What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, October 18, 2015

In case you cannot hear the show live, the playlist is on Spotify

for you to enjoy: GSM – October 18, 2015

Don’t forget that we have more choral and organ music programmed

on Sunday evenings beginning at 10 p.m. eastern.

 

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08:01:23
James MacMillan: A Child’s Prayer
Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker

 

Johannes Brahms: Psalm 13, Op. 27
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best

 

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (arranged for organ)
David Pizarro, organ
Aeolian-Skinner organ at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

 

A Child’s Prayer by Scottish composer James MacMillan (1959-) dates from 1996.

The Corydon Singers was founded by Matthew Best in 1973. American organist David

Pizarro (1932-2011) was a chorister at the Cathedral of St. John Divine in New York and

studied with Dr. Norman Coke-Jephcott.

 

08:17:55
Francis Poulenc: Exultate Deo
Cambridge Singers, John Rutter

 

Sir George Clement Martin: Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
Choir of Wells Cathedral: Malcolm Archer
Rupert Gough, organ

 

Georg Muffat: Toccata No. 1 in D minor
Rene Saorgin, organ
1712 Charles Boisselin Organ in Eglise St. Michel & Pierre, Malaucene, France

 

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) wrote this motet in 1944. It is based on Psalm 81.

English organist Sir George Clement Martin (1844-1916) was organist of St. Paul’s

Cathedral, London from 1888 to 1916. Historic European Organs – France – Malaucène

is a historic recording issued in 1973 on the Harmonia Mundi label.

08:30:02
Alessandro Striggio: Ecce beatam lucem
Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet

 

William Henry Monk: Abide with me
Choir of St. John’s, Elora, Noel Edison
Paul Halley, organ

 

Robert Schumann: Canon in B minor
Jean Guillou, organ
Organ in the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella, Naples

 

Italian composer Alessandro Striggio (c. 1536/1537-1592) was renowned for his

polychoral music. His motet Ecce beatam lucem is scored for 40 voice parts.

The descant for “Abide with me” on this recording was written by American-born

Canadian organist Stephen Crisp. French organist Jean Guillou (1930-) is known

for his teaching, composition and teaching as well as for his recital performances.

 

08:45:22
Andrea Gabrieli: Gloria a 16
The King’s Consort and Choir, Robert King

 

Cyril Taylor: Glorious things of Thee are spoken

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Benjamin Bayl, organ

 

Alexandre Guilmant: Marche religieuse
Peter Richard Conte, organ

Organ in Wanamaker’s (Macy’s) Center City, Philadelphia

 

The King’s Consort and Choir was founded in 1980 and has many CDs to its credit.

English priest and composer Cyril Vincent Taylor (1907-1991) wrote his celebrated

hymn tune Abbot’s Leigh whilst stationed at Abbot’s Leigh during World War II. French

organist and composer Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) played a recital on the organ

at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. This organ became the core of the present organ in the

Grand Court of Wanamaker’s (Macy’s) in Center City, Philadelphia.

 

09:01:04
J.S. Bach: Cantata 162, Ach, ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur
Concentus Musicus of Vienna; Tolzer Knabenchor, Nikolas Harnoncourt
Tobias Eiwanger, soprano; Paul Esswood, alto;
Kurt Equiluz, tenor; Robert Holl, bass

 

Austrian conductor and early music specialist Nikolaus, Count de la Fontaine und

d’Harnoncourt-Unverzagt founded the Concentus Musicus Wien in 1953.

 

09:19:27
W.A. Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
Philharmonia Orchestra, Claus Peter Flor
Yvonne Kenny, soprano

 

Australian soprano Yvonne Kenny (1950-) originally studied biochemistry at college

before deciding to pursue a career in singing.

 

09:35:20
George Frideric Handel: Chandos Anthem No. 05, I will magnify thee
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra, Harry Christophers
Lynne Dawson, soprano; Ian Partridge, tenor
 

Handel wrote his eleven Chandos Anthems whilst in the employ of James
Brydges, Duke of Chandos, at his country home Cannons from 1717 to 1718.

 

10:00:31
Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 3 in F minor
New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Heather Harper, soprano; Anna Reynolds, contralto;
Robert Tear, tenor; Marius Rintzler, bass

 

We have heard several of Bruckner’s motets over the past few Sundays. So I thought

it appropriate to enjoy one of his large scale choral works this morning.  The Mass in F

minor was written in 1867. Johannes Brahms was an enthusiastic supporter of this composition.