July 13, 2014


Hendrick Terbrugghen, Esau selling his birthright, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, c. 1627

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright [NRSV, Genesis 25:34].


Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

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Nicholas Stone the Elder, Orlando Gibbons, Canterbury Cathedral, 1626

The music of Orlando Gibbons is featured at evensong this coming Sunday.


The Complete keyboard works of Orlando Gibbons performed by Daniel-Ben Pienaar:


YouTube : 01 - Fantasia MB10
YouTube : 02 - Pavan MB17
YouTube : 03 - Galliard MB24
YouTube : 04 - Ground MB26
YouTube : 05 - Mask The Fairest nymph MB43
YouTube : 06 - Fantasia MB14
YouTube : 07 - Alman MB35
YouTube : 08 - Galliard MB25
YouTube : 09 - Ground (The Italian ground) MB27
YouTube : 10 - Mask (Lincoln's Inn Mask) MB44
YouTube : 11 - Prelude MB2
YouTube : 12 - Alman MB37
YouTube : 13 - Alman MB36
YouTube : 14 - Fantasia MB6
YouTube : 15 - Fantasia MB5
YouTube : 16 - Galliard (Lady Hutton) MB20
YouTube : 17 - Galliard MB23
YouTube : 18 - Galliard MB21
YouTube : 19 - Fantasia MB9
YouTube : 20 - Pavan MB16
YouTube : 21 - Ground (Whoop do me no harm, good man) MB31
YouTube : 22 - Ground (Peascod time, or, The hunt's up) MB30
YouTube : 23 - Fantasia MB7
YouTube : 24 - Alman MB33
YouTube : 25 - Coranto (French Coranto) MB38
YouTube : 26 - Coranto MB39
YouTube : 27 - Mask (Welcome home) MB42
YouTube : 28 - Prelude MB1
YouTube : 29 - Versus MB4
YouTube : 30 - Fantasia MB11
YouTube : 31 - Alman MB34
YouTube : 32 - Coranzo MB40
YouTube : 33 - Fanasia MB13
YouTube : 34 - Mask (The temple mask) MB45
YouTube : 35 - Ground (The Queen's command) MB28
YouTube : 36 - Ground (The woods so wild) MB29
YouTube : 37 - French Air MB32
YouTube : 38 - Prelude MB3
YouTube : 39 - Fantasia MB8
YouTube : 40 - Pavan MB15
YouTube : 41 - Galliard MB22
YouTube : 42 - Mask (Nann's mask, or, French Alman) MB41
YouTube : 43 - Pavan (Lord Salisbury) MB18
YouTube : 44 - Galliard (Lord Salisbury) MB19
YouTube : 45 - Fantasia MB12

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Access to a James Johnstone recording for free online listening of Orlando Gibbons keyboard music [musicMe]


Review by David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com
                                   
1. Pavane and Galliard "Lord Salisbury"     (Harpsichord)             
 2. Preludes (4) for Keyboard: no 4 in A minor (Virginal) 

 3. Ground for Keyboard "Italian" (Harpsichord) 

 4. Whoop, do me no harm, good man (Virginal) 

 5. Ground for Keyboard in A minor (Virginal)                    

6. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 10 in C major  (Harpsichord)             

7. The King's jewel (Virginal)                            

8. Galliard for Keyboard, MB 20 no 25 (Harpsichord)                 
9. Pavane no 16 in G minor (Harpsichord)                         

10. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 4 in D minor (Harpsichord)             

11. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 2 in D minor (Harpsichord)             

12. Alman for Keyboard, MB 20 no 32 "French Ayre" (Harpsichord)    

13. Mask "Welcome home" (Virginal)                           

14. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 7 in A minor (Virginal)

15. Pavan for Keyboard, MB 20 no 15 (Harpsichord)                 
16. Galliard for Keyboard, MB 20 no 21 (Harpsichord)             
17. The fairest nymph (Harpsichord)                            

18. Pavan for Keyboard, MB 20 no 17 (Harpsichord)                
19. Galliard for Keyboard, MB 20 no 24  (Harpsichord)                
20. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 1 in D minor (Harpsichord)            

21. Fantasias (10) for Keyboard: Fantasia no 5 in G minor (Harpsichord)
                       
Click to go to a playlist of 191 recordings of Orlando Gibbons vocals on YouTube.


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Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Cycle after Pentecost, Op. 56: Nos. 30






Mass of the 5th Sunday after Pentecost


Prelude for the Introit [YouTube] 
Offertory  [YouTube]
Elevation [YouTube]
Communion [YouTube]
Alleluia No. 2  [YouTube]


Click for the entire performance of L'Orgue mystique by Georges Delvallée.


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Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.


Sebastian Vrancx, The Blind Leading the Blind

Bach Cantatas for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity:


Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ein ungefärbt Gemüte / An unstained character, Cantata 24, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Leusink, Richter and Rilling.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ / I call to you, Lord Jesus Christ, Cantata 177, with performances by Gardiner,  Harnoncourt, Leusink, Linde and Rilling.
  
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe / Merciful heart of eternal love, Cantata 185, with performances by Gardiner, Grischkat, Harnoncourt, Leusink and Rilling.