Join us for Johann Sebastian Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" from Carnegie Hall. Also, Phil Kline spins more of his favorite holiday music, and we hear a jazz version of a Tchaikovsky classic, in "The Harlem Nutcracker."
Bach's Christmas Oratorio from Carnegie Hall
John Schaefer hosts an NPR and WNYC presentation of a Carnegie Hall concert performance of selections from one of the most joyful and sumptuous works from Johann Sebastian Bach. The Collegiate Chorale performs three of six sacred cantatas, each depicting a different scene from Christ's birth, known collectively as the ...
Phil Kline's Holiday Mix, Part Two
Phil Kline's boombox composition "Unsilent Night" has become a cult holiday tradition, played annually in the streets of dozens of cities around the world. The maverick composer spins more of his holiday favorites, from Martin Luther to Elvis Presley.
The Harlem Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky goes to the Cotton Club in choreographer Donald Byrd's "Harlem Nutcracker." Expanded and arranged by David Berger from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's "Nutcracker Suite," the music features jazz classics such as "Dance of the Floreadores," "Peanut Brittle Brigade," and "Sugar Rum Cherry."
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