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This week&#8217;s program features works by 20th-century Polish composers
Karol Szymanowski and Mieczyslaw Weinberg, in honor
of Polish-American Heritage Month.



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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI (1882–1937)
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 (1916) (25:35)

From Jennifer Koh: Portraits
Cedille Records CDR 90000 089 (Track 1)
Jennifer Koh, violin
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor

MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG (1919–1996)
String Quartet No. 6 in E minor, op. 35
I. Allegro semplice (8:25)
II. Presto agitato (2:30)
III. Allegro con fuoco (1:41)
IV. Adagio (7:19)
V. Moderato comodo (5:15)

From The Soviet Experience Volume III: String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich and his Contemporaries
Cedille Records CDR 90000 138 (Disc 2, Tracks 3–7)
Pacifica Quartet




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Halloween

Jim Ginsburg, founder and President of Cedille Records, hosts Cedille Chicago Presents, a program which focuses on Chicago's top classical performers and composers, with recordings drawn from the non-profit label's catalog of more than 140 albums.