Show notes
The first of our last 5 shows (the 2-year run of Cedille Chicago Presents ends on April 29) features Chicago vocal soloists (full playlist below).NIKOLAI MEDTNER (1880-1951)Erster Verlust, Op. 6, No. 8 (1:47)From Songs of the Romantic AgeCedille Records 90000 019 (Track 10)Patrice Michaels, sopranoDeborah Sobol, pianoANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)Motet: Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV630Alleluia (1:57)From A Vivaldi ConcertCedille Records CDR 90000 025 (Track 4)Patrice Michaels, sopranoChicago Baroque EnsembleGIAN CARLO MENOTTI (1911-2007)Act 1: “Mummy, Mummy dear” — Monica (2:24)From Menotti: The MediumCedille Records CDR 90000 034 (Track 13)Patrice Michaels, sopranoChicago Opera TheaterLawrence Rapchak, conductorSTACY GARROP (b. 1969)Ars PoeticaII. Sonnet (2:01)From The Billy Collins Suite: Songs Inspired by His PoetryCedille Records CDR 90000 115 (Track 3)Buffy Baggott, mezzo-sopranoLincoln TrioGARROPIn Eleanor’s Words for mezzo-soprano and pianoIV. The Supreme Power (1:42)From In Eleanor’s Words: Music of Stacy GarropCedille Records CDR 90000 122 (Track 5)Buffy Baggott, mezzo-sopranoKuang-Hao Huang, pianoFRIEDRICH HOLLANDER (1896-1976)“Eine kleine Sehnsucht” (3:53)From Dancing on the Edge of a VolcanoCedille Records CDR 90000 065 (Disc 1, track 10)Julia Bentley, mezzo-sopranoNew Budapest Orpheum SocietyHector Berlioz (1803-1869)La mort de CleopatreCanto: “Ah! Qu’ils sont loin ces jours” (6:52)From Royal MezzoCedille Records CDR 90000 104 (Track 3)Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-sopranoGrant Park OrchestraCarlos Kalmar, conductorIRVING BERLIN (1888-1989)“Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars” (3:04)From Dancing on the Edge of a VolcanoCedille Records CDR 90000 065 (Disc 1, track 7)Stewart Figa, baritoneIlya Levinson, pianoFRANK FERKO (b. 1950)Stabat MaterII. The Mother (3:53)From Frank Ferko: Stabat MaterCedille Records CDR 90000 051 (Track 11)Nancy Gustafson, sopranoHis Majestie’s ClerkesAnne Heider, conductorLITA GRIER (b. 1937)Sneezles (1972) (3:21)From Songs from Spoon River, Reflections of a Peacemaker, and Other Vocal Music by Lita GrierCedille Records CDR 90000 112 (Track 6)Michelle Areyzaga, sopranoAnne Bach, oboeTina Laughlin, percussionWilliam Billingham, pianoANTONIO SALIERI (1750-1825)“La ra la, che filosofo buffon” from La grotta di Trofonio (1785) (2:57)From Diva’s of Mozart’s DayCedille Records CDR 90000 064 (Track 6)Patrice Michaels, sopranoPeter Van De Graaff, bass-baritoneClassical Arts OrchestraStephen Alltop, conductorJAN VACLAV HUGO VORISEK (1791-1825)Mass in B-Flat MajorBenedictus (3:56)From Vorisek: Mass in B-Flat, Symphony in DCedille Records CDR 90000 058 (Track 13)Patrice Michaels, sopranoTami Jantzi, mezzo-sopranoWilliam Watson, tenorPeter Van De Graaff, bassCzech National Symphony OrchestraPaul Freeman, conductorBENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)Les IlluminationsIIIb. Antique (1:55)From La vie est une paradeCedille Records CDR 90000 058 (Track 13)Patrice Michaels, sopranoCzech National Symphony OrchestraPaul Freeman, conductorCHUCK ISRAELS (b. 1936)Frankie and Johnny (3:24)From Intersection: Jazz Meets Classical SongCedille Records CDR 90000 149 (Disc 2, track 10)Patrice Michaels, sopranoKuang-Hao Huang, piano