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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 @ 9:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
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Frank Dominguez shares gentle classics to relax and refresh your spirit each weeknight.
Playlist
9 pm | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 18 in G Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Nimbus 5407 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 11, 18, 19 & 20" | |
| Franz Liszt · Weihnachtsbaum, Books II & III Jerome Lowenthal, piano Bridge 9307 "Liszt: Années de Pelerinage (complete)" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · The Lark Ascending London Chamber Orchestra Christopher Warren-Green, violin Virgin Classics 61126 "Vaughan Williams - Elgar" | |
| Traditional · "Medley of Carols" Vienna Symphony Orchestra Placido Domingo, tenor Sony 37245 "Christmas With Placido Domingo" | |
10 pm | |
| Ernst Toch · Idyll, from Spiel, Op. 39 North Texas College of Music Wind Symphony Klavier 11079 "Wildflowers" | |
| Erik Satie · Gymnopedie No. 1 Charles Vaughn, guitar Charles Vaughn 13374 "Romantic Moods of the Guitar - Volume II" | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" Oregon Repertory Singers Koch International 7362 "The Glory of Christmas" | |
| Simon Andrews · Melange a Trois (Christmas medley) The Newstead Trio Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano Prince 9812 "The Newstead Trio - Music for the Season" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 (ii. Allegretto) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Joshua Bell, concertmaster Sony 549176 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Veni, Veni,""Midnight Clear,""O Little Town,""Silent Night" etc Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists; Boys Choir of Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Carl Friedrich Abel · Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 7 (ii. Andante sempre piano) Cantilena Chandos 8648 "Abel: Six Symphonies" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 (ii. Adagio) Boston Symphony Orchestra Claudio Arrau, piano Philips 420874 "Grieg - Schumann: Piano Concertos" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Marguerite (Daisies) Op. 38, No. 2 (arr. by Fritz Kreisler) Itzhak Perlman, violin; Samuel Sanders, piano EMI Classics 47467 "My Favorite Kreisler" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano; Kevin Murphy, piano Koch International 7580 "The Gifts of Christmas" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Contrapunctus No. 18 from "The Art of the Fugue" BWV 1080 Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin Harmonia Mundi 902064 "J. S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Worthy is the Lamb...Amen" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Thomas Tallis · "Hear the Voice and Prayer" Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC St. Mary of the Hills "O Sapientia" | |
| Gioacchino Rossini · String Sonata No. 5 in Eb (ii. Andantino) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Decca 430563 "Rossini: String Sonatas" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Lisa Otto, soprano Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| John Field · Piano Concerto No. 6 in C (ii. Larghetto) Northern Sinfonia Benjamin Frith, piano Naxos 8.5542 21 "Field: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 6" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80461 "Angels on High - A Robert Shaw Christmas" | |
| Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf · Flute Concerto in e (ii) Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic Orchestra Gavril Costea, flute Olympia 405 "Dittersdorf: Symphonies & Concertos" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Il est ne, le Divin Enfant!; Gavotte Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Carlos Baguer · Symphony No. 16 in G London Mozart Players Chandos 9456 "Baguer: Symphonies" | |
12 am | |
| Traditional French · Noel! Noel! Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel (in the style of Busoni) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (in the style of Bach) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Oboe d'amore Concerto in G The King's Consort Paul Goodwin, oboe d'amore Helios 55269 "Bach - Telemann Concertos" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings Canadian Brass Philips 426835 "Canadian Brass - The Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas Canadian Brass Philips 426835 "Canadian Brass - The Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (arr. by Howard Cable) Elmer Iseler Singers; Canadian Brass Philips 426835 "Canadian Brass - The Christmas Album" | |
| Anton Arensky · Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a English String Orchestra Nimbus 5347 "Respighi's Aincient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3, etc." | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" Regensburg Cathedral Choir Ivan Rebroff, bass Elisar 31741 "Festiche Weihnacht" | |
1 am | |
| Charles Gounod · Ave Maria Daniel Benkõ, guitar Hungaroton 116 "Guitar Encores" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" RV 589 The Bach Choir of Bethlehem; The Bach Festival Orchestra Julia Doyle, Rosa Lamoreaux, sopranos; Daniel Taylor, countertenor Analekta 29873 "Bach - Vivaldi" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Concerto in C for Flute, Harp & Orch., K. 299 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Susan Palma, flute; Nancy Allen, harp Deutsche Grammophon 427677 "Mozart: Flute Concert No. 1; Flute & Harp Concerto" | |
2 am | |
| Francesco Manfredini · Concerto grosso in C, Op. 3, No. 12 "Christmas Concerto" I Musici Philips 412739 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Leo Delibes · Flower Duet, from "Lakme" BBC Concert Orchestra Decca 473 37 1-2 "Opera Without Words" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Messiah (Part I, Christmas portion) selections Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music Allan Clayton, tenor; Ailish Tynan, soprano; Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano EMI Classics 68156 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Franz Schubert · Rondo in A, D.951 (Op. 107) Yaar Tal & Andreas Groethuysen, piano 4-hands Sony Classical 66256 "Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, volume 2" | |
3 am | |
| Arthur Sullivan · Christmas Revels, from "Victoria & Merrie England," ballet RTE Sinfonietta, Dublin Marco Polo 223677 "Sullivan: Victoria & Merrie England" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Part I) (Christmas Day) Staatskapelle Dresden; Leipzig Radio Choir Peter Schreier, tenor; Marjana Lipovsek, alto; Helen Donath, soprano; Robert Holl, bass Philips 000994 902 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Malmo Symphony Orchestra Naxos 857240 3 "Grieg: Music for String Orchestra" | |
4 am | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Traditional Basque · "I Saw a Maiden" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Traditional French · "What is This Lovely Fragrance?" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Twelve Contredances, WoO 14 Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 807470 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' " | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker, concert suite Anastasia Dedik, piano Anastasia Dedik 888295 3296 "Anastasia Dedik - Piano" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Oboe d'amore Concerto in A London Harpsichord Ensemble Sarah Francis, oboe d'amore Unicorn-Kanchana Reco rds 9131 "Telemann: Oboe Concertos, vol. 2" | |
5 am | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Woodwinds BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 28 in A Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5544 05 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 27, 28 & 31"" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Six Carols New York Choral Society; Empire Chamber Ensemble Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Emanuel Ax, 1851 Erard Grand Piano, restored Sony Classical 63371 "Emanual Ax - Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2" | |
6 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in d for Viola d'amore, Lute & Strings, RV 540 Ars Antigua Rachel Barton Pine, viola d'amore; Hopkinson Smith, lute Cedille Records 159 "Vivaldi: The Complete Viola d'amore Concertos" | |
| Traditional English · "The Yorkshire Wassail Song" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "The trumpet shall sound" from "Messiah" London Symphony Orchestra Alastair Miles, bass; Maurice Murphy, trumpet LSO Live 607 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Michael Haydn · Symphony No. 26 in G (P16) London Mozart Players Chandos 9352 "Michael Haydn: Symphonies" | |
| Traditional English · I Saw Three Ships Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
7 am | |
| Joseph Curiale · Call of the Mountain, from Gates of Gold Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Cd Baby 563725 9993 "Awakening" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Suite of Chorales for Advent and Christmas The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Andrew Davis, organ EMI Classics 86052 "Bach: Cantata BWV 147; Chorales & Preludes" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11 (1st mvt.) Symphony of the Air Deutsche Grammophon 000860 902 "Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony; Brahms: Serenade No 1 " | |
| Traditional · Three French Carols (Ding Dong, O Come Emanuel, Angels We Have Heard on High) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Pas de Deux, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Bach's Air) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Sicilienne, from Pelleas & Melisande, Op. 78 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80084 "Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Ete - Fauré: Pelleas et Melisande" | |
8 am | |
| 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" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento No. 12 in Eb, K. 252 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 419192 "Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; 2 Divertimenti" | |
| Traditional English · "Here We come a-Wassailing" Chorus & Orchestra of The Choral Arts Society of Washington Naxos 8.5550 49 "A Star Over Bethlehem" | |
| Traditional English · "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" (arr. by John Rutter) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" The Carnival Band Maddy Prior, vocals Saydisc 366 "A Tapestry of Carols" | |
| Maurice Ravel · Rhapsodie espagnole Detroit Symphony Orchestra Decca 001831 802 "Mercury Living Presence: Collector's Edition Vol. 2" | |
| Traditional Medley · Sussex Carol; Gaude Maria V. Gabrielum Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Lift up your heads" from "Messiah" The Brandenburg Consort; The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Brilliant Classics 92463 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional German · "Christ was Born on Christmas Day" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · Minute with Miles: Opus Numbers, Schmieder, etc. | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Swing joyfully aloft" (from the Advent Cantata BWV 36) Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists Archiv Produktion 463588 "Bach: Advent Cantatas" | |
| Traditional · "Carols for the Choirs" medley (arr. Carolyn Jennings) St. Olaf Choir & Orchestra St. Olaf Choir "He Comes To Us" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" Westminster Choir Peter Gillis, tenor Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony (i. Allegro energetico: Adeste fideles) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 855709 9 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Fum, Fum, Fum Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, "American" Cleveland Quartet Telarc 80283 "Dvorak: Quartet No. 14; Quartet No. 12 'American' " | |
| Norman Dello Joio · Christmas Music Debra Torok, Marylene Dosse, piano Albany Records 468 "Family Album" | |
10 am | |
| Richard Wagner · Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnburg Philharmonia Zurich Accentus 102 "Wagner: Preludes & Interludes" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston Sono Luminus 93240 "A Choral Christmas" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (text by Josef More) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 "Choral" (ii. Molto vivace) Cleveland Orchestra Sony 94745 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 9" | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
| Max Bruch · Violin Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 26 (finale) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Robert McDuffie, violin Telarc 80507 "Mendelssohn - Bruch: Violin Concertos" | |
| Traditional French · "Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella" (arr. by Stephen Chatman) University of British Columbia Singers Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
11 am | |
| Mauro Giuliani · Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A, Op. 30 (finale) Portland Baroque Orchestra Richard Savino, baroque guitar Koch International 7448 "Giuliani: Guitar Concerto; Boccherini: Sinfonia" | |
| Traditional English · Gloustershire Wassail Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Traditional English · The Holly and the Ivy Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3029 "A Song of Christmas - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian" (1st mvt.) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 902228 "Mendelssohn: Symphoies Nos. 3 & 4" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Three Choruses, from "Gloria" RV 589 The English Concert & Choir Archiv Produktion 423386 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley of Carols Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Carl Nielsen · Dance of the Cockerels, from Maskarade Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sony 44547 "Nielsen: Symphony No. 5" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) Renaissance (of Charl otte 884501 2383 "Renaissance: Noel We Sing" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 19 in F, K. 459 (finale) Cleveland Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida, piano Decca 002130 402 "Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 19" | |
| Johann Abraham Schulz · "Thou Child Divine" (Music for Moravian Christmas "Lovefeast") Boston Baroque Telarc 80482 "Lost Music of Early America - Music of the Moravians" | |
| Johann Abraham Schulz · "O Come, Little Children" (arr. Stephen Mager) Arcangeli Chamber Chorus & Orchestra Arcangeli 657988 0008 "Joy For Every Age - Christmas Carol Settings by Stephen Ma | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 1 in Bb, K. 207 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin EMI Classics 54302 "Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1; Sinfonia Concertante" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Anton del Forno, guitar Juston Records JRS 10 077 "Christmas Gifts" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" (arr. by Peter Breiner) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Margaret Burdett, soprano Naxos 8.5575 85 "A Christmas Spectacular" | |
| Charles Burney · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (text by Charles Wesley) Taverner Consort, Choir & Players Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| John Foster · "While shepherds watched their flock" Tavener Consort, Choir & Players Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Ferdinand Doubravsky · "Rise up oh Shepherds" Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czech Radio Mixed Choir Salome Losova, soprano Praga 250019 "Bohemian Christmas Pastoral Songs" | |
1 pm | |
| Patrick Doyle · Potter Waltz, from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Warner Bros. Records 49631- 2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |
| Bryan Kelly · Improvisations on Christmas Carols The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Let the Bright Seraphim, from "Samson" Philharmonia Virtuosi Richard Kelley, Jon Nelson, trumpets RCA Victor 61911 "Baroque Duets" | |
| George Frideric Handel · The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from "Solomon" Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 000658 402 "A Handel Weekend" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Renee Fleming, soprano Decca 000519 302 "Sacred Songs" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from Cantata BWV 147 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Renee Fleming, soprano Decca 000519 302 "Sacred Songs" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Swan Lake, Ballet Suite Montreal Symphony Orchestra Chantal Juillet, violin Decca 443555 "Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty" | |
| Traditional English · The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr. by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arranged by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Clarice Assad, piano; Gustavo Amarante, bass; Mathias Kunzli, drums NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
2 pm | |
| Gustav Holst · "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
| Traditional French · "Masters in this Hall" (arr. by Gustav Holst) Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Simon Lawford, organ Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
| Anonymous 15th century · "Bring us in Good Ale" (arr. by Gustav Holst) Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Nimbus 7021 "Make We Joy - Music for Christmas by Holst & Walton" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 48 in C "Maria Theresia" Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Nimbus 7041-2 "Great Haydn Symphonies" | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Barry Gordon, piano Telarc 80330 "Classics For All Seasons - Winter" | |
| Traditional · Medley: "The holly and the ivy"; "See amid the winter snow"; "I saw three ships" Empire Chamber Ensemble; NY Chorale Society; American Boy Choir Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
3 pm | |
| Michael Praetorius · Six Dances from "Terpsichore" Collegium Terpsichore Boston Skyline 118 "Dance Music of the High Renaissance" (From the Vault serie | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) The Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA Victor 62683- 2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · "Christmas Time is Here" from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; School for the Creative & Performing Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional · Carol of the Bells; We Three Kings Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 855471 4 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Chris Dedrick · "Sweet Songs of Christmas" The Charlotte Children's Choir; Brass Charlotte Charlotte Children's Choi 825346 6506 "A Holiday Collection - The Charlotte Children's Choir" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Rondo a la Krakowiak, Op. 14 London Symphony Orchestra Bella Davidovich, piano Philips 410042 "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Reed Flutes, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "He shall feed his flock" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony Orchestra Florence Quivar, alto; Kathleen Battle, soprano EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Traditional English · "The Old Year Now Away is Fled" (Greensleeves) The Baltimore Consort Custer LaRue, soprano Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Carl Davis · A Christmas Carol (iii. Patapan & Cornhill Slide) Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra Naxos 8.5534 95 "20th Century English Ballets" | |
4 pm | |
| Henry Purcell · Suite of Theatre Music Taverner Players Erato 2579 "Baroque Treasures" | |
| Christmas Medley · "O Sanctissima; Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Fum, Fum, Fum; March of the Kings" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Felix Bernard · Winter Wonderland (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Richard Strauss · Oboe Concerto (finale) Academy of London Ray Still, oboe Virgin Classics 59686 "Strauss; Bach; Marcello - Oboe Concertos" | |
| Traditional 16th century German · "Personent Hodie" Martin Best Ensemble Nimbus 5137 "Thys Yool - A Medieval Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "Lullaby Medley" (arr. Mary Sallee) St. Olaf Choir St. Olaf Choir "He Comes To Us" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "In dulci jubilo" Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Traditional English · "Sweet Was the Song" Anne-Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Jakob Lindberg, theorbo Deutsche Grammophon 459 68 5-2 "Home for Christmas" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 7980 "Brahms: 4 Symphonies, etc" | |
5 pm | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Angels we have heard on high Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional West Indies · The Virgin Mary Had Baby Boy, in style of Bach Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento No. 14 in Bb, K. 270 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 415669 "Mozart: Serenata Notturna - 2 Divertimenti" | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Magnificat" from Magnificat in D, BWV 243 Geddchtniskirche, Stuttgart, Germany Sony Legacy 87771 "The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Russian Easter Overture Seattle Symphony Naxos 857278 8 "Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol" | |
| Martin Luther · "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" The Vienna Choir Boys; Johann Sonnleitner, organ Placido Domingo, tenor RCA 3835 "Placido Domingo and The Vienna Choir Boys" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
6 pm | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Macbeth, ballet music Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 457627 "Verdi: Overtures & Preludes" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 Chamber Orchestra of Europe Teldec 81038 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Alan Hovhaness · Symphony No. 49 "Christmas Symphony" (iv. The Star, watchman Tell Us of the Night) Northwest Sinfonia Crystal Records 811 "Hovhaness Treasures" | |
8 pm | |
| An Anonymous 4 Christmas | |
9 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 5 I Solisti Italiani Denon 6305 "Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Choir of Winchester Cathedral Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Robert Schumann · Three Romances, Op. 94 Jonathan Cohler, clarinet; Rasa Vitkauskaite, piano Ongaku 024-12 3 "Romanza - Transcriptions for Clarinet & Piano" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Snowflakes, from The Nutcracker National Philharmonic Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group Decca 458595 "Classics for Children" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80397 "The Power and The Majesty - Essential Choral Classics" | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals; BBC Philharmonic Jouko Harjanne, trumpet Teldec 99000 "Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa" | |
| Traditional Medley · What Child is This?; Coventry Carol Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
10 pm | |
| R. Nathaniel Dett · The Place Where the Rainbow Ends, from Magnolia Suite Denver Oldham, piano New World 367 "R. Nathaniel Dett: Piano Works" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| John Rutter · "Mary's Lullaby" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 121 "Christmas Day in the Morning" | |
| Frederick Delius · Intermezzo, from "Fennimore and Gerda" Welsh National Opera Orchestra Decca 001641 702 "Delius Edition" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216 (ii. Adagio) Brabant Philharmonic Orchestra Philippe Graffin, violin Avie 2127 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, etc" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (Vom Himmel Hoch; In dulci jubilo; Josef, liber Josef mein) Bielfeld Children's Choir Gerhard Bunk, organ EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Divertimento in Bb, Hob.II:46 (ii. St. Anthony Chorale) Vienna-Berlin Ensemble Sony 39558 "Ensemble Wien-Berlin" | |
| George Whitefield Chadwick · Noel, from Symphonic Sketches Eastman-Rochester Orchestra Mercury Living 434337 "Howard Hanson Conducting the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Berceuse, Op. 57 Evgeny Kissin, piano RCA Victor Red Seal 63259 "Chopin: Four Ballades" | |
| Jules Massenet · Nocturne, from the Suite No. 1, Op. 13 Hong Kong Philharmonic Naxos 8.5559 86 "Massenet: Orchestral Suites | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 English Baroque Soloists Deutsche Grammophon 001493 002 "The Complete Christmas Celebration" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Jesulein zart (O gentle little Jesus) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Deutsche Grammophon 001493 002 "The Complete Christmas Celebration" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "To us this day a babe is born" Gabrieli Consort & Players Archiv Produktion 439 25 0-2 "Praetorius: Mass for Christmas Morning" | |
| Gaspard Fritz · Sinfonia in C, Op. 6, No. 2 (ii. Andante) Kesselberg Ensemble Musiques Suisses 6283 "Gaspard Fritz: Sinfonien; Violinkonzert" | |
| Franz Xaver Mozart · Cello Sonata in E, Op. 19 (ii. Andante espressivo) members of the Ravinia Trio Peter Horr, cello; Salko Sasaki, piano Divox 29309 "Franz Xaver Mozart: Complete Chamber Music with Piano" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck · "Evening Prayer" from Hansel and Gretel Orchestra of St. Luke's Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Franz Schubert · String Quartet No. 13 in a, D.804 "Rosamunde" (ii. Andante) Artis Quartet Sony Classical SK 667 20 "Schubert: String Quartets D 87; D 703; D 804" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob" from "Christus" Chorus & Orchestra of The Choral Arts Society of Washington Naxos 8.5550 49 "A Star Over Bethlehem" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 11 in Bb, Op. 22 (ii. Adagio con molta espressione) Maurizio Pollini, piano Deutsche Grammophon 002235 002 "Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" The Choir of New College, Oxford Gift of Music 1075 "Carols for Christmas Morning" | |
| Traditional · "Wexford Carol" Taylor Festival Choir & Players (from the College of Charleston David Templeton, baritone MSR 1292 "Sing We Now of Christmas" | |
| Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint · Violin Concerto in D, Op. 3, No. 1 (ii. Adagio) Toronto Camerata Qian Zhou, violin Naxos 8.5573 22 "Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos - 2" | |