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Episode 39 – Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt of Dover Quartet / Beethoven Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1
On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg joins Dover Quartet violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt in conversation about the quartet’s new series of Beethoven string quartets. Beethoven Complete String Quartets, Volume I kicks off the emerging 3-volume series with the composer’s theatrical Opus 18 quartets.
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The multiple Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet continues its highly acclaimed recording series that explores the sounds of America with an album comprising string quartets incorporating elements of American folk music and spirituals by Antonín Dvořák, Florence Price, and Louis Gruenberg, plus a new work by James Lee III.
In anticipation of the Earth Day (April 22) release of Stacy Garrop‘s oratorio Terra Nostra, a playlist of pieces about our planet, its scenic places, creatures, natural resources, seasons, etc. Tracks from Terra Nostra will be added upon its 4/22 release.
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On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with celebrated composer Stacy Garrop about her experience composing and recording Cedille’s latest release, Terra Nostra. The multifarious text weaves together creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt, excerpts from the Bible’s Old Testament, classic poetry from Walt Whitman, Lord Byron, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and contemporary writings by Esther Iverem and Wendell Berry, among others.