Programs · Episode
Friday, December 5, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Friday, December 5, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in A, RV 353 Benjamin Hudson, violin · Clarion Music Society Newell Jenkins Newport Classic 60076 "Hidden Masterpieces of the Baroque, vol. 2" | |
| Antonio Casimir Cartellieri · Symphony No. 4 Evergreen Symphony Orchestra Gernot Schmalfuss CPO 777667 "Cartellieri: Symphonies" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas (in the style of Liszt) Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands · Duo Campion-Vachon Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Johnny Marks · The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (in the style of Mendelssohn) Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands · Duo Campion-Vachon Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Traditional French · Noel! Noel! Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands · Duo Campion-Vachon Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Benjamin Britten · Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra New York Philharmonic (rec. 03/20/61) Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical 47541 "Britten: Orchestral Works" | |
6 am | |
| Adolphe Adam · Overture to "If I Were King" Munich Radio Orchestra Kurt Redel Pierre Verany 78610 "French Overtures" | |
| Claude Debussy · Images oubliees Steven Osborne, piano Hyperion 68390 "Debussy: Early and Late Piano Pieces" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (orch. by Henri Rabaud) Seattle Symphony Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony 1004 "Fauré: Masques & Bergamasques, etc." | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" The Trinity Choir & Orchestra (Trinity Church, NYC) Owen Burdick Naxos 8554511 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional English · Gloustershire Wassail Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Sarah Voynow, harp · Chanticleer; Chanticleer Holiday Orchestra Joseph Jennings Rhino Records 284988 "Chanticleer: Let It Snow" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 7 in d, Op. 70 (iii. Scherzo: Vivace) Berlin Philharmonic Rafael Kubelik Deutsche Grammophon 439663 "Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7, 8 & 9"" | |
7 am | |
| Maurice Ravel · Noble and Sentimental Waltzes Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nezet-Seguin EMI Classics 66342 "Ravel: Ballet & Dance Music" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 83 in g "The Hen" (1st mvt.) Handel & Haydn Society Harry Christophers Coro 16139 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 83" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) David Pegg Sonari 0024 "Christmas with the Bel Canto Company" | |
| John Rutter · "The Very Best Time of the Year" Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) Robert Pritchard Renaissance (of Char otte 8845012383 "Renaissance: Noel We Sing" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Polonaise in c#, Op. 26, No. 1 Cyprien Katsaris, piano Sony Classical 53967 "Chopin: Polonaises" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 2 I Solisti Italiani Denon 6305 "Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
8 am | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 "Polish" (finale) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Andrew Litton Virgin Classics 561893 "Tchaikovsky: Symphonies" | |
| Jay Livingston · Silver Bells Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Felix Bernard · Winter Wonderland Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry · Flute Concerto in C Marc Grauwels, flute · European Community Chamber Orchestra Dimitri Demetriades Helios 55035 "The Concerto in Europe" | |
| Alun Hoddinott · Folksong Suite Royal Ballet Sinfonia Andrew Penny Marco Polo 225048 "Welsh Classical Favorites" | |
| Henri Casadesus · Cello Concerto in c (once attributed to J.C. Bach) Yuli Turovsky, cello · I Musici de Montreal Yuli Turovsky Chandos 8470 "JC Bach & Boccherini: Cello Concertos" | |
9 am | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Volunteers to the Front! March Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Johannes Wildner Marco Polo 8.223228 "Johann Strauss, Jr Edition, vol. 28" | |
| Gabriel Pierne · Ramuntcho (Overture on Popular Basque Themes) BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena Chandos 10633 "Gabriel Pierné - Orchestral Works" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong Merrily On High" Worcester Cathedral Choir Donald Hunt Naxos 8.550589 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" Raymond Johnston, organ · Worcester Cathedral Choir Donald Hunt Naxos 8.550589 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Raymond Johnston, organ · Worcester Cathedral Choir Donald Hunt Naxos 8.550589 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Dances, WoO 17 (attributed to Beethoven, 1819) Berlin Chamber Orchestra Helmut Koch Berlin Classics 0091312 "The Unknown Beethoven: Vol. I" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 27 (iii. Adagio) Berlin Philharmonic Lorin Maazel Deutsche Grammophon 445590 "Rachmaninov: 3 Symphonies" | |