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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 11, 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 | |
| Hector Berlioz · Solemn Mass (Messe Solennelle) Washington National Cathedral Choral Society (rec. May 15, 1994) Terry Cook, baritone; Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano, Gene Tucker, tenor Koch International 7204 "Berlioz: Solemn Mass" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Emma Johnson, clarinet; Julius Drake, piano ASV 910 "Encores 2" | |
9 pm | |
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · Ballade in a, Op. 33 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Argo 436401 2 "Coleridge-Taylor - Butterworth - MacCunn" | |
| Traditional · "My father lit candles for me" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Angels we have heard on high Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Nocturne No. 3 in C The Music Party Decca 458075 "Haydn: Eight Nocturnes" | |
| 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 | |
| Gabriel Faure · Fantaisie, Op. 111 London Philharmonic Orchestra Alicia de Larrocha, piano Eloquence 476235 1 "Ravel: Piano Concertos; Fauré; Franck" | |
10 pm | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold · Serenade, from "The Snowman" ballet Orsolya Korcsolan, violin; Emese Mali, piano Solo Musica 202 "KORNGOLDMARK" | |
| Florence Price · Calvary, from 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet The Catalyst Quartet Azica 71346 "Uncovered Vol. 2 - Florence Price" | |
| Hugo Alfven · Symphony No. 1 in f, Op. 7 (ii. Andante) Stockholm Philharmonic BIS 395 "Alfvén: Symphony No. 1" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 24 in c, K. 491 (ii. Larghetto) Northern Sinfonia Imogen Cooper, piano Avie 2175 "Mozart: Piano Concertos 24 & 25" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry · Flute Concerto in C (ii. Larghetto) European Community Chamber Orchestra Marc Grauwels, flute Helios 55035 "The Concerto in Europe" | |
| Traditional Polish · "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt Berlin Philharmonic James Galway, flute Deutsche Grammophon 000608 902 "Ich war ein Berliner - James Galway -Berlin Philharmonic" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Still, Still, Still Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Max Bruch · Romance in F, Op. 85 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Vadim Gluzman, violin BIS 1852 "Bruch: Violin Concerto" | |
11 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Gavotte I & II, from Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012 Maria Kliegel, cello Naxos 8.5572 80-8 "J.S. Bach: Cello Suites" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Motet: "How brightly shines the morning star" Gabrieli Consort & Players Archiv Produktion 439 25 0-2 "Praetorius: Mass for Christmas Morning" | |
| Gaspard Fritz · Sinfonia in B, Op. 6, No. 1 (ii. Largo) Kesselberg Ensemble Musiques Suisses 6283 "Gaspard Fritz: Sinfonien; Violinkonzert" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels, from the Realms of Glory" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Dance of the Sylphs, from "The Damnation of Faust" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 679001 2 "French Ballet Music" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" Orchestra of St. Luke's; Boys' Choir of Harlem Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Concerto in d (ii. Andante) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Viktoria Mullova, violin Philips 432077 "Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550 (ii. Andante) Ensemble Resonanz Harmonia Mundi 902629 30 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39-41" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Lo, how a rose e're blooming" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
12 am | |
| Eduard Poldini · Dancing Doll Philip Martin, piano Helios 55410 "The Maiden's Prayer and other gems from an old piano stool | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Michele Mangani · The Dancing Doll Seunghee Lee, clarinet; Evan Solomon, piano Seunghee Lee 888174 4593 "Hidden Treasures" | |
| Franz Schubert · String Quartet No. 14 in d, D.810 "Death and the Maiden" Tokyo String Quartet Peter Oundjian, Kikuei Ikeda, violins; Kazuhide Isomura, viola; Sadao Harada, cello Vox Classics 7207 "Schubert Quartets" | |
| Josquin Des Prez · "Ave Maria" The Waverley Consort CBS Masterworks 34554 "A Renaissance Christmas Celebration with the Waverly Conso | |
| Johann David Heinichen · Pastorale for Christmas Night Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
1 am | |
| Christian Sinding · Rustle of Spring Iceland Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5570 17 "Norwegian Classical Favourites" | |
| Karl Jenkins · "Sleep, Child of Winter" from Stella Natalis Tenebrae; Adiemus Singers Alison Balsom, trumpet Warner Classics 552553 "Karl Jenkins: Voices" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98 London Philharmonic Orchestra Warner Classics 935652 1 "Brahms: Symphonies" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Von Himmel hoch" (From heaven on high) Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
2 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218 Philharmonia Orchestra Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin EMI 62826 "Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 4" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional Polish · Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, "American" Cypress String Quartet Cecily Ward, Tom Stone, violins; Ethan Filner, viola; Jennifer Kloetzel, cello Avie 2304 "The American Album - The Cypress String Quartet" | |
3 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Hungaroton 133 "Handel: 4 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| John Rutter · Angels' Carol Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 4 in Bb, Op. 60 Orchestra of the 18th Century Philips 442156 "Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies" | |
4 am | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford Harry Meehan, organ Avie 2345 "Carols from Queen's" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford Harry Meehan, organ Avie 2345 "Carols from Queen's" | |
| Edward Elgar · Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 452853 "Elgar: Enigma Variations" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in D for 3 Violins, BWV 1064 Amsterdam Bach Soloists Rainer Kussmaul, Henk Rubingh, Thomas Hengelbrock, violins Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77 (mvts. 1 & 2) Philharmonia Orchestra (rec. 1963) EMI Classics 62529 "Country Gardens" | |
5 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Concerto in G for flute, oboe, strings & 2 horns, Hob.VIIh:2 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Benoît Fromanger, flute; Christian Hommel, oboe Naxos 85704 81 "Haydn: Concertos for Two Lire Organizzate" | |
| Leroy Anderson · "A Christmas Festival" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Trio in Bb, K. 502 The Gryphon Trio Analekta 9827 "The Gryphon" Mozart The Complete Piano Trios" | |
| Henry VIII · "Grene growith the holly" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" 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" | |
6 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Oboe Concerto No. 2 in Bb, HWV 302a English Chamber Orchestra Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 426082 "Handel: Oboe Concertos" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Wexford Carol" Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Shane Warby, baritone; Daron Bradford, penny whistle Mormon Tabernacle 70071 "Spirit of the Season" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 83 (1st mvt.) Vienna Philharmonic Helene Grimaud, piano Deutsche Grammophon 001904 602 "Brahms: Piano Concertos" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · Sarka, from Ma Vlast (My Country) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Sony Classical 58944 "Smetana: Ma Vlast" | |
7 am | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. by David Willcocks) The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford Myles Hartley, organ Classica Communicatio ns 1020 "Christmas From Oxford" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Flute Concerto in G, Wq. 169 Potsdam Chamber Academy Emmanuel Pahud, flute Warner Classics 627679 "C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos" | |
| Joshua Jacobson · "MiZeh Yimaleil" (I sing the wonders...) (Sephardic Chanukkah song) Oregon Repertory Singers Karl Blume, bass Koch International 7362 "The Glory of Christmas" | |
| Traditional American · Medley of Christmas Spirituals (arr. by Joseph Jennings) Caritas A Cappella Ensemble (from Charlotte, NC) Caritas A Capella Ens embl n/a "An A Cappella Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 19 (1st mvt.) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 68291 "Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted" from "Messiah" Bologna Community Theatre Orchestra Juan Diego Florez, tenor Decca 001487 502 "Juan Diego Flórez: Santo - Sacred Songs" | |
8 am | |
| Anton Bruckner · Symphony No. 4 in Eb "Romantic" (iii. Scherzo) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Deutsche Grammophon 002793 502 "Bruckner: Symphony No. 4" | |
| Phillips Brooks / Lewis Redner · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Courtney Bryan | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 91 in Eb Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 437783 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 60 & 91" | |
| Traditional · Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet; Alon Yavnai, piano Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| Traditional · Wassail Song; All Through the Night Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, acoustic bass; Chris Thile, mandolin Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| Modest Mussorgsky · The Great Gate of Kyiv, from Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Naxos 855592 4 "Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition" | |
9 am | |
| Dan Locklair · "Lumen de Lumine" (Light of Lights), from A Christmas Pair CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) Renee Louprette, organ CONCORA "Christmas In Our Time" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Magnificat" from "Holy Canticles" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) MSR 1463 "Dan Locklair: Tapestries" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Symphony in C, Op. 7, G.491 German Chamber Academy of Neuss CPO 999084 "Boccherini Symphonies, vol. 1" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Medley (arr. by Charity Book Putnam) Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314 Academy of Ancient Music Michel Piguet, oboe L'Oiseau-Lyre 414339 "Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Oboe Concerto" | |
10 am | |
| Ulysses Kay · Galop, from Six Dances for String Orchestra Westphalian Symphony Orchestra Vox Box 5157 "The Incredible Flutist" | |
| Traditional · "O ir kleyne likhtelekh" (O you little candles) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Howard Blake · "Walking in the Air" from "The Snowman" London Philharmonic Orchestra Sam Oliver, treble LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Johann Friedrich Fasch · Concerto in Bb, FWV L:B3 Tempest di Mare Chandos 0751 "Fasch: Orchestral Music" | |
| Johnny Marks · Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (in the style of Mozart) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| 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 | |
| Robert Schumann · Konzertstuck in F for Four Horns & Orch., Op. 86 The Chamber Philharmonic David Guerrier, Antoine Dreyfuss, Emmanuel Padieu, Bernard Schirrer, horns Naive 5132 "Dvorak - Schumann" | |
11 am | |
| Josef Rheinberger · "Ave Maria" The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Boston Jeremy Bruns, organ Sony Classical / Aim High 889858 417 "Ave Maria - The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School' | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 85 in Bb "The Queen" The Hanover Band Helios 55124 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85-87" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Festival First Noel" (arr. by Dan Forrest) VOX; Bel Canto Voices; brass; percussion (Live at St. John's Bap Monty Bennett, organ "Charlotte Lessons and Carols" broadcast live 12/3/19 | |
| Franz Liszt · Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb New Philharmonia Orchestra Garrick Ohlsson, piano Seraphim 17385 "Best of the Great Composers - 26: Liszt" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Puer nobis nascitur (To us is born a child) (arr. by David Johnson) James R. Jones, organ of Myers Park UMC, Charlotte; da Capo Brass Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Hermann Baumann, horn Philips 412737 "Mozart Horn Concertos" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Susser die glockchen" (Sweeter the bells) Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Kling, Glockchen, Kling" (arr. Stephen Mager) Arcangeli Chamber Chorus & Orchestra Arcangeli 657988 0008 "Joy For Every Age - Christmas Carol Settings by Stephen Ma | |
| Kwame Ryan interview with Rachel | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Bassoon Concerto in Bb, K. 191 Zurich Chamber Orchestra Klaus Thunemann, bassoon Claves 8205 "Mozart: Fagottkonzert; Klarinettkonzert" | |
| Heinrich Schütz · "O All Ye Nations" The Choir of The Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter, Belmont, "Holy Comforter Christmas" | |
| Daniel Read · "While Shepherds Watched" (Sherburne) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Voi che sapete (You ladies you know what love is) from "The Marriage of Figaro"" Brinton Averil Smith, cello; Evelyn Chen, piano Naxos 857382 0 "Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Cello Concerto" | |
1 pm | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Dividends Waltz, Op. 252 CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Marco Polo 223204 "Johann Strauss, Jr Edition, Vol. 4" | |
| Traditional · Fraylekh (Cheerful) Moshe Leiser, guitar; Ami Flammer, violin; Gerard Barreaux, accordion Harmonia Mundi 558652 "Chansons Yiddish" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Gloria" from the Christmas Vespers Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra; Apollo's Singers & Musettes Avie 2306 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 "Emperor" (finale) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Inon Barnatan, piano Pentatone 518682 4 "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Part 2" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Courtney Bryan | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Carolina Brass (of Greensboro) Mark Custom Recording 3195-M CD "Carolina Brass Christmas" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Snow Has Fallen" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Traditional · Angels Rejoice! medley Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in a, BWV 1041 (arr. by Mats Bergstrom) Zurich Chamber Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Warner Classics 624364 "Sharon Isbin: 5 Classic Albums" | |
2 pm | |
| Alan Hovhaness · Symphony No. 2, "Mysterious Mountain" Op. 132 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80462 "Into The Light - Symphonic Expressions of the Spirit" | |
| 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" | |
| Jay Livingston · Silver Bells Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas (arr. by Morton Gould) New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Five Bagatelles, Op. 47 Takacs Quartet Gabor Ormai, harmonium Decca 430077 "Dvorak: Quartets, Opp.96 & 105; Bagatelles, Op. 47" | |
| Traditional · While Shepherds Watched (in the style of Bach) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 855067 0 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Francesco Manfredini · Concerto grosso in C, Op. 3, No. 12 "Christmas Concerto" Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
3 pm | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano Decca 460400 "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Ma Mere l'Oye (Mother Goose) suite Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Sony Classical 66832 "Debussy - Ravel: Orchestral Works" | |
| Kwame Ryan interview with Rachel | |
| Traditional Sephardic · "Hannah has seven sons" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 6 in Bb, K. 238 (finale) Mantua Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67840 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 8, 9" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For unto us a child is born"; Pifa; "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" | |
4 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Concerto in D, Hob.XVIII:11 Schlierbach Chamber Orchestra Gerrit Zitterbart, piano Hänssler Classic 98354 "Haydn: Piano Concertos" | |
| Jeff Tyzik · A Christmas Overture - Variations on Deck the Halls Brass Band of Battle Creek MSR 1425 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) The Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA Victor 62683- 2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in e for Recorder, Flute & strings, TWV 52:e1 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Michala Petri, recorder; William Bennett, flute Philips 410041 "Telemann: Suite - 2 Double Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (arranged by David Willcocks) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| William Billings · "Shiloh" (Methinks I see a Heav'nly Host) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Max Bruch · Violin Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 26 (finale) BBC Symphony Orchestra Rachel Barton Pine, violin Avie 2375 "Elgar - Bruch: Violin Concertos" | |
5 pm | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian" (1st mvt.) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik Media 1019 "Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony; Beethoven: Eroica Symphony" | |
| Traditional · "The Feast of Lights" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Traditional German · "O du froliche" (O How Joyful) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Giovanni Paisiello · Mandolin Concerto in Eb I Solisti Veneti Ugo Orlandi, mandolin Erato 88165 "Concerti per Mandolini" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs James O'Donnell, organ of Westminster Cathedral IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Warner Classics 955 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Suites" | |
8 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic 28060 "Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite & Swan Lake Suite" | |
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · Danse Negre, from African Suite, Op. 35 Rochelle Sennet, piano Albany Records 1869-7 1 "Bach to Black - Suites for Piano" | |
| Herbert Fromm · "Hanukka Madrigal" Rochester Singers Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional German · O Sanctissima (O du Frohliche) Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Heidelberg Symphony Hänssler Classic 98269 "Overtures" | |
9 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Suite of Chorales for Advent and Christmas The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Andrew Davis, organ EMI Classics 86052 "Bach: Cantata BWV 147; Chorales & Preludes" | |
| Gioacchino Rossini · String Sonata No. 5 in Eb I Musici Philips 456330 "Rossini: Complete String Sonatas" | |
| Daniel Tunkel · "When Israel Came Forth Out of Egypt," from Hallel Cantata Chicago a cappella Cedille 225 "Miracles of Miracles - Music for Hanukkah" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · String Quartet in F, Op. 14, No. 1 (after Piano Sonata No. 9 in E, Op.14, No. 1) LaSalle Quartet Deutsche Grammophon 423110 "Bach - Mozart: Preludes and Fugues" | |
10 pm | |
| George Gershwin · Prelude No. 2 Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Jeffrey Kahane, piano Sony Classical 702668 "Yo-Yo Ma: Appassionato" | |
| Henri Pensis · Fantasy on Two Christmas Carols Miramar Sinfonietta Albany Records 509 "Twentieth Century Contrasts" | |
| Alexander Scriabin · Nocturne in f, Op. 5, No. 1 Timur Sergeyenia, piano Blüthner Records 10013 "Timur Sergeyenia" | |
| 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 · The Winter's Tale Set, after Shakespeare Ensemble Galilei Telarc CD-805 56 "Come, Gentle Night - music of Shakespeare's world" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Cantus Chris Foss, guitar Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Traditional American, Irish, Welsh · Sleepy Waltz; An Irish Lullaby; Suo Gam Chris Norman, flute; Robin Bullock, guitar Sono Luminus 90166 "Chris Norman - Man With the Wooden Flute" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 442530 "English Idyll" | |
| Franz Schreker · Intermezzo, from Romantic Suite Lower Austria Tonkunstler Orchestra Naxos 8.5551 07 "Schreker: Romantic Suite" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Renee Fleming, soprano Decca 000519 302 "Sacred Songs" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Apres un reve (After a dream) Maria Kliegel, cello; Nina Tichman, piano Naxos 855788 9 "Fauré: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Traditional German · "O Tannenbaum" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Naxos 8.5575 85 "A Christmas Spectacular" | |
11 pm | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in E, K. 380 (L. 23) Alexandre Tharaud, piano Virgin Classics 42016 "Alexandre Tharaud Plays Scarlatti" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Cantus Cantus Recordings 1102 "Cantus - Tidings" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in D (i. Adagio) Asperen Ensemble Wolfgang Basch, trumpet Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77454 "Chamber Music for Trumpet and Winds" | |
| Jean Mouton · "Ave Maria...Virgo serena" (Hail, Mary full of Grace) Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Modest Mussorgsky · A Teardrop Margaret Fingerhut, piano Chandos 8439 "Russian Piano Music" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob" from "Christus" Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Beau Fleuve 809501 9 "Sounds of the Season" | |
| Johannes Brahms · String Sextet No. 1 in Bb, Op. 18 (ii. Theme with Variations) Amadeus Quartet, Cecil Aronowitz, 2nd viola; William Pleeth, 2nd Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, violins; Peter Schidlof, viola; Martin Lovett, cello Deutsche Grammophon 419875 "Brahms: Quintets - Sextets" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck · "Evening Prayer" from Hansel and Gretel Orchestra of St. Luke's Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Pastorale, from Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" Philharmonia Virtuosi Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Robert Woodcock · Oboe Concerto in Eb (iii. Largo) Thames Chamber Orchestra Neil Black, oboe CRD 3331 "The Baroque Concerto in England" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503 (ii. Andante) Odense Symphony Orchestra Vassily Primakov, piano Bridge 9328 "Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1" | |