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Vatican City, Moscow, Dublin, Prague

Music for Holy Week 2017
Episode 1 of 3

Ian Skelly presents the first part of the European Broadcasting Union's annual day of music to mark Holy Week, with concerts from Vatican City, Moscow, Dublin and Prague.

Ian Skelly guides us on our annual journey around Europe for a series of concerts to mark Holy Week. Part one includes concerts from Vatican City, Moscow, Dublin and Prague.

11am - from Assunta Hall, Vatican City
A concert of music following the Stations of the Cross, performed by Ensemble Mirabilis Harmonia.
Pergolesi: Adagio, from Concerto in G for flute, two violins and continuo
Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori: Excerpt from 'Il Duetto' or 'Canto della Passione'
Anon: Su legno vergognoso, aria for soprano, two violins and continuo
Telemann: Aria from Schaut die Demut Palmen tragen, TW1:1245, from 'Der Harmonischer Gottes-dienst'
Telemann: Es scheint, aria from 'Der f眉r die S眉nde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus' (Brockes Passion)
Giuseppe Maria Po detto 'Il Finale': Spine che pungete, aria from 'Cantata Spirituale del XVIII secolo'
Biber: The Crucifixion, No. 10 from 'Rosary Sonatas', for viola d'amore and continuo
Anon: Ohim猫 qual io ti veggio, aria from 'Passione di Cristo'
Anon: O qual sovra la Croce, from 'Cantata per la Passione de Nostro Signore', for soprano, two violins, flute and continuo.
Ensemble Mirabilis Harmonia
Ilenia Tosatto (soprano)
Valerio Losito (violin, viola d'amore)
Giorgi Tosi (baroque violin)
Susanna Valloni (baroque flute)
Ulrike Pranter (baroque cello)
Angela Naccari (harpsichord)

12pm - From Alexandrovsky Concert Hall, Moscow
A concert of music by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk (secular name, Grigory V. Alfeyev) who combines being a bishop of the Russian Orthodox church with studies in theology along with composition.
Hilarion Alfeyev: Stabat Mater
Hilarion Alfeyev: Song of Ascent
Zhilya Ismailova (soprano)
'Masters of Choral Singing' Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre
Moscow Synodal Choir
National Philharmonic of Russia
Vladimir Spivakov (conductor)

1pm - from Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
A sequence of music for uilleann pipes and pipe organ which will explore the connections between traditional Irish slow airs and the music of the French Classical organ school. Followed by David Hill's arrangement of Faur茅's Requiem, for SSA choir, organ, violin, cello harp and baritone.
David Bremner (arranger): Spirit of the Times, for organ and pipes
Faur茅: Requiem in D minor, Op.48, arr David Hill
Gavan Ring (baritone)
Dianne Marshall (harp)
Bogdan Sofei (violin)
Adrian Mantu (cello)
David Bremner (organ)
Mark Redmond (uilleann pipes)
RTE Mixed Children's Choir
Mary Amond O'Brian (conductor)

2pm - From the Rudolfinum, Prague
Collegium Vocale 1704 and Collegium 1704 perform the contrasting music of Bach and Zelenka - Bach's grounded in German Lutheran tradition, while Zelenka's exhibits a Catholic ethos and Italian sensibilities.
Zelenka: 1st Lamentation for Maundy Thursday from Lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae, ZWV.53
Zelenka: De profundis in D minor, ZWV.50
Bach: Ich habe genug, BWV.82
Jan Martinik (bass)
Aneta Petrasova (alto)
Vaclav Cizek (tenor)
Tomas Kral & Lukas Zeman (basses)
Collegium Vocale 1704
Collegium 1704
V谩clav Luks (conductor)

Photo of Collegium 1704, Collegium Vocale 1704 and Vaclav Luks (c) Petra Hajska 2017.

1 hour, 58 minutes

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Music Played

  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Adagio, from Flute Concerto in G

    Performer: Susanna Valloni. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis Harmonia.

  • Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

    Il Duetto (or 'Canto Della Passione')

    Singer: Ilenia Tosatto. Performer: Valerio Losito. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis.

  • Anon.

    Su legno vergognoso, aria

    Singer: Ilenia Tosatto. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Schaut die Demut Palmen tragen (TW1:1245)

    Singer: Ilenia Tosatto. Performer: Valerio Losito. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis Harmonia.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Es scheint - aria from Brockes Passion

    Singer: Ilenia Tosatto. Performer: Valerio Losito. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis Harmonia.

  • Giuseppe Maria Po del Finale

    Spine che pungete (Cantata Spirituale)

    Singer: Ilenia Tosatto. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis.

  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    The Crucifixion, No.10 from Mystery Sonatas

    Performer: Valerio Losito. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis.

  • Anon.

    Ohime qual io ti veggio, aria from 'Passione Di Cristo'

    Singer: Ilenia Tosatto. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis.

  • Anon.

    O Qual Sovra La Croce from Cantata Per La Passione Del Nostro Signore

    Singer: Ilenia Tosatto. Ensemble: Ensemble Mirabilis.

  • Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev

    St Matthew Passion: My Son and My God

    Singer: Naira Astrian. Orchestra: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Fedoseyev.
    • MELODIYA.
    • MEL CD 1002366.
    • 11.

  • Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev

    Stabat Mater

    Singer: Zhalya Ismailova. Choir: 啸芯褉 小褉械褌械薪褋泻芯谐芯 屑芯薪邪褋褌褘褉褟. Orchestra: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Spivakov.

  • Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev

    Symphony 'Song of Ascent'

    Choir: Moscow Synodal Choir. Choir: Masters of Choral Singing. Orchestra: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Spivakov.

  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Concerto a 8 in G major: Largo and Allegro

    Ensemble: Collegium 1704.
    • SUPRAPHON.
    • SU00092.
    • 11-12.

  • Mark Redmond

    L'Air du Temps for organ and uilleann pipes

    Music Arranger: David Bremner. Performer: Mark Redmond. Choir: RT脡 C贸r na n脫g. Performer: David Bremner. Conductor: Mary Amond O'Brien.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Requiem Op.48

    Music Arranger: David Hill. Singer: Gavan Ring. Performer: Dianne Marshall. Performer: Adrian Mantu. Performer: Bogdan Sofei. Performer: David Bremner. Choir: RT脡 C贸r na n脫g. Director: Mary Amond O'Brien.

  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    1st Lamentation for Maundy Thursday from Lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae ZWV.53

    Singer: Jan Martin铆k. Orchestra: Collegium 1704. Conductor: V谩clav Luks.

  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    De Profundis ZWV.50

    Orchestra: Collegium 1704. Choir: Collegium Vocale 1704. Conductor: V谩clav Luks. Singer: Jan Martin铆k. Singer: Aneta Petrasova. Singer: V谩clav Cizek. Singer: Tomas Kral. Singer: Lukas Zeman.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No.82 (Ich Habe Genug) BWV.82

    Singer: Jan Martin铆k. Orchestra: Collegium 1704. Conductor: V谩clav Luks.

Broadcast

  • Sun 9 Apr 2017 11:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3