In case you cannot hear the show live, the playlist is on Spotify for you
to enjoy: GSM – June 21, 2015 Don’t forget that we have more choral
and organ music programmed on Sunday evenings beginning at 10 p.m.
eastern.
Rob
08:00:42
John Ireland: Greater love hath no man
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Richard Hickox
Paula Bott, soprano; Bryn Terfel, baritone
John Ireland: Greater love hath no man
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Richard Hickox
Paula Bott, soprano; Bryn Terfel, baritone
Amy Beach: Nunc dimittis
Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville
Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville
J.S. Bach: Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657
Hans Fagius, organ
1724 Cahman organ in Kristine Church, Falun, Sweden
Hans Fagius, organ
1724 Cahman organ in Kristine Church, Falun, Sweden
Choirs worldwide sing John Ireland’s 1912 anthem in the version with
organ accompaniment. But the composer did orchestrate the accompaniment
in the 1920’s. This is the version we shall hear this morning. Brilliant and way
ahead of her time in so many ways, the talented American composer Amy
Beach (1867-1944) was largely self-taught. The chorale prelude “Nun danket
alle Gott, BWV 657″ is one of eighteen chorale preludes which date from
1740-1750, i.e., the last decade of Bach’s life.
08:15:20
Edvard Grieg: Ave, maris stella
Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Roland Buchner
Edvard Grieg: Ave, maris stella
Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Roland Buchner
Janos Boksay: Szent, szent, szent (Holy, holy, holy) ~ Liturgy
of St. John Chrysostom for Male Choir
St. Ephraim Byzantine Male Choir, Tamas Bubno
of St. John Chrysostom for Male Choir
St. Ephraim Byzantine Male Choir, Tamas Bubno
Cesar Franck: Cantabile
James Johnson, organ
1982 Fisk organ, Opus 82, Christ United Methodist Church, Greensboro, North Carolina
James Johnson, organ
1982 Fisk organ, Opus 82, Christ United Methodist Church, Greensboro, North Carolina
“Ave maris stella” translates as “Hail! Star of the Sea”. It is an ancient hymn to Mary dating
as far back as the ninth century. The Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is attributed to Saint
John Chrysostom who was Archbishop of Constantinople in the fifth century. The Fisk organ
in Christ United Methodist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina is one of twelve instruments
in North Carolina. Two more Fisk organs are in the works.
08:28:40
Carson Cooman: The Lamp of Charity
Royal Holloway Choir, University of London, Rupert Gough
Carson Cooman: The Lamp of Charity
Royal Holloway Choir, University of London, Rupert Gough
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria, Op. 37 No. 6
Swedish Radio Chorus, Tonu Kaljuste
Swedish Radio Chorus, Tonu Kaljuste
Max Reger: Chorale Prelude on Sleepers, Awake!, Op. 67 No. 41
Martin Welzel, organ
Johannes Klais organ, Trier Cathedral
Martin Welzel, organ
Johannes Klais organ, Trier Cathedral
Rochester, New York native Carson Cooman is a prodigious composer. His latest
opus number is 1112. Rachmaninoff’s “Ave Maria” is an excerpt from his setting
of the All-Night Vigil. German composer Max Reger (1873-1916) died at age 43.
When you consider the enormous amount of music he wrote, one can only imagine
what he might have written had he lived a few more decades. Remarkable.
08:40:16
John Rutter: Gloria
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Choir of Gonville and Caius College;
John Rutter: Gloria
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Choir of Gonville and Caius College;
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury
This 2012 recording of John Rutter’s 1974 composition “Gloria” is about as fine
an interpretation as you can find among the seven recordings of this well-crafted work.
09:00:03
J.S. Bach: Cantata 135, “Ach Herr, mich armen Sunder”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Dorothee Mields, soprano; Pascal Bertin, countertenor;
Gerd Turk, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass-baritone
J.S. Bach: Cantata 135, “Ach Herr, mich armen Sunder”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Dorothee Mields, soprano; Pascal Bertin, countertenor;
Gerd Turk, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass-baritone
Japanese conductor Masaaki Suzuki (1964-) founded the Bach Collegium Japan in 1990.
09:16:01
Charles Gounod: Mass No. 2 in G for Male Chorus and Organ
Chorale du Brassus, Andre Charlet
Francois Margot, organ
Charles Gounod: Mass No. 2 in G for Male Chorus and Organ
Chorale du Brassus, Andre Charlet
Francois Margot, organ
Swiss conductor Andre Charlet (1927-2014) for many years directed la Chœur de
la Radio suisse romande.
09:46:59
Maurice Duruflé: Prelude and Fugue on the Name of Alain, Op. 7
David MacDonald, organ
Casavant organ in Basilica of Notre Dame du Cap, Cap de La Madeleine, Quebec
David MacDonald, organ
Casavant organ in Basilica of Notre Dame du Cap, Cap de La Madeleine, Quebec
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Cape, Cape de la Madeleine, Quebec, is a modern building
constructed in the 1960’s. The 114 rank Casavant organ is the firm’s Opus 2679.
10:00:03
Camille Saint-Saëns: Messe de Requiem, Op. 54
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Hertfordshire Chorus;
Harlow Chorus; East London Chorus, Geoffrey Simon
Tinuke Olafimihan, soprano; Catherine Wyn-Rogers, contralto;
Anthony Roden, tenor; Simon Kirkbride, bass
Camille Saint-Saëns: Messe de Requiem, Op. 54
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Hertfordshire Chorus;
Harlow Chorus; East London Chorus, Geoffrey Simon
Tinuke Olafimihan, soprano; Catherine Wyn-Rogers, contralto;
Anthony Roden, tenor; Simon Kirkbride, bass
Saint-Saens dedicated his requiem to his friend Albert Libon. Saint-Saens
wrote the mass in 8 days in 1878 and received a gratuity of 100,000 francs for his efforts.
10:37:40
Josef Haydn: Organ Concerto No. 1 in C
Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Theodor Guschlbauer
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
Josef Haydn: Organ Concerto No. 1 in C
Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Theodor Guschlbauer
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
French organist Marie-Claire Alain (1926-2013) came from a family of distinguished
musicians. She enjoyed a long career as a concert organist and teacher.
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