A Collector’s Christmas

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 SymphonyPristine PASC 546 (1943)

Barber: Die NataliJorge Meister - Louisville Orchestra
Albany 211 (975)

Humperdinck: “Hansel & Gretel” Overture - Albert Coates/Orchestra
Pristine PAMX 0051926