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The Grainger Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast Series
Sundays at 1-3pm unless otherwise indicated
Hosted by Lisa Simeone and Produced by Marty Ronish, the two-hour, weekly Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcasts offers a unique format that includes dynamic and innovative content to illustrate the fascinating stories found inside the music, with insight from the performers themselves. With the powerful sounds of the CSO as its centerpiece, the broadcasts include produced segments featuring 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.
Winter 2010
January 3
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)
January 10
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)
January 17
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-Saens: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A Minor (Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin)
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (Organ) (Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor)
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales (Pierre Boulez, conductor)
January 24
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
January 31
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
February 7
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: Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D Major (Pinchas Zukerman, conductor)
February 14
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 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 21
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 28
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)
Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso (Sir Mark Elder, conductor)
March 7
Stephen Hough is a scholar as well as a pianist. Hear a fascinating interview with him about Rachmaninoff'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 Sir Mark Elder.
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
Janáček: Jealousy
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40
Kancheli: ...à la Duduki
Janáček: Taras Bulba (Sir Mark Elder, conductor)
March 14
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 Lutosławski and Anton Bruckner.
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat Major
Lutosławski: Symphony No. 4
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
March 21
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
Stravinsky: Excerpts from Pulcinella
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
March 28
The celebration of Pierre Boulez's 85th birthday continues with highlights from his Chicago residency in January.
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Bartok: Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra (Pierre Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich, pianos)
Dalbavie: Flute Concerto (Mathieu Dufour, flute)
Stravinsky: The Firebird
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