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Program: The Early Shift with Ted Weiner
Aired: Saturday, December 10, 2016 @ 11:30 pm
Hosted by Ted Weiner
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Host Ted Weiner keeps you company during the wee hours seven days a week. Enjoy a great variety and engaging selection of classics throughout the night.
Playlist
11 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Sonata in G for Piano & Violin, K. 379 Augustin Dumay, violin; Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 431771 "Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin" | |
12 am | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti · Recorder Sonata in a Camerata Cologne Michael Schneider, recorder CPO 999619 Alessandro Scarlatti - 7 Concerti con Flauto | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford Myles Hartley, organ Classica Communicatio ns 1020 "Christmas From Oxford" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · "Away in a Manger" The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford Classica Communicatio ns 1020 "Christmas From Oxford" | |
| Traditional English · "God rest you merry, gentlemen" The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford Myles Hartley, organ Classica Communicatio ns 1020 "Christmas From Oxford" | |
| Victor Herbert · Cello Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 8 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Lynn Harrell, cello Decca 417672 "Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos 1 & 2" | |
| Richard Wagner · Overture to Rienzi Philharmonia Zurich Accentus 102 "Wagner: Preludes & Interludes" | |
1 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550 (arr. by Johann Nepomuk Hummel) Uwe Grodd, flute; Friedemann Eichhorn, violin; Martin Rummel, cello; Roland Kruger, piano Naxos 572841 "Arr. by Hummel: Mozart Symphonies" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for String Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855935 6 "Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music - 2" | |
| Edward Elgar · In the South (Alassio), concert overture, Op. 50 Philharmonic Orchestra of La Scala Sony Classical 57973 "Brahms: Serenade No. 1; Elgar: In the South" | |
2 am | |
| Franz Schubert · String Quartet No. 9 in g, D.173 Tokyo String Quartet RCA 7750 "Schubert: Quartets Nos. 9 & 13" | |
| Jean Mouton · "Nesciens Mater" (Virgin Mother) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907136 "Jean Mouton - Josquin Des Prez" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Inventions Nos. 1 - 15, BWV 772 - 786 Wolfgang Rubsam, piano Naxos 8.5509 60 "Inventions and Sinfonias" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
3 am | |
| Adolphe Adam · Overture to The Nuremburg Doll Munich Radio Orchestra Pierre Verany 78610 "French Overtures" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker Suite Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic 28060 "Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite & Swan Lake Suite" | |
| Carl Friedrich Abel · Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 7 Cantilena Chandos 8648 "Abel: Six Symphonies" | |
4 am | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · 33 Variations on a waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120 Paul Lewis, piano Harmonia Mundi 902071 "Beethoven: Diabelli Variations" | |
| Traditional · While Shepherds Watched, in style of Bach Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 855067 0 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
5 am | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis English Chamber Orchestra Arabesque 6568 "Sir Yehudi Menuhin Conducts Vaughan Williams" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" The Bach Choir Decca 417898 "O Come All ye Faithful - Favourite Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" The Bach Choir Decca 417898 "O Come All ye Faithful - Favourite Carols" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · String Quartet No. 1 in Eb, Op. 12 Juilliard String Quartet Joel Smirnoff, Ronald Copes, violins; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Joel Krosnick, cello Sony Classical 60579 | |
| Traditional Canadian · Beauty of the North Set, Canadian tunes Chris Norman, flute & friends Sono Luminus 90190 "Chris Norman: The Beauty of the North" | |
6 am | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" The Rembrandt Trio Valerie Tryon, piano; Gerard Kantarjian, violin; Coenraad Bloemendaal, cello Sono Luminus 90222 "Salon Classics" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Quintet in f, Op. 34 Artis Quartet Stefan Vladar, piano Sony Classical 58954 "Schumann - Brahms: Piano Quintets" | |
| Traditional English · Greensleeves Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
| Franz Schubert · Der Neugierge (The Curious One) Mischa Maisky, cello; Daria Hovora, piano Deutsche Grammophon 449817 "Schubert - Songs Without Words" | |
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Toccata in e, BWV 914 Jeffrey Biegel, piano Steinway & Sons 30001 "Bach on a Steinway" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Viola Concerto in G Collegium Musicum 90 Simon Standage, viola Chandos 0593 "Telemann: Music of the Nations" | |
| Josquin Des Prez · "Ave Maria" Chanticleer Teldec 81829 "Chanticleer - Magnificat" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Karl Kaiser, flute Harmonia Mundi 902113 "Bach: Orchestral Suites" | |
| Heinrich Schutz · "Hodie Christus natus est" Heinrich Schutz Choir; London String Players; Philip Jones Brass Decca 430065 "A Baroque Christmas" | |
8 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in a for 4 Harpsichords & Strings, BWV 1065 Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell, Michael Sponseller, Janina Ceaser, Paul Jenkins, harpsichords Avie 2211 "Vivaldi & Friends" | |
| William Boyce · Symphony No. 4 in F, Op. 2 Menuhin Festival Orchestra EMI Classics 65730 "Baroque, Vol. 11: Boyce & Arne Symphonies" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Part I) (Christmas Day) The Netherlands Bach Society Channel Classics 30809 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| Jan Dismas Zelenka · Capriccio No. 1 in D, ZWV 182 Camerata Bern Heinz Holliger, Hans Elhorst, oboes; Barry Tuckwell, Robert Routch, horns Archiv Produktion 423703 "Zelenka: The Orchestral Works" | |
9 am | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier · Instrumental Carols Nos. 4 & 9 Les Violons du Roy Sono Luminus 90180 "Simphonies des Noels" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Part II) (Annunciation of the Shepherds) Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin; Bavarian Radio Choir Rachel Harnisch, soprano; Anke Vondung, mezzo-soprano; Maximilian Schmitt, tenor; Christian Immler, bass BR Klassik 900512 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah," from Messiah Davidson College Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra (Live | |
| Nicola Porpora · Cello Concerto in G I Solisti Veneti Susan Moses, cello Erato 88172 "Durante - Pergolesi - Porpora" | |
10 am | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Christmas Concerto in g, Op. 8, No. 6 Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle Helios 88028 "Baroque Christmas Music" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Part III) (Adoration of the Shepherds) Staatskapelle Dresden; Leipzig Radio Choir Philips 000994 902 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| 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" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude and Fugue in a, BWV 894 Jeno Jando, piano Naxos 8.5702 91 "JS Bach: Keyboard Music" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Little One Sweet" (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Pietro Locatelli · Pastorale from "Christmas" Concerto in f, Op. 1, No. 8 I Musici Philips 412739 "Christmas Concertos" | |
12 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Violin Concerto No. 4 in G, Hob.VIIa:4 The English Concert Simon Standage, violin Archiv Produktion 427316 "Haydn: 3 Violin Concertos" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80226 "Christmas with the Pops" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannenbaum Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80226 "Christmas with the Pops" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80226 "Christmas with the Pops" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional · Wexford Carol Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
1 pm | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Swan Lake Suite Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic 28060 "Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite & Swan Lake Suite" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · "Away in a Manger" Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 1063 "Sing, Choir of Angels" | |
| Traditional English · "Adeste Fideles" Vienna Choir Boys; Vienna Symphony Placido Domingo, tenor RCA 3835 "Placido Domingo and The Vienna Choir Boys" | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Sextet in C for Oboe, 2 Horns, Violin, Cello & Fortepiano The English Concert Archiv Produktion 423385 "J.C. Bach: 3 Quintets; Sextet" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "On this day earth shall ring" (Personent Hodie) (arr. Gustav Holst) Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Michael Kleinschmidt, organ Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
2 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 16 in D, K. 451 Chamber Academy of the Salzburg Mozarteum Andras Schiff, piano Decca 433374 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 15 & 16" | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional French · What is This Lovely Fragrance? Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Holberg Suite, Op. 40 English String Orchestra Nimbus 5032 "Orchestral Favourites" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Sleigh Ride Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5540 99 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 47509 "Beecham Conducts Delius" | |
5 pm | |
| Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs | |
6 pm | |
| Christmas Vespers from Davidson College | |
7 pm | |
| Leroy Anderson · A Christmas Festival Leroy Anderson and His Orchestra Decca 000355 202 "A Leroy Anderson Christmas" | |
| Domenico Cimarosa · Concerto in G for 2 Flutes & Orch. London Mozart Players James & Jeanne Galway, flutes RCA Victor Red Seal 63701 "Hommage a Rampal" | |
8 pm | |
| Traditional German · O Sanctissima Leroy Anderson and His Orchestra Decca 000355 202 "A Leroy Anderson Christmas" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia Antartica" London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ladies of the London Philharmonic Sheila Armstrong, soprano LPO 72 "Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7" | |
| Daniel Pinkham · "Christmas Cantata" Washington Men's Camerata; Washington Symphonic Brass Gothic Records 49128 "Sing We Noel" | |
9 pm | |
| 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" | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Cello Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 126 Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Truls Mørk, cello Ondine 1218 "Shostakovich: Cello Concertos 1 & 2" | |
| Anonymous · "Alleluia: A new work has come on hand" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 907099 "On Yoolis Night" | |
| Anonymous · Carol: "Ave Maria" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 907099 "On Yoolis Night" | |
| Anonymous · "Lullay: I saw a sweet, beautiful sight" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 907099 "On Yoolis Night" | |
10 pm | |
| Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco · "Missa Octavo Tono" Florilegium; Arakaendar Bolivia Choir Channel Classics 28009 "Bolivian Baroque Vol. 3: Florilegium" | |
| Francois Boieldieu · Harp Concerto in C Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin Nicanor Zabeleta, harp Deutsche Grammophon 43969 3 "Great Works for Harp" | |
| Anonymous 15th c. Spanish · "Que bonito Nino chiquito!; Angeles del zielo" The Rose Ensemble "La Nochebuena: A Spanish Renaissance Christmas" | |
| Traditional 16th century Catalán · "Fum, Fum, Fum" Orfeo-Catala Columna Musica 9129 "Nadales-Orfeó Català" | |
| Traditional 17th century Catalán · "El Desembre Congelat" Orfeo-Catala Columna Musica 9129 "Nadales-Orfeó Català" | |
| Jorge Liderman · Aires de Sefarad (Selections) Duo 46 Beth Ilana Schneider, Violin; Matthew Gould, Guitar Albany Records 829 "Jorge Liderman: Aires De Sefarad-Duo 46" | |
11 pm | |
| Gabriela Montero · Improvisation on Handel's Hallelujah Gabriela Montero, piano EMI Classics 00234 "Gabriela Montero - Baroque" | |
| Gabriela Montero · Improvisation on Vivaldi's Winter Gabriela Montero, piano EMI Classics 00234 "Gabriela Montero - Baroque" | |
| Gabriela Montero · Improvisation on Pachelbel's Canon Gabriela Montero, piano EMI Classics 00234 "Gabriela Montero - Baroque" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "A La Nanita Nana" (Sleep Now, You Little Sleepyhead) Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble Arabesque 6684 "Children Go Where I Send Thee" | |
| Traditional Basque · Gabriel's Message Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars; Barbara LaFitte, english horn; Eugene Friesen, cello; Siobhan Kelleher, bass Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Traditional Catalan · "El Noi de la Mare" (The Son of the Virgin) Kathleen Battle, soprano; Christopher Parkening, guitar Sony Classical 62723 "Angel's Glory" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ASV 3046 "Children's Games" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" Vienna Symphony Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, tenors Sony Classical 89131 "The Three Tenors Christmas" | |
| Jose Feliciano · "Feliz Navidad" Vienna Symphony / Gumpold Church Choir Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, tenors Sony Classical 89131 "The Three Tenors Christmas" | |