December 21
Handel Messiah & Tchaikovsky Nutcracker
This week, Sir Georg Solti leads the CSO and Chorus in the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah, featuring Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Gjevang, Keith Lewis and Gwynne Howell. The broadcast also includes three works by Gabrieli, performed by the Chicago Symphony Brass, plus selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
George Frederic Handel
Part One of Messiah
Kiri Te Kanawa soprano
Anne Gjevang contralto
Keith Lewis tenor
Gwynne Howell bass-baritone
David Schrader harpsichord
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
Sir Georg Solti conductor
1984 (London)
Giovanni Gabrieli/
Eric Crees
Sacrae Symphoniae No. 6, Sonata Pian e forte
Giovanni Gabrieli/
Eric Crees
Canzon duodecimi toni à 10
Giovanni Gabrieli/
Eric Crees
Canzon septime toni à 8 (No. 2)
CSO Brass
Mark Ridenour conductor
2010 (CSO Resound)
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Fritz Reiner conductor
1959 (RCA)