Wednesday December 21
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT with Robin Grier
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C K 415 (1783)--András Schiff, piano; Camerata Salzburg/Sandor Vegh (Decca 425466 CD) 26:45
Alexander Glazunov: Violin Concerto in a Op 82 (1905)--Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Russian National Orchestra/José Serebrier (Warner 67946 CD) 20:16
Carl Orff: Carmina burana (1936)--Judith Blegen, soprano; Kenneth Riegel, tenor; Peter Binder, baritone; Cleve Orch Children's Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (CBS 33172 CD) 62:00
Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 4 in F BWV 809 (1723)--Angela Hewitt, piano (Hyperion 67451 CD) 20:28
Benjamin Britten: Saint Nicholas Op 42 (1948)--Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor; St George's Chapel Choristers; Warwick Univ. Girls Choir; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra/Matthew Best (Hyperion 66333 CD) 50:02
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in c "Tragic" (1816)--Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Teldec 91184 CD) 31:07
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in g Op 10 (1893)--Cleveland Quartet (Telarc 80111 CD) 25:00
Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D (1783)--Antonio Meneses, cello; Northern Sinfonia/Antonio Meneses (Avie 2176 CD) 25:01
Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 11 in F (1823)--GermanChamberAcademy Neuss/Johannes Goritzki (Claves 9002 CD) 40:31
Hugo Wolf: Scherzo & Finale (1877)--Orchestra of Paris/Daniel Barenboim (Erato 45416 CD) 15:03
Jacques Offenbach: Die Rheinnixen: Grand Valse (1864)--Musicians of the Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Archiv 4776403 CD) 6:47
6:00 BBC NEWS; FIRST PROGRAM with Jacqueline Gerber
Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Robert Page (MAA 1999 CD) 2:02
Franz Joseph Haydn: Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" (1791)--Musicians of the Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Naïve 5176 CD) 7:18
Philip Lane: Wassail Dances (1973)--City of Prague Philharmonic/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 557099 CD) 7:58
Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 1 Op 15 (1798)--Evgeny Kissin, piano; London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis (EMI 6311 CD) 8:08
Emmanuel Chabrier: Habanera (1888)--BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos 9765 CD) 4:14
Claude Debussy: Cakewalk "Le petit nègre" (1910)--Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (Decca 460247 CD) 1:38
6:55 SOUSALARM: Henry Fillmore: March "His Honor" (1934)--Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra/Frederick Fennell (Brain 7502 CD) 3:03
7:00 NEWS; Daryl Runswick: Troika to the Little Town of Bethlehem (1995)--London Cello Sound/Geoffrey Simon (Cala 55003 CD) 3:11
Johannes Brahms: Scherzo from Piano Quintet Op 34 (1864)--Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Cleveland Orch String Quartet (Decca 425839 CD) 7:18
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers (1873)--BBC Philharmonic/Vassily Sinaisky (BBC 248 CD) 4:36
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Symphony (1734)--Academy for Ancient Music Berlin/René Jacobs (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD) 7:47
Dmitri Shostakovich: The Gadfly: Romance Op 97 (1955)--Emmanuelle Boisvert, violin; Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 9227 CD) 5:50
8:00 BBC NEWS; FIRST PROGRAM
Traditional (arr Norman Luboff): Still, still, still--Musica Sacra/Richard Westenburg (DeutGram 429732 CD) 2:41
Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque: Finale (1919)--Cincinnati Symphony/Jesús López-Cobos (Telarc 80396 CD) 4:39
John Foster: While shepherds watched their flocks (c.1800)--Taverner Choir; Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott (EMI 54529 CD) 5:15
Johan Svendsen: Allegro from Symphony No. 1 Op 4 (1867)--Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (EMI 49769 CD) 9:33
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondeau from Divertimento No. 11 K 251 (1776)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 415669 CD) 5:09
9:07 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK; FIRST PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe & Violin in c BWV 1060 (1740)--Julia Fischer, violin; Andrey Rubtsov, oboe; Academy St. Martin in Fields/Julia Fischer (Decca 12490 CD) 13:52
Gustav Holst (arr Douglas Haislip): Choral Fantasy on Old Carols "Christmas Day" (1910)--John Fenstermaker, organ; Bay Brass/A. David Krehbiel (Gothic 49120 CD) 6:41
Sir Edward German: Nell Gwyn: Overture (1900)--Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/John Wilson (Avie 2194 CD) 7:25
10:00 WCLV MIDDAY with Mark Satola
Franz Liszt: Christmas Tree: Adeste Fidelis (1876)--Leslie Howard, piano (Hyperion 66388 CD) 2:58
John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (1843)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Robert Page (MAA 1999 CD) 2:13
Gioacchino Rossini: La gazza ladra: Overture (1817)--London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington (EMI 54091 CD) 9:24
Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture (2007)--Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Collegium 133 CD) 7:23
Bryan Kelly: Improvisations on Christmas Carols (1969)--City of Prague Philharmonic/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 557099 CD) 12:35
11:00 WCLV MIDDAY
Katherine K. Davis (arr George Vosburgh): The Little Drummer Boy (1941)--Pittsburgh Symphony Brass (Four Winds 3029 CD) 3:01
Traditional (arr Hershy Kay): Patapan--Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell (Sony 63309 CD) 3:44
John Rutter: Opening Chorus from Magnificat (1990)--Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 114 CD) 6:49
11:25 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS sponsored by Community West Foundation
Traditional: Deck the Halls--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 1999 CD) 2:18
Mikola Leontovich (arr Peter J. Wilhousky): Carol of the Bells (1916)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Robert Porco (MAA 2005 CD) 1:21
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture (1892)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Telarc 80068 CD) 2:55
Traditional (arr Sir Malcolm Sargent): The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Clayton H. Krehbiel (MAA 1999 CD) 3:27
Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Robert Page (MAA 1999 CD) 2:02
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride (1948)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 3:11
Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium (1994)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; /Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 6:40
George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Hallelujah (1741)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 3:43
12:00pm BBC NEWS; MERIDIAN
Dean Sorenson: Medley "Season's Greetings" (2004)--Burning River Brass (Burning River 2004 CD) 5:05
Sir William Walton (arr Christopher Palmer): Richard III: Prelude & Coronation (1955)--Ian Watson, organ; Academy St. Martin in Fields/Sir Neville Marriner (Chandos 8841 CD) 7:14
Anthony DiLorenzo: Christmas 'Toons (2007)--Burning River Brass (Burning River 2008 CD) 8:40
Daniel Auber: Fra Diavolo: Overture (1830)--Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell (IMG 75962 CD) 7:32
1:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Op 61 (1846)--Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell (Sony 62349 CD) 36:20
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A (1861)--Yefim Bronfman, piano; Vienna Philharmonic/Franz Welser-Möst (DeutGram 4763793 CD) 19:53
2:00 WCLV MIDDAY
John Jacob Niles: I Wonder As I Wander (1933)--Melanie Marshall, soprano; Andrew Williams, viola; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Collegium 133 CD) 3:42
William Billings: A Virgin Unspotted (1778)--Quire Cleveland/Peter Bennett (Quire 101 CD) 3:50
John Knowles Paine: Overture to "As You Like It" Op 28 (1876)--New York Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (New World 374 CD) 10:12
George W. Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches: Noël (1904)--Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 9334 CD) 7:14
Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for Brass (1955)--BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559357 CD) 11:33
3:00 CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA SHOWCASE
Johann Strauss Jr: Polka française "Figaro" Op 320 (1868)--Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst (MAA 2003 CD) 3:26
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op 56a (1873)--Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst (MAA 20604 CD) 16:35
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 67 in F (1778)--Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst (MAA 20604 CD) 20:33
Pietro A. Yon (arr Stephen Bulla): Gesu Bambino (1917)--Bay Brass/A. David Krehbiel (Gothic 49120 CD) 5:25
4:00 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK
4:05 WCLV DRIVE TIME with Bill O’Connell
CHOICE CD - Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols: This Little Babe (1942)--Etherea Vocal Ensemble; Grace Cloutier, harp (Delos 3422 CD) 1:27
Loveman Curtiss CIPC Interlude - Franz Liszt: Years of Pilgrimage, Italy: Petrarch Sonnet No. 123 (1849)--Roberto Plano, piano (Azica 71222 CD) 7:13
Franz Liszt: Christmas Tree: In dulci jubilo (1876)--Leslie Howard, piano (Hyperion 66388 CD) 2:30
John Sheppard: Verbum caro factum est (c.1550)--Quire Cleveland/Peter Bennett (Quire 101 CD) 6:31
5:00 NEWS; DRIVE TIME
George Gershwin: Of Thee I Sing: Overture (1931)--Orchestra of St Luke's/Michael Tilson Thomas (CBS 44798 CD) 4:29
Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto Grosso in g Op 8/6 "Christmas" (1708)--Angèle Dubeau, violin; La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau (Analekta 8730 CD) 5:36
Peter Tchaikovsky: Adagio from Symphony No. 1 Op 13 "Winter Dreams" (1866)--Boston Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (DeutGram 469376 CD) 10:43
Original Mattress Factory Moment of Serenity:
Harold Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter (1911)--Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 106 CD) 4:35
6:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
CHOICE CD - Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Op 28 (1942)--Etherea Vocal Ensemble; Grace Cloutier, harp (Delos 3422 CD) 24:02
Eric Robertson: Grand Angelic March (2007)--Eric Robertson, organ; Canadian Brass (Opening Day 7345 CD) 2:08
Traditional (arr Arthur Frackenpohl): Jolly Old St. Nicholas--Eric Robertson, organ; Canadian Brass (Opening Day 7345 CD) 2:00
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Final Waltz & Apotheosis (1892)--Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (DeutGram 435619 CD) 5:29
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G Op 61 "Mozartiana" (1887)--Philharmonia Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8777 CD) 24:42
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C K 415 (1783)--András Schiff, piano; Camerata Salzburg/Sandor Vegh (Decca 425466 CD) 26:45
8:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Op 25 "Classical" (1917)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 423624 CD) 13:59
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring (1944)--San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas (RCA 63511 CD) 35:44
9:00 THE CHANUKAH STORY by Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik--Theodore Bikel, narrator; Western Wind Vocal Ensemble (Western Wind 1818 CD)
10:00 THE BLACK ARTS with A. Grace Lee Mims: featuring Leontyne Price singing the music of Christmas
11:00 LATE PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Ignaz Friedman): Chorale Prelude "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" BWV 659 (c.1723)--Piers Lane, piano (Hyperion 67344 CD) 5:29
Zdenek Fibich: Adagio from Symphony No. 2 Op 38 (1893)--Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 9328 CD) 7:21
CHOICE CD - Traditional (arr R.L. Pearsall): In dulci jubilo (1570)--Etherea Vocal Ensemble (Delos 3422 CD) 3:30
Charles Ives: Adagio cantabile from Symphony No. 2 (1902)--Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (Sony 46440 CD) 8:12
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Symphony (1734)--Academy for Ancient Music Berlin/René Jacobs (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD) 7:47
Robert Schumann: Nachtstuck No. 4 in F Op 23/4 (1839)--András Schiff, piano (ECM 1806 CD) 4:06
Antonín Dvorák: Andante from Symphony No. 4 Op 13 (1874)--Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek (VirginClas 91144 CD) 11:39
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