Classical Music Playlist

Programming Highlights

Friday, December 14, 2012

11 - Midnight

11:49

Aram Khachaturian - Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia Erich Kunzel, conductor Cincinnati Pops Telarc 80657 Buy

11:45

Enrico Oweggi - Nyathi onyuol (A child is born) Chicago a cappella Cedille 107 Buy

11:12

Alan Hovhaness - Cello Concerto Dennis Russell Davies, conductor Seattle Symphony Janos Starker, cello Naxos 559158 Buy

11:06

Carlos Salzedo - Concert Variations on "Adeste Fideles" Judy Loman, harp Naxos 572510 Buy

11:01

Francesco Corbetta - Caprice-Chaconne Rolf Lislevand, conductor Ensemble Kapsberger Astree 8852 Buy

10 - 11 PM

10:52

Gabriel Faure - Nocturne No. 12 in e minor Paul Crossley, piano CRD 3407 Buy

10:23

Peter Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings Saulius Sondeckis, conductor St. Petersburg Camerata Sony 58976 Buy

10:10

Max Richter - Vivaldi: Winter Andre de Ridder, conductor Berlin Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope, violin Max Richter, electronics DG 4765040 Buy

10:07

Traditional Gaelic - Taladh Chriosda (Christ Child's Lullaby) Jeannette Sorrell, conductor Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Meredith Hall, soprano Avie 2269 Buy

9 - 10 PM

9:22	Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4 in e minor Osmo Vanska, conductor Minnesota Orchestra MPR Recording  Buy

9:00	Minnesota Orchestra

8 - 9 PM

8:25	Kalevi Aho - Clarinet Concerto Osmo Vanska, conductor Minnesota Orchestra Martin Froest, clarinet MPR Recording  Buy

8:06	Sergei Prokofiev - Love for Three Oranges Suite Osmo Vanska , conductor Minnesota Orchestra MPR Recording  Buy

8:00	Minnesota Orchestra

7 - 8 PM

7:56	Trad. arr. Abbie Bettinis - In the Bleak Midwinter Matthew Culloton, conductor The Singers Singers 3458 Buy

7:52	Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Cantus Cantus 1211 Buy

7:44	Harry Simeone - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Matthew Culloton, conductor The Singers MPR 20111 Buy

7:44	Josef Rheinberger - Ad te levavi Gregorian Singers MPR Recording Buy

7:35	Daniel Kallman - Once in Royal David's City Michael Culloton, conductor Choral Arts Ensemble Rochester 122010 Buy

7:31	Spiritual - Go Tell it on the Mountain Vicki Peters, conductor The Summer Singers Summer Singers 3462 Buy

7:27	Sergey Khvoshchinsky - Bogoroditse Djevo (Rejoice, O Virgin Mary) From Age to Age MPR 20111 Buy

7:19	Anders Ohrwall - Shepherd's Prayer (Fabodpsalm Fran Dalarna) David Cherwien, conductor National Lutheran Choir NLCA 3406 Buy

7:15	Stephen Paulus - Carol of the Candle Marilyn Biery/James Biery, conductor Cathedral Choir SELF PROD 360 Buy

7:07	Steve Heitzeg - little tree Dale Warland, conductor Dale Warland Singers American Choral Catalog 121 Buy

7:01	Kurt Bestor - Prayer of the Children Minnesota Boychoir Westmark 30129 Buy

6 - 7 PM

6:27	Peter Tchaikovsky - Manfred Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor London Symphony Orchestra Sony 36673 Buy

6:24	Edwin Fissinger - Love Came Down at Christmas Axel Theimer, conductor Kantorei SELF PROD 194 Buy

6:01	The Writer's Almanac

5 - 6 PM

5:58	John Rutter - A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation John Rutter, conductor Sinfonia Cymru Catrin Finch, harp DG 17606 Buy

5:55	Traditional - Masters in This Hall Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 Buy

5:45	Ravi Shankar - Symphony: Kafi Zila David Murphy, conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Anoushka Shankar, sitar LPO 60 Buy

5:38	Dave Brubeck - La Fiesta de la Posada: Gloria Dennis Russell Davies, conductor Dale Warland Singers Soloists Sony 64669 Buy

5:32	JS Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 English Chamber Orchestra Anne Akiko Meyers Koch 7785 Buy

5:27	Bach - Prelude and Fugue in Eb Gustav Leonhardt EMI 49128 Buy

5:07	Gustav Holst - Christmas Day Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor City of London Choir Julia Doyle, soprano Lydia Challen, contralto Julian Davies, tenor Simon Oberst, baritone Naxos 572102 Buy

5:03	Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata No. 140: Sleepers Awake Joshua Rifkin, conductor The Bach Ensemble Julianne Baird, soprano Jan Opalach, bass-baritone Oiseau-Lyre 417616 Buy

5:01	New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher

4 - 5 PM

4:53	Mozart - Piano Concerto No.23 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Goode NOnesuch 79042 Buy

4:43	Anonymous - Santa Lucia Anne Sofie von Otter, alto Ensemble DG 459685 Buy

4:27	Richard Wagner - Tannhauser: Overture Georg Solti, conductor Vienna Philharmonic London/Decca 440606 Buy

4:24	Howard Blake - The Snowman: Walking in the Air David Parry, conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Chris Jarvis, narrator Sam Oliver, treble LPO 15 Buy

4:24	Traditional - The Sussex Mummers' Carol Jerry Luckhardt, conductor Medalist Concert Band MPR 20122 Buy

4:14	Pietro Yon - Gesu Bambino Rene Clausen, conductor Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota Concordia 2937 Buy

4:00	Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th Movement Neville Marriner, conductor Minnesota Orchestra Philips 412542 Buy

4:00	Friday Favorites

3 - 4 PM

3:52	Franz Schreker - Der Schatzgraber Gerd Albrecht, conductor Hamburg Philharmonic Josef Protschka, tenor Gabriele Schnaut, soprano Capriccio 60010 Buy

3:35	Henryk Wieniawski - Fantasy on Gounod's Faust Kees Bakels, conductor London Symphony Orchestra Vanessa-Mae, violin EMI 67456 Buy

3:22	Beethoven - Variations on an Original Theme John Ogden EMI 85761 Buy

3:16	Morten Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium Dale Warland, conductor Dale Warland Singers Gothic 49252 Buy

3:05	Daniel Pinkham - Christmas Cantata Robert Shafer, conductor Washington Chorus Gothic 49244 Buy

3:01	James Pierpont - One Horse Open Sleigh Robert DeCormier, conductor Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble Arabesque 6525 Buy

3:00	Friday Favorites

2 - 3 PM

2:00	Performance Today

1 - 2 PM

1:00	Performance Today

Noon - 1 PM

12:52

Alexander Glazunov - Melodie James Judd, conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Julian Lloyd Webber, cello London/Decca 2334 Buy

12:46

Antonio de Salazar - Un ciego que contrabajo Rose Ensemble Rose 6 Buy

12:37

Josef Strauss - My Life is Love and Laughter Zubin Mehta, conductor Vienna Philharmonic Sony 66860 Buy

12:23

Stephen Chatman - Christmas Joy Bruce Pullan, conductor University of British Columbia Singers Stephen Smith, organ Quennie Wong, percussion Centrediscs 15509 Buy

12:11

Peter Tchaikovsky - Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Meditation Neville Marriner, conductor Academy of St Martin in the Fields Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin Hanssler 98346 Buy

12:06

Steven Amundson - Shepherd's Jubilee Steven Amundson, conductor St. Olaf Orchestra Saint Olaf 3304 Buy

11 - Noon

11:57

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Andante with 5 Variations Martha Argerich, piano Stephen Kovacevich, piano Philips 446557 Buy

11:53

Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird - Finale Valery Gergiev, conductor Kirov Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philips 446715 Buy

11:48

Howard Shore - Old Friends Howard Shore, conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Warner 39372 Buy

11:38

Chilcott; Schalk - Christmas Medley Brian Jones, conductor Trinity Church Choir Dorian 93240 Buy

11:30

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Jewels of the Madonna: Intermezzo Eiji Oue, conductor Minnesota Orchestra Reference 99 Buy

11:23

Traditional - Christmas Garland (Medley) Summit Hill Brass Quintet SELF PROD 196 Buy

11:18

Dmitri Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue No. 15 Sviatoslav Richter, piano Philips 438627 Buy

10 - 11 AM

10:58

George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 Jeanne Lamon, conductor Tafelmusik Sony 68257 Buy

10:46

Maurice Ravel - Tzigane James Ehnes, violin Wendy Chen, piano CBC 1138 Buy

10:41

Harold Darke - In the Bleak Midwinter Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra Sissel Mormon Tabernacle 70071 Buy

10:34

Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata in G Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67310 Buy

10:29

Traditional Norwegian - Thy Little Ones; I Am So Glad Karle Erickson, conductor Gustavus Choir Delta 93327 Buy

10:06

Leo Delibes - Coppelia: Ballet Suite Heinz Fricke, conductor Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra LaserLight 15616 Buy

10:01

Peter Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Strikepoint SELF PROD 145 Buy

9 - 10 AM

9:38	Wolfgang Mozart - Divertimento No. 11 in D, K. 251 Sandor Vegh, conductor Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg Capriccio 10203 Buy

9:25	Ralph Vaughan Williams - Wasps: Overture Vernon Handley, conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Chandos 8330 Buy

9:22	Traditional - I Saw Three Ships Philip Ledger, conductor Choir of King's College, Cambridge EMI 47500 Buy

9:15	Carl Nielsen - Humoresque-Bagatelles Per Flemstrom, flute Mats Bergstrom, guitar Swedish Society 1067 Buy

9:06	Christmas Music - Christmas Medley Foothills Brass Black Bear 6018 Buy

9:00	Traditional - Coventry Carol Robert Sund, conductor Orphei Drangar Bis 533 Buy

8 - 9 AM

8:52	Giuseppe Torelli - Concerto for 4 Violins Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv 435393 Buy

8:42	Johannes Brahms - Serenade No. 2: 1st Movement Leonard Bernstein, conductor New York Philharmonic Sony 60970 Buy

8:38	Clive Richardson - Beachcomber Ernest Tomlinson, conductor RTE Concert Orchestra Marco Polo 223522 Buy

8:30	Johann Sebastian Bach - Five Christmas Songs Jon Washburn, conductor Phoenix Bach Choir Soundset 1005 Buy

8:25	Traditional - O Little Town of Bethlehem; O Sanctissima; What Child is This? Elaine Murphy, harp Gregory Jefferson, flute SELF PROD 256 Buy

8:21	Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata No. 22: Sanctify us Gustav Leonhardt, conductor Leonhardt Consort Teldec 35032 Buy

8:18	Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata No. 22: Sanctify us Alicia de Larrocha, piano London/Decca 466465 Buy

8:16	Composers Datebook

8:11	Traditional Gaelic - Usheg veg ruy (Little Red Bird) Jeannette Sorrell, conductor Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Meredith Hall, soprano Avie 2269 Buy

8:04	Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 4th movement Augustin Dumay, violin Maria Joao Pires, piano DG 471495 Buy

7 - 8 AM

7:49	Jaromir Weinberger - Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue Erich Kunzel, conductor Cincinnati Pops Telarc 80595 Buy

7:40	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - 3 German Dances Hans Graf, conductor Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra LaserLight 15887 Buy

7:36	Frank Denson - Make a Joyful Noise Empire Brass & Friends EMI 49097 Buy

7:21	Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9: 2nd mvt Osmo Vanska, conductor Minnesota Orchestra Bis 1616 Buy

7:17	Zoltan Kodaly - Hary Janos: The Viennese Musical Clock Zdenek Macal, conductor Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Koss 1008 Buy

7:12	Traditional - In dulci jubilo Renaissonics WGBH 4010 Buy

7:06	Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement Andrew Litton, conductor BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Hyperion 67425 Buy

7:04	George Frideric Handel - Acis and Galatea: Happy We Robert Shaw, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80333 Buy

6 - 7 AM

6:54	Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 90: 3rd movement Franz Bruggen, conductor Orchestra of the 18th Century Philips 422022 Buy

6:49	John Rutter - Shepherd's Pipe Carol Carol Carver, conductor Valley Chamber Chorale VCC 102 Buy

6:47	Traditional - All villagers of Chatres Anne Heider, conductor His Majestie's Clerkes Centaur 2168 Buy

6:33	Claude Debussy - Petite Suite JoAnn Falletta, conductor Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Beau Fleuve 3572 Buy

6:28	Traditional English - Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day Baltimore Consort Dorian 90198 Buy

6:26	Traditional Irish - Good People All, This Christmastime Adagio Trio Adagio Trio 2 Buy

6:22	Traditional - Romanian Doyne Itzhak Perlman, v Sony 42006 Buy

6:15	The Writer's Almanac

6:07	Peter Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 3: Scherzo Gilbert Levine, conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Telarc 80454 Buy

6:04	Traditional - Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) Asbury Brass Quintet Albany 273 Buy

5 - 6 AM

5:40	Michael Haydn - Symphony Hans-Peter Frank, conductor Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra Bis 481 Buy

5:35	Tomas Luis de Victoria - O magnum mysterium John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Collegium 111 Buy

5:20	Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola Concerto Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman, viola Philips 412215 Buy

5:15	Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride James Meredith, conductor Sonos Handbell Ensemble Well-Tempered 5176 Buy

5:06	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 1 Charles Mackerras, conductor Scottish Chamber Orchestra Eric Ruske, horn Telarc 80367 Buy

5:01	Kurt Schwertsik - Three Late Love Songs: Tranquillo Christopher van Kampen, cello Largo 56628 Buy

4 - 5 AM

4:41	Richard Heuberger - Serenade for Strings Jiri Starek, conductor Rias-Sinfonietta, Berlin Schwann 316039 Buy

4:39	Peter Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance Martha Argerich, piano Nicolas Economou, piano DG 449816 Buy

4:23	Johannes Brahms - Tragic Overture Bernard Haitink, conductor Boston Symphony Orchestra Philips 432094 Buy

4:19	Camille Saint-Saens - Ave Maria Harry Christophers, conductor The Sixteen London/Decca 10836 Buy

4:06	Gioacchino Rossini - William Tell: Overture Riccardo Chailly, conductor National Philharmonic Orchestra London/Decca 400049 Buy

4:01	Franz Liszt - Waltz-Impromptu Alexis Weissenberg, piano EMI 69114 Buy

3 - 4 AM

3:44	Ferdinando Carulli - Guitar Concerto Iona Brown, conductor Academy of St Martin in the Fields Pepe Romero, guitar Philips 426263 Buy

3:39	Arturo Marquez - Conga del Fuego nuevo Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra DG 17097 Buy

3:33	Harold Darke/Christina Rosetti - In the Bleak Midwinter Sir David Willcocks, conductor Choir of Kings College, Cambridge London 425499 Buy

3:32	Antonin Dvorak - String Quartet No. 12 "American" Cypress String Quartet SELF PROD 316 Buy

3:01	Traditional - Four German Carols Berlin Philharmonic Brass DG 413657 Buy

2 - 3 AM

2:34	Victor Hely-Hutchinson - A Carol Symphony Gavin Sutherland, conductor City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 557099 Buy

2:26	Tauno Pylkkanen - Suite for Oboe and Strings Petri Sakari, conductor Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Aale Lindgren, oboe YLE 9803 Buy

2:12	Georges Enescu - Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2 Lawrence Foster, conductor Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Erato 75179 Buy

2:06	George Frideric Handel - Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings John Butt, conductor Dunedin Consort and Players Annie Gill, contralto Linn 285 Buy

2:01	Enrique Granados - Straw Mannequin Jean-Francois Heisser, piano Apex 69984 Buy

1 - 2 AM

1:38	Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov - Caucasian Sketches: Suite No. 1 David Zinman, conductor Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80378 Buy

1:22	George Frideric Handel - Concerto Grosso No. 6 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DG 447733 Buy

1:09	Traditional - Christmas Medley George Guest, conductor Choir of St John's College, Cambridge London/Decca 421022 Buy

1:06	Traditional Swedish - Polonaise Ensemble Galilei Dorian 92153 Buy

1:01	Pablo de Sarasate - Habanera Midori, violin Sony 52568 Buy

Midnight - 1 AM

12:54

Pietro Yon - Gesu Bambino Kelly Yost, piano Channel Productions 1698 Buy

12:20

Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 4 Daniel Barenboim, conductor Staatskapelle Berlin Teldec 61179 Buy

12:15

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Ave Maria Karen P. Thomas, conductor Seattle Pro Musica SPM 9807 Buy

12:06

Philip Glass - Company Eric Jacobsen, conductor The Knights Ancalagon 137 Buy

12:01

Gaspar Cassado - Sonata in the Old Spanish Style: Dance with Variations Viviane Spanoghe, cello Classic Talent 291025 Buy