December 22, 2009
The Christmas Truce of 1914
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1914, German and British soldiers in Belgium had their own informal cease-fire, sang Christmas songs together, and even traded gifts. We'll remember the remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914, as the male vocal ensemble "Cantus" sings highlights from their show "All is Calm."
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nocturne from Pan Voyevoda Suite for Orchestra
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Evgeny Svetlanov
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Richard Dirksen
"Christ, Mighty Savior"
The St. Olaf College Combined Choirs and Orchestra with conductor John Ferguson
St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Northfield, Minnesota
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Gavotte and Variations
The Brasil Guitar Duo
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
Preludio from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
The Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra with conductor Kazem Abdullah
Troy Music Hall, Troy, New York
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Maurice Ravel
"Jeux d'Eau"
Pianist Adam Neiman
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Suite from "The Nutcracker"
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Michal Dworzynski
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Andante from Quartet in G, K. 285a
Flutist Lisa Beznosiuk, violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk, violist Tom Dunn, and cellist Richard Tunnicliffe
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Mykola Leontovych
"Carol of the Bells"
The Empire Brass
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Erik Lichte and Timothy Takach
Excerpts from "All is Calm"
Cantus
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Johann Sebastian Bach
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
Organist David Higgs
Skaneateles Music Festival, Skaneateles, New York
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 314
Flutist Lisa Beznosiuk with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and conductor Edward Gardner
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
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John Bennet
"All Creatures Now are Merry-Minded"
The King's Singers
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Percy Grainger
"The Merry King"
The Dallas Wind Symphony with conductor Jerry Junkin
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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Traditional (Arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams)
"God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"
Cantus
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences, Sioux Falls, South Dakota