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December 19, 2011
No Swords, Please
Handel's Messiah has been a hit ever since it premiered in Dublin in 1742. So much so that, in early performances, ladies were asked not to wear hoop skirts and men were advised to leave their swords at home, in order to accommodate more concertgoers in the hall. There wasn't a sword or a hoop in sight at a recent Messiah performance in Boston. We'll bring you highlights in today's show.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Leroy Anderson
Excerpts from Suite of Carols
The London Pops Orchestra, Frederick Fennell, conductor
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Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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Bruce Adolphe
Frosty the Snowman in the style of Haydn
Bruce Adolphe, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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George Frideric Handel
Excerpts from the Messiah
The Handel and Haydn Society Chorus and Orchestra, soloists, Harry Christophers, conductor
Symphony Hall, Boston
hour 2
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Richard Strauss
Potpourri, from Die schweigsame Frau (the Silent Woman)
The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Excerpt from Swan Lake, Op. 20
The French National Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
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Traditional (Arranged by Paul Hillier)
Dormi, Dormi, o Bel Bambin, Liebe Hirten, and Andachtsjodler
Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier, director
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Richard Strauss
Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Louis-Claude Daquin
Noel en Musette
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
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Traditional (Arranged by Gary Ruschman and Chris Foss)
Pat a Drummer
Cantus
First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, Minnesota
