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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Thursday, December 22, 2022 @ 8:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
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Frank Dominguez shares gentle classics to relax and refresh your spirit each weeknight.
Playlist
8 pm | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Cello Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 33 New Philharmonia Orchestra Jacqueline du Pre, cello Warner Classics 91934 "Jacqueline Du Pré - Great Recordings" | |
| Traditional · "Chanukah Candles" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Traditional Polish · Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. by John Rutter) Sardis Presbyterian Church Sanctuary & Chapel Choirs (Charlotte, Sharon J. DeBoer, organ Sardis Presbyterian C hurc "Joy to the World" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 Guildhall String Ensemble RCA 7921 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 9-12" | |
| Traditional English 15th century · "Adam Lay Ybounden" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Carlos Guastavino · "Cancion de Navidad" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Traditional Basque · "I Saw a Maiden" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
9 pm | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · The Love for Three Oranges, suite Dallas Symphony Orchestra RCA 5168 "Prokofiev: Lietenant Kije, etc" | |
| Traditional Sephardic · "Mi ze y'malel" (Who can describe the miracles..." The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Judith Shatin · "Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin" (Plenty of Latkes) New London Children's Choir Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas (w/ Beethoven's Sonata Op. 49, No. 2, Mvt. 1) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells (w/ Beethoven's Bagatelle op. 33, No. 2) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Charles Avison · Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D (after Scarlatti) The Brandenburg Consort Hyperion 22060 "Charles Avison: 12 Concerti Grossi" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. David Cullen) Philharmonia Orchestra Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Decca 414632 "Christmas with Kiri" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional Basque · "The Infant King" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Anonymous · Greensleeves and pudding pies Toronto Consort WSHU private release n/a "The Seasons of Sunday Baroque - Winter" | |
10 pm | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ronn McFarlane, lute; Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba Flowerpot Productions 012021 "A Star in the East" | |
| Samuel Barber · Sure on This Shining Night, Op. 13, No. 3 from Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte Corine Brouwer, violin; James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Edmund Walters · "Babe of Bethlehem" Chorus & Orchestra of The Choral Arts Society of Washington Naxos 8.5550 49 "A Star Over Bethlehem" | |
| Peter Maxwell Davies · Farewell to Stromness Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Andrew York, John Dearman, guitars Sony Classical 60274 "L.A.G.Q. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Coro Chamber Choir Dal Segno 600 "Coro - The Lover's Ghost" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 47 in b, Hob.XVI:32 (ii. Menuet) Paul Lewis, piano Harmonia Mundi 902371 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Joseph Schnabel · "Transeamus usque Bethlehem" (Let us journey to Bethlehem) Regensburg Cathedral Choir; Munich Resident Chamber Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K. 537 "Coronation" (ii. Larghetto) Philharmonia Orchestra Derek Han, piano Brilliant Classics BRI950 10 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Traditional Welsh lullaby · "Suo Gan" (arr. by Mack Wilberg) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Giacomo Puccini · E lucevan le stelle (And the stars were shining), from "Tosca" Richard Locker, cello; Martha Locker, piano Leggiero 518 "More Masterpieces - Richard Locker, cello" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · "Ave Maria" Hot Springs Festival Symphony Orchestra Melisa Barrick, soprano Naxos 855932 0 "Gottschalk: Complete Works for Orchestra" | |
| Cyril Scott · Lotus Land (arr. by Fritz Kreisler) Ray Chen, violin; Julien Quentin, piano Decca 002844 102 "Ray Chen - The Golden Age" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" The Choir of Westminster Cathedral IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
11 pm | |
| Henry Purcell · Three Parts on a Ground in D, Z. 731 Taverner Players Erato 2579 "Baroque Treasures" | |
| Giovanni Gabrieli · "Salvator noster" (Our Saviour) The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists Archiv Produktion 000527 102 "The Baroque Christmas Album" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Siciliano, BWV 1017 (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9259 "Stokowski's Symphonic Bach" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "Resonet in Laudibus" (Shouts of Joy) Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 (iv. Larghetto) I Musici de Montreal Chandos 9484 "Borodin: Quartet No. 2; Dvorak: Serenade" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Lisa Otto, soprano Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Georges Onslow · Symphony No. 3 in f, O. Op. (iii. Andante soave) North German Radio Philharmonic CPO 999747 "Onslow: Symphonies 1 & 3" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Christ Was Born in Bethlehem" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Ernest John Moeran · Lonely Waters Ulster Orchestra Chandos 8807 "Moeran: Violin Concerto" | |
| Dan Forrest · "There is Faint Music" Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Erik Satie · Gymnopedie No. 1 Minnesota Orchestra Reference Recordings 99 "Reveries" | |
12 am | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Adeste Fideles" (arr. by Carl Thiel) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Eberhard Kraus, organ Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Richard Wagner · Overture to Tannhauser Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 54583 "Wagner: Overtures & Orchestral Music" | |
| Leroy Anderson · A Christmas Festival BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Preludes and Fugues Nos. 6-8, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67741 "J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" New York Choral Artists EMI 31540 "O Come, All ye Faithful" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" New York Choral Artists EMI 31540 "O Come, All ye Faithful" | |
1 am | |
| Edvard Grieg · Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 New Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 53257 "Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Wassail Song (arr. Douglas Haislip) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Traditional · Suite of English Carols (Deck the Halls, Coventry, First Noel) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Johannes Brahms · 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 Markus Groh, piano Avie Records 2136 "Brahms: The Late Piano Pieces" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to the world" The Cambridge Singers & Orchestra Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Little One Sweet" (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Traditional English · "We wish you a merry Christmas" Cambridge Singers & Orchestra Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Gaetano Schiassi · Christmas Concerto in D Masques Analekta 9908 "Masques - Baroque Christmas" | |
2 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Hermann Baumann, horn Philips 412737 "Mozart Horn Concertos" | |
| Francois-Joseph Gossec · "Christmas Suite" Academy of Ancient Music & Chorus Decca 410 17 9-2 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Alexander Borodin · Symphony No. 2 in b Berlin Philharmonic EMI Classics 00273 "Mussorgsky - Borodin" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Exsultate, jubilate" K. 165 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Danielle de Niese, soprano Decca 001327 702 "Danielle de Niese: The Mozart Album" | |
3 am | |
| Frederic Chopin · Waltz in Ab, Op. 34, No. 1, "Valse brillante" Geza Anda, piano RCA Victrola 7744 "Chopin: Waltzes" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Mykola Leontovych · Carol of the Bells Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Edward Elgar · The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Capriccio 10 501 "Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, The Wand of Youth" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Traditional German · "O Tannenbaum" Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Traditional English · "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Claude Debussy · Suite Bergamasque (orch. by Gustave Cloez & Andre Caplet) Lyon National Orchestra Naxos 857258 3 "Debussy - Orchestral Works - 6" | |
4 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Messiah, Part I choruses Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC); Chamber Orchestra (Live, C Hickory Choral Societ y "Hickory Choral Society 35th Season Christmas Concert 2012" | |
| John Field · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Ab (finale) Scottish Chamber Orchestra John O'Conor, piano Telarc 80370 "John Field: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| 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" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Le Tombeau de Couperin The Cleveland Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 000212 102 "Ravel: Shéhérazade; Le Tombeau de Couperin" | |
5 am | |
| Johann Pachelbel · Canon and Gigue London Baroque BIS 1135 "Christmas Music" | |
| Traditional French & English · "Il est ne, le divin enfant"; "On Christmas Night" (Sussex Carol) Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 6 in Bb, K. 238 Odense Symphony Orchestra Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Bridge BCD951 8 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 1; K.415, K.238" | |
| Emile Waldteufel · The Skaters' Waltz Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 1410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Traditional · Three French Carols (Ding Dong, O Come Emanuel, Angels We Have Heard on High) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Concerto in C for Trumpet, 3 Oboes, Bassoon & B.c. Tafelmusik Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet Sony Classical 53365 "Music for Trumpet & Orchestra" | |
6 am | |
| Richard S. Willis / Edmund H. Sears · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional · Brass Interlude Medley of Carols RCA Victor Brass Ensemble RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 "From the New World" (finale) Curtis Symphony Orchestra Ondine 1141 "Dvorak - Hindemith" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · "Rise Up Shepherd" Close Quarters (from the First United Methodist Church of Salisb Laurie Zerger, soprano; Eric Stmpf, tenor; Robin Daye, alto; Sid Oakes, bass; Adam Ward, piano "Rise Up Shepherd..." | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Choir of Christ Church, Charlotte, NC Christ Church, Charlo tte "Advent and Christmas" | |
| Traditional · Angels Rejoice! medley Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
| Traditional French · "Noe! Noe!" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "Hickory Choral Society 2011 Christmas Concert" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15 (finale) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Horacio Gutierrez, piano Telarc 80252 "Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| Traditional English · "While Shepherds watched" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Matthew Martin, organ King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
| Traditional English · "Hey for Christmas" The Baltimore Consort Custer LaRue, soprano Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
7 am | |
| Traditional · Christmas Carols for Strings (arr. by Marc Belanger) I Musici de Montreal Chandos 9098 "Tchaikovsky: Children's Album; L. Mozart: Toy Symphony" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 27 (finale) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Pentatone 518615 3 "Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2" | |
| 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" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "In dulci jubilo" Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Magnificat anima mea" (My spirit magnifies) from Magnificat, BWV 243 Geddchtniskirche, Stuttgart, Germany Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in Ab for 2 Pianos & Orchestra (finale) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stephen Coombs, Ian Munro, pianos Hyperion 66567 "Mendelssohn: Concertos for Two Pianos" | |
| Thomas Pastatieri · "Alleluia" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet rejoicing) Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
8 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Le Corsair, concert overture San Diego Symphony Orchestra Naxos 855798 6 "Symphonic Spectaculars from ArkivMusic.com" | |
| Alexander Olshanetsky · "Adonai Z'kharanu" (The Lord is mindful of us...) (arr. by Neil Levin) New London Children's Choir; Schola Hebraeica Cantor Moshe Haschel Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional French · March of the Kings Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional · Wassail Song; All Through the Night Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, acoustic bass; Chris Thile, mandolin Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted" from "Messiah" Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Kobie van Rensburg, tenor Harmonia Mundi 901928 "Handel's Messiah" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 103 in Eb "Drum Roll" (1st mvt.) Vienna Philharmonic Decca 001078 802 "Karajan - The Legendary Decca Recordings" | |
| 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" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Pas de Deux, from The Nutcracker London Symphony Orchestra Decca 433862 "Ballet Gala - Pas de deux" | |
| Traditional Filipino · Aguinaldo Carols ("In a Home" and "Respect to you, Godparents") (arr. by Saunder Choi) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD7 23 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
| Cesar Franck · Symphony in d (finale) Boston Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 437827 "Franck: Symphony; Poulenc: Organ Concerto" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Serenade | |
| Franz Schubert · Standchen (Serenade), D.957, No. 4 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Nicola Benedetti, violin Deutsche Grammophon 000768 202 "Nicola Benedetti: Mendelssohn - MacMillan - Mozart" | |
| Frederick The Great · Flute Concerto No. 1 in G (1st mvt.) Pro Arte Orchestra of Munich Kurt Redel, flute Philips 426083 "Friedrich II - 3 Flötenkonzerte" | |
| Samuel Adler · To Celebrate a Miracle University Of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Wind Symp Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 (1st mvt.) Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin Harmonia Mundi 902420 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Norman Dello Joio · Christmas Music Debra Torok, Marylene Dosse, piano 4-hands Albany Records 468 "Family Album" | |
10 am | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Trumpet Concerto in Bb (after the Church Sonata, Op. 6, No. 11) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Maurice Andre, trumpet Erato 469572 2 "Maurice André Edition - Concertos, Vol. 1" | |
| Traditional Chassidic · "Chanukkah, Oy Chanukkah" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind Records 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Ferdinand Ries · Variations on a Portuguese Hymn, Op. 152, No. 1 (actually the English carol, "Adeste Fideles") Uwe Grodd, flute; Matteo Napoli, piano Naxos 857203 8 "Ferdinand Ries: Works for Flute & Piano" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Violin Concerto No. 2 in b, Op. 7 (arr. by Nicola Hall) (finale) London Mozart Players Nicola Hall, guitar Decca 440293 "Paganini; Sarasate; Castelnuovo-Tedesco" | |
| Ariel Ramirez · "Navidad Nuestra" - Folk Drama of the Nativity, based onthe Rhythms & Traditions of Hispanic Americ Choral Arts Society of Washington; Instrumental & Percussion Ens Manuel Melendez, Jose Sacin, Pablo Talamante, tenors Naxos 855754 2 "Ariel Ramirez - Misa Criolla; Navidad Nuestra" | |
| Arthur Sullivan · Overture to The Pirates of Penzance Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Universal Classics 000122 602 "Gilbert and Sullivan: Overtures" | |
11 am | |
| Jean Mouton · "Ave Maria Gemma Virginum" (Hail Mary, jewel of virgins) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907136 "Jean Mouton - Josquin Des Prez" | |
| Edward Elgar · "Ave Maria" Op. 2, No. 2 Choir of Worchester Cathedral Adrian Partington, organ Hyperion 66313 "Elgar Cathedral Music" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11 (1st mvt.) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Supraphon 111992 "Brahms: Serenades" | |
| arr. by Michael McLaughlin · Waltz of the Ruggelah (after the Waltz of the Flowers in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker) Shirim, Klezmer ensemble Glenn Dickson, clarinet Newporrt Classic 85640 "Klezmer Nutcracker" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker Suite (Miniature Overture; March; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; Russian Dance) The Five Browns Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody, Ryan Brown, pianos Steinway & Sons 30124 "Christmas with The Five Browns" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Piano Concerto No. 2 in c, Op. 18 (finale) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Alexandre Tharaud, piano Erato 557829 "Tharaud Plays Rachmaninov" | |
| Conrad Susa · "A Christmas Garland" Philovox Ensemble of Boston Arsis 130 "Carols and Lullabies" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · String Quartet No. 17 in Bb, K. 458 "The Hunt" ("Haydn" Quartets) (1st mvt.) Franz Schubert Quartet of Vienna Brilliant Classics BRI950 10 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| 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" | |
| Heinrich Schütz · "Ein Kind ist uns geboren" (A child is born to us) Yale Schola Cantorum Hyperion 68315 "Schutz: The Christmas Story" | |
| Traditional English · O Come All Ye Faithful Anton del Forno, guitar Juston Records JRS 10 077 "Christmas Gifts" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb, K. 595 (1st mvt.) The Cleveland Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida, piano Decca 001549 802 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27" | |
| Traditional Sephardic · "Hannah has seven sons" The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional · Branles; Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Patapan Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 (finale) The English Concert Andrew Manze, violin Harmonia Mundi 907385 "Mozart: 3 Violin Concertos" | |
1 pm | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold · The Snowman - Four easy pieces (i. Waltz) Martin Jones, piano Nimbus 5705/8 "Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Piano Music" | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Snowdrops Waltz Rochester Pops Orchestra ProArte 841 "Christmas at the Pops" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 (1st mvt.) Boston Symphony Orchestra (Live November 2014) BSO Classics 1401 "Wagner - Sibelius" | |
| arr. by Michael McLaughlin · Dance of the Dreydls (after the Dance of the Reed Flutes in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker) Shirim, Klezmer ensemble Glenn Dickson, clarinet Newporrt Classic 85640 "Klezmer Nutcracker" | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21 (1st mvt.) Orchestre de Paris Khatia Buniatishvili, piano Sony 197129 "Khatia Buniatishvili - Chopin" | |
| Traditional American Spirituals · "Glory to the Newborn King" (arr. by Joseph Jennings) Chanticleer Teldec 94563 "Sing We Christmas" | |
2 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 The English Concert & Choir Jennifer Smith, Nancy Argenta, sopranos; Catherine Wyn Rogers, contralto; Paul Goodwin, oboe Archiv Produktion 437834 "Gloria - Vivaldi; Corelli - A. Scarlatti" | |
| Traditional · Chanukah - S'vivon, Sov, Sov, Sov Symphony Nova Scotia CBC 5226 "Seasons' Celebration Des Saisons" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Sonatina in G, Op. 100 Rudens Turku, violin; Oliver Schnyder, piano Avie 2166 "Homelands" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Empire Brass EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
3 pm | |
| Edmund Walters · "The Carol Singers" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Jocelyn Bell, girl soprano Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| William Byrd · "Cradle Song" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Chandos 8436 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 35 in Ab, Hob.XVI:43 Fazil Say, piano Naive 5070 "Fazil Say - Haydn Piano Sonatas" | |
| Herbert Fromm · "Hanukka Madrigal" Rochester Singers Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Trio from "L'Enfance du Christ" (The Childhood of Christ) Op. 25 Glissandi Deborah Braun, harp; David Braun, violin; Doug Miller, flute Glissandi 003 "Peace" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · Overture and Dances, from "The Bartered Bride" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Virgin Classics 59285 "The Moldau" | |
4 pm | |
| Kirke Mechem · "Seven Joys of Christmas" selections Peninsula Women's Chorus (Palo Alto, CA) Location 1001 "Alleluia Psallat - The Joy of Christmas" | |
| Jonathan Rathbone · Carol Medley Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
| Antonio Salieri · Concerto in C for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Anthony Camden, oboe; Peter Lloyd, flute Naxos 8.5547 72 "Italian Oboe Concertos, vol. 2" | |
| 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 16th century German · "Personent Hodie" (arr. by Lara Haggard) Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte da Capo Brass Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Festival First Noel" (arr. by Dan Forrest) Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte da Capo Brass Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in D, BWV 972 (after Vivaldi violin concerto, RV 230) Cyprien Katsaris, piano Sony Classical 66272 "Bach's Italian Journey" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 47931 "Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar Carols" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to the Nutcracker Toronto Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 46275 "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite" | |
| Hoffmann von Fallersleben · "Father Christmas Comes Next Day" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
5 pm | |
| Hubert Parry · Bridal March, from "The Birds London Chamber Orchestra Decca 001560 402 "The Royal Wedding, April 29, 2011 - The Official Album" | |
| Stephen Chatman · "Little Child in a Manger" Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Percy Grainger · The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5540 99 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| 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" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Hungarian Dance No. 2 Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Philips 411426 "Brahms: Hungarian Dances" | |
| 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 · Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 "Choral" (finale) Gewandhaus Orchestra & Children's Chorus, Radio Chorus, Leipzig Sylvia McNair, soprano; Jard van Nes, contalto; Uwe Heilmann, tenor; Bernd Weikl, baritone Philips 432995 -2 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 9" | |
8 pm | |
| Maurice Ravel · Bolero Orchestre de Paris Philips 438 20 9-2 "Ravel: Bolero; La valse, etc." | |
| Samuel Adler · "The Flames of Freedom" New London Children's Choir Naxos 8.5594 10 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| Hugo Alfven · Dance of the Shepherdess, from "The Mountain King" Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 56576 "World Encores" | |
| Walter Saul · A Christmas Symphony (1992) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Naxos 855979 1 "Walter Saul: Kiev 2014" | |
9 pm | |
| Traditional · "Oy Chanukah" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Sheldon Cohen · "Halleluja Chanukah" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 012157 1902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| 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" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Festive Suite Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle Helios 88028 "Baroque Christmas Music" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · The Lark Ascending London Philharmonic Orchestra Sarah Chang, violin EMI Classics 55487 "Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, etc." | |
10 pm | |
| Gabriel Faure · Pelleas and Melisande suite, Op. 80 (i. Prelude) St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Pentatone 518632 4 "Hans Vonk: Fauré & Schoenberg" | |
| Edward Elgar · "I sing the birth" (text by Ben Jonson) Choir of Worchester Cathedral Hyperion 66313 "Elgar Cathedral Music" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Shepherd Boy, Lyric Piece Op. 54, No. 1 Andrei Gavrilov, piano Deutsche Grammophon 437522 "Grieg: Lyric Pieces" | |
| Michael Head · "The Little Road to Bethlehem" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 "From the New World" (ii. Largo) (arr. by Fritz Kreisler) Nicolas Koeckert, violin; Milana Chernyavska, piano Naxos 855738 8 "Kreisler: Russian and Slavonic Miniatures" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Sursum Corda MSR 1485 "Welcome Yule!" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Intermezzo in A, Op. 118, No. 2 William Howard, piano Champs Hill Records 11 "Johannse Brahms - The Schubert Ensemble" | |
| William Byrd · "Puer natus est nobis" (To us a boy is born) Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Hyperion 68281 "Christmas at St. George's Windsor" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 33 in Bb, K. 319 (ii. Andante moderato) Staatskapelle Dresden Decca 000972 202 "Mozart Symphonies Nos. 28 - 41" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · "Away in a Manger" Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Luke Bond, organ Hyperion 68281 "Christmas at St. George's Windsor" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · Trumpet Concerto in Eb (ii. Andante) Toronto Chamber Orchestra Guy Few, trumpet MSR 1232 "Romanza - Works for Trumpet, Corno da Caccia, Bassoon" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
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" | |
| Francisco Guerrero · "Virgen sancta" (Holy virgin) Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer 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" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Leo Delibes · Flower Duet, from "Lakme" (arr. Christopher O'Riley) Christopher O'Riley, piano CPI Records 329411 2 "Christopher O'Riley: At the Break" | |
| Traditional French Carol · "Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour" (modern text by Frank Houghton) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Matthew Martin, organ King's College Choir KGS006 0 "In the Bleak Midwinter - Christmas Carols from King's" | |
| 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 English · I Saw Three Ships Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201 (ii. Andante) The Circle of Harmony Virgin Classics 234868 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 26 & 29" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |