Rogier van der Weyden, The Advent of Christ, Bladelin Triptych, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, 1445-50
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
January 8, 2012
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Both organ voluntaries for this Sunday's Festival of Lessons and Carols for Epiphany are based on Philipp Nicolai,Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern / How brightly shines the Morning Star.
Click for the German text and English translation.
Choral Versions
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata 1, based on Nicholai's chorale: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern / How brightly shines the morning star, performances by John Eliot Gardiner, Ton Koopman, Pieter Jan Leusink, Karl Richter and Helmut Rilling.
Christoph Graupner, Cantata for Whitsunday - Choral: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern: performed by Les Idées heureuses, Geneviève Soly conducting. Click here, then click on the selection at the top of the page.
Johann Kuhnau, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, cantata performed by the King's Consort, Robert King directing. [YouTube: Part 1 - Part 2] Click to go to the text: page 9.
Michael Praetorius, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, performed by the Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen conducting. [YouTube]
Michael Praetorius, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, performed by the King’s Singers. [musicMe]
Organ versions
Dietrich Buxtehude Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223, performed by Simon Stella. [YouTube]
Dietrich Buxtehude, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223, Piet Kee on the Schnitger organ of St. Laurenskerk (Alkmaar) [YouTube]
Johann Sebastian Bach, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 739, performed by James Kibbie on the 1675 Behrendt Huß/Arp Schnitger organ, Ss. Cosmae et Damian, Stade, Germany. [listen]
Johann Pachelbel, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, performed by Joseph Sluys on the Stertzing organ of the St. Petri Church in Erfurt-Büßleben. [Grooveshark] [BNQ]
Andreas Armsdorf, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, by Alexander Koschel on the Felsberg Organ of the Parish Church of San Carlo in Lenzerheide (Switzerland) [YouTube]
Max Reger, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Op. 67, performed by Marcel Gaul in Alsfeld (Walpurgiskirche) [YouTube]
Marcel Dupré, 79 Chorales Op. 28, Wie Schön Leuchtet Der Morgenstern, performed by Mary Preston on the Fisk organ of the First Prebyterian Church, Evansville, Indiana [BNQ] [BM] (info)
To listen to James Woodman, Little Partita for Epiphany (Variations on How brightly shines the morning star), performed by Peter Sykes on the 1989 Roche organ of the Old North Church, Nantucket Island, MA, click here, then click on "listen to the program," then hold button and slide to 25:36 (25 minutes and 36 seconds).
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