Archive for December 20th, 2011
Tuesday 12/20/11 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11PM Music Director Riccardo Muti opens the 2011-2012 season with music by celebrated Italian film composer Nino Rota, best known for his Oscar®-winning score to The Godfather. The Chicago Tribune wrote of CSO Principal Flute Mathieu Dufour, who performs Ibert’s spirited concerto, “…he confirmed his uncanny mastery of color and dynamics, filling the hall with … Read More »
Playlist: Dec/20/11
4:42 PM Franz Schubert — Impromptu No. 2 Key: E-Flat Maria Joao Pires, pianoDG/Archiv, 457550 4:30 PM Traditional — Christmas Carols Conductor: John RutterEnsemble: City of London SinfoniaCambridge SingersCollegium, 106 4:17 PM Franz von Suppe — Pique Dame Overture Conductor: Sir Georg SoltiEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraLondon, 421170 4:09 PM Sir Edward Elgar — Sursum Corda … Read More »

