These CDs present some of the best live performances from The Chicago Ensemble's 2005 through 2008 seasons. We hope you enjoy the selections.

Price: $30 for Volume 1 and 2 + shipping and handling ($2 for 1st class mail)

1. J. S. Bach
Trio-Sonata in G Major, BWV. 1039
  Adagio

Susan Levitin, flute; Stephen Boe, violin; Gerald Rizzer, piano
May 9, 2005  (WFMT Live Broadcast)

2. J. S. Bach
Trio-Sonata in G Major, BWV. 1039
   Allegro ma non tanto

Susan Levitin, flute; Stephen Boe, violin;
Gerald Rizzer,piano
May 9, 2005 (WFMT Live Broadcast)

3. G. F. Handel
German Aria: Süsse Stille           

Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Ricardo Castañeda, oboe;
Gerald Rizzer, piano
April 24, 2007 (LaSalle Street Church

4. Johannes Brahms
Sonata No. 1 in G Major, op. 78
    Vivace ma non troppo
   
Stephen Boe, violin; Gerald Rizzer, piano
November 6, 2006 (WFMT Live Broadcast)

5. Ludwig Spohr
Six German Songs, op. 103
   Sei still mein Herz

Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Wagner Campos, clarinet;
Gerald Rizzer, piano
June 12, 2005 (International House)

6. W. A. Mozart
Quartet in Eb Major, K. 493
    Larghetto

Stephen Boe, violin; Paul Vanderwerf, viola;
Andrew Snow, cello; Gerald Rizzer, piano
May 9, 2005 (WFMT Live Broadcast)

7. Frank Martin
Quatre Sonnets à Cassandre (1921)
   Qui voudra voir comme un dieu me surmonte>

Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano; Susan Levitin, flute;
Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Andrew Snow, cello
May 22, 2007 (La Salle Street Church)

8. Karel Husa
Évocations de Slovaquie (1951)
    Dance

Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet;
Paul Vanderwerf, viola; Gerald Brann, cello
June 19, 2007 (Sherwood Conservatory)

9. Francis Poulenc
Trio (1926) 
   Andante con moto

Ricardo Castañeda, oboe; Jill Dispenza, bassoon;
Gerald Rizzer, piano
March 29, 2005 (Three Arts Club)

10. Heitor Villa-Lobos
Assobio a Jato (1950)
   Adagio
   Vivo

Susan Levitin, flute; Andrew Snow, cello
October 24, 2005 (WFMT)

11. Dmitri Shostakovich
From Jewish Folk Poetry
      Lament for the Dead Child

Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Cynthia Anderson, mezzo-soprano;
December 4, 2005 (International House)

12. Gabriel Fauré
Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, op. 45
     Allegro molto

Stephen Boe, violin; Paul Vanderwerf, viola;
Andrew Snow, cello; Gerald Rizzer, piano
March 6, 2005 (International House)

Right-click here J. S. Bach's Recitative and Aria from Cantata No. 30, Freue dich, erlöste Schar, performed by Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; David Taylor, violin; Gerald Rizzer, piano, from our new Highlights CD.

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