The Medinah Sessions
$11.98 – $16.98
Chicago Pro Musica
The two-disc complete RR recordings by the Grammy® award-winning group from the Chicago Symphony —originally on three CDS— for the price of ONE! Facade Suite by Walton, The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, The Threepenny Opera Suite by Weill and much more, available for the first time in HDCD sound!
On This Recording
Disc One:
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Sir William Walton: Façade:
- Fanfare – Scotch Rhapsody
- Tango-Pasodoble
- Swiss Jodelling Songs
- Country Dance
- Polka
- Valse
- Mariner Man
- Long Steel Grass
- Popular Song
- Old Sir Faulk
- Something Lies Beyond the Scene
- Tarantella-Sevillana
- Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
- Alexander Scriabin: Valse in A-Flat Major, Op. 38
- Carl Nielsen: Serenata in vano, FS68
- I. The Soldier’s March
- II. The Soldier’s Violin
- III. Pastorale
- IV. The Royal March “Pasodoble”
- V. The Little Concert
- VI. Dances. Tango – Waltz – Ragtime
- VII. The Devil’s Dance
- VIII. Little Chorale – Grand Chorale
- IX. Triumphal March of the Devil
Igor Stravinsky: L’histoire du soldat:
Disc Two:
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Kurt Weill: Kleine Dreigroschenmusik:
- Overture. Maestoso
- The Ballad of Mack the Knife. Moderato assai
- Instead-of Song. Moderato
- The Ballad of Pleasant Living. Foxtrot
- Polly’s Song. Andante con moto
- Tango-Ballade
- Cannon Song. Charleston-Tempo
- Threepenny Finale
- I. Allegro rigoroso
- II. Presto
- III. Allegretto
- IV. Allegro
- V. Lento
- VI. Allegro
- VII. Presto
- VIII. Allegretto
- I. Prologue. Allegretto
- II. Tango. Lento – Andante – Lento
- III. Charleston. Poco a poco allegro
- IV. Final. Tempo di marcia – Allegretto
- I. Assez lent
- II. Très vif et nerveux
- III. Grave – Animé et jubilatoire
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
Paul Bowles: Music for a Farce:
Bohuslav Martinů: La revue de cuisine Suite, H. 161a:
Edgard Varèse: Octandre:
Reviews:
“Repackaged audiophile recordings, analogue to HDCD, at one-third the earlier CD price! These performances are so sure-footed they really let us hear the internal workings of the music, every syncopation and jazzy inflection spot-on. With their superb stereo separation the recordings earn a strong recommendation. —CB, HiFiNews (U.K.)
“An eclectic mix of original works and arrangements, all brilliantly performed and recorded with clarity and natural warmth. These are highly enjoyable discs and warmly recommended” —Adrian Smith, MusicWeb International
“One will rarely hear these lightish works put across with the kind of technical polish and full-metal virtuosity they receive here. The sterling musicianship of Chicago Pro Musica is beyond reproach; the set is made even more attractive by its two-for-one price” —Lawrence A. Johnson, GRAMOPHONE