April 21 - 24, 2011

Michiel van der Borch, Last Supper, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, 1332

Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Holy Week: Maundy Thursday through Easter
April 21-24, 2011

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1) The Music Programme Homepage


2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong


3) The Concert Calendar.


Click to go to a variety of different compositions of In Monte Oliveti. 

El Greco, The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, National Gallery, London, 1590



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Click to go to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Stabat Mater, conducted by Brown, Christophers, Fasolis, Parrott and Willcocks, as well as a wide selection of other Stabat Maters for online listening.

Albrecht Altdorfer, Crucifixion, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, c.1526


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Il Sodoma, Flagellation of Christ, Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest, c. 1510

Click to read about and listen to a number of performances of the Improperia / Reproaches / Popule Meus.

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Click to learn about Gregorio Allegri, Miserere, and listen to performances by The Sixteen; the Tallis Scholars; the Ensemble A Sei Voci; the Taverner Consort; and the choirs of King's College, Cambridge; Trinity College, Cambridge; and St. John's College, Cambridge.

Gregorio Allegri

Click to go to other Miserere for online listening.

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To listen to Johann Sebastian Bach, St John Passion, BWV 245, by the Trinity Wall Street Choir and Baroque Orchestra, Mark Molomot (evangelist), Robert Mealy (concertmaster), Andrew Parrott conducting, while following the text in German and English, right-click here, then left-click on "Open in New Window," then click here. Arrange windows.  Click for programme.

Caravaggio, Ecce Homo, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, 1606


Johann Sebastian Bach, St. John Passion, BWV 245, by Gerd Türk, Evangelist; Stephan MacLeod, Jesus; Midori Suzuki, soprano; Robin Blaze, alto; Chiyuki Urano, bass; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki conducting [YouTube]


There are English sub-titles. To follow the German, click on "show more" and German text will appear.

El Greco, Christ carrying the cross, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, c. 1580


To listen to Johann Sebastian Bach, St John Passion, BWV 245, by Mark Padmore, tenor; Peter Harvey, baritone; Katharine Fuge, soprano; Robin Blaze, countertenor; Nicholas Mulroy, tenor; Jeremy Budd, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass; English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner conducting, while following the text in German and English, right-click here, then left-click on "Open in New Window," then click here. Arrange windows.

Caravaggio, The crowning with thorns, Cassa di Risparmio, Prato, 1602-03

To listen to Johann Sebastian Bach, St John Passion, BWV 245, by Olga Kondina, soprano; Elena Rubyn, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Goodwin, tenor; Vincent Haab, baritone; Vyacheslav Lukhanin, bass; Andreas Wagner, tenor; Olga Mayorova, harpsicord; Dmitry Grigoriev, organ; The Chorus of Kazan State Conservatory; The Chorus of the Opera Studio of Kazan State Conservatory; The Chamber Orchestra of Kazan State Conservatory; Leo Kremer conducting; while following the text in German and English; right-click here, then left-click on "Open in New Window," then click here. Arrange windows.

Hieronymous Bosch, Christ mocked, National Gallery, London, c. 1490-1500
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An English version of Tomás Luis de Victoria, The Passion according to St. John, performed by the Renaissance Singers of Montreal, Donald Mackey conducting.  [YouTube]

 A Latin version, performed by La Colombina.  [NML (info)




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Orlando di Lassus: Lagrime di San Pietro

Performance by the Ensemble Vocal  Europeen, Philippe Herreweghe  conducting. [YouTube]
 
Sir Anthony van Dyke, Penitent Apostle Peter, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 1617-18



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Click to go to a wide selection of organ music for Easter online listening at Pipedreams.
 
1890 Cavaillé-Coll organ, St-Ouen, Rouen









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Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Christ lag in Todesbanden / Christ lay in death's bonds, Cantata 4 (BWV 4):

Performance of El Coro y Instrumentalistas de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Andrés Aciar conducting.




Performance of Boy Soprano: (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond; Wiener Sängerknaben and Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.


Performance of Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus MertensAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman conducting. 


Performance of Soprano: Emily van Evera; Alto: Caroline Trevor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: David ThomasTaverner Consort PlayersAndrew Parrott conducting.


Performance of Bass: Dietrich Fischer-DieskauMünchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach OrchesterKarl Richter conducting.


Performance of Soprano: Judith Nelson; Alto: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass: Kurt-Owen Richards; American Bach Soloists (no choir); Jeffrey Thomas conducting.

Giovanni Bellini, Resurrection of Christ, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, 1475-79

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Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Easter Oratorio, BWV 248.


Performance of Emily van Evera, soprano; Caroline Trevor, alto; Charles Daniels, tenor; David Thomas, bass; Taverner Consort & PlayersAndrew Parrott conducting.

Performance of Soprano: Kimberly McCord; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Neal DaviesGabrieli Consort and PlayersPaul McCreesh conducting.  Recorded at Ev.-Luth. Kirche, Brand-Erbisdorf (Saxony), Germany.

Performance of 
Agnès Mellon, soprano; Andreas Scholl, countertenor; Mark Padmore, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass; Collegium Vocale, Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting.
 
Performance of Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Elisabeth Jansson; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Gotthold SchwarzKammerchor Stuttgart / Barockorchester StuttgartFrieder Bernius conducting.


Eugène Burnand, Les disciples Pierre et Jean courant au Sépulcre le matin de la Résurrection, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1898

April 20, 2011

Duccio di Buoninsegna, Pact with Judas, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, 1308-11


Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Holy Week: Spy Wednesday
Tenebrae
April 20, 2011

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Click to read about Tenebrae.

The Three Responses for Tenebrae:


In Monte Oliveti

Click to go to the text and a number of versions.

El Greco, The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, National Gallery, London, 1590



Improperium

Click to go to the text and a number of versions.

James Tissot, Vinegar to Drink, Brooklyn Museum, 1884-96






O vos omnes 

Click to go to the text and a number of versions.

Michiel van der Borch, Crucifixion, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, 1332



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The Canticle of Zachariah

Click to go to the text and a number of versions.

Salvador Dali, Et tu, puer, prophetia altissimi, Biblia Sacra, 1964-67

April 17, 2011


The Master of the Baptist, Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, from Très Belles Heures du Duc de Berry, Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, 
Palazzo Madama, Turin, 1409

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, "Who is this?" The crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee [NRSV, Matt 21:10-11]."


Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes  
Passion / Palm Sunday

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The Mass setting for Passion / Palm Sunday is Arthur Wills, Missa Passionis Christi 

"Full of Wills," a recording of Arthur Wills' music, including his Missa Brevis, performed by the Boys of Ely Cathedral Choir; Jonathan Lilly, piano and organ; Paul Trepte conducting.  [We7] (info)

Wondrous Machine, organ works by Arthur Wills, performed by Jeremy Filsell at the 1995 Marcussen organ of Tonbridge School. [We7] (info)



The anthem for evensong for Passion / 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 Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and the Queen's College Choir, Oxford.  


Rogier van der Weyden, Entombment of Christ, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, 1450


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.



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. 

Ibrahim and Uhanna the Armenian, The Christ, Alexandria Library, 1464


To listen to Johann Sebastian Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, performed by  Barbara BonneyAnn MonoyiosAnne Sofie von OtterHoward CrookMichael ChanceOlaf BärCornelius HauptmannAndreas SchmidtAnthony Rolfe JohnsonEnglish Baroque SoloistsMonteverdi ChoirLondon Oratory Junior Choir, John Eliot Gardiner conducting; click here. For the German and English text, right-click here, then left-click on "Open in New Window," then arrange windows.


Annibale Caracci, Crucifixion, Santa Maria della Carità, Bologna, 1583




To listen to Johann Sebastian Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, performed by The Gabrieli Players and Chorus (full cast), Paul McCreesh conducting; click here. For the German and English text, right-click here, then left-click on "Open in New Window," then arrange windows.  

Francesco Francia, Crucifixion, San Giacomo Maggiore, Bologna, 1500s



To listen and watch Johann Sebastian Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, performed by
Christoph Prégardien, tenor; Tobias Berndt, baritone; Dorothee Mields, soprano; Hana Blažíková, soprano; Damien Guillon, countertenor; Robin Blaze, countertenor; Colin Balzer, tenor; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass; Stephan MacLeod, bass; Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting; click here. For the German and English text, right-click here, then left-click on "Open in New Window," then arrange windows. 



Jacques Blanchard, Flagellation, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, c. 1630






To listen and watch Johann Sebastian Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, performed by Peter Schreier, Evangelist; Ernst Gerold Schramm, Jesus; Siegmund Nimsgern, Judas & Pilatus; Helen Donath, soprano; Julia Hamari, alto; Horst R. Laubenthal, tenor; Walter Berry, bass; Münchener Bach Orchester, Chor and Chorbuben, Karl Richter conducting, with English subtitles, click here. For the German text, click on "show more."

Francesco Bacchiacca, Flagellation of Christ, National Gallery of Art, Washington, c. 1512-15

To watch Johann Sebastian Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, performed by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman conducting, while following the text in both German and English, right-click here, the left-click on "Open in New Window," then click here. Arrange windows.
Nicolas Maes, Mocking of Christ, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 1650s