Program Guide 12-12-2017

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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.

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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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