Brahms / Kansas City Symphony -Reimagined Orchestrations

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1.1 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 1. My Jesus Calls to Me (Mein Jesu, der du mich)

1.2 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 2. O Blessed Jesus (Herzliebster Jesu)

1.3 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 3. O World, I Now Must Leave Thee (O Welt, ich muss dich lassen)

1.4 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 4. My Faithful Heart Rejoices (Herzlich tut mich erfreuen)

1.5 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 5. Deck Thyself, My Soul (Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele)

1.6 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 6. Blessed Are Ye Faithful Souls ( O wie seligl seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen)

1.7 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 7. O God, Thou Faithful God (O Gott, du frommer Gott)

1.8 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 8. Behold, a Rose is Blooming (Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen)

1.9 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 9. My Heart is Filled with Longing (Herzlich tut mich verlangen)

1.10 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 10. My Heart is Filled with Longing (Herzlich tut mich verlangen)

1.11 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122~No. 11. O World, I Now Must Leave Thee (O Welt, ich muss dich lassen)

1.12 Black Swan for Orchestra (After Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2, By Brahms)

1.13 Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25~I. Allegro

1.14 Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25~II. Intermezzo

1.15 Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25~III. Andante con moto

1.16 Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25~IV. Rondo alla zingarese

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REFERENCE RECORDINGS ® proudly presents an imaginative album of three compositions by Johannes Brahms, in an outstanding interpretation from Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony. It features the first recording of American composer and Kansas City native Virgil Thomson's 1957/8 orchestration of Brahms: Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ, op 122. It also contains composer Bright Sheng's enchanting orchestration of the Brahms Intermezzo for solo piano, op. 118, No. 2, and the beloved and spectacular Arnold Schoenberg orchestration of the Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, op. 25. " Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations" was produced by GRAMMY® winner Peter Rutenberg, who has over half a century of experience in the music industry as a producer, composer, director, and teacher. This album was engineered by RR's esteemed technical team, composed of GRAMMY®winning engineer 'Prof ' Keith O. Johnson and multi-GRAMMY®nominated engineer Sean Royce Martin. For nearly 50 years, REFERENCE RECORDINGS has been one of the most innovative and respected independent labels in the music business. Reference Recordings releases have been highly praised for their dedication to high quality sound in the service of great music. After more than 175 releases, RR is still recording what many consider to be the finest-sounding classical, jazz and blues discs in the world.

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RR-152

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