“Winter Holiday” program from the (NY) Philharmonic on the “Evening Concert”

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” with a holiday program put together from the their archives. Among the works you’ll hear are selections from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” ballet, Vivaldi’s “Winter” violin concerto, and Vaughan-Williams “Fantasia on Greensleeves”.

Monday December 16: The New York Philharmonic This Week (NYP 20-12)

NYP Jukebox—Winter Holiday

STRAUSS, II: Overture to Die Fledermaus from An Evening with Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye/Zubin Mehta, conductors

MOZART: German Dance in C, K. 605, “Sleigh Ride”. Leonard Bernstein, conductor

BERNARD: Winter Wonderland*

SUESSDORF: Moonlight in Vermont*

ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride* *Skitch Henderson, piano and conductor

GRIEG/SEIDL: No. 4, March of the Dwarfs from Lyric Suite. Leonard Bernstein, conductor

VIVALDI: Winter from The Four Seasons. Frank Huang, violin/leader

VAUGHAN‐WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Greensleeves. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

POULENC: Gloria in G Major, FP177. Judith Blegen, soprano; Westminster Choir, dir. Joseph Flummerfelt. Leonard Bernstein, conductor

PROKOFIEV: Lt. Kijé Suite, Op. 60: Troika. Skitch Henderson, piano and conductor

PROKOFIEV: Three Selections from Winter Bonfire‐Children’s Suite, Op. 122: No. 2 Winter Holiday;

No. 4 Around the Bonfire; No. 8 Home Again; Skitch Henderson, piano/conductor

TCHAIKOVSKY: Selections from The Nutcracker. Alan Gilbert, conductor

MAHLER: Movement 1 from Symphony No. 4 in G Major. Lorin Maazel, conductor

OFFENBACH: Ballet of the Snowflakes from Le Voyage dans la lune. Bramwell Tovey, conductor

HUMPERDINCK: Children’s Prayer from Hänsel und Gretel. Andre Kostelanetz, conductor