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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 @ 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 | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · English Suite No. 1 in A, BWV 806 Rochelle Sennet, piano Albany Records 1869-7 1 "Bach to Black - Suites for Piano" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 92 in G "Oxford" (finale) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 296830 2.03 "A Haydn Celebration" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" The Philadelphia Singers; Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of RCA Red Seal 6559 "Gloria! Gloria!" | |
| Pietro Yon · Gesu Bambino Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 1 Tafelmusik Sony Classical 52553 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| 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" | |
| Felix Bernard · Winter Wonderland (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · String Quartet in Eb, Op. 76, No. 6 Takacs Quartet Decca 425467 "Haydn: String 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 | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical" (ii. Larghetto) Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra Naxos 573353 "Prokofiev: Symphonies 1 'Classical'" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Emma Johnson, clarinet; Julius Drake, piano ASV 910 "Encores 2" | |
| 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" | |
| Peter Warlock · "Bethlehem Down" Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford Avie 2345 "Carols from Queen's" | |
| 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" | |
| Gaetano Donizetti · Sonata for Violin & Harp Wolfgang Roth, violin; Bette Roth, harp Naxos 8.5542 52 "Italian Harp Music" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (arr. by Keith Roberts) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| 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" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Dale Warland Singers Peter Hanslep, bass; Merilee Klemp, oboe; Kathy Kienzle, harp Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
11 pm | |
| Jean Mouton · "Nesciens Mater" (Virgin Mother) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907136 "Jean Mouton - Josquin Des Prez" | |
| 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" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Berceuse, Op. 57 Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 457585 "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| 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" | |
| Charles Gounod · String Quartet No. 5 in g, CG.565 (ii. Adagio) Cambini Quartet, Paris Aparte 177 "Charles Gounod: String Quartets" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "A La Nanita Nana" (Sleep Now, You Little Sleepyhead) Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble Arabesque 6684 "Children Go Where I Send Thee - A Christmas Celebration Ar | |
| 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 · Symphony No. 25 in g, K. 183 (ii. Andante) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields EMI Classics 49176 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 24-27 & 32" | |
12 am | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Quartet in d, from Musique de table Capella Savaria Hungaroton 12779 "Bach: Suite in B Minor; Telemann" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 "Egyptian" City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67331/ 2 "Saint-Saens: The Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet rejoicing) Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "There is no rose" Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
1 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Linde Consort Rudolf Scheidegger, harpsichord; Hans-Martin Linde, flute; Herbert Hoever, violin Virgin Classics Verit as 61154 "JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3017 "A Christmas Concert for Brass" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Fantastic Toyshop (ballet after themes by Rossini) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Philips 420485 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, La Boutique Fantasque, | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Michael Chertock, piano Telarc 80485 "Christmas Goes to the Movies" | |
| Traditional · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (w / What Child is This?) Michael Chertock, piano Telarc 80485 "Christmas Goes to the Movies" | |
2 am | |
| Kurt Weill · The Threepenny Opera Suite (Mack the Knife; The Instead-of Song; The Ballad of the Easy Life) Orchestra of St. Luke's Musicmasters 60164 "Kurt Weill" | |
| Traditional English · "The Wassail Song" RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" RCA Victor Singers 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" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Birds Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Philips 420485 "Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances; La Boutique Fantasque; Gl | |
| Traditional English · Adeste Fideles (in the style of Vivaldi) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Winter" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin Deutsche Grammophon 439933 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Karl Goldmark · The Queen of Sheba, ballet music Hungarian States Opera Orchestra Hungaroton 058 "Ballet Spectaculars from Operas" | |
3 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Viktoria Mullova, violin Philips 470292 "Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4" | |
| Brian Joyce · Hear Ye Newes Today (Christmas medley) Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Joaquin Rodrigo · Fantasia para un gentilhombre (Fantasy for a Gentleman) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |
4 am | |
| Samuel Scheidt · O Little One Sweet (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · How Brightly Beams the Morning Star Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV 208 Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Piano Concerto in G Berlin Philharmonic Yundi Li, piano Deutsche Grammophon 001017 502 "Prokofiev - Ravel: Piano Concertos" | |
| Richard Strauss · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb IRIS Chamber Orchestra Eric Ruske, horn Albany Records 782 "The Romantic Horn Concerti" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El Noi de la Mare (arr. by Jack Marshall) Christopher Parkening, guitar EMI Classics 47194 "Christopher Parkening: In the Spanish Style" | |
5 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Concerto in F for 3 Pianos & Orch., K. 242 Hungarian State Orchestra Zoltan Kocsis, Dezso Ranki, Andras Schiff, pianos Brilliant Classics BRI950 10 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Katherine Davis · "Carol of the Drum" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Don Sebesky · A Christmas Scherzo (Medley) Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · American Suite, Op. 98b Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 411735 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances; American Suite" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
| Martin Luther · A Mighty Fortress is Our God Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · O Come, All Ye Faithful Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
6 am | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Op. 66 Mischa Maisky, cello; Martha Argerich, piano Deutsche Grammophon 431801 "Beethoven: Cellosonaten, Op. 5" | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier · Noel pour les instruments (Instrumental Carols) Les Violons du Roy Sono Luminus 90180 "Simphonies des Noels" | |
| Robert Schumann · Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54 (finale) Berlin Philharmonic Krystian Zimerman, piano Deutsche Grammophon 410021 2 "Schumann - Grieg: Piano Concertos" | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Franz Liszt · Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Philadelphia Orchestra Sony 45530 "Fright Night - Music That Goes Bump in the Night" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional · "Wassail" (arr. by Stephen Chatman) University of British Columbia Singers Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| Traditional French · "Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella" (arr. by Stephen Chatman) University of British Columbia Singers Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| Albert Hague · You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, Hob.VIIb:2 (1st mvt.) Philharmonia Orchestra Zuill Bailey, cello Steinway & Sons 30094 "Haydn: Cello Concertos" | |
| Thomas Pastatieri · "Alleluia" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Noel" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 London Symphony Orchestra Janos Starker, cello Mercury Living 432001 "Janos Starker: Dvorak; Tchakiovsky; Bruch" | |
| Traditional English · I Saw Three Ships (interpolated with Haydn's "Allegro in F") Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Gloria in excelsis Deo Maurice Andre, trumpet; Jane Parker-Smith, organ of Eglise St. Pierre Le Jeune, Strasbourg EMI Classics 636560 2 "Trumpet & Organ" | |
| Thoinot Arbeau · Bransle l'officiale (Ding Dong Merrily on High) Taverner Consort Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
8 am | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Africa Fantasy, Op. 89 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jean-Philippe Collard, piano Warner Classics 49757 "Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 1, etc." | |
| Traditional · "Medley of Christmas Songs" 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" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Poet and Peasant Overture Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80116 "William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures" | |
| Traditional English · "Here we come a-wassailing" Clare College Singers & Orchestra EMI 69950 "Carols from Clare" | |
| Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky · Sonata Natalis (Christmas Sonata) Academy of Ancient Music Decca 410179 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. Stephen Paulus) The Dale Warland Singers Augsberg 4-11 "Christmas Echoes, vol. 1" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Recorder Concerto in C, RV 444 The English Concert Peter Holtslag, recorder Archiv Produktion 445839 "Vivaldi: 7 Concerti" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Conducting Changes Over the Centuries | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley of Carols Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Edward Elgar · Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Op. 40 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Onyx 4145 "Elgar: Symphony No. 1" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · March, from The Nutcracker Anastasia Dedik, piano Anastasia Dedik 888295 3296 "Anastasia Dedik - Piano" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Chinese Dance, from The Nutcracker Anastasia Dedik, piano Anastasia Dedik 888295 3296 "Anastasia Dedik - Piano" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Russian Dance (Trepak), from The Nutcracker Anastasia Dedik, piano Anastasia Dedik 888295 3296 "Anastasia Dedik - Piano" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 (finale) Freiburg State Philharmonic Markus Groh, piano Michal Schmidt Artist s n/a "Markus Groh, piano" | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Brigham Young Combined Choirs; BYU Philharmonic BYU Records 415 "Celebration of Christmas - Carol of Joy" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Wexford Carol" Brigham Young Women's Chorus BYU Records 415 "Celebration of Christmas - Carol of Joy" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Brigham Young Combined Choirs Jane Raty, Kiersten Favereo, piano BYU Records 415 "Celebration of Christmas - Carol of Joy" | |
10 am | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Quartet No. 1 in g, Op. 25 (iv. Gypsy Rondo) (arr. for orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg) Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 807668 "Lutoslawski - Brahms" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (Vom Himmel Hoch; In dulci jubilo; Josef, liber Josef mein) Bielfeld Children's Choir Gerhard Bunk, organ EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Brass Choir BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Cricket Symphony (Concerto in G) Collegium Musicum 90 Chandos 547 "Telemann - Alster Overture; Concerto in D, etc." | |
| 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 French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Overture to The Gypsy Baron Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5504 68 "Famous Operetta Overtures" | |
11 am | |
| Anonymous Medieval England · Carol: "Ave Maria" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 907099 "On Yoolis Night" | |
| Michel-Richard Delalande · Simphonies of Noels Les Violons du Roy WSHU "The Seasons of Sunday Baroque - Winter" | |
| Alfred Burt · "Caroling, Caroling" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| arr. by Daniel Hughes · Medley of Carols (Deck the Hall; Ding, Dong Merrily on High; Carol of the Bells) The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Johann Baptist Georg Neruda · Trumpet Concerto in Eb Prague Chamber Orchestra Guy Touvron, trumpet RCA 60858- 2 "Classic Trumpet" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Eaken Piano Trio Con Brio 21345 "Eaken Trio: Most Wonderful Time" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Nathaniel Morley, boy soprano; Simon Johnson, organ Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. by David Willcocks) St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Simon Johnson, organ Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Overture to The Wasps London Philharmonic Orchestra Chandos 241-9 "Vaughan Williams" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Sonata No. 8 in a, K. 310 (finale) Murray Perahia, piano Sony Classical 48233 "Mozart: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Anonymous · "Personent Hodie" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Traditional · "The First Noel" / Pachelbel's Canon (arr. Michael Clawson) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Sonata No. 18 in D, K. 576 (finale) Frederick Moyer, piano JRI Recordings 121 "Vienna Revisited" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Violin Concerto No. 4 in G, Hob.VIIa:4 (1st mvt.) Cologne Chamber Orchestra Augustin Hadelich, violin Naxos 857048 3 "Haydn: Violin Concertos" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 21 in A, K. 134 English Chamber Orchestra Warner Classics 846382 4 "Mozart: Complete Symphonies" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" (orchestrated by Mozart) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Huddersfield Choral Society ASV 960 "Handel: Messiah (arr. Mozart)" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 (finale) Odense Symphony Orchestra Marianna Shirinyan, piano Bridge 9408 "Mozart: Piano Concertos 12 & 23" | |
1 pm | |
| Emile Waldteufel · Well Loved, waltz, Op. 143 Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Marco Polo 223443 "Emile Waldteufel, vol. 1" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| Benjamin Britten · Courtly Dances, from "Gloriana" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Telarc 80126 "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Britten: Young Person's Gui | |
| 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 Maria von Weber · Invitation to the Dance (orch. by Berlioz) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic 28350 "Glinka - Ponchielli - Verdi - Thomas - Weber - Liszt - Ber | |
2 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 25 in g, K. 183 Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 474349 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 29, 35, 36, 38-41" | |
| 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" | |
| Jeremiah Clarke · Trumpet Suite in D The Chamber Orchestra of Bourgogne Thierry Caens, trumpet Pierre Verany 788092 "L'age d'or de la musique pour vents" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
3 pm | |
| Robert Parsons · "Ave Maria" The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Avie 2215 "Treasures of Christ Church" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 "Spring" Arthur Grumiaux, violin; Claudio Arrau, piano Pentatone 518623 5 "Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (arr. by Adam De Sorgo) Trombones of the St. Louis Symphony Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Comfort ye, from "Messiah" (arr. by Cally Banham) Cortango Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| Traditional French · Il Est Ne; Masters in This Hall; Noel Nouvelet Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Karelia Overture Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra RCA 7765-2 "Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 - Karelia Suite" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Von Himmel hoch" (From heaven on high) Vienna Philharmonic; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreund Leontyne Price, soprano Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
4 pm | |
| Darius Milhaud · Scaramouche, suite for saxophone & orch. Philharmonia Orchestra Theodore Kerkezos, saxophone Naxos 8.5570 63 "Music for Saxophone and Orchestra" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Micheal Praetorius · Es is ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, how a rose e'er blooming) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Capriccio italien, Op. 45 Staatskapelle Dresden Decca 001274 702 "Ultimate Classical Spectacular" | |
| Traditional English · O Come All Ye Faithful Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80226 "Christmas with the Pops" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannenbaum Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80226 "Christmas with the Pops" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80226 "Christmas with the Pops" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 103 in Eb "Drum Roll" (1st mvt.) Philharmonia Orchestra RCA 68424 "Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. 2" | |
5 pm | |
| Traditional English · Coventry Carol Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest, Ye Merry Gentlemen Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonias 1 & 2, from Cantata BWV 35 "Spirit and Soul are in Tumult" Gewandhaus Orchestra E. Power Biggs, organ Sony Classical 62829 "Bach: Sinfonias and Orchestral movements from Cantatas" | |
| Christmas Medley · "In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Patapan; O Come, All Ye Faithful" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · Overture and Dances, from "The Bartered Bride" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Virgin Classics 59285 "The Moldau" | |
| Traditional · "Joy to the World" Handel & Haydn Society Coro 16117 "Joy to the World - An American Christmas" | |
8 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 1 in g, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams" Orchestra of St. Luke's Harmonia Mundi 902220 "Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1; The Tempest" | |
| 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 | |
| Darius Milhaud · Saudades do Brasil - Four Dances French National Orchestra Warner Classics 573631 "Leonard Bernstein: An American in Paris" | |
9 pm | |
| Franz Schubert · Concertpiece in D, D.345 Vienna Ensemble Paul Guggenberger, violin Sony Classical 48386 "Schubert" 12 German Dances, etc." | |
| Hugo Distler · "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" (Lo, how an ever-blooming rose) Chanticleer Dawn Upshaw, soprano Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| 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" | |
| John Tavener · "The Lamb" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Arabian Dance, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Traditional English · "Coventry Carol" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Traditional Italian · "How Unto Bethlehem?" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
10 pm | |
| Traditional German · The Shepherds in the Manger (In dulci jubilo) (arr. by Franz Liszt) Kelly Yost, piano Channel Productions 1698 "Still...Still...Still: Christmas Piano by Kelly Yost" | |
| Leos Janacek · Suite for Strings (ii. Adagio) Brno Chamber Orchestra Klavier K 1111 6 "Portals in Time" | |
| Joseph Curiale · Blue Windows Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Doc Severinsen, trumpet Cd Baby 563725 9993 "Awakening" | |
| Traditional American · "Go Tell It On the Mountain" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Romanus Hoffstetter · Serenade (formerly attrib. to Haydn) Camerata Bern Novalis 150 06 7 "Classical Highlights" | |
| Traditional English · "What Child is This?" (arr. by Dale Warland) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · Piano Sonata No. 2 in Eb, Op. 13 (ii. 2nd mvt.) Maria Rose, fortepiano Newport Classic 60100 "hummel: Three Sonatas for Fortepiano" | |
| Traditional Canadian · "Huron Carol" Chanticleer Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Valse triste (Sad waltz), Op. 44 Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sony 46668 "A Nordic Festival" | |
| Traditional Scottish · "Away in a Manger" (arr. & orch. by Mark O'Connor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Renee Fleming, soprano; Mark O'Connor, violin OMAC Records 16 "An Appalachian Christmas" | |
| Mieczyslaw Karlowicz · Intermezzo, from the play, "The White Dove" Op. 6 Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 857248 7 "Karlowicz: Rebirth Symphony" | |
| Christine van Arsdale · "Hush-a-bye, Sweet Baby Jesus" Christine Van Arsdale, harp & voice "Hush-a-bye, Sweet Baby Jesus - Christmas Lullabies" | |
11 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 (ii. Largo) English Chamber Orchestra Eduardo Fernandez, guitar Decca 470477 "Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces" | |
| Johann David Heinichen · Pastorale for Christmas Night Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Passacaille, from Suite No. 7 Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Telarc 80403 "A New Baroque" | |
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini · Pastorale in G The English Concert Archiv Produktion 435262 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| George Bizet · Deep Inside the Sacred Temple, from "The Pearl Fishers" (arr. by Benjamin Loeb) Livia Sohn, violin; Geoff Nuttall, viola; Benjamin Loeb, piano Naxos 857020 2 "Opera Fantasies for Violin" | |
| Elizabeth Poston · "Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree" American Boychoir Ocaso n/a "On Christmas Day" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · Viola Sonata in Eb, Op. 5, No. 3 (ii. Adagio cantabile) Michael Gieler, viola; Lauretta Bloomer, piano RN Classic 93008 "Hummel - Joachim - Mendelssohn" | |
| Traditional German · "O Tannenbaum" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Naxos 8.5575 85 "A Christmas Spectacular" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Anton del Forno, guitar Juston Records JRS 10 077 "Christmas Gifts" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 "Choral" (iii. Adagio molto e cantabile) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ASO Media 1007 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 9" | |