Great Sacred Music airs every Sunday morning from 8 until 11 a.m. eastern on
The Classical Station. Much of the music on this week’s playlist can also be found
on Spotify at this link: Great Sacred Music – July 12, 2015 Also on Sunday evenings
you can hear more choral music both sacred and secular on Wavelengths and Peaceful
Reflections beginning at 9 p.m. eastern.
08:01:24
William Byrd: Miserere mei
Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
William Byrd: Miserere mei
Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow
Johannes Brahms: O welt ich muss dich lessen
John Scott, organ
Buzard organ in All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA
John Scott, organ
Buzard organ in All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA
English Tudor musician William Byrd (1540-1623) was a prolific composer
of his time. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) wrote his setting of O Sacrum Convivium
n 1937. Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, LLC is a boutique organ-builder located in
Champaign, Illinois. Their Opus 29 was dedicated in 2003.
08:14:36
Leo Sowerby: Come, Holy Ghost
Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York
Larry King
Larry King, organ
Leo Sowerby: Come, Holy Ghost
Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York
Larry King
Larry King, organ
Andre Campra: Salve Regina
Ensemble Da Pacem
Ensemble Da Pacem
Alexandre Guilmant: Allegretto in B minor, Op. 19 No. 1
Robert Delcamp, organ
Casavant organ of All Saints’ Chapel, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
Robert Delcamp, organ
Casavant organ of All Saints’ Chapel, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
Dr. Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) was considered by most Episcopal church
musicians to be the unofficial Dean of Church Music. French composer Andre
musicians to be the unofficial Dean of Church Music. French composer Andre
Campra (1660-1744) is best known as a composer of operas. Alexandre
Guilmant (1837-1911) was a French organist and teacher. Marcel Dupre was perhaps
his most celebrated pupil.
08:31:56
Jean Mouton: Nesciens mater
The Studio of Ancient Music of Montreal, Christopher Jackson
Jean Mouton: Nesciens mater
The Studio of Ancient Music of Montreal, Christopher Jackson
Francis Poulenc: Exultate Deo
Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Louis Marchand: Fond d’orgue
Joseph Payne, organ
The Fisk organ, Opus 78, University of Vermont, Burlington
Joseph Payne, organ
The Fisk organ, Opus 78, University of Vermont, Burlington
Jean Mouton (1459-1522) was a French renaissance composer of whose
output over 15 masses and 100 motets survive. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
wrote this motet in 1944. It is based on Psalm 81. Louis Marchand (1669–1732)
was born February 2. He was a virtuoso organist most of whose ouevre has not survived.
08:42:52
Darius Milhaud: Psalm 121
Ensemble Amarcord
Darius Milhaud: Psalm 121
Ensemble Amarcord
Cesar Franck: Panis angelicus
The Cathedral Singers, Richard Proulx
The Cathedral Singers, Richard Proulx
Georges Delerue: Cérémonial
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble, Christopher Larkin
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble, Christopher Larkin
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ
One of the group of composers known as Les Six, Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
emigrated to the United States in 1940. He taught at Mills College, Oakland,
California. Cesar Franck’s setting of the Panis Angelicus originally was part of his
Mass for Three Voices although it is usually performed these days on its own. French
composer Georges Delerue (1925-1992 wrote over 350 film scores.
09:00:48
J.S. Bach: Cantata 9, “Es ist das Heil uns kommen her”
Holland Boys’ Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink
Marjon Strijk, soprano; Sytse Buwalde, alto;
Nico van der Meel, tenor; Bas Ramselaar, bass
J.S. Bach: Cantata 9, “Es ist das Heil uns kommen her”
Holland Boys’ Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink
Marjon Strijk, soprano; Sytse Buwalde, alto;
Nico van der Meel, tenor; Bas Ramselaar, bass
The German translates as “Salvation has come to us”. This cantata was written
later than most of Bach’s cantatas. It dates from 1731-1735 and was first performed in Leipzig.
09:24:16
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psalm 19, Exaudiat te Dominus
Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psalm 19, Exaudiat te Dominus
Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet
The choral music of the Italian-born Lully deserves to beperformed more frequently than it is.
In my opinion Lully shares Vivaldi’s gift for setting his texts with music which makes the words
leap off the page.
09:40:41
Georges Bizet: Te Deum
Choeur Regional Nord – Pas-de-Calais; Orchestre National de Lille
Jean-Claude Casadesus
Katarina Jovanovic, soprano; Philippe Do, tenor
Georges Bizet: Te Deum
Choeur Regional Nord – Pas-de-Calais; Orchestre National de Lille
Jean-Claude Casadesus
Katarina Jovanovic, soprano; Philippe Do, tenor
Alexandre César Léopold Bizet (1838-1875) wrote his early Te Deum as an entry
in Le Prix de Rome in 1857. He won the competition.
10:00:27
Louis Vierne: Messe solennelle, Op 16
Choirs of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, Jehan Revert
Pierre Cochereau and Jacques Marichal, organ
Louis Vierne: Messe solennelle, Op 16
Choirs of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, Jehan Revert
Pierre Cochereau and Jacques Marichal, organ
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) is well-regarded for his instrumental music including six
symphonies for organ. But he did not write very much choral music. This grand
Solemn Mass for two organs and two choirs was first performed in St. Sulpice in 1901.
10:27:16
Francis Poulenc: Gloria
BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
Christine Brewer, soprano
Francis Poulenc: Gloria
BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
Christine Brewer, soprano
Imagine a monk with a punk hair-do. That gives you an idea of the remarkable combination
of molto religioso moods and flights of wild abandon which awaits you in Poulenc’s Gloria.
The work dates from 1937 and was commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Foundation
of Boston.
10:50:34
Charles Marie Widor: Marche pontificale ~ Symphony No. 1
Jane Parker-Smith, organ
Harrison & Harrison organ of Coventry Cathedral
Charles Marie Widor: Marche pontificale ~ Symphony No. 1
Jane Parker-Smith, organ
Harrison & Harrison organ of Coventry Cathedral
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) wrote ten symphonies for organ as well as
three symphonies for organ and orchestra. The Marche Pontificale comes from
three symphonies for organ and orchestra. The Marche Pontificale comes from
his first Symphony.
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