For Immediate Release: December 15, 2020

From the CSO’s Archives: The First 130 Years

This (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 conductor September 1990 (Erato) Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D Minor conductor December 1976 (Angel) Tchaikovsky Selections from Sir conductor January 1986 () Wagner/Thomas Träume from Wesendonck Lieder conductor December 1928 (Victor)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Celebrating 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 for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion, and String Orchestra Jean Martinon conductor Donald Peck flute Clark Brody clarinet Willard Elliot bassoon horn 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 conductor April 1957 (RCA) Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor conductor July 1969 (Angel) Copland Dance Symphony conductor February 1965 (RCA) Strauss Dance of the Seven Veils from 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 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 , Op. 30 Sir Georg Solti conductor May 1975 (London) Haydn Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes from Sir Georg Solti conductor director November 1981 (London) Verdi Sanctus from Messa da Sir Georg Solti conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus Margaret Hillis director June 1977 (London) Berlioz , Op. 14 Sir Georg Solti conductor May 1972 (London)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 8:00 p.m. ’ Early Successes Wagner Overture to 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 Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1 Fritz Reiner conductor Byron Janis piano March 1957 (RCA) Verdi Overture to conductor June 2017 (CSO Resound) Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10 conductor June 1988 ()

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 baritone Chicago Symphony Chorus Margaret Hillis director October 1991 (Koch) Verdi Già nella notte densa from Sir Georg Solti conductor April 1991 (London) Strauss Domestic Symphony, Op. 53 Fritz Reiner conductor November 1956 (RCA)

Details for additional broadcasts in this series scheduled to air through March 30, 2021 are available at cso.org/radio.

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