Magnificent Magnificats
12/23/10 3:00PM By Joe Goetz
Joe Goetz hosts a program featuring four centuries worth of settings of the Magnificat (The Song of Mary) and Nunc Dimittis (the plea of Simeon the Righteous) and explains their special place in the Christmas season.
Playlist
8:02pm
Magnificat a 8
| Composer | Claudio Monteverdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Taverner Players |
| Conductor | Andrew Parrott |
| Soloists | Taverner Choir ; Emma Kirkby, soprano ; Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor ; Nigel Rogers, tenor |
| CD/Album | Monteverdi: Mass of Thanksgiving; Venetian Vesper Music |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 54886 |
8:16pm
The Great Service: Magnificat
| Composer | William Byrd |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Tallis Scholars |
| Conductor | Peter Phillips |
| CD/Album | William Byrd: The Great Service |
| Record co./Cat # | Gimell 11 |
8:25pm
The Great Service: Nunc Dimittis
| Composer | William Byrd |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | William Byrd: The Great Service |
| Record co./Cat # | Gimell 11 |
8:32pm
Magnificat, BWV 243
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra of St. Lukes |
| Conductor | Blanche Moyse |
| Soloists | Blanche Moyse Chorale ; Henriette Schellenberg, soprano ; Mary Anne Kruger, soprano ; John Humphrey, tenor ; Sanford Sylvan, baritone |
| Record co./Cat # | MHS (Musical Heritage Society) 512691 |
9:02pm
The Great Service
| Composer | Hubert Parry |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Christopher Robinson |
| Soloists | Choir of St. Georges Chapel ; Roger Judd, organ |
| CD/Album | Parry: Cathedral Music |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66273 |
9:16pm
Magnificat, Op. 36
| Composer | Gerald Finzi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Finzi Singers |
| Conductor | Paul Spicer |
| Soloists | Harry Bicket, organ |
| CD/Album | Finzi: Choral Works |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8936 |
9:29pm
Magnificat
| Composer | Arvo Part |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir |
| Conductor | Paul Hillier |
| CD/Album | Arvo Part: Da Pacem |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907401 |
9:39pm
Magnificat
| Composer | Conrad Susa |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St.Thomas Church Choir |
| Conductor | Gerre Hancock |
| Soloists | Judith Hancock, organ ; Gerre Hancock, organ |
| CD/Album | Praise the Lord - Choir of St. Thomas Church |
| Record co./Cat # | Argo 425800 |
9:48pm
Nunc Dimittis
| Composer | Conrad Susa |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St.Thomas Church Choir |
| Conductor | Gerre Hancock |
| Soloists | Judith Hancock, organ ; Gerre Hancock, organ |
| CD/Album | Praise the Lord - Choir of St. Thomas Church |
| Record co./Cat # | Argo 425800 |
