Friday December 18
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT with Robin Grier
Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry: Lady Radnor's Suite (1894)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5068 CD) 15:23
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat K 364 (1778)--Daniel Majeske, violin; Robert Vernon, viola; Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (LondonDecca 443175 CD) 30:16
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in c (1890)--Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (LondonDecca 443753 CD) 81:59
FrankBridge: Suite for String Orchestra (1920)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5068 CD) 19:41
Sir Edward Elgar: Symphonic Study "Falstaff" Op 68 (1913)--BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis (Teldec 98436 CD) 35:21
Witold Lutoslawski: Polish Christmas Carols (1946)--Julia Doyle, soprano; Philharmonia Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (RCA 11561 CD) 31:02
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c Op 67 (1808)--Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (MAA 1032 CD) 30:01
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Op 36 (1865)--Academy Chamber Ensemble (Chandos 9151 CD) 40:03
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
Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat in g RV 610 (c.1720)--Sarah Fox, soprano; Deborah Norman, soprano; Michael Chance, countertenor; James Gilchrist, tenor; Choir King's College Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music/Stephen Cleobury (EMI 57265 CD) 13:53
Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances (1915)--Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, vn; New Century Chamber Orch (NSS Music 8 CD) 6:52
6:00 BBC NEWS; FIRST PROGRAM with Jacqueline Gerber
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (1892)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 1:47
George Butterworth: English Idyll No. 2 (1911)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5068 CD) 4:16
Gaetano Maria Schiassi: Sinfonia Pastorale in D "Christmas Symphony" (c.1735)--Cis Collegium Mozarteum Salzburg/Jürgen Geise (ArteNova 30505 CD) 7:14
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo from Piano Quartet No. 1 K 478 (1785)--Fauré Quartet (DeutGram 6609 CD) 7:37
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride: Overture (1898)--Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DeutGram 439892 CD) 6:22
6:55 SOUSALARM: Frank H. Losey: March "The Magnet" (1904)--USAF Heritage of America Band/Lowell Graham (Klavier 11139 CD) 2:27
7:00NEWS; Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1: Carillon (1872)--Barcelona Symphony Orch/José Serebrier (Bis 1305 CD) 4:15
CHOICE CD - Traditional (arr Carmen Dragon): The First Nowell (c.1833)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 3:59
CHOICE CD - Traditional (arr Stephen Mager): Ding Dong! Merrily on High--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 2:04
CHOICE CD - Mack Wilberg: One December, Bright and Clear (2001)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 1:53
CHOICE CD - Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride (1948)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 3:11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman" in C K 265 (1778)--André Previn, piano (Sony 67178 CD) 7:44
Sir Edward Elgar: Dream Children Op 43 (1902)--English Chamber Orchestra/Paul Goodwin (Harm Mundi 907258 CD) 7:03
8:00 BBC NEWS; FIRST PROGRAM
Edward MacDowell:Woodland Sketches: To a Wild Rose Op 51/1 (1896)--New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp (Hyperion 67067 CD) 2:05
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Jauchzet, frohlocket (1734)--RIAS Chamber Chorus; Berlin Academy Ancient Music/René Jacobs (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD) 7:29
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Phil Snedecor): Christmas Oratorio: Final Chorale (1734)--John Fenstermaker, organ; Bay Brass/A. David Krehbiel (Gothic 49120 CD) 3:13
John Ireland: A Downland Suite: Minuet (1932)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 7020 CD) 4:49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 15 K 450 (1784)--Daniel Barenboim, piano; Berlin Philharmonic/Daniel Barenboim (Teldec 16827 CD) 7:35
Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival (1950)--Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams (Philips 416287 CD) 9:11
9:07 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK; FIRST PROGRAM
Anton Arensky: Variations on Theme by Tchaikovsky Op 35 a (1893)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 7020 CD) 14:05
Emmanuel Chabrier: Dix pièces pittoresques: Sous-bois (1881)--Angela Hewitt, piano (Hyperion 67515 CD) 4:24
Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2: Scherzo burlesque Op 53 (1883)--Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 9454 CD) 5:02
10:00 WCLV MIDDAY with Mark Satola
Manuel de Falla (arr Patrick Russ): El amor brujo: Song of the Will-o'-the- Wisp (1915)--Christopher Parkening, guitar; David Brandon, guitar (EMI 49406 CD) 1:35
Edward MacDowell:Woodland Sketches: Will-o-the-Wisp Op 51/2 (1896)--Dallas Wind Symphony/Frederick Fennell (Reference 43 CD) 1:22
CHOICE CD - Ottorino Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi (1927)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 8:26
Claude Gervaise (arr Peter Reeve): Danceries (c.1550)--Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (LondonDecca 807 CD) 12:11
11:00 WCLV MIDDAY
George Frideric Handel: Acis and Galatea: O ruddier than the cherry (1718)--Bryn Terfel, baritone; Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (DeutGram 453480 CD) 2:56
Frank Bridge: Cherry Ripe (1916)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5366 CD) 3:14
11:25 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS, sponsored by Kolick’s Jewelers & Cleveland-Hopkins Airport
CHOICE CD - Felix Mendelssohn (arr Mack Wilberg): Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1840)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 3:56
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Blessed Son of God from "Hodie" (1954)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 2:54
Gian Carlo Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors: Suite (1951)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 6:15
Franz Gruber (arr Arthur Harris): Silent Night (1888)--Felix Kraus, English horn; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Audience; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1996 CD) 3:36
Davis - Onorati - Simeone (arr Steven Reineke): The Little Drummer Boy (1958)--Cleve Orch Children's Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2005 CD) 3:59
Gustav Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter (1906)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1996 CD) 2:37
Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Robert Page (MAA 1999 CD) 2:02
12:00pm BBC NEWS; MERIDIAN
Sir Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D Op 39 (1904)--Royal Choral Society; BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth (DeutGram 457196 CD) 5:54
Peter Tchaikovsky (arr Douglas Gamley): The Seasons: December Op 37/12 "Christmas" (1876)--London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Bonynge (DeutGram 469376 CD) 4:07
Carl Maria von Weber (arr Hector Berlioz): Invitation to the Dance Op 65 (1819)--Stephen Geber, cello; Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (LondonDecca 430201 CD) 8:48
Edvard Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March Op 56/3 (1892)--Swedish Radio Symphony/Esa-Pekka Salonen (Sony 46668 CD) 8:45
1:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A D 667 "Trout" (1819)--Emanuel Ax, piano; Pamela Frank, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Rebecca Young, viola (Sony 61964 CD) 37:46
Carl Maria von Weber (arr Franz Liszt): Konzertstück in f Op 79 (1821)--Leslie Howard, piano; Budapest Symphony Orchestra/Karl Anton Rickenbacher (Hyperion 67403 CD) 17:25
2:00 WCLV MIDDAY
Marin Marais: The Bells of St. Genevieve "La Sonnerie" (1723)--Guildhall String Ensemble (RCA 61275 CD) 4:41
Traditional (arr Howard Cable): La Cloche de Noel--Elmer Iseler Singers; Canadian Brass (Philips 426835 CD) 2:05
CHOICE CD - Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (1892)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 6:59
Gioacchino Rossini: The Siege of Corinth: Overture (1826)--London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Schippers (EMI 64335 CD) 9:36
3:00 WCLV MIDDAY
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Pipes (1892)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Telarc 80068 CD) 2:22
CHOICE CD - John Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol (1966)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 3:07
Ludwig van Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture Op 124 (1822)--Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (DeutGram 429762 CD) 10:14
Ralph Vaughan Williams:Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 (1914)--New Queen's Hall Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth (Argo 440116 CD) 10:43
3:55 WCLV DRIVE TIME with Bill O’Connell
Emil von Reznicek: Donna Diana: Overture (1894)--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80116 CD) 6:01
Traditional (arr Ralph Vaughan Williams): This is the Truth Sent from Above--King's Singers (Signum 502 CD) 2:39
Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons: "Autumn" Concerto in F Op 8/3 (1725)--Shlomo Mintz, violin; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (DeutGram 469376 CD) 10:51
Michel Corrette: Symphonie des noëls No. 2 in D (1781)--Arion (early-mus 7768 CD) 6:54
5:00 NEWS; DRIVE TIME
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve: Polonaise (1895)--Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (Sony 62647 CD) 4:22
Riccardo Drigo: Pas de deux for Adam's "Le Corsaire" (1899)--London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Bonynge (LondonDecca 433862 CD) 8:01
Friday Funnies: "PDQ Bach": A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols S 359--Brooklyn Boys Chorus/James McCarthy (Vanguard 79399 CD) 6:29
Original Mattress Factory Moment of Serenity:Franz Biebl (arr George Vosburgh): Ave Maria (1964)--Pittsburgh Symphony Brass (Four Winds 3029 CD) 6:03
6:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
Dag Wirén: Serenade for Strings Op 11 (1937)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 7020 CD) 14:22
Edgar Meyer: The Wassail Song/All Through the Night (2008)--Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Chris Thile, mandolin (Sony 24414 CD) 2:33
Traditional: Dona Nobis Pacem--Yo-Yo Ma, cello (Sony 24414 CD) 1:57
Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2 (1919)--London Symphony Orchestra/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (MCA 25887 CD) 12:18
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite Op 40 (1884)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 423060 CD) 19:52
Franz Berwald: Symphony No. 2 in D "Capricieuse" (1843)--Helsingborg Symphony/Okko Kamu (Naxos 553051 CD) 31:36
8:00 A CLEVELAND CHRISTMAS: Robert Conrad hosts an hour of holiday music by Northeast Ohio artists
Traditional: I Saw Three Ships; Song of the Birds; Riu, riu, chiu – Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell; Sandra Simon, soprano
John David (arr Lawson): Born on a New Day; James R. Murray (arr Helvey): Away in a Manger; Dix (arr Lohman): What Child; John Jacob Niles: I Wonder as I Wander – The Ensemble/Jodie Ricci
Traditional (arr Roger Harvey): Ding Dong, Merrily on High; Simon Wills: A Prelude and Fugue for Christmas – Burning River Brass
Paul Manz: E’en so, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come; Michael Praetorius: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming; Traditional: O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Old Stone Singers/Warren Scharf
Richard Purvis: Prelude on “Greensleeves”; Anonymous (arr Charles Callahan): Spiritual “Go Tell It on the Mountain” – Todd Wilson, Norton Memorial organ
Robert W. Lehman: Annunciation Carol; Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est; Charles Q. Sullivan: The Seven Joys of Mary – Choir of St. John the Evangelist/Gregory Heislman
9:00 THE MIGHTY WURLITZER RADIO HOUR: A Cleveland Christmas – an old-fashioned radio variety show recorded in front of a live audience at the Hinckley Ohio studios of Razzmatazz Productions, with singers, a tap dancer and Larry Kass at the 1928 Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ, hosted by Robert Conrad
10:00 CITY CLUB FORUM – recorded today at The City Club of Cleveland, a citadel of free speech, Marcia L. Fudge, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District
11:00 LATE PROGRAM with Bill O'Connell
CHOICE CD - Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Leopold Stokowski): Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208 (1713)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 4:56
Gerald Finzi: Ecologue for Piano & Strings Op 10 (c.1925)--Martin Jones, piano; English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5366 CD) 9:44
Edward MacDowell: Serenata Op 16 (1883)--James Barbagallo, piano (Naxos 559030 CD) 3:56
George Frideric Handel: Siciliana from Oboe Concerto No. 1 (1740)--David Reichenberg, oboe; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (Archiv 415291 CD) 2:28
Leopold Stokowski: Two Ancient Liturgical Melodies (1934)--Bournemouth Symphony/José Serebrier (Naxos 557883 CD) 6:02
Antonio Vivaldi: Largo from Guitar Concerto RV 93 (c.1720)--Eliot Fisk, guitar; Orchestra of St Luke's (Music Masters 67097 CD) 4:53
CHOICE CD - John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby (1985)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 3:24
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance (1892)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Telarc 80068 CD) 3:26
Frank Bridge: An Irish Melody "Londonderry Air" (1908)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5366 CD) 7:51
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