00:00 FILM AT FIVE with Bill O’Connell: Christmas Movies, Part 1
Alan Silvestri: The Polar Express: Suite (2004)—Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus/Robert Porco (MAA 2014) 5:59
Sir Malcolm Arnold (arr Christopher Palmer): Fantasy on Christmas Carols from ‘The Holly and the Ivy’ (1952)—BBC Philharmonic/Gamba (Chandos 9851) 8:53
Dimitri Tiomkin: It’s a Wonderful Life: Suite (1946)—Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic/David /Newman (Telarc 88801) 38:28
01:00 CHICAGO SYMPHONY with Lisa Simeone – Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Edgar Varese: Deserts—Pierre Boulez, conductor
Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento from ‘The Fairy’s Kiss’
Igor Stravinsky: Suite from ‘The Firebird’ (1919 Revision)
Bela Bartok: Cantata profana (excerpt)—Pierre Boulez, conductor; John Aler, tenor; John Tomlinson, baritone; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Margaret Hillis, director
03:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin – Conductor: Kurt Masur
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
05:00 MILLENNIUM OF MUSIC with Robert Aubry Davis: A Czech Christmas - Richard Stone of the ensemble Tempesta di Mare traveled to Kroměříž to bring us some of the beautiful music celebrated at the Moravian Cour
06:00 MUSICA SACRA
06:03:06 Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Jauchzet, frohlocket (1734) RIAS Chamber Chorus Academy for Early Music Berlin René Jacobs Harm Mundi 2908304 7:29
06:12:14 Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 61 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland' (1714) Collegium Vocale Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra Philippe Herreweghe Harm Mundi 901605 14:17
06:29:31 Traditional: I Saw Three Ships Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell MAA 1999 2:09
06:30 MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD with Lloyd Newell & the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
07:00 PIPEDREAMS with Michael Barone: Make We Merry - Jubilant and celebratory selections for the Christmas holiday
J.S.BACH: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Graham Barber (1868 Schulze/St. Bartholomew’s Church, Armley, England) Priory 909
EUGENE GIGOUT: Rhapsodie sur des noëls Jack Mitchener (2001 Fisk/Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH) Raven 936
TRADITIONAL(arr. Idenstam): Our savior has come Emma Härdelin, soprano; Lisa Rydberg, violin; St. Jacob’s Chamber Choir/Gary Graden; Gunnar Idenstam (1976 Marcussen/St. Jacob’s Church, Stockholm, Sweden) Bis 5031
DAVID BEDNALL: Make we merry (excerpts) Beneden Chapel Choir/Edward Whiting; David Bednall (1995 Marcussen/Tonbridge School Chapel, Kent, England) Regent 547
BOB CHILCOTT: The night he was born Tewkesbury Abbey Schola/Simon Bell; Carleton Etherington (1997 Jones/Tewkesbury Abbey, England) Regent 440
HANS UWE HIELSCHER: 2 Christmas Improvisations (Vom Himmel hoch & O du fröhliche) Hans Uwe Hielscher (1982 Oberlinger/Market Church, Wiesbaden, Germany) Hielscher 3
08:00 WITH HEART AND VOICE with Peter DuBois: A Christmas Celebration - As we prepare for the eve of Christmas, we’ll begin the festivities with music to celebrate the arrival of the Christ Child on this edition of With Heart and Voice. Tune in as Peter DuBois shares sacred choral and organ treasures of the season
09:00 IF IT AIN’T BAROQUE with John Mills
09:02:56 Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 62 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland' (1724) Sibylla Rubens, soprano Collegium Vocale Orchestra Philippe Herreweghe Harm Mundi 901605 18:39
09:23:01 Dieterich Buxtehude: Magnificat (1680) Cambridge Singers La Nuova Musica John Rutter Collegium 134 8:00
09:32:56 Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Part 4 BWV 248 (1734) RIAS Chamber Chorus Academy for Early Music Berlin René Jacobs Harm Mundi 2908304 22:25
09:57:38 François Couperin: Suite No. 18: Le Tic-Toc-Choc (1722) Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67440 2:06
10:00 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY with Jim Cunningham – Manfred Honeck, conductor; Augustin Hadelich, violin
Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 BWV 1004
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Op 93
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Op 77
Encore Nicolò Paganini: Caprice No. 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Et incarnates est from Requiem K 822—Chen Reiss, soprano; St. Cecilia Academy Orchestra/Manfred Honeck
12:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND with Fred Child
John Williams: Home Alone: We Wish You a Merry Christmas/End Title Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Album: Home Alone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Sony 46595 Music: 4:16
Cyril Mockridge: Miracle on 34th Street: Suite Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; David Newman, conductor Album: It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol Telarc 88801Music: 7:28
John Williams: Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Album: Home Alone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Sony 46595Music: 4:56
John Williams: Home Alone: Holiday Flight Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Album: Joy to the World Sony 48232 Music: 1:10
John Williams: Home Alone: Star of Bethlehem Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Album: Joy to the World Sony 48232 Music: 3:26
Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY Music: 26:01
Peter Maxwell Davies, arr. Scott Tennant: Farewell to Stromness Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Album: L.A.G.Q. (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet) Sony 60274 Music: 4:16
Christoffer Moller: Crowd of Stars Christoffer Moller, piano, keyboards; Astrid Kastensson Alonso-Navarro, soprano; Tobias Nilsson, alto; Gabriel Sin, tenor; Daniel Aberg, bass; Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Eamonn Dougan, conductor DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark Music: 2:56
Arvo Part: Virgencita Christoffer Moller, piano, keyboards; Astrid Kastensson Alonso-Navarro, soprano; Tobias Nilsson, alto; Gabriel Sin, tenor; Daniel Aberg, bass; Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Eamonn Dougan, conductor DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark Music: 6:36
Christoffer Moller: Sun - Du nu Christoffer Moller, piano and keyboards; Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Eamonn Dougan, conductor DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark Music: 4:56
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Bibo No Aozora Angele Dubeau, violin; La Pieta Album: Blanc Analekta 8737 Music: 4:42
Johann Sebastian Bach: French Overture in B minor BWV 831 Angela Hewitt, piano Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA Music: 14:49
Christoffer Moller: Duo – Hjerte Christoffer Moller, piano and keyboards; Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Eamonn Dougan, conductor DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark Music: 3:20
Eriks Esenvalds: Rivers of Light Hanna-Maria Strand, mezzo-soprano; Jakob Soelberg, baritone; Daniel Aberg, jaw harp; Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Eamonn Dougan, conductor DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark Music: 5:54
13:56:44 Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella: Mazurka (1944) Cleveland Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy Decca 410162 2:37
14:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin – Conductor: Kurt Masur
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
16:00 THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ON THE RADIO with Robert Conrad - The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, conductor; Emily Magee, soprano; Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Franz-Josef Selig, bass; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus – recorded live in Severance Hall
Ludwig van Beethoven: ‘Missa Solemnis’ Op 123
17:26:40 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 K 453 (1784) Mitsuko Uchida, piano Cleveland Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida Decca 4830716 32:35
18:00 FROM THE TOP with America's finest young musicians; recorded November 2020 - Hosted by pianist Peter Dugan this program features both material recorded remotely with young musicians in studios near their homes around the country, as well as material recorded in-person in Boston, MA. We meet a young violinist who’s experience bridges the worlds of Indian classical music and European based repertoire … a young saxophonist from rural Vermont performs the music of Darius Milhaud … and a fantastic14-year-old pianist performs a Beethoven Sonata and then shares compelling and humorous statistics about his pet chameleon
Andrew Gu, 14, piano, from Milton, MA performs Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. No. 3, Mvmt 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sarah Ma, 17, violin, from Garden City, NY performs Romance by Amy Beach
Jayme Billings, 16, saxophone, from Underhill, VT performs Scaramouche, II. Modere & III. Brazileira by Darius Milhaude
Vibha Janakiraman, 15, violin, from West Chester, PA performs Darshan by Reena Esmail
Joshua Mhoon, 17, piano, from Chicago, IL performs Firebird Suite Finale by Igor Stravinsky arranged by Guido Agosti
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:47 Georges Bizet: Jeux d'enfants Op 22 (1871) San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Martin West Reference 131 23:40
19:28:42 Franz Schubert: Rosamunde: Overture D 797 (1820) Vienna Philharmonic Karl Münchinger Decca 4785437 10:26
19:39:09 Franz Schubert: Rosamunde: Shepherds' Chorus D 797 (1823) Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna Philharmonic Karl Münchinger Decca 4785437 4:04
19:43:14 Franz Schubert: Rosamunde: Ballet Music No. 2 D 797 (1823) Vienna Philharmonic Karl Münchinger Decca 4785437 6:00
19:51:45 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Op 125 'Choral' (1823) Lucia Popp, soprano Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel CBS 38868 1:05:25
21:00 INNOVATIONS with Mark Satola - featuring works by Cleveland area composers, presented in cooperation with the Cleveland Composers’ Guild
Andrew Rindfleisch: Fanfare for Brass Quintet Paragon Brass Quintet (private CD) 1:24
Roger Zahab: Your Offending Kiss Solaris Wind Quintet (Capstone 8677) 4:32
William Rayer: Duo – Five Miniatures for violin and cello Laura Simna, violin; Derek Snyder, cello (CCG 11-18-12) 15:46
Margi Griebling-Haigh : Sinfonia concertante (2010) Kent/Blossom Festival Ensemble/Sasha Mäkilä, cond. (Kent/Blossom CD) 23:40
Nikola Resanovic: Trio for Sax, Violin and Piano James Umble, alto saxophone; Steven Warner, violin; Carolym Gadiel Warner, piano (CCG 04-29-07) 10:13
22:00 CITY CLUB FORUM – recorded Friday at The City Club of Cleveland, a citadel of free speech - We The Public Space - Nelson Beckford, Jessica Fox-Gift, Julian Khan, Shanelle L Smith Whigham
23:00 QUIET HOUR with Rob Grier
23:06:44 Traditional: The Infant King Caroline Ashton, soprano John Rutter Collegium 512 2:49
23:09:33 Ottorino Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi (1927) CityMusic Cleveland James Gaffigan CityMusic 2 9:13
23:18:47 Michael Praetorius: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (1609) Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575 2:50
23:22:44 Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine (2004) Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Tallinn Chamber Orchestra Tonu Kaljuste ECM 12599 4:53
23:27:37 Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No. 2: Aria (1923) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Jesús López-Cobos Telarc 80309 5:42
23:33:20 Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria (1500) Westminster Choir Joe Miller WCC 1009 4:58
23:39:24 Gregorio Allegri: Miserere (1638) Sistine Chapel Choir Massimo Palombella DeutGram 4795300 10:10
23:49:34 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: The Jewels of the Madonna: Intermezzo (1911) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda Chandos 10634 4:28
23:54:03 Pietro A. Yon: Gesu Bambino (1917) Bay Brass A. David Krehbiel Gothic 49120 5:25