Classical Music Playlist, December 26, 2022
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It was once attributed to Haydn, though now Leopold Mozart is generally credited but even that remains in question. The charming “Toy Symphony” that first appeared about 1760 may even have been written as short pieces by professional and amateur musicians near a German city famous for manufacturing toy musical instruments, perhaps as demonstration pieces. Who composed it remains without certainty; but what is sure is that with appearances of a toy trumpet, ratchet, bird calls and various percussion, it’s charming fun and often heard nowadays around the holidays. The Toy Symphony by __?__ is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Symphony No. 5 in F major Opus 3
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Sonatina No. 2 for Winds "The Happy Workshop" in Eb major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:48 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Traditional Christmas Carols (2)
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers; Robert Shaw, conductor
7:02 a.m.
Christoph Graupner
Orchestral Suite in F major GWV 451
Finnish Baroque Orchestra; Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, conductor
7:33 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
La Lisonjera (The Flatterer) Opus 50
Joanne Polk, piano
7:38 a.m.
Howard Shore
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
City of Prague Philharmonic; Nic Raine, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
8:02 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique): III. Molto Vivace in B minor Opus 74
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
8:37 a.m.
Franz Biebl
Ave Maria
Chanticleer
8:45 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
In Dulci Jubilo
Friends of Cally Cally Banham, double reed
8:48 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor
9:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major Opus 6/1 HWV 319
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
9:12 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Wexford Carol
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
9:15 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
The First Nowell
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
9:19 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jenamy" in Eb major K 271
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:51 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Greensleeves
(unnamed orchestra) David Garrett, violin
9:54 a.m.
Gloria Shayne Baker
Do You Hear What I Hear?
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Wu Man, pipa
10:00 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
LE TEMPLE DE LA GLOIRE: Suite I (The Temple of Glory)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
10:19 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
10:40 a.m.
Kim Gannon
I'll be home for Christmas
Giovanni DeChiaro, guitar
10:46 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Zdenek Kosler, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano in Eb minor Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:16 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio Part 4 BWV 248
Bach Festival Orchestra; Greg Funfgeld, conductor Bach Choir of Bethlehem; Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano; Benjamin Butterfield, tenor; Christopheren Nomura, baritone; Tamara Matthews, soprano
11:39 a.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
11:45 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Emil Mlynarski
Violin Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro vivace (Finale) in D major Opus 6
Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
12:11 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Christmas with the Academy (Suite No. 1)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chorus
12:27 p.m.
Craig Armstrong
Glasgow Love Theme (from LOVE ACTUALLY)
English Chamber Orchestra; Stuart Morley, conductor Claire Jones, Harp
12:32 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute & Harp Concerto in C major K 299
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
1:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
1:18 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
1:40 p.m.
Tomas Luis de Victoria
O Magnum Mysterium
; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
1:44 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
English Christmas Carol Suite
Solid Brass
1:52 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Automne
Anna Shelest, piano
2:00 p.m.
Leopold Mozart
Toy Symphony in C major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:18 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 2
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Jonathon Heyward, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
2:53 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia BWV 248
Bach Festival Orchestra (of Bethlehem, PA); Greg Funfgeld, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" in C major K 551
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:38 p.m.
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush at Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
3:44 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night Cantique de Noel
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Aram Khachaturian, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 21
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
4:35 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
I Saw Three Ships
Anonymous 4 Andrew Lawrence-King, psaltery
4:37 p.m.
John Williams
HOME ALONE: Holiday Flight
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:53 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: I. Twilight Way Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:00 p.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Concerto for flute, strings and continuo in G major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
5:10 p.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
London Symphony Orchestra; Istvan Kertesz, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:15 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Leslie Pearson, piano; Michael Reeves, piano; George Ives, cello; Kenneth Smith, flute
6:05 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Christmas Medley (2)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus
6:19 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos Suite
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
6:43 p.m.
Gunther Schuller
Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Blues
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
6:45 p.m.
Myroslav Skoryk
Three Extravagant Dances: II. Blues: Almost American
Anna Shelest, piano; Dmitri Shelest, piano
6:53 p.m.
Meredith Willson
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra; Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
6:55 p.m.
Irving Berlin
White Christmas
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra; Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
