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Guide:

Saturday December 22

12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT

Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Part 5 BWV 248 (1734)--Dorothea Röschmann, soprano; Andreas Scholl, counter-tenor; Werner Güra, tenor; Klaus Häger, baritone; RIAS Chamber Chorus; Academy Ancient Music Berlin/René Jacobs (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD) 23:21

Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in c Op 80 (1808)--Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca 421718 CD) 20:26

Claude Debussy (arr André Caplet): La Boîte à Joujoux (1913)--London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (Sony 48231 CD) 34:03

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c Op 67 (1808)--German Chamber Philharmonic/Paavo Järvi (RCA 33835 CD) 30:17

Franz Schmidt: Symphony No. 1 in E (1902)--Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 9357 CD) 44:22

Max Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Hiller Op 100 (1907)--Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8794 CD) 41:25

Johan Svendsen: Octet for Strings in A Op 3 (1866)--Lars Bjornkjaer, violin; Per Lund Madsen, violin; Bjarne Boie Rasmussen, viola; Lars Holm Johansen, cello; Kontra Quartet (Bis 753 CD) 41:21

Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr Roy Douglas): Nativity Play "The First Nowell" (1958)--Sarah Fox, soprano; Roderick Williams, baritone; Joyful Company of Singers; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox (Chandos 10385 CD) 29:01

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Op 68 "Pastoral" (1808)--Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DeutGram 4776409 CD) 36:54

John Rutter: Five Meditations for Orchestra (c.1987)--Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Decca 1821 CD) 17:53

Bedrich Smetana: The Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians (1866)--Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (Decca 444867 CD)   5:45

6:00 CONCIERTO with Frank Dominguez

8:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND with Fred Child

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

9:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND

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

10:00 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK

10:03 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Pas de deux (1892)--Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (DeutGram 435619 CD)   9:11

Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for String Orchestra (1955)--BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559356 CD) 12:20

Newell H. Long: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1949)--Robert Conrad, narrator; Fennell Symphonic Winds/Frederick Fennell (ELF 991018 CD)   7:30

Franz Schubert: Impromptu No. 6 in A-Flat D 935 /2 (1828)--Vassily Primakov, piano (Bridge 9327 CD)   8:04

11:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Seasons: December Op 37/12 "Christmas" (1876)--Wu Han, piano (ArtistLed 10701 CD)   4:00

Ottorino Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi (1927)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 437533 CD)   8:35

Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (1734)--RIAS Chamber Chorus; Academy Ancient Music Berlin/René Jacobs (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD)   6:02

11:25 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS
Alan Silvestri: The Polar Express: Spirit of the Season (2004)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2011 CD)   2:28

Robert Russell Bennett: "The Many Moods of Christmas" Medley No. 1 (1963)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD)   8:03

Traditional (arr David Willcocks): God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1993 CD)   3:28

Anonymous: Spiritual "Ain'ta That Good News!"--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Robert Page (MAA 1999 CD)   1:23

Katherine K. Davis (arr Steven Reineke): The Little Drummer Boy (1941)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD)   3:56

Michael Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (1609)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Members of Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1996 CD)   2:00

Traditional (arr Mack Wilberg): I Saw Three Ships--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2005 CD)   2:52

James Pierpont (arr David Willcocks): Jingle Bells (1857)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1996 CD)   2:01

12:00pm MUSICAL PASSIONS with Eric Kisch: A Non-Commercial Christmas 2012

Michael Praetorius: In dulci jubilo – Thomanner Chor Leipzig/Erhard Mauersberger (Berlin Classics 9128 CD) 2:23

Antoine Brunel: Noe, Noe.

Claude de Sermisy: Noe, noe, magnificus est rex pacificus – Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Erato 45420 CD) 4:24

Traditional Irish Folksong: Christmas Day is come – Catherine Webster, soprano; Masque/Olivier Fortin (Analekta 9908 CD) 5:46

Pavel Chesnokov: Sacred Works, Op 45 No 1 “Presvyataya Bogoroditse” (Most Holy Mother of God) – St. Petersburg Chamber Choir/Nikolai Korniev (Philips 289454616 CD) 3:00

Anonymous: Vizmež pacholička from A Bohemian Christmas – Early Music New York/Frederick Renz (Ex Cathedra 10346 CD) 2:42

Antonio de Salazar: Villancico Tarara tara qui yo soy Antoniyo - Catherine Webster, soprano; Masque/Olivier Fortin (Analekta 9908 CD) 3:05

Traditional Flemish folksong: Klein, klein Jezuken – Elly Ameling, soprano; Dalton Baldwin, piano (Peters International 092 LP) 1:17

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Every valley shall be exalted – Aksel Schiøtz, tenor; Orchestra/Mögens Wöldike (RCA 1968 LP) 4:09

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth – Kirsten Flagstad, soprano; London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult (London 25141 LP) 6:38

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Why do the nations – Georgio Tozzi, bass; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham (BMG 61206 CD) 2:53

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus - Royal Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham (BMG 61206 CD) 3:32

1:00 BBC NEWS; METROPOLITAN OPERA

The 2012-13 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues with a live broadcast of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, a new holiday presentation designed to appeal to audiences of all ages. Bartlett Sher’s adaptation of his popular 2006 production will have a running time of approximately two hours and feature an English-language libretto by J. D. McClatchy, the American poet who also provided the translation for the Met’s holiday production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard stars as the feisty heroine Rosina, opposite tenor Alek Shrader as the lovestruck Count Almaviva, and baritone Rodion Pogossov as Figaro, the titular man-about-town. Yves Abel conducts, and the cast also includes bass-baritone John Del Carlo and bass Jordan Bisch

The single intermission will include backstage interviews with the stars.

3:14 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND

Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Leopold Stokowski): Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze (1713)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD)   4:56

Philip Lane: Wassail Dances (1973)--City of Prague Philharmonic/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 557099 CD)   7:58

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in A RV 158 (c.1710)--Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Thomas Hengelbrock (DHM 77289 CD)   7:31

4:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND

Kermit Poling: Two Puerto Rican Carols (2010)--West Edge String Quartet (Centaur 3087 CD)   5:05

Alfred Burt: A Christmas Greeting (1954)--Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams (Philips 416287 CD) 12:49

Georges Bizet: Jeux d'enfants Op 22 (1871)--Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Jesús López-Cobos (Denon 78764 CD) 10:23

Traditional: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel--Westminster Choir; /Joe Miller (WCC 1009 CD)   5:05

5:00 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

6:00 FOOTLIGHT PARADE: SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL with Bill Rudman: A Tribute to Robert Preston - Here’s a guy with no training in musical comedy who turned out to be one of our greatest leading men – an actor who owned the musical stage.

7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna

Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat (1804)--Alison Balsom, trumpet; German Chamber Philharmonic (EMI 16213 CD) 17:38

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c Op 67 (1808)--Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DeutGram 4776409 CD) 31:07

8:00 SATURDAYS FROM SEVERANCE - The Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst; recorded live in Severance Hall

Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Strings in D (1946)

Igor Stravinsky: Agon (1953)

Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in f Op 36 (1878)

Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger: Act 1 Prelude (1867)

9:45 Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser: Overture (1845)--Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell (CBS 38486 CD) 13:18

10:00 WEEKEND RADIO with Robert Conrad - A Christmas Party: Bill Cosby’s “Christmas Time,” Henry Morgan’s “Daytime Radio Serial,” Upstairs at the Downstairs’ “A Seasonal Sonatina” and Tom Lehrer’s “A Christmas Carol”…Also, Dylan Thomas reads “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”…Jan C. Snow has some Christmas thoughts…and This Week in the Media.

11:00 LATE PROGRAM with John Simna

Daryl Runswick: Fantasia on "The Coventry Carol" and "In dulci jubilo" (1996)--London Cello Sound/Geoffrey Simon (Cala 55003 CD)   6:32

Giacomo Puccini: Chrysanthemums (1890)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 431680 CD)   6:36

Dave Brubeck (arr Russell Gloyd): La Fiesta de la Posada: Lullaby (1976)--Angèle Dubeau, violin; La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau (Analekta 8730 CD)   4:04

Christopher Rouse: Finale "Italian" from "Karolju" (1991)--Philharmonia Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (RCA 11561 CD)   8:22

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio from String Quintet No. 5 K 593 (1790)--Sarah Kapustin, violin; Diana Cohen, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Sebastian Krunnies, viola; David Soyer, cello (Marlboro 80001 CD)   7:00

Francesco Manfredini: Pastorale from Concerto Grosso Op 3/12 "Christmas" (1718)--Lucerne Festival Strings/Rudolf Baumgartner (DeutGram 469376 CD)   4:17

Giacomo Puccini: Adagietto (1883)--Verdi Symphony Milan/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 2141 CD)   4:13

Hildegard von Bingen: Spiritui sancto (c.1150)--Anonymous 4 (Harm Mundi 2907546 CD)   6:51


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