Classical Music Playlist, December 23, 2022
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We’ve got a VERY special holiday treat for you today: the ENTIRE BALLET of “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky. Join Clara on her adventure to the Kingdom of Sweets for today’s Midday Masterpiece starting at 2:00pm through about 3:20pm.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Christoph Pezel
German Dance Suite
Canadian Brass
6:08 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major Opus 8
The Rembrandt Trio
6:39 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
6:42 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor Jonathan Small, oboe
7:01 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Romance in G major Opus 39
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor Elena Urioste, violin
7:11 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Concerto for two clarinets in Eb major Opus 91
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Julian Bliss, clarinet
7:37 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Once as I remember (Italian Carol)
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
7:40 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Three German Carols
Solid Brass
7:45 a.m.
Marianne Martinez
Sinfonia in C major
Bay Area Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
8:02 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Royal Scottish Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
8:40 a.m.
Katherine Kennicot Davis
Little Drummer Boy
Friends of Cally Cally Banham, double reed
8:46 a.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Bartoletti, conductor
8:54 a.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
9:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
MASS IN B MINOR: Gloria in B minor
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Monteverdi Choir
9:35 a.m.
Alexander Zhuk
Ukrainian Rhapsody
Anna Shelest, piano
9:43 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Karl Jenkins
Palladio: I. Allegretto
London Philharmonic Strings; Karl Jenkins, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Mykola Leontovich
Carol of the Bells
Sacramento Master Singers; Dr. Ralph Hughes, conductor Linda Dawson, piano
9:56 a.m.
Ola Gjeilo
Home
12 Ensemble; Rupert Gough, conductor Ola Gjeilo, piano
9:59 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Havanaise Opus 83
New York Chamber Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
10:11 a.m.
Henri Busser
Sleep of the Infant Jesus
Arturo Delmoni, violin; Danielle Maddon, violin; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello
10:19 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Violin Concerto in C major VB 151
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Uwe Grodd, conductor Takako Nishizaki, violin
10:50 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
John O'Conor, piano
10:55 a.m.
John Ireland
The Holy Boy
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
11:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K 467
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Jonathan Biss, piano
11:29 a.m.
Gustav Holst
Personent hodie
; Stephen Darlington, conductor Christ Church Cathedral Choir
11:33 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata No. 1 in Eb major Wq 52
Danny Driver, piano
11:51 a.m.
Mykola Leontovich
Carol of the Bells
United States Coast Guard Band; Lt. Kenneth W. Megan, conductor Megan Sesma, harp
11:52 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Simple Gifts
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Thomas Hampson, baritone
11:55 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The Piranesi Quartet
12:00 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
12:32 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Out Under the Sky
Eaken Piano Trio
12:39 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Messiah: For unto us a child is born
Los Romeros; Concerto Malaga
12:44 p.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Prelude and Quadruple Fugue Opus 128
I Fiamminghi; Rudolf Werthen, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Irving Berlin
White Christmas
Friends of Cally Cally Banham, double reed
12:59 p.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Sonatina
Denis Azabagic, guitar
1:11 p.m.
Samuel Wesley
Rondo on "God rest you merry, gentlemen"
Ian Hobson, piano
1:19 p.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 57
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Jon Manasse, clarinet
1:46 p.m.
Samuel Scheidt
O little one sweet
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
1:49 p.m.
Jean de Brebeuf
Jesous Ahatonnia ( Huron Carol)
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
1:54 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Ave Maria (Meditation on Bach Prelude in C)
Arturo Delmoni, violin; Nathaniel Rosen, cello; Emily Mitchell, harp; And various soloists
1:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Ballet: Overture & Act I Opus 71
London Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati, conductor
2:42 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Ballet: Act II Opus 71
London Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati, conductor
3:22 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Radu Lupu, piano
3:29 p.m.
Robert MacGimsey
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Seraphic Fire; Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor Reginald L. Mobley, countertenor
3:33 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:42 p.m.
William Kirkpatrick
Away In a Manger (attr. Luther)
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:44 p.m.
Marcel Tournier
Four Noels for the Harp Opus 32
Margot Dilmaghani, harp
3:51 p.m.
Francesco Manfredini
Concerto No. 12 "Christmas Concerto" in C major Opus 3
Cis Ensemble of Salzburg
4:01 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
4:21 p.m.
James Pierpoint; Valerie Coleman, arr.
Jingle Bells
Imani Winds
4:25 p.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
4:38 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Good King Wenceslas
; George Guest, conductor St. John's College Choir; Stephen Cleobury, organ; Simon Keenlyside, baritone; Richard Suart, baritone
4:41 p.m.
Frederick Delius
Sleigh Ride
Northern Sinfonia of England; Richard Hickox, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Ernest Chausson
Symphony in Bb major Opus 20
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
5:33 p.m.
Jay Livingston; Ray Evans
Silver Bells
Eaken Piano Trio
5:37 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty: Polonaise from Act III
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno) in F minor Opus 8 RV 297
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
5:51 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Christmas Tree (Weihnachtsbaum) II:3 "Slumber Song" (Berceuese - Wiegenlied) S 186
Alfred Brendel, piano
5:55 p.m.
Gloria Shayne Baker
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
