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Program: The Early Shift with Ted Weiner
Aired: Sunday, December 19, 2021 @ 12:00 am
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
12 am | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Quartet in d, from Musique de table Capella Savaria Hungaroton 12779 "Bach: Suite in B Minor; Telemann" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 "Egyptian" City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67331/ 2 "Saint-Saens: The Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet rejoicing) Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "There is no rose" Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
1 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Linde Consort Rudolf Scheidegger, harpsichord; Hans-Martin Linde, flute; Herbert Hoever, violin Virgin Classics Verit as 61154 "JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3017 "A Christmas Concert for Brass" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Fantastic Toyshop (ballet after themes by Rossini) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Philips 420485 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, La Boutique Fantasque, | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Michael Chertock, piano Telarc 80485 "Christmas Goes to the Movies" | |
| Traditional · It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (w / What Child is This?) Michael Chertock, piano Telarc 80485 "Christmas Goes to the Movies" | |
2 am | |
| Kurt Weill · The Threepenny Opera Suite (Mack the Knife; The Instead-of Song; The Ballad of the Easy Life) Orchestra of St. Luke's Musicmasters 60164 "Kurt Weill" | |
| Traditional English · "The Wassail Song" RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Birds Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Philips 420485 "Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances; La Boutique Fantasque; Gl | |
| Traditional English · Adeste Fideles (in the style of Vivaldi) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Winter" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin Deutsche Grammophon 439933 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Karl Goldmark · The Queen of Sheba, ballet music Hungarian States Opera Orchestra Hungaroton 058 "Ballet Spectaculars from Operas" | |
3 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Viktoria Mullova, violin Philips 470292 "Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4" | |
| Brian Joyce · Hear Ye Newes Today (Christmas medley) Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Joaquin Rodrigo · Fantasia para un gentilhombre (Fantasy for a Gentleman) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |
4 am | |
| Samuel Scheidt · O Little One Sweet (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · How Brightly Beams the Morning Star Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV 208 Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Piano Concerto in G Berlin Philharmonic Yundi Li, piano Deutsche Grammophon 001017 502 "Prokofiev - Ravel: Piano Concertos" | |
| Richard Strauss · Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb IRIS Chamber Orchestra Eric Ruske, horn Albany Records 782 "The Romantic Horn Concerti" | |
| Jay Livingston · Silver Bells Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional Medley · Sussex Carol; Gaude Maria V. Gabrielum Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
5 am | |
| Traditional English & French · Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 29 in Bb, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" (iii. Adagio sostenuto) Markus Becker, piano CPO 777239 "Beethoven: Sonatas opp. 2 & 106" | |
| Traditional French · Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agreable? (What is this lovely fragrance?) ensemble conducted by Barlow Bradford Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "A la Nanita Nana" Peninsula Women's Chorus (Palo Alto, CA) Location 1003 "Carols and Lullabies" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Adoration of the Magi, from Three Botticelli Pictures The Boston Pops Orchestra Boston Pops Recording s 2 "Sleigh Ride" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Trio in f, Hob.XV:f1 Trio 1790 Annette Wehnert, violin; Mercedes Ruiz, cello; Harold Hoeren, harpsichord CPO 777243 "Joseph Haydn: Piano Trios Vol. 7 | |
| 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" | |
6 am | |
| Jean Francaix · L'Horloge de Flore (The Flower Clock) Philharmonia Orchestra John Anderson, oboe Nimbus 53300 "Strauss, Martinu, Francaix" | |
| Norman Dello Joio · Christmas Music Debra Torok, Marylene Dosse, piano 4-hands Albany Records 468 "Family Album" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 9 in C, D.944 "The Great" (ii. Andante con moto) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam Deutsche Grammophon 427646 "Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 9" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannebaum (arr. by Marc-Olivier Dupin) Syrinx, pan-pipe; Alexandre Lagoya, guitar; Marielle Nordmann, harp; Pierre Lenert, viola Erato 2292-4 5975 "Merry Christmas" | |