In case you cannot hear the show live, the playlist is on Spotify
for you to enjoy: GSM – Sunday, March 15, 2015
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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08:01:51
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut lilium inter spinas
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
John Ireland: My song is love unknown
Choir of Wells Cathedral, Malcolm Archer
Rupert Gough, organ
Choir of Wells Cathedral, Malcolm Archer
Rupert Gough, organ
Johann Ludwig Krebs: Herr Jesu Christ, meines Lebens Licht
Edwin Swanborn, organ; Timothy Valentine, obbligato English horn
Noack organ of Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester, Massachusetts
Edwin Swanborn, organ; Timothy Valentine, obbligato English horn
Noack organ of Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester, Massachusetts
Palestrina’s motet is one of 29 which he composed using textx from the Song
of Solomon. English composer John Ireland composed his tune Love Unknown
or Samuel Crossman’s poem in 1918. German composer and organist Johann
Ludwig Krebs was a student of Johann Sebastian Bach.
08:13:35
Josef Haydn: The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God ~ The Creation
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Sylvia McNair, soprano; Michael Schade, tenor; Gerald Finley, bass
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Sylvia McNair, soprano; Michael Schade, tenor; Gerald Finley, bass
Sir Edward Elgar: Softly and gently ~ The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; London Symphony Chorus;
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; London Symphony Chorus;
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
J.S. Bach: Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit, BWV 668
Michael Murray, organ
1743 Hinsz organ at St. Nicholas Church, Kampen, Netherlands
Michael Murray, organ
1743 Hinsz organ at St. Nicholas Church, Kampen, Netherlands
This set features a familiar chorus by Haydn and a not so familiar aria from
an oratorio by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar. “Before your throne I
now appear” is a literal translation of the German for the Bach choral prelude.
08:30:47
Samuel Alman: Shomeir Yisroel
The Zemel Choir, Robert Max
Moshe Haschel, tenor (cantor)
The Zemel Choir, Robert Max
Moshe Haschel, tenor (cantor)
John Rutter: The Lord is my shepherd
Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
Quentin Poole, oboe
Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
Quentin Poole, oboe
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Echo Fantasia in A
Jacques van Oortmerssen, organ
Jacques van Oortmerssen, organ
From the Jewish liturgy comes Samuel Alman’s setting of Shomeir Yisroel which
translates as “Guardian of Isroel”. John Rutter’s setting of Psalm 23 comes from
his Requiem which is the featured work in Hour 3 this morning. Dutch organist and
composer Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) laid the foundations for keyboard
playing which culminated in the North German school of Bach and his contemporaries.
08:46:22
George Frideric Handel: Where’er you walk ~ Semele
English Chamber Orchestra, John Nelson
John Aler, tenor
English Chamber Orchestra, John Nelson
John Aler, tenor
Daniel Castellanos: Eternal Light
Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, John Scott
Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, John Scott
Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Holsworthy Church Bells
Jennifer Bate, organ
Jennifer Bate, organ
American lyric tenor John Aler studied at the Julliard School.
Daniel Castellanos was a chorister at Saint Thomas Church
when he wrote Eternal Light. English organist Jennifer Bate
is the daughter of H.A. Bate who for many years was the
organist of Saint James’ Church, Muswell Hill, London, England.
09:01:35
J.S. Bach: Motet No. 4: “Furchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir”, BWV 228
Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn
Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee” is the translation of the German. This
motet was written in 1726 for a funeral or so most scholars seem to think.
09:10:38
Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Robert Shaw
Christine Goerke, soprano
Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Robert Shaw
Christine Goerke, soprano
French composer wrote his setting of the 13th century poem Stabat Mater in
1950. It is scored for soprano solo, mixed chorus and orchestra.
09:41:31
George Frideric Handel: Chandos Anthem No. 03, “Have mercy upon me”
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra, Harry Christophers
Lynne Dawson, soprano; Ian Partridge, tenor
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra, Harry Christophers
Lynne Dawson, soprano; Ian Partridge, tenor
We are fortunate that the Duke of Chandos had the good sense to hire Handel
to be his musician in residence at Cannons, his stately home. The resulting
collaboration produced these eleven compositions which we know as the Chandos
Anthems. They date from 1717-1719.
10:03:03
John Rutter: Requiem
Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
Caroline Ashton and Donna Deam, soprano
John Rutter: Requiem
Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
Caroline Ashton and Donna Deam, soprano
English composer John Rutter’s Requiem dates from 1985. It was first performed at Lovers’
Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas in October 1985.
10:42:03
Alexandre Guilmant: Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 50
Ben van Oosten, organ
Cavaille-Coll-Organ at St. Ouen, Rouen
Ben van Oosten, organ
Cavaille-Coll-Organ at St. Ouen, Rouen
French composer and organist Alexandre Guilmant was organist of Paris’ Eglise de la Trinite from 1871-1901.
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