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WCLV Program Guide 12-13-2020

00:00 FILM AT FIVE with Bill O’Connell: Olivier & Walton, the Shakespeare Trilogy

Sir William Walton: Henry V: Agincourt Song—Florida Philharmonic/James Judd (Harm Mundi 907070) 2:17

Sir William Walton: Henry V: Suite—Florida Philharmonic/James Judd (Harm Mundi 907070) 16:22

Sir William Walton: Hamlet: Suite—Sir John Gielgud, actor; Academy St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner (Chandos 8852) 14:12

Sir William Walton: Richard III: Nightmare—Academy St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner (Chandos 8841) 6:17

Sir William Walton: Richard III: Suite—Sir John Gielgud, actor; Academy St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner (Chandos 8841) 19:20

 

01:00 CHICAGO SYMPHONY with Lisa Simeone – Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano (Santuzza); Piero Pretti, tenor (Turiddu); Luca Salsi, baritone (Alfio); Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano (Lucia); Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano (Lola); Alessandra Visconti (A Woman); Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director; Mitsuko Uchida, piano

George Bizet: Roma

Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 (excerpt)

 

03:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin – Conductor: Jeffrey Kahane, harpsichord & piano; Sheryl Staples, violin; Liang Wang, oboe; Michelle Kim, violin; Marc Ginsburg, violin; Lisa E. Kim, violin

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 33

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Op 15

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins

Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun—Alan Gilbert, conductor

Ravel: Bolero—Alan Gilbert, conductor

 

05:00 MILLENNIUM OF MUSIC with Robert Aubry Davis: A Suzi Digby Christmas - Our friend Suzi Digby joins us to share her memories of Christmas in England when she was young and her own conducting work

 

06:00 MUSICA SACRA

06:04:00  Ludwig van Beethoven: Christ on Mount of Olives: Hallelujah Op 85   (1803) Atlanta Symphony Chorus Atlanta Symphony Robert Shaw Telarc 80119 4:01

06:11:05  Ludwig van Beethoven: Gloria from 'Missa Solemnis' Op 123   (1823) Saramae Endich, soprano Cleveland Orchestra George Szell MAA 97 15:53

06:28:08  Orlande de Lassus: Surrexit pastor bonus    (1562) Chanticleer   Warner 574272 2:30

 

06:30 MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD with Lloyd Newell & the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

 

07:00 PIPEDREAMS with Michael Barone: A Christmas Fete - A multi-generational sampler of festival holiday music from many lands

BEN PARRY: Gabriel’s News  Selwyn College Choir & Ely Cathedral Girl’s Choir/Sarah MacDonald; Aaron Shilson (1908-2001 Harrison/Ely Cathedral) Regent 542

MARCEL DUPRÉ: Variations on Adeste fidelis  Robert Gallagher (1966 Noehren/St. John’s Cathedral, Milwaukee, WI) WLP 2922

JOHANN PRAETORIUS: Vom Himmel hoch (3 verses)  Jonathan Moyer (1637 Stellwagen/St. Jacobi Church, Lübeck) Loft 1165

HERBERT SUMSION: Fantasia on Adeste fidelis  Douglas Major (Aeolian-Skinner/National Cathedral, Washington, DC) Gothic 49095

ANDREAS SCHADE: Pastorale. ANONYMOUS: Let us sing, little children, fr Lublin Tabulature. JAKUB PAUS: Pastorele in C. CAJUS SCHMEDECKE: Joseph, lover, Joseph mine, fr Gdansk Tabulature  Andrzej Szadejko (1618 Friese-1757 Dalitz-2018 Segscheider/Franciscan Holy Trinity Church, Gdansk, Poland) Ars Sonora 144

TRADITIONAL (arr. Cherwien): Love has come. LEWEIS REDNER (arr, Cherwien & Paulus): O little town of Bethlehem. FELIX MENDELSSOHN (arr. Cherwien & Willcocks): Hark, the herald angels sin) Rachel Brandwein, harp; Sarah Carmack, oboe; National Lutheran Choir/David Cherwien (2003 Reuter/St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Bloomington, MN) NLC 2019

 

08:00 WITH HEART AND VOICE with Peter DuBois: Advent 3, Song of Mary - Mary, Mother of Jesus, features prominently in this program of music celebrating her, and her response to the news that she will give birth to the Christ Child in the Magnificat.  Join Peter DuBois for this important step on the Advent journey

 

09:00 IF IT AIN’T BAROQUE with John Mills

09:03:15  Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto Pastorale    (1740) Angèle Dubeau, violin La Pietà Angèle Dubeau Analekta 8730 11:18

09:16:47  Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Part 3  BWV 248 (1734) RIAS Chamber Chorus Academy for Early Music Berlin René Jacobs Harm Mundi 2908304 22:21

09:42:30  Lorenzo Zavateri: Concerto Grosso in D Op 1 # 10 'Pastoral' (1735) Gottfried von der Goltz, violin Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz DHM 77352 9:54

09:53:48  Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in b: Sanctus    (1749) Munich Bach Choir Munich Bach Orchestra Karl Richter DeutGram 4795448 5:47

 

10:00 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY with Jim Cunningham – Michael Camilo, piano

Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Michael Camilo: Piano Concerto No. 2 ‘Tenerife’

Encores Michael Camilo: On Fire & an original composition

Manuel de Falla: Asturiana—Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Leonard Slatkin, piano

Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso

Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Princess of the Past

Maurice Ravel: Menuet Antique

Maurice Ravel: Boléro

 

12:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND with Fred Child

Camille Saint-Saens: Une Nuit a Lisbonne (A Night in Lisbon) Orchestre Symphonique Francais; Laurent Petitgirard, conductor Album: Saint-Saens Adda 590064 Music: 4:32

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 Inon Barnatan, piano; Karen Gomyo, violin; Joshua Roman, cello Chamber Music from Spoleto Festival USA 2019; Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC Music: 24:03

Piano Puzzler: Contestant is Kevin Shaw from Charlotte, NC Music: 8:51

Olivier Messiaen: Le Merle Noir Jonathan Snowdon, flute; Andrew Litton, piano Album: Danse de la Chevre Virgin 90846 Music: 5:16

Camille Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 Ray Chen, Violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Elim Chan, conductor Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA Music: 9:37

Sasha Margolis: Wallachian-Appalachian Scratchin' Big Galut(e) Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival in partnership with the Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT Concert Record Date: 10/14/2019 Music: 4:12

Traditional: Hanukkah Symphony Nova Scotia; Howard Cable, conductor Album: Seasons Celebrations CBC 5226 Music: 4:46

Traditional, arr. Paul Schoenfield: Al Hanisim Essential Voices USA; Paul Schoenfield, piano; Judith Clurman, conductor Album: Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit Dorian 92182 Music: 3:48

Stephen Schwartz, arr. Ryan Nowlin: Hanukkah Song "We Are Lights" Essential Voices USA; Judith Clurman, conductor Album: Season of Light Dorian 70006 Music: 4:25

Scott Robinson: Great is the Miracle (Hanukkah Medley) Eaken Piano Trio Album: I'll Be Home for the Holidays Naxos 554714 Music: 15:03

Alexander Krein: Caprice Hebraique, Op.24 Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Orion Weiss, piano Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA Music: 5:41

Joel Engel: Freilakhs, Op.20, No.2 Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Orion Weiss, piano Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA Music: 3:32

Traditional (arr. David Krakauer): Der Gasn Nign (The Street Song) (Encore) David Krakauer, clarinet; Nurit Pacht and Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin; Melissa Reardon, viola; Aron Zelkowicz, cello Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival, Levy Hall at Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA Music: 5:06

13:57:30  William Billings: The Shepherd's Carol    (1786) Musica Sacra  Richard Westenburg DeutGram 429732 2:40

 

14:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin – Conductor: Jeffrey Kahane, harpsichord & piano; Sheryl Staples, violin; Liang Wang, oboe; Michelle Kim, violin; Marc Ginsburg, violin; Lisa E. Kim, violin

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 33

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Op 15

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins

Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun—Alan Gilbert, conductor

Ravel: Bolero—Alan Gilbert, conductor

 

16:00 THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ON THE RADIO with Robert Conrad – The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, conductor – recorded live in Severance Hall

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D 'La Chasse'

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 Op 103 'The Year 1905'

17:31:26  Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 98    (1792)  Cleveland Orchestra George Szell Sony 768779 26:57

 

18:00 FROM THE TOP with America's finest young musicians; recorded Various 2009 -2014 - Features beautiful music and interviews selected out of From the Top’s 20 year deep archive including a rambunctious performance of a piece called “The Tom and Jerry Show” performed by a 14-year-old pianist from Tennessee … a young bassoonist who shares the moving story of her family’s journey moving from city to city for and how she fell in love with the bassoon during that hard time … and the National Youth Orchestra of America performs the music of Leonard Bernstein

14-year-old pianist Mayuki Miyashita from Maryville, TN. performs The Tom and Jerry Show by Hiromi Uehara

18-year-old bassoonist Sandra Bailey from Atlanta, GA. performs Mvt I Allegro con moto from Sonatine by Alexandre Tansman along with pianist, Christopher O’Riley

18-year-old guitarist Jason Lewis from Glencoe, IL. performs Mvt 3 La Toccata de Pasquini from Sonata by Leo Brouwer

16-year-old cellist John-Henry Crawford from Shreveport, LA. performs Mvt. 3, Allegro commodo from Sonata No. 2 by Bohuslav Martinu with Christopher O’Riley, piano

18-year-old violinist Gregorio Lopes from Bloomington, IN. performs Melodie by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with Christopher O'Riley, piano

The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America under the direction of David Robertson performs “Prologue” and “Mambo” from Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein.

The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America under the direction of David Robertson performs Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture by George Gershwin, arranged by Robert Russell Bennett

 

19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna

19:04:05  George Gershwin: An American in Paris    (1928)  Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Decca 4787779 17:37

19:24:14  Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Op 58   (1806) Stefan Vladar, piano Capella Istropolitana Barry Wordsworth Naxos 500250 34:37

 

20:00 SPECIAL: Candles Burning Brightly with Mindy Ratner – A celebration of Hanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, with an exploration of Hanukah foods, traditional activities … and plenty of music.

Dov Frimer (arr Netsky and Jacobson) -- Al HaNissim – Zamir Chorale of Boston and Ensemble

Traditional -- Blessing Melody - Andrea Stern, harp

Traditional (arr Ellstein; choral arr Jacobson, orch Gelber) – Candle Blessings – Cantor Morton Shames, Aram Demirjian; New England Conservatory Chorus and Orchestra

Theodore Bikel reads "The Lost Menorah" by Howard Schwartz from Adam's Soul: The Collected Tales of Howard Schwartz (published by Jason Aronson in 1992; now out of print); used with the kind permission of the author

Samuel Adler – To Celebrate a Miracle (excerpts) University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony

Traditional (arr Netsky; lyrics Rosenfeld) – O Ir Kleyne Likhtelekh – Marissa Steingold, voice; Hankus Netsky, piano

Louis Lewandowski – Hanerot Halalu – Eaken Piano Trio

Jay Ungar – Lights of Hanukah – The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band; University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra

Flory Jagoda (arr/prod Steve Barnett) – “Ocho Candelikas" – Chanticleer and the Chanticleer Holiday Orchestra

Traditional (arr L Hochman, J Clurman, B Mitchell) – Songs of Freedom: A Celebration of Hanukah (excerpt): O Hanukah – Ron Raines, bar; Essential Voices USA and Ensemble

Chasia Segal – Latke Cooking Demonstration

Traditional Sephardic (arr H Netsky) – Kitaltas – Theodore Bikel, Elizabeth Parvin, George Kirby; Members of New England Conservatory Jewish Music Ensemble

Traditional (arr L Hochman, J Clurman, B Mitchell) – Songs of Freedom: A Celebration of Hanukah (excerpt): S’vivon – Essential Voices USA and Ensemble

Mikhl Gelbart (arr Mlotek; lyrics Aaron and Gelbart) – Ikh bin a Kleyner Dreydl – New England Conservatory Children’s Chorus, Julianna Mullen, solo Hankus Netsky, piano

Mikhl Gelbart (arr Lazar and Tayku) – I Have a Little Dreydl – Thomas Jacobs, vocals; Kevin Harris, piano; New England Conservatory Chorus and Ensemble

Folksong (arr Prussing) – Hayo, Haya - Sursum Corda

Joshua Jacobson – Mi Zeh Yemalel – Chaim Parchi, bar; Zamir Chorale of Boston

Traditional (arr L Hochman, J Clurman, B Mitchell) – Songs of Freedom: A Celebration of Hanukah (excerpt): Maoz Tsur  – Essential Voices USA and Ensemble

Traditional Yiddish (arr H Netsky): Oy, Hanukah — New England Conservatory Jewish Music Ensemble 21:00 INNOVATIONS with Mark Satola - featuring works by Cleveland area composers, presented in cooperation with the Cleveland Composers’ Guild

21:55:12  Henry Cowell: Hymn for String Orchestra    (1946)  City of London Sinfonia David Amos Harm Mundi 906011 5:05

 

22:00 CITY CLUB FORUM – recorded Friday at The City Club of Cleveland, a citadel of free speech - Equity by Design - Enrique Penalsoa

 

23:00 QUIET HOUR with Rob Grier

23:02:06  Peter Tchaikovsky: The Crown of Roses    (1883) Rodolfus Choir  Ralph Allwood BBC 326 2:31

23:04:37  Emmanuel Chabrier: Suite pastorale: Idyll    (1881)  Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Neeme Järvi Chandos 5122 4:00

23:08:40  Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of Saint Gregory Op 62   (1946) Benny Wiame, trumpet I Fiamminghi Rudolf Werthen Telarc 80392 5:37

23:15:26  John Rutter: Wild Wood Carol    (1984) Gerald Finley, baritone City of London Sinfonia John Rutter Collegium 121 3:09

23:18:36  Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis    (1910)  Sinfonia of London Sir John Barbirolli EMI 67264 16:10

23:35:46  Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Symphony    (1734)  Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner EMI 47027 6:00

23:41:46  Francisco Tárrega: Capricho Arabe    (1892) Sharon Isbin, guitar   Bridge 9491 5:51

23:47:36  Traditional: Watts Nativity Carol     Emma Kirkby, soprano  Martin Neary Sony 87771 5:58

23:54:03  Anonymous: The Angel Gabriel (Gabriel's Message)     Elora Festival Singers  Noel Edison Naxos 573421 3:01

23:57:22  Gabriel Pierné: Pastorale Op 14 # 1 (1887)  Reykjavik Wind Quintet  Chandos 9362 2:58