Cedille Chicago Presents Chicago composers, featuring music by Easley Blackwood, John LaMontaine, and Lita Grier.

Playlist for August 14, 2013Chicago Composers Present, Part 1

EASLEY BLACKWOOD (b. 1933)Cello Sonata, Op. 31IV. Finale. Allegro (8:44)From Blackwood & Bridge: Cello SonatasCedille Records CDR 90000 008 (Track 6)Kim Scholes, celloEasley Blackwood, pianoEASLEY BLACKWOODTwelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media, Op. 2814 notes. Allegramente (2:42)From Easley Blackwood: MicrotonalCedille Records CDR 90000 018 (Track 11)Easley Blackwood, polyfusion synthesizerEASLEY BLACKWOODSymphony No. 1, Op. 3III. Allegretto grotesco (5:22)From Easley Blackwood: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5Cedille Records CDR 90000 016 (Track 6)Boston Symphony OrchestraCharles Munch, conductorJOHN LA MONTAINE (1920–2013)Piano Sonata, Op. 3 (1942)I. Vigorous and turbulent (4:30)From Music in the American GrainCedille Records CDR 90000 010 (Track 1)Ramon Salvatore, pianoJOHN LA MONTAINEPiano Concerto No. 4, Op. 59 (1989)II. Gently flowing, soaringly lyrical (5:19)From Chicago Concertos: Piano Concertos by Rudolph Ganz and John La MontaineCedille Records CDR 90000 028 (Track 6)Ramon Salvatore, pianoSlovak Radio SymphonyPaul Freeman, conductorJOHN LA MONTAINESonata for Piccolo and Piano Op. 61 (1993)IV. Playful (4:35)From Chicago Duos for FluteCedille Records CDR 90000 071 (Track 9)Mary Stolper, fluteMelody Lord, pianoLITA GRIER (b. 1937)3x2 for Flute and Clarinet (1953) (5:08)I. PrestoII. Adagio espressivoIII. Vivace — fast as possibleFrom Chicago Duos for FluteCedille Records CDR 90000 071 (Track 1)Mary Stolper, fluteEric Mandat, clarinetLITA GRIERRenascence (Concertino for Flute and Orchestra) (1996)II. Andante (3:42)From American Flute ConcertosCedille Records CDR 90000 046 (Track 2)Mary Stolper, fluteCzech National Symphony OrchestraPaul Freeman, conductorLITA GRIERSongs from Spoon River (2004–2008)Sarah Brown (2:28)Lucinda Matlock (2:52)From Songs from Spoon River, Reflections of a Peacemaker, and Other Vocal Works by Lita GrierCedille Records CDR 90000 112 (Tracks 15 and 17)Michelle Areyzaga, sopranoElizabeth Norman, sopranoWelz Kauffman, piano