9/3: Janáček; J. Strauss, Jr. & Mussorgsky
This week, Seiji Ozawa opens the program with Janáček's Sinfonietta. Next on the program, Morton Gould leads Copland's Dance Symphony, followed by a collection of Johann Strauss Jr.'s best loved waltzes, polkas and overtures under Fritz Reiner's baton. Closing the broadcast, Carlo Maria Giulini conducts Mussorgsky's Pictures from an Exhibition.
Leoš Janáček Sinfonietta
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Aaron Copland Dance Symphony
Morton Gould, conductor
Johann Strauss, Jr. Wiener Blut, Op. 354
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Johann Strauss, Jr. Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Johann Strauss, Jr. Der Zigeunerbaron, Op. 418
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Johann Strauss, Jr. Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
(orch. Maurice Ravel) Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
9/10: Afkam & Gluzman
On today’s broadcast, David Afkham leads the CSO in Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto, featuring Vadim Gluzman. Also included in this program are Debussy’s La mer and two pieces by Ravel: Menuet antique and La valse. Closing out the program, Bernard Haitink conducts Webern’s Im Sommerwind.
Conductor: David Afkham
Maurice Ravel Menuet antique
Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Valentin Silvestrov Serenade
ENCORE Vadim Gluzman, violin
Claude Debussy La mer
Maurice Ravel La valse
Anton Webern Im Sommerwind
BONUS Bernard Haitink, conductor
9/17: Mäkelä Conducts Lemminkäinen and Ein Heldenbelen
Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the CSO in Ein Heldeleben by Richard Strauss and Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen. Opening the broadcast is Wagner’s Prelude to the third act of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, in a vintage RCA recording conducted by sixth music director Fritz Reiner.
Richard Wagner Prelude to Act 3 of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Jean Sibelius Lemminkäien, Op. 22
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
9/24: Muti Conducts Cavalleria rusticana
This week, Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, featuring Anita Rachvelishvili, Piero Pretti, Luca Salsi, Ronnita Miller and Sasha Cook. The broadcast closes with choral works by Verdi, including selections from Otello, Nabucco, Macbeth and the Requiem.
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano
Piero Pretti, tenor
Luca Salsi, baritone
Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi “Fuoco di gioia!” from Otello
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi “Gli arredi festivi” from Nabucco
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi “Patria oppressa!” from Macbeth
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi Libera me from Messa da Requiem
Barbara Frittoli, soprano
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director