Cedille Chicago Presents

This week: an all-American program for Independence Day.

This week marks the 183rd birthday anniversary of the great violinist/composer Joseph Joachim. We celebrate with Cedille's Grammy-nominated recording of Joachim's colossal Violin Concerto "In the Hungarian Style " plus the cadenza Joachim wrote for the Brahms Violin Concerto, of which Joachim gave the premiere in 1879.

For the week in which summer officially begins, we present music associated with the season.

For the week of Fathers’ Day, we present music by Franz Joseph “Papa” Haydn.

This week's show features the music of Robert Schumann, 1810-1856.

This week's show features our new release for May: Mozart & Brahms Clarinet Quintets, with Anthony McGill and the Pacifica Quartet

This week's show continues our survey of clarinetists who've recorded for Chicago's classical label.

This week's show celebrates Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assistant Principal Clarinet player John Bruce Yeh with selections from all 6 of his Cedille albums.

This week's show celebrates the artistry of clarinetist Larry Combs, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet 1978–2008 and a founding member of The Chicago Chamber Musicians.

This week's show features our new release for April, "Two x Four," with violinists Jennifer Koh and her mentor, Jaime Laredo, along with a look back at the digital playlist we launched in February: "The Virtuoso Paperno"

For the week of Earth Day, we present music about our planet, its challenges, and some of its greatest features.

For the week of Easter, we present a single work: Frank Ferko’s Stabat Mater.

Wind and Water, this week’s show is the second of three nature-themed programs leading up to Earth Day.

This week’s show, “In a Pastoral Mood,” is the first of 3 nature-themed programs leading up to Earth Day (full playlist below).

This week’s show celebrates Cedille’s wonderful relationship with WFMT with recordings made at, and in two cases by, the station (full playlist below).

This week’s show celebrates the official (if not yet effective around here) beginning of Spring with selections representing the season, and the theme of new beginnings (full playlist below). FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Frülingssehnsucht, from Schwanengesang, D. 957 (4:03) From Songs of the Classical Age Cedille Records CDR 90000 049 (Track 21) Patrice Michaels, soprano David Schrader, fortepiano DOMINICK ARGENTO (b. 1927) Six Elizabethan Songs Spring (1:40) From 20th Century Baroque Cedille Records CDR 90000 011 (Track 14) Patrice Michaels, soprano Rembrandt Chamber Players DOMINICK ARGENTO Songs About Spring III. in Just-spring (1:31) IV. in Spring comes (1:34) V. when faces called flowers (2:26) From To Be Sung Upon the Water Cedille Records CDR 90000 029 (Tracks 10-12) Patrice Michaels, soprano Elizabeth Buccheri, piano LITA GRIER (b. 1937) Renascence (Concertino for Flute and Orchestra) (1996) (10:55) From American Flute Concertos Cedille Records CDR 90000 046 (Tracks 1-3) Mary Stolper, flute Czech Natio

This week's show features music by Spanish Baroque—early Classical composer Padre Antonio Soler, with performances by David Schrader and Jorge Federico Osorio (full playlist below). PADRE ANTONIO SOLER (1729-1783) Fandango in D minor (12:12) From Padre Antonio Soler: Fandango & Sonatas Cedille Records CDR 90000 004 (Track 1) David Schrader, harpsichord PADRE ANTONIO SOLER Sonata No. 24 in D minor (7:41) From Padre Antonio Soler: Fandango & Sonatas Cedille Records CDR 90000 004 (Track 5) David Schrader, harpsichord PADRE ANTONIO SOLER Sonata No. 62 in B-flat major I. Rondo. Andantino con moto (6:59) From Soler: Harpsichord Sonatas, Vol. II Cedille Records CDR 90000 009 (Track 6) David Schrader, harpsichord PADRE ANTONIO SOLER Sonata in G minor (Allegretto) (2:39) Sonata in D major (Allegro) (2:54) Sonata in F-sharp minor (Allegretto) (2:56) Sonata in D-flat major (Allegro) (3:49) From Piano Español Cedille Records CDR 90000 075 (Tracks 13-16) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano PADRE ANTONIO SOLER Quintet No. 4 in A

We march into March with a series of marches and other military themed works on this week's show (full playlist below). HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ VON BIBER (1644-1704) Battalia for Violin, Strings, and Basso Continuo in D major (8:49) From Biber: Mensa Sonora Cedille Records CDR 90000 116 (Tracks 40-47) Baroque Band Garry Clarke, conductor CARL LORENS (1851-1909) “The Jewish Country Regiment” (3:21)* HANS EISLER (1898-1962) “Solidarity Song” (1:59)** KURT WEILL (1900-1950) “Havu L’venim” — "Bring the Bricks" (2:03)*† From Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano Cedille Records CDR 90000 065 (Disc 2 Tracks 3, 17 & 20) *Stewart Figa, baritone **Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano †Deborah Bard, soprano New Budapest Orpheum Society ROBERT KURKA (1921-1957) Julius Caesar, Symphonic Epilogue after Shakespeare, Op. 28 (1955) (8:52) From Robert Kurka: Symphonic Works Cedille Records CDR 90000 077 (Track 1) Grant Park Orchestra Carlos Kalmar, conductor ROBERT KURKA (1921-1957) The Good Soldier Schweik Act I, scene vii (“Oh, the gen’ra

We celebrate Black History Month on this week's show, with selections from our many CDs featuring music by African-descended composers (full playlist below). CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES (1745-1799) Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5, No. 2 (1775) III. Rondeau (4:35) From Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th Centuries Cedille Records CDR 90000 035 (Track 6) Rachel Barton Pine, violin Encore Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hege, conductor WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" (1930) I. Moderato assai (6:10) From African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. I Cedille Records CDR 90000 055 (Track 9) Chicago Sinfonietta Paul Freeman, conductor GEORGE WALKER (b. 1922) Lyric for Strings (1941) (5:17) From African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. II Cedille Records CDR 90000 061 (Track 2) Chicago Sinfonietta Paul Freeman, conductor DAVID BAKER (b. 1931) Cello Concerto (1975) III. Fast (6:09) From African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. III Cedille Records CDR 90000 066 (Track 4) Katink

In conjunction with WFMT’s monthly theme for February, this week’s show is, “The Animal Kingdom, Part 2,” with music representing creatures large and small. AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) The Cat and the Mouse(1920)(3:25) From Copland Piano Music: Romantic and Modern Cedille Records CDR 90000 021 (Track 8) Ramon Salvatore, piano ROBERT KURKA (1921-1957) The Good Soldier Schweik Act II, Scene lll (7:58) From Robert Kurka: The Good Soldier Schweik Cedille Records CDR 90000 062 (Disc 2 Tracks 10-12) Jason Collins, tenor Marc Embree, baritone Kelli Harrington, soprano Stephen Noon, tenor Alvaro Ramirez, bass Robert Boldin, tenor Alexander Platt, conductor Chicago Opera Theater FREDERIC RZEWSKI (b. 1938) Les Moutons de Panurge (1969) (11:38) From fred: Music by Frederic Rzewski Cedille Records CDR 90000 084 (Track 7) eighth blackbird FELIX WHITE (1884-1945) The Nymph’s Complaint for the Death of her Fawn (1921) (8:08) From Poetic Inspirations Cedille Records CDR 90000 102 (Track 8) Alex Klein, oboe Richard Young, viol