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Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Friday, December 23, 2016 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
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Host Mike McKay brings you the best classical music to start your day.
Playlist
5 am | |
| 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) L'Oiseau-Lyre 430488 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Percy Grainger · The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5540 99 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 8 in G "Evening" Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Denon 9612 "Haydn: Symphonies 'Le Matin'; 'Le Midi'; 'Le Soir' " | |
| Remo Giazotto · Adagio (after Albinoni) Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York Matitiahu Braun, violin Sony Classical 89123 "Super Hits of 1720" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional French · "Masters in this Hall" Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Orchestra at Temple Square Telarc 80552 "A Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas" | |
6 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Flute Concerto in D, Op. 10, No. 3, RV 428 "The Goldfinch" L'Astree Ubaldo Rosso, transverse flute Opus 111 30394 "Vivaldi: Concerti da camera" | |
| 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" | |
| Robert Schumann · Konzertstuck in F for Four Horns & Orch., Op. 86 Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra Roger Montgomery, Gavin Edwards, Susan Dent, Robert Maskell, horns Archiv Produktion 457591 "Schumann: Complete Symphonies" | |
| John Foster · "While shepherds watched their flock" Tavener Consort, Choir & Players Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · "Christmas Time is Here" from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; School for the Creative & Performing Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Anonymous 17th century English · "The old yeare now away is fled" New York's Ensemble for Early Music Ex Cathedra 9004 "A Baroque Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "O Come All Ye Faithful" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
7 am | |
| Cecile Chaminade · Concertino, Op. 107 Charleston Symphony Orchestra Paula Robison, flute Pergola Recordings 1032 "Paula Robison: One Hundred Roses" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Musical Sleigh-ride (Musikalische Schlittenfahrt) (selections) Eduard Melkus Ensemble Archiv Produktion 427 12 2-2 "Leopold Mozart: Bauernhochzeit; Musikalische Schlittenfahr | |
| 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" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 22 in Eb, K. 482 (finale) National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 68049 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24" | |
| 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" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · Grand Fantasia Triumfal (Variations on the Brazilian National Anthem) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Cristina Ortiz, piano Decca 414348 "Addinsell Warsaw Concerto; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. | |
8 am | |
| Traditional 16th century German · "Personent Hodie" (arr. by John Rutter) Seattle Girls' Choir Elaine C. Koga, piano Soli Deo Gloria SDG CD 951 "Seattle Holiday" | |
| Thoinot Arbeau · "Ding Dong Merrily On High" Chanticleer Rhino Records 284988 "Chanticleer: Let It Snow" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical" Philadelphia Orchestra Sony 39783 "Prokofiev: Classical Symphony" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Stephen Orton, cello Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Gustav Holst · A Moorside Suite Royal Ballet Sinfonia Naxos 8.5577 53 "English String Miniatures - vol. 4" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
| Traditional Spanish · Riu, riu, chiu Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |