John Birge presents "Giving Thanks", a thoughtful, contemporary
reflection on the meaning of the holiday with seasonal music and
poetry.
8pm:
Traditional (arr. Kremser): We Gather Together
Boston Pops/John Williams
Philips CD 454391
Mozart: Serenata Notturna: 3rd mvt
English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate
EMI CD 69823
Deepak Chopra on Gratitude
Mark Isham: A River Runs Through It
Studio orchestra
Milan CD 35631
Handel: Alexander’s Feast Overture
English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
Philips CD 422053
Nigella Lawson on Thanksgiving as the universal celebration
Schumann: Scenes from Childhood: The Poet Speaks
Lang Lang, piano
Deutsche Grammophon CD 5827
Deepak Chopra reads Thanksgiving poems by Rumi
Denny Zeitlin: Hymn
Denny Zeitlin, piano
Living Music CD 11
Haydn Symphony No. 92, "Oxford": 2nd mvt
Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle
EMI CD 94237
Nigella Lawson on gratitude in the moment
Traditional: Simple Gifts
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Alison Krause, vocal
Sony 89667
W.S. Merwin reads his poem, "Gift"
Joe Curiale: The Multiples of One
Orchard Road CD 7155
9pm:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": Shepherd’s Song: Cheerful and Thankful Feelings after the Storm
Chicago Symphony/Georg Solti
London CD 430400
Deepak Chopra on his first American Thanksgiving
Mozart: Nehmt meinen Dank ("Accept my Thanks)
Renee Fleming, soprano
Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Charles Mackerras
Decca CD 452602
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Wasps: March of the Kitchen Utensils
Liverpool Philharmonic/James Judd
Naxos CD 572304
Nigella Lawson on Thanksgiving grace and leftovers
Bach Cantata No. 192, Chorus "Nun danket alle Gott"
Bach Collegium Stuttgart/Helmut Rilling
Hanssler CD 92057
From Kerouac’s "The Dharma Bums," Chartres Cathedral story; Psalm 104
Read by Charles Laughton
Capitol LP TBO 1650 (out-of-print)
Traditional (arr. Stephen Paulus): We Gather Together
Dale Warland Singers
Gothic CD 49243