CSO Audio Program Notes http://cso.org en-us Copyright Chicago Symphony Orchestra Written by Phillip Huscher for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team Chicago Symphony Orchestra Audio Program Notes are accessible, interesting, and full of information about the works being performed by the CSO as well as the history and personalities behind the music. Download Program Note PDFs at cso.org/ProgramNotes. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Audio Program Notes are accessible, interesting, and full of information about the works being performed by the CSO as well as the history and personalities behind the music. no Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST webmaster@cso.org (CSO Web Team) Copyright Chicago Symphony Orchestrachicago,symphony,orchestra,cso,classical,music,performing,arts,composer,musician,gerard,mcburney,nonprofit,220,history,musicology,study,orchestra,riccardo,muti,yo,yo,ma,pierre,boulez,bernard,haitink,huscher,entertainment,conductor,performer,backstage,progMusicSociety & Culture/Historywebmaster@cso.orgChicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Teamchicago,symphony,orchestra,cso,classical,music,performing,arts,composer,musician,gerard,mcburney,nonprofit,220,history,musicology,study,orchestra,riccardo,muti,yo,yo,ma,pierre,boulez,bernard,haitink,huscher,entertainment,conductor,performer,backstage,prog41.877589-87.628188Subscribe with PodnovaSubscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with ODEOSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation September 23 and 27 - Muti and Dufour Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO September 23 and 27. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO September 23 and 27. 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 a vibrant, crystalline sound." Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony is sure to mesmerize from its funereal beginning to triumphant conclusion. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_092311.mp3 Tue, 6 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:13:33 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, ibert, tchaikovsky, muti, dufour webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/iKqe_AHMkw8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/iKqe_AHMkw8/CSO_Program_Notes_092311.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_092311.mp3 September 30 and October 1 and 4 - Muti Conducts Liszt's Bicentennial Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO September 30 through October 4. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO September 30 through October 4. Riccardo Muti honors Franz Liszt, one of the giants of the keyboard and composition alike, with a reprise of the program performed by the CSO 100 years ago for the centennial of Liszt's birth. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_093011.mp3 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:23:14 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, muti, liszt, campanella, cutler webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/ZY39U9K8FN4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/ZY39U9K8FN4/CSO_Program_Notes_093011.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_093011.mp3 October 6-8 - Muti Conducts Mahler's Farewell Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO October 6 through 8. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO October 6 through 8. On February 21, 1911, Gustav Mahler led the New York Philharmonic in what was to be his final public appearance. In honor of the 100th anniversary of Mahler's death, Riccardo Muti and the CSO recreate this historic concert of Italian repertoire and Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_100611.mp3 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:21:58 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, muti, sinigaglia, mendelssohn, martucci, busoni, bossi webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/bkymCOkD-VM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/bkymCOkD-VM/CSO_Program_Notes_100611.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_100611.mp3 October 13-18 - Also Sprach Zarathustra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO October 13 through 18. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO October 13 through 18. The bass clarinet is a key member of every orchestra's wind section, but rarely does the instrument step into the spotlight. Hear the deep, resonant tones of solo bass clarinet when CSO musician J. Lawrie Bloom performs Thea Musgrave's Autumn Sonata. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_101311.mp3 Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:16:51 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, ives, musgrave, strauss, mailli, bloom webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/Rt31fox7Zfs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/Rt31fox7Zfs/CSO_Program_Notes_101311.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_101311.mp3 October 20-22 - Mahler 4 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO October 20 through 22. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO October 20 through 22. The CSO honors the 100th anniversary of the death of Gustav Mahler by including almost half of his symphonic output in the 2011/12 season. Mahler's Fourth Symphony artfully paints the sublime and the comic, the grotesque and the beautiful, the awkward and the graceful. Former CSO Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink returns to join our Mahler celebration. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_102011.mp3 Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:24:10 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, mahler, berg, haitink, ek, zimmermann webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/WkALI2KX-RE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/WkALI2KX-RE/CSO_Program_Notes_102011.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_102011.mp3 October 27-29 - Haydn's Creation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO October 27 through 29. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO October 27 through 29. From the first kindling of light, a surprising burst of radiant sunshine in C major, to the vivid portrayal of nature's birds and beasts, Haydn's landmark oratorio The Creation is one of the great masterworks in the choral canon. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_102711.mp3 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:13:05 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, haydn, haitink, ek, bostridge, chorus, wolfe webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/0xpLvhx4gcs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/0xpLvhx4gcs/CSO_Program_Notes_102711.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_102711.mp3 November 2 - Handel's Water Music Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO on November 2. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO on November 2. This episode features Handel's Water Music and Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_110211.mp3 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:10:56 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, handel, labadie webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/YxuDG2ng2sQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/YxuDG2ng2sQ/CSO_Program_Notes_110211.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_110211.mp3 November 10-15 - Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, November 10 through 15. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, November 10 through 15. Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos performs Prokofiev's thrilling Violin Concerto No. 2. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_111011.mp3 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:13:23 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, ravel, prokofiev, roussel, deneve, kavakos webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/Pvz6N_u_LhU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/Pvz6N_u_LhU/CSO_Program_Notes_111011.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_111011.mp3 November 17-19 - Strauss Ein Heldenleben Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, November 17 through 19. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, November 17 through 19. Ein Heldenleben is an opulent self-portrait and a display of orchestral virtuosity like no other. It's full of fascinating references and inside jokes, with musical nods to Strauss' heroes, Wagner and Beethoven. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_111711.mp3 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:15:05 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, poulenc, strauss, bychkov, labeque webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/teghm7FPMFQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/teghm7FPMFQ/CSO_Program_Notes_111711.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_111711.mp3 December 1-3 - Mahler 1 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, December 1-3. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, December 1-3. Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden leads Mahler's groundbreaking First Symphony, a cornucopia of musical memories and dreams filled with children's songs, Klezmer music and Viennese waltzes. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_120111.mp3 Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:15:30 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, stucky, mozart, mahler, zweden, mcgill webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/-7PToiyZoQA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/-7PToiyZoQA/CSO_Program_Notes_120111.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_120111.mp3 December 8-10 - Tilson Thomas Conducts Beethoven Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, December 8-10. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, December 8-10. Blumine was the original second movement of Mahler's First Symphony. This gem was lost, but rediscovered 70 years later and is befitting to our season-long Mahler tribute. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_120811.mp3 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:20:11 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, thomas, denk, mahler, beethoven, brahms, schoenberg webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/nZPiho4P2fI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/nZPiho4P2fI/CSO_Program_Notes_120811.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_120811.mp3 December 15-17 - Mahler 6 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, December 15-17. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, December 15-17. Renowned conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to lead the Orchestra in Mahler's dramatic Sixth Symphony. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_121511.mp3 Wed, 7 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:24:09 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, matheson, mahler, salonen, dodge webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/RcZoz9AjbNs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/RcZoz9AjbNs/CSO_Program_Notes_121511.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_121511.mp3 January 5-10 - Berlioz, Byron and Shakespeare Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, January 5-10. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, January 5-10. Berlioz's symphonic treatment of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a visionary work, a marvel of poetry and passion. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_010512.mp3 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:16:39 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, berlioz, elder, power, shakespeare, byron webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/2r4lK86NuWM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/2r4lK86NuWM/CSO_Program_Notes_010512.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/2011-2012/Program_Notes/CSO_Program_Notes_010512.mp3 January 12-15 - Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Shakespeare Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, January 12-15. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, January 12-15. Sir Mark Elder, curator and director of the CSO's wildly successful 2009 Dvorak Festival, continues his focus on the influence of Shakespeare with Tchaikovsky's exquisite Romeo and Juliet. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/3_Shop/Catalog/Media/Tracks/Full/CSO_Program_Notes_011212.mp3 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:17:13 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, delius, elgar, rimsky-korsakov, tchaikovsky, elder, gaines, shakespeare webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/oNWbWKaeWdI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/oNWbWKaeWdI/CSO_Program_Notes_011212.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/3_Shop/Catalog/Media/Tracks/Full/CSO_Program_Notes_011212.mp3 January 18-21 - Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Dvorak Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, January 18-21. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, January 18-21. As part of his new "Beethoven Project", a series of concerts of all of the composer's symphonies and concertos, Viennese conductor Manfred Honeck invites Till Fellner to perform the lyrical First Piano Concerto. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/3_Shop/Catalog/Media/Tracks/Full/CSO_Program_Notes_011812.mp3 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST 00:12:13 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, strauss, beethoven, dvorak, honeck, fellner webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/s9LJ0fX9rs8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/s9LJ0fX9rs8/CSO_Program_Notes_011812.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/3_Shop/Catalog/Media/Tracks/Full/CSO_Program_Notes_011812.mp3 January 26-31 - Muti Conducts Carmina Burana Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, January 26-31. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, January 26-31. Witness these and other iconic moments in Carl Orff's thrilling cantata Carmina burana under Riccardo Muti's intense and electrifying command from the podium. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/3_Shop/Catalog/Media/Tracks/Full/CSO_Program_Notes_012612.mp3 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST 00:14:43 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, muti, smirnov, schubert, orff webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/hLSHidcH6rA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/hLSHidcH6rA/CSO_Program_Notes_012612.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/3_Shop/Catalog/Media/Tracks/Full/CSO_Program_Notes_012612.mp3 February 2-7 - Muti Conducts Franck Chicago Symphony Orchestra Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, February 2-7. Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO, February 2-7. CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates' Alternative Energy explores the human progression through greater and more powerful forces of energy, blending electronic sounds recorded at Fermilab with percussion and orchestra. Riccardo Muti completes this program with Franck's Symphony in D Minor, a treasure-trove of rich melody. http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/3_Shop/Catalog/Media/Tracks/Full/CSO_Program_Notes_020212.mp3 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST 00:15:13 podcast, music, cso, interviews, classical, orchestra, symphony, chicago, program, notes, muti, franck, bates webmaster@cso.org (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web Team)no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~4/Vdo52uoz_q0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CsoAudioProgramNotes/~3/Vdo52uoz_q0/CSO_Program_Notes_020212.mp3http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/3_Shop/Catalog/Media/Tracks/Full/CSO_Program_Notes_020212.mp3 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Web TeamnonadultWritten by Phillip Huscher for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra