumpet · The Boston Pops Orchestra (rec. 1964) Arthur Fiedler RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2729 "Pops Goes the Trumpet (Holiday for Brass)" | |
| Arthur Sullivan · Overture to HMS Pinafore New Symphony Orchestra of London Isidore Godfrey Universal Classics 000122602 "Gilbert and Sullivan: Overtures" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Sing with Us of Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Indiana University Singing Hoosiers Erich Kunzel Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Leonard Bernstein · Three Dance Episodes, from "On the Town" St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin EMI Classics 63905 "Slatkin Conducts Bernstein" | |
| Traditional · Medley: "The holly and the ivy"; "See amid the winter snow"; "I saw three ships" Jessye Norman, soprano · Empire Chamber Ensemble; NY Chorale Society; American Boy Choir Robert De Cormier Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 (ii. Andante) Jonathan Biss, piano · Orpheus Chamber Orchestra EMI Classics 17270 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22" | |
| John Calkin · "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) (arr. by Jay Rouse) James R. Jones, piano; Nancy Hamff, flute; da Capo Brass · Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones Myers Park United Me hodi 8882956725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |