Classical Music Playlist, December 23, 2024
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We’ve got a very sweet 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 2pm to about 3:20pm.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for 3 oboes and strings in Bb major TWV 44:43
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Peter Westermann, oboe; Michael Niesemann, oboe; Piet Dhont, oboe
6:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 8 "Le Soir" (Evening) in G major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
6:29 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Serenade of Carols (arr. Morton Gould)
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor
6:43 a.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Noels sur les Instruments H 534 H 531
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Ancient Suite (Suite ancienne) Opus 31a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:40 a.m.
Amy Beach
Romance (1893) in D major Opus 23
Kristin Lee, violin; Jun Cho, piano
7:46 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air in D major BWV 1068
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:52 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
I Saw Three Ships
Anonymous 4 Andrew Lawrence-King, psaltery
7:55 a.m.
Gloria Shayne Baker; Neol Regney
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Los Angeles Sinfonia; Paul Salamunovich, conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale
8:00 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K 453
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
8:42 a.m.
Michael Praetorius
In dulci jubilo
Musica Fiata; Roland Wilson, conductor La Capella Ducale
8:51 a.m.
Juventino Rosas
Over the Waves (Sobre las olas)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Opus 18
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
9:33 a.m.
Caroline Shaw
and the swallow
Fourth Wall Ensemble; Christopher Allen, conductor
9:37 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Sapias Latin: "have good taste/sense"
Scoring Berlin; Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor Mari Samuelsen, violin
9:41 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No. 2: Chaconne in D minor BWV 1004
Hopkinson Smith, lute
9:54 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
10:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
10:24 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 36
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:57 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Holly and the Ivy
; Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
11:00 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E minor Opus 39
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
11:36 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Femmes de Legende: Melisande Opus 109
Anna Shelest, piano
11:39 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Femmes de Legende: Omphale Opus 86
Anna Shelest, piano
11:44 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 2 "The Night" (La Notte) in G minor Opus 10 RV 439
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
11:54 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro, ma non tanto in D minor Opus 47
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
11:59 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Festive Overture Opus 96
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
12:06 p.m.
Leroy Anderson
Christmas Festival
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:17 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" in C major K 551
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
12:52 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 4 in F major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
1:29 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia Concertante in Bb major HOB 105
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor Marieke Blankestijn, violin; William Conway, cello; Douglas Boyd, oboe; Matthew Wilkie, bassoon
1:50 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
2:00 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.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:30 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Rhapsody in G minor Opus 79/2
Martha Argerich, piano
3:38 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
3:55 p.m.
Samuel Scheidt
In Dulci Jubilo
London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
4:00 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
4:25 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Polka No. 2 JB 1:107
Francine Kay, piano
4:27 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)
Gabriela Montero, piano
4:32 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Michel Corrette
Symphonie des noels No. 6 in A major
Arion
5:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Messiah Sing Along PART 1
Jennifer Miller Hammel, host
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Messiah Sing Along PART 2
Jennifer Miller Hammel, host
