The ultimate Christmas classical mix
Episode m001g3hv, broadcast at Tuesday 20th December 2022, 7:00pm.
“Dive into a festive mix of classical favourites, gospel, jazz, film music and more. Join us as we journey from the genius of the Baroque through to Jacob's Collier's microtuned, multitracked jazz fantasy on a beloved Christmas carol, via gospel from The Blind Boys of Alabama and an exhilarating track from John William's iconic Home Alone soundtrack. Producer: Christina Kenny for BBC Audio”
Track listing
- 4:54 – Last Month of the Year (track , Go Tell It On The Mountain)
- Composer Ruby Pickens Tartt
- Composer Vera Hall
- Composer Alan Lomax
- Ensemble The Blind Boys of Alabama
- 7:57 – Holiday Flight (from Home Alone)
- Conductor John Williams
- 8:54 – Ave Maria
- Composer Franz Schubert
- Orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Performer Nicola Benedetti
- Conductor James McMillan
- Music Arranger August Wilhelmj
- 13:50 – Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- Music Arranger Ottorino Respighi
- Orchestra Seattle Symphony
- Conductor Gerard Schwarz
- 18:54 – Carol Symphony: I. Allegro energico "O Come All Ye Faithful" (track , Weihnachtsmusik: Classical Christmas)
- Composer Victor Hely-Hutchinson
- Orchestra Pro Arte Orchestra
- Conductor Barry Rose
- 59:49 – In the Bleak Midwinter (track , Pure Imagination - The Hit Covers Collection)
- Performer Jacob Collier
- Composer Harold Edwin Darke