Unknown Flemish Painter, Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath, Groeninge Museum, Bruges, 1500-1520
Elijah
said to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first
make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make
something for yourself and your son [NRSV, 1 Kings 17:13].
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Third Sunday after Pentecost
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist, Eucharistie chantée and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar: L'Oasis musicale
Third Sunday after Pentecost
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist, Eucharistie chantée and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar: L'Oasis musicale
Johann Sebastian Bach
The postlude for the Eucharistie chantée, 12h45, this coming Sunday is Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680, from Bach’s Clavier-Übung III. The Clavier-Übung III includes preludes based on chorales corresponding to the Lutheran
catechism. There are 21 of these chorale-preludes followed by 4 duets,
all of which are enclosed in opening and closing movements from the
great "St Anne" prelude and triple fugue in e, BWV 552. The Clavier-Übung III is sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass.
Click to read about Johann Sebastian Bach in Wikipedia.
Click to read about the Clavier-Übung III, also in Wikipedia.
Click to read brief essay by James Kibbie.
Click to read programme notes by Marc-André Doran.
James Kibbie performs the complete Clavier-Übung III at the 1724-30 Trost organ, Stadtkirche, Waltershausen, Germany and the 1722 Gottfried Silbermann organ, Marienkirche, Rötha, Germany [listen]
James Pressler gives a virtual performance of the Clavier-Übung III (minus the 4 duets): Click here,
then click on individual pieces to give the origin of the samples (on
the left) and the German text and English translation of the particular
chorale (on the right). Click on the musical notes for a performance.
James Breemer performs the complete Clavier-Übung III: click here, then click on the the particular piece.
Nancy Lancaster performs 12 chorale-preludes and the opening and closing movements from the Clavier-Übung III at the 1979 C.B. Fisk organ of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, MN [listen]
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Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi.
Listen
to his Ave Maria performed by Yvonne Minton (Mezzo Soprano), Los
Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
conducting [text] [musicMe]
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Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Cycle after Pentecost, Op. 56: Nos. 28
Prelude for the Introit [YouTube]
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Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.
Bach Cantatas for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity:
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein / Ah God, look down from heaven, Cantata 2, with performances by Harnoncourt, Herreweghe, Koopman, Leusink and Rilling.
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes / The heavens declare the glory of God, Cantata 76, with performances by Harnoncourt, Koopman, Leusink , Richter, Rilling and Scherchen.