"The Lake Isle"
| Ola Gjeilo | Tenebrae/Nigel Short; Ola Gjeilo, p; Kristian Kvalvaag, g; str quartet | Ciaran McCabe, violin, | Matthew Sharp, cello, | Voices, Piano, Strings
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Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn
"The Lake Isle"
| Ola Gjeilo | Tenebrae/Nigel Short; Ola Gjeilo, p; Kristian Kvalvaag, g; str quartet | Ciaran McCabe, violin, | Matthew Sharp, cello, | Voices, Piano, Strings
Woods Hole scientists discovered the song while digitizing old audio recordings last year. The recording was on a well-preserved disc created by a Gray Audograph, a kind of dictation machine used in the 1940s.
Kurt Weill's final work in Germany was banned shortly after its premiere. Now, 93 years later, Chicago Opera Theater is bringing Der Silbersee: Ein Wintermärchen to Chicago audiences for the first time.
