Rembrandt van Rijn, Jesus healing Peter’s Mother-in-law, Frick and Lungt Collections, New York, late 1650s
Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up [NRSV, Mark 1:30-31].
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
February 8, 2015
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist, Eucharistie chantée and Choral Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar
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Jonathan Bailey Jeff Poussier Leduc Keiko Otani
Christ Church Cathedral parishioner and organizer behind L’Oasis Musicale, Jonathan Bailey,flute, joins Jeff Poussier Leduc, bassoon; Keiko Otani, oboe; Radu Covaciu, clarinet; and Simon Bourget, horn; of the Ensemble de quintette à vents with Tomoko Inui, piano; for a performance at Christ Church Cathedral as part of L’Oasis Musicale, this coming Saturday, February 7, at 4:30 pm. Admission free / donation requested.
Programme:
Ludwig Thuille (1861 - 1907)
Sextet for piano and wind instruments, op. 6
1. Allegro moderato 2. Larghetto 3. Gavotte: Andante, quasi Allegretto 4. Finale: Vivace
Sextet for piano and wind quintet, op. 100
1. Allegro vivace 2. Divertissement: Andantino
3. Finale: Prestissimo
By way of preparation, listen online:
Ludwig Thuille, Sextet for piano and wind instruments, op. 6, performed by Wu Chieh-Chi, flute; Jeremy Wong, oboe; Lim Liang Hui, clarinet; Duan Shaohua, bassoon; Tan Chai Suang, horn; Yap Sin Yee, piano; recorded live at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore [YouTube]..
Francis Poulenc, Sextet for piano and wind quintet, op. 100, performed by the Van Buren Winds; Jonathan Snowden, Flute; Stephen Key, Oboe; Garrick Zoeter, Clarinet; Ryan Romine, Bassoon; Joseph Lovinsky, Horn; with pianist Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez; recorded in Goodson Hall of Shenandoah University Conservatory, Winchester, Virginia.[YouTube].
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Nicholas Stone the Elder, Orlando Gibbons, Canterbury Cathedral, 1626
Access to a James Johnstone recording for free online listening of Orlando Gibbons keyboard music [musicMe]
Review by David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com
1. Pavane and Galliard "Lord Salisbury" (Harpsichord)
2. Preludes (4) for Keyboard: no 4 in A minor (Virginal)
3. Ground for Keyboard "Italian" (Harpsichord)
4. Whoop, do me no harm, good man (Virginal)
5. Ground for Keyboard in A minor (Virginal)
6. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 10 in C major (Harpsichord)
7. The King's jewel (Virginal)
8. Galliard for Keyboard, MB 20 no 25 (Harpsichord)
9. Pavane no 16 in G minor (Harpsichord)
10. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 4 in D minor(Harpsichord)
11. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 2 in D minor(Harpsichord)
12. Alman for Keyboard, MB 20 no 32 "French Ayre"(Harpsichord)
13. Mask "Welcome home" (Virginal)
14. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 7 in A minor(Virginal)
15. Pavan for Keyboard, MB 20 no 15 (Harpsichord)
16. Galliard for Keyboard, MB 20 no 21 (Harpsichord)
17. The fairest nymph (Harpsichord)
18. Pavan for Keyboard, MB 20 no 17 (Harpsichord)
19. Galliard for Keyboard, MB 20 no 24 (Harpsichord)
20. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 1 in D minor(Harpsichord)
21. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 5 in G minor(Harpsichord)
The complete organ music of Orlando Gibbons performed by Robert Woolley at the 17th century Thomas Dallam II organ in Ploujean, Brittany, along with selected anthems performed the Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge; Philip Scriven, organ; Christopher Robinson conducting. [BNQ; BM] (info)
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McGill University Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall - Admission Free
Fridays to February 28 at 12:30 pm
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Mass of Septuagesima (3 Sundays before Ash Wednesday)
Mass of Sexagesima (2 Sundays before Ash Wednesday)
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Vincent Van Gogh, Enclosed Field with a Sower in the Rain, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 1890
Bach Cantatas for Sexagesima Sunday, second Sunday before Ash Wednesday:
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt / Just as the rain and snow fall from heaven, Cantata 18, with performances by Gardiner, Jürgens, Koopman, Leusink and Thomas.
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort / Preserve us, Lord, with your word, Cantata 126, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Leusink, Richter and Rilling.
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Leichtgesinnte Flattergeiste / Scatterbrained frivolous people, Cantata 181, with performances by Gardiner, Leonhardt and Leusink.