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Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Monday, December 16, 2019 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
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Host Mike McKay brings you the best classical music to start your day.
Playlist
5 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Nulla in mundo pax sincera (There is no unblemished peace in the world), RV 630 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Nicola Benedetti, violin Decca 001641 202 "Nicola Benedetti - Italia" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 "Emperor" Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Jan Lisiecki, piano (Live in Berlin, December 2018) Deutsche Grammophon 483763 7 "Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos" | |
| Traditional · The First Noel, in baroque style CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional English · Adeste Fideles (in the style of Vivaldi) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
6 am | |
| Christobal de Morales · "Cum natus est" (Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem...) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312 Stile Antico - A Spanish Nativity" | |
| Hector Berlioz · A Ball (waltz), from Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Apex 78707 "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Wachet auf" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra & Singers Koch International 7673 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Traditional Canadian · "Huron Carol" Chanticleer Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · String Quartet No. 6 in Bb, Op. 18, No. 6 Tokyo String Quartet Martin Beaver, Kikuei Ikeda, violins; Kazuhide Isomura, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello Harmonia Mundi 907436 .37 "Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional Catalan · "December's Cold Winds Were Stilled" Kathleen Battle, soprano; Christopher Parkening, guitar Sony Classical 62723 "Angel's Glory" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" Kathleen Battle, soprano; Christopher Parkening, guitar Sony Classical 62723 "Angel's Glory" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Cricket Symphony (Concerto in G) Ensemble Caprice Analekta 9919 "Telemann & Les Gitans Baroques" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b Royal Philharmonic Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 7894 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, etc." | |
| Don Sebesky · A Christmas Scherzo (Medley) Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Johnny Marks · The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (in the style of Mendelssohn) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Anonymous · Greensleeves and pudding pies Toronto Consort WSHU private release n/a "The Seasons of Sunday Baroque - Winter" | |
| Ludovico Einaudi · Choros La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28748 "Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Pulsations" | |
8 am | |
| Traditional Finnish · "Elves Around the Christmas Tree" suite Tapiola Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Jorma Hynninen, baritone Ondine 828 "Jouluna Jumala Syntyi" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Staatskapelle Dresden Philips 000994 902 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 "Spring" Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, piano Harmonia Mundi 902025 "Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin" | |
| Traditional German / Welsh · Shepherd's Cradle Song; "Suo-gan" Christine Van Arsdale, harp & voice "Hush-a-bye, Sweet Baby Jesus - Christmas Lullabies" | |
| John Rutter · "Candlelight Carol" The Chancel Choir, Centenary United Methodist Church, Winston-Sa The Chancel Choir 99 "Before the Marvel of This Night | |