Programs · Episode
Monday, December 23, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Monday, December 23, 2024 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Henry Purcell · King Arthur, suite Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Thomas Hengelbrock Dhm Deutsche Harmoni 7723 "Purcell - Instrumental Music" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Skating, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Steve Nelson - Jack Rollins · Frosty the Snowman Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| 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 Dallas Wind Symphony Jerry Junkin Reference Recordings 126 "Horns for the Holidays" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Sleeping Beauty, ballet suite Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko Avie 2139 "Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music" | |
| Traditional · Jolly Old St. Nicholas (in style of Bach & Vivaldi) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Breiner Naxos 8.550301 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional · While Shepherds Watched (in the style of Bach) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Peter Breiner Naxos 8550670 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (in baroque style) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Breiner Naxos 8.550301 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
6 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Sonata No. 13 in Bb, K. 333 (1st mvt) Fazil Say, piano Warner Classics 557666 "Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas" | |
| Johann Pachelbel · Canon and Gigue London Baroque Charles Medlam BIS 1135 "Christmas Music" | |
| Traditional French & English · "Il est ne, le divin enfant"; "On Christmas Night" (Sussex Carol) Sandra Simon, soprano · Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Jeannette Sorrell Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Jeannette Sorrell Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" Sandra Simon, soprano · Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Jeannette Sorrell Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Concerto in C for Trumpet, 3 Oboes, Bassoon & B.c. Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet · Tafelmusik Jeanne Lamon Sony Classical 53365 "Music for Trumpet & Orchestra" | |
| Zamir Bavel · "Hanukkah Light" Kansas City University Symphony Orchestra & Choirs Simon Carrington ZB Publishing 7837072719 "Hannukkah Music for Your Holiday Concert" | |
| Traditional · Three French Carols (Ding Dong, O Come Emanuel, Angels We Have Heard on High) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Robert Schumann · Symphony No. 1 in Bb, Op. 38 "Spring" (finale) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Robin Ticciati Linn Records 450 "Schumann: Symphonies" | |
7 am | |
| Richard S. Willis / Edmund H. Sear · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional · Brass Interlude Medley of Carols RCA Victor Brass Ensemble Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 "From the New World" (finale) Curtis Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach Ondine 1141 "Dvorak - Hindemith" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · "Rise Up Shepherd" Laurie Zerger, soprano; Eric Stumpf, tenor; Robin Daye, alto; Sid Oakes, bass; Adam Ward, piano · Close Quarters (from the First United Methodist Church of Salisb Adam Ward "Rise Up Shepherd..." | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Benjamin Hutto Christ Church, Charl tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional · Angels Rejoice! medley Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15 (finale) Horacio Gutierrez, piano · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Andre Previn Telarc 80252 "Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| Traditional · "My father lit candles for me" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| L. Leslie Loth · A Christmas Eve Fantasy (arr. by L. Leslie Loth) L. Leslie Loth, AMPICO reproducing piano (rec. 1928) Lyrichord 6012 "A Piano Christmas in the 1920's" | |
8 am | |
| Traditional · Christmas Carols for Strings (arr. by Marc Belanger) I Musici de Montreal Yuli Turovsky Chandos 9098 "Tchaikovsky: Children's Album; L. Mozart: Toy Symphony" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 27 (finale) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart Pentatone 5186153 "Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2" | |
| Traditional · "Stronghold, rock of my deliverence" (arr. by Robert Applebaum) Chicago a cappella Cedille 225 "Miracles of Miracles - Music for Hanukkah" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "In dulci jubilo" James Galway, flute · Munich Radio Orchestra John Georgiadis RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Traditional French · "Masters in this Hall" Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Craig Jessop Telarc 80552 "A Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in Ab for 2 Pianos & Orchestra (finale) Anthony & Joseph Paratore, 2 pianos · Rias Symphony Orchestra Uros Lajovic Brilliant Classics 94212 "A Mendelssohn Portrait" | |
| Thomas Pastatieri · "Alleluia" Thomas Hampson, baritone · Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Hugh Wolff Teldec 9031-73135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" Thomas Hampson, baritone · Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Hugh Wolff Teldec 9031-73135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet rejoicing) Thomas Hampson, baritone · Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Hugh Wolff Teldec 9031-73135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
9 am | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Overture to "A Night in Venice" Vienna Philharmonic (Live New Year's Concert 2016) Mariss Jansons Sony 517480 "New Year's Concert 2016" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals; BBC Philharmonic Robin Stapleton Teldec 99000 "Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa" | |
| Traditional French · March of the Kings Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional · Wassail Song; All Through the Night Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, acoustic bass; Chris Thile, mandolin Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted" from "Messiah" John Mark Ainsley, tenor · The Brandenburg Consort Stephen Cleobury Brilliant Classics 92463 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 103 in Eb "Drum Roll" (1st mvt.) Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox Chandos 0655 "Haydn: London Symphonies, Volume 1" | |
| Hugo Chaim Adler · "Maoz Tsur" (O Mighty Stronghold) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional English tunes · Medley: "I Saw Three Ships," "First Noel," "Holly and the Ivy" Kathleen Battle, soprano · Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists Leonard Slatkin Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Traditional Filipino · Aguinaldo Carols ("In a Home" and "Respect to you, Godparents") (arr. by Saunder Choi) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD723 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
| Cesar Franck · Symphony in d (finale) Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra Roberto Benzi Naxos 8572944 "Great Romantic Symphonies" | |