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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 19, 2022 @ 8:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
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Frank Dominguez shares gentle classics to relax and refresh your spirit each weeknight.
Playlist
8 pm | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Beau Fleuve n/a "Light in a Time of Darkness" | |
| Samuel Adler · To Celebrate a Miracle University Of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Wind Symp Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional Medley · Joy to the World; In dulci jubilo; Silent Night London Symphony Orchestra Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529 The Brook Street Band Rachel Harris, Farran Scott, violins; Carolyn Gibley, harpsichord; Tatty Theo, cello Avie 2199 "JS Bach: Trio Sonatas" | |
| Francisco Grau Vegara · "Mensaje de Paz" (Message of Peace) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD7 23 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
| Cheryl Camm · "Alleluia! Into the Light" (a miner's carol) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD7 23 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
9 pm | |
| Johannes Brahms · Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 (orch. by Edmund Rubbra) Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 63287 "Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| arr. by Daniel Hughes · Medley of Carols (Deck the Hall; Ding, Dong Merrily on High; Carol of the Bells) The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" (arr. by Mack Wilberg) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square; Bells Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Five Pieces, Op. 75 (The Trees) Havard Gimse, piano Naxos 8.5553 63 "Sibelius: Piano Music Volume 4" | |
| Dan Forrest · "The Work of Christmas" Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional Spanish · To a Virgin Meek and Mild (arr. by Anna Laura Page) Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Alfred Burt · "O Hearken Ye" Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) (rec. 12/03/10 St. John's Baptist n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2010" | |
10 pm | |
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco · Concerto Italiano, Op. 31 (ii. Arioso) Southwest German Radio Orchestra, Baden-Baden & Freiburg Tianwa Yang, violin Naxos 573135 "Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concertos" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Splendid Jewel" Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 (i. Italiana) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suites" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) (text by Josef Mohr) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Sonata No. 13 in Bb, K. 333 (ii. Andante cantabile) Heidi Lowy, piano Musicians Showcase 1040 "Heidi Lowy: Mozart Piano Sonatas, Volume IV" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa; "There were shepherds..."..."Glory to God" from Messiah Academy of Ancient Music; Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxfo Judith Nelson, soprano (recititives) Deutsche Grammophon 001493 002 "The Complete Christmas Celebration" | |
| Richard S. Willis / Edmund H. Sears · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Luther Henderson and his Orchestra Eileen Farrell, soprano Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Wilhelm Stenhammar · Sentimental Romance No. 1 Swedish Chamber Orchestra Tobias Ringborg, violin Naxos 8.5542 87 "Swedish Romantic Violin Concertos" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Edouard Lalo · Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 (iv. Andante) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Shlomo Mintz, violin Brilliant Classics 94070 "Lalo; Vieutemps; Saint-Saëns" | |
| Traditional French · Il est ne, le divin enfant Washington Saxophone Quartet Americus 201110 60 "Tis the Season" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in g, BWV 1056 (ii. Largo) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Itzhak Perlman, violin EMI Classics 47073 "J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos" | |
| William Byrd · "Rorate caeli" (Drop down, heavens...) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 807517 "Puer natus est - Tudor Music for Advent and Christmas" | |
| Pietro Locatelli · Concerto Grosso in Eb, Op. 4, No. 10 (i. Adagio) Concerto Cologne Teldec 94551 "Locatelli: Concerti Grossi" | |
| Giovanni Maria Nanino · "Hodie nobis caelorum Rex" (Today our heavenly King) Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Cesar Franck · Piano Concerto No. 2 in b, Op. 11 (ii. Adagio) Nouvel Symphony Orchestra of the Belgian Radio & TV Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, piano Koch Schwann 311 11 1 "Franck: Concerto & Variations" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet rejoicing) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
| Franz Liszt · Liebestraum (Love's Dream) No. 3 Yundi Li, piano Deutsche Grammophon 000085 102 "Yundi Li - Liszt" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Behold, a rose is blooming Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Kosei 2811 "Fanfare and Allegro" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 442530 "English Idyll" | |
| Sidney Lanier · Blackbirds Paula Robison, flute; Samuel Sanders, piano Pergola 1034 "By the Old Pine Tree" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Heavenly Father" (Ave Maria) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Columbia Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 35958 "Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Ultimate Christmas Collection | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in f, K. 19 (L. 383) Dubravka Tomsic, piano PMG 160 10 6 "Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas" | |
12 am | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" I Musici Philips 434110 "Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 3 in C, K. 285b Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Christoph Poppen, violin; Harioff Schlichtig, viola; Jean-Guihen Queryras, cello EMI Classics 56829 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Adoration of the Magi, from Three Botticelli Pictures Virginia Symphony "Holiday Favorites" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (O Tannenbaum; Holy Night; The Christmas Tree is a Beautiful Tree) Bielfeld Children's Choir Gerhard Bunk, organ EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Samuel Barber · Adagio for Strings Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 000851 802 "Grand Prix - Gershwin, Barber, Copland" | |
1 am | |
| Traditional · "American Songs" Christmas medley 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 · Concerto in G for 2 Guitars, RV 532 Camerata Bern Goran Sollscher, guitars Deutsche Grammophon 415487 "Vivaldi Guitar Concertos" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Aram Khachaturian · Adagio, from the ballet "Spartacus" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 47348 "Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh" | |
2 am | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick / Traditiona · Away in a Manger; Friendly Beasts Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Harold Darke · In the Bleak Mid-Winter Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| 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" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 London Symphony Orchestra Decca 000692 002 "Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9" | |
| Franz Schubert · Ave Maria Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8602 "Christmas Classics for Guitar" | |
| Traditional English · Greensleeves Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8602 "Christmas Classics for Guitar" | |
3 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Sinfonia, from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. by Philip Ledger) Choir of King's College, Cambridge EMI Classics 86082 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · In dulci jubilo (In sweet jubilation), BWV 729 Montreal Festival Wind Orchestra Marquis 81375 "Bach in the Wind" | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Christmas Concerto, Op. 8, No. 6 La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 2 in c, Op. 17 New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 47631 "Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Traditional German · "While By My Sheep" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (arr. D. Overton) · 6 Christmas Pieces Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
4 am | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Cello Concerto No. 9 in Bb, G.482 Padua & Veneto Chamber Orchestra David Geringas, cello Claves 8814 "Boccherini 12 Concerti per Violoncello" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (iii. Laudamus te) Concerto Italiano Anna Simboli, Alena Dantcheva, sopranos Naive 30485 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Gloria sing all our voices" from Cantata BWV140 Westminster Choir Daniel Beckwith, organ Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Gloria in excelsis" from Great Mass in c, K. 427 Berlin Philharmonic; Vienna Singverein Deutsche Grammophon 000573 902 "Mozart: Great Mass in c-minor" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 63 in C "La Roxelane" Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8.5507 57 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 30, 55 & 63" | |
| Traditional German · In dulci jubilo Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Traditional 16th century English · To Drive the Cold Winter Away Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
5 am | |
| Fritz Kreisler · Violin Concerto Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin Deutsche Grammophon 439933 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music EMI Classics 68156 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on Greensleeves Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 0094 "Holiday Classics" | |
| Michael Davis · "Sing, Choir of Angels" (medley) The Mormon Tabernacle Choir; The Candian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 64 in A "Tempora Mutantur" (Times are Changed) Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Nimbus 5590 "Haydn Symphonies Nos. 55 - 69" | |
| Herbert Howells · "A Spotless Rose" Choir of Winchester Cathedral Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Traditional · "Pat-a-Drummer" (Patapan & Drummer Boy) (arr. by Katherine K. Davis) Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Staatskapelle Dresden Philips 000994 902 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
6 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Rob Roy Overture San Diego Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5509 99 "Berlioz: Overtures" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Violin Concerto No. 4 in E Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Iona Brown, violin Philips 411125 "Telemann: 5 Violin Concertos" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · Symphony, "A Night in the Tropics" (finale) Virginia Symphony Connell CDRO 4 97 "American Treasures" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Henry Websdale, organ King's College Choir KGS003 6 "The Centenary Service - A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carol | |
| Traditional English · First Noel; Away in a Manger (arr. by Dorothy Lewis-Griffith) Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
| Traditional Czech · "Rocking" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Symphonic Dances Nos. 1-3, Op. 64 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 68649 "Smetana: Ma Vlast, etc." | |
| Traditional Klezmer music · Chanike Oy Chanike Sruli and Lisa Mayer, klezmer duo Craig n Co. 704791 0016 "Celebrate Hanukkah" | |
| Johnny Marks · The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (in the style of Mendelssohn) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Simon Andrews · Melange a Trois (Christmas medley) The Newstead Trio Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano Prince 9812 "The Newstead Trio - Music for the Season" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Alborada del gracioso, from Miroirs (Mirrors) Minnesota Orchestra Analogue 007 "Ravel: Works for Orchestra" | |
| Traditional Medley · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Holly and the Ivy London Symphony Orchestra Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Blessed be that maid Mary" (arr. by David Willcocks) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Decca 425499 "On Christmas Night" | |
| Traditional (arr. by Mark Small) · Joy Medley (Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Angels We Have Heard on High) Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
8 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 1 in Eb, K. 16 Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra LaserLight 15867 "Mozart: Early Symphonies - volume 1" | |
| Stephen Chatman · "Christmas Joy" (medley of traditional carols) University of British Columbia Singers; A Touch of Brass Stephen Smith, organ; Quennie Wong, percussion Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55 "Eroica" (finale) London Symphony Orchestra LSO Live 80 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3" | |
| Cyrus Adler · "Mo'Os Tzur and Blessings for Chanukah" Choir and Orchestra Jan Peerce, tenor Vanguard 72017 "Jan Peerce - The Art of the Cantor" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings (interpolated with Beethoven's "Fur Elise") Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Howard Blake · "Walking in the Air" from "The Snowman" London Philharmonic Orchestra Sam Oliver, treble LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Overture to The Queen of Spades Vienna Philharmonic Sony 44932 "Suppe: Overtures" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Needless Comparisons | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
| arr. by M. Sherrill Kelsey · What Child is This?; Away in a Manger Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional French · Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet) Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Traditional Polish · Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in g for 2 Cellos, RV 531 I Musici Mario Centurione, Francesco Strano, cellos Philips 426 08 6-2 "Vivaldi: Double Concertos" | |
| arr. by David Harris & Michael McLa · A Klezmer Nutcracker (after Tchaikovsky's ballet) Shirim, Klezmer ensemble Glenn Dickson, clarinet Newporrt Classic 85640 "Klezmer Nutcracker" | |
| Franz Liszt · Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Budapest Festival Orchestra Philips 456570 "Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies" | |
10 am | |
| Willis Laurence James · "The Negro Bell Carol" Morgan State University Choir NPR Classics PT CD0 001 "NPR Classics - Christmas Around the Country" | |
| Dag Wiren · Serenade for Strings, Op. 11 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra EMI Seraphim 69110 "Serenades" | |
| Julius Chajes · The Chassid Prayer Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Katherine Davis · "Carol of the Drum" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tanglewwod Festival Chorus BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Rolf Smedvig, trumpet Telarc 80227 "Virtuoso Trumpet" | |
| Traditional Filipino · Aguinaldo Carols ("In a Home" and "Respect to you, Godparents") (arr. by Saunder Choi) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD7 23 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Noel" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to the World" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
11 am | |
| Karl Leuner · "The Shepherd's Cradle Song" (arr. by Charles Macpherson) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1 Boston Symphony Orchestra DG Galleria 419868 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances" | |
| Judy Frankel · "Hanukah" (a Sephardic celebration) Judy Frankel, performer Craig n Co. 704791 0016 "Celebrate Hanukkah" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night (w/ Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "Christ was Born on Christmas Day" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto a due cori No. 1 in Bb 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 French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" 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" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425 "Linz" (finale) Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 474349 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 29, 35, 36, 38-41" | |
| Jerry Herman · We Need a Little Christmas (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| 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 | |
| Steve Nelson - Jack Rollins · Frosty the Snowman (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 19 in F, K. 459 (1st mvt.) Columbia Symphony Orchestra (recorded April 1961) Rudolf Serkin, piano Sony Classical 93074 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 20" | |
| Traditional · "Maoz Tsur" (O Mighty Stronghold) Sussman & Solomon Ensemble Safam n/a "Safam - The Chanukah & Passover Collection" | |
| Traditional English · "Lo, He comes with clouds descending" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter" (finale) Staatskapelle Dresden Decca 000972 202 "Mozart Symphonies Nos. 28 - 41" | |
1 pm | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Let Life Be Joyful, Waltz, Op. 340 Vienna Philharmonic (Live at the 1988 New Year's Concert) Deutsche Grammophon 423662 "New Year's Concert 1988" | |
| Flory Jagoda · "Eight Candles" A Sephardic Chanukah counting song Flory Jagoda, performer Craig n Co. 704791 0016 "Celebrate Hanukkah" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arr. by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Fred Cherry, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 Jean Louis Steuerman, piano Philips 416410 "Bach: Italian Concerto, French Overture, 4 Duets." | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 9801 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 9801 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional German · "O Tannenbaum" (arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw) Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 9801 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Polonaise, from "Rusalka" CSSR State Philharmonic Marco Polo 223272 "Dvorak: Opera Overtures and Preludes" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for String Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
2 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 94 in G "Surprise" European Soloists, Luxembourg Sony Classical 89859 "Haydn Symphonies Nos. 93, 94, 103" Legacy series | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Fum, Fum, Fum Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "Riu, Riu, Riu" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Sinfonia Concertante in A for Violin & Cello, T 284, No. 4 Budapest Strings Bela Banfalvi, violin; Karoly Botvay, cello Capriccio 7005 "Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonie Concertanti" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Reed Flutes, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
3 pm | |
| Jean Mouton · "Nesciens Mater" (Without knowing a man, the Virgin Mother...) The Sixteen Hyperion 66263 "Christmas Music from Medieval & Renaissance Europe" | |
| Johann Friedrich Fasch · Concerto in Bb, FWV L:B3 Tempest di Mare Chandos 0751 "Fasch: Orchestral Music" | |
| Abraham Goldfaden · Raisins and Almonds Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Itzhak Perlman, violin EMI Classics 47904 "Tradition" | |
| Traditional German · O du froliche (O How Joyful) Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Christmas Medley · "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light; First Noel; O Little Town of Bethlehem; I Saw Three Ships Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Jean-Baptiste Lully · The Bourgeois Gentleman, selections Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Alia Vox 9807 "Jean-Baptiste Lully: L'orchestre du roi soleil" | |
4 pm | |
| Arr. F. Bock · "Peace, Peace" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp; Angela Taylor, flute Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Traditional English · "Awake, and join the cheerful choir" Anonymous 4 Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harp Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Henry VIII · "Grene growith the holly" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Richard Strauss · Divertimento after Couperin, Op. 86 (selections) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 435 87 1-2 "Richard Strauss - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" | |
| Truman Bullard · Chanukah Suite Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5540 99 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Night Medley (arr. by Angela Morley) Boston Pops Orchestra Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Joaquin Rodrigo · Concierto de Aranjuez (ii. Adagio) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Carlos Bonell, guitar Decca 466710 "Romantic Adagios" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Glory to God" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "His yoke is easy" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
5 pm | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Bourree fantasque (orchestrated by Felix Mottl) Orchestra of the Swiss Romande Chandos 5122 "Chabrier: Orchestral Works" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 66087 "The Music of Christmas" | |
| 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 · Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for Violin & Viola, K. 364 (1st mvt.) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Julia Fischer, violin; Gordan Nikolic, viola Pentatone 518609 8 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante" | |
| Linda Hirschhorn · "Chanukah / Solstice" Vocolot Craig n Co. 704791 0016 "Celebrate Hanukkah" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Kling, Glockchen (in the style of Bach) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional English · We Wish You a Merry Christmas (in Baroque style) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (arr. by Peter Breiner) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Naxos 8.5575 85 "A Christmas Spectacular" | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Overture to The Gypsy Baron Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80547 "Viennafest" | |
8 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · English Suite No. 1 in A, BWV 806 Rochelle Sennet, piano Albany Records 1869-7 1 "Bach to Black - Suites for Piano" | |
| Zamir Bavel · "Hanukkah Light" Kansas City University Symphony Orchestra & Choirs ZB Publishing 783707 2719 "Hannukkah Music for Your Holiday Concert" | |
| Traditional · A Canadian Brass Christmas Carol (arr. by Howard Cable) The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · "The Christmas Song" (arr. by John Rutter) The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" Op. 66 Antonio Meneses, cello; Menahem Pressler, piano Avie 2103 "Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano and Cello" | |
| Philip Moore · "The Angel Gabriel" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Matthew Martin, organ King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
| Traditional · "Of the father's heart begotten" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Matthew Martin, organ King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 1 Tafelmusik Sony Classical 52553 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3" | |
| Traditional Sephardic · "Bring out the tray. Put down the food." The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Traditional German · "O du froliche" (O How Joyful) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "International Medley No. 2" (from Flanders, Sweden & Norway) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · String Quartet in Eb, Op. 76, No. 6 Tatrai Quartet Hungaroton 12812 "Haydn: Six String Quartets, Op. 76" | |
| Traditional · Greensleeves Live, St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC, Dec. 9, 2014 Bob Teixeira, guitar | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" (arr. by David Willcocks) Bel Canto Voices, from Young Voices of the Carolinas Susan Theodos, organ (Live from St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, Dec. 3, 2019) "Charlotte Lessons and Carols" broadcast live 12/3/19 | |
| Traditional English · The Holly and the Ivy Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
10 pm | |
| Joseph Achron · Hebrew Melody, Op. 33 (arr. Jascha Heifetz) Gil Shaham, violin; Orli Shaham, piano Canary Classics 10 "Nigunim - Hebrew Melodies" | |
| Claude Debussy · La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune (The Terrace for Moonlight Hearings) Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano Deutsche Grammophon 449438 "Debussy: Préludes; Images; Children's Corner" | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical" (ii. Larghetto) Philadelphia Orchestra Sony (Nax615) 417202 "Eugene Ormandy Conducts 20th Century Classics" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Barry Gordon, piano Telarc 80330 "Classics For All Seasons - Winter" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (ii. Largo) Budapest Festival Orchestra Richard Goode, piano Nonesuch 480508 "Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos" | |
| Traditional Scottish · Away in a Manger Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 13 in F, K. 112 (ii. Andante) Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 452496 "Mozart: The Symphonies" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Julianne Markavitch, piano Julianne Markavitch 642973 7028 "Noel" | |
| Hugo Chaim Adler · "Maoz Tsur" (O Mighty Stronghold) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 (iii. Poco Allegretto) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80450 "Brahms: The Four Symphonies" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" (arr. Stephen Paulus) The Dale Warland Singers Peter Hanslep, bass; Merilee Klemp, oboe; Kathy Kienzle, harp Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
| Igor Stravinsky · Serenata, from Pulcinella English Chamber Orchestra Branford Marsalis, soprano saxophone Sony 42122 "Romances for Saxophone" | |
11 pm | |
| Josquin Des Prez · "Ave Maria" Voices of Ascension Delos 3165 "Beyond Chant - Mysteries of the Renaissance" | |
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini · Recorder Concerto in F (ii. Siciliano) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Michala Petri, recorder Philips 400075 "Vivaldi - Recorder Concertos" | |
| Traditional Irish · "The Darkest Midnight in December" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude, from Partita No. 3 (arr. by Marcel Grandjany) Catrin Finch, harp Sony Classical Odysse y SK 873 20 "Catrin Finch - Crossing the Stone" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5540 99 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Berceuse, Op. 57 Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 457585 "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Charles Gounod · String Quartet No. 5 in g, CG.565 (ii. Adagio) Cambini Quartet, Paris Aparte 177 "Charles Gounod: String Quartets" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "A La Nanita Nana" (Sleep Now, You Little Sleepyhead) Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble Arabesque 6684 "Children Go Where I Send Thee - A Christmas Celebration Ar | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 60 in C, Hob.XVI:50 (ii. Adagio) Changyong Shin, piano Steinway & Sons 30041 "Changyong Shin: Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven" | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 (ii. Andante) Dresden Philharmonic Sebastian Weigle, horn LaserLight 15874 "Mozart: The Four Horn Concertos" | |