Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations

Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern

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Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations is an imaginative album of three compositions by Johannes Brahms, in an outstanding interpretation from Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony.

The album 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 the enchanting Black Swan, composer Bright Sheng’s 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.

Notes writer Ken Meltzer states: “Schoenberg’s orchestration is a respectful and affectionate tribute by one great composer to another. It is also a beautiful and at times thrillingly entertaining piece. And to the extent it presents both composers at their least inhibited, the Brahms/Schoenberg Piano Quartet offers a valuable insight into the personalities of two of concert music’s most influential figures.”

The album was recorded live in the stunning and acoustically acclaimed Helzberg Hall, part of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The album was produced by Peter Rutenberg, who has over half a century of experience in the music industry as a producer, composer, director, and teacher.

Rutenberg was recognized by The Recording Academy in two Grammy categories: as nominee for Classical Producer of the Year in 2011, and winner of Best Small Ensemble Performance of 2006 as a conductor.

This album was engineered by Reference Recording’s esteemed technical team, composed of Grammy­-winning engineer Prof ’ Keith O. Johnson and multi­-Grammy ­nominated engineer Sean Royce Martin.

Michael Stern, Conductor & Music Director
Kansas City Symphony

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1.
Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 1 My Jesus Calls to Me (Mein Jesu der du mich)
02:53
2.
Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 2 O Blessed Jesus (Herzliebster Jesu) (two versions)
04:29
3.
Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 3 O World I Now Must Leave Thee (O Welt ich muss dic
02:20
4.
Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 4 My Faithful Heart Rejoices (Herzlich tut mich erfr
01:20
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Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 5 Deck Thyself My Soul (Schmücke dich O liebe Seele)
01:28
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Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 6 Blessed Are Ye Faithful Souls (O wie selig seid ih
01:07
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Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 7 O God Thou Faithful God (O Gott du frommer Gott)
05:18
8.
Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 8 Behold a Rose is Blooming (Es ist ein’ Ros’ entspr
02:39
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Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 9 My Heart is Filled with Longing (Herzlich tut mich
02:01
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Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 10 My Heart is Filled with Longing (Herzlich tut mic
02:01
11.
Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ op. 122 - No. 11 O World I Now Must Leave Thee (O Welt ich muss di
02:49
12.
Intermezzo in A Major op. 118 No. 2 - Black Swan for orchestra (2010)
07:04
13.
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor op. 25 - I. Allegro
14:16
14.
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor op. 25 - II. Intermezzo
08:21
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor op. 25 - III. Andante con moto
11:13
16.
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor op. 25 - IV. Rondo alla zingarese
09:16

Total time: 01:18:35

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Keith O. Johnson

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Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, Kansas City, Missouri

Release DateJune 7, 2024

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