Semptember 1, 2013

  Michiel van der Borch, Spies return with grapes, Koninklijke  Bibliotheek, The Hague, 1332
 
I brought you into a plentiful land to eat its fruits and its good things. But when you entered you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination [NRSV, Jeremiah 2:7].

Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes  
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

  

Shayna Palevsky, flute; and Stephanie Stringer, violin; both members of the Christ Church Cathedral community; will join with Linda Brady, piano; Jolan Kovacs, violin; and Sonia Carreau-Larivière, cello; this coming Saturday, August 31; at Christ Church Cathedral; at 4:30 pm; to give a concert: L'Après-midi d'une flûte.  Admission free / voluntary contribution.

Programme: 
Sérénade aux Étoiles opus 142, Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Five Pieces, César Cui (1835-1918)                                                                                                
Badinage, Berceuse, Scherzino, Nocturne, Waltz,  
Concerto in Sol maggiore per flauto, archi e cembalo, G.B. Pergolesi (1710-36)
Spiritoso, Adagio, Allegro spiritoso

Suite Modale for flute and piano, Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
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By way of preparation one might listen online to:
 

Cecile Chaminade, Sérénade aux Étoiles opus 142, performed by Nicola Mazzanti, flute; and Annamaria Giannelli, piano [YouTube]

César Cui, Five Pieces, Badinage, Berceuse, Scherzino, Nocturne, Waltz, performed by Trio Lyra and Suzanne Shulman, flute; Mark Childs, viola; Erica Goodman, harp. Recorded live in concert at 34th International Viola Congress, Montreal, Canada, June 10, 2006 [YouTube]

G.B. Pergolesi, Concerto in Sol maggiore per flauto, archi e cembalo; spiritoso, adagio, allegro spiritoso; performed by Burghard Schaeffer, flute; Dieter Vorholz, violin; Elfriede Früh, violin; and the North German Chamber Orchestra, Mathieu Lange conducting. [musicMe]

Ernest Bloch, Suite Modale for flute and piano, performed by Caroline Sonett, flute; Riko Higuma, piano. [YouTube]
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 Peter Hurford

The postlude at the 10am Choral Eucharist is a work by Peter Hurford.  Listen to selections by other composers performed by Hurford.

Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 by Johann Sebastian Bach [musicMe]
Venue:  Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
                                                          
Fugue in G major, BWV 577 "Gigue" by Johann Sebastian Bach [musicMe]
Venue:  Our Lady Of Sorrows Church, Toronto, Canada

Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 by Johann Sebastian Bach [musicMe]
Venue:  Know Grammar School Chapel, Sydney, Australia

Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 by Johann Sebastian Bach [musicMe]
Venue:  Know Grammar School Chapel, Sydney, Australia

Orgelbüchlein: In dulci jubilo, BWV 608 by Johann Sebastian Bach [musicMe]
Orchestra/Ensemble: Alban Singers

Trio for Organ in D minor, BWV 583 by Johann Sebastian Bach [musicMe]
Venue:  Our Lady Of Sorrows Church, Toronto

Fantasia for Flute and Organ in C major by Johann Ludwig Krebs [musicMe]
Performers:  William Bennett (Flute), Peter Hurford (Organ)         
Venue:  Gloucester Cathedral, England

Fugue for Organ in D major by Johann Pachelbel [musicMe]
Venue:  Know Grammar School Chapel, Sydney, Australia

Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 13 in G major, K 274 (271d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [musicMe]
Performers:  Peter Hurford (Organ), Henk Rubingh (Violin), Wim Straesser (Cello),  Brian Pollard (Bassoon), Margaret Urquhart (Double Bass), Johan Kracht (Violin)         
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amsterdam Mozart Players
Venue:  Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Netherlands
                                  
Fantasia for Oboe and Organ in F minor by Johann Ludwig Krebs [musicMe]
Performers: Neil Black (Oboe), Peter Hurford (Organ)         
Venue:  Gloucester Cathedral, England

Vater unser im Himmelreich by Georg Böhm [musicMe]
Venue:  Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Netherlands

Sonata for Trumpet and Strings in D major, Z 850 by Henry Purcell [musicMe]
Performer:  Peter Hurford (Organ)         
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
Venue:  Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany
                                                         
Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4: no 3 in G minor, HWV 291 by George Frideric Handel [musicMe]
Performer: Peter Hurford (Organ)         
Conductor:  Joshua Rifkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Venue:  Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Netherlands

Prelude and Fugue for Organ on B-A-C-H, S 260 by Franz Liszt [musicMe]
Venue:  Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany

Chorale Preludes (11) for Organ, Op. 122: no 8, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen by Johannes Brahms [musicMe]
Venue:  Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany

Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 17 in C major, K 336 (336d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [musicMe]
Performers:  Johan Kracht (Violin), Margaret Urquhart (Double Bass), Wim Straesser (Cello),     Brian Pollard (Bassoon), Peter Hurford (Organ), Henk Rubingh (Violin)         
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Amsterdam Mozart Players
Venue:  Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Netherlands

Sonatas (6) for Organ, Op. 65: no 6 in D minor by Felix Mendelssohn [musicMe]
Venue:  Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany

Solemn Melody by Henry Walford Davies [musicMe]
Venue:  Opera House, Sydney, Australia

Chorales (3) for Organ: no 2 in B minor, M 39 by César Franck [musicMe]
Venue:  Saint-Sernin Basilica, Toulouse, France

Sonata for Organ no 2 by Paul Hindemith [musicMe]
Venue:  Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany

Etude Symphonique for Organ, Op. 78 by Marco Enrico Bossi [musicMe]
Venue:  St. Alban's Cathedral, St. Alban's, England

Pieces (10) for Organ: no 8, Scherzo in E major/G minor by Eugene Gigout [musicMe]
Venue:  St. Alban's Cathedral, St. Alban's, England

Symphony for Organ no 1 in D minor, Op. 14: 4th movement, Allegro vivace by Louis Vierne [musicMe]
Venue:  Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany

Concerti (6) for 2 Organs: no 1 in C major by Antonio Soler [musicMe]
Performers:  Thomas Trotter (Organ), Peter Hurford (Organ)         
Venue:  Salamanca Cathedral, Spain
                
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The Church
of St Andrew and St Paul
3415 Redpath Street
(Next to the Museum of Fine Arts)
Montréal


Thursdays until August 29, 2013 at 12:15 p.m.: Organ Intermezzi, featuring artists from around the world playing the church's monumental Casavant organ. Freewill donation.
 

 August 29: Jonathan Oldengarm



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Click to go to the Free Organ Recitals at St. James United Church, Montreal, Tuesdays, 12:30 pm, during the Summer 2013.



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Click for additional information.
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 Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Cycle after Pentecost, Op. 56: No. 41



Performance on the 3-manual 1888 Puget organ of Nôtre Dame de la Dalbade, Toulouse

Mass of the 15th Sunday after Pentecost


Prelude for the Introit [YouTube]
Offertory  [YouTube]
Elevation [YouTube]
Communion [YouTube]
Prelude and Fugue  [YouTube]

Click for the entire performance of L'Orgue mystique by Georges Delvallée.


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Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.

From Petrus Comestor's Bible Historiale, One leper returns, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, 1372


Bach Cantatas for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity:

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich / Who gives thanks praises me, Cantata 17, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Leusink, and Richter.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe / There is nothing healthy in my body, Cantata 25, with performances by Gardiner, Geiser, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Leusink and Suzuki.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Jesu, der du meine Seele / Jesus, by whom my soul, Cantata 78, with performances by Comparone, Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Herreweghe, Koopman, Leusink, Reinhart, Richter, Sondeckis, and Thomas.