Sunday December 23
12:00am SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY with Rik Malone: Charles Dutoit, conductor; Gautier Capuçon, cello;Henri Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain… (1970)' Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Op 14 (1830); Encore: Claude Debussy: La mer (1905)--Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
2:00 LIVE AT THE CONCERTGEBOUW with Hans Haffmans: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Anna Caterina Antonacci, soprano; Wiener Singakademie (recorded January 21 2012) -Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade (1903) ;Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (1912);
Encore: Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird: Suite (1919)--Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini (Sony 45935 CD)
4:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND with Fred Child (repeat)
Michael Convertino and Loreena McKennitt (arr Kermit Poling): The Bells of Christmas: a medley of two modern carols from "The Santa Clause"--West Edge String Quartet (Centaur 3087 CD) 4:15
13th-century French motet: (from Codex Las Huelgas) Claustrum/Virgo viget/Flos Filius (Cloister/Virgin gave birth/Son of a flower)--Anonymous 4 (Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia) 1:47
Anthony Holborne: The Fairie-Round, galliard--Hesperion XXI (Refectory, Abbaye, Fontfroide, France)
1:37
Traditional English (text: William Chatterton Dix): What Child Is This?--In Mulieribus/Anna Song, artistic director (St. Mary's Cathedral, Portland, Oregon) 2:41
Engelbert Humperdinck (arr Roger Harvey): Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel--Burning River Brass (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City) 2:49
Mel Torme (arr Christopher Mowat): The Christmas Song--Burning River Brass (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City) 3:37
Traditional English (arr Dan Forrest): The First Noel--Brigham Young University Combined Choirs, Philharmonic Orchestra/Ronald Staheli (Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT) 5:35
Piano Puzzler: Jingle Bells in the style of Bartok
Puzzler Payoff: Bela Bartok: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, Numbers 2, 5 & 6 from Mikrokosmos for Piano, Book VI--Jeno Jando, piano (Naxos 557821 CD) 4:12
Duke Ellington (arr Luther Henderson): Three Black Kings: Ballet for Orchestra - 1. Balthazar--Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/JoAnn Falletta (Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY) 4:52
Sir Edward Elgar: The Starlight Express--Virginia Symphony Orchestra/JoAnn Falletta (Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA) 4:38
13th century plainsong (arr David Cherwien): Of the Father's Love Begotten--Merilee Klemp, oboe; Nikki Lemire Bodurtha, harp; National Lutheran Choir/David Cherwien (Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis) 1:02
Traditional Irish (arr Matthew Oltman): Love Came Down at Christmas--Chanticleer/Matthew Oltman, music director (Memorial Church, Stanford University, Stanford, CA) 2:00
Anonymous 13th-14th century: Angelus ad virginem--Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, The Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus, Gower, Missouri (Decca 17837 CD) 3:07
Gregorian Chant: Hodie Christus natus est, Antiphon to the Magnificat, Vespers for Christmas Day--Apollo's Singers; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell [recorded at St. Paul's Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio] (Avie 2269 CD) 1:06
Traditional (arr Roger Harvey): Riu, Riu, Chiu--Burning River Brass (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City) 1:58
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for Oboe in B-Flat--Albrecht Mayer, oboe; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York) 6:38
Anonymous: Like the Dawning from Koln Hymnal--Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, The Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus, Gower, Missouri (Decca 17837 CD) 3:02
Oreste Ravanello: Offertory of 3rd Sunday of Advent "Benedixisti Domine"--Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, The Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus, Gower, Missouri (Decca 17837 CD) 1:23
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248--Frauenkirche Chamber Choir, Dresden; Dresden State Orchestra/Christian Thielmann (Frauenkirche, Dresden) 25:35
Traditional English: Improvisation on "Greensleeves"--Bolette Roed, recorders (Seminar Church, Paradyz) 2:36
6:00 MILLENNIUM OF MUSIC with Robert Aubry Davis: The Trinity Carol Roll - This earliest source for English polyphonic carols is given a stellar new interpretation by David Skinner's ensemble Alamire.
7:00 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL
7:30 MUSICA SACRA, Pt. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D BWV 243 (1723)--Tamara Matthews, soprano; Deanne Meek, mezzo-soprano; Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano; Don Frazure, tenor; Stephen Powell, baritone; Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman (Telarc 80651 CD) 26:11
8:00 CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR
9:00 WITH HEART AND VOICE
10:00 FROM THE TOP with Christopher O'Riley and America's finest young musicians - Recorded: October 14, 2012 in Jordan Hall, Boston;
• Sebastian Stoger, cello, age 13 from New York, NY - Pezzo Capriccioso by Peter Tchaikovsky, accompanied by Christopher O'Riley, piano
• Elizabeth Aoki, violin, age 9 from Cresskill, NJ - Introduction and Tarantelle Op 43 by Pablo de Sarasate, accompanied by Christopher O'Riley, piano
• Vanessa Meiling Haynes, piano, age 15 from Shrewsbury, MA - Allegro ma non troppo – Presto from the Sonata No. 23 in f Op 57 "Appassionata" by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Guan Bo "William" Su, bass/baritone, age 18 from Beijing, China - Amor marinaro (Sailor's love) by Gaetano Donizetti, accompanied by Christopher O'Riley, piano
• Bryan Duerfeldt, recorder, age 18 from Bloomington, MN - Concerto in C RV 443 by Antonio Vivaldi and The Bird and The Donkey by Pete Rose
11:00 WCLV SUNDAY BRUNCH with Nancy Sinning
Johann Christoph Pez: Concerto Pastorale in F (c.1700)--Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie (Dorian
90180 CD) 17:42
11:25 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Suite Op 71a (1892)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Telarc 80068 CD) 20:34
Ottorino Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi (1927)—Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 8:26
12:00pm BBC NEWS; WCLV SUNDAY BRUNCH
John Rutter: Candlelight Carol (1984)--Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Decca 1821 CD) 4:00
Felix Mendelssohn: Overture "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage" Op 27 (1828)--Hanover Band/Roy Goodman (Nimbus 5318 CD) 11:06
Traditional (arr John Rutter): My Dancing Day--Farnham Youth Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Collegium 133 CD) 2:52
Michel-Richard Delalande: Symphonies of Carols (c.1700)--Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie (Dorian 90180 CD) 5:32
Franz Waxman: Fantasie on Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" (1946)--Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Leslie Stifelman, piano; London Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Litton (Nonesuch 79464 CD) 10:39
1:00 THE DENNIS LEWIN RADIO PROGRAM, turning you on to classical music; this week, the music of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”
3:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 24 in A Op 20/6 (1772)--Daedalus Quartet (Bridge 9326 CD) 17:40
Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ: Overture to Part 2 (1854)--Lyon Opera Orchestra/Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Erato 45275 CD) 5:18
Various (arr Alice Parker / Robert Shaw): "Songs of Angels" Pt. 2 (1993)--Robert Shaw Chamber Singers; /Robert Shaw (Telarc 80377 CD) 9:16
Billy May: Holiday Cheer (1958)--Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams (Philips 416287 CD) 9:31
4:00 THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ON THE RADIO - The Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst; Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; University of Miami Frost Symphonic Women’s Chorus; Miami Children’s Chorus – recorded in Miami; sponsored in part by Judson at University Circle
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in d (1896)
6:00 DINNER CLASSICS
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Pas de deux (1892)--Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (DeutGram 435619 CD) 9:11
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1912)--Todd Boyce, baritone; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2005 CD) 7:16
Traditional (arr Kermit Poling): A la Nanita nana--West Edge String Quartet (Centaur 3087 CD) 3:53
6:30 MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini: Overture (1837)--Dresden State Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis (RCA 68790 CD) 9:55
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Op 61 (1806)--Janine Jansen, violin; German Chamber Philharmonic/Paavo Järvi (Decca 13281 CD) 40:30
8:00 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL & BIBLE LESSON
9:00 INNOVATIONS - Mark Satola hosts a program featuring works by Cleveland area composers, presented in cooperation with the Bascom Little Fund.Margaret Brouwer: Pulse: A 50th Anniversary Fanfare (2003)—Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 559250 CD) 6:05
Margaret Brouwer: Mandala (2001)--Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 559250 CD) 11:55
Margaret Brouwer: Aurolucent Circles (2002)--Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 559250 CD) 27:07
Margaret Brouwer: SIZZLE (2000)--Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 559250 CD) 4:58
10:00 PIPEDREAMS with Michael Barone: An American Organist's Christmas - performers, composers, arrangers, and instrument builders join in providing music for the holiday celebration.
Louis-Claude Daquin: Noel No. 6 in d (sur les jeux d'Anches, sans tremblant, et en Duo).
Johann Pachelbel: Vom Himmel hoch.
Geoffrey Shaw: Variations on an Old Carol--John Longhurst, Clay Christiansen, Richard Elliott (1948 Aeolian-Skinner/Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, UT) BWE Classics 9504
Conrad Susa: Adam lay in bondage.
Paul Edwards: No small wonder--St. Paul's Choristers and Parish Choir/Jeffrey Smith, director; Lisa Cadala, clarinet; Thomas Joyce (1996 Schoenstein/St. Paul's, K. Street, Washington, DC) Pro Organo 7190
Traditional (arr Steve Pilkington): We three kings.
Traditional (arr Leo Sowerby): Manger Carol--Copley Singers/Brian Jones, director; Christian Lane (1932 Aeolian-Skinner/Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) Gothic 49283
Hugh Martin: Have yourself a merry little Christmas--Steven Ball (1929 Moeller/Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA) Steven Ball 84501
Hector Olivera: Meditation on "Away in a manger"--Hector Olivera (1991 Casavat-1996 Rodgers/Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA) Rodgers 876015
Traditional (arr Robert Shaw & Robert Russell Bennett): The Many Moods of Christmas (Medley No. 1)--Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids/Larry Biser, director; Carlo Curley (Allen R-370) and Jonathan Tuuk (Skinner-Casavant-Tellers/Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI) CCGR 1999
11:00 LATE PROGRAM
Antonín Dvorák: Silent Woods Op 68/5 (1891)--Han-Na Chang, cello; Philharmonia Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (EMI 57052 CD) 6:56
Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium (1994)--Bay Brass (Harm Mundi 807556 CD) 6:27
Claude Debussy: Images, Book 2: Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut (1907)--Simon Trpceski, piano (EMI 272 CD) 5:00
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt: Act 3 Prelude "Ase's Death" (1876)--Estonian National Symphony/Paavo Järvi (VirginClas 45722 CD) 5:01
Traditional (arr Mack Wilberg): Suo gân--Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra of Temple Square/Mack Wilberg (IntReserve 2009 CD) 5:07
Franz Schubert: Rosamunde: Entr'acte No. 3 in B-Flat D 797 /5 (1823)--Berlin Philharmonic/Daniel Barenboim (CBS 42489 CD) 7:06
Traditional (arr Chris Hazell): Wexford Carol--Bryn Terfel, baritone; Welsh National Opera Orchestra/Tecwyn Evans (DeutGram 14914 CD) 4:14
Johannes Brahms: Adagio from Trio Op 114 (1891)--Franklin Cohen, clarinet; Stephen Geber, cello; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano (Decca 425839 CD) 8:06
John Ireland (arr Russell Gloyd): The Holy Boy (1913)--Angèle Dubeau, violin; La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau (Analekta 8730 CD) 3:06
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