Saturday December 26
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Part 2 BWV 248 (1734)--Dorothea Röschmann, soprano; Andreas Scholl, counter-tenor; Werner Güra, tenor; Klaus Häger, baritone; RIAS Chamber Chorus; Berlin Academy Ancient Music/René Jacobs (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD) 31:53
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in c Op 11 (1824)--Heidelberg Symphony/Thomas Fey (Hänssler 98275 CD) 30:17
Emmanuel Chabrier: Dix pièces pittoresques (1881)--Angela Hewitt, piano (Hyperion 67515 CD) 42:13
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 3 in C Op 32 (1873)--St PetersburgState Symphony/André Anichanov (Naxos 550812 CD) 34:02
Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Op 44 (1880)--Barry Douglas, piano; Philharmonia Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (RCA 61633 CD) 42:10
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-Flat Op 16 (1796)--Wu Han, piano; Arnaud Sussman, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; David Finckel, cello (CMS Studio 82503 CD) 26:11
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat (1815)--DresdenState Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis (RCA 68545 CD) 34:08
Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 1 in a Op 41/1 (1842)--Cavani String Quartet (Azica 71203 CD) 26:12
Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid (1938)--Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (Argo 440639 CD) 33:01
Johann Sebastian Bach:Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat BWV 1051 (1710)--Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr (Harm Mundi 807461 CD) 16:03
Johann Melchior Molter: Sinfonia Concertante for Trumpet & Winds in D (c.1750)--Wolfgang Basch, trumpet; Wind Ensemble/Bob Van Asperen (DHM 7976 CD) 9:48
6:00 MILLENNIUM OF MUSIC with Robert Aubrey Davis: A Medieval Christmas -- Keeping with a 30 year tradition, we hear three discs that link Christmas to it early roots: more early Schola Hungarica; the second disc by the Trappist Monks of Gethsemane; and the medieval Italian Laude tradition with the ensemble Trefoil.
7:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND with Nancy Sinning
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Greg A. Steinke): Italian Concerto in F BWV 971 (1731)--Corona Guitar Quartet (Albany 1084 CD) 12:31
Hugo Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 Op 19 "Midsummer Vigil" (1904)--Swedish Radio Symphony/Esa-Pekka Salonen (Sony 46668 CD) 13:05
Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo & Finale from String Symphony No. 9 (1822)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 437528 CD) 9:49
Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus: Suite No. 2 (1956)--Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8927 CD) 20:35
8:00 BBC NEWS; Morton Gould: American Symphonette No. 2 (1938)--London Philharmonic Orchestra/Kenneth Klein (EMI 49462 CD) 9:44
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Op 14/1 (1799)--Murray Perahia, piano (Sony 732646 CD) 13:00
Maurice Ravel (arr Mason Jones): Le tombeau de Couperin (1917)--Imani Winds (Koch Intl 7661 CD) 13:58
Frédéric Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in c-Sharp Op 64/2 (1838)--Ingrid Fliter, piano (EMI 14899 CD) 3:32
9:00 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK
9:02 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND: Gerard Schwarz Conducts
Aaron Copland: An Outdoor Overture (1938)--Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz (Delos 3140 CD) 9:13
Ottorino Respighi: Three Chorales by J. S. Bach (1931)--Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz (Delos 3098 CD) 11:38
Aaron Copland: A Lincoln Portrait (1942)--James Earl Jones, narrator; Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz (Delos 3140 CD) 14:26
10:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND: December Choice CDs
Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Deus in adjutorium (1610)--La Chapelle Royale; Collegium Vocale; Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse/Philippe Herreweghe (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD) 2:03
George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Lift up your heads (1741)--Les Arts Florissants/William Christie (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD) 2:42
Jonathan Smith: A Little Christmas Medley (2009)--Mainstreet Brass (MSR 1325 CD) 8:24
Irving Berlin (arr Randol Alan Bass): White Christmas (1948)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 5:16
Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival (1950)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2005 CD) 6:51
Felix Bernard (arr George Andrews): Winter Wonderland (1934)--Northern Lights Orch/Petri Juutilainen (Warren Schatz 5 CD) 4:35
Mel Tormé (arr Barry Gordon): The Christmas Song (1946)--Northern Lights Orch/Petri Juutilainen (Warren Schatz 5 CD) 4:09
Antonio Vivaldi: Final Choruses from Gloria RV 589 (1707)--Bach Choir of Bethlehem; Bach Festival Orch/Greg Funfgeld (Analekta 9873 CD) 3:53
11:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Leroy Anderson (arr Jeff Scott): Sleigh Ride (1948)--Imani Winds (Koch Intl 7748 CD) 2:44
Leroy Anderson: Piano Concerto in C (1953)--Jeffrey Biegel, piano; BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559313 CD) 19:18
Leroy Anderson: A Harvard Festival (1969)--BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559356 CD) 6:07
Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for Brass (1955)--BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559357 CD) 11:33
12:00pm BBC NEWS; MERIDIAN
Victor Herbert: Babes in Toyland: Suite (1903)--Razumovsky Symphony/Keith Brion (Naxos 559025 CD) 7:31
Johann Strauss Jr: Waltz "Fairy Tales from the Orient" Op 444 (1892)--Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim (LondonDecca 12569 CD) 8:06
Traditional (arr Billy May): The Twelve Days of Christmas--Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams (Philips 416287 CD) 3:44
Elmer Bernstein: To Kill a Mockingbird: Suite (1963)--Royal Philharmonic Pops Orch/Elmer Bernstein (Denon 75288 CD) 8:14
Dean Sorenson: Medley "Season's Greetings" (2004)--Burning River Brass (Burning River 2004 CD) 5:05
1:00 METROPOLITAN OPERA
Richard Strauss’s tragic masterpiece Elektra is this week's broadcast on the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network. This powerful adaptation of the classic Greek myth stars British soprano Susan Bullock, who made her Met debut this season in the title role. Renowned American soprano Deborah Voigt reprises her acclaimed portrayal of Chrysothemis The cast also includes British mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer (Klytämnestra), German tenor Wolfgang Schmidt (Aegisth), and Russian bass Evgeny Nikitin (Orest). Fabio Luisi conducts the return of the 1992 Otto Schenk production,
3:01 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Loveman Curtiss Opera Interlude - Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Final Scene (1893)--Barbara Bonney, soprano; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo; Hanna Schwarz, contralto; Andreas Schmidt, bass; Tölz Boys Choir; Bavarian Radio Symphony/Jeffrey Tate (EMI 54022 CD) 6:13
Franz Liszt: Paraphrase on Bellini's "Norma" S 394 (1841)--Geoffrey Tozer, piano (Chandos 9471 CD) 16:25
Bedrich Smetana: The Bartered Bride: Overture & Dances (1866)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (LondonDecca 444867 CD) 19:07
Isaac Albéniz (arr Jason Vieaux): Suite Española: Leyenda "Asturias" Op 47 (1886)--Jason Vieaux, guitar (Azica 71224 CD) 7:00
Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka No. 1 in f-Sharp Op 6/1 (1830)--Garrick Ohlsson, piano (Arabesque 6730 CD) 2:40
4:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Johan Wagenaar: Overture to "Cyrano de Bergerac" Op 23 (1905)--Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (LondonDecca 425833 CD) 13:51
Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise Op 83 (1887)--Janine Jansen, violin; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth (LondonDecca 475011 CD) 9:38
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1 (1917)--Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Jesús López-Cobos (Telarc 80309 CD) 14:49
Jean Françaix: Concertino for Piano & Orchestra (1932)--Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano; Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Charles Dutoit (LondonDecca 452448 CD) 8:55
5:00 FROM THE TOP with Christopher O'Riley and America's finest young musicians – for more information: http://www.fromthetop.org/ - Recorded: November 18, 2008 at MesaArtsCenter,
Mesa, AZ
• Chaz Salazar, flute (16) from Phoenix, AZ, a From the Top Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist performs Presto Giocoso from Sonata by Francis Poulenc.
• Clayton Penrose-Whitmore, violin (15) from Springfield, IL performs Devil's Dance from The Witches of Eastwick by John Williams.
• Nick-Man & Robyn, a duo of siblings Robyn Bollinger, violin (17), and Nicholas Bollinger, cello (15) from Haddonfield, NJ perform Allegro serioso from Duo for Violin & Cello Op 7 by Zoltán Kodály.
• Ansel Norris, trumpet (16) from Madison, WI, a From the Top Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist performs Theme and Variations on Carnival of Venice by Jean-Baptiste Arban, arr Donald Hunsberger.
• Carolynn Cong, piano (13) from Scottsdale, AZ performs Vivace from Sonata No. 6 in A Op 82 by Sergei Prokofiev.
6:00 FOOTLIGHT PARADE: SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL with Bill Rudman: I Resolve: New Year’s Resolutions - An hour in the company of characters who make some crucial life decisions.
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Claude Debussy (arr Henri Büsser): Petite Suite (1889)--Cleveland Orchestra/Louis Lane (Sony 63056 CD) 13:38
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in c Op 78 "Organ" (1886)--Olivier Latry, organ; Philadelphia Orchestra/Christoph Eschenbach (Ondine 1094 CD) 38:03
8:00 SATURDAYS FROM SEVERANCE - The Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst; Mitsuko Uchida, piano - the Severance Hall concert of 10/9/09, sponsored in part by UBS
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Op 58 (1806)
Franz Liszt: A "Faust" Symphony S 108 (1857)
10:00 WEEKEND RADIO with Robert Conrad - Ogden Nash’s “Goodbye Old Year.” PDQ Bach’s “Songs from Shakespeare” and “The Knock, Knock Cantata” and National Lampoon’s “Shakespeare Knock Knocks.” Noel Coward’s “I Went to a Wonderful Party” and from “WonderfulTown” – “Conversation Piece.” Also, the Wisdom of Mark Levy and This Week in the Media.
11:00 LATE PROGRAM with Bill O’Connell
Leroy Anderson: Melody on Two Notes (1966)--BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559357 CD) 1:48
Duke Ellington (arr Larry Hochman): In a Sentimental Mood (1935)--Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (LondonDecca 460811 CD) 5:04
Giuseppe Martucci: Notturno in G-Flat Op 70/1 (1891)--La Scala Philharmonic/Riccardo Muti (Sony 53280 CD) 7:24
Agustín Barrios: Julia Florida: Barcarola (1938)--Jason Vieaux, guitar (Naxos 553449 CD) 4:36
Gunnar de Frumerie: Pastoral Suite Op 13 (1933)--Kathleen Rudolph, flute; CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC 5157 CD) 13:05
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Jeremy Wall): O Sacred Head from "St Matthew Passion" (1727)--Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Eddie Gomez, bass; Chamber Ensemble (RCA 68416 CD) 4:29
Franz Schreker: Intermezzo for String Orchestra Op 8 (1902)--Cologne Philharmonic/James Conlon (EMI 56784 CD) 6:26
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book 10: The Wood's Peace Op 71/4 (1901)--Israela Margalit, piano (Koch Intl 7143 CD) 5:35
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