Religion in Music
Iain and his guest composer Jonathan Harvey explore the point at which heaven and earth meet in works by Beethoven, Stravinsky and Vaughan Williams.
Beethoven: Abendlied unter dem gestirnten Himmel
Peter Schreier (tenor)/ Andras Schiff (pno)
Decca 4448172
Padre Antonio Soler: Concerto for Two Organs no 6 - first movement
Tini Mathot/ Ton Koopman (Organs)
ERATO 2292457412
Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas - Therfore are they before the throne of God/ And I saw a pure river/ Holy, Holy, Holy/ Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory
Philip Langridge (tenor)/Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral/LSO and Chorus/ Richard Hickox
EMI CDC7547882
Liszt: Legend No 2 St Francois de Paule marchant sur le flots
Pierre Laurent Aimard rec live at Carnegie Hall
Teldec 0927 43088 2
Jonathan Harvey: Virgo Virginum
Joyful Company of Singers/Peter Broadbent
ASV CDDCA917
Takemitsu: The flock descends into the pentagonal garden
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Hiroyuki Iwaki
ABC 8770006
Palestrina: Stabat mater Dolorosa
The 16/Harry Christophers
CORO COR16014
Bruckner: Adagio from 7th symphony
Orchestre des Champs Elysees/Philippe Herreweghe
Harmonia Mundi HMC901857
Stravinsky: 2nd tableau from Les Noces
Anny Mory (sop)/ Patricia Parker (mezzo)/ John Mitchinson (tenor)/ Paul Hudson (bass)/ Martha Argerich, Krystian Zimerman, Cyprien Katsaris, Homero Francesch - pianos/ English Bach Festival Chorus/ English Bach Festival Percussion Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
DG 4232512
Bach: Organ chorale prelude - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Ton Koopman (organ)
DG 4278012
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor Op. 132 - Molto Adagio (Heiliger Dankgesang)
Alban Berg Quartet
EMI 5736062.
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