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The Holly and the Ivy

Fiona Talkington offers a selection of music-making reflecting Christmas in the home alongside festive concert recordings from Germany and from our own 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.

Fiona Talkington offers a selection of music-making reflecting Christmas in the home, alongside festive concert recordings from Germany and from our own 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.

Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in E major, TWV53:E1
Sabine鈥疭toffer鈥� (viola鈥痙鈥檃more)
Gustav鈥疐riedrichson鈥� (oboe鈥痙鈥檃more)
Anne鈥疨arisot鈥� (flute)
Les Passions de l鈥櫭俶e
Meret L眉thi (violin & director)

Malcolm Arnold
The Holly and the Ivy: A Fantasy on Christmas Carols
WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne
Johannes Witt (conductor)

Felix Mendelssohn
Six Christmas Pieces, Op. 72
Howard Shelley (piano)

Robert Schumann
Marchenbilder Op. 113
Tabea Zimmerman (viola)
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Suite
麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra
Leslie Suganandarajah (conductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata: 鈥楧arzu ist erschienen ser Sohn Gottes鈥� BWV. 40
Viola Thurnay (contralto)
Zoltan Megyes (tenor)
Lorant Naibauer鈥� (bass)
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Erik Bosgraaf (recorder/director)

Felix Mendelssohn
'Christe, du Lamm Gottes'
Stuttgart Children's Choir
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Frieder Bernius (conductor)

Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in C minor Op. 66
Mithras Trio

Les patineurs
麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra
Leslie Suganandarajah (conductor)

Johannes Brahms
Two Songs Op. 91
Fleur Baron (mezzo)
Tabea Zimmerman (viola)
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

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Mon 22 Dec 2025 13:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto for viola d'amore, oboe d'amore, flute, strings and continuo TWV 53:E1

    Performer: Sabine Stoffer. Performer: Gustav Friedrichson. Performer: Anne Parisot. Ensemble: Les Passions de l鈥櫭俶e. Director: Meret L眉thi.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    The Holly and the Ivy: A Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Performer: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Johannes Witt.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    6 Kinderst眉cke, Op. 72 ("Christmas Present") No. 1 in G Major

    • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music 5.
    • Hyperion.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    6 Kinderst眉cke, Op. 72 ("Christmas Present") No. 2 in E-Flat Major

    • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music 5.
    • Hyperion.

  • Robert Schumann

    Marchenbilder Op. 113

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Performer: Tabea Zimmermann.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nutcracker Suite Op.71a

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.

  • George Warren

    Organ Improvisation on Christmas Carols

    Performer: George Warren.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata: 'Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes', BWV 40

    Performer: Erik Bosgraaf. Performer: Viola Thurnay. Performer: Zolt谩n Megyesi. Performer: L贸r谩nt Najbauer. Performer: Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest. Performer: Zolt谩n Pad.

  • Alan Fernie

    A Christmas Suite: Ding Dong, Merrily On High / Silent Night / Deck the Halls

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Nicholas Childs.
    • ObrassoRecords.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    6 Kinderst眉cke, Op. 72 ("Christmas Present") No. 3 in G Major

    • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music 5.
    • Hyperion.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    6 Kinderst眉cke, Op. 72 ("Christmas Present") No. 4 in D Major

    • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music 5.
    • Hyperion.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Christe, du Lamm Gottes

    Conductor: Frieder Bernius. Ensemble: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Ensemble: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. Choir: Kammerchor Stuttgart.
    • Mendelssohn: Geistliches Chorwerk. Motetten, Psalmen, Choralkantaten, Lobgesang.
    • Carus.
    • 8.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio in C minor Op.66 No. 2

    Performer: Mithras Trio.

  • 脡mile Waldteufel

    Les patineurs

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Two Songs Op.91

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Singer: Fleur Barron.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    6 Kinderst眉cke, Op. 72 ("Christmas Present)" No. 5 in G Minor

    • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music 5.
    • Hyperion.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    6 Kinderst眉cke, Op. 72 ("Christmas Present") No. 6 in F Major

    • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music 5.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Mon 22 Dec 2025 13:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3