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Purchase CDs of Past Performances
Take The Chicago Ensemble wherever you go by purchasing CDs of some of the best live performances. You’ll take a trip through history with chamber music spanning the Baroque, Classical, German Romantic, and Modern genres by legendary composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Debussy, and more.
$33 for a 2-CD set (includes shipping)
CD Information & Credits
Volume 1 of 2
Baroque
Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantata: Già lusingato appieno Sinfonia Recitativo: Già lusingato appieno Aria: Cara sposa Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Rika Seko, violin; Stephen Boe, violin; Andrew Snow, cello; Gerald Rizzer, keyboard May 29, 2012 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
G. F. Telemann: Trio-sonata in G Minor Adagio Susan Levitin, flute; Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Gerald Rizzer, piano March 22, 2011 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
J. S. Bach: Cantata 78 Aria: Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano;Gerald Rizzer, piano February 23, 2010 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Classical
L. van Beethoven: Trio in G Major, op. 1 no. 2 Adagio: Allegro vivace Olga Kaler, violin; Andrew Snow, cello; Gerald Rizzer, piano November 29, 2009 (International House)
W. A. Mozart: Quartet in F Major, K. 370 Allegro Ricardo Castañeda oboe; Stephen Boe, violin; Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Andrew Snow, cello April 10, 2012 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
L. van Beethoven: Trio in Eb Major, op. 70 no. 2 Allegretto Mathias Tacke, violin; Andrew Snow, cello; Gerald Rizzer, piano October 11, 2011 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Franz Schubert: Trio No. 1 in Bb Major, D. 898 Andante un poco mosso Stephen Boe, violin; Andrew Snow, cello; Gerald Rizzer, piano February 27, 2011 (International House)
German Romantic
Felix Mendelssohn: Duet: Grüss, op. 63 no. 3 Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano; Gerald Rizzer, piano February 23, 2010 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Max Bruch: Eight Pieces, op. 83 No. 3: Andante Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet; Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Gerald Rizzer, piano March 22, 2011 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Johannes Brahms: Two Songs, op. 91 Geistliche Wiegenlied Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano; Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Gerald Rizzer, piano March 22, 2011 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Carl Reinecke: Trio in Bb Major, op. 274 Eine Märchen: Andante Elizandro Garcia-Montoya. clarinet; Neil Kimel, french horn; Gerald Rizzer, piano November 2, 2010 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Volume 2 of 2
Modern
arr. Manuel Valls: Songs of the Sephardic Jews Adio, querida Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Susan Levitin, flute; Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet February 23, 2010 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Reinhold Glière: Duets, op. 39 Prelude Cradle Song Mathias Tacke, violin; Andrew Snow, cello November 28, 2010 (International House)
Henri Duparc: Phidylé Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Gerald Rizzer, piano May 29, 2012 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Claude Debussy: Bilitis Pour un tombeau sans nom: Triste et lent Susan Levitin, flute; Gerald Rizzer, piano March 22, 2011 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Gabriel Fauré: Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, op. 15 Allegro molto moderato Mathias Tacke, violin; Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Andrew Snow, cello; Gerald Rizzer, piano October 11, 2009 (International House)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Merciless Beauty (1921) Your eyën two will slay me suddenly Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Stephen Boe, violin; Rika Seko, violin; Andrew Snow, cello May 29, 2012 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Béla Bartók: Contrasts (1938) Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance) Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet; Mathias Tacke, violin; Gerald Rizzer, piano February 14, 2012 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata in C Major, op. 56 (1932) Andante cantabile Stephen Boe, violin; Rika Seko, violin May 29, 2012 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Walter Piston: Three Pieces (1926) Allegro scherzando Susan Levitin, flute; Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet; Jill Dispenza, bassoon April 18, 2012 (International House)
Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (1956) Andante Allegro molto Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet; Gerald Rizzer, piano March 27, 2011 (International House)
Irving Fine: Fantasia (1959) Allegro ma non troppo Mathias Tacke, violin; Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Andrew Snow, cello March 23, 2010 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Scott Wheeler: Trio No. 2 (Camera Dances) (1996/rev. 1999) Entrada: Moderato Winner: Discover America VII competition for new chamber works Mathias Tacke, violin; Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Gerald Rizzer, piano October 11, 2011 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Alexandra Gardner: Crows (1998) red earth Winner: Discover America VII competition for new chamber works Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet: Mathias Tacke, violin; Andrew Snow, cello; Gerald Rizzer, piano February 14, 2012 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Dan Tucker (1925-2010): Selected Spanish Songs La Guitarra Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Gerald Rizzer, piano June 3, 2012 (International House)
Jack Gottlieb: Downtown Blues for Uptown Halls (1967/rev 1977) Neon Night Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano; Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet Gerald Rizzer, piano March 27, 2011 (International House)