Classical Music Playlist

Programming Highlights

Sunday, December 23, 2012

11 - Midnight

11:50

Benjamin Britten - Men of Goodwill Variations on A Chr Neville Marriner, conductor Minnesota Orchestra EMI 49300 Buy

11:47

Richard R Terry - Myn Lyking John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Collegium 106 Buy

11:45

Patrick Hadley - I Sing of a Maiden John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Collegium 106 Buy

11:41

Traditional - A Virgin Most Pure John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Collegium 106 Buy

11:33

Trad.; J. S. Bach - Quem pastores; Sleepers Awake Andrew Lawrence-King, harp Ambitus 97812 Buy

11:20

Traditional French - Five French Carols Pierre Cao, conductor Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 Buy

11:06

Michel Corrette - Symphony of Noels No. 3 Rien Voskuilen, conductor La Fantasia Columns 290412 Buy

11:01

Traditional - This is the truth sent from above Chanticleer Dawn Upshaw, soprano Warner 69737 Buy

10 - 11 PM

10:55

Stephen Paulus - Wonder Tidings Dale Warland, conductor Dale Warland Singers Gothic 49208 Buy

10:51

Traditional - We Three Kings of Orient Are Jacqueline Schwab, piano Dorian 90275 Buy

10:47

Richard Willis - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Jacqueline Schwab, piano Dorian 90275 Buy

10:44

Traditional - O Little Town of Bethlehem Jacqueline Schwab, piano Dorian 90275 Buy

10:22

Various - Christmas Music from the British Isles Karen P. Thomas, conductor Seattle Pro Musica SPM 2011 Buy

10:08

Leroy Anderson - Suite of Carols for String Orchestra Leonard Slatkin, conductor BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559621 Buy

10:06

Wilhelm Kienzl - Up, up, shepherds Uwe Gronostay, conductor RIAS Chamber Choir Harmonia Mundi 901794 Buy

10:01

Gregor Joseph Werner - Shepherd's Music for Christmas Ross Pople , conductor London Festival Orchestra Arte Nova  30506 Buy

9 - 10 PM

9:36	Benjamin Britten - Ceremony of Carols Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Janice Chandler, soprano Nannette Soles, mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Remy, harp Telarc 80461 Buy

9:28	Gustav Holst - Christmas Day David Krehbiel , conductor Bay Brass John Fenstermaker, organ Gothic  49120 Buy

9:24	Anonymous - Rejoice in the Lord alway John Scott, conductor Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral Andrew Lucas, organ Hyperion 66994 Buy

9:06	Christmas Music - Christmas Carols and Songs Frank Wallace, guitar Gyre 10092 Buy

9:01	John Rutter - Dormi Jesu (Sleep, Jesus) Stephen Layton, conductor Polyphony Hyperion 67245 Buy

8 - 9 PM

8:46	Traditional - Angels We Have Heard on High; Away in a Manger; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; In Dulci Jubilo Matthew Culloton, conductor The Singers Singers 3458 Buy

8:20	Franz Liszt - Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree Suite) Leslie Howard, piano piano Hyperion  67233 Buy

8:11	Traditional - Christmas Medley Andrew Parrott, conductor Taverner Consort, Choir & Players EMI 49809 Buy

8:06	Morten Lauridsen - O Nata Lux King's Singers Signum 262 Buy

8:01	Traditional - The Cherry Tree Carol Baltimore Consort Custer LaRue, soprano Dorian 90198 Buy

7 - 8 PM

7:39	Patric Standford - A Christmas Carol Symphony Gavin Sutherland, conductor City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos  557099 Buy

7:36	Traditional - The Huron Carol Chicago a cappella Cedille 107 Buy

7:25	Traditional - 3 European Christmas Songs Die Singphoniker CPO 777067 Buy

7:22	Anonymous - Nutmegs and Ginger Baltimore Consort Dorian 90142 Buy

7:17	George Frideric Handel - Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus Eva Beneke, guitar Scott Tennant, guitar GSI 98010 Buy

7:11	George Frideric Handel - Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings John Butt, conductor Dunedin Consort and Players Annie Gill, contralto Linn 285 Buy

7:06	John Rutter - Candlelight Carol John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Collegium 106 Buy

7:01	Mark O'Connor - One Winter's Night Mark O'Connor, violin Chris Thile, fiddle Bryan Sutton, guitar OMAC 16 Buy

6 - 7 PM

6:56	Elizabeth Poston - Jesus Christ the Apple tree Paul Hillier, conductor Pro Arte Singers Harmonia Mundi 3957233 Buy

6:53	William Billings - Shiloh Paul Hillier, conductor Pro Arte Singers Harmonia Mundi 3957233 Buy

6:50	Howard Skempton - To Bethlehem did they go Paul Hillier, conductor Pro Arte Singers Harmonia Mundi 3957233 Buy

6:46	Joseph Lamb - Reindeer Rag Butch Thompson, piano Daring 3036 Buy

6:28	Christmas Music - Joy to the World; Carol of the Bells; Away in a Manger; El Noi de la Mare; Silent Night; Lo, how a Rose E'er Blooming; O Christmas Tree; We Wish You a Merry Christmas Los Romeros DG 17474 Buy

6:11	George Frideric Handel - Hallelujah Concerto Paillard Chamber Orchestra Marie-Claire Alain, organ Boston Skyline 136 Buy

6:08	Dave Brubeck - Precious Gift His Wondrous Birth Tom Hall, conductor Baltimore Choral Arts Society Gothic 49277 Buy

6:06	Eleanor Daley - Gabriel's Message Tom Hall, conductor Baltimore Choral Arts Society Gothic 49277 Buy

6:01	Traditional - Wexford Carol; Gloucestershire Wassail Mainstreet Brass Quintet MSR 1325 Buy

5 - 6 PM

5:38	Rihards Dubra - Our Lord's Nativity Andres Jansons, conductor New York Latvian Concert Choir Viesturs Jansons, tenor Albany 1040 Buy

5:37	Leos Janacek - Lord Jesus Christ is Born Lada Valesova, piano Avie 2142 Buy

5:25	Henry Purcell - Behold, I bring you glad tidings Roger Norrington, conductor London String Players London/Decca 430065 Buy

5:19	Harold Darke - In the Bleak Midwinter David Willcocks, conductor Choir of King's College, Cambridge Simon Preston, organ London/Decca 425499 Buy

5:06	Philip Lane - Old Christmas Music Gavin Sutherland, conductor Royal Ballet Sinfonia Naxos 572744 Buy

5:01	Adolphe Adam - O Holy Night Chanticleer Rhino 284988 Buy

4 - 5 PM

4:48	William Ferris - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Paul French, conductor William Ferris Chorale Cedille 101 Buy

4:47	William Ferris - Long is our Winter Paul French, conductor William Ferris Chorale Cedille 101 Buy

4:47	William Ferris - Gentle Mary Paul French, conductor William Ferris Chorale Cedille 101 Buy

4:46	Traditional - O Christmas Tree Music box from ca. 1900 RadioNederland 96 Buy

4:11	Chilcott; Schalk - Christmas Medley Brian Jones, conductor Trinity Choir Dorian 93240 Buy

4:06	John Rutter - A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation John Rutter, conductor Sinfonia Cymru Catrin Finch, harp DG 17606 Buy

4:01	Various - A Medley of Carols Daniel Hughes, conductor The Choral Project Clarion 941 Buy

3 - 4 PM

3:50	Carl Davis - A Christmas Carol John Pryce-Jones, conductor Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra Naxos 553495 Buy

3:48	James Pierpont - Jingle Bells Artaria Quartet Aequebis 2003 Buy

3:21	John Rutter - Christmas Carol Medley Vaughan Meakins, conductor Ambrosian Singers Intersound 2856 Buy

3:17	Gaspar Fernandes - Go to sleep, little babe Karen P. Thomas, conductor Seattle Pro Musica SPM 9807 Buy

3:06	Leroy Anderson - Suite of Carols for Woodwinds Leonard Slatkin, conductor BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559621 Buy

3:01	Henry Purcell - Two Christmas Interludes Alun Francis, conductor NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle Helios 88028 Buy

2 - 3 PM

2:00	SymphonyCast

1 - 2 PM

1:00	SymphonyCast

Noon - 1 PM

12:00

From the Top

11 - Noon

11:49

Emile Waldteufel - Christmas Roses Michel Swierczewski, conductor Gulbenkian Orchestra Nimbus 5264 Buy

11:46

Francis Poulenc - O Magnum Mysterium Carl Hogset, conductor Grex Vocalis Two L 26 Buy

11:19

Christmas Music - The Joy of Christmas John Rutter, conductor City of London Sinfonia Collegium 111 Buy

11:14

Traditional Catalan - El noi de la mare (The Child of the Virgin) Arianna Savall, mezzo-soprano Petter Udland Johansen, voice and Hardanger fiddle Sveinung Lillehier, guitar Miquel Angel Cordero, double bass David Mayoral, percussion ECM 2227 Buy

11:11

Traditional Catalan - Josep i Maria (Joseph and Maria) Arianna Savall, mezzo-soprano Petter Udland Johansen, voice and Hardanger fiddle Sveinung Lillehier, guitar Miquel Angel Cordero, double bass David Mayoral, percussion ECM 2227 Buy

11:06

Carlos Salzedo - Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA 62683 Buy

11:01

Steven Amundson - Angel's Dance John Morris Russell, conductor Cincinnati Pops Fanfare Cincinnati 1 Buy

10 - 11 AM

10:51

Gordon Langford - A Christmas Fantasy Keith Rhodes, conductor Huddersfield Choral Society Chandos 4541 Buy

10:34

Vilnis Salaks - On Christmas Eve Andres Jansons, conductor New York Latvian Concert Choir Inese Berzina, soprano Albany 1040 Buy

10:22

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

10:14

John Rutter - There Is a Flower; Sans Day Carol Stephen Layton, conductor Polyphony Hyperion 67245 Buy

10:11

Traditional - Greensleeves Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Telarc 80446 Buy

10:06

Matthew Curtis - Christmas Rush Concert March Gavin Sutherland, conductor RTE Concert Orchestra Naxos 572744 Buy

10:01

John Rutter - What Sweeter Music Andrew Nethsingha, conductor Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge John Challenger, organ Chandos 5096 Buy

9 - 10 AM

9:47	Jacques Offenbach - Snowflake Ballet Michel Swierczewski, conductor Gulbenkian Orchestra Nimbus 5303 Buy

9:37	Traditional; Mark O'Connor - Away in a Manger; One Winter's Night Andreas Delfs, conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Renee Fleming, soprano; Mark O'Connor, violin OMAC  16 Buy

9:31	Traditional - Get Up, Shepherds Peter Breiner, conductor Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Naxos 550301 Buy

9:23	Frederick Delius - Sleigh Ride Richard Hickox, conductor Northern Sinfonia of England EMI 65067 Buy

9:16	Samuel Wesley - Rondo on God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen Ian Hobson, piano Arabesque 6594 Buy

9:06	Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia Rene Jacobs, conductor Academy of Ancient Music Berlin Harmonia Mundi 901630 Buy

9:01	Traditional - Il est ne, le divin enfant Chicago a cappella Cedille 107 Buy

9:01	Enrico Oweggi - Nyathi onyuol (A child is born) Chicago a cappella Cedille 107 Buy

9:01	Richard Proulx - Prayer of the Venerable Bede Chicago a cappella Cedille 107 Buy

9:01	Emile Waldteufel - The Skaters' Waltz JoAnn Falletta, conductor Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra SELF PROD 266 Buy

8 - 9 AM

8:47	Christian Onyeji - Amurowo ayi otu nwa (A child is born) Chicago a cappella Cedille 107 Buy

8:32	Marc-Antoine Charpentier - 17th Century Noels Bernard Labadie, conductor The King's Violins Dorian 90180 Buy

8:24	Johann Sebastian Bach - Sleepers Awake Andrew Lawrence-King, harp Ambitus 97812 Buy

8:22	Traditional - Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 Buy

8:20	Traditional - Good King Wenceslas Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 Buy

8:19	Traditional - The Boar's Head Carol Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Festival Singers Telarc 80377 Buy

8:16	Traditional - Coventry Carol Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 Buy

8:10	Franz Gruber - Silent Night Angele Dubeau, conductor La Pieta Analekta 8730 Buy

8:06	Michael Praetorius - Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming) Jeremy Backhouse, conductor Vasari Singers Naxos 573030 Buy

8:01	Adam Saunders - Fairytale Sleighride Gavin Sutherland, conductor Royal Ballet Sinfonia Naxos 572744 Buy

7 - 8 AM

7:00	Pipedreams

6 - 7 AM

6:00	Pipedreams

5 - 6 AM

5:54	Franz Schubert - Ave Maria Michele Mariotti, conductor Bologna Theater Orchestra Juan Diego Florez, tenor London/Decca 14875 Buy

5:46	William Billings; F. de Vidales - Christmas Medley Andrew Parrott, conductor Taverner Consort, Choir & Players EMI 54529 Buy

5:21	Franz Liszt - Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree Suite) Leslie Howard, piano Hyperion 67233 Buy

5:09	Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy on Christmas Carols fr The Holly and the Ivy Rumon Gamba, conductor BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Chandos 9851 Buy

5:06	Virgil Thomson - O My Deir Hert Grant Llewellyn, conductor Handel and Haydn Society Chorus Avie 2078 Buy

5:01	John Rutter - Advent Anthem for choir and organ Timothy Brown, conductor Choir of Clare College, Cambridge Nicholas Collon, organ Naxos 557130 Buy

4 - 5 AM

4:51	Morten Lauridsen - O magnum mysterium Grant Llewellyn, conductor Handel and Haydn Society Chorus Avie 39 Buy

4:45	Gustav Holst - Christmas Day David Krehbiel, conductor Bay Brass John Fenstermaker, organ Gothic 49120 Buy

4:35	George Frideric Handel - Messiah: There were shepherds Andrew Davis, conductor Toronto Symphony Orchestra Kathleen Battle, soprano Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano EMI 49027 Buy

4:13	Christmas Music - Ave Maria; Adam Lay Ybounden; Shepherds' Farewell Arturo Delmoni, violin Ensemble Listen 50001 Buy

4:06	Traditional French - Noel nouvelet; Sussex Carol Jeannette Sorrell, conductor Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Meredith Hall, soprano Avie 2269 Buy

4:01	Traditional English - The darkest midnight in December Westminster Choir Emma Kirkby, soprano Sony 62688 Buy

3 - 4 AM

3:39	Patric Standford - A Christmas Carol Symphony Gavin Sutherland, conductor City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 557099 Buy

3:23	Arcangelo Corelli - Christmas Concerto Janos Rolla, conductor Liszt Chamber Orchestra Hungaroton 12376 Buy

3:17	Traditional - Of the Father's Heart Begotten Owen Burdick, conductor Choir of Trinity Church Naxos 555886 Buy

3:13	Michael Praetorius - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming MAYA Perspectives 1 Buy

3:11	Traditional Spanish - A La Nanita Nana MAYA Perspectives 1 Buy

3:06	Traditional - Huron Carol Chanticleer Teldec 85555 Buy

3:01	Gregor Joseph Werner - Shepherd's Music for Christmas Ross Pople, conductor London Festival Orchestra Arte Nova 30506 Buy

2 - 3 AM

2:45	Arthur Sullivan - Christmas Revels Andrew Penny, conductor RTE Sinfonietta Marco Polo 223677 Buy

2:29	Christmas Music - It came upon the midnight clear; If ye would hear the angels sing; O little town of Bethlehem; Away in a manger; We three kings Philip Barnes, conductor Saint Louis Chamber Chorus Regent 373 Buy

2:24	Traditional - The Little Drummer Boy's Bolero Ron Hufstader, conductor University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds Mark 9417 Buy

2:12	Traditional - A Mozart Christmas Hampton String Quartet RCA 5625 Buy

2:06	Stephen Paulus - This Endris Night Dale Warland, conductor Dale Warland Singers Gothic 49208 Buy

2:01	Traditional - Three Danish Christmas Songs Martin Neary, conductor National Philharmonic Orchestra Michala Petri, recorder RCA 60060 Buy

1 - 2 AM

1:54	John Rutter - I wish you Christmas John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers Collegium 133 Buy

1:33	Rick Sowash - A Christmas Divertimento Mirecourt Trio Gasparo 254 Buy

1:31	Felix Mendelssohn - Christmas (Weihnachten) Pierre Cao, conductor Arsys Bourgogne Naive 5319 Buy

1:19	Traditional - Christmas Medley Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor Seraphic Fire SFM 107 Buy

1:07	Peter Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances James Levine, conductor Vienna Philharmonic DG 437806 Buy

1:01	Traditional - Wexford Carol; Gloucestershire Wassail Mainstreet Brass Quintet MSR 1325 Buy

Midnight - 1 AM

12:37

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

12:30

Steven Heitzeg - little tree Dale Warland, conductor Dale Warland Singers American Choral Catalog 121 Buy

12:26

Vladimir Rebikov - Christmas Tree: Waltz Gavin Sutherland, conductor Royal Ballet Sinfonia Naxos 572744 Buy

12:16

Christopher Rouse - Karolju: Italian David Zinman, conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra RCA 11561 Buy

12:06

Marcel Tournier - Six Noels Judy Loman, harp Naxos 572510 Buy

12:01

William Mathias - Bell Carol Robert Shafer, conductor Washington Chorus William Neil, organ Gothic 49235 Buy