Programs · Episode
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Thursday, December 26, 2024 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Carnival of the Animals Alice Ader, Denis Pascal, pianos; Isabelle Veyrier, cello · Ensemble Musique Oblique Harmonia Mundi 901472 "Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival des animaux" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in D for 3 Violins, BWV 1064 Christopher Hirons, Monica Huggett, Catherine Mackintosh, violins · Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood L'Oiseau-Lyre 433053 "J.S. Bach: Triple & Quadruple Concertos" | |
| Josef Suk · Meditation on an old Czech hymn, "St. Wenceslas", Op.35a The Delme String Quartet Helios 55002 "Favourite Encores for String Quartet" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 "Waldstein" (1st mvt.) Jonathan Biss, piano Onyx 4115 "Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol. 3" | |
6 am | |
| Gustav Holst · St. Paul's Suite (selections) Bournemouth Sinfonietta Richard Studt Naxos 8.550823 "English String Music" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in E for 2 Pianos & Orchestra (1st mvt.) Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos · Philharmonia Orchestra Semyon Bychkov Philips 432095 "Mendelssohn - Bruch: Concertos for 2 Pianos & Orchestra" | |
| Richard Strauss · Divertimento after Couperin, Op. 86 (selections) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 435 871-2 "Richard Strauss - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" | |
| Truman Bullard · Chanukah Suite John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano · Eaken Piano Trio Naxos 8.554099 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Pas de Deux, from The Nutcracker London Symphony Orchestra Richard Bonynge Decca 433862 "Ballet Gala - Pas de deux" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship Norman Carol, violin · Philadelphia Orchestra Riccardo Muti EMI Classics 47023 "Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade" | |
7 am | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Concerto No. 7 in F, Hob.XVIII:7 Hae-won Chang, piano · Camerata Cassovia Robert Stankovsky Naxos 8.550713 "Haydn: Piano Concertos" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck · The Sleeping Beauty Suite Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Karl Anton Rickenbacher Virgin Classics 28584 "Humperdinck: Fairy Tale Music" | |
| Abraham Goldfaden · Raisins and Almonds Itzhak Perlman, violin · Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Dov Seltzer EMI Classics 47904 "Tradition" | |
| Gloria Shayne / Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Jurij Konje, percussion Telarc 80446 "Dream Season - The Christmas Harp" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Shawn Okpebholo | |
| Traditional American · "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (arr. by Shawn Okpebholo) Will Liverman, baritone; Caen Thomason-Redus, flute; Paul Sanchez, piano Navona Records NV6408 "Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 24 in c, K. 491 (finale) Orli Shaham, piano · St. Louis Symphony Orchestra David Robertson Canary Classics 18 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 24" | |
8 am | |
| Franz Liszt · Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 Budapest Festival Orchestra Ivan Fischer Philips 456570 "Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies" | |
| Joseph Fiala · Oboe Concerto in Bb Ingo Goritzki, oboe · Polish Chamber Philharmonic Wojciech Rajski Claves 509018 "Oboe Concertos from Bohemia" | |
| Traditional · "Oy Chanukah" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 0121571902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Medley (arr. by Charity Book Putnam) Valarie Alexandra Valois, piano (of Charlotte, NC) Eroica 3091 "Deck the Halls - Valarie Alexandra Valois" | |
| Arr. F. Bock · "Peace, Peace" Helen Rifas, harp; Angela Taylor, flute · Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) J. Don Coleman Hickory Choral Socie y "Magnificat" | |
| Carl Nielsen · Overture; Act II Prelude; Dance of the Cockerels, from "Masquerade" Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen Sony 46668 "A Nordic Festival" | |
| Dmitri Kabalevsky · Overture to Colas Breugnon Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian ASV 967 "Kabalevsky: Suites" | |
9 am | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 9 in C, D.944 "The Great" (iii. Scherzo) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Telarc 80502 "Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9" | |
| Christoph Foerster · Horn Concerto in Eb Adam Friedrich, horn · Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Janos Rolla Hungaroton 12802 "An 18th Century Horn Festival" | |
| Traditional · The Dreidel Song (arr. by Michael Myers) Robert George, soprano sax; Jenny Lanier, alto sax; Michael Myers, baritone sax; Patrick Young, tenor sax · Lenoir Sax Lenoir Sax 8882958507 "Lenoir Sax - Merrily on High" | |
| Jule Styne · Let it Snow (in style of Haydn) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Wassail Song (arr. Douglas Haislip) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Alexander Borodin · Symphony No. 3 in a Toronto Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis Sony Classical 62406 "Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3" | |
| Arturo Marquez · Conga del Fuego (Fire Conga) Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel Deutsche Grammophon 001345802 "Gustavo Dudamel - Discoveries" | |