A Collector’s Christmas
By Ralph Graves
Celebrate Christmas with Analog Masters! In our Christmas Day episode, we’ll feature rare seasonal music made between 1926 and 1975. Vaughan Williams and Samuel Barber transformed beloved carols into brilliant concert works.
We hear both, along with a wartime plea for peace by Andre Jolivet. And we’ll air selections from Thomas Beecham’s path-breaking 1927 “Messiah” recording.
Analog Masters
Wednesdays at 9:00 am and 4:00 pm
exclusively on CharlottesvilleClassical.org
Featured recordings:
| Handel: Messiah (excerpts) | Thomas Beecham | Pristine PACD 129 | 1927 |
| Jolivet: Pastorales de Noels | Philadelphia Wind Quintet | Columbia MS 6584 | 1968 |
| Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols | Leopold Stokowski NBC Symphony | Pristine PASC 546 | 1943 |
| Barber: Die Natali | Jorge Meister Louisville Orchestra | Albany 21 | 1975 |
| Humperdinck: “Hansel & Gretel” Overture | Albert Coates Orchestra | Pristine PAMX 005 | 1926 |
