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Program: Classical Music with Myelita Melton
Aired: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
Hosted by Myelita Melton
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Calming classics for your weekday afternoons.
Playlist
1 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Snowflakes, from The Nutcracker Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Cincinnati Children's Choir Telarc 80674 "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Favorite Selections" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" recorded 12/03/10 Frank Portone, tenor; J. Michael Grant, organ of St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2010" recorded 12/03/10 St. J | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge George Hill, treble; Henry Websdale, organ King's College Choir KGS003 6 "The Centenary Service - A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carol | |
| Georges Bizet · Children's Games, Op. 22 (orchestrations by Bizet, Hershey Kay & Roy Douglas) San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference Recordings 131 "Bizet: Symphony; Jeux d'enfants" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 The Sixteen Orchestra Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV 208 Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67331/ 2 "Saint-Saens: The Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra" | |
2 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 Philadelphia Orchestra (recorded 4/10/60) RCA 888837 3716 "Ormandy Conducts Tchaikovsky" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Rejoice Greatly" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony Orchestra Kathleen Battle, soprano EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Franz Schubert · Piano Trio No. 1 in Bb, Op. 99, D.898 (finale) Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello Decca 455685 "Schubert Piano Trios" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (arr. by Robert Rice) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Felix Bernard / Dick Smith · "Winter Wonderland" (arr. by Alexander L'Estrange) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Emil Nikolaus Reznicek · Overture to Donna Diana New York Philharmonic (Live at Avery Fisher Hall, 12-31-1988) Sony 44942 "Domingo at the Philharmonic" | |
3 pm | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" VOCES8 Decca 002074 002 "VOCES8 - Eventide" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067 Berlin Baroque Soloists Emmanuel Pahud, flute EMI Classics 57111 "Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, etc." | |
| Edward Pola / George Wyle · It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Bach's Air) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Antonio Salieri · Concerto in C for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Anthony Camden, oboe; Peter Lloyd, flute Naxos 8.5547 72 "Italian Oboe Concertos, vol. 2" | |
4 pm | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 6 in E, Wq.182 Camerata Salzburg Profil 08018 "CPE Bach: Symphonies; Harpsichord Concerto" | |
| Traditional English · "Wonder Tidings" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Washington Master Chorale Susan Robinson, harp; Stephen Nicholas Key, oboe Acis 63682 "This Endris Night - Christmas with the Washington Master C | |
| 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" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Summer" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Francisco Fullana, violin Avie 2485 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Ronn McFarlane, lute; Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba Flowerpot Productions 012021 "A Star in the East" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Skating, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" The New London Orchestra Hyperion 67067 "American Light Music Classics" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15 (finale) Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Live concert, January 1993) Ivan Moravec, piano Sono Luminus 92109 "Dallas Symphony Orchestra: The Eduardo Mata Years" | |
5 pm | |
| 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" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Timothy Brown, horn Hänssler Classic 98316 "Mozart Horn Concertos" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Overture to The Beautiful Galatea Vienna Philharmonic Sony 44932 "Suppe: Overtures" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Still, Still, Still Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Night Medley (arr. by Angela Morley) Boston Pops Orchestra Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 3 in C, Wq.182 C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Capriccio 10106 "CPE. Bach: Six Symphonies for Strings" | |