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Program: The Early Shift with Ted Weiner
Aired: Friday, December 20, 2024 @ 12:00 am
Hosted by Ted Weiner
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Host Ted Weiner keeps you company during the wee hours seven days a week. Enjoy a great variety and engaging selection of classics throughout the night.
Playlist
12 am | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Quartet in d, from Musique de table Capella Savaria Pal Nemeth Hungaroton 12779 "Bach: Suite in B Minor; Telemann" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers John Rutter Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Nancy Allen, harp · Empire Brass EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 "Egyptian" Stephen Hough, piano · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo Hyperion 67331/2 "Saint-Saens: The Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet rejoicing) Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "There is no rose" Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
1 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Rudolf Scheidegger, harpsichord; Hans-Martin Linde, flute; Herbert Hoever, violin · Linde Consort Hans-Martin Linde Virgin Classics Veri as 61154 "JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Richard Marlow Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3017 "A Christmas Concert for Brass" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Richard Marlow Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Fantastic Toyshop (ballet after themes by Rossini) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Philips 420485 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, La Boutique Fantasque, Gli U | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Michael Chertock, piano Telarc 80485 "Christmas Goes to the Movies" | |
| Traditional · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (w / What Child is This?) Michael Chertock, piano Telarc 80485 "Christmas Goes to the Movies" | |
2 am | |
| Kurt Weill · The Threepenny Opera Suite (Mack the Knife; The Instead-of Song; The Ballad of the Easy Life) Orchestra of St. Luke's Julius Rudel Musicmasters 60164 "Kurt Weill" | |
| Traditional English · "The Wassail Song" RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Birds Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Philips 420485 "Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances; La Boutique Fantasque; Gli Ucc | |
| Traditional English · Adeste Fideles (in the style of Vivaldi) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Breiner Naxos 8.550301 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Winter" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Gil Shaham, violin · Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 439933 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Karl Goldmark · The Queen of Sheba, ballet music Hungarian States Opera Orchestra Adam Fischer Hungaroton 058 "Ballet Spectaculars from Operas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216 Viktoria Mullova, violin · Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Viktoria Mullova Philips 470292 "Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4" | |
3 am | |
| Brian Joyce · Hear Ye Newes Today (Christmas medley) Andra Bohnet, flute · Silverwood Quartet Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Joaquin Rodrigo · Fantasia para un gentilhombre (Fantasy for a Gentleman) Sharon Isbin, guitar · Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Lawrence Foster Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |
4 am | |
| Samuel Scheidt · O Little One Sweet (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV 208 Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Piano Concerto in G Yundi Li, piano · Berlin Philharmonic Seiji Ozawa Deutsche Grammophon 001017502 "Prokofiev - Ravel: Piano Concertos" | |
| Richard Strauss · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb Eric Ruske, horn · IRIS Chamber Orchestra Michael Stern Albany Records 782 "The Romantic Horn Concerti" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El Noi de la Mare (arr. by Jack Marshall) Christopher Parkening, guitar EMI Classics 47194 "Christopher Parkening: In the Spanish Style" | |