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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 @ 9:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
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Frank Dominguez shares gentle classics to relax and refresh your spirit each weeknight.
Playlist
9 pm | |
| Larry Toppmann on Beethoven: Deaf Man | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Septet in Eb, Op. 20 members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Leonidas Kavakos, violin Sony 592988 "Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Septet" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger (w/ Beethoven's Sonata Op. 14, No. 2, Mvt. 3) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Ernest Bloch · Baal Shem: Simchat Torah (Rejoicing) Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Sam Haywood, piano Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
10 pm | |
| Ellis L. Marsalis · The Fourth Autumn Phoenix Park-Kim, piano MSR 1372 "Deep River - Music by Composers of African Descent" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Christmas Time is Here, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Christopher O'Riley, piano CPI Records 329411 2 "Christopher O'Riley: At the Break" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 (i. Laura soave, Balletto con gagliarda, saltarello e canario) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suites - Trittico Bottic | |
| Michael Cox · "O Holy Child" Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Serenade for Flute, Clarinet & Guitar, Op. 8 (ii. Adagio) JoAnn Falletta, guitar; Alexa Still, flute; Robert Alemany, clarinet Koch International 7404 "The Viennese Guitar" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, Hob.VIIb:2 (ii. Adagio) English Chamber Orchestra Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony Classical 36674 "Haydn: Cello Concertos" | |
| Jean Mouton · "Nesciens Mater" (Virgin Mother) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907136 "Jean Mouton - Josquin Des Prez" | |
| Giacomo Puccini · Intermezzo, from "Sister Angelica" Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 001051 102 "Opera Intermezzi" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds in the field abiding" (arr. Charles Wood) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Decca 425499 "On Christmas Night" | |
| Max Bruch · Violin Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 26 (ii. Adagio) London Symphony Orchestra Charlie Siem, violin Warner Classics 66661 "Charlie Siem - Bruch, Wieniawski, Bull" | |
| Traditional English · "There is No Rose of Such Virtue" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044 (ii. Adagio...) Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra James Galway, flute; Rainer Wolters, violin; Ursula Deutschler, harpsichord RCA 82812 "James Galway Plays Flute Concertos" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Puer natus in Bethlehem" (A boy is born in Bethlehem) The New York Cornet and Sacbut Ensemble Julianne Baird, soprano; Mark Bleeke, tenor, Wilbur Pauley, bass; Peter Becker, countertenor Newport Classic 60021 "Alleluia" | |
| Johann Friedrich Fasch · Lute Concerto in d (ii. Andante) Musica Antiqua Cologne Michael Ducker, lute Archiv Produktion 447644 "Concerti 'per l'orchestra di Dresda' " | |
| Orlando Gibbons · "This is the record of John" Cathedra; Folger Consort Bard n/a "A New Song - Celebrating the King James Bible" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 8 in c, Op. 13 "Pathetique" (ii. Adagio cantabile) Jeno Jando, piano Naxos 855679 0 "Chill with Beethoven" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Swans, from Act II of Swan Lake Philadelphia Orchestra Sony 42252 "Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake" | |
| Franz Schubert · Standchen (Serenade), D.957, No. 4 (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9349 "Stokowski Encores" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" Daniel McCabe, baritone; Joel Cohen, guitar Erato 92874 "An American Christmas" | |
| Teresa Carreño · String Quartet in b (ii. Andante) Joseph Roche, Robert Zelnick, violins; Tamas Strasser, viola; Camilla Heller, cello Vox Box 5029 "Chamber Works by Women Composers" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" Howland Orchestra Sumi Jo, soprano; Jung Kwak, harp Atlantic 83144- 2 "The Gift" | |
| Traditional Russian Folk song · The Rush Light Moscow Chamber Orchestra Delos 3244 "Russian Soul" | |
12 am | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 47509 "Beecham Conducts Delius" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quartet No. 1 in D, K. 285 Tokyo String Quartet James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60442 "Mozart: Flute Quartets" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Variation 24 - Aria Da Capa) (arr. by the Catalyst Quartet) The Catalyst Quartet Azica 71300 "JS Bach: Goldberg Variations" | |
| 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" | |
1 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 2 The English Concert Archiv Produktion 001923 802 "Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings" | |
| Franz Liszt · Weihnachtsbaum, Books II & III Jerome Lowenthal, piano Bridge 9307 "Liszt: Années de Pelerinage (complete)" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
2 am | |
| Giuseppe Tartini · Trumpet Concerto in D Scottish Chamber Orchestra Rolf Smedvig, trumpet Telarc 80232 "Trumpet Concertos" | |
| 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 000530 102 "Luciano Pavarotti: O Holy Night" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 2 in Eb, Wq.183 English Chamber Orchestra Philips 426081 "C.P.E. Bach: 6 Symphonies" | |
| Conrad Susa · "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest" VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Clarion 908 "Welcome Christmas" | |
3 am | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Octet in Eb, Op. 20 (1st mvt.) Emerson String Quartet (doubling themselves!) Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello Deutsche Grammophon 000388 802 "Mendelssohn: The String Quartets" | |
| Christmas Medley · "In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Patapan; O Come, All Ye Faithful" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Rondo in A, D.438 Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman, violin Philips 420168 "Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert: Violin Romances" | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti · "Christmas Cantata" Collegium Musicum 90 & Choir Susan Gritton, soprano Chandos 754 "Christmas Concertos and Cantatas" | |
4 am | |
| William Sterndale Bennett · Caprice in E, Op. 22 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Howard Shelley, piano Hyperion 67595 "Sterndale Bennett - Bache: Piano Concertos" | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier · Noel pour les instruments (Instrumental Carols) Les Violons du Roy Sono Luminus 90180 "Simphonies des Noels" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 Philharmonia Hungarica Mercury Living 434304 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances" | |
| 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" | |
5 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8.5546 09 "J. S. Bach: Overtures (Suites) Nos. 1-4" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" (arr. by Mozart, sung in German) Choeur de Chambre de Namur / La Grande Ecurie et la chambre du R Naive E 3004 "Handel: Messiah, arr. Mozart" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Brass Choir BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 24 in Bb, K. 182 Mozart Academy, Amsterdam Brilliant Classics 111616 7 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Michael Davis · "Sing, Choir of Angels" (medley) The Mormon Tabernacle Choir; The Candian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| 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 | |
6 am | |
| Richard Wagner · Overture to The Flying Dutchman Vienna Philharmonic Decca 000897 802 "Wagner: Overtures; Siegfried Idyll" | |
| Ferdinand Ries · Variations on a Portuguese Hymn, Op. 152, No. 1 (actually the English carol, "Adeste Fideles") Uwe Grodd, flute; Matteo Napoli, piano Naxos 857203 8 "Ferdinand Ries: Works for Flute & Piano" | |
| Claude Debussy · Children's Corner Suite (orch. by Andre Caplet) Quebec Symphony Orchestra ATMA Classique 22377 "Debussy: Children's Corner, etc" | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Traditional · "Patapan" (Willy take your little drum!) Westminster Choir Westminster Choir 1009 "Noel | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" (finale) Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; City of Birmingham Symphony EMI Classics 5 5795 2 2 "Rutter: Gloria" | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Christmas Concerto, Op. 8, No. 6 I Musici Philips 412739 "Christmas Concertos" | |
7 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 35 in Ab, Hob.XVI:43 Emanuel Ax, piano Sony Classical 89363 "Emanuel Ax - Haydn Piano Sonatas" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Sing with Us of Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Indiana University Singing Hoosiers Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional French · Rondo on French Carols (with Dvorak's "Slavonic Dance in e) Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Symphony No. 2 in C (1st mvt.) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Brilliant Classics 94698 "Weber: Symphonies, Overtures & Concertos" | |
| Ernest Bloch · Simchas Torah (from Baal Shem) Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| 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" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps, from "The Damnation of Faust" Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80164 "Berlioz: La Marseillaise & other Berlioz Favorites" | |
8 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from "Messiah" London Symphony Orchestra LSO Live 607 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Gabriel Faure · "A Child's Christmas" Westminster Choir Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; Ken Cowan, organ of Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, NYC Westminster Choir 1009 "Noel | |
| Frederic Chopin · Rondo a la Krakowiak, Op. 14 Northwest Sinfonia Joel Fan, piano Reference Recordings 134 "Dances for Piano and Orchestra" | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Guitar Concerto in C, RV 425 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Christopher Parkening, guitar EMI Classics 55052 "Parkening Plays Vivaldi, Warlock & Praetorius" | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander Philadelphia Orchestra RCA Gold Seal 6430-2 -RG "Joy to the World" | |
| 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" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Heartless Musicians | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320 "Posthorn Serenade" (selections) North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Profil 05006 "Günter Wand Edition - volume 6" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Six Carols New York Choral Society; Empire Chamber Ensemble Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Louis Lewanowski · Eight Bright Candles Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "I'll Be Home for the Holidays" | |
| Don Sebesky · A Christmas Scherzo (Medley) Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony (1st mvt.) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Edward Elgar · Three Bavarian Dances, Op. 27 English String Orchestra Nimbus 5136 "Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, etc." | |
10 am | |
| Rafael Diaz · In the Depths of My Distance Your House Emerges (2013) Georgina Isabel Rossi, viola; Silvie Cheng, piano New Focus 268 "Mobili - Music for Viola & Piano from Chile" | |
| Traditional · "Christmas Medley" (arr. by Charles Floyd) Cathedral Festival Orchestra & Choral Society, Boy Choristers, e Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano Carmen 957 "Denyce Graves - A Cathedral Christmas" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Flute Concerto in G, Wq. 169 The Feinstein Ensemble Martin Feinstein, flute Black Box 1019 "CPE Bach Flute Concertos" | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" New Philharmonia Chorus EMI 69715 "Ave Maria" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") La Chapelle Royale; Collegium Vocale; Champs Elysees Orchestra Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1632 "L'efance du Christ" | |
| Isaac Albeniz · Asturias Sharon Isbin, guitar Sony Classical 784219 "Guitar Passions - Sharon Isbin & Friends" | |
| Isaac Albeniz · Puerta de Tierra (Earth Gate) English Chamber Orchestra Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 412231 "Travels With My Cello" | |
11 am | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Rhosymedre Northern Sinfonia of England EMI Classics 31600 "Best of British" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Close Quarters (from the First United Methodist Church of Salisb Laurie Zerger, soprano; Eric Stmpf, tenor; Robin Daye, alto; Sid Oakes, bass "Rise Up Shepherd..." | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9607 "Pamela Howland - Lo, How a Rose" | |
| Traditional Dutch · "If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing" (arr. Stephen Mager) Arcangeli Chamber Chorus & Orchestra Arcangeli 657988 0008 "Joy For Every Age - Christmas Carol Settings by Stephen Ma | |
| Edvard Grieg · Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Seattle Symphony Orchestra Delos 3091 "Grieg: Holberg Suite; Lyric Suite; Piano Concerto" | |
| Traditional Sephardic · "Hannah has seven sons" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (text by Josef More) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 "From the New World" (finale) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Telarc 80238 "Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Carnival Overture" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Overture to Idomeneo La Cetra Baroque Orchestra, Basel Deutsche Grammophon 001550 902 "Mozart: Opera Overtures" | |
| John Foster · "While shepherds watched their flock" Taverner Consort, Choir & Players Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Lo, He comes with clouds descending" Taverner Choir; New London Chamber Choir; Henrietta Barnett Scho Sony Classical 60713 "The Promise of Ages - A Christmas Collection" | |
| Traditional American · "The Shepherd's Star" Early Music New York ex Cathedra 29006 "A Colonial Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 314 English Chamber Orchestra Eugenia Zukerman, flute Sony Classical 62424 "Mozart: Flute Concertos; Clarinet Concerto" | |
| Traditional German · "Was soll das bedeuten" (What should that mean?) Concilium Musicum of Old Instruments Ernst Haefliger, tenor Claves 8408 "Alte Deutsche Weihnachtslieder" | |
| Traditional German · "Praise you, Jesus Christ" Bielfeld Children's Choir EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Traditional German · "O du froliche" (O Thou Joyous) Taverner Consort, Choir & Players Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "Vom Himmel hoch" (From heaven on high) Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Ensemble Capriccio 5160 "Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Flute Quintet in D, K. 577 (after Mozart's song, "To the desire of those who adore you") Trio Pasquier Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Tasso Adamopoulos, 2nd viola Sony Classical 47230 "Mozart: Divertimento, K. 344" | |
1 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Snowflakes, from The Nutcracker Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Cincinnati Children's Choir Telarc 80674 "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Favorite Selections" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" recorded 12/03/10 Frank Portone, tenor; J. Michael Grant, organ of St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2010" recorded 12/03/10 St. J | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge George Hill, treble; Henry Websdale, organ King's College Choir KGS003 6 "The Centenary Service - A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carol | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Georges Bizet · Children's Games, Op. 22 (orchestrations by Bizet, Hershey Kay & Roy Douglas) San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference Recordings 131 "Bizet: Symphony; Jeux d'enfants" | |
| Traditional · "O ir kleyne likhtelekh" (O you little candles) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional American · Medley of Christmas Spirituals Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Sleigh Ride Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Alfred Burt · "Caroling, Caroling" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
2 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 Philadelphia Orchestra (recorded 4/10/60) RCA 888837 3716 "Ormandy Conducts Tchaikovsky" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Rejoice Greatly" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony Orchestra Kathleen Battle, soprano EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Franz Schubert · Piano Trio No. 1 in Bb, Op. 99, D.898 (finale) Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello Decca 455685 "Schubert Piano Trios" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (arr. by Robert Rice) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Felix Bernard / Dick Smith · "Winter Wonderland" (arr. by Alexander L'Estrange) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings (interpolated with Beethoven's "Fur Elise") Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Traditional · O Come, O Come Emmanuel (interpolated with Chopin's Revolutionary Etude in c, Op. 10, No. 2) Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
3 pm | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "Ave Maria" Los Angeles Master Chorale RCM 19705 "Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067 Berlin Baroque Soloists Emmanuel Pahud, flute EMI Classics 57111 "Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, etc." | |
| Traditional · "Oy Chanukah" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Traditional · "Chanukah Candles" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Bach's Air) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic 28030 "Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade & Capriccio Espagnole" | |
4 pm | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 6 in E, Wq.182 Camerata Salzburg Profil 08018 "CPE Bach: Symphonies; Harpsichord Concerto" | |
| Traditional English · "Wonder Tidings" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Washington Master Chorale Susan Robinson, harp; Stephen Nicholas Key, oboe Acis 63682 "This Endris Night - Christmas with the Washington Master C | |
| 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" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Trio in C, RV 82 The Bach Sinfonia C. Ann Loud, violin; Ronn McFarlane, lute Sono Luminus 92132 "The Art of Vivaldi's Lute" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Skating, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Johnny Marks · Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, in style of Mozart The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" The New London Orchestra Hyperion 67067 "American Light Music Classics" | |
| Mykola Leontovych · Carol of the Bells, in style of Bach Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Quartet No. 1 in g, Op. 25 (iv. Gypsy Rondo) Beaux Arts Trio & Walter Trampler, viola Menahem Pressler, piano; Isidore Cohen, violin; Bernard Greenhouse, cello Pentatone 518615 1 "Brahms: Piano Quartets" | |
5 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" Chicago Sympony Orchestra & Chorus Decca 414396 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Stephen Orton, cello Collegium Records 121 "Christmas Day in the Morning" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Timothy Brown, horn Hänssler Classic 98316 "Mozart Horn Concertos" | |
| Samuel Adler · "The Flames of Freedom" (Part II) New London Children's Choir Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Overture to The Beautiful Galatea Vienna Philharmonic Sony 44932 "Suppe: Overtures" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 3 in C, Wq.182 C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Capriccio 10106 "CPE. Bach: Six Symphonies for Strings" | |
6 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 8 in G "Evening" Vienna Academy Arts Music 47688 "Haydn & Giuliani" | |
| Traditional English · Christmas Day in da' Morning set The Beggar Boys "The Darkest Midnight - A Celtic Nativity" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · "Christmas Time is Here" from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; School for the Creative & Performing Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional · Suite of English Carols (Deck the Halls, Coventry, First Noel) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Lyric Suite, Op. 54 (selections) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ASV 6176 "Grieg: Piano Concerto" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Washington Master Chorale Acis 63682 "This Endris Night - Christmas with the Washington Master C | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional German · "O Christmas Tree" (O Tannenbaum) RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
8 pm | |
| A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico | |
| A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico | |
| A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico | |
| A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico | |
| A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico | |
9 pm | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Romance in f, Op. 11 Philharmonia Orchestra Anne Akiko Meyers, violin RCA Victor Red Seal 61700 "Anne Akiko Meyers - Mendelssohn Concerto" | |
| Samuel Adler · To Celebrate a Miracle University Of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Wind Symp Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Suite in A Wolfgang Rubsam, piano Naxos 855309 7 "JS Bach: From the W.F. Bach Notebook" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for String Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Thomas Linley, Jr · Violin Sonata in A Locatelli Trio Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin; Richard Tunnicliffe, cello; Paul Nicholson, harpsichord Hyperion 66583 "English 18th-century Violin Sonatas" | |
10 pm | |
| Joel Phillips · "Little Lamb" Washington Men's Camerata Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Serenata Respighi Chamber Orchestra of New York Naxos 573168 "RespighI: Gli uccelli" | |
| Michael Head · "The Little Road to Bethlehem" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Howard Hanson · Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 "Romantic" (ii. Andante con tenerezza) St. Louis Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 47850 "Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 2" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" New York Choral Artists EMI 31540 "O Come, All ye Faithful" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 (ii. Adagio) German Chamber Philharmonic Mikhail Pletnev, piano Virgin Classics 59280 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24" | |
| Johann Pachelbel · Canon Georgia Kelly, harp; Dusan Bogdanovic, guitar Global Pacific 79337 "Georgia Kelly - Winter Classics" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Cello Concerto No. 9 in Bb, G.482 (ii. Andantino grazioso) Padua & Veneto Chamber Orchestra David Geringas, cello Claves 8814 "Boccherini 12 Concerti per Violoncello" | |
| Johannes Brahms · "Holy Cradle Song" Op. 91, No. 2 The Fischer Duo Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano; Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman, piano Centaur Records 3648 "Brahms: Cello Sonatas" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Pelleas and Melisande suite, Op. 80 (i. Prelude) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80084 "Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Ete - Fauré: Pelleas et Melisande" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Wexford Carol" Taylor Festival Choir & Players (from the College of Charleston David Templeton, baritone MSR 1292 "Sing We Now of Christmas" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Joachim Quantz · Flute Concerto in G (ii. Arioso. Mesto) C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Patrick Gallois, flute Deutsche Grammophon 439895 2 "Flute Concertos from Sanssouci" | |
| William Byrd · "Cradle Song" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Chandos 8436 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Ein' feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress) (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) The Philadelphia Orchestra EMI Classics 85072 "Stokowski Transcriptions" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Little One Sweet" (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals; BBC Philharmonic Teldec 99000 "Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Waltz in a, Op. 34, No. 2, "Valse brillante" Garrick Ohlsson, piano Hyperion 44351 "The Complete Piano Works of Frédéric Chopin" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Arabian Dance, from The Nutcracker Empire Brass Telarc 80220 "Class Brass" | |
| Louis Spohr · Sonata in G, Op. 115 (ii. Larghetto) Sophie Langdon, violin; Hugh Webb, harp Naxos 8.5553 65 "Spohr: Music for Violin & Harp, vol. 2" | |
| Traditional English · The Holly and the Ivy Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Violin Concerto No. 4 in G, Hob.VIIa:4 (ii. Adagio) Cologne Chamber Orchestra Augustin Hadelich, violin Naxos 857048 3 "Haydn: Violin Concertos" | |
| Traditional German · "While By My Sheep" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80461 "Angels on High - A Robert Shaw Christmas" | |
| Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf · Symphony No. 5 (Transformation of Lycian Peasants into Frogs) (ii. Adagio, ma non molto) Failoni Orchestra Naxos 8.5533 69 "Dittersdorf: Sinfonias on Ovid's Metamorphoses" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |