Program Guide 12-12-2017
Almanac
December 12
1887 Kurt Atterberg – Swedish composer (d.1974); for the 100th anniversary of the death of Schubert in 1928, the Columbia Graphophone Company sponsored a worldwide symphony competition in which composers had to write a symphony completing, or inspired by, Schubert's ‘Unfinished’ Symphony and Atterberg’s Symphony No. 6 Op 31 was awarded first prize, winning $10,000; after WWII, ostracized by his fellow Swedish composers because of alleged—but never proven—Nazi sympathies.
1907 Roy Douglas – British composer and arranger (d. 3/13/15); one-time musical assistant to Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton and Richard Addinsell; made orchestrations of piano pieces by Chopin for the ballet Les Sylphides and of Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto.
1929 first concert performance of Constant Lambert’s Rio Grande for alto, choir, piano, brass, strings and percussion, in Manchester, England with Sir Hamilton Harty as piano soloist, and the composer conducting the Hallé Orchestra; an example of symphonic jazz, in the style of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue; the first-ever performance was a BBC Radio broadcast on February 27, 1928.
1960 Jaap van Zweden Dutch conductor and violinist (58 years old). At 18, he became Concertmaster of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, a position he held until 1995; he became a conductor after Leonard Bernstein invited him to lead an orchestra rehearsal in Berlin. He has begun his tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic with the 2018-2019 season.
2001 first performance of Henry Brant’s Ice Field, by the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas conducting; awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2002.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
00:02:00 00:36:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D
Claudio Abbado Orchestra Mozart Archiv 4777598
00:42:00 00:28:16 Frédéric Chopin Les Sylphides
Richard Bonynge National Philharmonic Decca 433864
01:13:00 00:35:37 Franz Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 4788977
01:52:00 00:33:45 Jean-Philippe Rameau Castor and Pollux: Instrumental Suite
Frans Brüggen Orchestra of the 18th Century Philips 426714
02:29:00 00:25:05 Robert Schumann Symphonic Etudes Op 13
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Decca 444338
02:57:00 00:35:48 Niels Gade Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op 5
Dmitri Kitayenko Danish National Radio Sym Chandos 9422
03:36:00 00:32:40 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major
Jerusalem Quartet Harm Mundi 902076
04:12:00 00:42:51 Peter Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op 64
Jaap van Zweden Dallas Symphony Orchestra DSO Live 2009
04:58:00 00:24:02 Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols Op 28
Etherea Vocal Ensemble; Grace Cloutier, harp Delos 3422
05:25:00 00:13:35 Claude Debussy Pour le piano
Barry Douglas, piano RCA 68127
05:42:00 00:07:47 Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Symphony
René Jacobs Academy Ancient Music Berlin Harm Mundi 2908304
05:50:00 00:07:36 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 10 in G major
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Vienna Concentus Musicus Teldec 25914
06:00 BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:04:02 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourrée & Gigue
Helmut Müller-Brühl Cologne Chamber Orchestra Naxos 503293
06:15:00 00:09:49 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major
Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano Avie 2209
06:26:00 00:05:02 C. Monteverdi & T. Merula Two Ciacconas
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Members of Tafelmusik 1001
06:30:00 00:04:12 Antonio Salieri Falstaff: Overture
Matthias Bamert London Mozart Players Chandos 9877
06:40:00 00:09:40 Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro vivace from Symphony No. 8 Op 93
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra Sony 373715
06:53:00 00:05:47 Robert Fuchs Menuetto from Serenade No. 3 Op 21
Christian Ludwig Cologne Chamber Orchestra Naxos 572607
06:59:00 00:03:02 John Philip Sousa March 'Hands Across the Sea'
John Williams Boston Pops Orchestra Sony 46747
07:03:00 00:05:06 Carl Stamitz Rondo from Cello Concerto No. 1
Prague Chamber Orchestra Christian Benda Christian Benda, cello Naxos 550865
07:13:00 00:06:59 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2008
07:20:00 00:03:40 John Rutter The Very Best Time of the Year
City of London Sinfonia John Rutter Cambridge Singers Collegium 121
07:25:00 00:01:50 Leonard Bernstein On the Town: I Can Cook Too
Center City Brass Quintet Chandos 4554
07:30:00 00:05:00 Igor Stravinsky The Firebird: Round Dance of the Princesses
Paavo Järvi Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80587
07:40:00 00:10:29 Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture Op 80
Marin Alsop London Philharmonic Naxos 557428
07:52:00 00:04:10 Sergei Prokofiev Cinderella: Galop
Martha Argerich, piano; Mikhail Pletnev, piano DeutGram 3109
08:07:00 00:01:37 Vince Guaraldi Skating
Canadian Brass Steinway 30027
08:09:00 00:07:37 Emile Waldteufel Waltz 'The Skaters' Op 183
Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66998
08:17:00 00:03:16 Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Fêtes d'Hébé: Musette et Tambourin
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Archiv 4478
08:20:00 00:02:42 John Williams Home Alone 2: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 2014
08:25:00 00:09:46 Aram Khachaturian Finale from Flute Concerto
Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra David Zinman Emmanuel Pahud, flute EMI 57563
08:40:00 00:09:19 Emmanuel Chabrier Gwendoline: Overture
Neeme Järvi Orch de la Suisse Romande Chandos 5122
08:47:00 00:02:46 Vince Guaraldi Christmas Time is Here
Canadian Brass Steinway 30027
08:53:00 00:08:22 Ralph Vaughan Williams Coastal Command: Suite
Kenneth Alwyn Philharmonia Orchestra Silva 1094
09:05:00 00:16:02 Peter Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Op 45
Jaap van Zweden Dallas Symphony Orchestra DSO Live 2009
09:28:00 00:05:36 John Williams Star Wars: Main Theme
Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 4763793
09:35:00 00:04:23 John Williams Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme
Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 4763793
09:43:00 00:09:19 Tomaso Albinoni Concerto à 6 for Trumpet & Winds in C major
Wind Ensemble Bob van Asperen Wolfgang Basch, trumpet DHM 7976
09:55:00 00:04:02 Michael Praetorius Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
André Previn Frederica von Stade, mezzo; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Chorus Sony 87771
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:01:00 00:02:31 Vince Guaraldi Christmas is Coming
Canadian Brass Steinway 30027
10:04:00 00:02:30 Vince Guaraldi Christmas Time is Here
Christopher O'Riley, piano CPI 3294112
10:08:00 00:12:25 Johann Sebastian Bach Motet 'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied'
Chamber Ensemble Anton Armstrong St. Olaf Choir St.Olaf 3215
10:23:00 00:05:23 Johann Sebastian Bach French Suite No. 5: Sarabande in G
Simone Dinnerstein, piano Telarc 80715
10:30:00 00:03:51 Peter Tchaikovsky Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Scherzo Op 42
Odense Symphony Alexander Vedernikov Jennifer Koh, violin Cedille 166
10:38:00 00:04:13 Alexander Glazunov Ballet Scenes: Mazurka Op 52
Edo de Waart Minnesota Orchestra Telarc 80347
10:44:00 00:11:18 Johann Melchior Molter Concerto Pastorale in G major
La Pietà Angèle Dubeau Angèle Dubeau, violin Analekta 8730
10:56:00 00:03:48 Sir Edward Elgar March of the Mogul Emperors Op 66
James Judd New Zealand Symphony Naxos 503293
11:01:00 00:10:37 Felix Mendelssohn Overture 'The Fair Melusina' Op 32
Ilan Volkov BBC Scottish Symphony BBC 225
11:14:00 00:05:54 Gabriel Pierné Impromptu-Caprice Op 9
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Azica 71273
11:22:00 00:03:52 Lars-Erik Larsson Pastoral Suite: Scherzo Op 19
Dorrit Matson New York Scandia Symphony Centaur 2607
11:25 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS
11:27:00 00:03:18 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Hodie Christus natus est
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Members of MAA 1993
11:30:00 00:01:13 Edmund Rubbra Dormi Jesu
Gareth Morrell Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1996
11:31:00 00:03:21 Johann Sebastian Bach Mass in b: Dona nobis pacem
Cleveland Orchestra Robert Shaw Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1999
11:34:00 00:01:27 John Joubert Torches Op 7
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleve Orch Children's Chorus MAA 1993
11:36:00 00:03:44 Traditional The Twelve Days of Christmas
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1996
11:42:00 00:03:56 Katherine K. Davis The Little Drummer Boy
Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 2008
11:46:00 00:03:15 Traditional Of the Father's Love Begotten
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1993
11:49:00 00:02:13 John Francis Wade O Come, All Ye Faithful
Robert Page Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1999
11:51:00 00:03:10 Traditional A Maiden Most Gentle
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1996
11:54:00 00:02:05 Lowell Mason Joy to the World
Cleveland Orchestra Robert Page Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1999
12:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
12:07:00 00:08:49 Richard Addinsell Suicide Squadron: Warsaw Concerto
BBC Symphony Orchestra Hugh Wolff Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Decca 460503
12:17:00 00:08:33 Peter Tchaikovsky Finale from Symphony No. 3 Op 29
Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 449967
12:27:00 00:03:31 Florent Schmitt La tragédie de Salomé: Dance of the Pearls
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Orchestre Métropolitaine Atma 2647
12:32:00 00:02:15 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: March
Eugene Ormandy Philadelphia Orchestra Sony 87771
12:39:00 00:03:51 Victor Herbert Babes in Toyland: March of the Toys
Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2011
12:45:00 00:11:19 Jenö Takács Serenade on Country Dances from Old Graz Op 83
Quintett.Wien Nimbus 5479
12:58:00 00:03:01 Anonymous Riu, riu, chiu
Peter Bennett Quire Cleveland Quire 101
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:03:00 00:30:27 Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 8 in D minor
Bernard Haitink London Philharmonic EMI 57086
13:34:00 00:20:24 Sir Edward Elgar Overture 'In the South' Op 50
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 463265
13:56:00 00:03:03 George Frideric Handel Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
Karl Richter London Philharmonic DeutGram 469376
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:00:00 00:02:43 Johann Strauss Jr Polka 'Forward with Valor!' Op 432
Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4782601
14:03:00 00:03:05 Carl Michael Ziehrer Fan Polonaise Op 525
Willi Boskovsky Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4785437
14:08:00 00:12:07 Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox Roderick Williams, baritone; Joseph Cullen, organ; Joyful Company of Singers Chandos 10385
14:23:00 00:05:55 Franz Schubert Andante from Symphony No. 1
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Teldec 91184
14:34:00 00:11:06 Kurt Atterberg Suite No. 3 Op 19
Dalasinfoniettan Bjarte Engeset Henning Kraggerud, violin Naxos 503293
14:48:00 00:09:54 Lorenzo Zavateri Concerto Grosso in D major Op 1
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz Gottfried von der Goltz, vn; Brigitte Täubl, violin DHM 77352
14:59:00 00:02:01 Traditional Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Anthony Newman Choral Guild of Atlanta; Anthony Newman, organ Sony 87771
15:02:00 00:19:34 Alfredo Casella Italia Op 11
Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10768
15:24:00 00:06:30 Ottorino Respighi Church Windows: The Flight into Egypt
Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2014
15:32:00 00:03:43 John Wasson Festival Fanfare for Christmas
Jerry Junkin Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 126
15:39:00 00:05:02 Henry J. Gauntlett Once in Royal David's City
Fanfare Tpts, Welsh Guards John Hugh Thomas Huw Tregelles Williams, organ; BBC National Chorus of Wales Nimbus 5310
15:47:00 00:08:05 Louis Moreau Gottschalk Grand Fantasia Triumfal Op 69
Royal Philharmonic Moshe Atzmon Cristina Ortiz, piano Decca 414348
15:56:00 00:01:42 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 10: Puck Op 71
Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano DeutGram 463483
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Brahms and the Clarinet
15:58:00 00:04:42 Franz Schubert Ave Maria Symphony Orchestra
Ayako Shinozaki, harp; Chorus Sony 87771
16:06:00 00:03:05 Agustín Barrios Villancico de Navidad
John Williams, guitar Sony 87771
16:12:00 00:11:45 Joseph Fiala English Horn Concerto in C major
Potsdam Chamber Academy Albrecht Mayer Albrecht Mayer, English horn DeutGram 4792942
16:27:00 00:04:03 Leonard Bernstein On the Town: Lonely Town
Philharmonia Orchestra David Zinman Joshua Bell, violin Sony 89358
16:35:00 00:04:39 Leonard Bernstein West Side Story: Tonight
Canadian Brass RCA 68633
16:41:00 00:07:46 Ignaz Moscheles Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 4 Op 64
Tasmanian Symphony Howard Shelley Howard Shelley, piano Hyperion 67430
16:52:00 00:02:40 William Billings The Shepherd's Carol
Richard Westenburg Musica Sacra DeutGram 429732
16:55:00 00:03:54 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Impresario: Overture
Rinaldo Alessandrini Norwegian Nat'l Opera Orch Naïve 30479
17:04:00 00:06:02 Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio: Ehre sei dir, Gott
Academy Ancient Music Berlin René Jacobs RIAS Chamber Chorus Harm Mundi 2908304
17:13:00 00:11:48 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Quartet No. 4 in A major
Houston Symphony Aralee Dorough, flute; Members of Dorough 2016
17:27:00 00:07:23 Nigel Hess A Christmas Overture
John Rutter Royal Philharmonic Collegium 133
17:40:00 00:03:28 Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale Prelude 'Wir glauben all' an einem Gott'
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 557883
17:45:00 00:05:01 Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale Prelude 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 557883
17:52:00 00:06:10 Peter Tchaikovsky Suite No. 2: Waltz Op 53
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9454
18:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:19:14 John Rutter Brother Heinrich's Christmas
City of London Sinfonia John Rutter Cambridge Singers; Brian Kay, narrator Collegium 115
18:30:00 00:03:10 Felix Mendelssohn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy Temple Univ. Concert Choir Sony 87771
18:35:00 00:02:41 Charles Burney Hark, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Taverner Players Andrew Parrott Gill Ross, soprano; Lucy Carolan, organ; Taverner Choir Sony 87771
18:40:00 00:11:02 Samuel Wesley Symphony in D major
Matthias Bamert London Mozart Players Chandos 9823
18:53:00 00:05:58 Traditional Watts Nativity Carol
Martin Neary Emma Kirkby, soprano; Westminster Abbey Choir Sony 87771
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:08:38 Hector Berlioz Overture 'Le corsaire' Op 21
Sir Colin Davis Dresden State Orchestra RCA 68790
19:12:00 00:42:51 Peter Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op 64
Jaap van Zweden Dallas Symphony Orchestra DSO Live 2009
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:03:43 Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Children's Prayer
Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic Sony 87771
20:07:00 00:19:44 George Frideric Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks
Kevin Mallon Aradia Ensemble Naxos 503293
20:29:00 00:28:16 Frédéric Chopin Les Sylphides
Richard Bonynge National Philharmonic Decca 433864
21:00 NIGHT MUSIC with Rob Grier; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Brahms and the Clarinet
21:03:00 00:15:45 George Frideric Handel Organ Concerto No. 9 in B flat major Op 7
Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr Richard Egarr, organ Harm Mundi 807447
21:20:00 00:11:44 Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14 in F major
Roberto Szidon, piano DeutGram 4779525
21:34:00 00:01:12 Lowell Mason Joy to the World
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Sony 87771
21:35:00 00:04:33 Franz Gruber Silent Night
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Richard Condie Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Alexander Schreiner, organ Sony 87771
21:39:00 00:02:49 Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon on the 7th tone à 8 No. 2
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Cleveland Brass Ensemble Sony 87771
21:44:00 00:04:36 Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale Prelude 'Wachet auf'
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
21:50:00 00:27:30 Various "A Baroque Christmas"
Boston Camerata Joel Cohen Boston Schola Cantorum Nonesuch 79265
22:19:00 00:27:44 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 68 in B flat
Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra PhiBaroque 8
22:49:00 00:09:27 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Act 1 excerpts
Fritz Reiner Chicago Symphony Orchestra RCA 300350
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:09:56 Franz Joseph Haydn Adagio from String Quartet No. 26 Op 20
Daedalus Quartet Bridge 9326
23:11:00 00:08:53 Ludwig van Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F major Op 50
Blue Water Chamber Orchestra Carlton Woods Kenneth Johnston, violin Blue Water 2010
23:22:00 00:04:51 Sir Thomas Beecham The Faithful Shepherd Suite: Pastorale
Yehudi Menuhin Royal Philharmonic MCA 6231
23:26:00 00:07:14 George W. Chadwick Symphonic Sketches: Noël
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9334
23:36:00 00:08:15 Max Reger The Violin-Playing Hermit Op 128
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Neeme Järvi Jaap van Zweden, violin Chandos 8794
23:44:00 00:09:15 Béla Bartók Andante tranquillo from Violin Concerto
Swedish Radio Symphony Daniel Harding Isabelle Faust, violin Harm Mundi 902146
23:55:00 00:02:48 Antonín Dvorák Cypress No. 5
Cypress String Quartet Avie 2275
23:57:00 00:02:24 Edvard Grieg Two Elegiac Melodies: The Wounded Heart Op 34
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano Sony 510316
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