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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Thursday, December 17, 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 | |
| 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"" | |
12 am | |
| Anonymous · "Personent Hodie" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Traditional · "The First Noel" / Pachelbel's Canon (arr. Michael Clawson) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Eroica Variations, Op. 35 Jeno Jando, piano Naxos 8.5506 76 "Beethoven: Variations for Piano" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arranged by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Fred Cherry, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Antonio Salieri · Concerto in C for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Susan Milan, flute; David Theodore, oboe Chandos 9051 "Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto etc." | |
1 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "He shall feed his flock" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Damien Guillon, countertenor; Rachel Redmond, soprano Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 4 in c, D.417, "Tragic" Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Newton Classics 880203 3 "Schubert: The 10 Symphonies" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest, Ye Merry Gentlemen Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music SCD-45 77 "Joy to the World" | |
| Traditional English · Coventry Carol Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Jacques Offenbach · Barcarolle, from "The Tales of Hoffmann" Budapest Symphony Orchestra LaserLight 15690 "Meditation - Classical Relaxation, vol. 5" | |
2 am | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Nathaniel Morley, boy soprano; Simon Johnson, organ Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. by David Willcocks) St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Simon Johnson, organ Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Oboe d'amore Concerto in G (after cantatas BWV 100, 170 & 30) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra John Abberger, oboe d'amore Analekta 9815 "Concerti Virtuosi" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? (in style of Schubert) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Jule Styne · Let it Snow (in style of Haydn) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 Orchestra Mozart Giuliano Carmignola, violin Deutsche Grammophon 001134 102 "Mozart: Violin Concertos, Sinfonia Concertante" | |
3 am | |
| Simon Andrews · Melange a Trois (Christmas medley) The Newstead Trio Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano Prince 9812 "The Newstead Trio - Music for the Season" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Musical Sleigh-ride (Musikalische Schlittenfahrt) Eduard Melkus Ensemble Archiv Produktion 427122 "Leopold Mozart: Bauernhochzeit; Musikalische Schlittenfahr | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 429036 "Beethoven - 9 Symphonien" | |
4 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Suite from "Judas Maccabaeus" Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Traditional · Three French Carols (Ding Dong, O Come Emanuel, Angels We Have Heard on High) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Nicola Benedetti, violin Deutsche Grammophon 000768 202 "Nicola Benedetti: Mendelssohn - MacMillan - Mozart" | |
| John Rutter · "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" The Bach Choir John Scott, organ Decca 417898 "O Come All ye Faithful - Favourite Carols" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" The Bach Choir John Scott, organ Decca 417898 "O Come All ye Faithful - Favourite Carols" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in e, RV 277 "Il favorito" Academy of Ancient Music Stanley Ritchie, violin L'Oiseau-Lyre 436172 "Vivaldi: 6 Concerti Op. 11" | |
5 am | |
| Michael Praetorius · Five Christmas Hymns The Waverley Consort CBS Masterworks 34554 "A Renaissance Christmas Celebration with the Waverly Conso | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Grand Overture in Eb for Double Orchestra, Op. 18, No. 1 Academy of Ancient Music Chandos 0540 "J.C. Bach: Orchestral Works" | |
| Brian Joyce · Hear Ye Newes Today (Christmas medley) Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Richard Strauss · Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes, First Sequence Orchestra of the Swiss Romande Pentatone 186518 "Strauss - Liszt - Korngold - Busoni - Schreker" | |
6 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Roman Carnival Overture Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80595 "Classics at the Pops" | |
| Norman Dello Joio · Christmas Music Debra Torok, Marylene Dosse, piano 4-hands Albany Records 468 "Family Album" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 24 in c, K. 491 (finale) National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 68049 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz scherzo, Op. 34 Russian National Orchestra Julia Fischer, violin Pentatone 518609 5 "Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto" | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Messiah: Sinfonia; "And the Glory of the Lord"; "For Unto Us a Child is Born" The Choir of Clare College; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 901928 "Handel's Messiah" | |
7 am | |
| Peter Warlock · Capriol Suite Guildhall String Ensemble RCA Victor Red Seal 7761 "English Music for Strings" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Flute Concerto in D, TWV 51, D 2 Musica Antiqua Cologne Wilbert Hazelzet, flute Archiv Produktion 419633 "Telemann: Wind Concertos" | |
| 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" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 4 Berlin Philharmonic EMI Classics 322902 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Solomon Ancis · "Mizmor Shir Hanukkat Habbayit" (A Song for the Dedication of the Temple) Schola Hebraeica Benzion Miller, cantor Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional French · Ding Dong Merrily The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional Shetland Islands · Christmas Day in the Mornin' The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional English · The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr. by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
8 am | |
| Richard Wagner · Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, orchestral selections Seattle Symphony Orchestra Delos 3040 "Wagner" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Brass Choir BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Trio Sonata No. 3 in d, BWV 527 Heinz Holliger, oboe; Christiane Jaccottet, harpsichord; Thomas Demenga, cello Philips 422328 "Bach: The Trio Sonatas" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| 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. 98 in Bb (finale) La Petite Bande Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77294 "Haydn: London Symphonies" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: The Colors of White | |
| Arthur Sullivan · Christmas Revels, from "Victoria & Merrie England," ballet RTE Sinfonietta, Dublin Marco Polo 223677 "Sullivan: Victoria & Merrie England" | |
| Henryk Wieniawski · Violin Concerto No. 2 in d, Op. 22 (finale) Orchestre de Paris Itzhak Perlman, violin Deutsche Grammophon 410526 "Saint-Saëns; Wieniawski: Violin Concertos" | |
| Christmas Medley · "What Child is This?; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Michael Nyman · The Heart Asks Pleasure First, from "The Piano" Valentina Lisitsa, piano Decca 002013 502 "Valentina Lisitsa - Chasing Pianos" | |
| arr. by David Harris & Michael McLa · A Klezmer Nutcracker (after Tchaikovsky's ballet) Shirim, Klezmer ensemble Glenn Dickson, clarinet Newporrt Classic 85640 "Klezmer Nutcracker" | |
10 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Let the Bright Seraphim, from "Samson" Philharmonia Virtuosi Richard Kelley, Jon Nelson, trumpets RCA Victor 61911 "Baroque Duets" | |
| Alfred Burt · "Caroling, Caroling" / "Bright, Bright the Holly Berries" Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Traditional Cornish · "Sans Day Carol" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Edward Elgar · The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Ulster Orchestra Chandos 10422 "Elgar: Wand of Youth & Nursery Suites" | |
| Georges Bizet · Pastoral, from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 City Orchestra of Granada Harmonia Mundi 901675 "Bizet: L'Arlesienne" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Carols for Strings (arr. by Marc Belanger) I Musici de Montreal Chandos 9098 "Tchaikovsky: Children's Album; L. Mozart: Toy Symphony" | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" The St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys Gerre Hancock, organ Stradivarius 8006 "Christmas at St. Thomas" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
11 am | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · My heart opens to your voice (Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix), from "Samson and Delilah" London Symphony Orchestra James Galway, flute Deutsche Grammophon 000302 402 "Wings of Song" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ambrosian Singers Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 432546 "Amazing Grace" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on Greensleeves Rolf Smedvig, trumpet; Michael Murray, organ (First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, OH) Telarc 80341 "Ceremonial Music for Trumpet and Symphonic Organ" | |
| Traditional French · "Noel Nouvelet" Chanticleer Matthew Oltman, tenor Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| Anonymous Medieval English · "Nowell sing we" Tallis Scholars Gimell 010 "Christmas Carols and Motets" | |
| Anonymous 15th c. England · "Nowell! Nowell! This is the Salutacion" Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Oregon Symphony Delos 3369 "Tragic Lovers" | |
| Hugo Chaim Adler · "Maoz Tsur" (O Mighty Stronghold) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional · "My father lit candles for me" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" (arr. by Will Todd) VOX; Rick Bean Trio; brass (Live from St. John's Baptist Church, "Charlotte Lessons and Carols" broadcast live 12/3/19 | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Overture to The Magic Flute Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Decca 000259 102 "Everybody's Mozart" | |
| Traditional · Three German Carols (In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Hark the Herald...) (arr. by Carl Della Peruti) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Traditional German · "O Tannenbaum" Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 106 "Christmas Night - Carols of the Nativity" | |
| Traditional German · "Quem pastores laudevere" (He whom the shepherds praised) (arr. by John Rutter) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 107 "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 14 in Eb, K. 449 Brno Chamber Orchestra Michiko Otaki, piano Klavier 11116 "Portals in Time" | |
| Michael Haydn · "Heiligste Nacht" (Holy Night) Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Ensemble Capriccio 5160 "Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Ferdinand Doubravsky · "Rise up oh Shepherds" Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czech Radio Mixed Choir Salome Losova, soprano Praga 250019 "Bohemian Christmas Pastoral Songs" | |
| Johann Abraham Schulz · "O Come, Little Children" (arr. Stephen Mager) Arcangeli Chamber Chorus & Orchestra Arcangeli 657988 0008 "Joy For Every Age - Christmas Carol Settings by Stephen Ma | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Sonata in D for piano and violin, K. 29 Gary Cooper, fortepiano; Rachel Podger, violin Channel Classics 24607 "Mozart: Complete Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin, volume 4 | |
1 pm | |
| Juventino Rosas · Over the Waves, waltz (Sobre las Olas) Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas Masterworks 75555 "Alondra de la Parra: My Mexican Soul" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jauchzet, frohlocket", from Christmas Oratorio Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin / RIAS Chamber Choir Harmonia Mundi 971630 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| Benjamin Britten · Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Decca 458595 "Classics for Children" | |
| Irving Berlin · "White Christmas" Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 0609-2 "The Wonder of Christmas" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · "The Christmas Song" (arr. by John Rutter) The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Meredith Willson · "It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas" (arr. by Alexander L'Estrange) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Oboe Concerto in C, RV 452 New Bach Collegium Musicum, Leipzig Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe; Christine Schorsheim, harpsichord continuo Capriccio 10116 "Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos, vol. 1" | |
| Judith Shatin · "Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin" (Plenty of Latkes) New London Children's Choir Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional English tunes · Medley: "I Saw Three Ships," "First Noel," "Holly and the Ivy" Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
2 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 104 in D "London" La Petite Bande Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77362 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 103 & 104" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Angels we have heard"; "We three kings"; "Joy to the world"; "Adeste fideles" New York Choral Society; Empire Chamber Ensemble Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Fum, Fum, Fum Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Jouko Harjanne, trumpet; Markku Hietaharju, organ Finlandia 98994- 2 "Trumpet Adagio" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony (i. Allegro energetico: Adeste fideles) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 855709 9 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Frank Loesser · Baby, It's Cold Outside (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" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Giannini Brass (Winston-Salem, NC) Wolftone 2 "Christmas with the Giannini Brass" | |
3 pm | |
| Max Bruch · Ave Maria, Op. 61 Philharmonia Orchestra Han-Na Chang, cello EMI Classics CDC 57 052 "The Swan - classic works for cello & orchestra" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Let the Merry Bells Ring Round The Canadian Brass RCA Victor 62683 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| Leroy Anderson · "A Christmas Festival" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · Trumpet Concerto in Eb Berlin Philharmonic Maurice Andre, trumpet Warner Classics 64100 "L'Art de Maurice Andre" | |
| Traditional · "Joyful Chanukah" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Traditional Israeli · "Mi y'malel" (Who can retell the things that befell us?) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, in style of Bach Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
4 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Violin Concerto in Bb, HWV 288 English Chamber Orchestra Kenneth Sillito, violin Philips 426082 "Handel: Oboe Concertos" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem (w/ Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata, op. 13 Mvt. 2) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "A Wassail Suite" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 11 in F, K. 413 (1st mvt.) Vienna Symphony Rudolf Buchbinder, piano Profil 4004 "Mozart: The Complete Piano Concertos" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Barry Gordon, piano Telarc 80330 "Classics For All Seasons - Winter" | |
| Victor Herbert · "Toyland" The Abbey Road Ensemble Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano EMI Classics 56176 "Our Christmas Songs for You" | |
| Paul McCartney · "Wonderful Christmastime" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| James Clemens · "Jingle a capella" Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · La Jota Aragonosa, Caprice Espagnol, Op. 14 Alan Mandel, piano Vox Box 3033 "Gottschalk: 40 Works for Piano" | |
5 pm | |
| Traditional Medley · "Veni, Veni,""Midnight Clear,""O Little Town,""Silent Night" etc Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists; Boys Choir of Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Scott Robinson · Great is the Miracle Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · The Consecration of the House Overture Philadelphia Orchestra EMI Seraphim 73424 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 3" | |
| Traditional English · "The Wassail Song" RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Franz Schubert · Five German Dances, D.89 Moscow Virtuosi RCA Victor 60452 "Schubert: Symphony No. 5" | |
6 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 82 in C "The Bear" Tafelmusik Sony Classical 66295 "Haydn: Paris Symphonies Nos. 82, 83 & 84" | |
| Traditional English · "The Yorkshire Wassail Song" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional · "The Cherry Tree Carol" 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" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Trumpet Concerto in Bb Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Maurice Andre, trumpet Erato 469572 2 "Maurice André Edition - Concertos, Vol. 1" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 107 "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" | |
| John Tavener · "The Lamb" Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 107 "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (arr. by Patrick Dupre Quigley) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 107 "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" | |
9 pm | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| 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" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| 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" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Arnold Bax · The Happy Forest Royal Scottish National Orchestra Naxos 8.5575 99 "Bax: Symphonic Poems" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck · Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime, from Hansel & Gretel Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 0094 "Holiday Classics" | |
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" (text by Josef More) 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 Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Wilhelm Stenhammar · Sentimental Romance No. 1 Swedish Chamber Orchestra Tobias Ringborg, violin Naxos 8.5542 87 "Swedish Romantic Violin Concertos" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Cesar Franck · Violin (Cello) Sonata in A (1st mvt.) Jacqueline du Pre, cello; Daniel Barenboim, piano Warner Classics 91934 "Jacqueline Du Pré - Great Recordings" | |
| Traditional French · Il est ne, le divin enfant Washington Saxophone Quartet Americus 201110 60 "Tis the Season" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in g, BWV 1056 (ii. Largo) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Itzhak Perlman, violin EMI Classics 47073 "J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos" | |
| William Byrd · "Rorate caeli" (Drop down, heavens...) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 807517 "Puer natus est - Tudor Music for Advent and Christmas" | |
| Pietro Locatelli · Concerto Grosso in Eb, Op. 4, No. 10 (i. Adagio) Concerto Cologne Teldec 94551 "Locatelli: Concerti Grossi" | |
| Giovanni Maria Nanino · "Hodie nobis caelorum Rex" (Today our heavenly King) Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Cesar Franck · Piano Concerto No. 2 in b, Op. 11 (ii. Adagio) Nouvel Symphony Orchestra of the Belgian Radio & TV Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, piano Koch Schwann 311 11 1 "Franck: Concerto & Variations" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; May Festival Chorus Telarc 80226 "Christmas with the Pops" | |
| 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" | |
| Sidney Lanier · Blackbirds Paula Robison, flute; Samuel Sanders, piano Pergola 1034 "By the Old Pine Tree" | |
| John Ireland · The Holy Boy Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 442530 "English Idyll" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Heavenly Father" (Ave Maria) 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" | |