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December 10, 2010
Rattle, Berlin, and the Nutcracker
It's Christmas Eve, and there's a big party. Young Clara gets a special present, a nutcracker. At midnight, the Christmas tree grows magically, and the Nutcracker springs to life, doing battle with an army of mice. It's Act One of "The Nutcracker," by Peter Tchaikovsky. Conductor Simon Rattle says that the more he listened to Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, the more fascinated he became by it. Today, Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic perform Act One of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker." And they'll be back on Monday's show for Act Two.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Joseph Haydn
Finale from Symphony No. 89 in F, Hob. I:89
The Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle, conductor
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Tobias Hume
A Mery Conceit: The Queenes Delight
Parthenia
Market Square Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Act I from the Nutcracker
The Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
hour 2
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
Second movement from String Quartet No. 6
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
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Mozart Camargo Guarnieri
Three Dances
The Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, Kazem Abdullah, conductor
Troy Music Hall, Troy, New York
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Perfchat with the ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
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Gabriela Lena Frank
Excerpts from Hilos (Threads)
The ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Francisco Guerrero
Today, Joseph, You Shall Beget
Cantoria Hispanica, Jose Hernandez Pastor, director
CaixaForum, Barcelona, Spain
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Anonymous
O, Were Thou to See the Child
Cantoria Hispanica, Jose Hernandez Pastor, director
CaixaForum, Barcelona, Spain
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Anonymous
In Dulci Jubilo
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
St. John's United Methodist Church, Lubbock, Texas
