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Welcome to Exploring Chamber Music with Chicago Symphony bassist Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. This Contrabass Conversations special series highlights chamber music that includes the double bass. Learn more about the Chicago Chamber Musicians by visiting their website at chicagochambermusic.org.

Today’s program features several works by double bass virtuoso and composer Giovanni Bottesini. All works were recorded live on January 3rd, 2004, at Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago.

Today’s Program:

• Our first piece on the program is the Gran Duo in A for Clarinet and Double Bass by Giovanni Bottesini. This performance features Larry Combs on clarinet and Brad Opland on bass
• Our next piece on the program is the Gran Duo in A for Violin and Double Bass, with violnist Jasmine Lin joining Brad for this next segment
• We conclude today’s program Bottesini’s Passione Amorosa, performed here today by bassists Brad Opland and Dan Armstrong.

Check out more Exploring Chamber Music episodes at the show page on Contrabass Conversations, and listen to Brad Opland’s interview on Contrabass Conversations here.

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Welcome to Exploring Chamber Music with Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. This Contrabass Conversations special series highlights chamber music that includes the double bass. Learn more about the Chicago Chamber Musicians by visiting www.chicagochambermusic.org.

We’d like to extend special thanks to both Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians for making this series possible. Listen to all Exploring Chamber Music episodes here, and hear Brad Opland in a Contrabass Conversations interview here.

We will be featuring the Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D Major on today’s program. This work was recorded on March 26, 2006 at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. A performer roster and biographical information about the musicians is available here.

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Welcome to Exploring Chamber Music with Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. This Contrabass Conversations special series highlights chamber music that includes the double bass. Learn more about the Chicago Chamber Musicians by visiting www.chicagochambermusic.org.

We’d like to extend special thanks to both Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians for making this series possible. Listen to all Exploring Chamber Music episodes here, and hear Brad Opland in a Contrabass Conversations interview here.

We will be featuring two pieces on the program today. The first is the Wind Serenade in D minor by Antonin Dvorak. This piece is scored for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 horns, cello, and bass. It was recorded live on April 23rd, 2007 by the Chicago Chamber Musicians for their 20th Anniversary Season Finale and features:

• Michael Henoch and Alex Klein – oboe
• Larry Combs and Julie DeRoche – clarinet
• Dennis Michael and Lewis Kirk – bassoon
• Gail Williams, Jeremiah Frederick, Gabrielle Webster – horn
• Katinka Kleijn, cello
• Brad Opland, bass

The second piece on our program today is the String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert. This piece was recorded live in 2004.

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This Contrabass Conversations special series is made possible by the Chicago Chamber Musicians and Brad Opland. Learn more about this fine ensemble at www.chicagochambermusic.org. This episode features music for cello and bass by Haydn and Rossini performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians Brad Opland and Gary Stucka. They perform the Haydn Divertimento in D Major and the Rossini Duetto on this installment. This performance was recorded live in 2004.

Exploring Chamber Music is a multi-part series highlighting world-class performances of chamber music featuring the double bass.

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