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Christmas Symphonies by Ivan Nebesnyi and Myroslav Skoryk

Two masters of contemporary Ukrainian classical music created splendid symphonic interpretations of the most loved carols.

Two masters of contemporary Ukrainian classical music created splendid symphonic interpretations of the most beloved carols – koliadkas and schedrivkas, where the melodies and expression of Ukrainian music tradition are combined with the heritage of European classical music. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Ivan Nebesnyi (b.1971)
Christmas Symphonies
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Volodymyr Sirenko (conductor)

01:07 AM
Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)
Symphony of Carols
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Volodymyr Sirenko (conductor)

01:45 AM
Andrew Ford (b.1957)
Wassails and Lullabies
Anne Cooke (soprano), Matthew Baker (bass), Ian Cleworth (percussion), Rebecca Lagos (percussion), Brian Nixon (percussion), Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Antony Walker (conductor)

02:04 AM
Traditional
Three Carols
Brass Consort Koln

02:13 AM
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor)

02:31 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90 'Dumky'
Beaux Arts Trio

03:05 AM
Heikki Suolahti (1920-1936)
Sinfonia Piccola (1935)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kari Tikka (conductor)

03:26 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Kallion kirkon kellosavelma (The Bells of Kallio Church) (Op.56b)
Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, Eric-Olof Soderstrom (conductor)

03:29 AM
Charles Gounod (1818-1893),Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Meditation sur le premier prelude de Bach (Ave Maria)
Kyung-Ok Park (cello), Myung-Ja Kwun (harp)

03:35 AM
Peter Cornelius, Ivor Atkins (arranger)
Three Kings
Russell Braun (baritone), Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, John Rutter (conductor)

03:37 AM
Traditional German, John Rutter (arranger)
Still, still, still
Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, John Rutter (conductor)

03:39 AM
Traditional,Anonymous
Traditional: El noi de la Mare (instr) & Anon: Ons is gheboren een uutvercoren
Zefiro Torna

03:45 AM
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Dream Scene from "Hansel und Gretel"
Engelbert Humperdinck (piano)

03:53 AM
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise – from Act II of Der Freischütz
Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

04:02 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Markus Theinert (arranger)
The Nutcracker Suite, op 71a
Brass Consort Koln

04:10 AM
Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Sir Roger de Coverley - Christmas dance vers. string orchestra
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra, David Hill (conductor)

04:15 AM
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Keyboard Sonata in D minor no 9 L.412
Dejan Lazic (piano)

04:19 AM
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Trio des Ismaelites from L'enfance du Christ
Nora Shulman (flute), Virginia Markson (flute), Judy Loman (harp)

04:26 AM
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
In dulci jubilo
Paul Hoxbro (recorder), Fionian Chamber Choir, Alice Granum (director), Unknown (tabor)

04:31 AM
Traditional English, Victor Davies (arranger)
The Holly and the Ivy
Elmer Iseler Singers, Gianetta Baril (harp), Elmer Iseler Singers (conductor)

04:34 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Symphony No 5 in B flat major K 22
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Bour (conductor)

04:42 AM
Jeno Hubay (1858-1937)
Preghiera for violin and piano
Ferenc Szecsodi (violin), Istvan Kassai (piano)

04:47 AM
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Bassoon Concerto in E minor RV 484
Aleksander Radosavljevic (bassoon), RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Gunter Pichler (conductor)

04:58 AM
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Oh di Betlemme altera poverta for soprano and orchestra
Mona Julsrud (soprano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor)

05:16 AM
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Lyric poem in D flat major, Op 12
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Verbitsky (conductor)

05:27 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Piano Concerto no 2 in D minor, Op 40
Victor Sangiorgio (piano), West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Verbitsky (conductor)

05:52 AM
Peter Warlock (1894-1930)
Bethlehem Down vers. chorus
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Singers, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra, David Hill (conductor)

05:57 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op 111
Kotaro Fukuma (piano)

06:25 AM
Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961)
Concert Variations on "O Tannenbaum"
Judy Loman (harp)

6 hours

Last on

Christmas Eve 2021 00:30

Music Played

  • Ivan Nebesnyi

    Christmas Symphonies

    Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Conductor: Volodymyr Sirenko.
    • UAPBC.
  • Myroslav Skoryk

    Symphony of Carols

    Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Conductor: Volodymyr Sirenko.
    • UAPBC.
  • Andres Forda

    Wassails and Lullabies

    Performer: Ian Cleworth. Performer: Rebecca Lagos. Performer: Brian Nixon. Singer: Anne Cooke. Singer: Matthew Baker. Choir: Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir. Conductor: Antony Walker.
    • AUABC.
  • Trad.

    Three Carols

    Ensemble: Brass Consort Köln.
    • DEWDR.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis

    Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • GB³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90 'Dumky'

    Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • NONRK.
  • Heikki Suolahti

    Sinfonia Piccola (1935)

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kari Tikka.
    • FIYLE.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Kallion kirkon kellosavelma (The Bells of Kallio Church) (Op.56b)

    Choir: Helsingin kamarikuoro. Conductor: Eric-Olof Söderström.
    • FIYLE.
  • Charles Gounod

    Meditation sur le premier prelude de Bach (Ave Maria)

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Kyung-Ok Park. Performer: Myung-Ja Kwun.
    • KRKBS.
  • Peter Cornelius

    Three Kings [from Persians lands afar]

    Music Arranger: Ivor Atkins. Singer: Russell Braun. Choir: Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • CACBC.
  • Traditional German

    Still, still, still [German carol]

    Music Arranger: John Rutter. Choir: Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • CACBC.
  • Trad.

    Traditional: El noi de la Mare (instr) & Anon: Ons is gheboren een uutvercoren

    Composer: Anon.. Ensemble: Zefiro Torna.
    • BEVRT.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Dream Scene from "Hansel und Gretel"

    Performer: Engelbert Humperdinck.
    • SESR.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise - from Act II of Der Freischütz

    Singer: Charlotte Margiono. Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Montgomery.
    • NLNOS.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker Suite

    Music Arranger: Markus Theinert. Ensemble: Brass Consort Köln.
    • DEWDR.
  • Frank Bridge

    Sir Roger de Coverley - Christmas dance vers. string orchestra

    Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • GB³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Keyboard Sonata in D minor no 9 L.412

    Performer: Dejan Lazić.
    • SIRTVS.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Trio des Ismaelites from L'enfance du Christ

    Performer: Nora Shulman. Performer: Virginia Markson. Performer: Judy Loman.
    • CACBC.
  • Michael Praetorius

    In dulci jubilo

    Performer: Paul Hoxbro. Performer: Unknown. Choir: Fionian Chamber Choir. Director: Alice Granum.
    • DKDR.
  • Traditional English

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Performer: Gianetta Baril. Music Arranger: Victor Davies. Choir: Elmer Iseler Singers. Conductor: Elmer Iseler Singers.
    • CACBC.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major, K 22

    Orchestra: Radio Kamerorkest. Conductor: Ernest Bour.
    • NLNPB.
  • Jeno Hubay

    Preghiera for violin and piano

    Performer: Ferenc Szecsődi. Performer: Kassai István.
    • HUMR.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Bassoon Concerto in E minor RV 484

    Performer: Aleksander Radosavljevic. Orchestra: RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Günter Pichler.
    • SIRTVS.
  • Alessandro Scarlatti

    Oh di Betlemme altera poverta for soprano and orchestra

    Singer: Mona Julsrud. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Roy Goodman.
    • NONRK.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Lyric poem in D flat major, Op 12

    Orchestra: West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Verbitsky.
    • AUABC.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Concerto no 2 in D minor, Op 40

    Performer: Victor Sangiorgio. Orchestra: West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Verbitsky.
    • AUABC.
  • Peter Warlock

    Bethlehem Down vers. chorus [1927]

    Choir: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Singers. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • GB³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op 111

    Performer: Kotaro Fukuma.
    • DERB.
  • Carlos Salzedo

    Concert Variations on "O Tannenbaum"

    Performer: Judy Loman.
    • CACBC.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 2021 00:30

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