Pieter Breugel the Elder, The Harvesters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1565May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves. [NRSV, Psalm 126:5-6].
Christ Church Cathedral Choir NotesFifth Sunday of Lent
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1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar
Relive the Christ Church Cathedral Choirs concert that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the cathedral: music composed by cathedral musicians and music composed for the cathedral. Click for more information and learn how to purchase your own CD of the Banquet céleste. Your contribution supports music at the cathedral.
Claudio Monteverdi
Click here to go to Claudio Monteverdi, Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, 1610, by Arianna Savall, soprano; Edwige Parat, soprano; Mathilde Etienne, soprano; Hans Jorg Mammel, tenor; Lluis Valamajo, bass; La Fenice, Jean Tubéry conducting, with text in Latin and English available.
2010 is the 450th anniversary of the death of Nicolas Gombert (1495-1560)
Michelangelo Buonnarroti, Last Judgement (detail), Sistine Chapel, Vatican, 1537-41
Johann Sebastian Bach, St. John Passion, BWV 245, by Gerd Türk, Evangelist; Stephan MacLeod, Jesus; Midori Suzuki, soprano; Robin Blaze, alto; Chiyuki Urano, bass; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki conducting [YouTube]
There are English sub-titles. To follow the German, click on "more info" and German text will appear to the right.
El Greco, Christ carrying the cross, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, c. 1580
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, St John Passion, BWV 245, by Mark Padmore, tenor; Peter Harvey, baritone; Katharine Fuge, soprano; Robin Blaze, countertenor; Nicholas Mulroy, tenor; Jeremy Budd, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass; English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner conducting; with German and English texts available.
Caravaggio, The crowning with thorns, Cassa di Risparmio, Prato, 1602-03
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, St John Passion, BWV 245, by Olga Kondina, soprano; Elena Rubyn, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Goodwin, tenor; Vincent Haab, baritone; Vyacheslav Lukhanin, bass; Andreas Wagner, tenor; Olga Mayorova, harpsicord; Dmitry Grigoriev, organ; The Chorus of Kazan State Conservatory; The Chorus of the Opera Studio of Kazan State Conservatory; The Chamber Orchestra of Kazan State Conservatory; Leo Kremer conducting; with text in German and English.
Hieronymous Bosch, Christ mocked, National Gallery, London, c. 1490-1500
Click to go to Michael Nyman, Miserere, from the film, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, performed by Paul Chapman, treble soloist; London Voices, Terry Edwards conducting.
Click to go to Karl Jenkins, Stabat Mater, performance by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir; Belinda Sykes, ethnic vocals; Jurgita Adomonytė, mezzo-soprano; Karl Jenkins conducting.