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György Ligeti: Piano Concerto (1985-88), Movement I

Recorded 05/28/11 at Nichols Concert Hall

Franco Donatoni: HOT (1989)

Recorded 10/02/09 at Columbia College Auditorium

Gérard Grisey: Partiels (1975)

Recorded 06/05/10 at Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall

"boundary-busting..." —John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
"intellectually stimulating, impeccably performed and full of surprising, jaw-dropping beauty” —Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Classical Review
"gutsy..." —TimeOut Chicago

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All excerpts were recorded during live performances.

Gérard Grisey (1946-98): Partiels (1975) for ensemble

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Recorded 06/05/10 at Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall, Chicago, IL

 

Giacinto Scelsi (1905-88): Natura Renovatur (1970)
for string orchestra

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Recorded 05/23/09 at Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL

 

Lee Hyla (b.1952): Pre-Pulse Suspended (1984) for ensemble

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Recorded 05/02/10 at Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL

 

Pierre Boulez (b.1925): Dérive I (1984)

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Recorded 06/05/10 at Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall, Chicago, IL

Shanna Gutiérrez, flute
Alejandro Acierto, clarinet
Gregory Beyer, vibraphone
Mabel Kwan, piano
Anne Donaldson, violin
Russell Rolen, cello
Michael Lewanski, conductor

 

Franco Donatoni (1927-2000): HOT (1989)

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Recorded 10/02/09 at Columbia College Auditorium, Chicago, IL

Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Paul Mulligan, clarinet
David Cohen, trumpet
Brett Johnson, trombone
Eric Derr, percussion
Mark Buchner, bass
Mabel Kwan, piano
Michael Lewanski, conductor

 

Hans Thomalla (b.1975): Momentsmusicaux (2003-04)

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Recorded 07/28/10 at the Orangerie, Darmstadt, Germany
45th Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik

Shanna Gutiérrez, flute
Alejandro Acierto, clarinet
Ammie Brod, viola
Chris Wild, cello
Mabel Kwan, piano

 

Mark André (b.1964): Asche (2004)

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Recorded 07/28/10 at the Orangerie, Darmstadt, Germany
45th Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik

Shanna Gutiérrez, flute
Alejandro Acierto, clarinet
Ammie Brod, viola
Chris Wild, cello
Mabel Kwan, piano

 

Tristan Murail (b.1947): Les ruines circulaires (2006)

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Recorded 06/05/10 at Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall, Chicago, IL

J. Austin Wulliman, violin
Alejandro Acierto, clarinet

 

Kirsten Broberg (b.1979): Cerulean Sky (2010)

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Recorded 05/02/10 at Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL

J. Austin Wulliman, solo violin
Shanna Gutiérrez, flute/piccolo
Paul Mulligan, clarinet
Robert Dillon, percussion
Amy Briggs, piano
Russell Rolen, cello
Michael Lewanski, conductor

 

Augusta Read Thomas (b.1964): Capricious Angels (2009)

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Recorded 10/02/09 at Columbia College Auditorium, Chicago, IL

J. Austin Wulliman, Rodolfo Vieria, Dmitry Pogorelev, violins
Ammie Brod, viola
Constance Volk, flute
Andrew Nogal, oboe
Paul Mulligan, clarinet
Matthew Oliphant, horn
Michael Lewanski, conductor

 

Philippe Leroux (b.1959):
Un lieu verdoyant: Hommage à Gérard Grisey (1999)

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Recorded 06/05/10 at Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall, Chicago, IL

Amanda DeBoer, soprano
Ryan Muncy, soprano saxophone