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Music for Palm Sunday
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, March 28, 2021 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
Johann Sebastian Bach had to write music for religious services almost every week of the year. But he was especially busy during Holy Week. For Palm Sunday, we'll hear from several notable works he composed for the Easter season including the St. John Passion, the St. Matthew Passion, and the Cantata BWV 182, "Welcome, King of Heaven." And we'll enjoy great performances by Kiri Te Kanawa, the Academy of Ancient Music and Chorus, and the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir.
Playlist
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Choral "O Man bewail your great sin" from "St. John Passion" BWV 245 Collegium Vocale Gent Harmonia Mundi 901748 "Bach: St. John Passion" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Violin Concerto No. 4 in E Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Iona Brown, violin Philips 411125 "Telemann: 5 Violin Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Ruht wohl" (Rest here in peace) from St. John Passion, BWV 245 Academy of Ancient Music & Chorus AAM Records 2 "Bach: St. John Passion" | |
| Georg Matthias Monn · Cello Concerto in g London Symphony Orchestra Jacqueline du Pre, cello Warner Classics 91934 "Jacqueline Du Pré - Great Recordings" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · St. John Passion, BWV 245 (part 2 selections) Apollo's Fire and Apollo's Singers Nicholas Phan, tenor; Jesse Blumberg, baritone; Jeffrey Strauss, baritone; Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Terry Wey, countertenor; Avie 2369 "Bach: St. John Passion" | |
8 am | |
| Gregorio Allegri · "Miserere" Tallis Scholars Alison Stamp, treble voice Gimell 339 "Allegri: Miserere" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Chorale No. 7 & Sinfonia No. 8, from Cantata BWV 75 Paillard Chamber Orchestra Erato 88020 "Pachelbel - Canon; Albinoni - Adagio" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, selections Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Decca 425691 "Bach: St. Matthew Passion - Arias & Choruses" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in d, Op. 6, No. 10 I Musici Philips 422370 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
9 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Partita No. 3 in E for Solo Violin, BWV 1006 (Preludio, Gavotte en rondeau, Gigue) Rachel Barton Pine, violin Avie 2360 "Testament" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 182: "Welcome, King of Heaven" American Bach Soloists Christine Brandes, soprano; Judith Malafronte, alto; Jeffrey Thomas, tenor; James Weaver, bass Koch International 37235 "JS Bach: Cantatas Vol. IV" | |
| Johann Joachim Quantz · Trio in C for Recorder, Flute & B.C. The Hanoverian Ensemble Richard Wyton, recorder; John Solum, transverse flute; Arthur Fiacco, cello; Kent Tritle, harpsichord MSR 1380 "A Treasury of German Baroque" | |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina · "Stabat Mater" Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 116 "Ave Gracia Plena - Music in Honour of the Virgin Mary" | |
10 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Trio Sonata in c, BWV 526 The Brook Street Band Rachel Harris, Farran Scott, violins; Carolyn Gibley, harpsichord; Tatty Theo, cello Avie 2199 "JS Bach: Trio Sonatas" | |
| Alessandro Stradella · "Pieta, Signore" (Have mercy, Lord) National Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 000530 102 "Luciano Pavarotti: O Holy Night" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Cello Concerto in G, RV 413 English Chamber Orchestra Lynn Harrell, cello EMI Classics 74734 "Haydn & Vivaldi: Cello Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Magnificat in D, BWV 243 English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir Nancy Argenta, Patrizia Kwella, sopranos; Charles Brett, alto; Anthony Rolf-Johnson, tenor; David Thomas, bass Philips 411458 "Bach: Magnificat" | |