Playlist for Great Sacred Music 08:02:00 Tomas Luis de Victoria: Vidi speciosam Stile Antico de Victorias setting of the Responsory for the Feast of the Assumption translates as follows: I saw her, beautiful as a dove, ascending from above streams of water, she whose sweet fragrance was above price in garments deliciously perfumed, and like a spring day, she was surrounded by roses and lilies of the valley. 08:08:34 Thomas Attwood Walmisley: Psalm 49 Choir of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, John Scott Andrew Lucas, organ Anglican chant dates back to the late 16th century. The marriage of the music to the psalm text is what makes this particular musical form full of both meaning and beauty. 08:17:49 Antonio Vivaldi: I turbato mare, RV 627 The Kings 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. 08:35:11 Arvo Part: Salve Regina Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ Arvo Part wrote his setting of the Salve Regina in 2001. The Estonian composers music is intensely spiritual. 08:49:55 Gabriel Faure: Messe basse Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, John Scott Richard Pittsinger and Jack Keller, treble; Kevin Kwan, organ A messe basse or low mass sets the Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei portions of the liturgy. Faure wrote his Messe Basse in 1881. 09:01:48 J.S. Bach: Motet No. 5: Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 RIAS Chamber Choir; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Rene Jacobs Scholars think that Bach wrote his six motets for the funerals of prominent citizens. They were probably performed at graveside. 09:13:17 John Tavener: Little Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch Choir of Westminster Abbey; English Chamber Orchestra Martin Neary The Southern Cathedrals Festival commissioned this work in 1972. It is scored for SATB choir and orchestra. 09:25:31 Manuel Arenzana: Grand Mass in D Mexico City Chorus and Chamber Orchestra Benjamin Jaurez Echenique Irasema Terrazas, soprano; Gabriela Thierry, mezzo-soprano; Flavio Becerra, tenor; Jorge Cozatl, bass; Ivan Juarez, bass Manuel Arenzana (c. 1762-1821) was the organist and choirmaster of Puebla Cathedral in Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico from 1792-1821. 09:58:56 Horatio Parker: Hora Novissima Abendmusik Chorus; Nebraska Wesleyan Choir; Nebraska Chamber Orchestra, John Levick Anna Soranno, soprano; Julie Simson, mezzo-soprano; Kent Hall, tenor; Duane Andersen, bass-baritone Horatio Parker (1863–1919) used the opening text of De contemptu mundi by Bernard of Cluny for his oratorio Hora Novissima. The work was finished in 1893 and is scored for large chorus,soloists and orchestra. Parker was taught by George Whitefield Chadwick and himself taught Charles Ives and Roger Sessions.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 11:40:01 +0000
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