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 – January 14, 2018 http://spoti.fi/2DiY7u1
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
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John Rutter: Loving Shepherd of thy sheep
Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
Joseph-Guy Ropartz: Psaume 129
Choeur Regional Vittoria d’Ile de France; Instrumental Ensemble Jean-Walter Audoli, Michel Piquemal
Vincent le Texier, baritone
English composer John Rutter (1945-) is primarily known for his anthems and carols. He collaborated with Sir David Willcocks on the highly successful five volume series Carols for Choirs. Joseph-Guy Ropartz (1864-1955) was a French musician who studied withThéodore Dubois, Jules Massenet, and Cesar Franck.
Sir Edward Elgar: Great is the Lord, Op.67
Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell
Robert Quinney, organ
Sir Frank Bridge conducted the first performance of Elgar’s anthem “Great is the Lord” on July 12, 1916.
Traditional arr. John Bertalot: Amazing Grace
Choirs of St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, Donald Pearson
Eric Plutz, organ
Amy Beach: Lord of All Being, Op. 146
Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville
Erica Johnson, organ
English organist John Bertalot (1931-) was Organist of Blackburn Cathedral (1964-1983) and Trinity Church, Princeton (1983-1998). Dr. Murray Forbes Somerville (1947- ) was organ scholar at New College, Oxford, under Dr. David Lumsden.
Francis Grier: Missa Trinitatis sanctae
Choir of Westminster Abbey, Martin Neary
Sometime Organist of Christ Church, Oxford, English organist Francis Grier (1955-) now makes his living as a psychoanalyst and composer.
J.S. Bach: Cantata 3, “Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid”
Holland Boys’ Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink
Ruth Holton, soprano; Sytse Buwalde, alto
Knut Schoch, tenor; Bas Ramselaar, bass
“Ah God, how many heart pains” is one translation of the German. This cantata was written for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany. It was first performed on January 14, 1725, in Leipzig.
Antonio Vivaldi: I turbato mare, RV 627
The King’s Consort, Robert King
Susan Gritton, soprano
This Marian motet describes how the captain and his ship are brought safely into port by the star of the sea, Mary.
J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Andrew Scanlon, organ
The Perkins & Wells Memorial Organ, C.B. Fisk Op. 126, 2005, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Greenville, North Carolina
From their website: “The East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation, or “ECMAEF”, was formed in 1998 to encourage and support collaborative ventures between St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the East Carolina University School of Music, and the City of Greenville North Carolina. It focused on the C. B. Fisk pipe organ opus 126 and concert space at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.”
Anton Bruckner: Te Deum
Corydon Singers and Orchestra, Matthew Best
Joan Rodgers, soprano; Catherine Wyn-Rogers, contralto
Keith Lewis, tenor; Alastair Miles, bass
James O’Donnell, organ
Austrian composer Anton Bruckner began composing this work in 1881, about the same time as he was completing his Symphony No. 6 and starting on Symphony No. 7.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Mass, H. 1
Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet
French musician Herve Niquet performed with Les Arts Florissants under William Christie before founding his own group, Le Concert Spirituel in 1987.
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