Programs · Episode
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Myelita Melton
Aired: Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Hosted by Myelita Melton
Playlist
1 pm | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Dividends Waltz, Op. 252 CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Edlinger Marco Polo 223204 "Johann Strauss, Jr Edition, Vol. 4" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Glory to God" from "Messiah" The Sixteen Harry Christophers Coro 16062 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? (arr. Liona Boyd) Liona Boyd, guitar & recorder Sony 37248 "Liona Boyd - A Guitar for Christmas" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Gloria" from the Christmas Vespers Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra; Apollo's Singers & Musettes Jeannette Sorrell Avie 2306 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 "Emperor" (finale) Helene Grimaud, piano · Staatskapelle Dresden Vladimir Jurowski Deutsche Grammophon 000984002 "Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; Piano Sonata No. 28" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Carolina Brass (of Greensboro) Mark Custom Recordin 3195-MCD "Carolina Brass Christmas" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Snow Has Fallen" Helen Rifas, harp · Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) J. Don Coleman Hickory Choral Socie y "Magnificat" | |
| Traditional · Angels Rejoice! medley Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in a, BWV 1041 (arr. by Mats Bergstrom) Sharon Isbin, guitar · Zurich Chamber Orchestra Howard Griffiths Warner Classics 624364 "Sharon Isbin: 5 Classic Albums" | |
2 pm | |
| Alan Hovhaness · Symphony No. 2, "Mysterious Mountain" Op. 132 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Jesus Lopez-Cobos Telarc 80462 "Into The Light - Symphonic Expressions of the Spirit" | |
| Traditional Filipino · Aguinaldo Carols ("In a Home" and "Respect to you, Godparents") (arr. by Saunder Choi) Cantus Signum Classics SIGCD723 "Into the Light - Cantus" | |
| Jay Livingston · Silver Bells Carol Chase, piano (from Lake Wylie, SC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas (arr. by Morton Gould) New Philharmonia Orchestra Morton Gould RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Five Bagatelles, Op. 47 Gabor Ormai, harmonium · Takacs Quartet Decca 430077 "Dvorak: Quartets, Opp.96 & 105; Bagatelles, Op. 47" | |
| Traditional · While Shepherds Watched (in the style of Bach) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Peter Breiner Naxos 8550670 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Francesco Manfredini · Concerto grosso in C, Op. 3, No. 12 "Christmas Concerto" Virtuosi Saxoniae Ludwig Guttler Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
3 pm | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus Gunther Arndt Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Ma Mere l'Oye (Mother Goose) suite Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Carlo Maria Giulini Sony Classical 66832 "Debussy - Ravel: Orchestral Works" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 (i. Gloria in excelsis Deo) Boston Baroque Martin Pearlman Telarc 80651 "Vivaldi: Gloria; Bach: Magnificat" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Nancy Allen, harp · Empire Brass EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Hoffmann von Fallersleben · "Father Christmas Comes Next Day" Thomas Hampson, baritone · Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Hugh Wolff Teldec 9031-73135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503 (1st mvt.) Conrad Tao, piano · Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra (Live April 30, 2012) Thomas O'Connor SFPM Recordings 5637990979 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 25" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For unto us a child is born"; Pifa; "Glory to God" from Messiah Judith Nelson, soprano (recititives) · Academy of Ancient Music; Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxfo Christopher Hogwood Deutsche Grammophon 001493002 "The Complete Christmas Celebration" | |
4 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Trumpet Concerto in Eb Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpet · English Chamber Orchestra Jeffrey Tate EMI Classics 54897 "Trumpet Concertos" | |
| Traditional · Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Tom Burge, trombone and friends | |
| Jeff Tyzik · A Christmas Overture - Variations on Deck the Halls Brass Band of Battle Creek Richard Evans MSR 1425 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) Angel Romero, guitar · The Canadian Brass RCA Victor 62683-2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in e for Recorder, Flute & strings, TWV 52:e1 Michala Petri, recorder; William Bennett, flute · Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Iona Brown Philips 410041 "Telemann: Suite - 2 Double Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" (arranged by David Willcocks) Seraphic Fire Patrick DuPre Quigley Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| William Billings · "Shiloh" (Methinks I see a Heav'nly Host) Seraphic Fire Patrick DuPre Quigley Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" Seraphic Fire Patrick DuPre Quigley Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Max Bruch · Violin Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 26 (finale) Rachel Barton Pine, violin · BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Litton Avie 2375 "Elgar - Bruch: Violin Concertos" | |
5 pm | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian" (1st mvt.) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Bruno Weil Tafelmusik Media 1019 "Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony; Beethoven: Eroica Symphony" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Barbara Hendricks, soprano · Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Eric Ericson EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional German · "O du froliche" (O How Joyful) Barbara Hendricks, soprano · Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Eric Ericson EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Giovanni Paisiello · Mandolin Concerto in Eb Ugo Orlandi, mandolin · I Solisti Veneti Claudio Scimone Erato 88165 "Concerti per Mandolini" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" James O'Donnell, organ of Westminster Cathedral · Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs David Hill IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music · Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs David Hill IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Warner Classics 955 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Suites" | |