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 – May 21, 2017 https://goo.gl/uY89tr
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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Sir Edward Elgar: Nimrod ~ Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Peter Richard Conte, organ
The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, Macy’s, Philadelphia
Henry Purcell: Christ is made the sure foundation
Choir of Westminster Abbey, Martin Neary
Carson Cooman: Psalm 66, “Be Joyful in God”
Royal Holloway Choir, University of London, Rupert Gough
Samuel Rathbone, organ
American organist Peter Richard Conte has been the Grand Court Organist of the Wanamaker Organ in Macy’s, Philadelphia since 1989. The tune Westminster Abbey for “Christ is made the sure foundation” was written to be sung to repeated ‘Alleluias’ at the end of Henry Purcell’s anthem ‘O God, Thou are my God.’ Rochester, New York native composer Carson Cooman (1982-) is Composer-in-Residence at Harvard Memorial Church.
Robert Prizeman: Ave verum
Libera, Robert Prizeman
Philip Stopford: If Ye Love Me
Utah State University Chamber Singers, Cory Evans
George Frideric Handel: Envy, eldest born of hell ~ Saul
Howard University Choir; Handel Festival Orchestra of Washington
Stephen Simon
London-based Libera was founded in 1995 by English choir director Robert Prizeman. English composer Philip Stopford (1977-) is Organist and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church, Bronxville, New York. George Frederic Handel wrote his oratorio “Saul” in 1738-39.
Gregorian chant: Mass III
Monks of the Desert
Ariel Ramirez: Kyrie ~ Missa Criolla
Choral Society of Bilbao, Jose Luis Ocejo
Jose Carerras, tenor
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquiu, New Mexico, was founded in 1964. The popular Missa Criolla by Argentine composer Ariel Ramírez (1921-2010) is but one of hundreds of works penned by this musician.
Anton Bruckner: Libera me
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best
Bruckner’s “Libera me” dates from 1854 and is scored for SSATB choir, 3 trombones, organ, cello and double bass.
J.S. Bach: Cantata 87, “Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen”
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Robin Blaze, countertenor;
Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass-baritone
The German translates as “Hitherto have ye asked nothing for in my name.” The cantata was first performed in Leipzig on May 6, 1725. It is scored for bass, alto and tenor soloists, chorus, oboes, oboe de caccia, strings, and basso continuo.
Lili Boulanger: Du fond de l’abime
Orchestra Lamoureux of Paris; Elisabeth Brasseur Chorus, Igor Markevitch
French composer Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) composed her setting of Psalm 130 in memory of her father.
Henry Purcell: Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me
Chanticleer; Capriccio Stravagante, Joseph Jennings
The baroque ensemble Capriccio Stravagante was founded in 1986 by New Orleans native Skip Sempé who studied in Europe with Gustav Leonhardt.
Franz Liszt: Christus, Part 3: Passion and Resurrection
Slovak Philharmonic Choir; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, James Conlon
Benita Valente, soprano; Marjana Lipovsek, mezzo-soprano;
Peter Lindroos, tenor; Tom Krause, baritone
Hungarian composer Franz Liszt wrote his oratorio Christus from 1862-1866. The work has three movements. We shall listen to the third movement which consists of “Tristis est anima mea”, “Stabat Mater dolorosa”,”O filii et filiae”, and “Resurrexit!”
Theodore Dubois: Toccata ~ Twelve Pieces
Andrew Lucas, organ
Mander organ in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
English organist Andrew Lucas (1958-) has been Master of the Music at St Albans Cathedral since 1998.
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