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Orchestral	Jennifer Koh: Portraits - cd

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Portraits
Jennifer Koh, violin
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Cedille Records CDR 90000 089

"10/10 - Koh offers three works for violin and orchestra by three very different Eastern European composers, none of them over-exposed and all of them distinctive. In other words, the complete program is as coherent and well thought-out as the performances are outstanding." - ClassicsToday.com

"Jennifer Koh is a risk-taking, high-octane player of the kind who grabs the listener by the ears and refuses to let go. . . . A scorching talent that should on no account be missed." - The Strad

"[Carlos] Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra perform . . . with exuberance, commitment and edge." - The New York Times

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Program (65:15)

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
1 Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 (1916) (25:35)

Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
Violin Concerto No. 2, H. 293 (1943) (27:25)
2 I. Andante (11:17)
3 II. Andante moderato (7:25)
4 III. Poco Allegro (8:35)

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Two Portraits, Op. 5 (1911) (11:54)
5 No. 1 "Idealistic" Andante sostenuto (9:43)
6 No. 2 "Distorted" Presto (2:11)

Producer: James Ginsburg Engineer: Eric Arunas and Bill Maylone Recorded "Live" in Concert: July 1 & 2, 2004 (Szymanowski) and July 1 & 2, 2005 (Martin, Bartók) at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Millennium Park, Chicago Graphic Design: Melanie Germond, Pete Goldlust Front Cover Photo © Sarah Shatz