July 20, 2014


Domenico Feti, Satan sowing Darnel, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 1800-25

The weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil [NRSV, Matthew: 13:38b-39a].
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

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Casavant organ, Église des Saints-Anges-Gardiens


Adrian Foster, Assistant Organist at Christ Church Cathedral, will join Jonathan Vromet, fellow doctoral student at McGill University, in giving a recital at the 1920/2002 Casavant organ of L’Église des Saints-Anges-Gardiens, 1400 St. Joseph Blvd., (map) in the Borough of Lachine, Montreal, on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at 3:00 pm.  
Admission free / donation requested.
Programme:


Adrian Foster
Adrian Foster will perform:  
L’Orgue mystique, cycle de Noël, opus 55
                                          Charles Tournemire (1870–1939)

Epiphania Domini (L’Épiphanie)                                                                                        
I. Prélude à l'Introït
II. Offertoire
III. Élévation
IV. Communion
V. Fantaisie

Livre d’orgue (1953)             Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)                      
III. « Pièce en trio » (Pour le Dimanche de la Sainte-Trinité)
IV. « Chants d’oiseaux » (Pour le Temps Pascal)
VI. « Les Yeux dans les roues » (Pour le Dimanche de la Pentecôte)


Jonathan Vromet


Jonathan Vromet will perform:
Prelude and fugue in f minor, opus 35, nº 5
                          Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)


Fantasia in f minor, K608         Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)


Toccata, opus 9 (1953)                      Jean Guillou (b. 1930)
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By way of preparatiion, listen free online to:

Charles Tournemire, L’Orgue mystique, cycle de Noël, opus 55, No. 7                                                              
Epiphania Domini (L’Épiphanie) performed  by Georges Delvallée at the 1880 Cavaillé-Coll organ in the Cathedral of Saint-Croix, Orléans                                                                                      
I. Prélude à l'Introït [YouTube]
II. Offertoire [YouTube]
III. Élévation [YouTube]  
IV. Communion [YouTube]
V. Fantaisie [YouTube] 

Olivier Messiaen, Livre d’orgue (1953) performed by Olivier Messiaen himself at the Cavaillé-Coll organ of l'Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris
 
III. « Pièce en trio » [musicMe]
IV. « Chants d’oiseaux » [musicMe]
VI. « Les Yeux dans les roues » [musicMe]
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Prelude and fugue in f minor, opus 35, No. 5, performed by Andrew Dewar at the 1992 Rieger organ of St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh [YouTube]
                                             
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fantasia in f minor, K608, performed by Martin Haselbock at the 1980 Pirchner organ of Brixen Cathedral [YouTube]    
                                                    
Jean Guillou,Toccata, opus 9 (1953), performed by Yuka Ishimaru at the 1971 Danion Gonzales organ of Chartres Cathedral [YouTube]     
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Jonathan Vromet will also perform an organ recital at the 1980 Wilhelm organ of Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at 4:30 pm.  Admission free / donation requested.  Click for programme.
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The organ voluntaries this coming Sunday are the work of Dietrich Buxtehude.
All of Buxtehude’s organ works are available for free online listen at musicMe, the complete organ works by Bernard Foccroulle and collected works by Marie-Claire Alain, Ferruccio Bartoletti, François-Henri Houbart, Lena Jacobson, Lionel Rogg, Helga Schauerte and Yannick Varlet.
In the musicMe search box, enter the BuxWV number or Buxtehude and the artist’s name, to find the piece desired.
Here is a list of all the organ works by Buxtehude:

Organ works (136–225)

Free organ works (136–176)

  • BuxWV 136 — Prelude in C major
  • BuxWV 137 — Prelude (Prelude, Fuga and Ciacona) in C major
  • BuxWV 138 — Prelude in C major
  • BuxWV 139 — Prelude in D major
  • BuxWV 140 — Prelude in D minor
  • BuxWV 141 — Prelude in E major
  • BuxWV 142 — Prelude in E minor
  • BuxWV 143 — Prelude in E minor
  • BuxWV 144 — Prelude in F major
  • BuxWV 145 — Prelude in F major
  • BuxWV 146 — Prelude in F-sharp minor
  • BuxWV 147 — Prelude in G major
  • BuxWV 148 — Prelude in G minor
  • BuxWV 149 — Prelude in G minor
  • BuxWV 150 — Prelude in G minor
  • BuxWV 151 — Prelude in A major
  • BuxWV 152 — Prelude in A minor (Phrygian mode)
  • BuxWV 153 — Prelude in A minor
  • BuxWV 154 — Prelude in B-flat major
  • BuxWV 155 — Toccata in D minor
  • BuxWV 156 — Toccata in F major
  • BuxWV 157 — Toccata in F major
  • BuxWV 158 — Praeambulum in A minor
  • BuxWV 159 — Chaconne in C minor
  • BuxWV 160 — Chaconne in E minor
  • BuxWV 162 — Prelude in G major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 163 — Prelude in G minor for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 164 — Toccata in G major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 165 — Toccata in G major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 166 — Canzona in C major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 167 — Canzonetta in C major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 168 — Canzonetta in D minor for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 169 — Canzonetta in E minor for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 170 — Canzona in G major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 171 — Canzonetta in G major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 172 — Canzonetta in G major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 173 — Canzonetta in G minor for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 174 — Fugue in C major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 175 — Fugue in G major for keyboard (or organ)
  • BuxWV 176 — Fugue in B-flat major for keyboard (or organ)

Chorale preludes (177–224, including Magnificats BuxWV 203–205)

  • BuxWV 177 — Ach Gott und Herr (D minor [Dorian mode])
  • BuxWV 178 — Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder (A minor [Phrygian mode])
  • BuxWV 179 — Auf meinen lieben Gott (E minor; a suite or Suite de danses for keyboard or organ)
  • BuxWV 180 — Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam (D minor [Dorian mode])
  • BuxWV 181 — Danket dem Herren, denn er ist sehr freundlich (G minor [Dorian mode])
  • BuxWV 182 — Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (G major)
  • BuxWV 183 — Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (D minor [Dorian mode])
  • BuxWV 184 — Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (C major)
  • BuxWV 185 — Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort (G minor [Dorian mode])
  • BuxWV 186 — Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (C major)
  • BuxWV 187 — Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl (G major)
  • BuxWV 189 — Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (G major [Mixolydian mode])
  • BuxWV 190 — Gott der Vater wohn uns bei (G major [Mixolydian mode])
  • BuxWV 191 — Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn (G major)
  • BuxWV 192 — Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn (G major)
  • BuxWV 193 — Herr Jesu Christ, ich weiß gar wohl (A minor)
  • BuxWV 194 — Ich dank dir, lieber Herre (F major; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 195 — Ich dank dir schon durch deinen Sohn (F major; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 196 — Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (D minor [Dorian mode]; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 197 — In dulci jubilo (G major)
  • BuxWV 198 — Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand (G minor [Dorian mode])
  • BuxWV 199 — Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (F major)
  • BuxWV 200 — Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (F major)
  • BuxWV 201 — Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn (G minor [Dorian mode])
  • BuxWV 202 — Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich (G major)
  • BuxWV 203 — Magnificat Primi Toni (D minor [Dorian mode]; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 204 — Magnificat Primi Toni (D minor; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 205 — Magnificat Noni Toni (D minor [Dorian mode]; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 206 — Mensch, willt du leben seliglich (E minor [Phrygian mode])
  • BuxWV 207 — Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott (D minor [Dorian mode]; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 208 — Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist (G major)
  • BuxWV 209 — Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist (G major)
  • BuxWV 210 — Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein (G major; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 211 — Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (G minor [Dorian mode])
  • BuxWV 212 — Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren (C major; chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 213 — Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren
  • BuxWV 214 — Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren
  • BuxWV 215 — Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren
  • BuxWV 216 — O Lux beata, Trinitas (fragment)
  • BuxWV 217 — Puer natus in Bethlehem
  • BuxWV 218 — Te Deum laudamus (chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 220 — Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
  • BuxWV 221 — Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
  • BuxWV 222 — War Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit
  • BuxWV 223 — Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (chorale fantasia)
  • BuxWV 224 — Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ

Canzonetta for keyboard or organ (225)

  • BuxWV 225 — Canzonetta in A minor for keyboard (or organ)

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Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Cycle after Pentecost, Op. 57: Nos. 31
Mass of the 6th Sunday after Pentecost
Prelude for the Introit [YouTube]
Offertory  [YouTube]
Elevation [YouTube]
Communion [YouTube]
Alleluia No. 3  [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.


Raphael, The Miraculous Draught of Fish, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1515-16

Bach Cantatas for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity:
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden / See, I shall send out, Cantata 88, with performances by Gardiner, Koopman, Leonhardt, Leusink, Rilling and Ristenpart.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten / Whoever lets only the dear God reign, Cantata 93, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Herreweghe, Koopman, Leusink, Richter and Rilling.