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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Monday, December 17, 2018 @ 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 | |
| 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" | |
| James Kevin Gray · "Sleep, Little Tiny Baby" & "Silent Night" Young Voices of the Carolinas (Live from St. John's Baptist Chur Monty Bennett, organ; Bill Gouge, piano n/a Charlotte Lessons and Carols from St. John's Baptist Church | |
| Traditional English · "An Angel Bright" The Beggar Boys Jayne Tankersley, soprano "The Darkest Midnight - A Celtic Nativity" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Viola Concerto in G Orchestra of St. Luke's Louise Schulman, viola Musicmasters 60210 "Telemann: Don Quixote Suite; Viola Concerto, etc." | |
| Agustin Barrios · Villancico de navidad (Christmas Carol) Alexander-Sergei Ramírez, guitar Deutsche Grammophon 47153 2 "Confesion" | |
| Traditional · Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) (with counterpoint) Yo-Yo Ma, cello 1 & 2 Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| Gustav Holst · In the Bleak Mid-Winter The National Flute Choir (Charlotte, NC) ALRY Publications R-27 "Here We Come a'Fluting" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 410026 "Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia; The Philadelphia Singers Benita Valente, soprano RCA Red Seal 6559 "Gloria! Gloria!" | |
10 pm | |
| Benjamin Britten · "A Boy Was Born" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Modere, from Noble and Sentimental Waltzes Angela Jia Kim, piano Miro 837075 9942 "Dances and Fantasies" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · String Quartet No. 2 in a (ii. Romance) Music Group of London EMI Classics 65100 "Vaughan Williams: Chamber Music" | |
| Herbert Howells · "Here is the Little Door" Chanticleer Teldec 94563 "Sing We Christmas" | |
| Michael Haydn · "Heiligste Nacht" (Holy Night) Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Opera Orchestra Philips 412551 "Merry Christmas - Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 6 in F "Pastorale" (ii. Scene by the brook) Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra Archiv Produktion 001408 302 "Beethoven: 9 Symphonies" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Pastorale, from Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" The English Concert Archiv Produktion 000527 102 "The Baroque Christmas Album" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Piano Trio in d, Op. 120 (ii. Andantino) Renaud Capucon, violin; Gautier Capucon, cello; Nicholas Angelich, piano Virgin Classics 70875 "Fauré: Complete Chamber Music for Strings & Piano" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "Weihnachten" (Christmas) Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 "Christmas Songs Around the World" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Wexford Carol" Brigham Young Women's Chorus BYU Records 415 "Celebration of Christmas - Carol of Joy" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Variation No. 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Maxim Vengerov, violin; Ian Brown, piano EMI Classics 57916 "Vengerov: Kreisler; Sarasate; Wieniawski" | |
11 pm | |
| Henry Purcell · Overture to "Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge" Bournemouth Sinfonietta Chandos 8424 "Purcell: Twelve Overtures" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from Cantata BWV 147 Munich Radio Orchestra; Regensburg Cathedral Choir James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "O magnum mysterium" Cantus Cantus Recordings 1102 "Cantus - Tidings" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in F, K. 542 Konstantin Scherbakov, piano Naxos 8.5548 42 "Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas Vol. 7" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9603 "December Classics" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Wind Serenade in d, Op. 44 (iii. Andante con moto) Philharmonia Orchestra Chandos 6678 "Antonin Dvorak: Serenades" | |
| John Goss · "See amid the winter's snow" (arr. David Willcocks) Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) (recorded Dec. 21, 2002 at Holy C J. Michael Grant, organ Renaissance (of Charl otte "A Renaissance Nowell - Renaissance of Charlotte" | |
| Joachim Raff · Hymn to St. Elisabeth, from "From Thuringia" suite CSSR State Philharmonic Marco Polo 8.2231 94 "Raff: Aus Thuringen" | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob.VIIb:1 (ii. Adagio) Kremerata Baltica Marie Elisabeth Hecker, cello Profil 8031 "Cello Fiesta!" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
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 Georg Albrechtsberger · Concerto a Cinque Academy of St. Martin in the Fields John Wilbraham, trumpet Deutsche Grammophon 000504 202 "Masters of the Trumpet" | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sleepers Awake (Wachet Auf) (arr. by Arthur Frackenpohl) Washington Saxophone Quartet Americus 201110 60 "Tis the Season" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Reed Flutes, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (orch. by Henri Rabaud) Seattle Symphony Seattle Symphony 1004 "Fauré: Masques & Bergamasques, etc." | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Traditional Spanish · To a Virgin Meek and Mild Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional American · "Go Tell It On the Mountain" Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · We Wish You a Merry Christmas Eaken Piano Trio Con Brio 21345 "Eaken Trio: Most Wonderful Time" | |
6 am | |
| Paul Dukas · The Sorcerer's Apprentice Ulster Orchestra Chandos 8852 "Dukas: La Peri/L'Apprenti Sorcier, etc." | |
| 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" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Recorder Concerto in G, RV 443 Kremerata Baltica Michala Petri, recorder DaCapo 822690 5 "Michala Petri - 50th Birthday Concert" | |
| Traditional · "Wassail" (arr. by Stephen Chatman) University of British Columbia Singers Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| Victor Herbert · "Toyland" The Abbey Road Ensemble Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano EMI Classics 56176 "Our Christmas Songs for You" | |
| Traditional · "Snowflakes" Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Traditional 16th century Swedish · "Gaudete" (Rejoice) Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC "The Revels of Winter" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Overture to The Queen of Spades Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Marco Polo 8.2236 47 "Suppe: Overtures Vol. 1" | |
7 am | |
| Johnny Marks · Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (arr. by Richard Hayman) Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Sleigh Ride, from German Dances, K.605 New York Philharmonic Sony 46267 "Mozart Goes to a Party" | |
| Emile Waldteufel · The Skaters' Waltz Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 1410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Violin Concerto in D, Op. 9, No. 7 I Musici Felix Ayo, violin Philips 426080 "Albinoni: Six Concerti, Op. 9" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Stephen Orton, cello Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Franz Schubert · Five German Dances, D.89 Budapest Festival Orchestra Channel Classics 31111 "Schubert: Symphony No. 9; German Dances" | |
| Stephen Chatman · "Lo in a Manger" University of British Columbia Singers Heidi Krutzen, harp Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "Resonet in Laudibus" (Shouts of Joy) Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Traditional German · "Christ was Born on Christmas Day" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
8 am | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 3 in C, Wq.182 Arion Baroque Orchestra Early-Music.com 7771 "C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies & Concertos" | |
| Nigel Hess · A Christmas Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Il est ne, le Divin Enfant!; Gavotte Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 83 (finale) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Peter Serkin, piano ProArte 336 "Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2" | |
| Sasha Johnson Manning · "Christmas Flowers" (text by Carol Ann Duffy) The Manchester Carollers; Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 857246 9 "The Manchester Carols" | |
| Traditional Scottish · "Balulalow" Johanna Maria Rose, soprano; Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harp Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Leo Delibes · Procession of Bacchus from "Sylvia" ballet San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference Recordings 125 "Delibes: Sylvia & Coppélia" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Composers and Mental Illness | |
| Charles Ives · Symphony No. 2 (finale) New York Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 429220 "Ives: Symphony No. 2" | |
| Bryan Kelly · Improvisations on Christmas Carols The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in Bb for 3 Trumpets & Orch. English Chamber Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, trumpets Sony 92620 "Wynton Marsalis - Baroque Music for Trumpets" | |
| Paul McCartney · "Wonderful Christmastime" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker Lang Lang, piano Sony Masterworks 782933 "Gran Turismo 5 - Lang lang Plays the Original Soundtrack" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to the World" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
| Katherine Davis - Harry Simeone · The Little Drummer Boy Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Friedrich von Flotow · Overture to Martha Boston Pops Orchestra RCA Red Seal 5479 "Overtures" | |
10 am | |
| 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" | |
| Richard Strauss · Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 439027 "Strauss: Don Quixote; Till Eulenspiegel" | |
| 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" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Royal Fireworks Music The Fine Arts Brass Ensemble Nimbus 5546 "Music from the English Courts" | |
| Traditional French · "Veni, veni Emmanuel" (arr. Zoltan Kodaly") His Majestie's Clerkes NPR Classics PT CD0 001 "NPR Classics - Christmas Around the Country" | |
| James R. Murray · "Away in a manger" (arr. by John Rutter) The Bach Choir Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
11 am | |
| Francisco Tarrega · Recuerdos de la Alhambra David Russell, guitar Telarc 80576 "Reflections of Spain" | |
| Francisco Tarrega · Capricho Arabe David Russell, guitar Telarc 80576 "Reflections of Spain" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Jonathan Rathbone · Carol Medley Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Orchestra of the Mill Lydian 18132 "Scandanavian String Music" | |
| 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" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Hallelu" The Dale Warland Singers Kathy Kienzie, harp Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze Georgia Kelly, harp; Anne Pinkster, cellos; Peter Kent, violins Global Pacific 79337 "Georgia Kelly - Winter Classics" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Serenade No. 7 in D, K. 250 "Haffner" (iv. Rondo - Allegretto) The Auvergne Orchestra Jean-Jacques Kantorow, violin Denon 81757 6103 "Mozart: Haffner Serenade" | |
| 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 · Violin Concerto No. 1 in Bb, K. 207 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Rachel Barton Pine, violin Avie 2317 "Mozart: Violin Concertos" | |
| 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 · Sull' aria che soave zeffiretto, from "The Marriage of Figaro" Eugenia Zukerman, flute; Allan Vogel, oboe; Dennis Helmrich, piano Delos 3209 "Aria - Eugenia Zukerman plays Favorite Opera Arias" | |
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" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Johann Pachelbel · Canon Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 1410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · American Suite, Op. 98b Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 60295 "Dvorak: Symphony No. 6; American Suite" | |
| R. Fischer Boyce / Adger M. Pace · "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" Chanticleer Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| Traditional American · Medley of Christmas Spirituals Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Sleigh Ride Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Alfred Burt · "Caroling, Caroling" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" Clare College Singers & Orchestra EMI 69950 "Carols from Clare" | |
2 pm | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 56 "Scottish" London Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 442661 "Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 3" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "All we like sheep" from "Messiah" Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; The Choir of Clare College Harmonia Mundi 901928 "Handel's Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" & "Hallelujah" from "Messiah Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| 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 French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (arr. by Robert Rice) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
3 pm | |
| Jules Massenet · Picturesque Scenes New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5531 25 "Massenet: Orchestral Suites Nos. 4-7" | |
| Traditional Medley · Masters in this Hall; O Come, Emmanuel Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Traditional · Jolly Old St. Nicholas (in style of Bach & Vivaldi) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Violin Concerto No. 4 in G, Hob.VIIa:4 Concerto Cologne Midori Seiler, violin Berlin Classics 300550 "Haydn - Violin Concertos" | |
| 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" | |
4 pm | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64b, selections Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80597 "Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Complete Suites from the Bal | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80461 "Angels on High - A Robert Shaw Christmas" | |
| Anonymous 17th century English · "The Old Year Now Away is Fled" (Greensleeves) Parthenia, A Consort of Viols Julianne Baird, soprano MSR 1365 "As It Fell On A Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Chris | |
| Anonymous · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet jubilation) (for 2 voices) Pomerium Archiv Produktion 449819 "Creator of the Stars" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in Bb for Oboe & Violin, RV 548 Tate Music Group Sarah Francis, oboe; Richard Studt, violin Unicorn-Kanchana Reco rds 9050 "Vivaldi: Double & Triple Concertos" | |
| 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" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Henry Thomas Smart · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. Charles Forsberg) St. Olaf Choir St. Olaf Choir "St. Olaf Christmas Festival - 2000" | |
| 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" | |
| Mauro Giuliani · Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A, Op. 30 (finale) Vienna Academy Edoardo Catemario, guitar (Giuliani's own guitar made in 1825) Arts Music 47688 "Haydn & Giuliani" | |
5 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Magnificat" from Magnificat in D, BWV 243 Geddchtniskirche, Stuttgart, Germany Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Traditional French & English · "Il est ne, le divin enfant"; "Patapan"; "On Christmas Night" (Sussex Carol) Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano WSHU "The Seasons of Sunday Baroque - Winter" | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) The Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA Victor 62683- 2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Miniature March, Scherzo & Gavotte, from Orchestral Suite No. 1 in d, Op. 43 Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart Phoenix Edition 412 "Tchaikovsky: Suites 1-4" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" Orchestra of St. Luke's Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Washington Master Chorale Acis 63682 "This Endris Night - Christmas with the Washington Master C | |
| Sasha Johnson Manning · "Mirabile Dictu" (Wonderful to Tell) (text by Carol Ann Duffy) The Manchester Carollers; Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 857246 9 "The Manchester Carols" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · The Moldau, from Ma Vlast Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5509 31 "Smetana: Ma Vlast" | |
| Edward Lojesky · "A Rhapsody of Christmas" Nova Voce (Charlotte, NC) Audrey McConnell, piano Nova Voce "Nova Voce: Candlelight Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "While By My Sheep" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80461 "Angels on High - A Robert Shaw Christmas" | |
6 pm | |
| Arthur Sullivan · Symphony in E "Irish" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 64726 "Sullivan: Cello Concerto; 'Irish' Symphony" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The City of Prague Philharmonic; Crouch End Festival Chorus Silva 6026 "Christmas Choral Classics" | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" American Boychoir Ocaso n/a "On Christmas Day" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" The Copley Singers Gothic 49283 "I Wonder as I Wander Out Under the Sky" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Anton del Forno, guitar Juston Records JRS 10 077 "Christmas Gifts" | |
| Josef Suk · Meditation on an old Czech hymn, "St. Wenceslas", op.35a The Delme String Quartet Helios 55002 "Favourite Encores for String Quartet" | |
9 pm | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional Shetland Islands · Christmas Day in the Mornin' The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Charterhouse Suite English Northern Philharmonia Naxos 8.5550 68 "English String Miniatures, vol. 2" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" (interpolated with "What Child is This?") Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Alfred Burt · "O Hearken Ye" Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2010" recorded 12/03/10 St. J | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Preludes and Fugues 22-24, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano Decca 000637 802 "J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" The Western Wind Ensemble Nonesuch 79053 "An Old Fashioned Christmas - Caroling With The Western Win | |
10 pm | |
| Aaron Copland · Saturday Night Waltz, from Rodeo Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80339 "Aaron Copland - The Music of America" | |
| Herbert Howells · "Sing Lullaby" Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Berceuse (Lullaby), No. 1 from Sei Pezzi Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano Cedille Records 139 "Violin Lullabies" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Christmas Time is Here, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Wachet auf" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra & Singers Koch International 7673 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Adagio for Clarinet, Violin, Viola, & Cello, K. 580a members of the Mozarteum String Quintet Michel Lethiec, clarinet Lyrinx 044 "Mozart: Clarinet Quintet" | |
| Traditional · Carol of the Bells; We Three Kings Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 855471 4 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 49 in f "La Passione" (i. Adagio) Arion Early-Music.com 7769 "Haydn: La Passione" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Benita Valente, soprano; The Philadelphia Singers RCA Red Seal 6559 "Gloria! Gloria!" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · Ave Maria Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 855471 4 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt Berlin Philharmonic James Galway, flute Deutsche Grammophon 000608 902 "Ich war ein Berliner - James Galway -Berlin Philharmonic" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Mazurka in f, Op. 63, No. 2 Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67764 "Chopin: Late Masterpieces" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "O Jesulein suss" BWV 493 Chorus of The Choral Arts Society of Washington Naxos 8.5550 49 "A Star Over Bethlehem" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trumpet Concerto in D (i. Adagio) New Bach Collegium Musicum, Leipzig Ludwig Guttler, trumpet Capriccio 10202 "The Art of the Trumpet" | |
| Heinrich Schutz · "O bone Jesu, fili Mariae" (Good Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary) Gabrieli Consort & Players; Boys' Choir of Roskilde Cathedral Archiv Produktion 000527 102 "The Baroque Christmas Album" | |
| Pietro Locatelli · Concerto Grosso in Eb, Op. 4, No. 10 (i. Adagio) Concerto Cologne Teldec 94551 "Locatelli: Concerti Grossi" | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11 (iii. Adagio non troppo) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Pentatone 518618 8 "Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Manuel Ponce · Estrellita (arr. by Jascha Heifetz) Nikolaj Znaider, violin; Daniel Gortler, piano RCA Victor Red Seal 090266 3960 "Bravo! Virtuoso & Romantic Encores for Violin" | |
| Daniel Elder · "O Magnum Mysterium" Westminster Choir Westminster Choir 1310 "The Heart's Reflection - Music of Daniel Elder" | |
| Isaac Albeniz · Mallorca (arr. by Segovia) Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |