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.
Show Notes
Program
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
Sacrae Symphoniae No. 6, Sonata Pian e forte
Eric Crees
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon duodecimi toni à 10
Eric Crees
Giovanni Gabrieli
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