Eighth music director Sir Georg Solti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and a stellar cast of soloists (including soprano Kiri Te Kanawa) 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 & Tchaikovsky Nutcracker
Sir Georg Solti
Playlist
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
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass; Mark Ridenour, conductor
Gabrieli/Crees: Canzon duodecimi toni à 10
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Gabrieli/Block: Canzon septimi toni à 8 (No. 2)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Fritz Reiner, conductor