I post these playlists weekly with the hope that you might find them useful as you plan your programs. All of my playlists are on Spotify for you to enjoy at your convenience.
GSM – February 11, 2018 http://spoti.fi/2ECUr6U
Don’t forget that we have more choral and organ music programmed
on Sunday evenings beginning at 10 p.m. eastern.
Rob Kennedy
WCPE The Classical Station
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George Thalben-Ball: Psalm 50
Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, John Scott
Andrew Lucas, organ
Thomas Tallis: O Nata Lux
Choir of Truro Cathedral, David Briggs
George Frideric Handel: And the glory of the Lord ~ Messiah
Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh
Australian-born Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball (1896-1987) was Organist of London’s Temple Church from 1923-1983. The text “O nata lux” by an anonymous author is taken from the service of Lauds on the Feast of the Transfiguration. This much-loved chorus from Handel’s “Messiah” based on Isaiah 40:5 captures the remarkable event of the Transfiguration.
Sir John Stainer: Hail, gladdening light
Choir of Wells Cathedral, Malcolm Archer
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Pie Jesu ~ Requiem
Chorus Angelicus, Paul Halley
Elena Barrett, soprano I; Emma Clune, soprano II
William Grant Still: Elegy
Philip Brunnelle, organ
1981 Holtkamp organ in Plymouth Congregational Church
The Elegy by William Grant Still (1895–1978) is one of over 150 compositions which Still wrote. Grammy Award-winner Paul Halley (1952-) is currently active in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area. Historians tell us that “Hail, gladdening light” or Phos Hilaron is one of the oldest hymns of the Christian Church.
Anonymous: Agincourt Carol
Alamire, David Skinner
Traditional, arr. John Rutter: Steal Away ~ Feel The Spirit
Cambridge Singers; BBC Concert Orchestra, John Rutter
Melanie Marshall, mezzo-soprano
Rezso Feleki: Mi shebarakh
Goldmark Chorus, Emil Adam
The tune of the 15th-century carol, Agincourt Hymn, is used here paired with the text “O wondrous type, o vision fair”. English composer John Rutter’s setting of seven African-American spirituals was first performed in Carnegie Hall in 2001. Rezső Feleki (1900-1981) was a Hungarian cantor and composer. Mi shebarakh is a prayer dating from the 7-11th centuries used in the sabbath morning liturgies.
Felix Mendelssohn: Te Deum a 4
Chamber Choir of Europe, Nicol Matt
Max Reger: Romance in G minor, Op. 69 No. 8
Bernard Haas, organ
Link organ in Evangelical Church, Giengen an der Brenz, Germany
German composer Felix Mendelssohn composed this four-part setting of the Te Deum in 1826. Max Reger’s beautiful Romance is one of his more accessible works for organ.
J.S. Bach: Cantata 23, “Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn”
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
Barbara Schlick, soprano; Elisabeth von Magnus, alto
Paul Agnew, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass
The German translates as “You the True God and Son of David”. Craig Smith notes that this cantata was written in support of Bach’s candidacy for the Cantor position at Leipzig. It was first performed in February 1723.
George Frideric Handel: Utrecht Te Deum
Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral; Parley of Instruments, John Scott
Handel wrote his Utrecht Te Deum on a commission from the British royal Family to celebrate the Peace of Utrecht in 1713.
J.S. Bach: Dorian Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
French organist Marie-Claire Alain (1926-1913) recorded the complete works of Bach three times in her lifetime.
W.A. Mozart: Missa solemnis in C minor, K. 139 “Waisenhaus”
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Herbert Kegel
Celestina Casapietra, soprano; Annelies Burmeister, alto
Peter Schreier, tenor; Hermann Christian Polster, bass
Mozart’s Missa Solemnis in C minor dates from 1768. It is subtitled the Waisenhausmesse or Orphanage Mass because it was commissioned for the dedication of an orphanage.
Lukas Foss: Psalms
University of Texas Chamber Singers, James Morrow
Lisa Sunset Holt, soprano; John Len Wiles, tenor
Dwight Bigler and Alena Gorina, pianos
Lukas Foss (1922-2009), a German-born American composer. Composed in 1956,
Psalms consists of three parts: Psalm 122:1-2 & Psalm 95:4; Psalm 98:1, 4, 6; Psalm 23:1-3
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