Friday, December 21, 2012

    

9:00

Traditional/arr. Willcocks:  The First Nowell; Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Cleobury (Argo 414 042)
B Kelly:  Improvisations on Christmas Carols; City of Prague PO/Sutherland (Naxos 8.557099)

Rózsa/arr. Robbins:  Overture and Nativity from King of Kings (1961 film score); Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Kunzel (Telarc 80631)

Rhode:  Weihnachten:  A Characteristic Musical Picture with Quotations from Folksongs and Christmas Carols;  Salon Orchestra of Cologne (EMI 49819)
Traditional:  Maria through the thornwood goes; Custer Larue, soprano; Ronn McFarlane, lute (Dorian 90008)

 

10:00

Ebeling:  All my heart this night rejoices; The Cambridge Singers/Rutter (Collegium 503)

Dello Joio:  Variants on a Medieval Tune (In dulci jubilo); Keystone Wind Ensemble/Stamp (Klavier 11138)
Puccini:  La Bohème:  Three Excerpts; Cincinnati Pops O/Kunzel (Telarc 80260)

Handel:  For unto us a child is born (from Messiah); Taylor Chorale, Marion PO/Platt (recorded in 2006)

Handel/Mendelssohn/arr. Taylor:  Largo/Hark! the herald angels sing; Jeffrey Biegel, piano (Koch International Classics 3-7737)

Traditional/arr. Frackenpohl:  French Carol Medley; Oklahoma Woodwind Quintet (Integra 801)

Anderson:  A Christmas Festival; BBC Concert O/Slatkin (Naxos 8.559621)

Niles/arr. Salzedo:  I wonder as I wander; Jennifer Hoult, harp (JAH Music “The Eve of Christmas” CD)

 

11:00

Herbert:  Babes in Toyland Suite; Razumovsky SO/Brion (Naxos 8.559025)
Lane:  Three Christmas Pictures; Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Sutherland (Marco Polo 8.225185)
Traditional/arr. Fissinger:  The holly and the ivy; Musica Sacra/Westenburg (DG 429 732)
Addinsell/arr. S Bernstein:  Music from A Christmas Carol (1951 film); Royal PO/Newman (Telarc 88801)
Blake:  Walking in the air (from The Snowman); Kevin Bowyer, organ (Nimbus 7711)

Bernard:  Winter Wonderland played on a Double Biphone street organ (Radio Netherlands recording, not commercially available)