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Saturday December 13
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT
Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Op 33 (1872)--Lynn Harrell, cello; Cleveland Orchestra/Sir Neville Marriner (LondonDecca 410019 CD) 19:00
Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano Four Hands in C D 812 "Grand Duo" (1824)--Evgeny Kissin, piano; James Levine, piano (RCA/BMG 69282 CD) 40:31
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concertos Op 8/1-4 "The Four Seasons" (1725)--Joshua Bell, violin; Academy St. Martin in Fields/Joshua Bell (Sony 11013 CD) 39:12
Aaron Copland: Four Dance Episodes from "Rodeo" (1942)--San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas (RCA/BMG 63511 CD) 19:02
Michael Praetorius (arr Jeannette Sorrell): Christmas Vespers, Pt. 1 "A Lutheran Advent Service" (1621)--Sandra Simon, soprano; Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Scott Mello, tenor; Apollo's Singers; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Koch Intl 7673 CD) 40:47
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 Op 27 "Sinfonia espansiva" (1911)--Solveig Kringelborn, soprano; Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, tenor; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic/Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Chandos 9300 CD) 41:53
José Serebrier: Symphony on Bizet's "Carmen" (2002)--Barcelona Symphony Orch/José Serebrier (Bis 1305 CD) 33:05
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Op 73 "Emperor" (1809)--Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Cleveland Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy (LondonDecca 421718 CD) 40:17
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A K 201 (1774)--Orchestra Mozart/Claudio Abbado (Archiv 4777598 CD) 30:34
Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911)--Leon Fleisher, piano (Sony 57307 CD) 13:58
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio: Overture Op 72 b (1814)--German Chamber Philharmonic/Daniel Harding (VirginClas 45364 CD) 7:11
6:00 MILLENNIUM OF MUSIC with Robert Aubrey Davis: The Hardanger Tradition -- In a recent recording, Knut Hamre and Bendicite Maurseth perform on the earliest surviving original fiddles from Hardanger, using the 17th and early 18th century repertoire for which these instruments were built.
7:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND with Nancy Sinning
Johann Joachim Quantz: Concerto for 2 Flutes in G (c.1750)--Jed Wentz, flute; Marion Moonen, flute; Cologne Musica Antiqua/Reinhard Goebel (Archiv 447644 CD) 12:27
John H. Hopkins: We Three Kings (1857)--Taverner Consort; Taverner Choir; Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott (EMI 54902 CD) 4:18
Traditional: O du fröhliche! (O Sanctissima)--Taverner Choir; Members of the Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott (EMI 54902 CD) 2:29
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Op 79 (1809)--Russell Sherman, piano (GM Records 2068 CD) 9:54
Tylman Susato (arr Patrick Dunnigan): The Danserye: Selections (1551)--University of Texas Winds/Jerry Junkin (Reference 104 CD)
8:00 BBC NEWS; Felix Mendelssohn (arr Anthony DiLorenzo): Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1840)--John Fenstermaker, organ; Bay Brass/A. David Krehbiel (Gothic 49120 CD) 3:52
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Phil Snedecor): Christmas Oratorio: Final Chorale (1734)--John Fenstermaker, organ; Bay Brass/A. David Krehbiel (Gothic 49120 CD) 3:13
Franz Joseph Haydn: Minuet and Finale from Symphony No. 99 in E-Flat (1793)--London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington (EMI 55192 CD) 10:53
Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Overture (1893)--Bavarian Radio Symphony/Jeffrey Tate (EMI 54022 CD) 8:06
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat K 450 (1784)--Daniel Barenboim, piano; Berlin Philharmonic/Daniel Barenboim (Teldec 16827 CD) 7:38
9:00 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK
9:02 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND: Celebration in Brass
Anthony DiLorenzo: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (2004)--Dr. John Lentz, narrator; Burning River Brass (Burning River 2008 CD) 6:51
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 1 in D K 412 (1791)--Eric Ruske, horn; Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (Telarc 80367 CD) 8:08
Johann Melchior Molter (arr John Humphries): Sinfonia Concertante for Trumpet & Winds in D (c.1750)--Wolfgang Basch, trumpet; Wind Ensemble/Bob Van Asperen (DHM 7976 CD) 9:48
Saturday Silliness - Luther Henderson: Tuba Tiger Rag (c.1990)--Canadian Brass (Philips 432571 CD) 5:00
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Sonata Natalis in D (1674)--Ludwig Güttler, trumpet; Mathias Schmutzler, trumpet; various soloists; Saxony Virtuosi/Ludwig Güttler (BerlinClas 1059 CD) 6:33
10:00 CLASSIC CAROLS WITH APOLLO’S FIRE
Traditional: Il est ne le divin enfant--Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Eclectra 2041 CD) 1:26
Traditional:Sussex Carol "On Christmas Night"--Sandra Simon, soprano; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Eclectra 2041 CD) 2:23
Traditional: Noel nouvelet "Sing We Now of Christmas"--Sandra Simon, soprano; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Eclectra 2041 CD) 1:56
Traditional: Swete was the song--Sandra Simon, soprano; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Eclectra 2041 CD) 2:18
Traditional: El noi de la mare--Sandra Simon, soprano; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Eclectra 2041 CD) 2:30
Traditional: Fum, fum, fum--Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Eclectra 2041 CD) 1:04
10:15 CLASSIC CAROLS WITH THE BURNING RIVER BRASS
Traditional (arr Roger Harvey): I Saw Three Ships--Burning River Brass (Burning River 2008 CD) 1:27
Traditional (arr Roger Harvey): Joseph est bien Marié--Burning River Brass (Burning River 2008 CD) 2:00
James Pierpont (arr Dean Sorenson): Jingle Bells (1857)--Burning River Brass (Burning River 2008 CD) 2:03
Traditional (arr Roger Harvey): Riu, riu, chiu--Burning River Brass (Burning River 2004 CD) 2:00
Traditional (arr Roger Harvey): Infant Holy, Infant Lowly--Burning River Brass (Burning River 2004 CD) 2:13
10:30 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: March (1892)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Telarc 80068 CD) 2:10
Gian Carlo Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors: Suite (1951)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 6:15
Robert Chilcott: Mid-winter (1994)--Cleve Orch Children's Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1996 CD) 4:01
Anonymous (arr Randol Alan Bass): Personet hodie--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2005 CD) 3:03
Leslie Adams (arr Donald Miller): Christmas Lullaby (1993)--Cleve Orch Children's Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1993 CD) 3:48
George Frideric Handel: Messiah: For unto us a Child is born (1741)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 3:52
11:00 CIM’S OFFBEAT with Merry Peckham - Classical musicians are turning up in new settings and bringing a new approach to presenting their music. Students and faculty at CIM take classical music into schools, retirement centers and hospitals. Concerts are being presented all over town, in not so traditional settings. Annie Fullard, violinist with the Cavani String Quartet and a tremendous supporter of outreach in all forms, and Erica Ward, a CIM student violinist, are both active making sure that classical music is there to be enjoyed by all.
12:00pm BBC NEWS; MERIDIAN
George Gershwin: Of Thee I Sing: Overture (1931)--Orchestra of St Luke's/Michael Tilson Thomas (CBS 44798 CD) 4:29
Hans Zimmer: Gladiator: Suite (2000)--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80600 CD) 5:26
12:30 METROPOLITAN OPERA
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (1890)
Renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa, who returns to the Met this season after an absence of more than 15 years, leads Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades. Tenor Ben Heppner sings the role of the obsessive gambler Ghermann, and soprano Maria Guleghina portrays Lisa, the innocent woman drawn into Ghermann’s descent into madness. The cast also includes mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer as the Countess, who holds the secret of cards sought by Ghermann, mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk as Lisa’s friend and confidante Pauline, baritone Mark Delavan as Count Tomsky, and baritone Vladimir Stoyanov as the spurned Prince Yeletsky.
Intermission content will include the beloved Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz hosted by bass-baritone Eric Owens, who recently made his company debut as General Leslie Groves in Doctor Atomic, and who will be heard as Sarastro in upcoming performances of the Met’s special holiday presentation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Panelists on the Quiz will include George Preston, Ken Benson, and Suzanne Martinucci.
4:08 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND: Claudio Abbado Conducts
Loveman Curtiss Opera Interlude - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni: Là ci darem la mano (1787)--Christine Schäfer, soprano; Simon Keenlyside, baritone; Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DeutGram 459555 CD) 2:47
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D K 385 "Haffner" (1782)--Orchestra Mozart/Claudio Abbado (Archiv 4777598 CD) 20:42
Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody Op 53 (1869)--Marjana Lipovsek, mezzo; Ernst Senff Choir; Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DeutGram 427643 CD) 13:03
5:00 FROM THE TOP with Christopher O'Riley and America's finest young musicians – for more information: http://www.fromthetop.org/ - Recorded September 16, 2007 at the Ravinia Music Festival
MindyPark, cello (17) from Palatine, IL performs Paganini’s Variations on a Theme by Rossini.
Jingchen Sun, marimba (17) from Forest Hills, NY performs Michi by Keiko Abe.
Simone Porter, violin (11) from Seattle, WA performs Nigun from Baal Shem by Bloch.
Daniel Walden, piano (18) from Berkeley, CA performs the first movement from Piano Sonata in g Op 22 by Schumann.
The Vesta Trio: Krista Stewart, violin (17), Jimmy Kang, cello (18), and Christina Naughton, piano (18) from Madison, WI, perform the Presto from Café Music by Paul Schoenfeld
6:00 FOOTLIGHT PARADE: SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL with Bill Rudman: A Tribute to Bobby Short - An hour in the company of the debonair cabaret artist who sang more songs from Broadway and Hollywood than anyone else.
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Michael Haydn: Symphony No. 41 in F (1789)--London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos 9352 CD) 15:22
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in c Op 17 "Little Russian" (1872)--Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DeutGram 449967 CD) 33:04
8:00 SATURDAYS FROM SEVERANCE - The Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst; Malin Hartelius, soprano; Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Vienna Singverein – a special broadcast of a recording made in Vienna’s Musikverein, sponsored in part by UBS
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in c "Resurrection" (1894)
9:40 George Gershwin: An American in Paris (1928)--Cleveland Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (LondonDecca 417326 CD) 17:39
10:00 WEEKEND RADIO with Robert Conrad - The Smothers Brothers with some classics including “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore,” and “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair.” The late Severn Darden with “Vienna, 1885” and “Christian Morgenstern.” Also, This Week in the Media and a Message from Richard-Howland Bolton.
11:00 LATE PROGRAM with Bill O’Connell
Vince Guaraldi: Christmastime is Here (1965)--Christopher O'Riley, piano (CPI 3294112 CD) 2:30
Franz Joseph Haydn: Adagio from Cello Concerto No. 1 in C (1765)--Steven Isserlis, cello; Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Sir Roger Norrington (RCA/BMG 68578 CD) 7:20
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Crown of Roses (1883)--ClareCollege Choir; /John Rutter (LondonDecca 468503 CD) 2:05
Claude Debussy: Images, Book 1: Hommage à Rameau (1905)--Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (LondonDecca 460247 CD) 7:44
Daryl Runswick: Fantasia on "The Coventry Carol" and "In dulci jubilo" (1996)--London Cello Sound/Geoffrey Simon (Cala 55003 CD) 6:32
Ottorino Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi (1927)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 437533 CD) 8:35
Francis Poulenc: Improvisation No. 15 in c "Hommage to Edith Piaf" (1959)--Paul Crossley, piano (CBS 44921 CD) 4:00
Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande: Prélude Op 80/1 (1898)--Netherlands Philharmonic Orch/Yakov Kreizberg (PentaTone 58 CD) 7:19
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