Continuing with WFMT’s monthly theme of Russia, this week’s show features two late masterpieces by one of the three great Russian Soviet composers, and the only one to come of age during the pre-revolutionary era of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov: Nicolai Yakolevich Miaskovsky (1881-1950). We’ll hear his Second Cello Sonata performed by cellist Wendy Warner and [...]

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Cedille Chicago Presents a program of music of Tchaikovsky featuring performances by Dmitry Paperno, Vermeer Quartet, and Patrice Michaels with Deborah Sobol. Subscribe to the Cedille Email List to receive one free music track from each week’s show!   Playlist for June 5, 2013 Tchaikovsky on Cedille PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893) Meditation, Op. 72, No. 5 (4:46) From Dmitry [...]

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Cedille Chicago Presents a single disc: our new May 26, 2013 release, Delights & Dances, featuring music for string quartet and orchestra including two world premieres — performed by the Harlem Quartet with the Chicago Sinfonietta, conducted by its new music director, Mei-Ann Chen, making her full-length album recording debut. Subscribe to the Cedille Email [...]

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This week, Cedille Chicago Presents the label’s two full-length opera recordings, both featuring the forces of Chicago Opera Theater— the first CD recording of Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium and the world premiere recording of Robert Kurka’s The Good Soldier Schweik — with extensive excerpts from each. Subscribe to the Cedille Email List to receive [...]

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