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A Catalan Carol
Program: Concierto
Aired: Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 10:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
This week on Concierto Frank Dominguez shares Brazilian Bach pieces from Villa-Lobos, a sextet by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez, and a traditional Catalan carol.
Esta semana en Concierto Frank Dominguez comparte piezas de Bach brasileños por Villa-Lobos, un sexteto por el compositor mexicano Carlos Chávez, y un villancico tradicional catalán.
Pictured: Carlos Chavez

Playlist
10 pm | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos · Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 Odense Symphony Orchestra Bridge 9129 "Villa-Lobos - Odense Symphony Orchestra" | |
| Carlos Chavez · Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Cellos, and Piano Southwest Chamber Music Ming Tsu, Piano; Steve Richard, Cello; Sebastian Toettcher, Cello; Jan Karlin, Viola; Tereza Stanislav, Violin; Lorenz Gamma, Cambria 8853 "Chavez: Chamber Works Vol 4-Southwest Chamber Music" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin) Lars Hannibal, guitar Dacapo 822690 1 "Spirits - East Meets West" | |
11 pm | |
| Franz Liszt · Funeral March and Chorus from Verdi's "Don Carlos" Alberto Reyes, piano Connoisseur Society 4187 "Franz Liszt: Paraphrases and Transcriptions of Verdi: Albe | |
| Luis de Milan · Fantasia No. 31 Jacob Heringman, lute Avie 0011 "The Art of the Lute Player: Jacob Heringman" | |
| Luis de Milan · Pavana No. 1 in a Jacob Heringman, lute Avie 0011 "The Art of the Lute Player: Jacob Heringman" | |
| Juan Garcia de Zespedes · "Hermoso amor" (Beauteous love) The Rose Ensemble The Rose Ensemble 6 "Celebremos El Nino - Christmas Delights from the Mexican B | |
| Ruperto Chapi y Lorente · String Quartet No. 1 in G Brodsky Quartet Autor 0701 "Brodsky Quartet: Ruperto Chapi Complete Quartets" | |
12 am | |
| Eduard Poldini · Dancing Doll Philip Martin, piano Helios 55410 "The Maiden's Prayer and other gems from an old piano stool | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Michele Mangani · The Dancing Doll Seunghee Lee, clarinet; Evan Solomon, piano Seunghee Lee 888174 4593 "Hidden Treasures" | |
| Franz Schubert · String Quartet No. 14 in d, D.810 "Death and the Maiden" Tokyo String Quartet Peter Oundjian, Kikuei Ikeda, violins; Kazuhide Isomura, viola; Sadao Harada, cello Vox Classics 7207 "Schubert Quartets" | |
| Josquin Des Prez · "Ave Maria" The Waverley Consort CBS Masterworks 34554 "A Renaissance Christmas Celebration with the Waverly Conso | |
| Johann David Heinichen · Pastorale for Christmas Night Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
1 am | |
| Christian Sinding · Rustle of Spring Iceland Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5570 17 "Norwegian Classical Favourites" | |
| Karl Jenkins · "Sleep, Child of Winter" from Stella Natalis Marylebone Camerata; Tenebrae; Adiemus Singers Alison Balsom, trumpet EMI Classics 88648 "Karl Jenkins: Stella Natalis" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98 London Philharmonic Orchestra Warner Classics 935652 1 "Brahms: Symphonies" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Von Himmel hoch" (From heaven on high) Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
2 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218 Philharmonia Orchestra Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin EMI 62826 "Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 4" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional Polish · Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, "American" Cypress String Quartet Cecily Ward, Tom Stone, violins; Ethan Filner, viola; Jennifer Kloetzel, cello Avie 2304 "The American Album - The Cypress String Quartet" | |
3 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Hungaroton 133 "Handel: 4 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| John Rutter · Angel's Carol Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 4 in Bb, Op. 60 Orchestra of the 18th Century Philips 442156 "Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies" | |
4 am | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford Harry Meehan, organ Avie 2345 "Carols from Queen's" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford Harry Meehan, organ Avie 2345 "Carols from Queen's" | |
| Edward Elgar · Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 452853 "Elgar: Enigma Variations" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in D for 3 Violins, BWV 1064 Amsterdam Bach Soloists Rainer Kussmaul, Henk Rubingh, Thomas Hengelbrock, violins Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
| Traditional · Angels Rejoice! medley Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
5 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 30 in C "Allelujah" Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8.5507 57 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 30, 55 & 63" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (i. Gloria in excelsis Deo; ii. Laudamus te) Academy of Ancient Music; Choir of King's College, Cambridge Sarah Fox, Deborah Norman, sopranos EMI Classics 89227 "100 Best Sacred Works" | |
| Herbert Howells · "A Spotless Rose" Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC St. Mary of the Hills "O Sapientia" | |
| Eric Ewazen · Down a River of Time Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Andrea Gullickson, oboe Cala 1037 "Down a River of Time" | |
| Traditional · Suite of English Carols (Deck the Halls, Coventry, First Noel) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
6 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Violin Sonata a 5, HWV 288 The English Concert Simon Standage, violin Archiv Produktion 415291 2 "Handel: Alexander's Feast; Oboe Concertos"" | |
| Traditional · "Medley of Christmas Songs" Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Ch Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Bassoon Concerto in Bb, K. 191 Nieuw Sinfonietta, Amsterdam Ronald Karten, bassoon Brilliant Classics 111616 7 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Traditional Medley · What Child is This?; Coventry Carol Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Fum, Fum, Fum Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Romance in f, Op. 11 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Christian Tetzlaff, violin Ondine 1279 "Dvorak: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy" | |
7 am | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in D for Corno da caccia (Hunting Horn) Philharmonic String Soloists Uwe Komischke, corno da caccia Koch Schwann 312372 "Konzerte fur Corno da caccia" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 4 in c, D.417, "Tragic" (finale) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Deutsche Grammophon 423653 "Schubert: Symphonien Nr. 3 & 4" | |
| Jonathan Rathbone · Carol Medley Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
| Traditional English · "The Yorkshire Wassail Song" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Chris Coletti · Bach's Bells Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Frantisek Xaver Dusek · Symphony in Bb Helsinki Baroque Orchestra Naxos 857268 3 "Dussek: Four Symphonies" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to the Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
8 am | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Wedding Cake, Caprice-Waltz, Op. 76 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jean-Philippe Collard, piano EMI Classics 49757 "Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 1,etc." | |
| Manuel de Falla · Dance of the Miller's Wife; Fandango, from The Three-Cornered Hat Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Musicmasters 60097 "The Ballerinas" | |
| Christmas Medley · "O Sanctissima; Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Fum, Fum, Fum; March of the Kings" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| John Garth · Cello Concerto in Bb, Op. 1, No. 2 The Avison Ensemble Richard Tunnicliffe, cello Divine Art 25059 "John Garth: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-6" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls; O Tannenbaum London Symphony Orchestra Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Oboe Concerto in d, Op. 9, No. 2 Guildhall String Ensemble Malcolm Messiter, oboe RCA Victor Red Seal 60224 "Baroque Oboe Concertos" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Gustav Holst | |
| Gustav Holst · St. Paul's Suite (selections) City of London Sinfonia Chandos 2026 "An Introduction to Gustav Holst" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Veni, Veni,""Midnight Clear,""O Little Town,""Silent Night" etc Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists; Boys Choir of Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Flute Concerto in Bb, Wq. 167 Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute Sony 44690 "CPE Bach: The Complete Flute Concertos" | |
| Traditional English · The Cherry Tree Carol Mark O'Connor, violin; Brent Mason, guitar and friends OMAC Records 16 "An Appalachian Christmas" | |
| Traditional Catalan · "Carol of the Birds" Live at St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC, December 6, 20 Christine Van Arsdale, harp & voice | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Quartet No. 1 in g, Op. 25 (iv. Gypsy Rondo) (arr. for orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg) Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 807668 "Lutoslawski - Brahms" | |
10 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Chorale: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme" (Sleepers Awake) BWV 140 English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir Archiv Produktion 431809 "Bach: Cantatas BWV 140 & 147" | |
| Traditional · Three German Carols (In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Hark the Herald...) (arr. by Carl Della Peruti) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Piano Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 25 London Mozart Players Howard Shelley, piano Chandos 9215 "Mendelssohn Piano Concertos 1 & 2"" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Sing Unto God" from "Judas Maccabaeus" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Benjamin Hutto, organ Christ Church, Charlo tte "Hymns and Anthems - Christ Church, Charlotte" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "See, the conquering hero comes;" March; "Sing Unto God" from "Judas Maccabaeus" U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Brian Asawa, countertenor; Guy de Mey, tenor Harmonia Mundi 290737 4 "Handel: Judas Maccabaeus" | |
| Michael Haydn · Symphony No. 26 in G (P16) London Mozart Players Chandos 9352 "Michael Haydn: Symphonies" | |
11 am | |
| Victor Herbert · "Toyland" The Abbey Road Ensemble Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano EMI Classics 56176 "Our Christmas Songs for You" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Dag Wiren · Serenade for Strings, Op. 11 Stockholm Sinfonietta BIS 285 "A Swedish Serenade" | |
| Leo Delibes · Sylvia, ballet suite Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra LaserLight 15616 "Delibes: Coppelia - Gounod: Faust" | |
| Alfred Burt · "Caroling, Caroling" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Opera Orchestra Philips 412551 "Merry Christmas - Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Roman Carnival Overture Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80595 "Classics at the Pops" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Overture to The Impresario Vienna Philharmonic Decca 430207 "Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor" | |
| William Billings · "Bethlehem" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 807453 "The Cherry Tree - Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas" | |
| William Billings · "Judea" (A Virgin Unspotted) Taverner Consort Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento No. 11 in D, K. 251 "Nannerl Septet" New Bach Collegium Musicum Brilliant Classics 111616 7 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Johann Abraham Schulz · "Thou Child Divine" (Music for Moravian Christmas "Lovefeast") Boston Baroque Telarc 80482 "Lost Music of Early America - Music of the Moravians" | |
| Ferdinand Doubravsky · "Rise up oh Shepherds" Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czech Radio Mixed Choir Salome Losova, soprano Praga 250019 "Bohemian Christmas Pastoral Songs" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Alleluia," from "Exsultate, jubilate" K. 165 Orchestra of St. Luke's Kathleen Battle, soprano Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento No. 12 in Eb, K. 252 Consortium Classicum EMI Classics 69392 "Mozart - Serenades & Divertimenti" | |
1 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 6, No. 7 The English Concert Archiv Produktion 001923 802 "Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings" | |
| Traditional Irish · "The Wren Song" The Baltimore Consort Custer LaRue, soprano Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional French & English · "Il est ne, le divin enfant"; "Patapan"; "On Christmas Night" (Sussex Carol) Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano WSHU "The Seasons of Sunday Baroque - Winter" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Sonatina in G, Op. 100 Anthony Marwood, violin; Susan Tomes, piano Helois 55365 "Dvorak" Music for Violin and Piano" | |
| Gustav Holst · Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, from The Planets The Halle Orchestra Hyperion 67270 "The Planets" | |
2 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 92 in G "Oxford" London Symphony Orchestra LSO Live 702 "Haydn Symphonies" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Sing with Us of Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Indiana University Singing Hoosiers Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Variations on "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" WoO 46 Live at Lugano, Switzerland, June 22, 2014 Mischa Maisky, cello; Martha Argerich, piano Warner Classics 550557 "Martha Argerich & Friends - Live from Lugano 2014" | |
| Traditional English · "Coventry Carol" The Sixteen Hyperion 66263 "Christmas Music from Medieval & Renaissance Europe" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
3 pm | |
| Georges Enescu · Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 47283 "Passport to Eastern Europe" | |
| Traditional · Carol of the Bells; We Three Kings Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 855471 4 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Traditional American · Go Tell It On the Mountain Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Richard Wagner · Overture to Tannhauser Philharmonia Zurich Accentus 102 "Wagner: Preludes & Interludes" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jauchzet, frohlich" from "Christmas Oratorio" Westminster Choir; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Gothic 47931 "Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar Carols" | |
| Michael Haydn · Flute Concerto in D (MH 81) Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Istvan-Zsolt Nagy, flute Nimbus 5392 "M & J Haydn: 2 Flute Concertos; Symphony" | |
4 pm | |
| Henry Charles Litolff · Scherzo, from Concerto Symphonique No. 4 San Francisco Symphony Yuja Wang, piano San Francisco Symph 60 "Masterpieces in Miniature" | |
| Enrique Granados · Spanish Dances Nos. 7-9 (orch. by Rafael Ferrer) Barcelona Symphony & Catalonia National Orchestra Naxos 855595 6 "Granados: Spanish Dances" | |
| Paul McCartney · "Wonderful Christmastime" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Meredith Willson · "It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas" (arr. by Alexander L'Estrange) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" Elmer Iseler Singers / Canadian Brass Philips 426835 "Canadian Brass - The Christmas Album" | |
| George Gershwin · An American in Paris Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Live February, 2017) Analekta 9299 "Alain Lefevre - JoAnn Falletta" | |
| Traditional · Branles; Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Patapan Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
5 pm | |
| Marin Marais · The Bells of St. Genevieve Trio Sonnerie Monica Huggett, violin; Emilia Benjamin, viola da gamba; James Johnstone, harpischord Linn Records 434 "La Gamme" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dance No. 4, Op. 72 Chamber Orchestra of Europe Teldec 81038 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Lift up your heads" from "Messiah" The Brandenburg Consort; The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Brilliant Classics 92463 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional English · "Gloucestershire Wassail" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Rosamunde, Overture & incidental music Chicago Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 415137 "Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" The New London Orchestra Hyperion 67067 "American Light Music Classics" | |
| Traditional Medley · March of the Kings; Patapan Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
6 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 "Prague" English Chamber Orchestra Warner Classics 846382 4 "Mozart: Complete Symphonies" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Stephen Orton, cello Collegium Records 121 "Christmas Day in the Morning" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Oboe Concerto in Bb, Op. 7, No. 3 Philharmonia Orchestra John Anderson, oboe Nimbus 7027 "Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto, etc." | |
9 pm | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Emile Waldteufel · The Skaters' Waltz Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 1410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Oboe d'amore Concerto (movements from Cantata BWV 209) (arr. by Andreas Tarkmann) The English Concert Albrecht Mayer, oboe d'amore Decca 001404 102 "Voices of Bach" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Woodwinds BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Eugene D'Albert · Cinderella Suite, Op. 38 MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Naxos 573110 "D'Albert: Aschenputtel Suite" | |
10 pm | |
| Armas Maasalo · The Bells of Christmas La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Claude Debussy · Arabesque Nos. 1 & 2 Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Nancy Allen, harp RCA Victor Red Seal 60198 "Romance: Debussy, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns, Satie" | |
| John Williams · Going To School, from "Memoirs of a Geisha" Yo-Yo Ma, cello; John Williams, piano Sony Classical 702668 "Yo-Yo Ma: Appassionato" | |
| Manuel de Falla · Asturiana Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Sandra Rivers, piano EMI Classics 54576 "It Ain't Necessarily So" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 52 in c (ii. Andante) The English Concert Archiv Produktion 429400 "Haydn: Symphonien Nr. 43, 51, 52" | |
| James R. Murray · "Away in a manger" Cambridge Singers & Orchestra Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Giuseppe Giordani · Caro mio ben Budapest Strings LaserLight 15 673 "Classical Journey, vol. 8 - Italy" | |
| Ignaz Pleyel · Cello Concerto in C (ii. Adagio) Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin Ivan Monighetti, cello Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1599 "Haydn - Pleyel: Cello Concertos" | |
| Modest Mussorgsky · Prelude to Khovanshchina (Dawn over the River Moscow) The Cleveland Orchestra Sony Classical 93019 "Mussorgsky; Rimsky-Korsakov" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Pas de Deux, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Franz Schubert · Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb, Op. 100, D.929 (ii. Andante con moto) Marlboro Music Festival (recorded live July 13, 2008) Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Soovin Kim, violin; David Soyer, cello Marlboro Recording So ciet 80001 "Live From the Marlboro Music Festival" | |
11 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Mandolin Concerto in C, RV 425 (ii. Largo) Venice Baroque Orchestra Avi Avital, mandolin Deutsche Grammophon 002262 702 "Avi Avital - Vivaldi" | |
| Heinrich Ignaz Biber · Partia No. 1 in d (v. Sarabande) Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv Produktion 474965 "Biber: Harmonia Artificiosa" | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Henry Purcell · Three Parts on a Ground in D, Z. 731 Taverner Players Erato 2579 "Baroque Treasures" | |
| Jules Massenet · The Last Sleep of the Virgin from "La Vierge" New Symphony Orchestra of London Decca 000703 002 "Peaceful Adagios" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Prelude in e, Op. 28, No. 4 (Variation) Chad Lawson, piano; Judy Kang, violin; Rubin Kodheli, cello Hillset Records 564051 9782 "Chad Lawson - The Chopin Variations" | |
| Louis Spohr · Grand Nonet in F, Op. 31 (iii. Adagio) Vienna Berlin Wind Ensemble & string quartet Deutsche Grammophon 427640 "Spohr - Martinu: Nonets" | |
| Franz Gruber - Traditional · "Silent Night" - "Sleep, Little Jesus" Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Bob Chilcott · "Mid-Winter" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Agustin Barrios · Choro da Saudade (Choro of Longing) Danny Masters, guitar "Cancion" | |
| George Walker · Lyric for Strings Chicago Sinfonietta Cedille Records 061 "African Heritage Symphonic Series, vol. 2" | |
| Erik Satie · Gymnopedie No. 2 Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5538 43 "Berceuse - Music of Peace and Calm" | |