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Marvellous Music for Many Voices

Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces an hour of captivating choral music. Today, favourite masterworks by Haydn and Verdi, an ecstatic angelic hymn by Tchaikovsky, plus a lesson in love from Monteverdi's teacher.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 31 Dec 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • Joseph M Martin

    Comfort Ye My People

    Conductor: Brady R Allred. Performer: Bach Chamber Choir. Performer: Bach Choir of Pittsburgh. Performer: Pittsburgh Symphonic Brass.
    • Clarion.
    • CLR903CED.
  • Maurice DuruflΓ©

    4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens for a capella choir

    Conductor: Christopher Robinson. Performer: St John's College Cambridge Choir.
    • Regis.
  • Juan GarcΓ­a de ZΓ©spedes

    Convidando esta la noche - guaracha

    Performer: Andrew Lawrence‐King. Performer: The Harp Consort.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • HMU 907293.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Mass in D minor (Nelson mass)

    Conductor: Martin Pearlman. Performer: Mary Wilson. Performer: Boston Baroque.
    • Linn.
    • CKD 426.
  • Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Mass no. 7 in D flat major for choir, organ & orchestra

    Performer: Andrzej Bialko. Performer: Henryk Wojnarowski. Performer: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus.
    • UNKNOWN.
    • DUX-0657.
  • Marc'Antonio Ingegneri

    Io non hebbi giamai pace ne tregua

    Performer: Fieri.
    • Fieri.
    • RIER001TOAL.
  • Herbert Hughes

    The Gartan Mother's Lullaby

    Conductor: Desmond Earley. Music Arranger: Desmond Earley. Performer: Geraldine O'doherty. Performer: Hazel Conway. Performer: The Choral Scholars of University College, Dublin.
    • Signum.
    • SIGCD436.
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Suite de Lorca for unaccompanied chorus

    Performer: Pasi HyΓΆkki. Performer: Tapiolan kuoro.
    • Ondine.
    • ODE 1169-2.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Grande messe des morts

    Performer: Paul McCreesh. Performer: Chetham's School of Music Symphonic Brass Ensemble. Performer: Gabrieli Consort. Performer: Gabrieli Players. Performer: Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Performer: Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Signum.
    • SIG CD-280.
  • Heinrich Finck

    Veni sancte spiritus

    Performer: Meinolf Bruser. Performer: Josquin Capella.
    • CPO.
    • 555 0662.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Liturgy of St John Chrysostom for chorus

    Conductor: Valery Kuzmich Polyansky. Performer: State Chamber Choir of Moscow Conservatory.
    • MELODIYA.
    • 74321-251862.
  • William Cornysh

    A Robyn, gentyl Robyn for 3 voices

    Performer: Bheka Dlamini. Performer: I Fagiolini. Performer: SDASA Chorale.
    • ERATO.
    • 0630-18837-2.

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  • Sun 31 Dec 2017 16:00

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