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Celebrating St. Cecilia
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
This week enjoy some music celebrating St. Cecilia, patron saint of music, whose feast day is coming up November 22nd. We also hear from scholar and pianist Rochelle Sennet's groundbreaking album "Bach to Black" which complements Bach's "English Suites" with works by composers of color such as Samuel Coleridge Taylor and R. Nathaniel Dett.
And Rachel talks to Marcus Pyle, Franco Professor of the Humanities and Assistant Professor of Music at Davidson College. He walks us through an aria from Handel's opera, "Julius Caesar", and explains why it's so great.
Listen to Marcus Pyle on "Julius Caesar"
Playlist
7 am | |
| Henry Purcell · "Rejoice in the Lord alway" Chanticleer; Capriccio Stravagante Teldec 60290 "Evening Prayer - Purcell Anthems & Sacred Songs" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in d for 2 Violins & Orch., BWV 1043 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Julia Fischer, Alexander Sitkovetsky, violins Decca 001249 002 "Julia Fischer: Bach Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Flute Sonata in a, HWV 374 Lisa Beznosiuk, flute; Richard Tunnicliffe, cello; Paul Nicholson, harpischord Hyperion 66921 "Handel: 20 Sonatas, Op. 1" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Three Sonatas (K.455; K.233; K.177) Orion Weiss, piano Naxos 573222 "Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 15" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude in Eb, BWV 552 Laubin Brass Ensemble Deutsche Grammophon 423988 "Bach for Brass" | |
8 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Bassoon Concerto No. 9 in C, RV 473 La Serenissima Peter Whelan, bassoon Avie 2218 "Vivaldi - The French Connection 2" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007 Anner Bylsma, Servais Stradivarius cello, 1701 (Smithsonian Collection) Sony Classical 48047 "Bach: Cello Suites" | |
| Henry Purcell · "Welcome to all the Pleasures" (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, 1683) The English Concert & Choir Michael Chance, countertenor; John Mark Ainsley, tenor; Michael George, bass; Jennifer Smith, Elisabeth Priday, sopranos Archiv Produktion 427663 "Purcell: Odes" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Toccata in e, BWV 914 Hank Knox, harpsichord Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
9 am | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trumpet & Violin Concerto in D, TWV 53:D5 Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra (Los Angeles) Martin Patschneider, trumpet; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin NCA 60194 "Telemann: Concerti" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 116: "Thou Prince of Peace, Lord Jesus Christ" Concentus musicus of Vienna; Tolz Boys' Choir Markus Huber, boy soprano; Paul Esswood, alto; Kurt Equiluz, tenor; Philippe Hunttenlocher, bass Warner Classics 567107 "J. S. Bach: The Complete Bach Edition" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "I adore you, eyes that are love's darts" (V'adoro pupille) from Julius Caesar Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Renee Fleming, soprano Decca 000316 002 "Handel - Renée Fleming" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · English Suite No. 3 in g, BWV 808 Rochelle Sennet, piano Albany Records 1869-7 1 "Bach to Black - Suites for Piano" | |
10 am | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Recorder Concerto in C, Op. 9, No. 5 I Solisti Veneti Michala Petri, recorder RCA Victor Red Seal 60207 "Albinoni: 8 Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005 (iv. Allegro assai) Goran Krivokapic, guitar Naxos 8.5578 09 "Goran Krivokapic: Guitar Recital" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" (Overture; "From Harmony;" "As from the powers of sacred lays") Alsfeld Vocal Ensemble; Concerto Polacco Dorothee Mields, soprano Naxos 855475 2 "Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Viola da gamba Sonata No. 1 in G, BWV 1027 Jonathan Manson, viola da gamba; Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord Avie 2093 "JS Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Harpsichord" | |
| Giovanni Battista Pergolesi · Flute Concerto in G European Union Chamber Orchestra Giulio Giavelli Viscardi, flute Helios 55005 "Concertos for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies" | |