The Christmas Connection 2
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December is filled to bursting with carols and other vocal works—and as a result a great deal of instrumental and orchestral music is overlooked.
We’re going to remedy that in the next hour, with holiday pieces by Bach, Telemann, Beethoven, Berlioz, Rimsky-Korsakov, Hovhaness, and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Puccini without Words |
Rome Symphony Orchestra, Domenico Savino |
MCA Classics MCAD2-9834 |
076732983423 |
| Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio) |
Orchestra of the Collegium Vocale, Ghent, Philippe Herreweghe |
Virgin Veritas 0963342 |
5099909633421 |
| Telemann: Tafelmusik [for Festive Suite in A Major] |
London Festival Orchestra, Ross Pople |
Sony Gala 88985348102 |
889853481026 |
| Beethoven - The Piano Sonatas, Volume VIII [for Piano Sonata 31] |
Andras Schiff |
ECM 1949 |
028947661924 |
| Munch Conducts Berlioz [for Overture to Part II of L’Enfance du Christ,] |
Boston Symphony, Charles Munch |
RCA Victor Red Seal 60393 |
828766039320 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov - Christmas Eve |
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin |
Naxos 8.553789 |
730099478922 |
| Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music [for Hansel & Gretel overture) |
Bamberg Symphony, Karl Anton Rickenbacher |
Virgin Classics 6285842 |
5099962858427 |
| Puccini without Words (for “Christmas Eve in Paris,” from La Boheme. |
Columbia Symphony, Andre Kostelanetz |
CBS Records MDK 46825 |
07464462852 |
| Chadwick: Melpomene, etc. [for “Noel,” from Symphonic Sketches]. |
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi |
Chandos CHAN 10032 |
095115103227 |
| Hovanhess Treasures [for Symphony #49 “Christmas”] |
Northwest Sinfonia, Gerard Schwarz |
Crystal Records CD811 |
009414781123 |
| Martinu: La Revue de Cuisine. [for “Merry Christmas 1941”] |
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood |
Decca 433 660-2 |
028943366021 |
