Programs · Episode
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Myelita Melton
Aired: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Hosted by Myelita Melton
Playlist
1 pm | |
| Stephen Sondheim · The Night Waltzes, from "A Little Night Music" (arr. by John Mauceri & David Gursky) Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri Philips 438685 "The Great Waltz" | |
| Traditional English tunes · Medley: "I Saw Three Ships," "First Noel," "Holly and the Ivy" Kathleen Battle, soprano · Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists Leonard Slatkin Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, Hob.VIId:3 Wilhelm Bruns, natural horn · Heidelberg Symphony Thomas Fey Hänssler Classic 98611 Haydn: Symphony No. 31; Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Traditional English · "Awake, and join the cheerful choir" Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harp · Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 2927325 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Henry VIII · "Grene growith the holly" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 2927325 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Piano Concerto in e (reconstructed by R. Larry Todd) Jennifer Eley, piano · English Chamber Orchestra Sayard Stone Koch International 7197 "Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano in E-minor" | |
2 pm | |
| Max Bruch · Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Nicola Benedetti, violin · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Rory Macdonald Decca 002129002 "Homecoming - A Scottish Fantasy" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "He shall feed his flock" from "Messiah" Damien Guillon, countertenor; Rachel Redmond, soprano · Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Jordi Savall Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Jordi Savall Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Sonata No. 3 in b, Op. 58 (i. Allegro maestoso) Emil Gilels, piano Deutsche Grammophon 000721702 "Steinway Legends: Emil Gilels" | |
| Traditional (text by Martin Luther · "Vom Himmel hoch" (sung in Finnish) Finnish Mixed Choir Ilkka Kuusisto Finlandia 010 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional Finnish · "Church on Christmas Morning" The Tapiola Choir Erkki Pohjola Finlandia 010 "Christmas Carols" | |
3 pm | |
| Howard Blake · Walking in the Air, from The Snowman Barry Gordon, piano Telarc 80330 "Classics For All Seasons - Winter" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Concerto in Ab for 2 Pianos & Orchestra (finale) Joshua Pierce, Dorothy Jonas, pianos · Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Bystrik Rezucha MSR 1330 "Mendelssohn: 2-Piano Concertos" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 1 in D, Wq.183 C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen Capriccio 10175 "C.P.E Bach: Sinfonias, Wq 183" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (arr. by Seth Frack) Ashley Hall, trumpet; Steve Sutton, trumpet; Seth Frack, trombone; Sean Devlin, trombone; Brent Harvey, tuba · The Ardmore Brass Quintet, Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Gian Carlo Menotti · Amahl and the Night Visitors: Introduction, March & Shepherd's Dance Winston-Salem Symphony Robert Moody n/a Recorded live at Old Salem | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Overture to "Nabucco" Berlin Philharmonic Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 457627 "Verdi: Overtures & Preludes" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Ballet Music from "Otello" MET Orchestra Sony 52489 "Verdi: Ballet Music" | |
4 pm | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" The Philadelphia Singers · Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Michael Korn RCA Red Seal 6559 "Gloria! Gloria!" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Benita Valente, soprano; The Philadelphia Singers · Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Michael Korn RCA Red Seal 6559 "Gloria! Gloria!" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento in F, K. 138 Academy Chamber Ensemble Philips 422504 "Mozart: Divertimenti for Strings and Wind" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Quincy Jones | |
| Quincy Jones · Finale, from "The Color Purple" The City of Prague Philharmonic Paul Bateman Silva Screen Classic 0769 "Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Nancy Allen, harp · Empire Brass EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 Chicago Symphony Orchestra (recorded May 8, 1961) Fritz Reiner RCA 370198 "Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection" | |
5 pm | |
| Traditional · "Christmas Medley" (arr. by Charles Floyd) Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano · Cathedral Festival Orchestra & Choral Society, Boy Choristers, e Charles Floyd Carmen 957 "Denyce Graves - A Cathedral Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 Bath Festival Orchestra Yehudi Menuhin EMI Classics 73347 "Handel: Water Music, Sonatas, etc." | |
| Thoinot Arbeau · Bransle l'officiale (Ding Dong Merrily on High) Taverner Consort Andrew Parrott Virgin Classics 03680 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) J. Don Coleman Hickory Choral Socie y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Richard Strauss · Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 Cleveland Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy Decca 425112 "Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie; Till Eulenspiegel" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, Hob.VIIb:2 (finale) Han-Na Chang, cello · Staatskapelle Dresden Giuseppe Sinopli EMI Classics CDC 56535 "Haydn: Cello Concertos etc." | |