In case you cannot hear the show live, the playlist is on Spotify
for you to enjoy: GSM – November 2, 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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08:00:47
T. Tertius Noble: Souls of the Righteous, Op. 8 No. 1
Choir of Riverside Church, New York, Dr. John Walker
T. Tertius Noble: Souls of the Righteous, Op. 8 No. 1
Choir of Riverside Church, New York, Dr. John Walker
Sir William Harris: O what their joy and their glory must be
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Benjamin Bayl, organ
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Benjamin Bayl, organ
Johannes Brahms: Chorale Prelude: Schmucke dich, o liebe
Seele, Op. 122 No. 5, Todd Wilson, organ
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
Seele, Op. 122 No. 5, Todd Wilson, organ
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
Tertius T. Noble (1867-1953) was Organist of York Minster in England before
he was appointed Organist of St. Thomas Church in 1913. “O what their joy and
glory must be” is the English translation of a 12th century hymn by Peter Abelard,
twelfth century. Brahms wrote the eleven chorale preludes of Opus 122 the year
before he died.
08:17:11
Sir Edward Elgar: Lux aeterna
Choir of St. John’s, Elora, Noel Edison
Sir Edward Elgar: Lux aeterna
Choir of St. John’s, Elora, Noel Edison
Sir William Harris: Faire is the heaven
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown
William Byrd: Justorum animae
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Lux aeterna is an antiphon which follows the Agnus Dei in the Latin
Requiem Mass. Sir William Harris selected the text for his anthem
“Faire is the heaven” from Edmund Spenser’s poem An Hymn of
Heavenly Beauty. English Tudor musician William Byrd (1540-1623)
was a prolific composer of his time.
08:31:07
Eric Whitacre: When David Heard
Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison
Eric Whitacre: When David Heard
Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison
American composer Eric Whitacre (1970-) captures the anguish of David
upon hearing that his third son Absalom had been killed in battle. 2 Sam 18:33
08:45:55
Johannes Brahms: How lovely is thy dwelling place ~ A German Requiem
Berlin Radio Choir; Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
Johannes Brahms: How lovely is thy dwelling place ~ A German Requiem
Berlin Radio Choir; Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
Ralph Vaughan Williams: For All the Saints
Choir of Wells Cathedral, Malcolm Archer
Rupert Gough, organ
Choir of Wells Cathedral, Malcolm Archer
Rupert Gough, organ
Marcel Dupre: Placare Christe servulis
John Scott, organ
Mander organ in St. Paul’s Cathedral London
John Scott, organ
Mander organ in St. Paul’s Cathedral London
Brahms considered his Ein Deutches Requiem his finest composition.
Vaughan Williams’ grand hymn tune Sine Nomine is sung regularly on the
Feast of All Saints. French organist Marcel Dupre’s Le Tombeau de Titlelouze
includes this short toccata on the ancient hymn for the Eve of All Saints Day.
08:59:48
J.S. Bach: Cantata 180, “Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Timothy Kenworthy-Brown, countertenor;
Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass-baritone
J.S. Bach: Cantata 180, “Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Timothy Kenworthy-Brown, countertenor;
Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass-baritone
This cantata was composed for the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. Erik Eriksson’s
commentary is worth a read.
09:22:58
Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
Polyphony with the Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
Polyphony with the Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
American composer Morten Lauridsen (1943-) wrote Lux Aeterna for Los Angeles
conductor and musician Paul Salamunovich (1917-1924). Lauridsen explains how
this superb work came into being.
09:50:43
Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in G, Op. 37 No. 2
Peter Hurford, organ
Rieger Organ in Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany
Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in G, Op. 37 No. 2
Peter Hurford, organ
Rieger Organ in Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany
German composer Mendelssohn is famous for his instrumental and orchestral music.
He was also an accomplished organist. His Three Preludes and Fugues, Opus 37, are
staples of the organist’s repertoire.
10:00:19
Maurice Durufle: Requiem, Op. 9
Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, John Scott
Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano; Richard Lippold, baritone;
Frederick Teardo, organ; Myron Lutzke, cello
Maurice Durufle: Requiem, Op. 9
Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, John Scott
Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano; Richard Lippold, baritone;
Frederick Teardo, organ; Myron Lutzke, cello
French composer Maurice Durufle (1902-1986) was a student of Charles Tournemire.
His Requiem, Opus 9, dates from 1941 and was completed in 1947.
10:41:07
Samuel Wesley: Duet in C for Organ
Trevor Pinnock and Simon Preston, organ
1605 Knole organ, Knole House, Kent, England
Samuel Wesley: Duet in C for Organ
Trevor Pinnock and Simon Preston, organ
1605 Knole organ, Knole House, Kent, England
The organ at Knole House apparently is one of the oldest instruments in England.
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