Mozart's Solemn Vespers
12/12/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
Today we'll listen to Mozart's Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, which--notwithstanding the serious sounding name--is a joyous set of choral Psalm-settings and Magnificat.
Playlist
9:02am
Piano Trio in Eb, Op. 12
| Composer | Johann Nepomuk Hummel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Beaux Arts Trio |
| CD/Album | Hummel: Piano Trios |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 446077 |
9:24am
Carol of the Bells
| Composer | Trad. Ukrainian |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Porter Music Box |
| CD/Album | Music Box Christmas Creations |
| Record co./Cat # | Porter Music Box Company 78 |
9:26am
Silver Bells
| Composer | Jay Livingston & Ray Evans |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Porter Music Box |
| CD/Album | Music Box Christmas Creations |
| Record co./Cat # | Porter Music Box Company 78 |
9:28am
The Nutcracker: March
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Porter Music Box |
| CD/Album | Music Box Christmas Creations |
| Record co./Cat # | Porter Music Box Company 78 |
9:32am
Symphony #1 in C, Op. 21
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Simon Rattle |
| CD/Album | Beethoven Symphonies |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 57445 |
10:01am
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 ("Scenes from Childhood")
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Andras Schiff, piano |
| CD/Album | Robert Schumann: Geistervariationen |
| Record co./Cat # | ECM 2122 |
10:18am
Vesperae solemnes de confessore in C, K 339 ("Solemn Vespers of the Confessor")
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus |
| Conductor | Colin Davis |
| Soloists | Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; Elizabeth Bainbridge, contralto ; Ryland Davies, tenor ; Gwynne Howell, bass ; John Constable, organ |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 412873 |
10:49am
Sonata No. 2
| Composer | Franz Anton Rosler-Rosetti |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Naoko Yoshino, harp |
| CD/Album | The Healing Harp |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 446064 |
11:01am
Variations on a Theme by Haydn (orchestral version) in Bb, Op. 56a
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Philadelphia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Riccardo Muti |
| CD/Album | Brahms: Symphony No. 1 - Haydn Variations |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 426299 |
11:22am
The Blessed Son of God
| Composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus |
| Conductor | Paul Halley |
| CD/Album | What Child is This? |
| Record co./Cat # | Pelagos 1005 |
11:25am
Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head
| Composer | Trad. Appalachian |
|---|---|
| Arranger | arr. Paul Halley |
| Ensemble | Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus |
| Conductor | Paul Halley |
| CD/Album | What Child is This? |
| Record co./Cat # | Pelagos 1005 |
11:28am
Infinite Light
| Composer | Trad. English |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (arr. by Paul Halley) |
| Ensemble | Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus |
| Conductor | Paul Halley |
| Soloists | Paul Halley, organ |
| CD/Album | What Child is This? |
| Record co./Cat # | Pelagos 1005 |
11:33am
Concerto Leggiero for Piano and String Orchestra
| Composer | George Dyson |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | City of London Sinfonia |
| Soloists | Eric Parkin, piano |
| CD/Album | Dyson: Concerto Leggiero etc |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9076 |
12:05pm
Pomp & Circumstance March #1 "In The Land Of Hope And Glory"
| Composer | Edward Elgar |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Giuseppi Sinopoli |
| CD/Album | Elgar: Symphonie Nr. 1 u.a. |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 431663 |
12:14pm
Concerto Grosso #12 in F, Op. 6/12
| Composer | Arcangelo Corelli |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| Conductor | Trevor Pinnock |
| CD/Album | Corelli: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423626 |
12:26pm
Awake, and Join the Cheerful Choir
| Composer | Trad. English |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Anonymous 4 |
| Soloists | Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harp |
| CD/Album | Noel: Carols and Chants for Christmas |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907411 |
12:30pm
Grene Growith the Holy
| Composer | Henry VIII |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Anonymous 4 |
| CD/Album | Noel: Carols and Chants for Christmas |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907411 |
12:34pm
Can Wassel Wassail Song
| Composer | Traditional (Cornish) |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Anonymous 4 |
| Soloists | Andrew Lawrence-King, psaltery |
| CD/Album | Noel: Carols and Chants for Christmas |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907411 |
12:39pm
Symphony in G
| Composer | Jean Francaix |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ulster Orchestra |
| Conductor | Thierry Fischer |
| CD/Album | Francaix: Scuola di Ballo, Symphony in G, etc |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 67323 |
