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Expand your horizons with classical music

Half an hour of back to back classical music for the festive season, including some familiar favourites by Leroy Anderson and Prokofiev, alongside works by Bach and Poulenc.

Producer: Helen Garrison

30 minutes

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Fri 22 Dec 2023 19:00
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Music Played

  • Trad.

    Deck The Hall

    Music Arranger: Paul Weston. Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alfred Newman.
    • A Classic Christmas.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 101.

  • Thoinot Arbeau

    Branle de l'officiel (Ding dong! merrily on high)

    Conductor: Andrew Parrott. Ensemble: Taverner Players.
    • Christmas Carols.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 324.

  • Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych

    Carol of the Bells

    Music Arranger: Simon Cox. Ensemble: Septura.
    • Christmas Brass.
    • Naxos Special Projects.
    • 101.

  • Traditional Czech

    Little Drummer Boy

    Music Arranger: Harry Simeone. Music Arranger: Katherine Davis. Music Arranger: Henry Onorati. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Crouch End Festival Chorus. Conductor: David Temple.
    • The Greatest Christmas Choral Classics.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
    • 13.

  • Francis Poulenc

    O magnum mysterium (4 Motets, No.1)

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Christmas.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 401.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV.645

    Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni. Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Songs Without Words: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Dimitri Tiomkin

    It's a wonderful life (music from the film); main theme

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • The Alamo: The Essential Dimitri Tiomkin Collection.
    • Silva Screen Records.
    • 5.

  • Trad.

    I wonder as I wander

    Music Arranger: Andrew Carter. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • What Sweeter Music - Songs and Carols for Christmas.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 1001.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Lieutenant Kije - suite for orchestra, with baritone ad lib. (Op.60), Troika

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: André Previn.
    • Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky Cantata, Lieutenant Kije Suite: Previn, LA Phil.
    • Telarc.
    • 11.

  • John Ireland

    The Holy Boy

    Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
    • English String Miniatures, Vol. 2.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Tom Lehrer

    A Christmas Carol

    Performer: Tom Lehrer.
    • The Songs of Tom Lehrer.
    • Kessels.
    • 15.

  • Leroy Anderson

    Sleigh Ride

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Arthur Fiedler.
    • DG.

Broadcast

  • Fri 22 Dec 2023 19:00
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