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. 

Handel Part One of Messiah
Sir Georg Solti conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa soprano
Anne Gjevang contralto
Keith Lewis tenor
Gwynne Howell bass-baritone
David Schrader harpsichord
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
1984 (London)

Gabriel/Crees Sacrae Symphoniae No. 6. Sonata Pian e forte
Gabriel/Crees Canzon duodecimi toni à 10
Gabriel/Block Canzon septimi toni à 8 (No. 2)
Mark Ridenour conductor
CSO Brass 
2010 (CSO Resound)

Tchaikovsky Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Fritz Reiner conductor
1959 (RCA)

Production
Brian Wise producer
Charlie Post audio engineer
Lisa Simeone host
Michael Schweppe host engineer
Neil Tevault host engineer

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