Music played for: 11/30/2024
12:01 AM
Symphony No. 31 “Paris”
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Jane Glover
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Mozart Players
ASV 647
12:21 AM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Composer: Harold Darke
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Platoon 15805
12:27 AM
Enigma Variations
Composer: Edward Elgar
Conductor: Bryden Thomson
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 8610
1:01 AM
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Soloists: Emanuel Ax, piano
Sony 48046
1:29 AM
O Christmas Tree
Composer: Traditional
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80226
1:33 AM
Cello Concerto No. 1
Composer: Victor Herbert
Conductor: JoAnn Falletta
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra
Soloists: Mark Kosower, cello
Naxos 8573517
2:01 AM
The Golden Spinning Wheel
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Teldec 87630
2:31 AM
I Saw a Maiden
Composer: Traditional
Conductor: Peter Leech
Orchestra/Ensemble: Harmonia Sacra
Nimbus 6391
2:35 AM
Faithful Shepherd: Suite
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Jeanne Lamon
Orchestra/Ensemble: Tafelmusik
Sony 68257
3:01 AM
Fantasie
Composer: Robert Schumann
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble: New York Philharmonic
Soloists: Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
DG 457075
3:15 AM
Coventry Carol; Good King Wenceslas
Composer: Traditional
Orchestra/Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Opening Day 7345
3:21 AM
String Quartet No. 9
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hagen Quartet
DG 431645
3:36 AM
Symphony No. 7
Composer: Jean Sibelius
Conductor: Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
LSO 51
4:01 AM
Symphonic Suite for Strings: Prelude
Composer: Marion Bauer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble
Naxos 559253
4:06 AM
English Suite No. 2
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Soloists: Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
GMN 112
4:24 AM
3 German Carols
Composer: Traditional
Orchestra/Ensemble: Solid Brass
Dorian 90008
4:30 AM
Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Joseph Silverstein, violin, Jules Eskin, cello, Bernard Zighera, harp, Armando Ghitalla, trumpet
DG 415367
4:49 AM
Spanish Overture No. 2 “Summer Night in Madrid”
Composer: Mikhail Glinka
Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 9861
5:01 AM
String Quartet No. 4: 1st movement
Composer: Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Orchestra/Ensemble: Arabella String Quartet
Naxos 574360
5:06 AM
Children’s Games (Jeux d’enfants)
Composer: Georges Bizet
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra of Toulouse
EMI 54765
5:18 AM
Angels We Have Heard on High
Composer: Traditional French
Soloists: Ayako Shinozaki, harp
5:23 AM
Symphony No. 25
Composer: Michael Haydn
Conductor: Matthias Bamert
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Mozart Players
Chandos 9352
5:41 AM
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony
London/Decca 425857
6:01 AM
Andante
Composer: Elfrida Andree
Soloists: Oskar Ekberg, piano
Daphne 1047
6:06 AM
Egmont Overture
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
DG 16869
6:16 AM
Four Scottish Dances
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Conductor: Bryden Thomson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Chandos 8867
6:26 AM
Gloriana: Courtly Dances
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Conductor: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Telarc 80126
6:36 AM
Christmas Medley
Composer: Various
Orchestra/Ensemble: Empire Brass & Friends
EMI 49097
6:42 AM
The Incredible Flutist: Suite
Composer: Walter Piston
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: New York Philharmonic
Sony 61849
7:01 AM
Choro de Saudade
Composer: Agustin Barrios
Soloists: David Russell, guitar
Telarc 80612
7:06 AM
Variations Concertantes
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Soloists: Marcy Rosen, cello, Lydia Artymiw, piano
Bridge 9501
7:17 AM
Symphony No. 2
Composer: Franz Schubert
Conductor: Jonathan Nott
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Tudor 7142
7:53 AM
Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Conductor: John Butt
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dunedin Consort and Players
Soloists: Annie Gill, contralto
8:00am PROGRAM: Saturday Classical with Kurt Rongey
:
8:00am Gounod, Charles: Ave Maria
/Women’s Chorus of Dallas
:
8:03am Kent, Walter & Gannon, Kim: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Ziegler, Robert/Czech Studio Orchestra
Hauser, Stjepan, cello
Masterworks: 19658825582
8:07am Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Nutcracker (Op 71) – Suite
Batiz, Enrique/Royal Philharmonic
ASV: 6048
8:31am Rutter, John (b. 1945): Sing We to this Merry Company
Wachner, Julian/Washington Chorus
Dorian: 92117
8:34am Traditional: Personent Hodie (arr. Lara Hoggard)
Davidson, David R./Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Delos: SACD 3267
8:38am Bach, Johann Sebastian: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C (BWV 564)
Biggs, E. Power, organ
CBS: 42644
8:53am Anonymous/Traditional: O Come All Ye Faithful (arr. Erik Leidzen)
Romeri, John/Holiday Brass
Woodgate: 36722-2
8:57am Barrios, Augustin (Mangore): Villancico de Navidad
Williams, John, guitar
Sony Classical: 87771
9:00am Anonymous: Bellsong Fantasy (Carol of the Bells)
Davidson, David R./Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Handbells
Delos: SACD 3267
9:05am Anonymous/Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. James Burden)
Slaughter, Susan/Holiday Brass
Woodgate: 36722-2
9:09am Lane, Philip: Wassail Dances
Sutherland, Gavin/City of Prague Symphony
Naxos: 557099
9:17am Puccini, Giacomo: Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
de Fabritiis, Oliviero/Rome Opera Orchestra
Price, Leontyne, soprano
RCA: 68883
9:22am Williams, John: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Litton, Andrew/Dallas Symphony Chorus
Delos: SACD 3267
9:26am Anonymous/Traditional: Go Tell It On The Mountain
Ericson, Eric/Eric Ericson Chamber CHoir
Hendricks, Barbara, soprano
EMI: 55536
9:30am Schumann, Robert: Fantasy Pieces (Op 73) (“Fantasiestücke”)
Gabetta, Sol, cello
Grimaud, Hélène, piano
Deutsche Grammophon: B0017523
9:40am Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Nutcracker (Op 71): Act 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Tilson Thomas, Michael/Philharmonia Orchestra
CBS: 45631
9:43am Britten, Benjamin: A Ceremony of Carols (Op 28) – 8. Interlude (Harp solo)
Biggers, Barbara Ann, harp
Albemarle: 1003
9:47am VARIOUS COMPOSERS: Chanticleer Holiday Medley 2
/Chanticleer
Teldec: 4509
10:07am Anonymous/Traditional: A maiden most gentle (French traditional)
Willcocks, Sir David/
Bach Choir
Scott, John, organ
Chandos: 8973
10:10am Berlin, Irving: White Christmas
/Eaken Piano Trio
Naxos: 554099
10:14am Standford, Patric: Christmas Carol Symphony
Sutherland, Gavin/City of Prague Symphony
Naxos: 557099
10:33am Dawson, William: Hail Mary
/Cantus
Cantus: 1205
10:38am Mendelssohn, Felix: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Flummerfelt, Joseph/Westminster Choir
Gothic: 49047
10:41am Ponce, Manuel: Sonata III 1. Allegro moderato
Murray, Kathrin, guitar
Centaur: 2947
10:48am Anonymous/Traditional: Good King Wenceslas
Gould, Morton/RCA Symphony Orchestra
RCA: 63712
10:51am Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Noels on the Instruments
Pinnock, Trevor/The English Concert
Archiv: B0005271-02
11:00am PROGRAM: Saturday Classical with Amy Bishop
:
11:07am von Herbeck, Johann Ritter: Pueri concinite “Sing Together, Children”
Marschik, Peter/Vienna Studio Ensemble
Vienna Boys Choir
Capriccio: 5160
11:11am MORLEY, ANGELA: Christmas Night Medley
Williams, John/Boston Pops
Sony Classical: 48232
11:20am Mitchell, Joni: River
/Cantus
Signum: SIGCD723
11:26am Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christmas Concerto
Knight, Erin/New World Orchestra
Regency: V20015
11:28am Anonymous/Traditional: Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabela
/Canadian Brass
:
11:30am arr. Breiner, Peter: God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen
Breiner, Peter/CSSR State Philharmonic
Naxos: 550301
11:38am Part, Arvo (b. 1935): Rejoice, O Virgin
Hillier, Paul/Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Harmonia Mundi: 907410
11:39am Rheinberger, Josef: Mass in E-flat major (Op 109)
Patterson, Elizabeth/Gloriae de Cantores
GDCD: 018
12:00pm PROGRAM: From the Top
/more at fromthetop.org
Program:
1:00pm PROGRAM: Saturday Classical with Nikki Velonis
:
1:00pm Anonymous/Traditional: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Prosser, Timothy/
Chapel Choir of Emmanuel Coll.
ASV: 2104
1:02pm Herbert, Victor: March of the Toys
Fiedler, Arthur/Boston Pops
RCA: 61249
1:07pm Lane, Philip: Three Christmas Pictures
Sutherland, Gavin/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Marco Polo: 225185
1:18pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F (BWV 1047)
Casals, Pablo/Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Gulbransen, Ornulf, flute
CBS: 46253
1:30pm JENNINGS, ARR.: Medley of Christmas Spirituals
/Chanticleer Sinfonia
Chanticleer: 8803
1:38pm arr. Wilberg: I Saw Three Ships
Keith, C. David/Southwestern Seminary Chorus
Resmiranda: 8308
1:41pm Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Rutter, John/City of London Sinfonia
Cambridge Singers
Varcoe, Stephen, baritone
Orton, Stephen, cello
Collegium: 121
1:53pm Gruber, Franz: Silent Night
Dubeau, Angele/La Pieta
Analekta: 8730
1:57pm arr. Schwab: A Virgin Most Pure
Schwab, Jacqueline, piano
Dorian: 90275
2:00pm Traditional English Carol: Here We Come A-Wassailing
Rutter, John/Clare College Singers & Orchestra
Angel/EMI: 69950
2:04pm Praetorius, Michael: Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming
Curnow, Jeffrey, Trumpet
Gordon, Adam, trumpet
Harmon, Christina, Organ
Hustis, Gregory, Horn
Hester Prk: 7706
2:09pm PFITZNER: The Christmas Elf – Overture
Flor, Claus Peter/Munich Radio Orchestra
CPO: 777 155
2:20pm Olatunji, Via: Betelehemu
/Texas Boys Choir
:
2:25pm Traditional French Carol: Noel Nouvelet
Jones, Brian/Trinity Choir, Trinity Church Boston
Dorian: 93240
2:30pm Vivaldi, Antonio: Trio for violin, lute & basso continuo in C (RV 82)
Rolla, Janos/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Williams, John, guitar
Rolla, Janos, violin
Sony Classical: 46556
2:40pm Anonymous/Traditional: The First Noel
Knight, Peter/Royal Philharmonic
Sony: 21057
2:44pm Finzi, Gerald: In Terra Pax (Christmas Scene)
Wetton, Hilary Devon/City of London Choir
Naxos: 572102
3:00pm Niles, John Jacob: I Wonder as I Wander
Brozovich, Alicia/
Gallagher, Megan, soprano
Westminster Choir
GIA: CD-1141
3:04pm arr. Breiner, Peter: Come, Ye Shepherds
Breiner, Peter/CSSR State Philharmonic
Naxos: 550301
3:09pm Traditional: It is the Divine Child (Il est ne le divin enfant)
/Trapp Family Singers
Deutsche Grammophone: B0003118
3:11pm Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata # 7 in D (Op 10/3)
Perahia, Murray, piano
CBS: 39344
3:34pm Rutter, John (b. 1945): Nativity Carol
Layton, Stephen/City of London Sinfonia
Polyphony
Hyperion: NOEL2
3:41pm BURT, ALFRED: Festival of Carols
Bankhead, LTC James/USAF Symphony Orchestra
Altissimo: 5552
3:50pm Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Ave Verum Corpus (K 618)
Christie, William/Les Arts Florissants
Erato: 0630-10697-2
3:54pm Anonymous/Traditional: It Came upon a Midnight Clear
Tamarkin, Kate/Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Tamarkin: 1
3:59pm Coots, J. Fred: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Brickens, Nathaniel/University of Texas at Austin Trombone C
Mark Records: 6140
4:00pm Anonymous/Traditional: Wassail Song (English traditional)
Willcocks, Sir David/
Bach Choir
Chandos: 8973
4:04pm Hovhaness, Alan: Christmas Symphony: The Star
Schwarz, Gerard/Northwest Sinfonia
Crystal Records: CD811
4:14pm Traditional Czech Carol: Rocking
Rutter, John/Clare College Singers & Orchestra
Angel/EMI: 69950
4:19pm Anonymous/Traditional: Good King Wenceslas
/Benedictines of Mary
:
4:21pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Schubler Chorales: 1. Wachet auf (BWV 645) “Sleeper’s Awake”
Ma, Yo-Yo, cello
Thile, Chris, mandolin
Meyer, Edgar, double bass
Nonesuch: 558933-2
4:26pm Glazunov, Alexander: Les Chanteurs de Noel
Dubeau, Angele/La Pieta
Analekta: 8730
4:34pm Rheinberger, Josef: Mass in F for Male Choir and Organ (Op 190)
Patterson, Elizabeth/Gloriae de Cantores
Chalmers, David, organ
GDCD: 018
4:55pm arr. Schwab: We Three Kings
Schwab, Jacqueline, piano
Dorian: 90275
5:00pm Anonymous/Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Willcocks, Sir David/
Bach Choir
Scott, John, organ
London: 417898
5:02pm Anonymous/Traditional: Greensleeves (What Child Is This)
Boyd, Liona, guitar
CBS: 39093
5:06pm Phillips, Joel (b. 1958): Who Is This King of Glory?
Weakland, Tyler/Timberdale Brass
GIA: CD-1141
5:09pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248): Part 6 (For the Feast of Epiphany)
Otto, Ralf/Concerto Koln
Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble
Capriccio: 60025
5:34pm Brooks, Phillips: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Rutter, John/Clare College Singers & Orchestra
Angel/EMI: 69950
5:38pm Anderson, Leroy: Angels in Our Fields
Slatkin, Leonard/BBC Concert Orchestra
Naxos: 559621
5:40pm Mendelssohn, Felix: Glory to God in the Highest (Motet) (Ger.)
Toll, Winfred/Camarata Freiburg Vocale
Ars Musici: 266746
5:44pm Various: Xmas Medley: O come..faithful/O little..Bethlehem/March of the Toys
/The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Hallmark: 9734
5:54pm Respighi, Ottorino: Six Little Pieces for piano four hands (1926) – 4. Christmas, Christmas!
Lenti, Tony, piano
Lenti, Mary Ann, piano
ACA: 20009
5:56pm Edwards, Paul: A Joyous Christmas (Joy to the World/How Great our Joy)
Slaughter, Susan/Holiday Brass
Woodgate: 36722-2
6:00pm PROGRAM: Performance Today
Fred Child, host
:
7:00pm PROGRAM: Concierto
Frank Dominguez, host
:
8:00pm PROGRAM: Saturday Classical with David Ginder
:
8:00pm Traditional English Carol: arr. Rutter, John: I Saw Three Ships
Rutter, John/City of London Sinfonia
Cambridge Singers
Collegium: 121
8:02pm Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Nutcracker (Op 71): Act 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Ozawa, Seiji/Boston Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Grammo: 445775
8:05pm Anderson, Leroy: Suite of Carols for Brass Choir
Slatkin, Leonard/BBC Concert Orchestra
Naxos: 559621
8:17pm Mahler, Gustav: Songs of a Wayfarer “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen”
Solti, Sir Georg/Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Minton, Yvonne, mezzo-soprano
London: 414674
8:33pm Traditional: When the Child Was Born in Bethlehem
/Die Singphoniker
CPO: 777 067
8:38pm Traditional English Carol: arr. by Craig Courtney: A Musicological Journey Through The 12 Days of Xmas
Ottley, Jerold/The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Bonneville: 9402
8:50pm Anonymous/Traditional: O Tannenbaum
Bell, Joshua, violin
Domingo, Placido, tenor
Rossi, Mick-harmonium
Sony Classical: 743182
8:54pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248): Part 4 – Chorus “Fallt mit Danken, ..”
Koopman, Ton/Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra
Erato: 88351
9:00pm Traditional Christmas: Twelve Days of Christmas
Flummerfelt, Joseph/Westminster Choir
Gothic: 49047
9:04pm Gruber, Franz: Silent Night
Breiner, Peter/CSSR State Philharmonic
Naxos: 550301
9:08pm Anderson, Leroy: Suite of Carols for String Orchestra
Slatkin, Leonard/BBC Concert Orchestra
Naxos: 559621
9:21pm Purcell, Henry: Fantazia #6 in F (Z 737)
/Emerson String Quartet
Decca:
9:24pm Traditional Polish Carol: Amid the Silence
/National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Choir
:
9:29pm Traditional Christmas: The First Noel
Flummerfelt, Joseph/Westminster Choir
Gothic: 49047
9:31pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248): Part 4 (For the Feast of the Circumcision)
Otto, Ralf/Concerto Koln
Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble
Capriccio: 60025
9:53pm Anonymous/Traditional: Balulalow
Robertson, Kim, celtic harp
Gourd: 134
9:56pm Rutter, John (b. 1945): Angel Tidings
Litton, James/
American Boy’s Choir
Trafka, William, organ
Grimes, John, percussion
MusicMaste: 7076
10:00pm Anonymous/Traditional: In Dulci Jubilo (aka Good Christian Men Rejoice)
Willcocks, Sir David/Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Bach Choir
London: 417898
10:03pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sheep May Safely Graze (BWV 208)
Bankhead, LTC James/USAF Symphony Orchestra
Altissimo: 5552
10:11pm Handel, George Frideric: Messiah (HWV 56): A Suite of Music from Messiah
Various conductors (Ormandy/Groves/Faith)/Various Orchestras (Philadelphia/Royal/Percy Faith Orch.)
CBS: 45631
10:31pm Ponce, Manuel: Sonata III 2. Chanson (Andante
Murray, Kathrin, guitar
Centaur: 2947
10:35pm Anonymous/Traditional: Shepherds, in the field abiding French traditional
Willcocks, Sir David/
Bach Choir
Chandos: 8973
10:38pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248): Part 5 (For the 1st Sunday in the New Year)
Otto, Ralf/Concerto Koln
Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble
Capriccio: 60025
11:00pm Gauntlett, Henry J.: Once in Royal David’s City
/Chestnut Brass Company
Sony Classical: 87771
11:03pm Anonymous/Traditional: Here We Come A-Wassailing
Brickens, Nathaniel/University of Texas at Austin Trombone C
Mark Records: 6140
11:05pm Lane, Philip: Three Christmas Pictures
Sutherland, Gavin/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Marco Polo: 225185
11:17pm Traditional: The Ringing of the Bells
/Die Singphoniker
CPO: 777 067
11:21pm MARKS: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Schreiner, Alexander/The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
W. Asper, Frank, organ
Cundick, Robert, organ
Sony Classical: 69253
11:22pm Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony # 88 “Letter V” in G (Hob. I:88) (1787)
Goennenwein, Wolfgang/Virtuosi di Praga
Discover: 920233
11:41pm Stokowski, Leopold: Traditional Slavic Christmas Music
Serebrier, Jose/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Naxos: 578305
11:44pm Katalsky, Alexander: God Is With Us
Hillier, Paul/Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Harmonia Mundi: 907410
