The perfect classical Christmas mix
Episode m000cclw, broadcast at Friday 20th December 2019, 7:00pm.
“Today's In Tune Mixtape is 30 minutes of wall-to-wall festive cheer, including classical favourites from Prokofiev, John Rutter and J.S. Bach. Plus Carl Nielsen puts a spin on a classic carol, we find out what would happen if Mozart wrote one of the finest popular Christmas songs, and things get reflective with Charlie Brown.”
Track listing
- 0:05 – Troika (Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op.60) (track 8, Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 etc.)
- Orchestra St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Composer Sergei Prokofiev
- Conductor Yuri Temirkanov
- 2:45 – The holly and the ivy (track 9, A Christmas Celebration)
- Composer John Gardner
- Performer Simon Lindley
- Choir Huddersfield Choral Society
- Conductor Brian Kay
- 4:50 – Dream on 'Silent Night' (track 5, Carl Nielsen: Complete piano music: Martin Roscoe)
- Composer Carl Nielsen
- Performer Martin Roscoe
- 9:05 – Carol Symphony (Prelude) (track , Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony)
- Composer Victor Hely-Hutchinson
- Orchestra City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor Gavin Sutherland
- 13:14 – Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 (Magnificat anima mea)
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Choir Monteverdi Choir
- Ensemble English Baroque Soloists
- 16:00 – Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
- Composer Jule Styne
- Lyricist Sammy Cahn
- Music Arranger Barry Gordon
- Ensemble Hampton String Quartet
- 19:05 – The Nutcracker - suite (Op.71a), no.2c; Russian dance "Trepak" (track 4, Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite: Philharmonia/Tilson Thomas)
- Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
- 20:09 – Christmas Time is Here (instrumental)
- Composer Vince Guaraldi
- Ensemble Vince Guaraldi Trio
- 24:02 – Star Carol
- Conductor John Rutter
- Choir The Cambridge Singers
- Orchestra City of London Sinfonia
- 26:50 – Sleigh Ride (track 4, A White Christmas with Grimethorpe)
- Conductor Major Peter Parkes
- Composer Leroy Anderson
- Ensemble Grimethorpe Colliery Band
- Music Arranger Ernest Tomlinson