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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 @ 9:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
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Frank Dominguez shares gentle classics to relax and refresh your spirit each weeknight.
Playlist
9 pm | |
| Frederic Chopin · Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22 Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Eldar Nebolsin, piano Naxos 857233 6 "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2" | |
| 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" | |
| Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry · Flute Concerto in C European Community Chamber Orchestra Marc Grauwels, flute Helios 55035 "The Concerto in Europe" | |
| Gustav Holst · In the Bleak Mid-Winter Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9611 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Pamela Howland" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Julvisa (Christmas Song) La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| 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" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Little Suite from the Anna Magdalena Notebook (arr. by Thomas Frost) Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 89847 "Baroque Masterpieces" | |
10 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Reed Flutes, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Duke Ellington · Mood Indigo Philharmonic Chamber Soloists, String Quartet Bridge 9439 "Strings in Swingtime" | |
| Wayne Barlow · The Winter's Passed Chamber Orchestra of Rome Lawrence Sobol, clarinet Kenwest Records 508 "American Miniatures" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 (iii. Campanae parisienses; Aria) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suites - Trittico Bottic | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Violin Concerto No. 4 in G, Hob.VIIa:4 (ii. Adagio) Sejong Soloists Gil Shaham, violin Canary Classics 8 "Haydn - Mendelssohn" | |
| Carl Stamitz · Clarinet Concerto in Eb (ii. Adagio) Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Laszlo Horvath, clarinet Hungaroton 11954 "Molter, J. Stamitz, C. Stamitz - Clarinet Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Muzio Clementi · Piano Sonata in g, Op. 8, No. 1 (ii. Andante cantabile) Ian Hominick, piano MSR 1475 "Muzio Clementi - Piano Sonatas" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Little Bird; To Spring (Lyric Pieces, Op. 43, Nos, 4 & 6) Ronan O'Hora, piano Intersound 2814 "Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor - Lyric Pieces" | |
| Edouard Lalo · Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 (iv. Andante) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Joshua Bell, violin Decca 000444 802 "Joshua Bell - Lalo; Saint-Saëns; Chausson" | |
| Johann Svendsen · Romance in G, Op. 26 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin Deutsche Grammophon 449923 "Violin Romances" | |
| Traditional · "Patapan" (Willy take your little drum!) Westminster Choir Westminster Choir 1009 "Noel | |
11 pm | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Darmstadt Overture in a, TWV 55:a2 (iii. Italian Air) Rebel Matthias Maute, recorder Sono Luminus 90302 "Telemann alla polacca" | |
| Silvius Leopold Weiss · Tombeau (for the death of Mr. Comte de Logy) Goran Sollscher, 11-string guitar Deutsche Grammophon 474815 2 "Göran Söllscher - Eleven String Baroque" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Flute Concerto in D, RV 427 (ii. Largo) I Solisti Veneti James Galway, flute RCA 7928 "Vivaldi - 6 Concertos" | |
| Traditional English 15th century · "Adam Lay Ybounden" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| John Field · Nocturne No. 7 in C Miceal O'Rourke, piano Chandos 8719 "John Field: The Complete Nocturnes" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" American Boychoir Ocaso n/a "On Christmas Day" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Concerto in a for Violin, Cello & Orch., Op. 102 "Double Concerto" (ii. Andante) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam Itzhak Perlman, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello EMI Classics 49486 "Brahms: Double Concerto. etc." | |
| Richard Wagner · Romanza Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin; Robert Koenig, piano Sono Luminus 90268 "Heartbreak - Romantic Encores for Violin" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" Regensburg Cathedral Choir James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Carolus Antonius Fodor · Symphony No. 2 (iii. Andante dolce) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra NM Classic 92085 "Dutch Symphonies" | |
| Franz Tausch · Double Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Bb (ii. Adagio) English Chamber Orchestra Thea King, Nicholas Bucknall, clarinets Helios 55188 "Tausch & Sussmayr Clarinet Concertos" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Minuet, from String Quintet in E, Op. 13, No. 5 Mischa Maisky, cello; Daria Hovora, piano Deutsche Grammophon 439863 "Cellissimo" | |
12 am | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Concert Variations on "O Tannenbaum" Jennifer Hoult, harp CD Baby 2005 "The Eve of Christmas - Christmas Music of Carlos Salzedo" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel New Century Saxophone Quartet Channel Crossings 4698 "A New Century Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 "Waldstein" Nelson Freire, piano Decca 000882 402 "Beethoven: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297 "Paris" English Baroque Soloists Philips 420 93 7-2 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31 & 34" | |
1 am | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Sursum Corda MSR 1485 "Welcome Yule!" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" Sursum Corda MSR 1485 "Welcome Yule!" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto a due cori No. 2 in F Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 455709 "Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional American · "The Glory Manger" Washington Men's Camerata Patrick McMahan, tenor Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 5 in Bb, D.485 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam Deutsche Grammophon 427645 "Schubert: Symphonien Nos. 5 & 8" | |
2 am | |
| Traditional French · Ding Dong Merrily The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional Shetland Islands · Christmas Day in the Mornin' The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional English · A Wassail Tune (Chestnut) The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 Berlin Philharmonic Mstislav Rostropovich, cello Deutsche Grammophon 471620 "Rostropovich - Master Cellist, legendary recordings 1956-1 | |
| Traditional English · "Here we come a-wassailing" Clare College Singers & Orchestra EMI 69950 "Carols from Clare" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" (arr. by John Rutter) Clare College Singers & Orchestra EMI 69950 "Carols from Clare" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" Clare College Singers & Orchestra EMI 69950 "Carols from Clare" | |
3 am | |
| Anton Bruckner · Symphony No. 7 in E (iii. Scherzo) Chicago Symphony Orchestra CSO Resound 901706 "Bruckner: Symphony No. 7" | |
| Traditional · "Lullaby Medley" (arr. Mary Sallee) St. Olaf Choir St. Olaf Choir "He Comes To Us" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" St. Olaf Choir & Orchestra "He Comes To Us" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Concerto in a for Violin, Cello & Orch., Op. 102 "Double Concerto" Chicago Symphony Orchestra Isaac Stern, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony Classical 45999 "Brahms - Berg - Stern - Abbado" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
4 am | |
| Kirke Mechem · "Seven Joys of Christmas" selections Peninsula Women's Chorus (Palo Alto, CA) Location 1001 "Alleluia Psallat - The Joy of Christmas" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in d for Violin, Piano & String Orchestra Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gidon Kremer, violin; Martha Argerich, piano Deutsche Grammophon 427338 "Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin & Piano" | |
| Traditional French · Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional German · O Sanctissima (O du Frohliche) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Rondo in C, K. 373 English Chamber Orchestra Cho-Liang Lin, violin Sony Classical 44913 ""Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2" | |
5 am | |
| Claude Debussy · Arabesque No. 1 Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano Naxos 8.5558 00 "Debussy: Clair de lune and other piano favourites" | |
| Enrique Granados · Spanish Dance No. 7, Op. 37 (Valenciana) Stephen Marchionda, guitar MD&G 903200 9 "Granados: La guitarra poetica" | |
| 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" | |
| John Field · Piano Concerto No. 6 in C London Mozart Players Miceal O'Rourke, piano Chandos 10468 "Field: The Piano Concertos" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
6 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Aria (Air on the G-String) (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9259 "Stokowski's Symphonic Bach" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 60 in C, Hob.XVI:50 (1st mvt.) Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Bridge 9438 "Haydn: Sonatas & Concertos" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Christmas Time is Here, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9606 "Carols For a Blue Christmas" | |
| William Billings · A virgin unspotted Small - Torres Guitar Duo Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · March, from The Nutcracker Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Oboe Concerto in Eb, Wq. 165 The English Concert Paul Goodwin, oboe Archiv Produktion 431821 "CPE Bach, Mozart, Lebrun: Oboe Concertos" | |
| Irving Berlin · "White Christmas" (arr. by Steven Baker) The Ten Tenors; City of Prague Philharmonic 558516 "The Ten Tenors - Our Christmas Wish" | |
| John Rutter · "Donkey Carol" Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Choir of the Arts Educational School, Tring Park Royal Philharmonic 28560 "The Christmas Album" | |
7 am | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 60700 "Fiedler's Favorite Marches" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony (i. Allegro energetico: Adeste fideles) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 855709 9 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Five Bagatelles, Op. 47 Domus Virgin Classics 59245 "Martinu - Suk - Dvorak" | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Cello Concerto in G, RV 413 Collegium Musicum Zurich Mstislav Rostropovich, cello Deutsche Grammophon 000818 002 "Vivaldi, Tartini, Boccherini: Cello Concertos - Rostropov | |
| Aaron Copland · El Salon Mexico Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Argo 440639 "Copland: Billy the Kid - Rodeo" | |
8 am | |
| Leopold Mozart · Trumpet Concerto in D English Chamber Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Sony Classical 93084 "The London Concert" | |
| Henry Thomas Smart · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. Charles Forsberg) St. Olaf Choir St. Olaf Choir "St. Olaf Christmas Festival - 2000" | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 (1st mvt.) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Hänssler Classic 98187 "Brahms Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2"" | |
| arr. Elizabeth DiSavino · Suite of Mediaeval Carols Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony (finale) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento No. 7 in D, K. 205 Capella Istropolitana Naxos 8.5501 08 "Mozart: 3 Salzburg Symphonies" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Scherzo 1 | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55 "Eroica" (iii. Scherzo) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Analekta 9150 "Beethoven: 9 Symphonies" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (Vom Himmel Hoch; In dulci jubilo; Josef, liber Josef mein) Bielfeld Children's Choir Gerhard Bunk, organ EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Aram Khachaturian · Masquerade Suite Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra ASV 773 "Khachaturian - Ippolitov-Ivanov - Tjeknavorian | |
| Jules Massenet · Cinderella, ballet music from the opera Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Brilliant Classics 94355 "Jules Massenet: Ballet Suites" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings" The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford Myles Hartley, organ Classica Communicatio ns 1020 "Christmas From Oxford" | |
| Georg Joseph Vogler · "Hosianna" The Tapiola Choir Finlandia 010 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Wachet auf" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra & Singers Koch International 7673 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
10 am | |
| Pablo de Sarasate · Concert Fantasy on Mozart's "The Magic Flute" Op. 54 Navarra Symphony Orchestra Tianwa Yang, violin Naxos 857227 5 "Sarasate: Music for Violin & Orchestra - 3" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Philharmonia Orchestra; London Voices Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Decca 414632 "Christmas with Kiri" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62 German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen Virgin 45364 "Beethoven: Overtures" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Concerto in C for Trumpet, 3 Oboes & Bassoon Philharmonia Orchestra John Wallace, trumpet Nimbus 7012 "Vivaldi Concerti & Baroque Trumpet Music" | |
| Hugo Alfven · Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil" Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Vox Classics 10015 "Kodaly - Alfven - Enescu" | |
| Traditional Ukrainian · Carol of the Bells Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 66087 "The Music of Christmas" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 66087 "The Music of Christmas" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Julianne Markavitch, piano Julianne Markavitch 642973 7028 "Noel" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Eaken Piano Trio Con Brio 21345 "Eaken Trio: Most Wonderful Time" | |
11 am | |
| Frederic Chopin · Polonaise in A, Op. 40, No. 1 "Military" Cyprien Katsaris, piano Sony Classical 53967 "Chopin: Polonaises" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 31 in D "Hornsignal" (i. Allegro) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Linn Records 500 Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 31, 70, 101" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker, ballet selections Boston Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 445775 "Mad About Kids' Classics" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Royal Fireworks Music The English Concert Deutsche Grammophon 002403 602 "The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Renee Fleming, soprano Decca 000519 302 "Sacred Songs" | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Festive Overture, Op. 96 Philadelphia Orchestra EMI Classics 54803 "Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 5 u.a." | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 6 in Bb, K. 238 (finale) Suedama Ensemble David Greilsammer, piano Naive 5149 "Mozart: Early Piano Concertos" | |
| Joseph Eybler · Overture Geneva Chamber Orchestra CPO 777104 "Eybler: Symphonies 1 & 2" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb, K. 495 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Eric Ruske, horn Telarc 80367 "Mozart: Horn Concerti" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Toy Symphony Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Decca 458595 "Classics for Children" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 3 in C, K. 285b Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Isaac Stern, violin; Alexander Schneider, viola; Leonard Rose, cello Sony 42601 "Mozart: Complete Flute Quartets" | |
1 pm | |
| Richard Strauss · Whipped Cream Waltz, from the ballet, "Whipped Cream" Detroit Symphony Orchestra Chandos 9606 "Strauss: Suite from Schlagobers, etc." | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying" from Cantata BWV 140 Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Hector Berlioz · Roman Carnival Overture Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Erato 94809 "The Ultimate Overtures Collection" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Flute Concerto in A, Wq. 168 The Feinstein Ensemble Martin Feinstein, flute Black Box 1019 "CPE Bach Flute Concertos" | |
| Nigel Hess · A Christmas Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Variations on Handel's "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes" WoO 45 Matt Haimovitz, cello; Christopher O'Riley, fortepiano Pentatone 186475 "Beethoven, Period." | |
2 pm | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 8 in b "Unfinished" D.759 Camerata Salzburg Profil 8019 "Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Oboe Concerto No. 3 in g, HWV 287 London Harpsichord Ensemble Sarah Francis, oboe Unicorn-Kanchana Reco rds 9153 "Handel Oboe Concertos & Sonatas" | |
| James Horner / Will Jennings · My Heart Will Go On, from "Titanic" (arr. by Michael Starobin) La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28733 "Silence, on joue! A Time for Us" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Angels we have heard on high Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
3 pm | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Violin Concerto No. 2 in b, Op. 7 "La Campanella" (finale) Moscow Chamber Orchestra Ilya Grubert, violin Chandos 9492 "Paganini Violin Concertos 1 & 2" | |
| Traditional French · Il Est Ne; Masters in This Hall; Noel Nouvelet Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Felix Bernard · Winter Wonderland (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Three Airs, from Overture-Suite in D, TWV 55:D1 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Monica Huggett, Alison Bury, violins; Ku Ebbinge, oboe; Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet Erato 75394 "Telemann: Tafelmusik" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (text by Josef More) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Traditional English · The Cherry Tree Carol Mark O'Connor, violin; Brent Mason, guitar and friends OMAC Records 16 "An Appalachian Christmas" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · English Folk Song Suite Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble Chandos 9697 "British Wind Band Classics" | |
4 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin BR Klassik 900512 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| 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" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 88 in G Tafelmusik Sony Classical 66253 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 88, 89, 90" | |
| Traditional Appalachian · "Lovely Child, Holy Child" Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) 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 | |
| William Billings · "Shepherd's Carol" (Shiloh) The Choir of The Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter, Belmont, "Holy Comforter Christmas" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 (1st mvt.) San Francisco Symphony Olli Mustonen, piano Decca 444518 "Grieg - Chopin: Piano Concertos" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 Moscow Chamber Orchestra Nina Kotova, cello Philips 462612 "Nina Kotova" | |
5 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in A for 2 Violins, RV 519 (Op. 3, No. 5) The English Concert Simon Standage, Miles Golding, violins Archiv Produktion 423094 "Vivaldi: L'Estro Armonico" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ambrosian Singers Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 432546 "Amazing Grace" | |
| Richard Strauss · Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 47626 "Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra" | |
| George Gershwin · Rhapsody in Blue BBC Symphony Orchestra Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Decca 428419 "Jean-Yves Thibaudet: The Movie Album" | |
| 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 | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80461 "Angels on High - A Robert Shaw Christmas" | |
6 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Serenade No. 10 in Bb, K. 361 "Gran Partita" Amadeus Winds L'Oiseau-Lyre 421437 "Mozart: Serenade in Bb, K. 361" | |
| 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" | |
9 pm | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for String Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Claude Debussy · Images, Book II Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Hyperion 67920 "Debussy: Images - Preludes" | |
| Anonymous 17th century English · "The Old Year Now Away is Fled" (Greensleeves) Parthenia, A Consort of Viols Julianne Baird, soprano MSR 1365 "As It Fell On A Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Chris | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" (arr. by Steven Baker) The Ten Tenors; City of Prague Philharmonic 558516 "The Ten Tenors - Our Christmas Wish" | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Sony Classical 63275 "Prokofiev: Symphonies 1 & 5; Lt. Kije Suite" | |
10 pm | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 (iii. Siciliana) (arr. for harp by Grandjany) Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 69070 "A Celebration for Harp" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Symphony No. 5 in D (iii. Romanza) London Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 55487 "Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, etc." | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 (ii. Larghetto) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik Media 1023 "Beethoven: Symphonies 1- 4" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Sinfonia concertante in Bb for Violin, Cello, Oboe & Bassoon, Hob.I:105 (ii. Andante) Berlin Philharmonic Toru Yasunaga, violin; Georg Faust, cello; Jonathan Kelly, oboe; Stefan Schweigert, bassoon EMI Classics 94237 "Haydn: Symphonies 88-92" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Mazurka in a, KKIIb/4 "Notre Temps" Garrick Ohlsson, piano Hyperion 44351 "The Complete Piano Works of Frédéric Chopin" | |
| 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 | |
| Karl Goldmark · Andante, from Cello Sonata in F, Op. 39 Christoph Stradner, cello; Charles Owen, piano Dorian Discovery 80145 "Turn of the Century Cello" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Aquarium, from Carnival of the Animals London Sinfonietta Pascal Roge, Cristina Ortiz, pianos Decca 458595 "Classics for Children" | |
11 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 (ii. Largo) English Chamber Orchestra Eduardo Fernandez, guitar Decca 470477 "Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Little One Sweet" (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals; BBC Philharmonic Teldec 99000 "Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Flute Sonata in e, BWV 1034 (iii. Andante) Susan Rotholz, flute; Kenneth Cooper, fortepiano Bridge 9115 "Bach - Sonatas for Flute and Fortepiano" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Violin Concerto in Bb (i. Largo) Collegium Musicum 90 Simon Standage, violin Chandos 0661 "Telemann - Ouverture Comique" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Il est ne, le Divin Enfant!; Gavotte Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 120, No. 1 (ii. Andante un poco Adagio) Jon Manasse, clarinet; Jon Nakamatsu, piano Harmonia Mundi 907430 "Brahms: Sonatas Op. 120" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Swans, from Act II of Swan Lake Philadelphia Orchestra Sony 42252 "Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Prelude to Act II of "Don Carlos" Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 457627 "Verdi: Overtures & Preludes" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb, K. 450 (ii. Andante) English Chamber Orchestra Murray Perahia, piano Sony 191411 2 "Mozart: Piano Concertos" | |
| Michael Haydn · Symphony No. 23 in D (P43) (ii. Andantino) Bournemouth Sinfonietta Vox Box 5020 "Michael Haydn: 8 Symphonies" | |
| Ignaz Pleyel · String Quartet in G (Prussian Quartet No. 2) (ii. Adagio) Pleyel Quartet, Cologne CPO 777777 "Pleyel: Prussian Quartets Nos. 1-3" | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" New Philharmonia Chorus EMI 69715 "Ave Maria" | |