CSO: Theodore Thomas

CSO: Theodore Thomas

Chicago Symphony Center

Theodore Thomas, founder and first music director from 1891 until 1905, led the Orchestra in many U.S. premieres, including works by Bruckner, Elgar, Richard Strauss, and Tchaikovsky.

Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
I. Einleitung
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 · “Unfinished”
II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35
III. Valse Des Fleurs. Tempo Di Valse
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171 · “Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks”
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks (Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche), Op. 28
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184 · “Fantastic variations”
Dialogue of the Knight and Squire: Variation III
Antonio Janigro, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, John Weicher, Milton Preves
Sir Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, Op. 36
IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
Anton Bruckner
Te Deum in C Major, WAB 45
I. Te Deum laudamus
Daniel Barenboim, Yvonne Minton, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, David Rendall, Jessye Norman, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
The Hero’s Retirement from the World and Fulfillment
Bernard Haitink, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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