Herseth @ 100: Celebrating Adolph "Bud" Herseth's Centennial

This week, join a celebration of the life and legacy of Adolph “Bud” Herseth — the CSO’s principal trumpet from 1948 until 2001 and principal trumpet emeritus from 2001 until 2004 — on his 100th birthday. The broadcast features highlights from Herseth’s illustrious career, including Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition led by Rafael Kubelik, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major led by Claudio Abbado, Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra led by Fritz Reiner, plus music by Martin and Ives.

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Rafael Kubelik conductor
1951 (Mercury)

Martin Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion, and String Orchestra
Jean Martinon conductor
Donald Peck flute
Ray Still oboe
Clark Brody clarinet
Willard Elliot bassoon
Adolph Herseth trumpet
Dale Clevenger horn
Jay Friedman trombone
Donald Koss timpani
1966 (RCA)

Ives The Unanswered Question
Morton Gould conductor
Adolph Herseth trumpet
1965 (RCA)

Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
Claudio Abbado conductor
Adolph Herseth trumpet
1984 (DGG)

R. Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Fritz Reiner conductor
1954 (RCA)

Production
Brian Wise series producer
Charlie Post series audio engineer
Lisa Simeone host
Michael Schweppe host engineer
Neil Tevault host engineer

For more information, please visit Adolph Herseth @ 100.

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