Estonian painter August Albo (1893-1963) created "Strauss Waltz" depicting dancers in an elegant ballroom with and orchestra in the balcony above. We'll hear many of the waltzes that inspired this painting in the June 18th broadcast.
6/4 Haydn: Symphony No. 44, Mourning R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration Brahms: Symphony No. 3 Prokofiev: Scythian Suite (David Afkham &Claudio Abbado, cond)
6/11 Beethoven: Violin Concerto Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 Gershwin/Rose: Overture to Strike up the Band Gershwin/Tovey: A Foggy Day (Nikolaj Znaider, v; Bramwell Tovey, cond)
6/18 Mahler: Totenfeier Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Bates: Resurrexit Johann Strauss, Jr: Overture to The Gypsy Baron Josef Strauss: The Dragonfly Polka Johann Strauss, Jr: Furioso Polka, Voices of Spring Waltz, On the Hunt Polka, In Krapfen's Woods Polka, Thunder and Lightning Polka Josef Strauss: Fireproof! Polka (Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, dir; Pierre Boulez & Manfred Honeck, cond)
6/25 Debussy: Nocturnes, Sacred and Profane Dances Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Suite from Swan Lake Puccini: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana (Sarah Bullen, hp; Women of the Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, dir; Riccardo Muti, cond)
