I post these playlists weekly with the hope that you might find them useful
as you plan your programs. All of my playlists are on Spotify for you to
enjoy at your convenience.
GSM – August 20, 2017 https://goo.gl/As3Wra
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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William Henry Monk: Abide with me
Choir of St. John’s, Elora, Noel Edison
Paul Halley, organ
James Whitbourn: Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale)
Commotio, Matthew Berry
Christopher Gillett, tenor; Henry Parkes, organ
Hildegard von Bingen: Alleluia ~ O virga mediatrix
Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
Grammy Award-winner Paul Halley (1952-) is currently active in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area. The descant to “Abide with me” was written by The Reverend Stephen Crisp. English composer James Whitbourn (1963-) is a member of the Faculty of Music at Oxford University. The 12th
century mystic and abbess Hildegard von Bingen spent most of her life
as an enclosed religious.
John Tavener: The Lamb
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Text by William Blake
Sir Hubert Parry: There is an old belief
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown
Cesar Franck: Andantino in E major
Piet Kee, organ
1862 Cavaille-Coll organ in the Basilica de Santa Maria del Coro, San Sebastian, Spain. This organ has survived in almost original condition. Disposition is the same as St. Clothilde, Paris.
John Tavener (1944-2003) used a poem from Songs of Innocence and
of Experience by William Blake for his popular anthem “The Lamb.” The words for “There is an old belief” were written by John Gibson Lockhart.
There is an old belief
That on some solemn shore
Beyond the sphere of grief dear friends shall meet
once more,
Beyond the sphere of Time
And Sin, and Fate’s control,
Serene in changeless prime of body and
of soul.
That creed I fain would keep,
That hope I’ll ne’er forgo.
Eternal be the sleep, if not to waken so.
Cesar Franck composed his Andantino in 1889 for harmonium.
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: St. Patrick’s Breastplate
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton
Owain Park, organ
Recorded in Hereford Cathedral, June 27-29,
T. Tertius Noble: Grieve Not the Holy Spirit of God
Choir of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C., Samuel Carabetta
St. Patrick’s Breastplate is attributed to the Patron Saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. It dates from 433 A.D. and is commonly sung at ordinations. Dr. Noble, Organist of Saint Thomas Church, New York City from 1913-1943 wrote his anthem “Grieve Not The Holy Spirit Of God” in 1915.
Healey Willan: How they so softly rest
Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison
Alexandre Guilmant: Marche religieuse
Peter Richard Conte, organ
Organ in Wanamaker’s (Macy’s), Center City, Philadelphia
Canadian composer Healey Willan (1880-1968) composed “How they so softly rest” for the choir of St Paul’s, Bloor Street, Toronto in 1917. American organist Peter Richard Conte was an organ student of GSM host Rob Kennedy. He has been Grand Court Organist at Wanamaker’s since 1989.
J.S. Bach: Cantata 46, “Schauet doch und sehet”
Holland Boys’ Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink
Ruth Holton, soprano; Sytse Buwalde, alto;
Knut Schoch, tenor; Bas Ramselaar, bass
Simon Crouch’s commentary explained why I thought I had heard the opening chorus somewhere else. Bach recycled it for the “Qui tollis” movement of the B minor mass. The German translates as “Look, then, and see if there is any sorrow.” The text includes a verse from The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Chapter 1, verse 12.
http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/bachjs/cantatas/046.php
Franz Schubert: Mass in C, D. 452
Vienna Boys’ Choir; Vienna Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Bruno Weil
Schubert wrote his Mass in C major in 1816 at the age of 19. It is scored for SATB choir and soloists accompanied by strings and organ.
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
Anthony Newman, organ
1680 Stanisław Studziński organ in St. Mary Basilica in Leżajsk, Poland
Dr. Anthony Newman has been one of America’s leading recitalists for more than 50 years.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim’s Progress, Part 1
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox
Vaughan Williams conceived of his setting of John Bunyan’s Christian allegory as an opera. In reality it is probably best presented in churches which have the resources to mount a production involving 40 soloists, chorus and orchestra. The work is rarely performed and recorded which is a pity as the music captures the many moods of this great English composer.
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