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.
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Music Played
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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.
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Maurice Durufl茅
4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens for a capella choir
Conductor: Christopher Robinson. Performer: St John's College Cambridge Choir.- Regis.
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Juan Garc铆a de Z茅spedes
Convidando esta la noche - guaracha
Performer: Andrew Lawrence鈥怟ing. Performer: The Harp Consort.- Harmonia Mundi.
- HMU 907293.
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Joseph Haydn
Mass in D minor (Nelson mass)
Conductor: Martin Pearlman. Performer: Mary Wilson. Performer: Boston Baroque.- Linn.
- CKD 426.
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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.
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Marc'Antonio Ingegneri
Io non hebbi giamai pace ne tregua
Performer: Fieri.- Fieri.
- RIER001TOAL.
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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.
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Einojuhani Rautavaara
Suite de Lorca for unaccompanied chorus
Performer: Pasi Hy枚kki. Performer: Tapiolan kuoro.- Ondine.
- ODE 1169-2.
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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.
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Heinrich Finck
Veni sancte spiritus
Performer: Meinolf Bruser. Performer: Josquin Capella.- CPO.
- 555 0662.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom for chorus
Conductor: Valery Kuzmich Polyansky. Performer: State Chamber Choir of Moscow Conservatory.- MELODIYA.
- 74321-251862.
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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大象传媒 Radio 3
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