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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 18, 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 | |
| Thomas Tallis · "Third Tune for Archbishop Parker's Psalter" (Why fum'th in sight?) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907154 "Tallis: Lamentations, Motets, String Music" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80676 "Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Symphony No. 5; Serenad | |
| Traditional French · Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella Imani Winds Javier Diaz, percussion Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Traditional Medley · Joy to the World; In dulci jubilo; Silent Night London Symphony Orchestra Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 Swiss Baroque Soloists Naxos 8.5577 55-5 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Cheryl Camm · "Alleluia! Into the Light" (a miner's carol) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD7 23 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
| Gabriel Jackson · "Ave Maria" Polyphony Hyperion 67708 "Not So Faceless Angel" | |
9 pm | |
| Johannes Brahms · Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 (orch. by Edmund Rubbra) Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 63287 "Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| 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" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings Canadian Brass Philips 426835 "Canadian Brass - The Christmas Album" | |
| Carlo Monza · String Quartet in g "Night Entertainment" Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, Andrea Rognoni, violins; Stefano Marocchi, viola; Alessandro Andriani, cello Naive 7541 "Opera in Music - Carlo Monza Quartets" | |
| Alfred Burt · "O Hearken Ye" Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) (rec. 12/03/10 St. John's Baptist n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2010" | |
| Traditional Spanish · To a Virgin Meek and Mild (arr. by Anna Laura Page) Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Dan Forrest · "The Work of Christmas" Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
10 pm | |
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco · Concerto Italiano, Op. 31 (ii. Arioso) Southwest German Radio Orchestra, Baden-Baden & Freiburg Tianwa Yang, violin Naxos 573135 "Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concertos" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Splendid Jewel" Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 (i. Italiana) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suites" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) (text by Josef Mohr) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Sonata No. 13 in Bb, K. 333 (ii. Andante cantabile) Heidi Lowy, piano Musicians Showcase 1040 "Heidi Lowy: Mozart Piano Sonatas, Volume IV" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa; "There were shepherds..."..."Glory to God" from Messiah Academy of Ancient Music; Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxfo Judith Nelson, soprano (recititives) Deutsche Grammophon 001493 002 "The Complete Christmas Celebration" | |
| Richard S. Willis / Edmund H. Sears · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Luther Henderson and his Orchestra Eileen Farrell, soprano Sony Classical 60802 "Carols for Christmas Eve" | |
| Wilhelm Stenhammar · Sentimental Romance No. 1 Swedish Chamber Orchestra Tobias Ringborg, violin Naxos 8.5542 87 "Swedish Romantic Violin Concertos" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
| Edouard Lalo · Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 (iv. Andante) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Shlomo Mintz, violin Brilliant Classics 94070 "Lalo; Vieutemps; Saint-Saëns" | |
| Traditional French · Il est ne, le divin enfant Washington Saxophone Quartet Americus 201110 60 "Tis the Season" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in g, BWV 1056 (ii. Largo) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Itzhak Perlman, violin EMI Classics 47073 "J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos" | |
| William Byrd · "Rorate caeli" (Drop down, heavens...) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 807517 "Puer natus est - Tudor Music for Advent and Christmas" | |
| Pietro Locatelli · Concerto Grosso in Eb, Op. 4, No. 10 (i. Adagio) Concerto Cologne Teldec 94551 "Locatelli: Concerti Grossi" | |
| Giovanni Maria Nanino · "Hodie nobis caelorum Rex" (Today our heavenly King) Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Cesar Franck · Piano Concerto No. 2 in b, Op. 11 (ii. Adagio) Nouvel Symphony Orchestra of the Belgian Radio & TV Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, piano Koch Schwann 311 11 1 "Franck: Concerto & Variations" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet rejoicing) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
| Franz Liszt · Liebestraum (Love's Dream) No. 3 Yundi Li, piano Deutsche Grammophon 000085 102 "Yundi Li - Liszt" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Behold, a rose is blooming Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Kosei 2811 "Fanfare and Allegro" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 442530 "English Idyll" | |
| Sidney Lanier · Blackbirds Paula Robison, flute; Samuel Sanders, piano Pergola 1034 "By the Old Pine Tree" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Heavenly Father" (Ave Maria) (adapted by Richard Proulx) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Columbia Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 35958 "Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Ultimate Christmas Collection | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in f, K. 19 (L. 383) Dubravka Tomsic, piano PMG 160 10 6 "Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas" | |
12 am | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" I Musici Philips 434110 "Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 3 in C, K. 285b Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Christoph Poppen, violin; Harioff Schlichtig, viola; Jean-Guihen Queryras, cello EMI Classics 56829 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Adoration of the Magi, from Three Botticelli Pictures Virginia Symphony "Holiday Favorites" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (O Tannenbaum; Holy Night; The Christmas Tree is a Beautiful Tree) Bielfeld Children's Choir Gerhard Bunk, organ EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Samuel Barber · Adagio for Strings Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 463465 "Bernstein's America" | |
1 am | |
| Traditional · "American Songs" Christmas medley 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" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in G for 2 Guitars, RV 532 Camerata Bern Goran Sollscher, guitars Deutsche Grammophon 415487 "Vivaldi Guitar Concertos" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Aram Khachaturian · Adagio, from the ballet "Spartacus" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 47348 "Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh" | |
2 am | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick / Traditiona · Away in a Manger; Friendly Beasts Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| Harold Darke · In the Bleak Mid-Winter Adagio Trio Kathryn Daniels, flute; Michael Daniels, cello; Linda Grieser, harp Adagio Trio 2 "Winter Gift" | |
| 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" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 London Symphony Orchestra Decca 000692 002 "Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9" | |
| Franz Schubert · Ave Maria Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8602 "Christmas Classics for Guitar" | |
| Traditional English · Greensleeves Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8602 "Christmas Classics for Guitar" | |
3 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Sinfonia, from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. by Philip Ledger) Choir of King's College, Cambridge EMI Classics 86082 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · In dulci jubilo (In sweet jubilation), BWV 729 Montreal Festival Wind Orchestra Marquis 81375 "Bach in the Wind" | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Christmas Concerto, Op. 8, No. 6 La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 2 in c, Op. 17 New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 47631 "Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Traditional German · "While By My Sheep" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (arr. D. Overton) · 6 Christmas Pieces Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
4 am | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Cello Concerto No. 9 in Bb, G.482 Padua & Veneto Chamber Orchestra David Geringas, cello Claves 8814 "Boccherini 12 Concerti per Violoncello" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (iii. Laudamus te) Concerto Italiano Anna Simboli, Alena Dantcheva, sopranos Naive 30485 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Gloria sing all our voices" from Cantata BWV140 Westminster Choir Daniel Beckwith, organ Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Gloria in excelsis" from Great Mass in c, K. 427 Berlin Philharmonic; Vienna Singverein Deutsche Grammophon 000573 902 "Mozart: Great Mass in c-minor" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 63 in C "La Roxelane" Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8.5507 57 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 30, 55 & 63" | |
| Traditional German · In dulci jubilo Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Traditional German · Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
5 am | |
| Fritz Kreisler · Violin Concerto Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin Deutsche Grammophon 439933 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music EMI Classics 68156 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on Greensleeves Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 0094 "Holiday Classics" | |
| Michael Davis · "Sing, Choir of Angels" (medley) The Mormon Tabernacle Choir; The Candian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 64 in A "Tempora Mutantur" (Times are Changed) Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Nimbus 5590 "Haydn Symphonies Nos. 55 - 69" | |
| Herbert Howells · "A Spotless Rose" Choir of Winchester Cathedral Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Traditional · "Pat-a-Drummer" (Patapan & Drummer Boy) (arr. by Katherine K. Davis) Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Staatskapelle Dresden Philips 000994 902 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
6 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Rob Roy Overture San Diego Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5509 99 "Berlioz: Overtures" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Violin Concerto No. 4 in E Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Iona Brown, violin Philips 411125 "Telemann: 5 Violin Concertos" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · Symphony, "A Night in the Tropics" (finale) Virginia Symphony Connell CDRO 4 97 "American Treasures" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Henry Websdale, organ King's College Choir KGS003 6 "The Centenary Service - A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carol | |
| Traditional English · First Noel; Away in a Manger (arr. by Dorothy Lewis-Griffith) Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
| Traditional Czech · "Rocking" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Symphonic Dances Nos. 1-3, Op. 64 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 68649 "Smetana: Ma Vlast, etc." | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas (arr. by Morton Gould) New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Johnny Marks · The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (in the style of Mendelssohn) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| 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" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Pavane for a Dead Princess Chamber Orchestra led Ransom Wilson Ransom Wilson, flute EMI Classics 69069 "Pleasure Songs for Flute" | |
| Traditional Medley · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Holly and the Ivy London Symphony Orchestra Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Blessed be that maid Mary" (arr. by David Willcocks) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Decca 425499 "On Christmas Night" | |
| Traditional (arr. by Mark Small) · Joy Medley (Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Angels We Have Heard on High) Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
8 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 1 in Eb, K. 16 Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra LaserLight 15867 "Mozart: Early Symphonies - volume 1" | |
| Stephen Chatman · "Christmas Joy" (medley of traditional carols) University of British Columbia Singers; A Touch of Brass Stephen Smith, organ; Quennie Wong, percussion Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55 "Eroica" (finale) London Symphony Orchestra LSO Live 80 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: William Grant Still | |
| William Grant Still · Get on Board (arr. for woodwinds, string quartet & piano) The Sierra Winds Cambria 1083 "Get on Board - Music of William Grant Still" | |
| Howard Blake · "Walking in the Air" from "The Snowman" London Philharmonic Orchestra Sam Oliver, treble LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Chorus No. 1 from Christmas Cantata BWV 110 "Let our mouths be filled with laughter" Collegium Vocale Harmonia Mundi 901594 "JS Bach: Christmas Cantatas" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Childish Games, Concert Overture Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Marco Polo 822373 0 "Suppe Overtures, vol. 4" | |
9 am | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
| arr. by M. Sherrill Kelsey · What Child is This?; Away in a Manger Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional French · Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet) Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Traditional Polish · Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in g for 2 Cellos, RV 531 City of London Sinfonia Raphael Wallfisch, Keith Harvey, cellos Naxos 855090 8 "Vivaldi: Cello Concerti, Vol. 2" | |
| Traditional · A Canadian Brass Christmas Carol (arr. by Howard Cable) The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional English tunes · Medley: "I Saw Three Ships," "First Noel," "Holly and the Ivy" Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Franz Liszt · Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 60265 "Famous Rhapsodies" Essential Classics series | |
| Leroy Anderson · Bugler's Holiday The Boston Pops Orchestra Al Hirt, Robert Mogilnicki, Andre Come, trumpets RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-27 29 "Pops Goes the Trumpet (Holiday for Brass)" | |
10 am | |
| Willis Laurence James · "The Negro Bell Carol" Morgan State University Choir NPR Classics PT CD0 001 "NPR Classics - Christmas Around the Country" | |
| Dag Wiren · Serenade for Strings, Op. 11 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra EMI Seraphim 69110 "Serenades" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls; O Tannenbaum London Symphony Orchestra Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
| Katherine Davis · "Carol of the Drum" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tanglewwod Festival Chorus BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Rolf Smedvig, trumpet Telarc 80227 "Virtuoso Trumpet" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Noel" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 66087 "The Music of Christmas" | |
11 am | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Ambrosian Singers Leonard Raver, Longwood Gardens organ of St. Augustine's Church, Kilberne, U.K. Columbia 40944 "The Majesty of Christmas" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Sonatina in G, Op. 100 Anthony Marwood, violin; Susan Tomes, piano Helois 55365 "Dvorak" Music for Violin and Piano" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · "I Believe This is Jesus" (arr. by Undine Smith Moore) The American Spiritual Ensemble The American Spiritua l En 884501 2147 "The Spirit of the Holidays" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannenbaum Mark O'Connor, violin; Brent Mason, guitar and friends OMAC Records 16 "An Appalachian Christmas" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto a due cori No. 1 in Bb Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 455709 "Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional American · "The Glory Manger" Washington Men's Camerata Patrick McMahan, tenor Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425 "Linz" (finale) Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 474349 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 29, 35, 36, 38-41" | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Steve Nelson - Jack Rollins · Frosty the Snowman (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 19 in F, K. 459 (1st mvt.) Columbia Symphony Orchestra (recorded April 1961) Rudolf Serkin, piano Sony Classical 93074 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 20" | |
| Traditional English · "Lo, He comes with clouds descending" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 26 in Eb, K. 184 Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 452496 "Mozart: The Symphonies" | |
1 pm | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Let Life Be Joyful, Waltz, Op. 340 Vienna Philharmonic (Live at the 1988 New Year's Concert) Deutsche Grammophon 423662 "New Year's Concert 1988" | |
| Thomas Pastatieri · "Alleluia" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arr. by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Fred Cherry, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: William Grant Still | |
| William Grant Still · Summerland, for Flute, Harp, & String Quartet Videmus ensemble New World Records 80399- 2 "Works by William Grant Still" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sleepers Awake (from Cantata BWV 140) Paillard Chamber Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 65468 "The Pachelbel Canon - Albinoni Adagio..." | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 9801 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 9801 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Polonaise, from "Rusalka" CSSR State Philharmonic Marco Polo 223272 "Dvorak: Opera Overtures and Preludes" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for String Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855935 6 "Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music - 2" | |
2 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 94 in G "Surprise" Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Nimbus 7041-2 "Great Haydn Symphonies" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Fum, Fum, Fum Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "Riu, Riu, Riu" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Sinfonia Concertante in A for Violin & Cello, T 284, No. 4 Budapest Strings Bela Banfalvi, violin; Karoly Botvay, cello Capriccio 7005 "Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonie Concertanti" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Reed Flutes, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
3 pm | |
| Jean Mouton · "Nesciens Mater" (Without knowing a man, the Virgin Mother...) The Sixteen Hyperion 66263 "Christmas Music from Medieval & Renaissance Europe" | |
| Johann Friedrich Fasch · Concerto in Bb, FWV L:B3 Tempest di Mare Chandos 0751 "Fasch: Orchestral Music" | |
| Traditional German · O du froliche (O How Joyful) Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Christmas Concerto, Op. 8, No. 6 St. James Baroque Players Apex 40838 "Baroque Music of Bologna" | |
| Christmas Medley · "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light; First Noel; O Little Town of Bethlehem; I Saw Three Ships Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Jean-Baptiste Lully · The Bourgeois Gentleman, selections Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Alia Vox 9807 "Jean-Baptiste Lully: L'orchestre du roi soleil" | |
4 pm | |
| Carolyn Jennings · "Climb to the Top of the Highest Mountain" Davidson College Orchestra & Chorale (Live, December 1, 2014) "Davidson Holiday Gala 2014" | |
| Traditional English · "Awake, and join the cheerful choir" Anonymous 4 Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harp Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Henry VIII · "Grene growith the holly" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Richard Strauss · Divertimento after Couperin, Op. 86 (selections) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 435 87 1-2 "Richard Strauss - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Night Medley (arr. by Angela Morley) Boston Pops Orchestra Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Joaquin Rodrigo · Concierto de Aranjuez (ii. Adagio) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Glory to God" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "His yoke is easy" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
5 pm | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Bourree fantasque (orchestrated by Felix Mottl) Orchestra of the Swiss Romande Chandos 5122 "Chabrier: Orchestral Works" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 66087 "The Music of Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for Violin & Viola, K. 364 (1st mvt.) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Julia Fischer, violin; Gordan Nikolic, viola Pentatone 518609 8 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · "Great Day" (arr. by Moses Hogan) The American Spiritual Ensemble Roderick George. tenor The American Spiritua l En 884501 2147 "The Spirit of the Holidays" | |
| Traditional English · We Wish You a Merry Christmas (in Baroque style) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Kling, Glockchen (in the style of Bach) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (arr. by Peter Breiner) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Naxos 8.5575 85 "A Christmas Spectacular" | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Overture to The Gypsy Baron Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80547 "Viennafest" | |
8 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 Amsterdam Sinfonietta Channel Classics 37119 "Tchaikovsky - Arensky" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · Christmas Medley (arr. by Johnie Dean) The American Spiritual Ensemble The American Spiritua l En 884501 2147 "The Spirit of the Holidays" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" Op. 66 Matt Haimovitz, cello; Christopher O'Riley, fortepiano (Broadwood 1823) Pentatone 186475 "Beethoven, Period." | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · "The Christmas Song" (arr. by John Rutter) The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Philip Moore · "The Angel Gabriel" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Matthew Martin, organ King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
| Traditional German · Good Christian Men, Rejoice Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, piano ZENT Records 4007 "A Christmas Celebration at the Piano" | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 1 Tafelmusik Sony Classical 52553 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to The World The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Traditional German · "O du froliche" (O How Joyful) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · String Quartet No. 28 in Eb, Op. 20, No. 1 Kodaly Quartet Naxos 8.5507 01 "Haydn: Sun 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 | |
| Joseph Achron · Hebrew Melody, Op. 33 (arr. Jascha Heifetz) Gil Shaham, violin; Orli Shaham, piano Canary Classics 10 "Nigunim - Hebrew Melodies" | |
| 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" | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical" (ii. Larghetto) Philadelphia Orchestra Sony (Nax615) 417202 "Eugene Ormandy Conducts 20th Century Classics" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Barry Gordon, piano Telarc 80330 "Classics For All Seasons - Winter" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El noi de la mare, from Six Catalan Folk Songs (arr. Miguel Llobet) Eduardo Fernandez, guitar Decca 414618 "Eduardo Ferenandez: Albeniz, Granados,Tarrega, Turina, etc | |
| 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 of Orient Are" (arr. Stephen Paulus) The Dale Warland Singers Peter Hanslep, bass; Merilee Klemp, oboe; Kathy Kienzle, harp Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
| Igor Stravinsky · Serenata, from Pulcinella English Chamber Orchestra Branford Marsalis, soprano saxophone Sony 42122 "Romances for Saxophone" | |
11 pm | |
| Josquin Des Prez · "Ave Maria" Voices of Ascension Delos 3165 "Beyond Chant - Mysteries of the Renaissance" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Berceuse, Op. 57 Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 457585 "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Charles Gounod · String Quartet No. 5 in g, CG.565 (ii. Adagio) Cambini Quartet, Paris Aparte 177 "Charles Gounod: String Quartets" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck · Children's Prayer, from "Hansel and Gretel" New York Philharmonic Sony Classical 63303 "The Joy of Christmas with Leonard Bernstein" | |
| 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 · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 (ii. Andante) Dresden Philharmonic Sebastian Weigle, horn LaserLight 15874 "Mozart: The Four Horn Concertos" | |