Classical Music Playlist

Programming Highlights

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

11 - Midnight

11:49

Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy on Christmas Carols fr The Holly and the Ivy Rumon Gamba, conductor BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Chandos 9851 Buy

11:24

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 6 Alicia de Larrocha, piano RCA 60709 Buy

11:18

Mark O'Connor - One Winter's Night Mark O'Connor, violin Chris Thile, fiddle Bryan Sutton, guitar OMAC 16 Buy

11:06

Otto Nicolai - Christmas Overture Karl Anton Rickenbacker, conductor Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Virgin 91079 Buy

11:01

John Blow - Chaconne Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv 453418 Buy

10 - 11 PM

10:46

J.S. Bach, arr. Soellscher - Suite in E-flat Goeran Soellscher, guitar DG 435 471 Buy

10:25

Alexander Glazunov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Martyn Brabbins, conductor BBC Scottish Symphony Stephen Coombs, piano Hyperion 66877 Buy

10:15

Hamilton Harty - In Ireland Bryden Thomson, conductor Ulster Orchestra Colin Fleming, flute Denise Kelly, harp Chandos 8321 Buy

10:03

John Field - Nocturne No. 17 John O'Conor, piano Telarc 80290 Buy

9 - 10 PM

9:59	Brian Holmes - The Shepherd and the King Philip Brunelle, conductor VocalEssence Clarion 939 Buy

9:35	Antonin Dvorak - Symphonic Variations Colin Davis, conductor London Symphony Philips 420 349 Buy

9:28	Traditional - Carols for Choir and Orchestra Anton Armstrong, conductor St. Olaf Choir Saint Olaf 2473 Buy

8 - 9 PM

8:52	Ralph Vaughan Williams - A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3) Leonard Slatkin, conductor Philharmonia Orchestra RCA 61194 Buy

8:45	Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves Leonard Slatkin, conductor Philharmonia Orchestra RCA 61194 Buy

8:36	Franz Biebl - Ave Maria Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 Buy

8:28	Charles Ives - Symphony No. 4: Fugue Seiji Ozawa, conductor Boston Symphony DG 423 243 Buy

8:05	Johann Sebastian Bach - English Suite No. 1 Andras Schiff, piano London/Decca 421640 Buy

8:00	Anonymous - O Come, O Come Emmanuel Matthew Culloton, conductor The Singers Singers 2754 Buy

7 - 8 PM

7:44	Peter Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: selections The Romantic Quartet Ars Produktion 38086 Buy

7:05	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 38 "Prague" James Levine, conductor Vienna Philharmonic DG 423086 Buy

7:01	Fritz Kreisler - Miniature Viennese March Renaud Capucon, violin Gautier Capucon, cello Aude Capucon, piano Virgin 32626 Buy

5 - 6 PM

5:57	Traditional - O Little Town of Bethlehem; The Cherry Tree Carol Quink Telarc 80202 Buy

5:51	Kenneth Leighton - Pastorale Kenneth Smith,flute Paul Rhodes, piano ASV 682 Buy

5:42	George Frideric Handel - Messiah: Comfort ye, my people John Butt, conductor Dunedin Consort and Players Nicholas Mulroy, tenor Linn 285 Buy

5:33	Robert Schumann - Arabesque Nelson Freire, piano London/Decca 1228 Buy

5:22	Arthur Duff - Irish Suite for Strings Fionnuala Hunt, conductor Irish Chamber Orchestra Black Box 1003 Buy

5:05	Anonymous - Wassail Suite Waverly Consort Virgin 55193 Buy

4 - 5 PM

4:59	Antonin Dvorak - Legend No. 2 Ivan Fischer, conductor Budapest Festival Orchestra Philips 464647 Buy

4:49	Traditional Czech - To Bethlehem, to Little Jesus; Bring what ye may; Interlude; We welcome you, dear Jesus Boni Pueri Children's Chorus Bonton 147 Buy

4:45	Camille Saint-Saens - The Swan Susan Jolles, harp Frank Morelli, bassoon Vox 7504 Buy

4:42	Frederick Delius - Sleigh Ride Richard Hickox, conductor Northern Sinfonia of England EMI 65067 Buy

4:42	Traditional - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Karle Erickson, conductor Gustavus Choir Delta 93329 Buy

4:31	Armas Maasalo - The bells of Christmas Osmo Vanska, conductor Lahti Symphony Orchestra Bis 947 Buy

4:25	Tchaikovsky - December from SEASONS Vladimir Askenazy London 466 562 Buy

4:20	Babatunde Olatunji - Betelehemu Cantus Cantus 1205 Buy

4:14	Composers Datebook

3 - 4 PM

3:59	George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 3 Jeanne Lamon, conductor Tafelmusik Sony 68257 Buy

3:45	Conrad Susa - A Christmas Garland Jennifer Lester, conductor Philovox Ensemble of Boston Arsis 130 Buy

3:36	Dumisami Maraire - Mother Nozipo Kronos Quartet Nonesuch 79275 Buy

3:32	Johann Sebastian Bach - Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 Marisa Robles, harp London/Decca 466465 Buy

3:16	Pietro Locatelli - Christmas Concerto Mozarteum Salzburg Arte Nova 30505 Buy

3:13	Thomas Bold/William J. Kirkpatrick - A Lullaby/Away in a Manger Chanticleer Dawn Upshaw, soprano Teldec 85555 Buy

3:06	Mikhail Glinka - Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture James DePreist, conductor Malmo Symphony Orchestra Bis 570 Buy

3:00	Percy Grainger - The Immovable Do Richard Hickox, conductor City of London Sinfonia Chandos 9554 Buy

2 - 3 PM

2:00	Performance Today

1 - 2 PM

1:00	Performance Today

10 - 11 AM

10:55

Mel Torme and Robert Wells - The Christmas Song Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar Centaur 2262 Buy

10:48

Alexander Glazunov - Les chanteurs de Noel Angele Dubeau, conductor La Pieta Analekta 8730 Buy

10:31

Franz Liszt - Christmas Tree Leslie Howard, piano Hyperion 66388 Buy

10:21

Antonin Dvorak - Prague Waltzes Antal Dorati, conductor Detroit Symphony Orchestra London/Decca 414370 Buy

10:17

Traditional: arr: Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile - The Wassail Song/All Through the Night Yo-Yo Ma, cello Edgar Meyer, bass Chris Thile, mandolin Sony 24414 Buy

10:12

Traditional: arr: Duo Campion-Vachon - Trois Anges Sont Venus Ce Soir Duo Campion-Vachon Analekta 9818 Buy

10:09

Leo Delibes; arr: Stephen Hough - Sylvia: Pizzicatti Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 67890 Buy

10:03

Francesco Geminiani - Concerto Grosso No. 4 Christopher Hogwood, conductor Academy of Ancient Music Jaap Schroder, violin Catherine Mackintosh, violin Trevor Jones, viola Anthony Pleeth, cello Oiseau-Lyre 417522 Buy

10:00

James Woodward - Gaudete Gaudete Brass Cedille 136 Buy

9 - 10 AM

9:40	Various - All is Calm: Selections Cantus Cantus 1209 Buy

9:26	Bedrich Smetana - My Country: The Moldau Istvan Kertesz, conductor Israel Philharmonic Orchestra London/Decca 417678 Buy

9:22	Traditional - O Come, All Ye Faithful Arturo Delmoni, violin Alexander Romanul, violin Katherine Murdock, viola Nathaniel Rosen, cello John Marks 12 Buy

9:07	Georg Philipp Telemann - Trio Sonata The Publick Musick Centaur 2592 Buy

9:03	Traditional English - Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) Jeannette Sorrell, conductor Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Meredith Hall, soprano Avie 2269 Buy

8 - 9 AM

8:55	Ralph Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 2, "London": 3rd mvt Andre Previn, conductor London Symphony Orchestra RCA 6728 Buy

8:51	Abbie Betinis - Prayer for Peace MPR Carolers MPR Recording  Buy

8:40	Fritz Kreisler - Viennese Caprice Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Lambert Orkis, piano DG 58 Buy

8:32	Claude Debussy - Reverie Eiji Oue, conductor Minnesota Orchestra Reference 99 Buy

8:23	Christmas Music - Still, Still, Still; Jesus Christ the apple tree; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day Brian Jones, conductor Trinity Church Choir Dorian 93240 Buy

8:18	Franz Xavier Sussmayr - Sinfonia turchesca: Minuet Werner Ehrhardt, conductor Concerto Koln Archiv 474193 Buy

8:14	Composers Datebook

8:11	Traditional - Wexford Carol John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Stephen Varcoe, baritone Collegium 121 Buy

8:06	Peter Tchaikovsky - Nutrcracker: Selections Simon Rattle, conductor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra EMI 46385 Buy

7 - 8 AM

7:55	Peter Tchaikovsky - The Seasons: December Lydia Artymiw, piano Chandos 8349 Buy

7:48	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rondo for Horn and Orchestra Charles Mackerras, conductor Scottish Chamber Orchestra Eric Ruske, horn Telarc 80367 Buy

7:41	Claude Gervaise/Traditional - Branles; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Patapan Renaissonics WGBH 4010 Buy

7:35	Edward Elgar - Nursery Suite: Aubade Raymond Leppard, conductor Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Koss 1014 Buy

7:29	Johnny Marks - Rudolphus Rubrinasus Philip Brunelle, conductor VocalEssence Clarion 939 Buy

7:25	James Pierpont - Jingle Bells (arranged in baroque style) Duino Soloists Celestial Harmonies 13038 Buy

7:21	George Frideric Handel - Song for St. Cecilia's Day: From harmony, from heav'nly harmony Richard Neville-Towle, conductor Ludus Baroque Delphian 34110 Buy

7:14	New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher

7:13	Gabriel Pierne - Entrance of the Little Fauns Leonard Slatkin, conductor Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra RCA 7716 Buy

7:10	Traditional - A la nanita nana Anton Armstrong, conductor St. Olaf Choir Saint Olaf 1941 Buy

7:05	Antonin Dvorak - Piano Quintet: Scherzo Thymos Quartet Christoph Eschenbach, piano Avie 2234 Buy

6 - 7 AM

6:55	Edward Elgar - Bavarian Dances: Selections Norman Del Mar, conductor Bournemouth Sinfonietta Chandos 8371 Buy

6:49	Traditional - The First Nowell James Curnow, conductor Hannaford Street Silver Band CBC 5175 Buy

6:46	Traditional - Ganglat (Swedish Walking Tune) Peter Ostrouchko, mandolin Red House 253 Buy

6:32	Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Mandolins Angel Romero, conductor Academy of St Martin in the Fields Angel Romero, guitar Lito Romero, guitar RCA 68291 Buy

6:28	Howard Blake - The Snowman: Walking in the Air Emma Johnson, clarinet Julius Drake, piano ASV 910 Buy

6:23	Traditional - Flemish Carol; Past Three a Clock John Rutter, conductor Clare College Singers EMI 69950 Buy

6:18	Traditional - O Come, all ye Faithful Counterpoint Albany 985 Buy

6:15	The Writer's Almanac

6:12	Arcangelo Corelli - Violin Sonata: 1st movement Leslie Shank, violin Joseph Hagedorn, guitar Centaur 2838 Buy

6:04	Peter Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers Simon Rattle, conductor Berlin Philharmonic EMI 46385 Buy

5 - 6 AM

5:40	Claude Debussy - Images: Iberia Pierre Boulez, conductor Cleveland Orchestra DG 435766 Buy

5:27	Robert Russell Bennett - The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2 Robert Shaw, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80087 Buy

5:20	Traditional - Christmas Medley Jeannette Sorrell, conductor Apollo's Fire Sandra Simon, soprano Koch 7582 Buy

5:07	Leos Janacek - Pohadka (Fairy Tale) Matt Haimovitz, cello Christopher O'Riley, piano Oxingale 2019 Buy

5:01	Franz Schubert - Ave Maria Michael Stern, conductor Orchestra of St. Luke's Joshua Bell, violin Sony 14332 Buy

4 - 5 AM

4:30	Peter Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings David Zinman, conductor Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Philips 438748 Buy

4:15	Philip Lane - Old Christmas Music Gavin Sutherland, conductor Royal Ballet Sinfonia Naxos 572744 Buy

4:09	Morten Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor Seraphic Fire SFM 107 Buy

4:06	Muzio Clementi - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/Sonatina Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch 7737 Buy

4:01	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento No. 17: Minuet New York Philomusica NY Philomusica 122 Buy

3 - 4 AM

3:57	Anderson; Bernard; Jessel - Christmas Medley Arthur Fiedler, conductor Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 61685 Buy

3:57	James Aikman - Ania's Song: A Pavane for String Orchestra Vladimir Lande, conductor Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra Naxos 559720 Buy

3:34	Nicolai; Bach-Marlow - Sleepers Awake; Advent Responsory Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Conifer 501 Buy

3:06	Claude Debussy - Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra Louis de Froment, conductor Radio Luxembourg Orchestra Marylene Dosse, piano Vox 5053 Buy

3:01	Joseph Lauber - Four Medieval Dances: Galliarde Laurel Zucker, flute Cantilena 66034 Buy

2 - 3 AM

2:44	Samuel Wesley - Symphony No. 3 Matthias Bamert, conductor London Mozart Players Chandos 9823 Buy

2:44	Johann Schmelzer - Sonata Natalis Ludwig Guttler, conductor Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble Berlin 1117 Buy

2:13	Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor La Petite Bande DHM 77294 Buy

2:06	Traditional - While by my sheep; Adeste fideles; Come, little children Peter Marschik, conductor Vienna Boys Choir Capriccio 5160 Buy

2:01	Traditional - Quelle est cette odeur agreable/Up! Good Christen Folk and Listen John Rutter, conductor Choir and Orchestra, Clare College, Cambridge London 425500 Buy

1 - 2 AM

1:35	Alexander Borodin - Petite Suite Geoffrey Simon, conductor Philharmonia Orchestra Cala 1029 Buy

1:27	Witold Lutoslawski - Three Polish Christmas Carols David Zinman, conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra/Philharmonia Chorus RCA 11561 Buy

1:09	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 31 "Paris" Charles Mackerras, conductor Prague Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80190 Buy

1:06	Traditional Polish - Lullay Lord Jesus David Brensinger, conductor Atlanta Singers ACA 20047 Buy

1:01	Anton Diabelli - Grand Serenade: Minuet Neues Kammer Trio Schwann 311562 Buy

Midnight - 1 AM

12:33

Carl Maria von Weber - Clarinet Quintet Hagen Quartet Eduard Brunner, clarinet DG 419600 Buy

12:27

John Rutter - Christmas Night Robert Shafer, conductor Washington Chorus William Neil, organ Gothic 49235 Buy

12:15

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 Martin Pearlman, conductor Boston Baroque Telarc 80368 Buy

12:06

Traditional - A Child is Born; In dulci jubilo; On Christmas Night David Willcocks, conductor Choir of King's College, Cambridge EMI 63179 Buy

12:01

Dale Kavanagh - Abbywood Trail Dale Kavanagh, guitar Hanssler 98401 Buy