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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 7, 2020 @ 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 | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin BR Klassik 900512 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Glory to God" from "Messiah" Charlotte Master Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 1 in D, K. 285 Michala Petri, recorder; Carolin Widmann, violin; Ula Ulijona, viola; Marta Sudraba, cello OUR Recordings 622057 0 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
| Michael Isaacson · "Light" from "Aspects of a Great Miracle" Southern Chorale, University of Southern Mississippi Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Franz Liszt · The Shepherds at the Manger (In dulce jubilo), from "Weihnachtsbaum" Jeffrey Biegel, piano Steinway & Sons 30005 "A Steinway Christmas Album" | |
| Gioacchino Rossini · String Sonata No. 2 in A Rossini Ensemble, Budapest Naxos 8.5506 21 "Rossini: String Sonatas" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Six Studies in English Folksong Janet Hilton, clarinet; Keith Swallow, piano Chandos 241-9 "Vaughan Williams" | |
10 pm | |
| Aaron Copland · Nocturne Maria Bachmann, violin; Jon Klibonoff, piano Endeavour Classics 1020 "Maria Bachmann - The Red Violin" | |
| Claude Debussy · Clair de lune, from Suite Bergamasque Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Albrecht Mayer, oboe Decca 001522 502 "Bonjour Paris" | |
| Armas Maasalo · The Bells of Christmas La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Michael Haydn · Symphony No. 2 in C (P2) (ii. Andante) Slovak Chamber Orchestra CPO 999591 "Michael Haydn: 20 Symphonies" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Septet in Eb, Op. 20 (ii. Adagio cantabile) Berlin Philharmonic Octet Nimbus 5461 "Beethoven: Septet" | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for 2 Violins & Oboe, T 284, No. 6 (ii. Andante) Budapest Strings Bela Banfalvi, Zsuzsanna Nemeth, violins; Lajos Lencses, oboe Capriccio 7005 "Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonie Concertanti" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Valse triste (Sad waltz), Op. 44 Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra RCA Victor 60012 "Stressbusters" vol. 2 | |
| Franz Schubert · "Mille cherubini in choro" (Thousand Cherubs in Chorus) National Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 460400 "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Prelude No. 5 (arr. by Jascha Heifetz) Itzhak Perlman, violin; Samuel Sanders, piano EMI Classics 54882 "Bits and Pieces" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · The Fisherman Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Marco Polo 223705 "Smetana: Short Orchestral Pieces" | |
11 pm | |
| William Brade · Paduana; Galliard Hamburger Ratsmusik CPO 777799 "Come Again - John Dowland & his Contemporaries" | |
| Jacob Clemens Non Papa · "The shepherds said to one another" The Orlando Consort Harmonia Mundi 907418 "Medieval Christmas" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Oboe Concerto in a, RV 461 (ii. Larghetto) Failoni Chamber Orchestra Stefan Schilli, oboe Naxos 8.5508 60 "Vivaldi: Oboe Concerti, vol. 2" | |
| Henry Purcell · Overture to "Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge" Bournemouth Sinfonietta Chandos 8424 "Purcell: Twelve Overtures" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Clarinet Quintet in Bb, Op. 34 (ii. Fantasia. Adagio ma non troppo) Ensemble Walter Boeykens Walter Boeykens, clarinet Harmonia Mundi 901481 "Weber: Quintette; Grand Duo" | |
| Albert Perilhou · The Virgin of the Manger La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11 (iii. Adagio non troppo) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Pentatone 518618 8 "Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Louis Spohr · Octet in d for Strings, Op. 65 (iii. Larghetto) L'Archibudelli & Smithsonian Chamber Players Sony Classical 53370 "Spohr: Octet" | |
| Ignace Jan Paderewski · Minuet in G, Op. 14, No. 1 Stephen Hough, piano Virgin Classics 90732 "The Piano Album" | |
| Alexander Glazunov · Elegie, Op. 17 Moscow Chamber Orchestra Nina Kotova, cello Philips 462 61 2-2 "Nina Kotova" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9611 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Pamela Howland" | |
12 am | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Sonata in F Maxim Vengerov, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano Teldec 76349 "Beethoven - Mozart - Mendelssohn: Violin Sonatas" | |
| Carl Czerny · Duo concertante in G, Op. 129 (iii. Andantino grazioso) Kazunori Seo, flute; Makoto Ueno, piano Naxos 857333 5 "Czerny: Music for Flute & Piano" | |
| Georg Matthias Monn · Cello Concerto in g London Symphony Orchestra Jacqueline du Pre, cello Warner Classics 91934 "Jacqueline Du Pré - Great Recordings" | |
1 am | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Introduction, Theme & Variations for Clarinet & Strings, Op. Posth. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center David Shifrin, clarinet; Cho-Liang Lin, Toby Hoffman, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello Delos 3194 "Chamber Music of Carl Maria von Weber" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" Winston-Salem Symphony Strings Corinne Brauer, Fabrice Domerage, violins n/a Recorded live at Old Salem | |
| Gustav Mahler · Symphony No. 3 in d (ii. What The Wild Flowers Tell Me) (arr. by Benjamin Britten) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Virgin Classics 216576 2 "Mahler: Four Movements" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Overture-Suite in D, TWV 55:D1, from "Tafelmusik" Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 902042 "Telemann: The Complete Tafelmusik" | |
2 am | |
| Miguel Llobet · Thirteen Catalan Folksongs Lorenzo Micheli, guitar Naxos 8.5573 51 "Llobet: Guitar Music" | |
| Leroy Anderson · "A Christmas Festival" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 Suk Chamber Orchestra Supraphon 1788 "Dvorak - Suk: Serenades for Strings" | |
3 am | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Claude Debussy · La Boite a joujoux (The Toybox), ballet for children London Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 48231 "Debussy: Prelude; La Boite a JouJoux" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 Academy of Ancient Music Harmonia Mundi 807461 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
4 am | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Ballet Suite No. 1 Scottish National Orchestra Chandos 8730 "Shostakovich Ballet Suites" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16 New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 60970 "Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Serenade No. 2" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Christmas Time is Here, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Christopher O'Riley, piano CPI Records 329411 2 "Christopher O'Riley: At the Break" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 3, No. 3 Academy of Ancient Music Harmonia Mundi 907415 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3" | |
5 am | |
| Carl Stamitz · Flute Concerto in G, Op. 29 Tafelmusik Barthold Kuijken, transverse flute Sony Classical 48045 "Flute Concertos" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 290756 1 "Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 - 6" | |
| Christmas Medley · "O Sanctissima; Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Fum, Fum, Fum; March of the Kings" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Quartettsatz (Quartet movement) D.703 Artemis Quartet Virgin Classics 502113 "Schubert: String Quintet, D956" | |
6 am | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Rigoletto Suite Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80364 "Verdi Without Words" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings (interpolated with Beethoven's "Fur Elise") Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on Greensleeves Rolf Smedvig, trumpet; Michael Murray, organ (First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, OH) Telarc 80341 "Ceremonial Music for Trumpet and Symphonic Organ" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Ensemble Caprice Erin Helyard, harpsichord; Sophie Lariviere, transverse flute; Oliviere Brault, violin Analekta 299967 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Cliff Eidelman · Symphony for Orchestra and Two Pianos (Movement III) London Symphony Orchestra Michael McHale, Tom Poster, pianos Enotes Music 001 "Cliff Eidelman: Symphony for Orchestra and Two Pianos" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional English · "Gloucestershire Wassail" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 1 in Bb, K. 207 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin EMI Classics 54302 "Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1; Sinfonia Concertante" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony (1st mvt.) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · English Folk Song Suite (original 1923 arrangement includes the Sea Songs March) Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble Chandos 9697 "British Wind Band Classics" | |
| Hugo Adler · "Hannerot Hallalu" (We kindle these lights) Carolina Chamber Chorale Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
8 am | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dances Nos. 1-3, Op. 72 Chamber Orchestra of Europe Teldec 81038 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Howard Blake · "Walking in the Air," from The Snowman London Philharmonic Orchestra Sam Oliver, treble LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Los Angeles Master Chorale RCM 19705 "Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Symphony No. 11 in C, Op. 21, 3, G495 German Chamber Academy of Neuss Claves 50-871 3 "Boccherini: Sinfonia; Cellokonzerte; Serenade" Symphonies" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" & "Hallelujah" from "Messiah Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b San Francisco Symphony (Live in Davies Symphony Hall, Sept. 2011 San Francisco Symph 54 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 7" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Women's Voices | |
| Traditional German · "O du froliche" (O most wonderful) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 84 in Eb Handel & Haydn Society Coro 16148 "Haydn: Symphonies 8 & 84" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Moto perpetuo Russian Philharmonic Orchestra Ivan Pochekin, violin Naxos 857048 7 "Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 5" | |
| Traditional Sephardic · "Hevenu Shalom Aleichem" Netherlands Theatre Orchestra Benzion Miller, Alberto Mizrahi, Naftali Herstik, cantors TV Matters 9040 "Cantors - A Faith in Song" | |
| Christmas Medley · "In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Patapan; O Come, All Ye Faithful" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Vladimir Horowitz · Variations on a Theme from Bizet's Carmen Valery Kuleshov, piano BIS 1188 "Hommage à Horowitz - Valery Kuleshov" | |
10 am | |
| Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins · Improvisation on "When This Cruel War is Over" John Davis, piano Newport Classic 85660 "John Davis Plays Blind Tom" | |
| Anonymous 15th century England · "Nowel sing we both all and some" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 807453 "The Cherry Tree - Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Gaudete" (Rejoice) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional English · "Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang" Anne-Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Jakob Lindberg, theorbo Deutsche Grammophon 459 68 5-2 "Home for Christmas" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian" National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Naxos 8.5532 00 "Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4" | |
| Johann Pachelbel / Traditional · Pachelbel's Christmas (Canon w/Jolly Old St. Nicholas) Glissandi Deborah Braun, harp; David Braun, violin; Doug Miller, flute Glissandi 003 "Peace" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" (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 Davidov · Ballade, Op. 25 Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra Vytautas Sondeckis, cello Naxos 8.5543 81 "Romantic Music for Cello & Orchestra" | |
11 am | |
| Josquin Des Prez · "Magnificat" Capella Alamire Sono Luminus 80131 "The Early Josquin" | |
| Richard Strauss · Don Juan, Op. 20 Cleveland Orchestra (rec. March 1961) Sony Classical 63123 "George Szell - Richard Strauss" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10, No. 3 (i. Presto) Maurizio Pollini, piano Deutsche Grammophon 002235 002 "Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas" | |
| Solomon Golub · "Boruch Ate" (Blessed art Thou) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Master Chorale of Washington Albany Records 353 "Christmas with the Master Chorale of Washington" | |
| Traditional English · "What Child is This?" Master Chorale of Washington Albany Records TROY 3 53 "Christmas with the Master Chorale of Washington" | |
| Aram Khachaturian · Gayaneh Suite Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra ASV 773 "Khachaturian - Ippolitov-Ivanov - Tjeknavorian | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Rondo in Bb, K. 269 German Radio Philharmonic Lena Neudauer, violin Hanssler Classic 93316 "Mozart: Violin Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · Angels from the Realm of Glory Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge David Briggs, organ Decca 001001 802 "The Christmas Spirit" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Orli Shaham, piano Canary Classics 18 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 24" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Flute Concerto in d, Wq. 22 (finale) Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 60244 "CPE Bach: Flute Concertos" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Sleigh Ride Rochester Pops Orchestra ProArte 841 "Christmas at the Pops" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Sleigh Ride, from German Dances, K.605 New York Philharmonic Sony 46267 "Mozart Goes to a Party" | |
1 pm | |
| Franz Liszt · Impromptu Waltz, S.213 Jorge Bolet, piano Decca 410015 "Liszt: Piano Works" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 6, No. 7 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Decca 000994 202 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 & Op. 6" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (arr. Adam Maness) Cortango Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? (arr. Adam Maness) Cortango Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| George Gershwin · Rhapsody in Blue MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Simone Dinnerstein, piano Sony 503245 "Simone Dinnerstein: Broadway-Lafayette" | |
| Raymond Goldstein · "B'rakhot L'hanukka" (Candlelighting benedictions) Coro Hebraeico Simon Spiro, cantor Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional Basque · "The Infant King" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
2 pm | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik Media 1023 "Beethoven: Symphonies 1- 4" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night (w/ Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classics Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Academy of Ancient Music Decca 410179 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Maurice Ravel · A Boat upon the Ocean (Une barque sur l'Ocean) from Miroirs Beatrice Rana, piano Warner Classics 190295 4110 "Beatrice Rana - Ravel, Stravinsky" | |
| Louis Lewanowski · Eight Bright Candles Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "I'll Be Home for the Holidays" | |
3 pm | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · "Ave Maria" Choir of New College, Oxford Erato 14634 "Agnus Dei - Music of Inner Harmony" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in d (reconstructed by Bruce Haynes from Bach cantatas) Montreal Baroque Band ATMA Classique 2565 "Nouveaux Brandebourgeois" | |
| Gustaf Nordqvist · "Christmas, Radiant Christmas" Sons of Orpheus BIS 533 "Christmas Music" | |
| James R. Murray · "Away in a manger" Cambridge Singers & Orchestra Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 47 in b, Hob.XVI:32 Roman Rabinovich, piano First Hand Records 71 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas, vol. 1" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Georges Bizet · Carmen Suite (arr. by Arturo Toscanini) Harmonie Ensemble, New York Bridge 9493 "Toscanini 150th Anniversary" | |
4 pm | |
| Paul McCartney · "Wonderful Christmastime" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Edward Elgar · The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Capriccio 10 501 "Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, The Wand of Youth" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 11 in Bb, Op. 22 (finale) Ursula Oppens, piano Music & Arts Programs 4734 "Beethoven: Hammerklavier Sonata" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arranged by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Fred Cherry, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Symphony in d, Op. 12, No. 4, G.506 "La casa del diavolo" New Philharmonia Orchestra Philips 438314 "Boccherini: Symphonies, Op. 12 | |
5 pm | |
| James Clemens · "Jingle a capella" Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
| Traditional French · "Noel Nouvelet" (arr. by Ian Humphris) Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 8 in C, K. 246 English Chamber Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida, piano Philips 000868 302 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 8 & 9" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · La Traviata Suite Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80364 "Verdi Without Words" | |
| Traditional · Chanukah - S'vivon, Sov, Sov, Sov Symphony Nova Scotia CBC 5226 "Seasons' Celebration Des Saisons" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Viola d'amore Concerto in d, RV 394 Accademia Bizantina Alessandro Tampieri, viola d'amore Naive 30570 "Vivaldi: Concerti per archi" | |
6 pm | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 19 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 68291 "Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos" | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| 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" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in F for 3 Violins & Strings (from Musique de Table) Orchestra of the Golden Age Naxos 8.5537 31 "Telemann: Tafelmusik, vol. 3" | |
| Traditional · Joy to the World (interpolated with Haydn's Sonata in D) Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (interpolated with Chopin's Nocturne in Eb, Op. 9, No. 2) Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
9 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 22 in C, K. 162 Mozart Academy, Amsterdam Brilliant Classics 111616 7 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Mark Hayes · Midnight Noel from Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte Brian Winegardner, trumpet; James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Loonis McGlohon · "Christmas Child" (arr. by Michael Myers) Lenoir Sax Robert George, soprano sax; Jenny Lanier, alto sax; Michael Myers, baritone sax; Patrick Young, tenor sax Lenoir Sax 888295 8507 "Lenoir Sax - Merrily on High" | |
| John Rutter · "Angel's Carol" Winston-Salem Children's Chorus David Pulliam, organ Raven OAR-86 0 "What Good News - An Old Salem Christmas" | |
| Anton Arensky · String Quartet No. 1 in G, Op. 11 Ying Quartet Ayano Ninomiya, Janet Ying, violins; Philip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello Sono Luminus 92143 "Ying Quartet - Anton Arensky" | |
| arr. by David Harris · Dance of the Latkes Queens (after the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tchaikovsky's Nutcarcker) Shirim, Klezmer ensemble Glenn Dickson, clarinet Newporrt Classic 85640 "Klezmer Nutcarcker Shirim" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Reed Flutes, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Chinese Dance, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Zdenek Fibich · Selanka - Idyll in Bb, Op 16 Czech National Symphony Orchestra Irvin Venys, clarinet Naxos 573157 "Fibich: Symphonies No. 2" | |
10 pm | |
| Traditional American · Shenandoah (arr. by Brandon Ridenour) Canadian Brass Opening Day 7382 "Stars and Stripes - Canadian Brass Salute America" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 66087 "The Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 (iv. Passacaglia, after Lodovico Roncalli) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suites" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37 (ii. Largo) Minnesota Orchestra Yevgeny Subdin, piano BIS 1978 "Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3; Mozart: Piano Concerto No | |
| John Innes · Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 81 in G (ii. Andante) Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Nimbus 5652/5 "Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 70-81" | |
| Traditional English · "Lo, He comes with clouds descending" Taverner Choir; New London Chamber Choir; Henrietta Barnett Scho Sony Classical 60713 "The Promise of Ages - A Christmas Collection" | |
| Anatol Liadov · Barcarolle in F#, Op. 44 Stephen Coombs, piano Hyperion 66986 "Liadov: Solo Piano Music" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Lisa Otto, soprano Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Masques and Bergamasques Suite, Op. 112 (iv. Pastorale) Seattle Symphony Seattle Symphony 1004 "Fauré: Masques & Bergamasques, etc." | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. by Paul Horn) Paul Horn, flutes Kuckuck 11083- 2 "Paul Horn - The Peace Album" | |
11 pm | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in Bb, K. 551 (L. 396) Dubravka Tomsic, piano PMG 160 10 6 "Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Resonet in Laudibus" (Shouts of Joy) Choir of Westminster Abbey Deutsche Grammophon 445572 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Oboe Concerto in Bb, Op. 9, No. 11 (ii. Adagio) I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 426449 "Albinoni: 6 Concerto for Oboe" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Little One Sweet" (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 106 "Christmas Night - Carols of the Nativity" | |
| Giuseppe Martucci · Symphony No. 1 in d, Op. 75 (ii. Andante) The Philharmonia George Ives, cello ASV 675 "Martucci: Symphony No. 1" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford Harry Meehan, organ Avie 2345 "Carols from Queen's" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Sigismond Thalberg · Fantasy on Casta Diva (from Bellini's opera, Norma), Op. 70 Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, piano AW Promotions 2206 "Voyage" | |
| Robert Burns · My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Nicola Benedetti, violin Decca 002129 002 "Homecoming - A Scottish Fantasy" | |
| Traditional · "Madonna's Lullaby" Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Traditional · Dawning of the Day London Symphony Orchestra James Galway, flute Deutsche Grammophon 000302 402 "Wings of Song" | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |