New York Philharmonic

FRIDAYS @ 8PM

The New York Philharmonic is one of the world's longest-running and most celebrated orchestras. This weekly radio program presents concerts from the orchestra's subscription season, along with selections from the Philharmonic's tours, Summertime Classics, and residency at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado. There are also occasional thematic programs and encore presentations that explore the breadth and depth of the Philharmonic's extensive library of commercial and archival recordings. Hosted by Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, the New York Philharmonic This Week has been the recipient of numerous broadcasting awards.

12/20

Alan Gilbert, conductor

Alexander Romanovsky, piano


Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Act II from The Nutcracker

 

12/27

Danny Kaye, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein, Skitch Henderson, Andrew Davis, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel Bramwell Tovey and Andre Kostelanetz, conductors

Westminster Choir

Frank Huang, violin

Judith Blegen, soprano


Johann Strauss, Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: German Dance in C Major, K. 605 "Sleigh Ride"

Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland

Karl Suessdorf: Moonlight in Vermont

Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Edvard Grieg (orchestrated by Anton Seidl): March of the Dwarfs

Antonio Vivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Francis Poulenc: Gloria in G Major

Sergei Prokofiev: Troika from Lt. Kije, Op. 60

Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Winter Bonfire, Op. 122

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - I. Die Welt als ewige Jetztzeit

Jacques Offenbach: Ballet of the Snowflakes

Engelbert Humperdinck: Children’s Prayer from Hansel und Gretel

 

1/3

Alan Gilbert, conductor

Thomas Hampson, baritone


Aaron Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring

Aaron Copland: Selections from Old American Songs, Books I and II: The Dodger; Simple Gifts; The Little Horses; The Golden Willow Tree; The Boatmen’s Dance


Cole Porter: Selected Songs: Night and Day; Who Said Gay Paree?; Where Is the Life that Late I Led?; In the Still of the Night;Begin the Beguine