Produced by Jesse McQuarters and hosted by Lisa Simeone, this weekly, two-hour series offers a unique format of engaging and lively content, including produced segments created to provide deeper insight into the music and programmatic themes found within the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s concert season; interviews with CSO musicians, guest artists, and composers; and an exploration of the stories found within the CSO’s rich heritage of recordings and the Orchestra’s illustrious history in Chicago.
May 25: Gustav MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
June 1: Paul DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Francis POULENC Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani
Johann Sebastian BACH Variation No. 20 from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Encore
Camille SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, Organ
Maurice RAVEL: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe ; Boléro
June 8: Felix MENDELSSOHN: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
Béla BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 2
Edward ELGAR: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61
Alexander SCRIABIN: Prometheus, Op. 60
Niccolò PAGANINI (arr. Stock): Moto perpetuo, Op. 11
June 15: Gustav MAHLER: Totenfeier
Béla BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
Igor STRAVINSKY The Firebird
June 22: Benjamin BRITTEN: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Jessie MONTGOMERY: Banner
Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA: Cantus Arcticus
Carl ORFF: Carmina burana
June 29: Aram KHACHATURIAN: Symphony No. 3 in C Major
John WILLIAMS: Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra
Zoltán KODÁLY: Dances of Galánta
César FRANCK: Symphony in D Minor
July 6: Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Peter TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Anton BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major (Romantic)
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