Classical Music Playlist, December 22, 2022
Sting | photo: Mayumi Nashida
Sergei Prokofiev’s immensely popular symphonic fairy tale for children, Peter and the Wolf, written for orchestra and narrator and with Sting as the storyteller, is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Viola Concerto in G major TWV 51
Philomel Baroque Chamber Orchestra David Miller, viola
6:15 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5 in F major Opus 76
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
6:52 a.m.
Ola Gjeilo
Dawn
12 Ensemble; Rupert Gough, conductor Ola Gjeilo, piano
6:56 a.m.
Morten Lauridsen
Les Chansons des Roses: Dirait-on
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
7:02 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" in C major HWV 318
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major K 447
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
7:33 a.m.
Carlos Guastavino
Las Presencias: VI. Jeromita Linares
Camerata Bariloche
7:47 a.m.
John Williams
HOME ALONE: Holiday Flight
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Trepak Russian Dance Opus 71
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vasily Petrenko, conductor
7:51 a.m.
Claude Debussy
La Mer: I. From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March Opus 22
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1053
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
8:32 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Deck the Halls
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
8:33 a.m.
John Rutter
Candlelight Carol
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
8:38 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
8:53 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes Opus 71
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Tiffins Boy's Choir
9:01 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
9:19 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Peggy's Rag
Sarah Cahill, piano
9:24 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos: Intermezzo
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
9:31 a.m.
Ralph Blane; Hugh Martin (Lyrics)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Eaken Piano Trio
9:35 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
10:15 a.m.
VARIOUS
Christmas Medley (2)
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; Carmen Dragon, conductor
10:27 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7
Sphinx Virtuosi; Damon Gupton, conductor
10:49 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major Opus 46
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
10:55 a.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 2. La huida de los amantes por el valle de los ecos
Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" (krak-KOH-vee-akk) in F major Opus 14
Slovak State Philharmonic, Kozice; Robert Stankovsky, conductor Idil Biret, piano
11:18 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Christmas Joy (Suite of Carols)
University of British Columbia Singers; Bruce Pullan, conductor
11:32 a.m.
Antonio Salieri
Concerto for oboe and flute in C major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Heinz Holliger, oboe; Aurele Nicolet, flute
11:52 a.m.
Libby Larsen
Blue Piece
Lara Downes, piano; Rachel Barton Pine, violin
11:56 a.m.
Mel Torme
Christmas Song (Chestnuts...)
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra; Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
12:01 p.m.
William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:31 p.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
Empire Brass William Kuhlman, organ
12:33 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
12:39 p.m.
James Lord Pierpont
Jingle Bells
United States Coast Guard Band; Lt. Kenneth W. Megan, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA): Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
12:55 p.m.
Dustin O'Halloran
Opus 17 (String Quartet Version)
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Occasional Suite in D major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Vince Guaraldi
Christmas Time is Here
Los Romeros; Concerto Malaga
1:19 p.m.
Ola Gjeilo
First Snow
12 Ensemble; Rupert Gough, conductor Ola Gjeilo, piano
1:23 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ernst Marzendorfer, conductor Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
1:47 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Autrefois ("In Times Past") Opus 87/4
Joanne Polk, piano
1:52 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London": IV. Spiritoso (Finale) in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf Opus 67
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor Sting, narrator
2:27 p.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
2:33 p.m.
Arnold Bax
In the Faery Hills
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
2:50 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
My Dancing Day
; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
2:53 p.m.
John Rutter
Nativity Carol
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
2:59 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano; Jules Eskin, cello
3:17 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
THE BOATSWAIN'S MATE: Overture
BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Rumon Gamba, conductor
3:24 p.m.
Gustav Holst
In the Bleak Midwinter
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
3:30 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gunther Herbig, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
3:55 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry/L'Homme Arme
Del Sol String Quartet; Nicholas Collon, conductor Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
4:01 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
4:32 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
4:37 p.m.
ANONYMOUS
Chacona
Ensemble Caprice; Matthias Maute, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Canadian Brass
4:45 p.m.
Burt
A Christmas Greeting (Carols of Alfred Burt) We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Boston Pops and Tanglewood Chorus; John Williams, conductor Tanglewood Festival Chorus
