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      Playlist for Sunday, December 29, 2024

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Josef Strauss: Waltzes, Dorfschwalben aus osterreich (Village Swallows), Op 164

      Rita Streich, s, RIAS Sym Orch/Kurt Gaebel
      Coloratura Favorites

      Decca DL-9873

      12:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltzes, "Dorfgeschichten" (in Ländler Style), Op. 47

      Czecho-Slovak State Phil/Alfred Walter
      J.Strauss, Jr. Edition - Volume 19

      Marco Polo 8.223219

      12:13 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Straussiana" (1953)

      Linz Bruckner Orch/Caspar Richter
      Korngold: Fairytale Pictures and other orchestral music

      ASV CDDCA-1108

      12:20 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Twelve Songs, Op. 5

      No. 9, "Der Friedensbote"

      Dietrich Henschel, br; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Korngold: Lieder

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901780

      12:21 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in d, Op 107, "Reformation"

      Philharmonia Orch/Walter Weller
      Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies, THe Hebrides- Overture

      Chandos CHAN-9099

      12:54 am

      Max Reger: Thirty Little Chorale Preludes, Op 135a

      #5, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"

      Heinz Lohmann, o
      Reger: 30 Little Chorale Preludes, Op. 135a

      MHS 1464

      1:00 am

      Bastiano Chilese: Canzon in Echo a 8 (1608)

      Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall
      Battaglie And Lamenti 1600-1660: Monteverdi, Peri, Fontei, Strozzi

      Alia Vox AV-9815

      1:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin & "Echo Violin" Concerto in A, R 552

      Roland Straumer, v; Michael Frenzel, v; Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig Güttler
      Baroque Violin Concertos - VIVALDI, A. / GRAUN, J.G. / PISENDEL, J.G. / TELEMANN, G.P.

      Berlin Classics 0090562-BC

      1:19 am

      Orlandus (Roland de) Lassus: "Echo Song"

      Empire Brass
      The Glory of Gabrieli: Antiphonal Music for Brass Choirs

      Telarc CD-80553

      1:21 am

      Conradin Kreutzer: Septet in E-Flat, Op 62

      Berlin Octet

      Berlin Classics 0090372-BC

      1:54 am

      George Frideric Handel: March in D, HWV 345

      King's Consort/Robert King
      The Coronation Of King George II

      Hyperion CDA-67286 (2)

      2:00 am

      John Wilbye: Madrigal, "Weep, weep mine eyes"

      Quink
      English Madrigals

      Telarc CD-80328

      2:05 am

      Granville Bantock: Celtic Symphony

      Royal Phil/Vernon Handley
      Bantock: Hebridean Symphony, Celtic Symphony, The Witch Of Atlas, The Sea Reivers

      Hyperion CDA-66450

      2:25 am

      Turlough O'Carolan: "Maurice O'Connor"

      Patrick Ball, h

      Fortuna CDFOR-005

      2:27 am

      Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata #4, Op 59, "Keltic"

      James Tocco, p
      MacDowell: 4 Sonatas/ Griffes: Solo Works

      Gasparo GSCD-231

      2:46 am

      Hamilton Harty: "In Ireland" (1935)

      Ireland National Sym Orch/Proinssias O'Duinn
      HARTY: Irish Symphony (An) / With the Wild Geese / In Ireland

      Naxos 8.554732

      2:55 am

      Buxton Orr: Celtic Suite

      "Reel"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/John Wilson
      The Land Of The Mountain And The Flood: Scottish Orchestral Music

      ASV CDWHL-2123

      3:00 am

      Robert Schumann: "Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister," Op. 98a

      No. 2, "Ballade des Harfners"

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Christoph Eschenbach, p

      DG 2709088 (3)

      3:05 am

      Robert Schumann: "Hermann und Dorothea" Overture, Op. 136

      Philharmonia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Symphony No. 2 / Overture To Goethe's "Hermann And Dorothea"

      Angel S-37602

      3:14 am

      Johannes Brahms: Variations in f-sharp on a theme by Schumann, Op 9

      Louis Lortie, p
      Schumann & Brahms: Piano Works

      Chandos CHAN-9289

      3:32 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh"

      "Nuneh" Variations

      Hideko Udagawa, v; Boris Berezovsky, p
      Khachaturian: Sonata and Dances

      Koch 3-7571-2

      3:34 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Spartacus" Ballet Suite No. 2

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Khachaturian: Spartacus Suites

      Chandos CHAN-8927

      3:54 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "On the Town"

      "The Great Lover"

      Orch/Leonard Bernstein
      Leonard Bernstein ‎– The Early Years

      RCA 60915-2

      4:00 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Der Freischütz"

      Aria, "Und ob die Wolke"

      Karita Mattila, s; Dresden Staatskapelle/Colin Davis
      Karita Mattila * German Romantic Arias

      Erato 42141-2

      4:05 am

      Paul Taffanel: Fantasy on "Der Freischütz"

      Davide Formisano, f; Phillip Moll, p

      Preiser PR-90516

      4:17 am

      Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Weber (1943)

      Philharmonia Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Weber: Overtures

      Chandos CHAN-8766

      4:37 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Der Freischütz"

      Act III Entr'acte

      Berlin German Sym Orch/Marek Janowski
      Der Freischütz

      RCA 62538-2 (2)

      4:39 am

      Emerich Kálmán: "Gräfin Mariza"

      Suite

      Montreal Musica Camerata
      Salon Viennois

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1112

      4:54 am

      Franz Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent

      Aria, "Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelvrei"

      Fritz Wunderlich, t, Munich Radio Orch/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke
      Recital

      Eurodisc 301188 (2)

      5:00 am

      Francesco Geminiani: Violin Sonata in e, Op 1/3

      Purcell Quartet
      La Folia And Other Concertos And Sonatas

      Hyperion CDA-66264

      5:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Sonata in A, Op 2/2

      Ilya Kaler, v; Leonid Blok, p
      Ilya Kaler: Violin Suites

      MCA Classics AED-10527

      5:12 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K. 414

      Rudolf Serkin, p; London Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Konzerte für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 12 A-dur

      DG 400068-2

      5:38 am

      Franz Schubert: Galop in G

      Peter Serkin, p
      Dances

      Pro Arte PAD-171

      5:39 am

      Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano

      Alfred Genovese, ob; David McGill, bn; Peter Serkin, p
      Musique Francaise

      Boston Records BR-1022-CD

      5:53 am

      Paul Dukas: "La Péri"

      "Fanfare"

      Cincinnati Sym/Jesus López-Cobos
      Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Symphony In C, La Peri

      Telarc CD-80515

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      Christmastide - “For Unto Us a Child is born!” Joyous music of the season continues as host Peter DuBois shares choral and organ favorites, both old and new!

      6:58 am

      Traditional English: "Coventry Carol"

      Yolanda Kondonassis, h
      Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

      Telarc CD-80446

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      7:01 am

      Jules Massenet: "Thaïs"

      Meditation

      Joshua Bell, v; Royal Phil Orch/Andrew Litton
      Poème

      Decca 433519-2

      7:07 am

      Traditional Jewish: "O, ir kleyne likhtelekh (O, You Little Candle)"

      Chicago a cappella
      Miracle of Miracles

      Cedille CDR-90000225

      7:12 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 47 in B minor, H XVI:32

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      Haydn: Piano Sonatas

      EMI CDC5-56756-2

      7:23 am

      Aaron Copland: Clarinet Sonata

      Alexander Fiterstein, cl; Chris Hopkins, p
      A Clarinet in America

      Orchid Classics ORC-100155

      7:44 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Simple Symphony," Op. 4

      English Sinfonia/John Farrer
      Britten: Simple Symphony, Lachrymae, Prelude and Fugue/ Tippett: Concerto For Double String orchestra

      Carlton Classics 30366-00542

      8:02 am

      Samuel Barber: Song, "With Rue my Heart is Laden," Op. 2, No. 2

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
      Muse

      Decca B0034635-02

      8:03 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Vernon Handley
      Symphony No.6 in E Minor, Symphony No.9 in E Minor, Fantasia On Greensleeves

      EMI CDM7-64613-2

      8:08 am

      Traditional Jewish: "A Yiddishe Mamme"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Israel Phil Orch/Dov Seltzer
      Tradition

      EMI CDC7-47904-2

      8:16 am

      Traditional Jewish: Introduction and Two Klezmer Dances

      Leo Chelyapov, cl; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      L.A.G.Q.

      Sony 60274

      8:25 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Chichester Psalms"

      Israel Phil Cho & Orch/Leonard Bernstein
      Chichester Psalms, Symphony 1 and 2

      DG 463462-2 (2)

      8:45 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Judas Maccabaeus"

      Suite

      Solid Brass
      Christmas With Solid Brass

      Dorian DOR-90114

      8:50 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Sigurd Jorsalfar," Op. 22

      Homage March

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Grieg: Peer Gynt, Sigurd Jorsalfar (Complete Recordings)

      DG 423079-2

      9:00 am

      Michael Praetorius: "Terpsichore"

      Suite in D

      Christopher Parkening, g
      Parkening Plays Vivaldi, Warlock & Praetorius

      EMI CDC5-55052-2

      9:13 am

      Francesco Maria Veracini: "Ouverture" (Suite) No. 4 in F

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Veracini: 5 Overtures

      Archiv 439937-2

      9:28 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 70, "Wachet! betet! (Watch! Pray!)"

      Soloists; Amsterdam Baroque Orch & Cho/Ton Koopman
      Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone,
      Complete Cantatas - Volume 9

      Erato 27315-2 (3)

      9:52 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Flute, Bassoon and Violin Concerto in F, R 100

      Katy Bircher, f; Peter Whelan, bn; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler, v
      Vivaldi: The French Connection * La Serenissima * Adrian Chandler

      Avie AV-2178

      10:01 am

      Roderick Williams: "O Adonai, et Dux Domus Israel"

      preceded by plainchant antiphon "O Adonai"

      Choir of Clare College Cambridge/Graham Ross
      Veni Emmanuel: Music for Advent

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907579

      10:10 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Song, "Gondellied," Op. 1, No. 6

      Chen Reiss, s; Jewish Chamber Orch Munich/Daniel Grossmann
      Chen Reiss: Fanny & Felix: Arias, Lieder, Overtures

      Onyx 4231

      10:13 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Song, "Der Rosenkranz," Op. 9, No. 3

      Chen Reiss, s; Jewish Chamber Orch Munich/Daniel Grossmann
      Chen Reiss: Fanny & Felix: Arias, Lieder, Overtures

      Onyx 4231

      10:17 am

      Béla Bartók: "Romanian Christmas Carols," Sz 57

      Zoltán Kocsis, p
      Béla Bartók: Works for Piano Solo, Vol. 2

      Philips 442016-2

      10:27 am

      Leroy Anderson: "Bugler's Holiday"

      St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson Favorites

      RCA 68048-2

      10:33 am

      Ernest Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1

      Jenny Lin, p; Southwest German Radio Sym Orch/Jiří Stárek
      Ernest Bloch: Concerto Symphonique, Concerto Grosso No. 1, Scherzo Fantasque

      Hänssler Classic CD-93.192

      10:57 am

      Camargo Guarnieri: "Dansa Brasileira"

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Latin American Fiesta

      Sony SMK-60571

      11:00 am

      Ferdinando Carulli: Flute and Guitar Fantasy, Op. 337

      Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Alexandre Lagoya, g
      Carulli: Music for Flute and Guitar

      CBS MK-42130

      11:12 am

      Adolphus Hailstork: Eight Variations on "Shalom Chaverim"

      Andrey Kasparov, p
      Ignis Fatuus

      Albany TROY-1112

      11:21 am

      Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14

      Gil Shaham, v; New York Phil/David Robertson
      1930's Violin Concertos Vol. 1

      Canary Classics CC-12 (2)

      11:45 am

      Raymond Goldstein: "B'rakhot L'hannuka"

      Simon Spiro, cantor; Coro Hebraeico/Neil Levin
      A Hanukka Celebration

      Naxos 8.559410

      11:51 am

      Kevin Puts: "Contact"

      I. "The Call"

      Time for Three; Philadelphia Orch/Xian Zhang
      Letters for the Future

      DG 4863066

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Hosted by Kristina Lynn.

      12:00 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Rhapsody in A-Flat, Op. 45, No. 3

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Dvořák: Slavonic Dances Op. 46

      Philips 416623-2

      12:13 pm

      Michael Praetorius: "Dance Suite"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

      Delos DE-3132

      12:25 pm

      Jule Styne: "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"

      Imani Winds; Jason Moran, p; James Genus, db; Javier Diaz, per; Nate Smith, dr
      Nate Smith, drums,
      This Christmas

      Koch KICCD-7748

      12:30 pm

      William Grant Still: Symphony No. 2 in G, "Song of a New Race"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Still, Dawson, Ellington: Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHAN-9226

      1:00 pm

      Ola Gjeilo: "The Lake Isle"

      Tenebrae/Nigel Short; Ola Gjeilo, p; Kristian Kvalvaag, g; str quartet
      Ciaran McCabe, violin,
      Matthew Sharp, cello,
      Voices, Piano, Strings

      Decca B0024646-02

      1:07 pm

      Malcolm Arnold: Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59

      Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart
      The Celtic Album

      RCA 68901-2

      1:18 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Morgen," Op. 27, No. 4

      Arleen Auger, s; Irwin Gage, p
      Lieder

      CBS MK-42447

      1:23 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Aus Italien," Op. 16

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Richard Strauss: Aus Italien, 4 Songs

      Chandos CHAN-8744

      2:04 pm

      Scott Joplin: Medley, "Pleasant Moments; The Favorite"

      Canadian Brass
      The Canadian Brass - Pachelbel To Joplin

      Vanguard VCD-72018

      2:10 pm

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "L'amant anonyme"

      Act I, Scene 3: Ballet

      Haymarket Opera Orch/Craig Trompeter
      L'Amant Anonyme

      Cedille CDR-90000217

      2:18 pm

      Eric Ewazen: Oboe Concerto, "Down a River of Time"

      III. "...and memories of tomorrow"

      Linda Strommen, ob; Sejong Soloists
      Sejong Plays Ewazen

      Albany TROY-577

      2:26 pm

      Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No. 2 in C

      Hanover Band/Roy Goodman
      Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Horn Concertino

      Nimbus NI-5180

      2:46 pm

      Clarice Assad: "Constellation"

      Harumi Rhodes, v; Clarice Assad, p
      Takács Assad Libro

      Yarlung YAR-59691

      2:58 pm

      Jerome Kern: "Swing Time"

      "The Way You Look Tonight"

      The King's Singers
      Close Harmony

      Signum SIGCD-912

      3:01 pm

      Anthony Holborne: "Renaissance Suite"

      Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
      The Glorious Sound of Brass

      Sony SBK-63061

      3:15 pm

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43

      New Zealand Sym Orch/Pietari Inkinen
      Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Karelia Suite

      Naxos 8.572704

      4:00 pm

      Karl Jenkins: "Palladio"

      London Phil Orch Strings/Karl Jenkins
      Karl Jenkins: Diamond Music - The Smith Quartet

      Sony SK-62276

      4:17 pm

      Jean-Féry Rebel: "Les Caractères de la Danse"

      Palladian Ensemble
      The Sun King's Paradise

      Linn CKD-100

      4:28 pm

      Franz Waxman: "Auld Lang Syne" Variations

      Mark Kaplan, v; Cristina Ortiz, p; Barcelona Sym Orch Strings/Lawrence Foster
      Waxman: Goyana

      Koch 3-7444-2

      4:43 pm

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Enchantment"

      Clipper Erickson, p
      My Cup Runneth Over - The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

      Navona NV-6013

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

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

      St. Petersburg Phil Orch/Yuri Temirkanov
      Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite; Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé; Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

      EMI 11272-2

      5:19 pm

      Igor Stravinsky: "Mavra"

      "Chanson russe"

      Renaud Capuçon, v; Jérôme Ducros, p
      Capriccio

      Virgin 374087-2

      5:24 pm

      Igor Stravinsky: "Scherzo fantastique," Op. 3

      St. Petersburg Phil Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      Stravinsky: The Complete Ballets and Symphonies

      Decca 448812-2

      5:37 pm

      Francis Poulenc: Piano and Wind Sextet

      Paris Wind Quintet; Jacques Février, p
      Poulenc: Chamber Music

      EMI CZS7-62736-2 (2)

      5:56 pm

      Francis Poulenc: "Exultate Deo"

      Winchester Cathedral Cho/David Hill
      Lux Aeterna / Winchester Cathedral Choir/David Hill

      Virgin 45340-2

      6:00 pm

      Richard Wagner: Symphony in C

      Tokyo Metropolitan Sym Orch/Hiroshi Wakasugi
      Wagner: Symphonies in E major, in C major

      Denon CO-75259

      6:39 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 12, No. 3

      Viktoria Mullova, v; Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
      Beethoven * Violin Sonatas 3 & 9 * Mullova * Bezuidenhout

      Onyx 4050

      6:57 pm

      Frank Bridge: Four Short Pieces

      No. 2, "Spring Song"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; Heath Quartet
      Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Elgar

      Decca B0031491-02

      7:03 pm

      Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10

      English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten
      Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Simple Symphony, Etc.

      Decca 417509-2

      7:32 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

      Murray Perahia, p
      Brahms: Handel Variations, Rhapsodies, Piano Pieces

      Sony 72725

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, OP. 38 "Spring;" Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Goldmark "In Springtime;" Frederick Stock, conductor; Mahler "Das Lied von der Erde;" Maureen Forrester, contralto; Richard Lewis, tenor; Fritz Reiner, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      Missy Mazzoli: "Impromptu (Thomas's Piece)"

      Joshua Bell, v; Kaprálová Orch
      Mozart in the Jungle, Season 3

      Sony 88985396692

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Latin American Concerto Elbio's imaginary concert starts with Catalan composer Josep Fàbrega from the 18th century, continues with a Mexican Romantic composer Ricardo Castro from the 19th century, and ends with a 20th-century symphonic poem from the Argentinian Carlos López Buchard.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Vaughan Williams Conducts Vaughan Williams

      Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 in D; "Dona Nobis Pacem;" Symphony No. 4; "Old King Cole" ballet suite.

      11:00 pm

      Continues to 1:00am Monday.