Thursday December 22
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT with Robin Grier
CHOICE CD – Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (1914)--James Clark, violin; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/John Wilson (Avie 2194 CD) 14:28
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c Op 67 (1808)--Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DeutGram 4776409 CD) 31:07
Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in c Op 80 (1808)--Hélène Grimaud, piano; Swedish Radio Choir; Swedish Radio Symphony/Esa-Pekka Salonen (DeutGram 1732 CD) 19:01
Franz Schmidt: Symphony No. 3 in A (1928)--Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 9000 CD) 42:08
Camille Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio Op 12 (1858)--Ute Selbig, soprano; Elisabeth Wilke, contralto; Annette Markert, alto; Armin Ude, tenor; Dresden Kreuzchor; Dresden Philharmonic/Martin Flämig (LaserLight 15273 CD) 35:26
Franz Schubert (arr Gustav Mahler): String Quartet No. 14 in d D 810 "Death and the Maiden" (1824)--Camerata Salzburg/Franz Welser-Möst (EMI 56813 CD) 45:25
Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a Op 50 (1882)--Yefim Bronfman, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Gary Hoffman, cello (Sony 53269 CD) 46:37
Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes Op 13 (1852)--Daniel Gortler, piano (Roméo 7281 CD) 38:09
Christopher Rouse: Karolju (1991)--Philharmonia Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (RCA 11561 CD) 29:20
Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto No. 3 for 2 Winds in G (1786)--Benoît Fromanger, flute; Ingo Nelken, flute; Cologne Chamber Orchestra/Helmut Müller-Brühl (Naxos 506019 CD) 15:35
Frederick Delius: Winter Night "Sleigh Ride" (1890)--Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Collegium 133 CD) 5:45
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
Loveman Curtiss CIPC Interlude - 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)--Acad 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
9:05 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
CHOICE CD – Sir Edward German: Nell Gwyn: Overture (1900)--Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/John Wilson (Avie 2194 CD) 7:25
10:00 WCLV MIDDAY with Mark Satola
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Blessed Son of God from "Hodie" (1954)--London Symphony Chorus; /Richard Hickox (EMI 54128 CD) 2:34
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Three Choral Hymns: Christmas Hymn (1930)--Corydon Singers; City of London Sinfonia/Matthew Best (Hyperion 66569 CD) 5:50
Lorenzo Zavateri: Concerto Grosso in D Op 1/10 "Pastoral" (1735)--Gottfried von der Goltz, violin; Brigitte Täubl, violin; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Gottfried von der Goltz (DHM 77352 CD) 9:54
Randol Alan Bass: Christmas Ornaments (1988)--Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Symphony Orchestra/Jerold Ottley (Bonneville 9402 CD) 14:08
11:00 WCLV MIDDAY
Johannes Brahms: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Op 122/8 (1896)--Todd Wilson, organ (MAA 11009 CD) 3:08
Michael Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (1609)--Quire Cleveland /Peter Bennett (Quire 101 CD) 1:34
Richard Strauss: Serenade for 13 Winds in E-Flat Op 7 (1882)--Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/David Zinman (ArteNova 98495 CD) 8:01
11:25 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS sponsored by Community West Foundation
Felix Mendelssohn (arr Mack Wilberg): Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1840)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 3:56
Edmund Walters: As Joseph was a walking (1980)--Cleve Orch Children's Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1993 CD) 2:06
Randol Alan Bass: The Night Before Christmas (1988)--Dorothy Silver, narrator; Reuben Silver, narrator; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 6:25
Anonymous: Spiritual "Go Tell It on the Mountain"--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Page (MAA 1999 CD) 2:26
Traditional (arr John Rutter): Sans Day Carol--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1996 CD) 2:57
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Trepak (1892)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 1:18
Leslie Adams (arr Donald Miller): Christmas Lullaby (1993)--Cleve Orch Children's Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1993 CD) 3:48
Gloria Shayne Baker (arr Harry Simeone): Do You Hear What I Hear? (1962)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2005 CD) 3:12
12:00pm BBC NEWS; MERIDIAN
Peter Tchaikovsky (arr Douglas Gamley): The Seasons: December Op 37/12 "Christmas" (1876)--London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Bonynge (DeutGram 469376 CD) 4:07
Jerry Goldsmith: Star Trek: Main Theme (1979)--Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams (Philips 411185 CD) 4:04
Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz No. 1 in D Op 47 (1893)--Moscow Philharmonic/Lawrence Leighton Smith (Sheffield 27 CD) 8:31
Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours (1876)--BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos 10634 CD) 8:51
1:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
1:35PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 14 in A K 114 (1771)--Boston Symphony Orchestra/James Levine (BSO Clas 1001 CD) 20:53
2:00 WCLV MIDDAY
Traditional (arr H. Walford Davies): The Holly and the Ivy--Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 512 CD) 2:53
Kermit Poling: A Holly and Ivy Calypso (2010)--West Edge String Quartet (Centaur 3087 CD) 2:01
Various (arr Alice Parker / Robert Shaw): "Songs of Angels" Pt. 2 (1993)--Robert Shaw Chamber Singers/Robert Shaw (Telarc 80377 CD) 9:16
Franz Biebl (arr George Vosburgh): Ave Maria (1964)--Pittsburgh Symphony Brass (Four Winds 3029 CD) 6:03
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
3:00 CHOICE CD’S
Johann Strauss Jr: Die Fledermaus: Overture (1874)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2011 CD) 8:13
Franz Biebl: Ave Maria (1964)--Cantus (Cantus 1211 CD) 7:01
CHOICE CD – George Butterworth: English Idyll No. 1 (1911)--Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/John Wilson (Avie 2194 CD) 5:15
CHOICE CD – George Butterworth: English Idyll No. 2 (1911)--Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/John Wilson (Avie 2194 CD) 4:36
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Ouverture from Suite in a (c.1727)--Tempesta di Mare (Chandos 783 CD) 8:25
Francesco Manfredini: Pastorale from Concerto Grosso Op 3/12 "Christmas" (1718)--Lucerne Festival Strings/Rudolph Baumgartner (DeutGram 469376 CD) 4:17
4:00 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK
4:05 WCLV DRIVE TIME with Bill O’Connell
CHOICE CD – Sir Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour Op 12 (1889)--Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/John Wilson (Avie 2194 CD) 3:15
Robert Russell Bennett: "The Many Moods of Christmas" Medley No. 2 (1963)--Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Robert Shaw (Telarc 80087 CD) 10:56
Traditional (arr Charles Wood): A Virgin Most Pure--Cambridge Singers/John Rutter (Collegium 106 CD) 2:38
R.R. Terry: Myn lyking (c.1920)--Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 106 CD) 2:36
Traditional (arr John Rutter): Quittez, pasteurs--Cambridge Singers/John Rutter (Collegium 121 CD) 2:28
5:00 NEWS; DRIVE TIME
Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème: Che gelida manina (1896)--Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Marco Armiliato (Decca 10837 CD) 5:02
Francesco Manfredini: Concerto Grosso in C Op 3/12 "Christmas" (1718)--Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage (Chandos 634 CD) 8:48
George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Behold, A Virgin shall conceive ...O Thou that tellest (1741)--Elizabeth Shammash, mezzo; Apollo's Singers; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Avie 2208 CD) 5:35
Original Mattress Factory Moment of Serenity: Anonymous (arr Ralph Vaughan Williams): This Endris Night--Monteverdi Choir; /Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Philips 462050 CD) 2:32
Traditional: Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sang--Sandra Simon, soprano; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Eclectra 2041 CD) 2:16
Giovanni Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris Mater (c.1570)--Rodolfus Choir/Ralph Allwood (BBC 326 CD) 2:35
6:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
John Rutter: Gloria (1974)--Cambridge Singers; John Scott, organ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/John Rutter (Collegium 100 CD) 17:13
Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (1918)--Nicole Cabell, soprano; London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis (Decca 6590 CD) 2:14
Giacomo Puccini: The Girl of the Golden West: Ch'ella mi creda (1910)--Plácido Domingo, tenor; Orch of the Royal Opera House/John Barker (EMI 49811 CD) 2:02
Giacomo Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico (1883)--La Scala Philharmonic/Riccardo Muti (Sony 63025 CD) 13:05
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Carl Friedrich Abel: Symphony in B-Flat Op 7/2 (1767)--Cantilena/Adrian Shepherd (Chandos 8648 CD) 8:18
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Op 68 "Pastoral" (1808)--Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (Telarc 80145 CD) 42:16
8:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat (1849)--Peng-Peng Gong, piano; Nashville Symphony/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 570716 CD) 19:39
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c Op 67 (1808)--Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DeutGram 4776409 CD) 31:07
9:00 SYMPHONYCAST with Alison Young: Dresden State Orchestra/Christian Thielemann; Frauenkirche Chamber Choir, Dresden; Sibylla Rubens, soprano; Christa Mayer, mezzo-soprano; Daniel Behle, tenor; Thomas Quasthoff, baritone
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1-3 BWV 248 (1734)
Encores: Peter Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from “The Nutcracker” --DresdenState Orchestra/Hans Vonk (Laserlight 15610 CD)
Camille Saint-Saëns: Movements from Christmas Oratorio--Dresden Kreuzchor; Dresden Philharmonic/Martin Flämig (Capriccio 10216 CD)
11:00 LATE PROGRAM
Giacomo Puccini: Adagietto (1883)--Verdi Symphony Milan/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 2141 CD) 4:13
Hans Pfitzner: Palestrina: Act 1 Prelude (1915)--Berlin German Opera Orchestra/Christian Thielemann (DeutGram 449571 CD) 7:31
André Jolivet: Pastorales de Noël (1943)--Manuela Wiesler, flute; Christian Davidsson, bassoon; Erica Goodman, harp (Bis 739 CD) 11:42
Giacomo Puccini: Chrysanthemums (1890)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 431680 CD) 6:36
Franz Strauss: Nocturno Op 7 (c.1850)--Peter Landgren, horn; Ann Schein, piano (Elan 82260 CD) 6:50
Don Gillis: Prayer and Hymn for a Solemn Occasion (1951)--Sinfonia Varsovia/Ian Hobson (Albany 618 CD) 11:01
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