December 24
Handel Messiah & Tchaikovsky Nutcracker
Eighth music director Sir Georg Solti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and a stellar cast of soloists in the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah. Next, the CSO Brass performs music by Gabrieli, and sixth music director Fritz Reiner closes this holiday celebration with selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet.
Handel
Messiah, Part 1
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
Gabrieli/Crees
Sacrae Smphoniae No. 6, Sonata Pian e forte
Mark Ridenour, conductor
Gabrieli/Crees
Canzon duodecimi toni à 10
Gabrieli/Block
Canzon septimi toni à 8 (No. 2)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Tchaikovsky
Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Fritz Reiner, conductor