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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 @ 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 | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 Amsterdam Sinfonietta Channel Classics 37119 "Tchaikovsky - Arensky" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · Christmas Medley (arr. by Johnie Dean) The American Spiritual Ensemble The American Spiritua l En 884501 2147 "The Spirit of the Holidays" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" Op. 66 Matt Haimovitz, cello; Christopher O'Riley, fortepiano (Broadwood 1823) Pentatone 186475 "Beethoven, Period." | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · "The Christmas Song" (arr. by John Rutter) The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| 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 German · Good Christian Men, Rejoice Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 1 Tafelmusik Sony Classical 52553 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to The World The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| 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 No. 28 in Eb, Op. 20, No. 1 Kodaly Quartet Naxos 8.5507 01 "Haydn: Sun Quartets" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El noi de la mare, from Six Catalan Folk Songs (arr. Miguel Llobet) Eduardo Fernandez, guitar Decca 414618 "Eduardo Ferenandez: Albeniz, Granados,Tarrega, Turina, etc | |
| 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" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck · Children's Prayer, from "Hansel and Gretel" New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 63303 "The Joy of Christmas with Leonard Bernstein" | |
| 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" | |
12 am | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 47509 "Beecham Conducts Delius" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 1 in D, K. 285 Tokyo String Quartet James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60442 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Variation 24 - Aria Da Capa) (arr. by the Catalyst Quartet) The Catalyst Quartet Azica 71300 "JS Bach: Goldberg Variations" | |
| John Rutter · "Angels' Carol" Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 111 "Christmas With the Cambridge Singers" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 111 "Christmas With the Cambridge Singers" | |
| John Rutter · "What Sweeter Music?" Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 111 "Christmas With the Cambridge Singers" | |
1 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 2 The English Concert Archiv Produktion 001923 802 "Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings" | |
| Franz Liszt · Weihnachtsbaum, Books II & III Jerome Lowenthal, piano Bridge 9307 "Liszt: Années de Pelerinage (complete)" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |
| Traditional French · "Masters in this Hall" (arr. by Gustav Holst) The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Simon Lawford, organ Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
| Anonymous 15th century · "Bring us in Good Ale" (arr. by Gustav Holst) The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
| Gustav Holst · "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
2 am | |
| Giuseppe Tartini · Trumpet Concerto in D Scottish Chamber Orchestra Rolf Smedvig, trumpet Telarc 80232 "Trumpet Concertos" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" National Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 000530 102 "Luciano Pavarotti: O Holy Night" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" National Philharmonic Orchestra; Wandsworth Boys' Choir Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 000530 102 "Luciano Pavarotti: O Holy Night" | |
| Traditional English · "Adeste Fideles" National Philharmonic Orchestra; The London Voices Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 460400 "The Greatest Chrsitmas Show on Earth" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 2 in Eb, Wq.183 English Chamber Orchestra Philips 426081 "C.P.E. Bach: 6 Symphonies" | |
| Conrad Susa · "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest" VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Clarion 908 "Welcome Christmas" | |
3 am | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Octet in Eb, Op. 20 (1st mvt.) Emerson String Quartet (doubling themselves!) Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello Deutsche Grammophon 000388 802 "Mendelssohn: The String Quartets" | |
| Christmas Medley · "In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Patapan; O Come, All Ye Faithful" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Rondo in A, D.438 Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman, violin Philips 420168 "Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert: Violin Romances" | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti · "Christmas Cantata" Collegium Musicum 90 & Choir Susan Gritton, soprano Chandos 754 "Christmas Concertos and Cantatas" | |
4 am | |
| William Sterndale Bennett · Caprice in E, Op. 22 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Howard Shelley, piano Hyperion 67595 "Sterndale Bennett - Bache: Piano Concertos" | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier · Noel pour les instruments (Instrumental Carols) Les Violons du Roy Sono Luminus 90180 "Simphonies des Noels" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 Philharmonia Hungarica Mercury Living 434304 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances" | |
| Alan Hovhaness · Symphony No. 49 "Christmas Symphony" (iv. The Star, Watchman Tell Us of the Night) Northwest Sinfonia Crystal Records 811 "Hovhaness Treasures" | |
5 am | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; City of Birmingham Symphony EMI Classics 57952 "Rutter: Gloria" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra EMI Classics 86549 "Respighi: Pines of Rome, etc." | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Trumpet Concerto in Eb The Boston Pops Orchestra (rec. 1964) Al Hirt, trumpet RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-27 29 "Pops Goes the Trumpet (Holiday for Brass)" | |
6 am | |
| 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 | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Johan Wagenaar · Vienna Waltz cycle, Op. 38 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Decca 425833 "Wagenaar: Orchestral Works" | |
| Traditional · The Golden Carol Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
| Leo Delibes · Sylvia, ballet suite Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra LaserLight 15616 "Delibes: Coppelia - Gounod: Faust" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" St. Louis Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 60778 "The American Album" | |
| Traditional French · Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. by Paul Horn) Paul Horn, flutes Kuckuck 11083- 2 "Paul Horn - The Peace Album" | |
7 am | |
| Jean-Joseph Mouret · First Suite of Symphonies Paris Orchestral Ensemble Maurice Andre, trumpet EMI Classics 47140 "Baroque Suites & Concertos for Trumpets" | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals; BBC Philharmonic Jouko Harjanne, trumpet Teldec 99000 "Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, how a rose e'er blooming American Horn Quartet; Queensland Symphony Horns MSR 1650 "The Christmas Album" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Florence Price · Dances in the Canebreaks (arr. by William Grant Still) Chicago Sinfonietta Cedille 185 "Project W - Works by Diverse Women Composers" | |
| Bryan Kelly · Improvisations on Christmas Carols The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 (1st mvt.) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 439941 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 21" | |
8 am | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" The American Spiritual Ensemble The American Spiritua l En 884501 2147 "The Spirit of the Holidays" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger (w/ Beethoven's Sonata Op. 14, No. 2, Mvt. 3) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Dale Warland Singers Augsberg 4-11 "Christmas Echoes, vol. 1" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 82 in C "The Bear" (1st mvt.) Heidelberg Symphony Hänssler Classics 98265 "Haydn: Symphonies 82, 88, 95" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional French · Noel! Noel! Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Nigel Hess · A Christmas Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 7980 "Brahms: 4 Symphonies, etc" | |
| Traditional English · The Cherry Tree Carol Mark O'Connor, violin; Brent Mason, guitar and friends OMAC Records 16 "An Appalachian Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. by Mark O'Connor) Mark O'Connor, violin; Brent Mason, guitar and friends OMAC Records 16 "An Appalachian Christmas" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64 (iii. Waltz) Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Warner Classics n/a "Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5" | |
9 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb, K. 493 (finale) Faure Quartet Dirk Mommertz, piano; Erika Geldsetzer, violin; Sascha Frombling, viola; Konstantin Heidrich, cello Deutsche Grammophon 477588 5 "Mozart: Piano Quartets" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony (i. Allegro energetico: Adeste fideles) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 855709 9 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Traditional American · Go Tell It On the Mountain (interpolated with Chopin's Funeral March, from Sonata No. 2 in bb) Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Alexander Glazunov · Carnaval, concert overture Boston Pops Orchestra RCA High Performance 74321- 9471 "Bizet-Schedrin: Carmen Ballet" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Sleigh Ride Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Traditional Finnish · "Elves Around the Christmas Tree" suite Tapiola Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Jorma Hynninen, baritone Ondine 828 "Jouluna Jumala Syntyi" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 1 in D, D.82 (1st mvt.) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Newton Classics 880203 3 "Schubert: The 10 Symphonies" | |
10 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata 208 (trans. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9259 "Stokowski's Symphonic Bach" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Empire Brass EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy Julian Lloyd Webber, cello; John Lenehan, piano Naxos 857290 2 "Evening Songs: Delius & Ireland" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" (arr. by John Rutter) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Manuel Ponce · Balada Mexicana (Mexican Ballad) The State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra Eva Suk, piano ASV 926 "Musica Mexicana, volume 6" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Ambrosian Singers Leonard Raver, Longwood Gardens organ of St. Augustine's Church, Kilberne, U.K. Columbia 40944 "The Majesty of Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Noel" Ambrosian Singers Leonard Raver, Longwood Gardens organ of St. Augustine's Church, Kilberne, U.K. Columbia 40944 "The Majesty of Christmas" | |
| Georges Bizet · L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 Toronto Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 46275 "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite" | |
11 am | |
| Frederic Chopin · Nocturne in c#, B 49 Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello; Robert Koenig, piano Sara Sant'Ambrogio 799975 0848 "The Chopin Collection" | |
| Traditional Puerto Rican · "La Trulla" (The Caroling) Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble Arabesque 6684 "Children Go Where I Send Thee - A Christmas Celebration Ar | |
| Anonymous 16th century Basque & Spa · "El la don don" / "Riu, riu, chiu" Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Traditional Spanish carol · "Buenos Reyes" (Good Kings) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 83 in g "The Hen" Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Erato 45807 "Haydn: Paris Symphonies" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Phillips Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem (w/ Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata, op. 13 Mvt. 2) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Past Three O'Clock" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Dean Shostak, glass armonica, violin; Sue Richards, celtic harp Shostak 0131 "Dean Shostak - Glass Angels" | |
| Traditional · Good King Wenceslas, in baroque style CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Laudate Dominum (Praise the Lord), from Solemn Vespers Orchestra of St. Luke's Joshua Bell, violin Sony Classical 97779 "Joshua Bell - Voice of the Violin" | |
| Early American Hymn · "Star in the East" Charlotte Master Chorale Chamber Singers (rec. Dec. 5, 2023, St, "Charlotte Lessons and Carols" broadcast live 12/5/2023 | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Eberhard Kraus, organ Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "Christmas Joy" Vienna Boys' Choir Philips 412551 "Merry Christmas - Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| 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" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Concerto in C for Flute, Harp & Orch., K. 299 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Susan Palma, flute; Nancy Allen, harp Deutsche Grammophon 427677 "Mozart: Flute Concert No. 1; Flute & Harp Concerto" | |
| Traditional Polish · Infant Holy Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3017 "A Christmas Concert for Brass" | |
| John Antes · "What Good News!" Moramus Chorale, of Winston-Salem, NC Allison Bates, Charity Workman, clarinets; Susan Bates, organ Raven OAR-86 0 "What Good News - An Old Salem Christmas" | |
| Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky · Sonata Natalis (Christmas Sonata) Virtuosi Saxoniae Ludwig Guttler, trumpet Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Musical Sleigh-ride (Musikalische Schlittenfahrt) (selections) Eduard Melkus Ensemble Archiv Produktion 427 12 2-2 "Leopold Mozart: Bauernhochzeit; Musikalische Schlittenfahr | |
1 pm | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Scherzo Waltz, from the Suite Pastorale Ulster Orchestra Chandos 8852 "Dukas: La Peri/L'Apprenti Sorcier, etc." | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls (w/ Beethoven's "Pastorale" Sonata Op. 28, Mvt. 4) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional Basque · "Gabriel's Message" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Traditional Polish · "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in E for 2 Pianos & Orchestra (finale) Philharmonia Orchestra Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos Philips 432095 "Mendelssohn - Bruch: Concertos for 2 Pianos & Orchestra" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) The Trapp Family Singers (rec. 1951) Deutsche Grammophon 000311 802 "Christmas With The Trapp Family Singers" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from Messiah Davidson College Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra (Live | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 88 in G La Petite Bande Erato 91499 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 88, 89, 92" | |
2 pm | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Symphony No. 1 in C C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Sony Classical 53109 "Weber - Mendelssohn - Wolf - Wagner" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Westminster Choir Daniel Beckwith, organ Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (in the style of Bach) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Traditional English · "While Shepherds watched" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Franz Danzi · Fantasia on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" from "Don Giovanni" Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra Sabine Meyer, clarinet RCA Victor Red Seal 61976 "Danzi: Flute and Clarinet Concertos" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Wassail Song (arr. Douglas Haislip) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Little One Sweet" (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Edmund Walters · "Where Jesus Was Born" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic & Choir & St. Ambrose School Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
3 pm | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria · "Ave Maria" Voices of Ascension Delos 3138 "Mysteries Beyond - Songs in Praise of Mary" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Variations on One String on a Theme by Rossini ("Moses" Variations) Matt Haimovitz, cello; Itamar Golan, piano Oxingale Records 1229 "Please Welcome...Matt Haimovitz" | |
| 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" | |
| Christmas Medley · "What Child is This?; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Twelve Contredances, WoO 14 Capella Istropolitana Naxos 8.5504 33 :Beethoven: Dances" | |
| 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 Scottish · Away in a Manger Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Skating, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional English · I Saw Three Ships Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
4 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 23 in D, K. 181 Berlin Philharmonic Sony Classical 66859 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K.364; Symphonies Nos. 23 & | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Three Choruses, from "Gloria" RV 589 The English Concert & Choir Archiv Produktion 423386 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Traditional · Gaudeamus (Let us rejoice) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Capella SF Jonathan Dimmock, organ of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco Delos 3485 "Light of Gold - Capella SF Christmas" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: William Grant Still | |
| William Grant Still · Blues from the ballet,"Lenox Avenue" (1936) Clifford Panton, violin; Jason Alfred, piano Centaur Records 2750 "Music of William Grant Still" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 6 in D, Op. 60 (iii. Scherzo) Seattle Symphony Orchestra Naxos 857269 8 "Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 6; Janacek: Idyll" | |
| Traditional English · "Adeste Fideles" National Philharmonic Orchestra; The London Voices Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 460400 "The Greatest Chrsitmas Show on Earth" | |
| Traditional · Three French Carols (Ding Dong, O Come Emanuel, Angels We Have Heard on High) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Overture to Beatrice and Benedict Boston Symphony Orchestra RCA Papillion 6805 "Berlioz - D'Indy - Franck" | |
5 pm | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional · Brass Interlude Medley of Carols RCA Victor Brass Ensemble RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 1 in D, D.82 (1st mvt.) Failoni Orchestra, Budapest Naxos 8.5530 93 "Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Traditional Finnish · "Church on Christmas Morning" The Tapiola Choir Finlandia 010 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Georg Joseph Vogler · "Hosianna" The Tapiola Choir Finlandia 010 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional Basque · Gabriel's Message Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars; Barbara LaFitte, english horn; Eugene Friesen, cello; Siobhan Kelleher, bass Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 (finale) Czech Philharmonic Alisa Weilerstein, cello Decca 001976 502 "Dvorak: Cello Concerto" | |
| Traditional African · "African Noel" (arr. Andre J. Thomas) Master Chorale of Washington Albany Records TROY 3 53 "Christmas with the Master Chorale of Washington" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy English Northern Philharmonia Naxos 8.5550 68 "English String Miniatures, vol. 2" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" 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" | |
8 pm | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Cello Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 33 Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Shauna Rolston, cello CBC 5153 "Elgar & Saint-Saëns Cello Concertos" | |
| Traditional American · Medley of Christmas Spirituals (arr. by Joseph Jennings) Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 The English Concert Archiv Produktion 001923 802 "Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings" | |
| Traditional English 15th century · "Adam Lay Ybounden" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Carlos Guastavino · "Cancion de Navidad" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Traditional Basque · "I Saw a Maiden" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
9 pm | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · The Love for Three Oranges, suite Kansas City Symphony Reference Recordings 132 "Hindemith - Prokofiev - Bartok" | |
| George Frideric Handel - Friedrich · "Tochter Zion" (Daughter of Zion) (text by Friedrich Heinrich Ranke) (1826) Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Ensemble Capriccio 5160 "Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Charles Vaughn, guitar (of Charlotte, NC) Charles Vaughn n/a "A Christmas Offering" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Medley (arr. by Charity Book Putnam) Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · "Christmas Time is Here" from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; School for the Creative & Performing Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Johann Friedrich Fasch · Overture Grosso in D, FWV K:D8 Tempest di Mare Chandos 0751 "Fasch: Orchestral Music" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. David Cullen) Philharmonia Orchestra Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Decca 414632 "Christmas with Kiri" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Traditional Basque · "The Infant King" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Anonymous · Greensleeves and pudding pies Toronto Consort WSHU private release n/a "The Seasons of Sunday Baroque - Winter" | |
10 pm | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ronn McFarlane, lute; Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba Flowerpot Productions 012021 "A Star in the East" | |
| Samuel Barber · Sure on This Shining Night, Op. 13, No. 3 from Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte Corine Brouwer, violin; James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Edmund Walters · "Babe of Bethlehem" Chorus & Orchestra of The Choral Arts Society of Washington Naxos 8.5550 49 "A Star Over Bethlehem" | |
| Peter Maxwell Davies · Farewell to Stromness Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Andrew York, John Dearman, guitars Sony Classical 60274 "L.A.G.Q. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Coro Chamber Choir Dal Segno 600 "Coro - The Lover's Ghost" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 47 in b, Hob.XVI:32 (ii. Menuet) Paul Lewis, piano Harmonia Mundi 902371 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Joseph Schnabel · "Transeamus usque Bethlehem" (Let us journey to Bethlehem) Regensburg Cathedral Choir; Munich Resident Chamber Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K. 537 "Coronation" (ii. Larghetto) Philharmonia Orchestra Derek Han, piano Brilliant Classics BRI950 10 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Traditional Welsh lullaby · "Suo Gan" (arr. by Mack Wilberg) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Giacomo Puccini · E lucevan le stelle (And the stars were shining), from "Tosca" Richard Locker, cello; Martha Locker, piano Leggiero 518 "More Masterpieces - Richard Locker, cello" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · "Ave Maria" Hot Springs Festival Symphony Orchestra Melisa Barrick, soprano Naxos 855932 0 "Gottschalk: Complete Works for Orchestra" | |
| Cyril Scott · Lotus Land (arr. by Fritz Kreisler) Ray Chen, violin; Julien Quentin, piano Decca 002844 102 "Ray Chen - The Golden Age" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" The Choir of Westminster Cathedral IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
11 pm | |
| Henry Purcell · Three Parts on a Ground in D, Z. 731 Taverner Players Erato 2579 "Baroque Treasures" | |
| Giovanni Gabrieli · "Salvator noster" (Our Saviour) The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists Archiv Produktion 000527 102 "The Baroque Christmas Album" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Siciliano, BWV 1017 (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9259 "Stokowski's Symphonic Bach" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "Resonet in Laudibus" (Shouts of Joy) Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 (iv. Larghetto) I Musici de Montreal Chandos 9484 "Borodin: Quartet No. 2; Dvorak: Serenade" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Lisa Otto, soprano Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Georges Onslow · Symphony No. 3 in f, O. Op. (iii. Andante soave) North German Radio Philharmonic CPO 999747 "Onslow: Symphonies 1 & 3" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Christ Was Born in Bethlehem" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Ernest John Moeran · Lonely Waters Ulster Orchestra Chandos 8807 "Moeran: Violin Concerto" | |
| Dan Forrest · "There is Faint Music" Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Erik Satie · Gymnopedie No. 1 Minnesota Orchestra Reference Recordings 99 "Reveries" | |