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Program: Sunday Night Music with Keenan Harmon
Aired: Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 10:00 pm
Hosted by Keenan Harmon
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Enjoy a variety and selection of classics throughout the night with host Keenan Harmon.
Playlist
10 pm | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold · Serenade, from "The Snowman" ballet Orsolya Korcsolan, violin; Emese Mali, piano Solo Musica 202 "KORNGOLDMARK" | |
| Florence Price · Calvary, from 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet The Catalyst Quartet Azica 71346 "Uncovered Vol. 2 - Florence Price" | |
| Hugo Alfven · Symphony No. 1 in f, Op. 7 (ii. Andante) Stockholm Philharmonic BIS 395 "Alfvén: Symphony No. 1" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 24 in c, K. 491 (ii. Larghetto) Northern Sinfonia Imogen Cooper, piano Avie 2175 "Mozart: Piano Concertos 24 & 25" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry · Flute Concerto in C (ii. Larghetto) European Community Chamber Orchestra Marc Grauwels, flute Helios 55035 "The Concerto in Europe" | |
| Traditional Polish · "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt Berlin Philharmonic James Galway, flute Deutsche Grammophon 000608 902 "Ich war ein Berliner - James Galway -Berlin Philharmonic" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Still, Still, Still Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Max Bruch · Romance in F, Op. 85 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Vadim Gluzman, violin BIS 1852 "Bruch: Violin Concerto" | |
11 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Gavotte I & II, from Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012 Maria Kliegel, cello Naxos 8.5572 80-8 "J.S. Bach: Cello Suites" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Motet: "How brightly shines the morning star" Gabrieli Consort & Players Archiv Produktion 439 25 0-2 "Praetorius: Mass for Christmas Morning" | |
| Gaspard Fritz · Sinfonia in B, Op. 6, No. 1 (ii. Largo) Kesselberg Ensemble Musiques Suisses 6283 "Gaspard Fritz: Sinfonien; Violinkonzert" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels, from the Realms of Glory" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Dance of the Sylphs, from "The Damnation of Faust" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 679001 2 "French Ballet Music" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" Orchestra of St. Luke's; Boys' Choir of Harlem Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Concerto in d (ii. Andante) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Viktoria Mullova, violin Philips 432077 "Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos" | |
| Richard S. Willis · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550 (ii. Andante) Ensemble Resonanz Harmonia Mundi 902629 30 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39-41" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Lo, how a rose e're blooming" Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
12 am | |
| Alexander Glazunov · Idylle, Op. 14, No. 1 Roumanian State Orchestra Marco Polo 8.2204 87 "Glazunov: Orchestral Works, vol. 4" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker, concert suite Anastasia Dedik, piano Anastasia Dedik 888295 3296 "Anastasia Dedik - Piano" | |
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini · Pastorale in G The English Concert Archiv Produktion 435262 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Suite pastorale Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 855424 8 "Chabrier: Orchestral Works" | |
| Traditional French · "Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Dale Warland Singers Jeffrey Van, guitar Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "The Ship Carol" (16th century text) The Dale Warland Singers Kathy Kienzie, harp Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
| Phillips Brooks / Lewis Redner · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Dale Warland Singers Richard Killmer, oboe; Kathy Kienzle, harp Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
1 am | |
| Dmitri Tiomkin · It's a Wonderful Life Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Telarc 88801 "It's a Wonderful Life - A Christmas Carol, etc." | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109 Robert DeGaetano, piano Crystonyx 1006 "DeGaetano Plays Beethoven" | |
2 am | |
| Howard Blake · The Snowman, based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs London Philharmonic Orchestra Chris Jarvis, narrator; Sam Oliver, treble (for "Walking in the Air") LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Girolamo Frescobaldi · Toccata Arto Noras, cello; Tapani Valtsa, organ Finlandia 919 "Masterpieces for Cello" | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) Choir of King's College, Cambridge David Briggs, organ Decca 414042 "King's College Choir - O Come All Ye Faithful" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Noel" Choir of King's College, Cambridge David Briggs, organ Decca 414042 "King's College Choir - O Come All Ye Faithful" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento in D, K. 136 Spivakov Virtuosi RCA Victor Red Seal 60066 "Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; 3 Divertimenti" | |
3 am | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Von Himmel hoch" (From heaven on high) Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8.5546 09 "J. S. Bach: Overtures (Suites) Nos. 1-4" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Lars-Erik Larsson · The Winter's Tale, Op. 18 (after Shakespeare) Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra CPO 777671 "Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1" | |
4 am | |
| John Rutter · Angels' Carol Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · He Shall Feed His Flock, from "Messiah" Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Franz Schubert · Overture to Rosamunde Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ASV 557 "Enrique Batiz Conducts Popular Overtures" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Benjamin Godard · Suite for Flute & Orchestra, Op. 116 London Festival Orchestra Edward Beckett, flute Black Box 1049 "Fantaisie - Romantic French Flute Music" | |
| Henry VIII · "Green grow'th the holly" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| J.S. Warren · "Away in a Manger" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Daniel Read · "While Shepherds Watched" (Sherburne) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
5 am | |
| Michael Haydn · Symphony in D, P.42 Oradea Philharmonic Orchestra Olympia 404 "Michael Haydn: Symphonies" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Choir of Winchester Cathedral Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Franz Lehar · Gold and Silver Waltzes Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80547 "Viennafest" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Spanish Dance, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Trepak dance, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Aaron Copland · El Salon Mexico Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Argo 440639 "Copland: Billy the Kid - Rodeo" | |
6 am | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Oboe Concerto in Bb, Op. 7, No. 3 I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 000724 802 "Albinoni: Concerti, Op. 7 and Sonatas, Op. 2" | |
| Richard Addinsell · A Christmas Carol, suite from the 1951 film Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ambrosian Singers Telarc 88801 "It's A Wonderful Life - A Christmas Carol - Miracle on 34t | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 74 "Pathetique" (iii. Allegro molto vivace) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80681 "Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6; Romeo & Juliet" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Sheep May Safely Graze" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers; Chapel Choir of King' James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Traditional Spanish · Spanish Carol (after "Riu, riu, chiu") (arr. by Eric Robertson) Liona Boyd, guitar Sony 37248 "Liona Boyd - A Guitar for Christmas" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") Corydon Orchestra & Singers Hyperion 22067 "Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ" | |
| Robert Schumann · Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54 (finale) Chicago Symphony Orchestra Van Cliburn, piano RCA Victor 60420 "Schumann - MacDowell Piano Concertos" | |
7 am | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Woodwinds BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Serenade No. 6 in D, K. 239 "Serenata Notturna" Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 411 72 0-2 "Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, etc." | |
| 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 · While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 859707 0690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" Nova Voce (Charlotte, NC) Audry McConnell, piano Nova Voce "Nova Voce: Candlelight Carols" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · The Moldau, from Ma Vlast (My Country) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80265 "Smetana: Má Vlast" | |
| Nigel Hess · A Christmas Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
8 am | |
| Christmas Medley · "O Sanctissima; Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Fum, Fum, Fum; March of the Kings" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Variations on "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" WoO 46 Jennifer Kloetzel, cello; Robert Koenig, piano Avie Records AV2450 "Beethoven - The Conquering Hero: Complete Works for Cello | |
| Traditional Irish · "Wexford Carol" Brigham Young Women's Chorus BYU Records 415 "Celebration of Christmas - Carol of Joy" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" Cantus Cantus Recordings 1102 "Cantus - Tidings" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Macbeth, ballet music Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 457627 "Verdi: Overtures & Preludes" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (arr. by Dan Forrest) Charlotte Master Chorale Chamber Singers (rec. Dec. 5, 2023, St, Rob Dicks, organ; Rick Dior, timpani; plus brass quintet "Charlotte Lessons and Carols" broadcast live 12/5/2023 | |
| 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" | |
9 am | |
| Traditional · Jolly Old St. Nicholas (in style of Bach & Vivaldi) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Sleigh Ride Boston Pops Orchestra Decca 000355 202 "A Leroy Anderson Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
| George Gershwin · An American in Paris Dallas Symphony Orchestra Delos 3216 "Dayful of Song" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (arr. by Jack Mason) The Boston Pops Orchestra Alfred Krips, violin RCA Victor 61685 "Pops Christmas Party" | |
| James R. Murray · "Away in a Manger" (arr. by Richard Westenburg) Musica Sacra Deutsche Grammophon 429732 "Carols for Christmas Eve" | |
| Mykola Leontovych · "Carol of the Bells" Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Telarc 80552 "A Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas" | |
| Loonis McGlohon · Christmas Child (arr. by Michael Myers) Lenoir Sax Robert George, soprano sax; Jenny Lanier, alto sax; Michael Myers, baritone sax; Patrick Young, tenor sax Lenoir Sax 888295 8507 "Lenoir Sax - Merrily on High" | |
| Florence Price · Fantasie Negre (1929) Joanna Goldstein, piano Centaur Records 3631 "Nasty Women - Piano Music in the Age of Women's Suffrage" | |
10 am | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds in the field abiding" (arr. Charles Wood) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Simon Preston, organ Decca 001001 802 "The Christmas Spirit" | |
| Traditional English · Coventry Carol Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Glory to God" from "Messiah" Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir Tafelmusik Media 1016 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Concerto in G, Hob.XVIII:4 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Sebastian Knauer, piano Naxos 857048 5 "Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4, 9, 11" | |
| Benjamin Britten · Courtly Dances, from "Gloriana" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Telarc 80126 "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Britten: Young Person's Gui | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: William Grant Still | |
| William Grant Still · On the Village Green, from The American Scene: The East Manhattan Chamber Orchestra Newport Classic 85596 "William Grant Still: The American Scene" | |
| Felix Bernard / Dick Smith · "Winter Wonderland" (arr. by Alexander L'Estrange) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9606 "Carols For a Blue Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
11 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Serenade No. 10 in Bb, K. 361 "Gran Partita" (iii. Adagio) Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble EMI Classics 54457 "Mozart: Serenade, K. 361 'Gran Partita' " | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Susser die glockchen" (Sweeter the bells) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional Bavarian · "Still, O Himmel" (Be Still, O Heaven) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional English · "Here we come a-wassailing" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 3, 5, 10, 16, 18-21 North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 437506 "Brahms - Dvorak" | |
| Brian Joyce · Hear Ye Newes Today (Christmas medley) Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · My Spirit Be Joyful (from Cantata BWV 146) Philharmonia Virtuosi Richard Kelley, Jon Nelson, trumpets RCA Victor 61911 "Baroque Duets" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Rondo in A, K. 386 Scottish Chamber Orchestra John O'Conor, piano Telarc 80285 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 23" | |
| Traditional German · "Shepherds, awake!" Konrad Plaickner Chorus & Orchestra LaserLight 15 279 "Christmas in the Alps" | |
| Traditional German · "Ein Kindelein in der Wiegen" (A child in the cradle) Regensburg Cathedral Choir RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Traditional German · "Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine" The Dale Warland Singers Gothic Records 49208 "Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 27 in G, K. 199 Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 002244 502 "Mozart Symphonies" | |
| Johann Abraham Schulz · "Thou Child Divine" (Music for Moravian Christmas "Lovefeast") Boston Baroque Telarc 80482 "Lost Music of Early America - Music of the Moravians" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Charles Vaughn, guitar (of Charlotte, NC) Charles Vaughn n/a "A Christmas Offering" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 (finale) Festival Strings of Lucerne Arabella Steinbacher, violin Pentatone 518647 9 "Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5" | |
1 pm | |
| Hector Berlioz · A Ball (waltz), from Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 San Francisco Symphony RCA Victor Red Seal 60859 "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique" | |
| Traditional · "The First Noel" / Pachelbel's Canon (arr. Michael Clawson) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9607 "Pamela Howland - Lo, How a Rose" | |
| John Calkin · "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) (arr. by Jay Rouse) Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones, piano; Nancy Hamff, flute; da Capo Brass Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · The Gadfly, suite from the film (selections) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Capriccio 10298 "Shostakovich: Hamlet / The Gadfly" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Capella SF Jonathan Dimmock, organ of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco Delos 3485 "Light of Gold - Capella SF Christmas" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Finlandia, Op. 26 Finnish Radio Symphony RCA 7765 "Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 - Karelia Suite" | |
2 pm | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 London Philharmonic Orchestra LPO 75 "Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 3"" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Sonari 0024 "Christmas with the Bel Canto Company" | |
| Traditional French · "Touro-Louro-Louro" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Sonari 0024 "Christmas with the Bel Canto Company" | |
| Traditional · Carol Medley (arr. by Jonathan Rathbone) Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Gerald Whittington, bass; John Cary, tenor; April Hill, alto; Rene Summerlin, soprano Bel Canto Company "Christmas with Bel Canto" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Piece, Op. 65, No. 6) Leif Ove Andsnes, piano EMI Classics 94399 "Grieg: Piano Concerto; Lyric Pieces" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (i. Gloria in excelsis Deo; ii. Laudamus te) Academy of Ancient Music; Choir of King's College, Cambridge Sarah Fox, Deborah Norman, sopranos EMI Classics 89227 "100 Best Sacred Works" | |
3 pm | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "Ave Maria" The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge Nimbus 5414 "Advent Carols from St. John's" | |
| Manuel de Falla · Three Dances, from The Three Cornered Hat Chicago Symphony Orchestra RCA 370198 "Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 9 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Decca 000994 202 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 & Op. 6" | |
4 pm | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Festive Overture, Op. 96 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Delos 3089 "Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10" | |
| Traditional · "Carols for the Choirs" medley (arr. Carolyn Jennings) St. Olaf Choir & Orchestra St. Olaf Choir "He Comes To Us" | |
| Peter Warlock · Bethlehem Down, a carol for strings The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Traditional English · "Gloucestershire Wassail" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (finale) Concertgebouw Orchestra Murray Perahia, piano Sony 42177 "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in Bb for Oboe, Violin, 2 Flutes, 2 Violas & B.c. Camerata Cologne Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77367 2 "Telemann: Concertos for Woodwind Instruments" | |
5 pm | |
| Arthur Sullivan · The Lost Chord (arr. by Ross Jungnickel) The Boston Pops Orchestra (rec. 1964) Al Hirt, trumpet RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-27 29 "Pops Goes the Trumpet (Holiday for Brass)" | |
| Arthur Sullivan · Overture to HMS Pinafore New Symphony Orchestra of London Decca 414283 "Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Sing with Us of Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Indiana University Singing Hoosiers Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Leonard Bernstein · Three Dance Episodes, from "On the Town" St. Louis Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics 63905 "Slatkin Conducts Bernstein" | |
| Traditional · Medley: "The holly and the ivy"; "See amid the winter snow"; "I saw three ships" Empire Chamber Ensemble; NY Chorale Society; American Boy Choir Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 (ii. Andante) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Jonathan Biss, piano EMI Classics 17270 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22" | |
| John Calkin · "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) (arr. by Jay Rouse) Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones, piano; Nancy Hamff, flute; da Capo Brass Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
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" | |
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| 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" | |