Monteverdi's Vespers
12/13/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
Claudio Monteverdi wrote his 1610 Vespers of the Blessed Virgin in hopes of getting the prestigious position in charge of music at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. He got the job. We'll listen to some of the Psalms from his Vespers, recorded in St. Mark's under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner.
Playlist
9:02am
Keyboard Partita #2 in c, BWV 826
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Martha Argerich, piano |
| CD/Album | J.S. Bach: Toccata BWV 911; Partita BWV 826; English suite No. 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 463604 |
9:23am
Methinks I See An Heavenly Host
| Composer | William Billings |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Taverner Choir |
| Conductor | Andrew Parrott |
| CD/Album | The Christmas Album; Festive Music from Europe and America |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 54529 |
9:26am
A Virgin Unspotted
| Composer | William Billings |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Taverner Choir |
| Conductor | Andrew Parrott |
| CD/Album | The Christmas Album; Festive Music from Europe and America |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 54529 |
9:31am
Flute & Harp Concerto in C, K 299
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra Mozart |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| Soloists | Jacques Zoon, flute ; Letizia Belmondo, harp |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante - Konzert fur Flote & Harpe |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 4779329 |
10:01am
Alleluia
| Composer | Randall Thompson |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Robert Shaw Chorale |
| Conductor | Robert Shaw |
| CD/Album | A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80461 |
10:07am
String Quartet #15 in G, Op. 161, D 887
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Artemis Quartet |
| CD/Album | Schubert String Quartets 'Death and the Maiden,' 'Rosamunde,' Quartet in G Major |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 602512 |
11:01am
Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine): Psalms
| Composer | Claudio Monteverdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Baroque Soloists |
| Conductor | John Eliot Gardiner |
| Soloists | Monteverdi Choir ; London Oratory Junior Choir ; His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts |
| CD/Album | Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 429565 |
11:31am
Piano Concerto #3 in E, Sz 119
| Composer | Bela Bartok |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Pierre Boulez |
| Soloists | Helene Grimaud, piano |
| CD/Album | Bartok: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon B0003885 |
12:05pm
Tancredi: Overture
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| CD/Album | Rossini: Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 415363 |
12:13pm
L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Cambridge Singers |
| Conductor | John Rutter |
| CD/Album | Christmas with the Cambridge Singers |
| Record co./Cat # | Collegium 111 |
12:17pm
O Holy Night
| Composer | Adolphe Adam |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Cambridge Singers |
| Conductor | John Rutter |
| CD/Album | Christmas with the Cambridge Singers |
| Record co./Cat # | Collegium 111 |
12:25pm
Sleeping Beauty: Ballet suite, Op. 66
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake/Nutcraker/Sleeping Beauty |
| Record co./Cat # | London 443555 |
12:49pm
Fascinatin' Rythm: Virtuoso Etude after Gershwin #6
| Composer | George Gershwin |
|---|---|
| Arranger | Arr. Earl Wild |
| Soloists | Jenny Lin, piano |
| CD/Album | Get Happy |
| Record co./Cat # | Steinway 30011 |
12:51pm
Embraceable You: Virtuoso Etude after Gershwin #4
| Composer | George Gershwin |
|---|---|
| Arranger | arr. Earl Wild |
| Soloists | Jenny Lin, piano |
| CD/Album | Get Happy |
| Record co./Cat # | Steinway 30011 |
12:54pm
My Favorite Things (From The Sound of Music)
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
|---|---|
| Arranger | arr. Stephen Hough |
| Soloists | Jenny Lin, piano |
| CD/Album | Get Happy |
| Record co./Cat # | Steinway 30011 |