MSO On Stage: 2018 Series
Streaming Radio Series
PROGRAM 1: BEETHOVEN'S SEVENTH SYMPHONY
Released September 25, 2018
Recorded September 15 - 17, 2017
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Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Bernstein
Overture to Candide
Anna Clyne
Masquerade
Jake Heggie/Măcelaru
Suite from Moby Dick
Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92
PROGRAM 2: DE WAART CONDUCTS MOZART
Released October 2, 2018
Recorded September 29 + 30, 2017
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Edo de Waart, conductor
Katherine Young Steele, oboe
Catherine Chen, bassoon
Ilana Setapen, violin
Susan Babini, cello
Ives
The Unanswered Question
Haydn
Sinfonia concertante in B-flat major, H. I:105
Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543
PROGRAM 3: TCHAIKOVSKY'S FIFTH SYMPHONY
Released October 9, 2018
Recorded November 10 - 12, 2017
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Karina Canellakis, conductor
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Opus 64
Nico Muhly
Mixed Messages
Recorded November 17 + 18, 2017
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Michael Francis, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
Bernstein
The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2
Recorded March 2 - 4, 2018
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Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Christopher Rouse
Bump
PROGRAM 4: EDO DE WAART CONDUCTS AMERICAN MASTERS
Released October 16, 2018
Recorded January 12 + 13, 2018
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Edo de Waart, conductor
Margaret Butler, English horn
Matthew Ernst, trumpet
Philippe Quint, violin
Copland
Quiet City
Bernstein
Serenade
John Adams
Harmonielehre
PROGRAM 5: AMERICAN CLASSICS
Released October 23, 2018
Recorded January 20 + 21, 2018
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Teddy Abrams, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Bernstein
Divertimento for Orchestra
Perry
A Short Piece for Orchestra
Barber
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Opus 24
Copland
Symphony No. 3
PROGRAM 6: BEETHOVEN'S EMPEROR CONCERTO
Released October 30, 2018
Recorded January 26 + 27, 2018
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Fabien Gabel, conductor
Louis Schwizgebel, piano
Beethoven
Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 73, “Emperor”
Bernstein
Fancy Free
Schmitt
Rêves, Opus 65, No. 1
Ravel
La Valse
PROGRAM 7: BEETHOVEN'S SECOND SYMPHONY
Released November 6, 2018
Recorded February 2 + 3, 2018
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Stefan Asbury, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Kodaly
Dances of Galánta
Ligeti
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 36
PROGRAM 8: ANDREAS DELFS RETURNS
Released November 13, 2018
Recorded February 16 + 17, 2018
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Andreas Delfs, conductor
Frank Almond, violin
Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano
Edward Nelson, baritone
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director
Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, Opus 21
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Nocturne, Opus 61
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo, Opus 61
Pierre Jalbert
Concerto for Violin & Orchestra
Vaughan Williams
A Sea Symphony [Symphony No. 1]
PROGRAM 9: PROKOFIEV TRIUMPHANT
Released November 20, 2018
Recorded March 9 + 10, 2018
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Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Drew Peterson, piano
Emily Cooley
Green Go to Me
Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Opus 100
PROGRAM 10: ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS MAHLER
Released November 27, 2018
Recorded April 21 + 22, 2018
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Asher Fisch, conductor
Bella Hristova, violin
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo soprano
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Foss
Three American Pieces for Violin and Orchestra
Britten
“Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes, Opus 33a
Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
PROGRAM 11: DVOŘÁK'S "NEW WORLD" SYMPHONY
Released December 4 2018
Recorded April 27 + 28, 2018
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Hans Graf, conductor
Truls Mørk, cello
Barber
Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Opus 23a
Prokofiev
Sinfonia concertante for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 125
Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, [old No. 5], “From the New World”
PROGRAM 12: SENSUOUS RAVEL
Released December 11, 2018
Recorded May 19 + 20, 2018
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Ken-David Masur, conductor
Todd Levy, clarinet
Robert Levine, viola
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director
Augusta Read Thomas
Radiant Circles
Copland
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, with Harp and Piano
Vaughan Williams
Flos campi (“Flower of the Field”)
Ravel
Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé
PROGRAM 13: BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY
Released December 18, 2018
Recorded June 15 - 17, 2018
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Jun Märkl, conductor
Evan Bagwell, boy soprano
Heidi Stober, soprano
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo soprano
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Morris Robinson, bass
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director
Joan Tower
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
Bernstein
Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra
Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125, “Choral”
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s 13-week Broadcast Series launches its 48th season in 2018, making this annual program the longest continuous national broadcast series of any American orchestra. Produced by WFMT in Chicago, the series reaches over 3.8 million listeners each year through more than 183 subscriber stations across the country, in 32 states including 38 of the top 100 national markets.
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