Classical Music Playlist

Programming Highlights

Thursday, December 20, 2012

11 - Midnight

11:28

Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 5 Osmo Vanska, conductor Minnesota Orchestra Bis 1986 Buy

11:20

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Sleigh Ride" Claudio Abbado, conductor Berlin Philharmonic DG 459555 Buy

11:12

Traditional - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Peter Breiner, conductor Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Naxos 550301 Buy

11:06

Rachel Matthews - Voices of Trees: Listen through the rustling leaves Florie Rothenberg, clarinet Origin 33003 Buy

11:01

Arne Eggen - Liti Kersti: Bjorgulv the Fiddler Bjarte Engeset, conductor Iceland Symphony Orchestra Naxos 557017 Buy

10 - 11 PM

10:49

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in e minor Bryden Thomson, conductor London Philharmonic Chandos 8502 Buy

10:35

Lukas Foss - Three American Pieces Seiji Ozawa, conductor Boston Symphon Itzhak Perlman, violin EMI 55360 Buy

10:25

Aaron Copland - Three Piano Excerpts from Our Town James Tocco, piano ProArte  183 Buy

9 - 10 PM

9:53	Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Vienna Philharmonic DG 463 265 Buy

9:39	Robert Schumann - Ghost Variations Yael Weiss, piano Koch 7650 Buy

9:37	Traditional - Good Christian Men Rejoice Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 Buy

9:16	Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 Philip Ledger, conductor English Chamber Orchestra Virgin 91452 Buy

9:04	Trad. - Light of the World Medley Joel Cohen, conductor Boston Camerata Erato 92874 Buy

8 - 9 PM

8:30	Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 2 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Chamber Orchestra of Europe Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano Teldec 47334 Buy

8:20	Medley - El noi de la mare; En belen tocan a fuego; O little town of Bethlehem Pierre Cao, conductor Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 Buy

8:00	Lou Harrison - Pastorales Dennis Russell Davies, conductor Brooklyn Philharmonic MusicMasters  670 Buy

6 - 7 PM

6:35	Johann Graupner - Overture Good Ideas Ensemble Analekta 9115 Buy

6:29	Thomas Clark - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night Peter Holman, conductor Psalmody Hyperion 66924 Buy

6:25	Traditional - Patapan; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Minneapolis Philharmonic Orchestra Full Harmonic 3618 Buy

6:14	The Writer's Almanac

6:13	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

6:04	Hector Berlioz - Corsair: Overture Yoav Talmi, conductor Quebec Symphony Orchestra Analekta 3151 Buy

5 - 6 PM

5:49	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 18: 1st Mvt. Jonathan Gilad, piano EMI 72823 Buy

5:33	Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 3rd movement Jeanne Lamon, conductor Tafelmusik Sony 66289 Buy

5:28	Traditional - The Cherry Tree Carol Baltimore Consort Dorian 90198 Buy

5:28	Traditional - King Jesus Hath a Garden David Willcocks, conductor Choir of King's College, Cambridge Simon Preston, organ London/Decca 5302 Buy

5:26	Traditional - O Sanctissima Die Singphoniker CPO 777067 Buy

5:10	Frederic Chopin - Introduction and Polonaise Zuill Bailey, cello Simone Dinnerstein, piano Delos 3326 Buy

5:02	Gordon Langford - A Christmas Fantasy Keith Rhodes, conductor Huddersfield Choral Society Chandos 8679 Buy

4 - 5 PM

4:57	Franz Schubert - Musical Moment No. 3 Gil Shaham, violin Goran Sollscher, guitar DG 471568 Buy

4:56	Various - Variations on Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Ludwig Guttler, conductor Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble Berlin 1037 Buy

4:51	Traditional - Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming) Cantus Cantus 1102 Buy

4:42	Handel - Dances from WaterMusic Trevor Pinnock, conductor English Concert Archiv 410 525 Buy

4:28	Christmas Music - The Christmas Story: selections Paul Hillier, conductor Ars Nova Copenhagen Harmonia Mundi 807565 Buy

4:21	Manuel de Falla - La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No. 1 Bell' Alma Duo Ten Thousand Lakes 130 Buy

4:16	Traditional - Huron Carol Chanticleer Teldec 85555 Buy

4:14	Composers Datebook

4:06	Alexander Glazunov - Les Chanteurs de Noel Angele Dubeau, conductor La Pieta Analekta 8730 Buy

4:05	Peter Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Russian Dance Dallas Brass Betsey Sesler, harp Alfred Mouledous, celeste Joe Ferraro, percussion Steve Kimple, percussion Dallas Brass 21796 Buy

3 - 4 PM

3:37	traditioanl arr: Lynn Trapp - Here We Come a'Caroling Lynn Trapp self-produced  Buy

3:30	John Rutter - I Wish You Christmas Mary Kay Geston, conductor Great River Chorale concert recording  Buy

3:26	Gauntlett arr: Scott Sandersfeld - Once in Royal David's City Scott Sanderfeld, conductor Miraldola Ensemble concert recording  Buy

3:19	David Dickau - Love Came Dowm at Christmas Rick Kvam, conductor Choral Arts Ensemble concert recording  Buy

3:16	traditional Arr: Linda Kachelmeier - Coventry Carol Mirandola Ensemble concert performance  Buy

3:04	Georg Philipp Telemann - Concerto for 3 Trumpets Raymond Leppard, conductor English Chamber Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Sony 42478 Buy

3:01	Traditional - O Christmas Tree Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 Buy

2 - 3 PM

2:00	Performance Today

1 - 2 PM

1:00	Performance Today

Noon - 1 PM

12:49

Traditional - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; I Wonder as I Wander; We Three Kings Jacqueline Schwab, p Dorian 90275 Buy

12:18

William Henry Fry - Santa Claus, Christmas Symphony Tony Rowe, conductor Royal Scottish Orchestra Naxos 559057 Buy

12:03

Andre Jolivet - Pastoral Noels Kathleen Rudolph, flute Jesse Read, bassoon Rita Costanzi, harp Skylark 9400 Buy

12:01

Traditional - Fum, Fum, Fum! Craig Jessop, conductor Mormon Tabernacle Choir Mormon Tabernacle 1063 Buy

10 - 11 AM

10:56

Julian Lloyd Webber - Song for Baba Julian Lloyd Webber, cello John Lenehan, piano Philips 442426 Buy

10:44

Jacques Offenbach - Ballet des Flocons de Neige Michel Swierczewski, conductor The Gulbenkian Orchestra Nimbus 5303 Buy

10:38

Vince Guaraldi - Skating Copper Street Brass Self Prodcued  Buy

10:35

Claude Debussy; arr: Andre Caplet - Children's Corner: The snow is dancing Jean Martinon, conductor ORTF National Orchestra EMI 69589 Buy

10:33

Handel/Kirkpatrick/French Traditional - Joy Medley Eve Beneke and Scott Tenant, guitar GSI 98010 (NEW) Buy

10:09

Massimo Paris - X'mas Suite Massimo Paris, conductor Los Romeros DG 17474 Buy

10:00

Francesco Manfredini - Concerto No. 12 "Christmas Concerto" I Musici Philips 412739 Buy

9 - 10 AM

9:50	Matthew Brown - Sweet was the Song Philip Brunelle, conductor VocalEssence Clarion 939 Buy

9:44	Daniel Kantor - NIght of Silence Philip Brunelle, conductor VocalEssence Clarion 939 Buy

9:41	Bob Chilcott - Sweet was the Song Vasari Singers Naxos 573030 Buy

9:36	Juan Garcia de Zespedes - Convidando esta la noche Rose Ensemble Rose 6 Buy

9:23	Rick Sowash - A Christmas Rondo Kris Frankenfeld, violin Belinda Burge, viola Ellen Shertzer, cello Sowash 11 Buy

9:16	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 8: 3rd movement Claudio Abbado, conductor London Symphony Orchestra Rudolf Serkin, piano DG 410035 Buy

9:02	Traditional - Now is Born the Divine Christ Child Vienna Boys Choir Koch 7584 Buy

8 - 9 AM

8:55	Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Guitar Concerto No. 1: 3rd mvt English Chamber Orchestra Eduardo Fernandez, g London 417199 Buy

8:45	Ludwig van Beethoven - Andante Favori Barry Douglas, piano RCA 7720 Buy

8:34	Robert Russell Bennett - The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2 Robert Shaw, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80087 Buy

8:25	Fritz Kreisler - Toy Soldier's March; La Precieuse James Ehnes, violin Eduard Laurel, piano Analekta 3159 Buy

8:17	Traditional English - Coventry Carol Thomas D. Rossin, conductor Exultate Exultate 111 Buy

8:16	Composers Datebook

8:09	Aram Khachaturian - Gayaneh: Selections John Williams, conductor Boston Pops Orchestra Philips 426247 Buy

8:05	Johann Sebastian Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Telarc 80403 Buy

7 - 8 AM

7:41	Wolfgang Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 27: 3rd mvt Claudio Abbado, conductor London Symphony Orchestra Rudolf Serkin, p DG 410035 Buy

7:35	Antonio Soler - Angel, San Jose y Nuestra Senora Jacques Ogg, conductor Lyra Baroque Orchestra Glossa 922004 Buy

7:32	Traditional - Deck the Halls Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar Centaur 2101 Buy

7:25	George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture Jeanne Lamon, conductor Tafelmusik Sony 63073 Buy

7:15	Traditional - Angels From the Realms of Glory; Silent Night Harry Christophers, conductor The Sixteen Collins 13002 Buy

7:10	Ottorino Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Gagliarda Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne Telarc 80309 Buy

7:04	John Duprez - Celtic Dawn Philip Pickett, recorder Linn 31 Buy

6 - 7 AM

6:57	Sergei Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije: Troika John Williams, conductor Boston Pops Orchestra Philips 426247 Buy

6:49	Christmas Music - Joy to the World; Carol of the Bells; Ding Dong Merrily On High Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3017 Buy

6:47	Bob Chilcott - Rejoice and Be Merry Jeremy Backhouse, conductor Vasari Singers Naxos 573030 Buy

6:45	William James Kirkpatrick - Away in a Manger Los Romeros DG 17474 Buy

6:31	Joaquin Rodrigo - Fantasia for a Gentleman: Dance Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor English Chamber Orchestra Eduardo Fernandez, guitar London/Decca 417199 Buy

6:26	Traditional - O Come, All Ye Faithful Empire Brass & Friends EMI 49097 Buy

6:21	John Rutter - Five Meditations: Candlelight John Rutter, conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London/Decca 1821 Buy

6:16	The Writer's Almanac

6:10	Tomaso Albinoni - Violin Concerto No. 4 Adrian Chandler, conductor La Serenissima Adrian Chandler, violin Avie 2106 Buy

6:04	Pietro Yon - Gesu Bambino Eaken Piano Trio Naxos 554099 Buy

5 - 6 AM

5:47	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 4 Sequoia String Quartet Nonesuch 79026 Buy

5:37	Christmas Music - Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Caro Roger Wagner, conductor Roger Wagner Chorale Delos 3072 Buy

5:26	Pablo de Sarasate - Venetian Barcarolle Ernest Martinez Izquierdo, conductor Navarra Symphony Orchestra Tianwa Yang, violin Naxos 572275 Buy

5:22	Joseph Lamb - Reindeer Rag Butch Thompson, piano Daring 3036 Buy

5:09	Angela Morley - Snowride Gavin Sutherland, conductor RTE Concert Orchestra Naxos 572744 Buy

5:06	George Frideric Handel - Flute Sonata Frans Bruggen, flute Sony 60100 Buy

5:01	John Playford - Three Country Dances Jeremy Barlow, conductor The Broadside Band Harmonia Mundi 1901039 Buy

4 - 5 AM

4:50	Johann Wagenaar - Vienna 3/4 Time - Waltz Cycle Riccardo Chailly, conductor Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra London/Decca 425833 Buy

4:43	Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Messe de minuit: Kyrie Joel Cohen, conductor Boston Camerata Warner 69737 Buy

4:30	Francis Poulenc - Four Christmas Motets James O'Donnell, conductor Westminster Cathedral Choir Hyperion 66664 Buy

4:15	Franz Joseph Haydn - Piano Sonata No. 40 Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 416365 Buy

4:06	Traditional; Richard Dering - Christmas Medley John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Monteverdi Choir Philips 462050 Buy

4:01	Johann Quantz - Flute Concerto No. 161: Presto Dresden Chamber Solists Johannes Wildner, flute ArsVivendi 2100184 Buy

3 - 4 AM

3:53	Traditional - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Collegium 133 Buy

3:18	Camille Saint-Saens - Symphony No. 3 "Organ" Eugene Ormandy, conductor Philadelphia Orchestra Virgil Fox, organ RCA 61269 Buy

3:09	Traditional - Christmas Medley Jeannette Sorrell, conductor Apollo's Fire Sandra Simon, soprano Koch 7582 Buy

3:06	Mateo Carcassi - Angeldance Darren Curtis Skanson, guitar ColoradoCr 197 Buy

3:01	Antonin Dvorak - Rusalka: Polonaise Eiji Oue, conductor Minnesota Orchestra Reference 71 Buy

2 - 3 AM

2:53	Philip Glass - Closing Angele Dubeau, conductor La Pieta Analekta 8727 Buy

2:53	William Ballet - Lute-book Lullaby John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Collegium 106 Buy

2:08	Franz Schubert - Trout Quintet Takacs Quartet Andreas Haefliger, piano London/Decca 460034 Buy

2:06	Traditional - Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) Sergio Assad, guitar Sony 24414 Buy

2:01	Carl Stamitz - Viola Concerto: 3rd movement Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor Cologne Chamber Orchestra Wolfram Christ, viola Schwann 11060 Buy

1 - 2 AM

1:48	Johann Sebastian Bach - Chorale Variations Seiji Ozawa, conductor Boston Symphony Orchestra Philips 432092 Buy

1:48	Giuseppe Demachi - Sinfonia "Le campane di Roma" ("Bells of Rome") Fabio Biondi, conductor Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin Virgin 63430 Buy

1:25	Sergei Lyapunov - Christmas Night Eteri Andjaparidze, piano Naxos 553461 Buy

1:11	Claude Debussy - Petite Suite Mario Bernardi, conductor CBC Vancouver Orchestra CBC 5122 Buy

1:06	Christmas Music - Three Carols for Harp Emily Mitchell, harp RCA 61836 Buy

1:01	Pablo de Sarasate - Introduction and Tarantella Lawrence Foster, conductor Abbey Road Ensemble Itzhak Perlman, violin EMI 55475 Buy

Midnight - 1 AM

12:53

Giuseppe Torelli - Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto" Jeanne Lamon, conductor Tafelmusik CBC 5099 Buy

12:51

Frederic Chopin - Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary" Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano London/Decca 466357 Buy

12:43

Traditional - Get Up, Shepherds Peter Breiner, conductor Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Naxos 550301 Buy

12:06

Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra Constantinos Carydis, conductor SWR Symphony Orchestra European Broadcasting Union Recording Buy

12:01

Enrique Granados - Goyescas: Intermezzo Pepe Romero, guitar Philips 432827 Buy