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.
Handel’s Messiah & Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
Playlist
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
Eric Crees; CSO Brass
Mark Ridenour, conductor
2010 (CSO Resound)
Giovanni Gabrieli/Eric Crees: Canzon duodecimi toni à 10
Eric Crees; CSO Brass
Mark Ridenour, conductor
2010 (CSO Resound)
Giovanni Gabrieli/Eric Crees: Canzon septime toni à 8 (No. 2)
Eric Crees; CSO Brass
Mark Ridenour, conductor
2010 (CSO Resound)
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Fritz Reiner, conductor
1959 (RCA)
