Music played for: 12/14/2024
12:01 AM
Variations on a Waltz for Orchestra
Composer: Jerome Moross
Conductor: JoAnn Falletta
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Koch 7188
12:17 AM
Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Philips 432092
12:28 AM
Petite Suite
Composer: Alexander Borodin
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 9386
1:01 AM
Theme and Variations
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Soloists: Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Connoisseur Society 4179
1:18 AM
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble: Toronto Symphony Orchestra
EMI 49027
1:22 AM
Organ Concerto No. 9 “Hallelujah”
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Soloists: Marie-Claire Alain, organ
Boston Skyline 136
1:38 AM
L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Composer: Georges Bizet
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris Orchestra
EMI 64869
2:01 AM
Flute and Oboe Concerto
Composer: Antonio Salieri
Conductor: Kenneth Sillito
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Soloists: Aurele Nicolet, flute, Heinz Holliger, oboe
Philips 416359
2:22 AM
Christmas Joy
Composer: Stephen Chatman
Conductor: Bruce Pullan
Orchestra/Ensemble: University of British Columbia Singers
Soloists: Stephen Smith, organ
Centrediscs 15509
2:34 AM
Mythic Gardens
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Ludwig Wicki
Orchestra/Ensemble: 21st Century Chamber Orchestra
Soloists: Sophie Shao, cello
Sony 48732
3:01 AM
Dances in the Canebrakes
Composer: Florence Price
Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta
3:11 AM
Piano Sonata No. 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Soloists: Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Philips 412617
3:26 AM
Silent Night Paraphrase; Joy; Jauchzet frohlochet
Composer: Christmas Music
Orchestra/Ensemble: The Salon Orchestra
EMI 64895
3:41 AM
Symphony
Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Conductor: Marc Destrube
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra of the 18th Century
Glossa 921131
4:01 AM
Winter Wonderland; Jingle Bells
Composer: Traditional
Soloists: John Bayless, piano
Koch 9610
4:06 AM
Quartet No. 4
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
Sony 52524
4:18 AM
Six Noels for Harp
Composer: Marcel Tournier
Soloists: Judy Loman, harp
4:29 AM
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
Composer: Ottorino Respighi
Conductor: Jesus Lopez-Cobos
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Telarc 80309
4:48 AM
Four Seasons: Summer
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor: Iona Brown
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Soloists: Iona Brown, violin
Hanssler 98107
5:01 AM
Masques
Composer: Claude Debussy
Soloists: Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Honens 201501
5:06 AM
Frosty the Snowman (in the style of Mozart)
Composer: Nelson/Rollins
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hampton String Quartet
RCA 5625
5:12 AM
Miracle on 34th Street: Suite
Composer: Cyril Mockridge
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Telarc 88801
5:24 AM
Symphony No. 14
Composer: William Herschel
Conductor: Matthias Bamert
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Mozart Players
Chandos 10048
5:38 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor: Trevor Pinnock
Orchestra/Ensemble: European Brandenburg Ensemble
Soloists: Katy Bircher, flute, Beatrix Hulsemann, violin, Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
Avie 2119
6:01 AM
Doctor Zhivago: Lara’s Theme
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 60392
6:06 AM
Frozen: Do You Want to Build a Snowman
Composer: Christophe Beck
Soloists: Lang Lang, piano
DG 4803885
6:09 AM
Sing Noel; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Angels from the Realms of Glory
Composer: Christmas Music
Conductor: Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Soloists: Alfie Boe, tenor
Mormon Tabernacle 5126060
6:24 AM
String Quartet No. 5
Composer: Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Orchestra/Ensemble: Arabella String Quartet
Naxos 574360
6:35 AM
Fantasy on Polish Airs
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Conductor: Kazimierz Kord
Orchestra/Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic
Soloists: Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Arabesque 6702
6:52 AM
Aranjuez Concerto: 1st movement
Composer: Joaquin Rodrigo
Conductor: Jose Serebrier
Orchestra/Ensemble: New York Philharmonic
Soloists: Sharon Isbin, guitar
Warner 60296
7:01 AM
Vignettes
Composer: William Grant Still
Soloists: Zina Schiff, violin, Cameron Grant, piano
Four-Tay 4005
7:06 AM
Suite of Carols for String Orchestra
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra
7:20 AM
Serenade for Winds
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Winds
7:45 AM
Romeo and Juliet: Act I Selections
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor: Marin Alsop
Orchestra/Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 573534
8:00am PROGRAM: Saturday Classical with Kurt Rongey
:
8:00am Anonymous/Traditional: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Prosser, Timothy/
Chapel Choir of Emmanuel Coll.
ASV: 2104
8:02am Anonymous/Traditional: Deck the Halls
/Piranesi String Quartet
Piranesi: 1
8:05am Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus
Lloyd-Jones, David/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Naxos: 557798
8:17am Berlioz, Hector: L’Enfance du Christ (Op 25) – Shepherd’s Farewell (sung in French)
Gardiner, John Eliot/Opera Orchestra of Lyon
Monteverdi Choir
Erato: 45275
8:24am arr. Wilberg: I Saw Three Ships
Keith, C. David/Southwestern Seminary Chorus
Resmiranda: 8308
8:27am Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Sonata #5 in f minor (BWV 1018)
Laredo, Jaime, violin
Gould, Glenn, piano
CBS: 42414
8:43am Bach, Johann Sebastian: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (BWV 147)
/ParaCelt
ParaCelt: 1
8:47am HOPKINS, JOHN H.: We Three Kings
Mitchell, Emily, harp
RCA: 60235
8:50am Holst, Gustav: Christmas Day
Wetton, Hilary Devon/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
City of London Choir
Naxos: 572102
8:58am Gibbons, Orlando: Hosanna to the Son of David
Cleobury, Stephen/King’s College Choir
Angel/EMI: 94430
9:00am Anonymous/Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Willcocks, Sir David/
Bach Choir
Scott, John, organ
London: 417898
9:02am Anonymous/Traditional: Christmas Fantasy
Henderson, Skitch/New York Pops
Angel/EMI: 54891
9:06am Hely-Hutchinson, Victor: Carol Symphony
Sutherland, Gavin/City of Prague Philharmonic
Naxos: 557099
9:31am Anonymous/Traditional: Sunny Bank
Jessop, Craig/The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Mormon Tabernac: M 711
9:36am Brooks, Phillips: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Rutter, John/Clare College Singers & Orchestra
Angel/EMI: 69950
9:39am Traditional French Carol: arr. Rutter, John: Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella
Rutter, John/City of London Sinfonia
Cambridge Singers
Collegium: 121
9:41am arr. Schwab: Away in a Manger
Schwab, Jacqueline, piano
Dorian: 90275
9:45am Anonymous/Traditional: The First Noel
Knight, Peter/Royal Philharmonic
Sony: 21057
9:49am MOCKRIDGE: Miracle on 34th Street
Newman, David/Royal Philharmonic
Telarc: 88801
10:00am PROGRAM: Saturday Classical with Kurt Rongey
:
10:00am Anonymous/Traditional: Good King Wenceslas
Gould, Morton/RCA Symphony Orchestra
RCA: 63712
10:03am Vivaldi, Antonio: Gloria in D (RV 589)
Cleobury, Stephen/Academy of Ancient Music
de Gier, Nico, oboe
Chance, Michael, countertenor
Fox, Sarah, soprano
Norman, Deborah, soprano
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Angel/EMI: 57265
10:32am Pachelbel, Johann: Canon in D
Salter, Robert/Guildhall String Ensemble
Nicholson, Paul, harpsichord
RCA: 23041
10:37am Niles, John Jacob: I Wonder as I Wander
Seelig, Dr. Timothy/Turtle Creek Chorale
Tresona: 112791
10:42am Anonymous/Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High
Knight, Erin/New World Orchestra
Regency: V20015
10:46am Various: A Christmas Portrait
Davidson, David R./Highland Park Presbyterian Church Chamber Choir
WRR: 36542
10:53am Higdon, Jennifer (b. 1962): Amazing Grace arranged for String Quartet
/Serafin String Quartet
Amazon: NB12
10:58am Edwards, Paul: A Joyous Christmas (Joy to the World/How Great our Joy)
Slaughter, Susan/Holiday Brass
Woodgate: 36722-2
11:00am PROGRAM: CLASSICS FOR KIDS
:
11:13am Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony # 9 “Choral” in D Minor (Op 125): 4. “Ode to Joy” Presto – Allegro assai
Solti, Sir Georg/London Symphony Orchestra
London Voices
Cole, Vinson, tenor
Sony Classical: 66301
11:27am Bach, Johann Christian: Sinfonia in F Op 3/5
Gmur, Hanspeter/Camerata Budapest
Naxos: 553083
11:38am Britten, Benjamin: A Ceremony of Carols (Op 28)
Metallo, Vincent/The American Boychoir
Paul Ryder, treble
Benjamin Cole, treble
Barbara Ann Biggers, harp
Albemarle: 1003
12:00pm PROGRAM: From the Top
/more at fromthetop.org
Program:
1:00pm PROGRAM: Saturday Classical with Nikki Velonis
:
1:00pm Lauridsen, Morten (b. 1943): O magnum mysterium (1994)
Lowbury, Pauline/Polyphony
Hyperion: 67449
1:07pm Herbert, Victor: March of the Toys
Jarvi, Neeme/Detroit Symphony Orchestra
BGD: 117
1:11pm Chadwick, George Whitefield: Symphonic Sketches – 2. Noel
Leppard, Raymond/Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Decca: 458157
1:19pm Chopin, Frédéric: Polonaise # 3 in A “Military” (Op 40/1) arr. Glazunov
Svetlanov, Evgeny/Russian State Orchestra
Melodiya: 162
1:25pm MARTIN, JOSEPH: Season of Dreams
Stamper, Mark L./Women’s Chorus of Dallas
Women’s Chorus: 1
1:30pm Anderson, Leroy: Bugler’s Holiday
Slatkin, Leonard/BBC Concert Orchestra
Naxos: 559621
1:33pm Anderson, Leroy: Sleigh Ride
Kunzel, Erich/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc: 80226
1:37pm SHAW, K.: Jamaican Noel
Stamper, Mark L./Women’s Chorus of Dallas
Women’s Chorus: 1
1:40pm Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Church Sonata #15 in C (K 328)
Turovsky, Yuli/I Musici de Montreal
Soly, Genevieve, organ
Chandos: 8745
1:45pm Walton, William: Gloria
Willcocks, Sir David/Philharmonia Orchestra
Bach Choir
Gunson, Ameral, contralto
Roberts, Stephen, bass/bariton
Mackie, Neil, tenor
Chandos: 8760
2:03pm Anonymous/Traditional: I Wonder as I Wander (Appalachian carol)
Rutter, John/Royal Philharmonic/Cambridge Singers
Collegium: 133
2:07pm Anonymous/Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High
/Canadian Brass
Sony Classical: 27455
2:10pm Rutter, John (b. 1945): Magnificat: Of a Rose, a lovely rose
Lucas, Andrew/The Choirs of St. Alban Cathedral
Naxos: 8.572653
2:15pm Respighi, Ottorino: Three Botticelli Pictures – 2. The Adoration of the Magi
/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon: 437 533
2:24pm MABRY: Moon of Wintertime
Stamper, Mark L./Women’s Chorus of Dallas
Women’s Chorus: 1
2:30pm Schubert, Franz: Ave Maria (Op 52/6) (D 839)
Gibson, Sir Alexander/Royal Philharmonic
Norman, Jessye, soprano
Philips: 422893
2:36pm Handel, George Frideric: Water Music Suite #1 in F (HWV 348): 1. Allegro
Schwarz, Gerard/Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Delos: 1500
2:44pm GOLDSTEIN: B’rakhot L’hanukka
Koch, Tim/Coro Hebraico
Spiro, Simon, cantor
Naxos: 559410
2:49pm Praetorius, Michael: Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming
Breiner, Peter/CSSR State Philharmonic
Naxos: 550301
2:52pm Anonymous/Traditional: O Come, All Ye Faithful & Silent Night
Terfel, Bryn, bass-baritone
Finch, Catrin, harp
Deutsche Grammo: B0014914
3:00pm Susa, Conrad: A Christmas Garland
Seelig, Dr. Timothy/Turtle Creek Chorale
Tresona: 112791
3:12pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (BWV 147)
Pommer, Max/New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Leipzig University Chorus
Capriccio: 10046
3:14pm Jessel, Leon: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Fennell, Frederick/Dallas Winds
Reference: 85
3:18pm Heinichen, Johann David: Concerto for oboe, violin, 2 flutes, 2 horns and orchestra in F (S 235)
Goebel, Reinhard/Musica Antiqua Koln
Archiv: 437549
3:35pm Rutter, John (b. 1945): All bells in paradise
Hyde, Daniel/Britten Sinfonia
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Kings College: KGS0069D
3:41pm Mendelssohn, Felix: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Flummerfelt, Joseph/Westminster Choir
Gothic: 49047
3:44pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sinfonia: Cantata # 31 “Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret” (BWV 31): Sinfonia
Koopman, Ton/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Erato: 98536
3:47pm Traditional Jewish: Candles Burning (Chanukah)
Van Voorhees, Rachel, harp
Centaur: 2317
3:49pm Rodrigo, Joaquin: Retablo de Navidad
Zinman, David/BBC Symphony Orchestra
Stephany, Anna, mezzo soprano
RCA: 11561
3:53pm Berlin, Irving: White Christmas
/Canadian Brass
CBS: 39740
3:56pm SANSOM: Snowflakes
Stamper, Mark L./Women’s Chorus of Dallas
Women’s Chorus: 1
4:00pm Wade, John Francis: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)
Bocelli, Andrea, tenor
Roman Academy Choir
Decca: B0013437
4:04pm Yon, Pietro: Gesu Bambino “The Infant Child”
/Silverwood Quartet
Flying Frog: 0402
4:08pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite #2 in b minor (BWV 1067)
Faerber, Jorg/Heilbronn Chamber Orchestra
Galway, Sir James, flute
RCA: 60900
4:29pm Lutoslawski, Witold: Twenty Polish Christmas Carols – 2. Hey! We rejoice now
Wit, Antoni/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Polish Radio Chorus, Kracow
Naxos: 555994
4:31pm Silvestri, Alan: God Bless Us Everyone
Bocelli, Andrea, tenor
Decca: B0013437
4:35pm LIVINGSTON & EVANS: Silver Bells
/Eaken Piano Trio
Naxos: 554099
4:38pm Various: Chanticleer Holiday Medley 1
/Chanticleer
Teldec: 4509
5:06pm Anonymous/Traditional: Joy to the World
Sanders, Hugh/
Baylor Univ. A Capella Choir
Resmiranda: 8011
5:08pm Traditional: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
/Silverwood Quartet
Flying Frog: 0402
5:11pm Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite #1
/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammo: 437533
5:26pm Nordqvist, Gustaf: Jul, jul, strålande jul
Otter, Anne Sofie von, mezzo-soprano
Forsberg, Bengt, piano
Deutsche Grammo: B0005073
5:29pm Victoria, Tomas Luis de: O Magnum Mysterium
/Voices of Ascension
:
5:33pm Torme, Mel: Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting…)
Ziegler, Robert/Czech Studio Orchestra
Hauser, Stjepan, cello
Masterworks: 19658825582
5:38pm Various: Christmas Celebration – Assorted Carols 3
/Harvard University Choir
MusicMasters: 67077
5:57pm Anonymous/Traditional: Away in a Manger
DeCormier, Robert/
Robert DeCormier Singers
Arabesque: 6525
6:00pm PROGRAM: Performance Today
Fred Child, host
:
7:00pm PROGRAM: Concierto
Frank Dominguez, host
:
8:00pm PROGRAM: La Nochebuena: A Spanish Renaissance Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
Program:
9:00pm PROGRAM: Saturday Classical with David Ginder
:
9:01pm Anonymous/Traditional: Carol of the Bells
Seelig, Dr. Timothy/Turtle Creek Chorale
Turtle Creek Ch: 1100-A
9:02pm Traditional Spiritual: Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Jackson, Mahalia-vocal
:
9:09pm Rachmaninoff, Sergei: The Silver Sleigh Bells Op. 35, 1st movt.
Trifonov, Daniil, piano
Deutsche Grammophon: 483 6617
9:16pm Anonymous/Traditional: I Saw Three Ships
Marlow, Richard/
Choir of Trinity College
Conifer: 501
9:18pm Yon, Pietro: Gesu Bambino “The Infant Child”
/Eaken Piano Trio
Naxos: 554099
9:22pm Traditional Catalan Carol: Shepherds’ Noel
Rutter, John/Clare College Singers & Orchestra
Angel/EMI: 69950
9:28pm Traditional: O Tannenbaum
Kunzel, Erich/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc: 80226
9:31pm Traditional Flemish Carol: Flemish Carol
Rutter, John/Clare College Singers & Orchestra
Angel/EMI: 69950
9:32pm Cozzolani: Marian Vespers: Magnificat primo
Stewart, Warren/Magnificat
Musica Omnia: 103
9:42pm HANDLEY: All Ye of Gentle Spirit
Seelig, Dr. Timothy/Turtle Creek Chorale
Turtle Creek Ch: 1210
9:47pm Anonymous/Traditional: Away in a Manger
Seelig, Dr. Timothy/Turtle Creek Chorale
Turtle Creek Ch: 1100-A
9:51pm Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons: 4. Winter
Hogwood, Christopher/Academy of Ancient Music
Mackintosh, Catherine, violin
DECCA RECORDS: 410 126-2
10:01pm Anonymous/Traditional: O Tannenbaum (aka O Christmas Tree)
Bocelli, Andrea, tenor
Bocelli, Andrea, flute
Murphy, Maurice, trumpet
Parks, Dean, guitar
Salvation Army Boys Choir
Decca: B0013437
10:05pm arr. Schwab: We Three Kings
Schwab, Jacqueline, piano
Dorian: 90275
10:10pm Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite #4 in D (BWV 1069)
Pinnock, Trevor/The English Concert
Archiv: 413629
10:29pm Bishop Ambrose of Milan (c. 339-397): Veni redemptor gentium
Kammler, Reinhard/Men’s Chorus of Augsberg
Ars Musici: 233746
10:34pm Gruber, Franz: Silent Night
Willcocks, Sir David/Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Bach Choir
London: 417898
10:36pm Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo #2 in b-flat minor (Op 31)
Cliburn, Van, piano
RCA: 60726
10:48pm OVERTON: Fantasia on “In dulci jubilo”
Galway, Sir James, flute
RCA: 60736
10:54pm Rutter, John (b. 1945): Magnificat: Quia fecit mihi magna
Lucas, Andrew/The Choirs of St. Alban Cathedral
Naxos: 8.572653
11:01pm Torme, Mel: Christmas Song
Kunzel, Erich/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Severinsen, Doc, trumpet
Telarc: 80226
11:06pm Various: Bells of Christmas Medley
Jessop, Craig/The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Mormon Tabernac: M 711
11:13pm MILNER: Out of Your Sleep Arise
Krehbiel, Donald/Orpheus Chamber Singers
Froehlich, Thomas, organ
Orpheus Chamber Singers
Orpheus Chamber: H 1
11:18pm Tallis, Thomas: Missa Puer natus est nobis: Agnus Dei
Llewellyn, Grant/Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Arabesque: 6771
11:26pm Traditional: The Sleep of the Baby Jesus
Joel Rosenberger, piano
:
11:30pm Various: Christmas Celebration – Assorted Carols 4
/Harvard University Choir
MusicMasters: 67077
