I post these playlists weekly with the hope that you might find them useful
as you plan your music lists. All of my playlists are on Spotify for you to
enjoy at your convenience.
GSM – February 19, 2017 https://goo.gl/OaeYnf
Don’t forget that we have more choral and organ music programmed
on Sunday evenings beginning at 10 p.m. eastern.
Rob Kennedy
WCPE The Classical Station
Web: TheClassicalStation.org
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Plainsong: Salve virgo singularis
Anonymous 4
William Rowlands: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Richard Gowers, organ
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Aeterna Christi munera
Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O’Donnell
“Salve virgo singularis” is taken from “The Lily and The Lamb”, an album of Marian plainsong which Anonymous 4 issued in 1995. The tune used for “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” is “Blaenwern” composed by Welsh schoolteacher William Rowlands (1860-1937). The Latin “Aeterna Christi munera” translates as “The eternal gifts of Christ”. The original plainsong hymn on which this motet is based was used on feasts of the Martyrs and Apostles.
Hans Leo Hassler: Psalm 120
Cappella Amsterdam, Jan Boeke
African-American spiritual, arr. Undine Smith Moore:
We Shall Walk Through the Valley
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Philip Brunelle
Johann Stamitz: Motetto de Venerabili Sacramento
Alsfelder Vocal Ensemble; Bremen Baroque Orchestra, Wolfgang Helbich
Monika Frimmer, soprano
German composer Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612) studied in Venice with the
Gabrielis. In addition to their many concerts and recordings, the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers are well-known as the “house choir” on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion”. Czech composer Johann Stamitz’s communion motet “O salutaris hostia” is scored for soprano, choir and orchestra.
Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 2, “Warum toben die Heiden”
Chamber Choir of Europe, Nicol Matt
“Why do the heathen so furiously rage together
… ?” from Three Psalms, Op. 78
Paul Mealor: Ubi caritas
Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
Joao Lourenco Rebelo: Fratres sobrii
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
While Mendelssohn is primarily known as a composer of symphonic and chamber music, he managed to compose over one hundred choral works before his untimely death at age 38. His setting of Psalm 2 “Why do the heathen so furiously rage together… ?” comes from Three Psalms, Op. 78 Welsh composer Paul Mealor studied with another Welsh composer, William Mathias. His motet “Ubi caritas” was sung at the wedding of Prince William and Katherine Middleton. Portuguese composer Joao Lourenco Rebelo (1610-1661) was the last of his era.
Carson Cooman: Cambridge Passacaglia, Op. 953
Christian Lane, organ
C.B. Fisk organ, Opus 139 in The Memorial Church, Harvard University
C.B. Fisk’s Opus 139 replaced their Opus 46 which has found a new home at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. Carson Cooman is Composer-in-Residence at Harvard Memorial Church.
J.S. Bach: Cantata 126, “Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Robin Blaze, countertenor;
Gerd Turk, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass-baritone
The German translates as “Uphold us, Lord, with Thy word.” The cantata has a military air to it as the faithful are charged with smiting the enemy and flying the flag of the church militant.
J.C. Bach: Laudate pueri Dominum
L’Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg
Emma Kirkby, soprano; Markus Schafer, tenor
Johann Christian Bach, often referred to as the “London Bach”, wrote music in many different forms. We are fortunate that he took time to write over forty sacred works.
Knut Nystedt: Stabat Mater
Exultate Singers, David Ogden
Richard May, cello
Norwegian composer Knut Nystedt (1915-2014) studied with Aaron Copland.
Luigi Boccherini: Stabat Mater, Op. 61
The King’s Consort and Choir, Robert King
Susan Gritton, soprano I; Sarah Fox, soprano II; Paul Agnew, tenor
A prolific composer, Italian musician Luigi Boccherini composed over five hundred pieces in a variety of forms. He also composed over a dozen sacred works This version of Boccherini’s Stabat Mater dates from 1810 version.
Max Reger: Prelude and Fugue in F, Op. 85 No. 3
Bernard Haas, organ
Link organ in Evangelical Church, Giengen an der Brenz, Germany
One critic has observed that Max Reger’s Opus 85 preludes and fugues are an accessible introduction to Reger’s music. The structure of the Opus 85 compositions looks back at the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a period which influences much of Reger’s writing.
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