Simon Bening, Jesus enters Jerusalem, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, 1525-30
As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road [NRSV, Luke 19:36]
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Passion (Palm) Sunday
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The Mass setting for 10am Palm Sunday is Arthur Wills, Missa Passionis Christi.
Wondrous Machine, organ works by Arthur Wills,performed by Jeremy Filsell at the 1995 Marcussen organ of Tonbridge School. [BNQ; BM] (info)
Rogier van der Weyden, Entombment of Christ, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, 1450
The anthem for evensong for Palm Sunday is Kenneth Leighton, Solus ad victimam. Click to go to Peter Abelard's text, with translation by Helen Waddell, and performances by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; the Choir of St. Stephen’s Church, Canterbury, and Somerville College Choir, Oxford.
To listen to George Frideric Handel , Messiah: Part II and III, The Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, performed by Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis conducting, while following the English text, right-click here, then left-click on "Open in New Window," then click here. Arrange windows.
Ibrahim and Uhanna the Armenian, The Christ, Alexandria Library, 1464
Performance of George Frideric Handel, Messiah, Parts II and III, The Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by The Academy of Ancient Music and the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Christopher Hogwood conducting, To listen while following the English text, right-click here, then left-click on "Open in New Window," then click here. Arrange windows.
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Luca Signorelli, Scourging of Christ, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, c. 1480
The Gospel to be read this Sunday is the Passion according to St. Luke. There are several musical versions available for online listening.
14th century anonymous English version of the St Luke Passion performed by Tonus Peregrinus, Antony Pitts conducting. Recorded at the Abbey Church of St Peter & St Paul, Dorchester-on-Thames, UK. [BNQ; BM] (info). For the text in Latin and English open the booklet and go to page 12.
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1) Anonymous, The Lukas-Passion, once attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 246.
Performance of Tenor [Evangelist]: Georg Jelden; Bass [Jesus]: Ulrich Schnaible; Sopranos: Charlotte Lehmann &Gudrun Schmid; Alto: Elisabeth Künstler; Tenor: Graeme Nicolson; Bass: Wolfgang Herrlitz; Balinger Kantorei / Kammerorchester Collegium Musicum Tübingen; Gerhard Rehm conducting.
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2) Anonymous, The Lukas-Passion, once attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 246.
Tenor [Evangelist]: Rufus Müller; Bass [Jesus]: Stephan Schreckenberger; Soprano: Mona Spägele; Alto: Christiane Iven; Tenor: Harry van Berne; Bass: Marcus Sandmann;Alsfelder Vokalensemble / Barockorchester Bremen;Wolfgang Helbich conducting.
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Krysztof Penderecki, St. Luke Passion, performed by Izabela Klosinska, soprano; Krysztof Kolberger, reader;Adam Kruszewski, baritone; Romuald Tesarowicz, bass;Warsaw Boys Choir; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir;Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra; Antoni Witconducting. [YouTube]
Krysztof Penderecki, St. Luke Passion, Antoni Witconducting, is also available for online listening by the Naxos Music Library with text in Latin and English [BNQ; BM] (info). Open the booklet and go to page 10.
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Eric Gill, Palm Sunday, Tate Colections, London, 1929
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Himmelskönig, sei willkommen / King of heaven, welcome, Cantata 182, for Palm Sunday, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Jürgens, Leusink, Richter, and Thomas.