January 1, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Jan. 4)

Program #CSO 10-01

In this retrospective, we discover the many portraits of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition by listening to different movements by each of these conductors Rafael Kubelík, Fritz Reiner, Seiji Ozawa, Carlo Maria Giulini, Neeme Järvi, and Sir Georg Solti. Hear a whole program of music written about the visual arts.

Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
  (1951-1989; various conductors)
Takemitsu Visions
  (1993; Daniel Barenboim)
Rachmaninov The Isle of the Dead
  (1957; Fritz Reiner)
Hindemith Nobilissima visione Suite
  (1967; Jean Martinon)
Granados Intermezzo from Goyescas
  (1958; Fritz Reiner)

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January 8, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Jan. 11)

Program #CSO 10-02

Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink leads the CSO in Mahler’s Third Symphony, the inaugural recording on the CSO Resound label.

Mahler Symphony No. 3
  (Bernard Haitink, conductor)
Mahler “Das Irdische Leben,” “Verlorne Müh,” and “Rheinlegendchen” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
  (Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano; Sir Georg Solti, conductor)

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January 15, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Jan. 18)

Program #CSO 10-03

American violinist Joshua Bell is featured in this concert from last fall. Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts.

Fauré Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
  (Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor)
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor
  (Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin)
Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A Minor
  (Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin)
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor (Organ)
  (Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor)
Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales
  (Pierre Boulez, conductor)

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January 22, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Jan. 25)

Program #CSO 10-04

An unusual juxtaposition of Baroque and Classical selections with a chamber work written by Richard Strauss during the Second World War. Nicholas Kraemer is conductor and harpsichordist.

Mozart Divertimento in D Major
Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G Major
Telemann Selections from Tafelmusik II
  (Nicholas Kraemer, harpsichord)
Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
  (Christopher Martin, trumpet)
R. Strauss Metamorphosen

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January 29, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Feb. 1)

Program #CSO 10-05

Music Director Designate Riccardo Muti conducts this program, featuring Mozart and Bruckner symphonies from his Chicago residency last October.

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D Major (Haffner)
Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (1877 revised version)
Ravel Rhapsodie Espagnol
Falla Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat (Three Dances)

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February 5, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Feb. 8)

Program #CSO 10-06

British pianist Paul Lewis plays Mozart in a concert from November 2009.

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra
  (Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor)
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major
  (Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor; Paul Lewis, piano)
Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C Major
  (Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor)
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major
  (Pinkas Zukerman, conductor)

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February 12, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Feb. 15)

Program #CSO 10-07

In his new song cycle, James Primosch tells the story of Adam, the Biblical first man. Sir Andrew Davis conducts and Brian Mulligan sings in this CSO-commissioned world premiere.

Stravinsky Concerto in E-flat Major for Chamber Orchestra (Dumbarton Oaks)
Primosch Songs for Adam
  (Brian Mulligan, baritone)
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A Minor (Scottish)
Ravel Mother Goose Suite

February 19, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Feb. 21)

Program #CSO 10-08

Markus Stenz conducts Mahler’s “heavenly” Fourth Symphony, with excerpts from the CSO’s Beyond the Score presentation. Works by Mendelssohn and Wagner round out the program.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor
  (Markus Stenz, conductor; Viviane Hagner, violin)
Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G Major
  (Markus Stenz, conductor; Nicole Cabell, soprano)
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
  (Bernard Haitink, conductor)

February 26, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Feb. 29)

Program #CSO 10-09

Bernard Labadie conducts and Benedetto Lupo is the soloist in this concert of Haydn and Mozart from May 2009.

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise)
  (Bernard Labadie, conductor)
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat Major
  (Bernard Labadie, conductor; Benedetto Lupo, piano)
Mozart Ballet Music from Idomeneo, rè di Creta: Chaconne
  (Bernard Labadie, conductor)
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major
  (Bernard Labadie, conductor)
Dvořák Scherzo capriccioso
  (Mark Elder, conductor)

March 5, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Mar. 8)

Program #CSO 10-10

Stephen Hough is a scholar as well as a pianist. Hear a fascinating interview with him about Rachmaninov’s unusual Fourth Piano Concerto, plus a performance by cellist Lynn Harrell of the Elgar Cello Concerto and 20th century Czech music, all conducted by Mark Elder.

Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
  (Lynn Harrell, cello)
Janácek Jealousy
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40
  (Stephen Hough, piano)
Kancheli . . .à la Duduki
Janácek Taras Bulba

March 12, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Mar. 15)

Program #CSO 10-11

Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink leads a performance of Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante featuring four CSO principals Eugene Izotov, David McGill, Robert Chen, and John Sharp, plus the final symphonies of twentieth-century composers Witold Lutoslawski and Anton Bruckner.

Haydn Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat Major
  (Eugene Izotov, oboe; David McGill, bassoon; Robert Chen, violin; John Sharp, cello)
Lutoslawski Symphony No. 4
Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D Minor

March 19, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Mar. 22)

Program #CSO 10-12

Retrospective Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez turns 85 this month. This features his CSO Resound recording of Stravinsky’s Four Studies and Pulcinella, released in January.

Stravinsky Four Studies for Orchestra
  (Pierre Boulez, conductor)
Stravinsky Excerpts from Pulcinella
  (Pierre Boulez, conductor)
Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D Major
  (Pierre Boulez, conductor)

March 26, 2010

(full program audio available starting Monday, Mar. 29)

Program #CSO 10-13

The celebration of Pierre Boulez’s 85th birthday continues with highlights from his Chicago residency in January.

Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Bartók Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra
  (Pierre Laurent Aimard, piano; Tamara Stefanovich, piano)
Dalbavie Flute Concerto
  (Mathieu Dufour, flute)
Stravinsky The Firebird