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Listen to Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini, see lyrics, music video & more!

Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Chickens in Their ShellsChicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

Listen to An American in Paris (Revised By F. Campbell-Watson) [Excerpt] by James Levine & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

An American in Paris (Revised By F. Campbell-Watson) [Excerpt]James Levine & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Sonnenaufgang by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: SonnenaufgangFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Requiem: Dies Irae by Sir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Chorus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Requiem: Dies IraeSir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Chorus

Listen to Rhapsody in Blue (Jazz Band Version, Orch.: Ferde Grofé) [Excerpt] by James Levine & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rhapsody in Blue (Jazz Band Version, Orch.: Ferde Grofé) [Excerpt]James Levine & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto by Daniel Barenboim, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor: IV. AdagiettoDaniel Barenboim

Listen to Pavane pour une infante défunte by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim, see lyrics, music video & more!

Pavane pour une infante défunteChicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim

Listen to Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnomus by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini, see lyrics, music video & more!

Pictures at an Exhibition: GnomusChicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

Listen to Cantata No. 202 "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" (Wedding Cantata): Aria - Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten by Kathleen Battle, James Levine, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Magad, Edgar Muenzer, Milton Preves, Joseph Guastafeste, Ray Still & Mary Sauer, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cantata No. 202 "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" (Wedding Cantata): Aria - Weichet nur, betrübte SchattenKathleen Battle, James Levine, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Magad, Edgar Muenzer, Milton Preves, Joseph Guastafeste, Ray Still & Mary Sauer

Listen to Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini, see lyrics, music video & more!

Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade IChicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

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Listen to Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim

ALBUMRichard Strauss: Eine AlpensinfonieChicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim

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Listen to Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (Remastered 2023) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (Remastered 2023)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Historical Beethoven by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMHistorical BeethovenFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Contemporary American Composers by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Riccardo Muti

ALBUMContemporary American ComposersChicago Symphony Orchestra & Riccardo Muti

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major (1966 Remastered) [feat. Jean Martinon] by Emil Gilels & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major (1966 Remastered) [feat. Jean Martinon]Emil Gilels & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Mason Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Edwin Outwater & Mason Bates

ALBUMMason Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the OrchestraChicago Symphony Orchestra, Edwin Outwater & Mason Bates

Listen to Stokowski Edition, Vol. 8 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Stokowski

ALBUMStokowski Edition, Vol. 8Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Stokowski

ALBUMEdgard Varèse: Amériques, Offrandes, Intégrales, Arcana, Ecuatorial, NocturnalUtah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel, die Reihe, Friedrich Cerha, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon, Ariel Bybee & Bass Ensemble of the Utah University Civic Chorale

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony No. 9, WAB 109 (Original 1894 Version) by Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 9, WAB 109 (Original 1894 Version)Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Schoenberg: Kol Nidre - Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMSchoenberg: Kol Nidre - Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo BuonarrotiRiccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas , Für Elise & Emperor Concerto by Artur Schnabel, Frederick Stock & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas , Für Elise & Emperor ConcertoArtur Schnabel, Frederick Stock & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Sir Georg Solti Conducts Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 6 by Sir Georg Solti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMSir Georg Solti Conducts Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 6Sir Georg Solti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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ALBUMThe Great Conductors: Fritz Reiner Conducts Rachmaninoff, Liszt & Moussorgsky (Remastered)Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Byron Janis

Listen to The Great Conductors: Fritz Reiner Conducts Beethoven & Brahms (2015 Digital Remaster) by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Emil Gilels

ALBUMThe Great Conductors: Fritz Reiner Conducts Beethoven & Brahms (2015 Digital Remaster)Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Emil Gilels

Listen to Smetana: Má Vlast by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik

ALBUMSmetana: Má VlastChicago Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik

Listen to Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World" & Cello Concerto, Op. 104 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gregor Piatigorsky & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMDvořák: Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World" & Cello Concerto, Op. 104Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gregor Piatigorsky & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & The Nutcracker, Extracts by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner & Emil Gilels

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & The Nutcracker, ExtractsChicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner & Emil Gilels

Listen to Masterpieces Presents César Franck: Symphony in D Minor by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Monteux

ALBUMMasterpieces Presents César Franck: Symphony in D MinorChicago Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Monteux

Listen to Masterpieces Presents Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMMasterpieces Presents Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Chicago Symphony Orchestra... Symphonies Conducted by Fritz Reiner (Digitally Remastered) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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Listen to Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & The Nutcracker by Emil Gilels, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & The NutcrackerEmil Gilels, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Rossini Overtures by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMRossini OverturesFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an ExhibitionChicago Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik

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ALBUMRimski-Korsakov: Scheherazade & Stravinsky: Le chant du rossignolChicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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ALBUMHistory Records: Spectacular Russian Orchestral Works (Original Recordings - Remastered)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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ALBUMStrauss: Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Original Recordings, Remastered, Including Complete Version)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMRafael Kubelik conducting the Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik

Listen to Respighi: Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMRespighi: Fountains of Rome, Pines of RomeChicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMStrauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Prokofiev: Lieutenant, Op. 60 & Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis & Rosalind Elias

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Listen to Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini & Concerto No. 2 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner & Arthur Rubinstein

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Listen to Complete Masterpieces, Vol. 8 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik

ALBUMComplete Masterpieces, Vol. 8Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik

Listen to Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Remastered) by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & John Weicher

ALBUMStrauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Remastered)Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & John Weicher

Listen to Complete Masterpieces, Vol. 7 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik & Tschechische Philharmonie

ALBUMComplete Masterpieces, Vol. 7Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik & Tschechische Philharmonie

Listen to Complete Masterpieces, Vol. 10 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik & Philharmonia Orchestra

ALBUMComplete Masterpieces, Vol. 10Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to Schumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54 - Liszt: Totentanz by Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMSchumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54 - Liszt: TotentanzByron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to David Del Tredici: Final Alice by Barbara Hendricks, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

ALBUMDavid Del Tredici: Final AliceBarbara Hendricks, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

Listen to Schubert: Symphony No. 9 - Schumann: "Manfred" Overture by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Carlo Maria Giulini

ALBUMSchubert: Symphony No. 9 - Schumann: "Manfred" OvertureChicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Carlo Maria Giulini

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ALBUMRespighi: Pines of Rome & Fountains of Rome (Original Living Stereo Album, 1959)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Debussy: La Mer - Strauss: Don Juan (Original Living Stereo Album 1960) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMDebussy: La Mer - Strauss: Don Juan (Original Living Stereo Album 1960)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner & John Weichler

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Listen to Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Original Living Stereo Album 1954) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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Listen to Emanuel Feuermann: Unexpected Discoveries (the Complete Acoustic Recordings (1921-1926) - Selected Performances (1938-1941) by Staatskapelle Berlin, Emanuel Feuermann, Frieder Weissmann, Max Saal, Carl Stabernack, Fritz Ohrmann, Michael Taube, Hans Lange, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestral Association, Leon Barzin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Paul Kletzki, Frank Black, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Albert Hirsch, Theodore Saidenberg, Arturo Toscanini, Carleton Cooley & Mischa Mischakoff

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ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 1Rafael Kubelik & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMBartók: Concerto for OrchestraChicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf & Sviatoslav Richter

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ALBUMMussorgsky & Ravel: Pictures at an ExhibitionChicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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ALBUMRussian FestivalChicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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ALBUMStrauss: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Mussorgsky: Bilder einer Ausstellung by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

ALBUMMussorgsky: Bilder einer AusstellungChicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

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ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (The Works)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

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ALBUMVarèse: Amériques, Arcana, Déserts & IonisationChicago Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Boulez

Listen to The 64th Annual Midwest Clinic, 2010 by United States Marine Band, Michelle A. Rakers, Michael J. Colburn, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & John Hagstrom

ALBUMThe 64th Annual Midwest Clinic, 2010United States Marine Band, Michelle A. Rakers, Michael J. Colburn, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & John Hagstrom

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ALBUMBartok, Vol. 2 : Symphonic WorksChicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Op. 35 (Stereo Remaster)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 - Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40 by Dennis Brain, Erich Leinsdorf, Sviatoslav Richter & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Listen to Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" by Rafael Kubelik & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMDvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"Rafael Kubelik & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Wiener Singverein, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 8Wiener Singverein, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

Listen to Wagner, Berlioz & Beethoven: Overtures & Preludes by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

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ALBUMReiner conducts WagnerFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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ALBUMTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4Rafael Kubelik & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Nathan Milstein Rarities by Nathan Milstein, William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Frederick Stock

ALBUMNathan Milstein RaritiesNathan Milstein, William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Frederick Stock

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Listen to Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis - Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1951, 1953) by Rafael Kubelik, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & George Schick

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Listen to CSO Resound - Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Webern: Im Sommerwind by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Bernard Haitink

ALBUMCSO Resound - Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Webern: Im SommerwindChicago Symphony Orchestra & Bernard Haitink

Listen to Prokofiev's Greatest Moments by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Franz Reiner, Fritz Reiner & Rosalinda Elias

ALBUMProkofiev's Greatest MomentsChicago Symphony Orchestra, Franz Reiner, Fritz Reiner & Rosalinda Elias

Listen to CSO Resound - Stravinsky: Pulcinella - Symphony In 3 Movements - 4 Etudes by Pierre Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Phan, Roxana Constantinescu & Kyle Ketelsen

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Listen to Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel Orchestration) by Rafael Kubelik & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel Orchestration)Rafael Kubelik & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Tchaikovsky, P.I.: Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique" by Rafael Kubelik & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMTchaikovsky, P.I.: Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique"Rafael Kubelik & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Listen to CSO Resound - Mahler: Symphony No. 6 by Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMCSO Resound - Mahler: Symphony No. 6Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 2 by Bernard Haitink, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 4 G Major by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Lisa Cella Casa

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Listen to Mussorgsky: Pictures At an Exhibition by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures At an ExhibitionChicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

Listen to Mozart: Requiem In D Minor, K. 626 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter & Chicago Symphony Chorus

ALBUMMozart: Requiem In D Minor, K. 626Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter & Chicago Symphony Chorus

Listen to Mozart, W.A.: Requiem (Walter) (1958) by Bruno Walter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Maureen Forrester, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Otto Edelmann, Maria Stader & David Lloyd

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Listen to Strauss: Burleske - Schumann: Piano Concerto, Carnaval by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Arrau, Desire Defauw, Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Karl Krueger

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Listen to New Impossibilities by Yo-Yo Ma, Silkroad Ensemble, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Miguel Harth-Bedoya

ALBUMNew ImpossibilitiesYo-Yo Ma, Silkroad Ensemble, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Miguel Harth-Bedoya

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ALBUMMahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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ALBUMStrauss: Symphonia Domestica, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - SuiteFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Smetana: Ma Vlast (Kubelik) (1952) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik

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Listen to Albeniz: Navarra, Iberia; Falla: El Amor Brujo; Granadas: Intermezzo from Goyescas by Leontyne Price, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

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Listen to Bartók: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Two Portraits, Op. 5 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

ALBUMBartók: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Two Portraits, Op. 5Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" - Schubert: Symphony No. 4 "Tragic" by Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

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Listen to Respighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome & Debussy: La Mer by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Listen to Classic Library Series: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade & Russian Easter Overture by Leopold Stokowski, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMClassic Library Series: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade & Russian Easter OvertureLeopold Stokowski, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Claudio Arrau, Vol. 1 by The Philadelphia Orchestra, Claudio Arrau, Eugene Ormandy, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Desire Defauw

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About Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hometown

Chicago, United States of America

Formed

1891

Genre

Klassik

Das Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), ist seit vielen Jahren für seinen kraftvollen, bläserbetonten Klang und sein umfangreiches Repertoire bekannt. Dabei profitierte es stets von den langen Zeitspannen, über die es mit den meisten seiner musikalischen Leiter arbeitete. Das 1891 von dem unternehmerisch denkenden Dirigenten Theodore Thomas gegründete CSO entwickelte eine Ästhetik, die in einer sehr deutschen Lesart klassischer Musik wurzelte. Dies setzte sich unter seinem Nachfolger, dem deutschstämmigen Frederick Stock, fort, der von 1905 bis 1942 Musikdirektor war. Nach einem unruhigen Jahrzehnt, in dem das Orchester händeringend nach einer geeigneten Leitung suchte, kam 1953 Fritz Reiner, der ein anspruchsvolles Auftreten am Pult an den Tag legte, den Chicago Symphony Chorus gründete und eine Reihe von Aufnahmen für RCA Victor leitete, die heute als Meilensteinen in der Geschichte des Ensembles gelten, darunter eine bahnbrechende Serie der wichtigsten Werke von Richard Strauss. Auf die Übergangszeit unter Jean Martinon (1963-1968) folgte Sir Georg Solti (1969-1991), der die ersten internationalen Tourneen des Orchesters initiierte und einen kraftvollen, schillernden Klang kultivierte, der besonders bei den Decca-Aufnahmen von Gustav Mahler, Anton Bruckner und Richard Wagner zum Tragen kam. Unter der Leitung der Musikdirektoren Daniel Barenboim (1991-2006) und Riccardo Muti (seit 2010) hat das CSO ein hauseigenes Aufnahmelabel, CSO Resound, ins Leben gerufen. Zudem lädt es Komponist:innen ein, als „Composer in Residence“ jeweils ein Jahr lang eng mit dem Orchester zusammenzuarbeiten.

Members of Chicago Symphony Orchestra include, or have included, Daniel Barenboim, Theodore Thomas, Sir Georg Solti and more.