On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg converses with saxophonist Julian Velasco, winner of Cedille Records' first-ever Emerging Artist Competition, about his upcoming debut album, As We Are.

Episode 54: Julian Velasco / As We Are

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, who has served the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as assistant principal clarinetist since 1979, about his experience recording "Chicago Clarinet Classics."

Episode 59 – John Bruce Yeh / Chicago Clarinet Classics

The New York Philharmonic is joined by the New York Choral Artists (Joseph Flummerfelt, Director) for Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem.  The recording was made in January, 2015 and features an all-star quartet of soloists: Soprano Angela Meade; Mezzo-Soprano Lilli Paasikivi; Tenor Russell Thomas, and Bass-Baritone Eric Owens (the Philharmonic's 2015/16 Artist-in-Residence.) Music Director Alan Gilbert conducts. The broadcast host is Alec Baldwin. 

00:00:00 Billboard & intro to Verdi Requiem
00:06:56 No. 1 Requiem et Kyrie
00:15:59 No. 2 Dies irae
00:52:26 No. 3 Domine Jesu
01:01:55 No. 4 Sanctus
01:04:33 No. 5 Agnus Dei
01:09:33 No. 6 Lux aeterna
01:15:45 No. 7 Libera me
01:29:47 Back-announcement & Credits
TRT: ~01:31:25

Alan Gilbert conducts the Verdi Requiem

Former CSO Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink leads one of Mahler's most enigmatic yet enticing symphonies. Abandoning the programmatic stories of his early symphonies, Mahler presents a vividly orchestrated, magical tour following his own dictum: "A symphony must be like the world—it must embrace everything." Unforgettable are the haunting horn calls, which open the second movement's "night music," awakening a throng of animated sounds.

CSO Program Notes: Haitink Conducts Mahler

The New York Philharmonic is joined by soprano Dorothea Röschmann; mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter; tenor Steve Davislim, and 2015/16 Artist-in-Residence Eric Owens, bass-baritone, plus the New York Choral Artists for a complete performance of Bach's b-minor Mass.  Alec Baldwin is the program host and Alan Gilbert conducts.  

This music is also available commercially here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/j.s.-bach-mass-in-b-minor/id659361215



Alan Gilbert conducts Bach's B-minor Mass

Joan Tower creates music which is bold, colorful and communicative, her list of commissions and awards providing ample evidence of her ability to engage performers and audiences alike. Emotional intensity characterizes Stroke, which vividly conveys a stroke victim’s dramatic turmoil while also offering a vision of hope. The Violin Concerto, selected for the final round of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, is both a virtuoso showcase and a lyrical vehicle for the soloist, its conversational cadenzas representing a poignant exchange between the living and the departed. The deceptively titled Chamber Dance alternates huge blocks of sound with intimate solos and duets in an ever-evolving riot of colors. Joan Tower’s Made in America (8.559328) won three GRAMMY® awards.

Joan Tower: Chamber Dance (Sample)

Jorge Federico Osorio, pianist. Mexico City Philharmonic. Herrera de la Fuente, conductor.

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 III. Rondo-Vivace

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Episode 54: Julian Velasco / As We Are

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