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      Playlist for Friday, December 20, 2024

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      German Trad: Carol, "O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)"

      Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/Carmen Dragon
      The Music Of Christmas

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66087-2

      12:02 am

      English Trad: Carol, O Come All Ye Faithful

      Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/Carmen Dragon
      The Music Of Christmas

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66087-2

      12:05 am

      English Trad: Carol, The First Nowell

      York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
      Christmas Carols

      Chandos CHAN-6632

      12:10 am

      J Wainright: Carol, Christians, Awake!

      York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
      Christmas Carols

      Chandos CHAN-6632

      12:14 am

      English Trad: Carol, Once in Royal David's City

      York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
      Christmas Carols

      Chandos CHAN-6632

      12:19 am

      English Trad: Carol, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

      York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
      Christmas Carols

      Chandos CHAN-6632

      12:22 am

      English Trad: Carol, Hail to the Lord's Annointed

      Tubadours
      The Mighty Tubadours

      Crystal CD-420

      12:24 am

      Edward Elgar: "Enigma" Variations, Op. 36

      Royal Phil/Andrew Litton
      In The South, Serenade, Enigma Variations

      Virgin 90727-2

      12:55 am

      Imogen Holst: That Lord That Lay in Asse Stall

      King's College Cho Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
      Carols From King's

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66244-2

      1:00 am

      Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Prelude and Fugue in C

      Joseph Payne, o
      German Organ Music, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.550964

      1:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op.37

      Mahler Chamber Orch/Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      The Beethoven Journey

      Sony 88725-42058-2

      1:40 am

      Norwegian Trad: Carol, "O, jul med din glede"

      Skruk/Per Hildre

      Norsk FXCD-1991

      1:42 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt," Op. 23

      No. 4, The Abduction of the Bride/Ingrid's Lament

      Oslo Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      Peer Gynt Excerpts From The Incidental Music

      CBS MK-44528

      1:46 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

      Aria, "Martern aller Arten"

      Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55342-2

      1:54 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

      Chorus, "Bassa Selim lebe lange"

      John Alldis Cho, St Martin's Academy/Colin Davis
      More Of The Best Of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Philips 416273-2

      2:00 am

      Morten Lauridsen: "O Magnum Mysterium"

      Boston Trinity Church Cho/Brian Jones
      Choral Recital: Boston Trinity Church Choir - BIEBL, F.X. / TAVENER, J. / PART, A. / DIRKSEN, R.W. (Radiant Light - Songs for the Millennium)

      Dorian DOR-93191

      2:05 am

      Tomas Luis de Victoria: "Missa O Magnum Mysterium" with motet

      Tiffany Consort
      O Magnum Mysterium * The Tiffany Consort

      MSR Classics MS-1108

      2:23 am

      Spanish Trad: Carol, "Patapan"

      BBC Singers, Royal Phil/James Galway, f
      James Galway's Christmas Carol

      RCA RCD1-5888

      2:25 am

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Concierto para una fiesta"

      David Russell, g; Naples Phil/Erich Kunzel
      Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez/ Fantasia Gentilhombre

      Telarc CD-80459

      2:54 am

      Spanish Trad: Spanish Carol (Tonight A Babe Is Born)

      Chanticleer
      Christmas With Chanticleer

      Teldec 85555-2

      3:00 am

      Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto grosso in g, Op 8/6, "Christmas Concerto"

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Corelli, Torelli: Christmas Concertos

      L'Oiseau Lyre 410179-2

      3:05 am

      William Walton: "Facade" Suite

      Chicago Pro Musica
      Façade - An Instrumental Suite In The Original Scoring

      Reference RR-16

      3:26 am

      William Walton: Carol, "What Cheer?"

      Christ Church Cathedral Cho/Stephen Darlington
      Make We Joy: Christmas Music By Holst And Walton

      Nimbus NI-5098

      3:27 am

      Gustav Holst: Carol, "In the Bleak Midwinter"

      London Festival Orch/Ross Pople
      Orchestral Music

      Arte Nova 34022-2

      3:31 am

      Ludwig (Louis) Spohr: Concertante #1 in G, for Violin, Harp, and Orchestra (1806)

      Holliger, h; Graf, f; English Chamber Orch/Peter Lukas Graf

      Claves DPK-407

      3:54 am

      German Trad: Carol, "O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)"

      Ama Deus Ensemble/Valentin Radu

      Sony SFK-62768

      4:00 am

      Various: Christmas Medley (Komt herders, etc)

      B Hendricks, Children's, Chamber Cho's, Stockholm Ch Orch/Eric Ericson
      Christmas Songs

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55536-2

      4:04 am

      Robert Russell Bennett: Christmas Medley #1

      Atlanta Sym Cho, Atlanta Sym Orch/Robert Shaw
      The Many Moods Of Christmas

      Telarc CD-80087

      4:16 am

      Afro-American Traditional: "A Little Christmas Medley"

      Mainstreet Brass
      Christmas Spirit * Mainstreet Brass

      MSR Classics MS-1325

      4:24 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: Song, "Es stürmt auf der Flur," Op 30/2

      Herrmann Prey, br
      Hermann Prey Sings Songs by Carl Maria von Weber

      EMI 1C065-30782

      4:26 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Holberg" Suite, Op. 40

      Swiss Chamber Orch
      N/A

      ASV CDQS-6094

      4:46 am

      George Frideric Handel: Passacaglia

      Arturo Delmoni, v; Nathaniel Rosen, vc

      John Marks Records JMR-15

      4:53 am

      Halfdan Cleve: Three Piano Pieces, Op 16

      #3, "Humoresque"

      Geir Henning Braaten, p

      NKF NKFCD-50023-2

      5:00 am

      Hugo Alfvén: Gustav II Adolf, Op 49

      "Elegy"

      Helsingborg Sym Orch/Okko Kamu
      Swedish Orchestral Favourites, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.553115

      5:05 am

      Daniel-François Auber: "Gustave III, ou le Bal Masqué"

      Ballet music

      English Chamber Orch/Richard Bonynge
      Auber * Le Domino Noir * Sumi Jo * ECO * Richard Bonynge

      London 440646-2 (2)

      5:30 am

      Josef Martin Kraus: "Soliman II"

      Overture

      Swedish Royal Opera Orch/Philip Brunelle
      Kraus: Soliman II * A Gustavian Turkish Opera * Royal Opera of Sweden

      Virgin 91496-2

      5:35 am

      Josef Martin Kraus: Funeral Cantata

      Chorus

      Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble/Stefan Parkman

      Musica Sveciae MSCD-416-E

      5:37 am

      Michael Praetorius: "Terpsichore" (1612)

      Suite in D

      Christopher Parkening, g
      Christopher Parkening Plays Vivaldi & Warlock

      EMI CDC5-55052-2

      5:49 am

      Tielman Susato: "The Danserye" (1551)

      New London Consort
      Dansereye 1551

      L'Oiseau Lyre 436131-2

      5:55 am

      Italian Anon 16th c: Suite of Dances

      Piffaro/Joan Kimball, Robert Wiemken
      Piffaro The Renaissance Band- Canzoni e danze

      DG Archiv 445883-2

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Lisa Flynn

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

      6:03 am

      Josef Mysliveček: Symphony No. 3 in F

      L'Orfeo Barockorchester/Michi Gaigg
      Mysliveček: Symphonies & Overtures

      CPO 777050-2 (2)

      6:12 am

      Engelbert Humperdinck: "The Blue Bird"

      Prelude ("The Christmas Dream")

      Bamberg Sym/Karl Anton Rickenbacher
      Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

      Virgin 61128-2

      6:18 am

      Mel Tormé: "The Christmas Song"

      The King's Men
      Twelve Days of Christmas

      King's College Cambridge KGS-0017

      6:22 am

      Cécile Chaminade: Flute Concertino, Op. 107

      Karl-Bernhard Sebon, f; Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Uroš Lajovic
      Fantaisies Brillantes for Flute and Orchestra

      Koch 3-1613-2

      6:32 am

      Tomaso Albinoni: Trumpet, Three-Oboe and Bassoon Concerto in C

      Crispian Steele-Perkins, tr; other soloists; Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      Marie-France Richard, oboe,
      Music for Trumpet & Orchestra

      Sony SK-53365

      6:43 am

      Franz Liszt: "Weihnachtsbaum"

      "The Shepherds at the Manger" (In dulci jubilo)

      Rhondda Gillespie, p
      Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum · Ballades

      Chandos CHAN-6629

      6:46 am

      Traditional Norwegian: "Se, solens skjønne lys og prakt (The Sun’s Fair Light)"

      Norwegian Soloists Choir/Grete Pedersen; instrumental ensemble
      Andreas Utnem, harmonium,
      Veni: Songs of Christmas II

      BIS 2511

      6:51 am

      Antonín Dvořák: "Slavonic Dances," Op. 46

      No. 4 in F

      Berlin Phil/Lorin Maazel
      Dvořák: Slavonic Dances / Lorin Maazel

      EMI CDC7-49547-2

      7:03 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "La boutique fantasque" (after Rossini)

      Mvts 1-5: "Overture; Tarantella; Vivo; Mazurka, Cossack Dance"

      Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler
      Gaite Parisienne / La Boutique Fantasque

      RCA 61847-2

      7:16 am

      Pietro Yon: Carol, "Gesù bambino"

      Luciano Pavarotti, t; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, National Phil Orch/Kurt Adler
      O Holy Night

      Decca 414044-2

      7:21 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in E-Flat, R. 483

      Sergio Azzolini, bn; L'Aura Soave Cremona
      Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos Volume 2

      Naïve OP-30518

      7:31 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Lieutenant Kijé" Suite, Op. 60

      II. Romance

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection

      RCA 888837019828

      7:36 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Lieutenant Kijé" Suite, Op. 60

      III. "Kije's Wedding"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection

      RCA 888837019828

      7:39 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Lieutenant Kijé" Suite, Op. 60

      IV. "Troika"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kije - Fritz Reiner

      RCA 5605-2-RC

      7:42 am

      Armas Maasalo: "The Bells of Christmas"

      La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau, v
      Noël

      Analekta AN2-8730

      7:46 am

      Traditional Austrian: "Still, still, still"

      Sonos Handbell Ensemble/James Meredith
      Christmas with Sonos Handbell Ensemble

      Well-tempered Productions WTP-5176

      7:51 am

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "Gwendoline"

      Overture

      Vienna Phil/John Eliot Gardiner
      Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, etc.

      DG 447751-2

      8:02 am

      Gunnar de Frumerie: "Pastoral Suite," Op. 13b

      I. Praeludium; II. Gavotte

      Kathleen Rudolph, f, CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
      Northern Landscapes

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5157

      8:08 am

      Traditional Norwegian: "Wintertide"

      Choir of Royal Holloway/Rupert Gough
      Winter Songs

      Decca 4816326

      8:13 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058

      Simone Dinnerstein, p; A Far Cry
      Circles: Piano Concertos by Bach & Glass

      Orange Mountain Music 0127

      8:28 am

      Margaret Bonds: "The Ballad of the Brown King"

      "That was a Christmas long ago; Alleluia"

      Dessoff Choirs and Orch/Malcolm J. Merriweather
      Margaret Bonds * The Ballad of the Brown King & Selected Songs

      Avie AV-2413

      8:32 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71

      "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" & "Russian Dance"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

      Delos DE-3132

      8:35 am

      Traditional German: Carol, "O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)"

      Canadian Brass
      Christmas Time is Here

      Steinway & Sons 30027

      8:39 am

      Alice Mary Smith: Symphony in C minor

      IV. Allegro maestoso

      London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley
      Alice Mary Smith: Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-10283

      8:50 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso," Op. 28

      Isaac Stern, v; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Lalo: Symphony Espagnole/ Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3, Etc.

      Sony SM3K-45956 (3)

      9:02 am

      Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerto in G, S 215

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

      Archiv 437549-2 (2)

      9:15 am

      Henry Charles Litolff: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 47

      IV. "Presto"

      Leonore Piano Trio
      Henry Charles Litolff: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2

      Hyperion CDA-68305

      9:25 am

      Carl Davis: Ballet, "A Christmas Carol"

      "Keeping Warm"

      Northern Ballet Theatre Orch/John Pryce-Jones
      20th Century English Ballets

      Naxos 8.553495

      9:27 am

      Carl Davis: Ballet, "A Christmas Carol"

      "Dressing Dance"

      Northern Ballet Theatre Orch/John Pryce-Jones
      20th Century English Ballets

      Naxos 8.553495

      9:29 am

      Carl Davis: Ballet, "A Christmas Carol"

      "Patapan and Cornhill slide"

      Northern Ballet Theatre Orch/John Pryce-Jones
      20th Century English Ballets

      Naxos 8.553495

      9:33 am

      Bach-Gounod: "Ave Maria"

      Budapest Strings/Béla Bánfalvi
      Holidays with WFMT

      Naxos/WFMT (Xmas 2021)

      9:36 am

      Cecilia McDowall: "Christmas Cantata: A Winter's Night"

      I. "In dulci jubilo"

      Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass/Howard Ionascu
      A Winter's Night

      Signum SIG-646

      9:43 am

      Alfonso Leng: Prelude No. 1

      Norwegian Radio Orch/Miguel Harth-Bedoya
      Inca Trial Connections

      Naxos 8.574266

      9:50 am

      Vincenzo Bellini: Oboe Concerto in E-Flat

      Anthony Camden, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Nicholas Ward
      Italian Oboe Concertos, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.553433

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday Music

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      10:00 am

      John Rutter: "Gloria"

      St Albans Cathedral Cho, Ensemble DeChorum/Andrew Lucas
      Rutter: Gloria, Magnificat, Te Deum

      Naxos 8.572653

      10:18 am

      Claude Debussy: Prelude No. 10, "La cathédrale engloutie"

      Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p
      Debussy: Preludes - Pierre-Laurent Aimard

      DG B0017386-02

      10:24 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: String Concerto in D, R. 121

      Israel Chamber Orch/Shlomo Mintz
      Vivaldi Collection: String Symphonies, Vol. III

      Musicmasters 67096-2

      10:31 am

      Amy Beach: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 150

      Neave Trio
      Her Voice: Piano Trios by Farrenc, Beach, and Clarke

      Chandos CHAN-20139

      10:47 am

      Alex North: "A Streetcar Named Desire"

      Suite

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Vintage Cinema

      Telarc CD-80708

      10:55 am

      John Adams: "Short Ride in a Fast Machine"

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/Marin Alsop
      Adams: Shaker Loops

      Naxos 8.559031

      11:00 am

      Michio Miyagi: "Haru No Umi (The Sea in Springtime)"

      Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Akira Eguchi, p
      Smile

      Koch KICCD-7762

      11:07 am

      John Harbison: Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

      Canadian Brass
      A Christmas Gloria

      BWE Classics BWE-0196

      11:10 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: String Quartet in E minor

      I. "Allegro"

      Juilliard String Quartet
      Verdi, Sibelius - Juilliard String Quartet

      Sony SK-48193

      11:20 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Konzertstück" in D minor, Op. 114

      Thea King, cl; Julian Farrell, basset hn; English Chamber Orch Winds
      Classic Champagne - Salon Music for Wind Instruments

      EMI CD-CFP-4555

      11:30 am

      Andrés Sas: "Sonatina Fantasía"

      Orlando Cela, f; Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, p
      A Peruvian Sojourn

      Albany TROY-1890

      11:44 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73, "Emperor"

      III. Finale, Rondo, "Allegro ma non troppo"

      Van Cliburn, p; Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5

      RCA 7943-2-RG

      11:54 am

      Duke Ellington: "Caravan"

      Russian Renaissance
      Russian Renaissance

      Azica ACD-71333

      12:00 pm

      Peter Cornelius: "The Three Kings"

      Peter Wesoloski, br; Chicago Master Singers/Alan Heatherington
      He Came Here for Me

      Chicago Master Singers He Came Here for Me

      12:03 pm

      Will Todd: "My Lord Has Come"

      Chicago Master Singers/Alan Heatherington
      My Lord Has Come

      Chicago Master Singers My Lord Has Come

      12:07 pm

      John Rutter: "Candlelight Carol"

      Chicago Master Singers, Ars Viva Sym Orch/Alan Heatherington
      My Lord Has Come

      Chicago Master Singers My Lord Has Come

      12:13 pm

      Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in F, Op. 5, No. 10

      Barton Pine, v; Rozendaal, viga; Acker, archl; Schrader, o & hc
      David Schrader, organ and harpsichord,
      Arcangelo Corelli: 12 Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, Op. 5

      Cedille CDR-90000232

      12:24 pm

      Fritz Kreisler: Variations on a Theme of Corelli (after Op. 5, No. 10)

      David Garrett, v; Royal Phil Orch/Ion Marin
      Legacy

      Decca 4764425

      12:27 pm

      Fritz Kreisler: Romance (Larghetto on a Theme by Carl Maria von Weber)

      David Garrett, v; Royal Phil Orch/Ion Marin
      Legacy

      Decca 4764425

      12:33 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 22 in E-Flat, "The Philosopher"

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Ádám Fischer
      Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22 The Philosopher, 24 and 45 Farewell

      Nimbus NI-5179

      12:52 pm

      Wingy Manone: "In the Mood"

      Berlage Saxophone Quartet, Ludwig Orch
      Dance With Me

      Alpha 790

      12:55 pm

      Pablo Beltrán Ruiz: "¿Quién será? (Sway)"

      Berlage Saxophone Quartet, Ludwig Orch
      Dance With Me

      Alpha 790

      1:00 pm

      Robert Russell Bennett: Christmas Medley No. 3

      Atlanta Sym Cho & Orch/Robert Shaw
      The Many Moods of Christmas

      Telarc CD-80087

      1:15 pm

      Max Richter: "The Four Seasons Recomposed"

      Summer

      Elena Urioste, v; Chineke! Orch
      The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed

      DG 4862769

      1:26 pm

      Anna Bon: Flute Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 5

      Sabine Dreier, f; Irene Hegen, hc
      Anna Bon di Venezia: Flute Sonatas Op.1 / Sabine Dreier, Irene Hegen

      CPO 999181-2

      1:36 pm

      Felix Mendelssohn: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Overture, Op. 21

      Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (excerpts); Symphony No. 4 in A (Italian)

      Sony SK-62826

      1:49 pm

      Claude Debussy: "Danses sacrée et profane"

      Yolanda Kondonassis, h; Oberlin 21/Bridget-Michaele Reischl
      Air Music for harp, flute, and strings

      Telarc CD-80694

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      2:00 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin and Oboe Concerto, BWV 1060

      Albrecht Mayer, ob; Berlin Phil/Nigel Kennedy, v
      Kennedy Plays Bach With The Berliner Philharmoniker

      EMI CDC5-57091-2

      2:15 pm

      Alexander Mackenzie: "Twelfth Night," Op. 40

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Martyn Brabbins
      Mackenzie: Orchestral Music

      Hyperion CDA-66764

      2:36 pm

      Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture

      Royal Phil Orch/John Rutter
      A Christmas Festival

      Collegium COLCD-133

      2:45 pm

      Maddalena Sirmen: Violin Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 3, No. 1

      Zefira Valova, v; Il Pomo d'Oro
      Violin Concertos: Benda, Graun, Saint-Georges, Sirmen

      Aparté AP-291

      3:00 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

      Stefan Jackiw, v; Max Levinson, p
      Brahms: Complete Violin Sonatas

      Sony 70397

      3:24 pm

      Georges Bizet: "L'Arlésienne"

      Suite No. 2

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Bizet: L'Arlesienne, Carmen Suites

      DG 415106-2

      3:46 pm

      Christoph Förster: Oboe Concerto in E-Flat

      Lajos Lencsés, ob; La Follia
      Oboe Concertos by Handel and Förster

      Hänssler Classic CD-98.217

      4:00 pm

      Marc-Antoine Charpentier: "Noëls pour les instruments"

      Masques/Olivier Fortin
      Baroque Christmas

      Analekta AN2-9908

      4:17 pm

      Richard Rodney Bennett: "Country Dances"

      Book 1

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/John Wilson
      Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

      Chandos CHSA-5244

      4:30 pm

      Dimitri Tiomkin: "It's a Wonderful Life"

      Main Title through Father's Death

      Royal Phil Orch/David Newman
      Sundance Film Music Series Vol. 1

      Telarc 88801

      4:46 pm

      George Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op. 4, No. 3

      Simon Preston, o; Menuhin Festival Orch/Yehudi Menuhin
      Handel: Organ Concertos

      EMI CDFB5-72676-2 (2)

      5:00 pm

      Ralph Hunter: Carol medley, "Sing Noel"

      Gloriae Dei Cantores & Artes Inst Ens/Elizabeth Patterson
      Sing Noel

      Gloriae Dei Cantores GDCD-105

      5:17 pm

      John Williams: "Music for Brass"

      National Brass Ensemble
      National Brass Ensemble - Gabrieli

      Oberlin Music OC 15-04

      5:22 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Also sprach Zarathustra," Op. 30

      Introduction: "Sunrise"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection

      RCA 888837019828

      5:24 pm

      Hans Christian Lumbye: "Queen Louise" Waltz

      Danish National Radio Sym Orch/Gennady Rozhdestvensky
      Lumbye: Champagne Galop

      Chandos CHAN-9209

      5:29 pm

      Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Op. 64

      Royal Stockholm Phil/Gennady Rozhdestvensky
      Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Orchestral Songs, Sigurd Jorsalfar

      Chandos CHAN-9113

      5:57 pm

      Mark Doty: "messiah (christmas portions)"

      Andrew Patner, narrator

      WFMT Recording

      6:00 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 20 in C

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Ádám Fischer
      Haydn: Symphonies 2, 11, 18, 19 & 20

      Nimbus NI-5407

      6:15 pm

      William Grant Still: "Africa" (1928)

      "Land of Peace"

      Denver Oldham, p
      Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Still

      Koch 3-7084-2

      6:26 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 11 in E-Flat, K. 171

      International String Quartet
      Mozart: String Quartets K. 169-173

      Price-Less D-22662

      6:41 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: "Polonaise-Fantaisie" in A-Flat, Op. 61

      Andrew Rangell, p
      A Chopin Recital

      Steinway & Sons 30038

      6:56 pm

      Traditional Catalan: Carol, "El desembre congelat"

      Sonos Handbell Ensemble/James Meredith
      Christmas with Sonos Handbell Ensemble

      Well-tempered Productions WTP-5176

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Invitation to the Dance, Part III. This third installment of our series on dance music will center on the charmed life of George Balanchine, the chief choreographer of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. We will listen to the music that inspired Balanchine to choreograph his iconic dance movements including works by JS Bach, Maurice Ravel, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Balanchine’s longtime friend, Igor Stravinsky.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn

      8:01 pm

      Traditional French: "Noël nouvelet (Sing We of Christmas)"

      La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau
      Noël

      Analekta AN2-8730

      8:02 pm

      Traditional: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)"

      Pittsburgh Sym Brass
      The Spirit of Christmas

      Four Winds FW-3022

      8:09 pm

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in E, Kk 380 (L 23)

      Daniel Barenboim, p
      On My New Piano

      DG 4796724

      8:17 pm

      Patric Standford: A Christmas Carol Symphony (1978)

      City of Prague Phil Orch/Gavin Sutherland
      Hely-Hutchinson / Standford / Kelly - Carol Symphony

      Naxos 8.557099

      8:37 pm

      Jean-Baptiste Arban: "Fantaisie brillante" (Theme and Variations)

      Romain Leleu, cornet; Julien Gernay, p
      Folies Parisiennes - Paris, de l'Exposition Universelle aux années 1890

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-905381

      8:46 pm

      Claire Cowan: "Hansel and Gretel"

      "Entry of the Dew Fairies" to Act I Finale

      New Zealand Sym Orch/Hamish McKeich
      Royal New Zealand Ballet * Hansel and Gretel * Music by Claire Cowan

      (Claire Cowan) (2020)

      9:03 pm

      Various: Medley, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Angels We Have Heard on High"

      Empire Brass; Nancy Allen, h; Mark Kroll, hc; Arthur Press, per
      Joy to the World - Music of Christmas

      EMI CDC7-49097-2

      9:12 pm

      Florence Price: "Five Folksongs in Counterpoint"

      Catalyst Quartet
      Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence Price

      Azica ACD-71346

      9:33 pm

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The First Nowell"

      Soloists; London Phil Cho & Orch/Vladimir Jurowski
      Jurowski Conducts Bach, Mendelssohn and Vaughan Williams

      LPO 0050

      10:01 pm

      Ben Shirley: "High Sierra Sonata"

      I. "Buttermilk Morning"

      Anthony McGill, cl; Pacifica Quartet
      American Stories

      Cedille CDR-90000216

      10:10 pm

      George Wyle: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

      Eaken Piano Trio
      Eaken Trio * Most Wonderful TIme

      Con Brio CBR-21345

      10:12 pm

      Beal-Boothe: "Jingle Bell Rock"

      Vienna Boys' Choir, Jazz Ensemble/Gerald Wirth
      Merry Christmas from Vienna

      DG B0023692-02

      10:17 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Lieutenant Kijé" Suite, Op. 60

      London Phil Orch/Klaus Tennstedt
      Kodály: Háry János Suite; Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite

      EMI CDC7-47109-2

      10:39 pm

      Jessie Montgomery: "Peace"

      Anthony McGill, cl; Gloria Chien, p
      Here With You

      Cedille CDR-90000207

      10:44 pm

      Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

      BBC Concert Orch Winds/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride & Other Holiday Favorites

      Naxos 8.559621

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Christmas Memories (12/22/1961). A perennial favorite — Studs's holiday compendium of voices and memories of childhood Christmases originally aired in 1961.