In case you cannot hear the show live, the playlist is on Spotify
for you to enjoy: GSM – December 28, 2014
Don’t forget that we have more choral and organ music programmed
on Sunday evenings beginning at 10 p.m. eastern.
Rob
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08:02:00
Richard Dirksen: A Child my Choice
Washington National Cathedral Choir, Canon Richard W. Dirksen
Richard Dirksen: A Child my Choice
Washington National Cathedral Choir, Canon Richard W. Dirksen
Jonathan Quick: Angels from Heaven Came
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Vancouver, Rupert Lang
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Vancouver, Rupert Lang
Louis Claude Daquin: Noel Suisse
Christopher Herrick, organ
1737 Parizot organ in the Church of St. Remy de Diepe, France
Christopher Herrick, organ
1737 Parizot organ in the Church of St. Remy de Diepe, France
Richard Dirksen (1921-2003) was Canon Precentor at the Cathedral Church
of Saints Peter and Paul in Washington, DC from 1977 until 1991. Canadian
composer and musician Jonathan Quick (1970-) hails from Vancouver, British
Columbia. French composer Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772) was also a virtuoso
keyboard musician.
08:19:30
John Rutter: What sweeter music
Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
John Rutter: What sweeter music
Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
William Mathias: A babe is born
BBC Singers, David Hill
BBC Singers, David Hill
William Byrd: O magnum mysterium
Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
English composer John Rutter (1945-) set Robert Bridges poem “what sweeter music”
in 1987. Welsh composer William Mathias (1934-1992) wrote “A babe is born” in 1971.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner founded the Monteverdi Choir in 1964 for a performance of the
Monteverdi Vespers in King’s College Chapel.
08:32:42
Traditional: There is no rose of such virtue
Anonymous 4
Traditional: There is no rose of such virtue
Anonymous 4
Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
Philip Moore: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault, organ
1992 Ruffatti organ in Spivey Hall
Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault, organ
1992 Ruffatti organ in Spivey Hall
Anonymous 4 has produced over 20 CDs and sold over 2 million albums.
Peter Cornelius (1824-1874) was a German composer and writer. The Chenaults
not only perform as an organ duo but they also have commissioned many compositions
over the years.
08:47:18
Francis Poulenc: Four Christmas Motets
Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
Francis Poulenc: Four Christmas Motets
Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
J.S. Bach: In dulci jubilo
Richard Marlow, organ
Metzler organ in Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
Richard Marlow, organ
Metzler organ in Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963) wrote these beautiful Christmas motets in 1952
after he returned to Catholicism. The Metzler organ in Trinity College Chapel
was dedicated in 1975.
09:02:18
J.S. Bach: Cantata 122, “Das neugeborne Kindelein”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaki Suzuki
Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Timothy Kenworthy-Brown, countertenor;
Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Peter Koy, bass-baritone
J.S. Bach: Cantata 122, “Das neugeborne Kindelein”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaki Suzuki
Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Timothy Kenworthy-Brown, countertenor;
Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Peter Koy, bass-baritone
This cantata is based on the readings for the day which are Galatians iv 1-7 and Luke ii. 33-40
09:17:29
Ottorino Respighi: Laud to the nativity of the Lord
Philadelphia Singers, the Concerto Soloists Instrumental Ensemble, Michael Korn
Benita Valente, soprano; Maureen Forester, contralto; David Gordon, tenor
Ottorino Respighi: Laud to the nativity of the Lord
Philadelphia Singers, the Concerto Soloists Instrumental Ensemble, Michael Korn
Benita Valente, soprano; Maureen Forester, contralto; David Gordon, tenor
Lauda per la Natività del Signore was written between 1928-1930. Respighi set text
attributed to the 13th century religious Jacopone da Todi who also wrote the text for Stabat Mater.
09:45:21
Dietrich Buxtehude: Te deum laudamus, BuxWV 218
Wolfgang Rubsam, organ
The Metzler organ in the Catholic Church of Zurzach
Dietrich Buxtehude: Te deum laudamus, BuxWV 218
Wolfgang Rubsam, organ
The Metzler organ in the Catholic Church of Zurzach
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was a renowned Danish-German organist
who was one of the musical influences of both Handel and Bach.
10:04:09
Hector Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ, Part 1 “Herod’s Dream”
Corydon Singers & Orchestra, Mathew Best
Jean Rigby, mezzo-soprano, the Virgin Mary;
Alastair Miles, bass, Herod; Gerald Finley, baritone, Joseph; John Aler, tenor, narrator
Hector Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ, Part 1 “Herod’s Dream”
Corydon Singers & Orchestra, Mathew Best
Jean Rigby, mezzo-soprano, the Virgin Mary;
Alastair Miles, bass, Herod; Gerald Finley, baritone, Joseph; John Aler, tenor, narrator
L’Enfance du Christ began as a stand alone work “The Shepherds’ Farewell” in 1850. Berlioz
expanded the work finally completing it in 1854. It is one of the few works which was
well-received during Berlioz’ lifetime.
10:49:47
Johann Ludwig Krebs: Toccata and Fugue in E
Jacques van Oortmersen, organ
1743 Hinsz organ in St. Nicolas Bovenkerk in Kampen, The Netherlands
Johann Ludwig Krebs: Toccata and Fugue in E
Jacques van Oortmersen, organ
1743 Hinsz organ in St. Nicolas Bovenkerk in Kampen, The Netherlands
This ancient pipe organ is one of the treasures of the organists’ world.
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