Conductor Harry Christophers says for him, Handel strikes every emotion in his body. At times it reduces him to tears, but most of the time it leaves him smiling like a Cheshire Cat. We'll have highlights from the Easter sections of Handel's Messiah on this weekend's Performance Today. Plus Harry Christophers talking (and grinning like a Cheshire Cat) about the music by Handel.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
George Frideric Handel: Air With Variations
London Brass
Chris Rogerson: String Quartet No. 1 - 3. Dance
Nathan Cole, violin; Jasmine Lin, violin; Burchard Tang, viola; Priscilla Lee, cello
Fasig-Tipton Pavilion, Lexington, KY
Anonymous: Heu pius pastor, Easter mystery play (excerpt)
Ars Coralis Coeln; Maria Jonas, director
Frauenkirche, Nuremberg, Germany
Giovanni Gabrieli, ed. Raymond Mase: Sacro tempio d'honor
American Brass Quintet
Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, Colorado
George Frideric Handel: Excerpts from Messiah, HWV 56
Gillian Keith, soprano; The Sixteen, choir and orchestra; Harry Christophers, conductor
St. Mary's Church, Marienburg
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in G minor, BWV 995 - II. Allemande
Jason Vieaux, Guitar
Traditional, arr. Glenn Haynes: My Lord, What a Morning
New Century Saxophone Quartet
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, Massachusetts
Johann Sebastian Bach: Selections from Saint Matthew Passion, Part 2, BWV 244
Christina Landshamer, soprano; Stefan Kahle, alto; Wolfram Lattke, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Thomanerchor; Georg Christoph Biller, conductor
St. Thomas' Church, Leipzig, Germany
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Tasmin Little, violin; Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Marko Letonja, conductor
Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia
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