For Immediate Release: December 15, 2020
From the CSO’s Archives: The First 130 Years
This Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) radio broadcast series airs weekly on Tuesday evenings from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. on WFMT (98.7 FM) in Chicago, and is also available via streaming on wfmt.com and the WFMT app (wfmt.com/app).
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Remembering Theodore Thomas Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 Daniel Barenboim conductor September 1990 (Erato) Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Carlo Maria Giulini conductor December 1976 (Angel) Tchaikovsky Selections from The Nutcracker Sir Georg Solti conductor January 1986 (London) Wagner/Thomas Träume from Wesendonck Lieder Frederick Stock conductor December 1928 (Victor)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Celebrating Jean Martinon Ravel Introduction and Allegro for Harp with Strings, Flute, and Clarinet Jearn Martinon conductor Edward Druzinsky harp Donald Peck flute Clark Brody clarinet May 1968 (RCA) Bizet Symphony in C Major Jean Martinon conductor April 1968 (RCA) Martin Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion, and String Orchestra Jean Martinon conductor Donald Peck flute Ray Still oboe Clark Brody clarinet Willard Elliot bassoon Dale Clevenger horn Adolph Herseth trumpet Jay Friedman trombone Donald Koss timpani March 1966 (RCA) Ravel Mother Goose Suite Jean Martinon conductor Recorded April 1968 (RCA) Martinon Symphony No. 4 (Altitudes) Jean Martinon conductor November 1967 (RCA) Paganini/Stock Moto perpetuo, Op. 11 Jean Martinon conductor March 1966 (RCA)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Invitation to the Dance Weber/Berlioz Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 Fritz Reiner conductor April 1957 (RCA) Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor Seiji Ozawa conductor July 1969 (Angel) Copland Dance Symphony Morton Gould conductor February 1965 (RCA) Strauss Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome Fritz Reiner conductor March 1954 (RCA) Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (The Dance at the Village Inn) Sir Georg Solti conductor November 1993 (London) Ponchielli Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda Frederick Stock conductor April 1941 (Columbia) Falla The Three-Cornered Hat Daniel Barenboim conductor May 1997 (Teldec)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Sir Georg Solti: Grammy Champ Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 Sir Georg Solti conductor May 1975 (London) Haydn Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes from The Creation Sir Georg Solti conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus Margaret Hillis director November 1981 (London) Verdi Sanctus from Messa da Requiem Sir Georg Solti conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus Margaret Hillis director June 1977 (London) Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Sir Georg Solti conductor May 1972 (London)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Composers’ Early Successes Wagner Overture to Rienzi Daniel Barenboim conductor January 1999 (Teldec) Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11 Daniel Barenboim conductor Dale Clevenger horn October 1998 (Teldec) Mendelssohn Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21 Jean Martinon conductor May 1967 (RCA) Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1 Fritz Reiner conductor Byron Janis piano March 1957 (RCA) Verdi Overture to Nabucco Riccardo Muti conductor June 2017 (CSO Resound) Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10 Leonard Bernstein conductor June 1988 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Celebrating Valentine’s Day Prokofiev Selections from Romeo and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet before Parting, Romeo at Juliet’s Tomb) Riccardo Muti conductor October 2013 (CSO Resound) Barber The Lovers Andrew Schenk conductor Dale Duesing baritone Chicago Symphony Chorus Margaret Hillis director October 1991 (Koch) Verdi Già nella notte densa from Otello Sir Georg Solti conductor Kiri Te Kanawa soprano Luciano Pavarotti tenor April 1991 (London) Strauss Domestic Symphony, Op. 53 Fritz Reiner conductor November 1956 (RCA)
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