Classical Music Playlist, December 19, 2022
Detail of the Portinari Altarpiece (c.1475) by Hugo van der Goes
Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” is a meditation on Jesus as Messiah in Christian theology. The work is in three major parts, from prophecy, annunciation and nativity in Part I, through Passion, death, resurrection and ascension in Part II (with the “Hallelujah Chorus” concluding this Part as a statement of glory), concluding in Part III with resurrection, redemption and victory over sin and death and a brilliant musical acclamation of Christ’s glorification in heaven. Part I, with the "Hallelujah Chorus" from part II - as are often performed together this time of year - is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
John Jenkins
Fantasia Suite in F major
Parley of Instruments; Peter Holman, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D major AV 144
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Alex Klein, oboe
6:37 a.m.
Hildur Gudnadottir
Chernobyl: Vichnaya Pamyat Memory Eternal
Homin Lviv Municipal Choir
6:43 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in A major Opus 6/11 HWV 329
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
7:01 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Lorin Maazel, conductor
7:18 a.m.
Vincent d'Indy
Symphony on a French Mountain Air
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer, piano
7:45 a.m.
John Ireland
The Holy Boy
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
7:49 a.m.
Grace Williams
Ballads: II. Alla marcia solenne
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
7:55 a.m.
Gloria Shayne Baker
Do You Hear What I Hear?
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Wu Man, pipa
8:01 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite suite
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 7 "Alsatian Scenes" (Scenes Alsaciennes)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
8:40 a.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
Voces8; Barnaby Smith, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
8:45 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Sussex Carol
; Stephen Cleobury, conductor King's College Choir, Cambridge; Benjamin Bayl, organ
8:47 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelus)
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
8:52 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
9:04 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes, 2 violins, bassoon in C major RV 557
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Members of...
9:14 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Ave Maria (Meditation on Bach Prelude in C)
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Julius Rudel, conductor Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
9:18 a.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Dance Card: IV. Celestial Blue
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
9:26 a.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Bagatelle (Op. 1, No. 2) Opus 1/2
Helene Grimaud, piano
9:30 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
9:35 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Suite Opus 71
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
ALMIRA: Suite of instrumental music
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
10:15 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
10:21 a.m.
Leo Delibes
Coppelia: (Suite from the ballet)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Heinz Fricke, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Gordon Getty
Four Christmas Carols: Run to the Window
Volti; Dawn Harms, conductor
10:51 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Philharmonia Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 in Eb major K 482
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Robert Levin, fortepiano
11:35 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:39 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Concert Waltz Opus 90
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
11:46 a.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
O Virtus Sapientiae (Antiphon for Divine Wisdom)
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
11:50 a.m.
William Byrd
The Earl of Oxford's March
Canadian Brass; Robert Moody, conductor
11:55 a.m.
Juventino Rosas
Over the Waves (Sobre las olas)
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
12:16 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284 Introdu��o
Nelson Freire, piano
12:21 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
12:40 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes Opus 71
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Tiffins Boy's Choir
12:48 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Opus 80
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Romanian Folk Dances SZ 56
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
1:19 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major D 485
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
1:48 p.m.
Mateo Flecha
Riu, riu, chiu
stile antico
1:52 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
2:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Messiah: Part I HWV 56
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Sylvia McNair, soprano; Anne Sofie von Otter, alto; Michael Chance, countertenor; Jerry Hadley, tenor; ASMF Chorus
2:51 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:57 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
Piano Trio: III. Scherzo. Presto con brio in D minor
Neave Trio Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
3:02 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb major Opus 26
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
3:13 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
David Russell, guitar
3:21 p.m.
Jose Pacheco
Moita Festa
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:25 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:57 p.m.
Florence Price
Memory Mist
Lara Downes, piano
4:01 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K 216
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie; Bruno Weil, conductor Lena Neudauer, violin
4:25 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Angels We Have Heard on High
The Piranesi Quartet
4:27 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Deck the Halls
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
4:30 p.m.
Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor John Abberger, oboe
4:39 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite: Scherzo Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
4:43 p.m.
John Williams
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pesek, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:18 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Fum, Fum, Fum (Catalan carol)
; Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
5:19 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Ev'ry Christmas I Hear Bells
Pacific Mozart Ensemble; Quartet San Francisco; Lynne Morrow & Richard Grant, conductor
5:22 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto
Philharmonia Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor Pascal Roge, piano
5:43 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals (Waltz) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Pepe Romero, guitar
5:50 p.m.
Emile Waldteufel
The Skaters Waltz (Les Patineurs) Opus 183
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
