Programs · Episode
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Concerto in G for flute, oboe, strings & 2 horns, Hob.VIIh:2 Benoît Fromanger, flute; Christian Hommel, oboe · Cologne Chamber Orchestra Helmut Muller-Bruhl Naxos 8570481 "Haydn: Concertos for Two Lire Organizzate" | |
| Leroy Anderson · "A Christmas Festival" Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus John Williams Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Trio in Bb, K. 502 Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Andre Previn, piano; Daniel Muller-Schott, cello Deutsche Grammophon 00060992 "Mozart: Piano Trios" | |
| Henry VIII · "Grene growith the holly" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 2927325 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano · Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Ch Andre Previn Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
6 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Oboe Concerto No. 2 in Bb, HWV 302a Heinz Holliger, oboe · English Chamber Orchestra Raymond Leppard Philips 426082 "Handel: Oboe Concertos" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Wexford Carol" Shane Warby, baritone; Daron Bradford, penny whistle · Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Craig Jessop Mormon Tabernacle 70071 "Spirit of the Season" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 83 (1st mvt.) Helene Grimaud, piano · Vienna Philharmonic Andris Nelsons Deutsche Grammophon 001904602 "Brahms: Piano Concertos" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" James Galway, flute · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Brian Jones Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · Sarka, from Ma Vlast (My Country) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta Sony Classical 58944 "Smetana: Ma Vlast" | |
7 am | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. by David Willcocks) Myles Hartley, organ · The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford Christopher Sparkhall Classica Communicati ns 1020 "Christmas From Oxford" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Flute Concerto in G, Wq. 169 Emmanuel Pahud, flute · Potsdam Chamber Academy Trevor Pinnock Warner Classics 627679 "C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to the Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Traditional American · Medley of Christmas Spirituals (arr. by Joseph Jennings) Caritas A Cappella Ensemble (from Charlotte, NC) Cathy Youngblood Caritas A Capella En embl n/a "An A Cappella Christmas" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Quincy Jones | |
| Quincy Jones · Main Title, from the film "The Color Purple" (arr. by John Williams) Itzhak Perlman, violin · Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra John Williams Sony Classical 63005 "Cinema Serenade" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted" from "Messiah" Juan Diego Florez, tenor · Bologna Community Theatre Orchestra Michele Mariotti Decca 001487502 "Juan Diego Flórez: Santo - Sacred Songs" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells (in the style of Bach) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Breiner Naxos 8.550301 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
8 am | |
| Anton Bruckner · Symphony No. 4 in Eb "Romantic" (iii. Scherzo) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Andris Nelsons Deutsche Grammophon 002793502 "Bruckner: Symphony No. 4" | |
| Phillips Brooks / Lewis Redner · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, Hob.VIIb:2 Peter Bruns, cello · Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, Leipzig Peter Bruns Hänssler 98477 "Haydn: Cello Concertos" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony (i. Allegro energetico: Adeste fideles) The City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 8557099 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Traditional · Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet; Alon Yavnai, piano Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| 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" | |
| Modest Mussorgsky · The Great Gate of Kyiv, from Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Theodore Kuchar Naxos 8555924 "Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition" | |
9 am | |
| Dan Locklair · "Lumen de Lumine" (Light of Lights), from A Christmas Pair Renee Louprette, organ · CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) Richard Coffey CONCORA "Christmas In Our Time" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Magnificat" from "Holy Canticles" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) David Pegg MSR 1463 "Dan Locklair: Tapestries" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Legends, Op. 59 (Nos. 1-5) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Jose Serebrier Warner Classics 628787 "Dvorak: Legends; Symphony No. 8" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Medley (arr. by Charity Book Putnam) Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314 Heinz Holliger, oboe · Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Heinz Holliger Philips 411134 "Mozart: Symphonie Concertante; Oboe Concerto" | |