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Orthodox Easter
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, May 2, 2021 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
One of the best early music ensembles in the world is Canada's Tafelmusik, based in Toronto. Founded in 1979, the ensemble has 19 full-time members who play period instruments and specialize in historic performance and technique. Their music and artistic director for many years was violinist Jeanne Lamon. During her tenure, the ensemble made a number of recordings, and we'll sample just a few of them this week.
This Sunday is Orthodox Easter; so, Opera Carolina artistic director James Meena joins us to talk about some of the Easter traditions found in the Orthodox Church. As the son of an Orthodox pastor, he is well versed in the music and other customs of the holiday.
Listen to James Meena on Easter Traditions
Playlist
7 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto in d for Flute, Violin, Cello obbligato & Continuo Aulos Ensemble Anne Briggs, flute Musicmasters 60024 "Handel: Trios, Sonatas & Concerti for Diverse Instruments" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F#, BWV 858, from Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Jeffrey Biegel, piano Steinway & Sons 30001 "Bach on a Steinway" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Toccata in e, BWV 914 Jeffrey Biegel, piano Steinway & Sons 30001 "Bach on a Steinway" | |
| Henry Purcell · King Arthur Suite Tafelmusik Tafelmusik Media 1010 "Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sonata in g, BWV 1020 Lara St. John, violin; Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp Ancalagon 139 "Bach: Sonatas" | |
| Michel Corrette · Concerto comique No. 7 in C Arion ATMA Classique 22192 "Corrette: Symphonies des Noels" | |
8 am | |
| Marin Marais · The Bells of St. Genevieve Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Jordi Savall, viola da gamba Auvidis 4640 "Tous les matins du monde" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in c for Violin & Oboe, BWV 1060 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra John Abberger, oboe; Jeanne Lamon, violin Analekta 9878 "Bach - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra" | |
| Juan Gutierrez de Padilla · "Kyrie" from Missa Ego flos campi (I am the flower of the field) Los Angeles Chamber Singers Cappella RCM 19901 "Padilla: Music of the Mexican Baroque" | |
| Juan Gutierrez de Padilla · "Agnus Dei" from Missa Ego flos campi (I am the flower...) Los Angeles Chamber Singers Cappella RCM 19901 "Padilla: Music of the Mexican Baroque" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood, harpsichord L'Oiseau-Lyre 414187 :Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Violin Sonata in A, Op. 5, No. 9 Trio Corelli Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, violin Bridge 9371 "Corelli: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 5" | |
9 am | |
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini · Concerto in Eb for 2 Violins, 2 Oboes, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, Strings & continuo La Serenissima Adrian Chandler, Cecilia Bernardini, violins Avie 2154 "The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 108: "It is Expedient for You that I Go Away" The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists Robin Tyson, alto; James Gilchrist, tenor; Stephen Varcoe, bass Soli Deo Gloria 107 "J. S. Bach: Bach Cantatas, Vol. 24" | |
| Traditonal Greek · "Christ is Risen from the Dead" (arr. by James Meena) Archangel Voices private recording | |
| Traditional Russian · "Troparion of the Holy Cross" Slavyanka Men's Chorus Harmonia Mundi 907098 "Russian Church Music" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d, BWV 903 Joseph Rackers, piano MSR 1364 "Joseph Rackers: Debut" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Viola d'amore Concerto in d, RV 393 Accademia Bizantina Alessandro Tampieri, viola d'amore Naive 30570 "Vivaldi: Concerti per archi" | |
10 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009 (mvts. 3-6) Charles Curtis, cello; Anthony Burr, organ; Naren Budhakar, tabla eOne 2127 "Bach: Imaginary Dance" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Church Sonata in d, Op. 4, No. 1 (transcribed by Alison Balsom) Scottish Ensemble Alison Balsom, trumpet EMI Classics 56094 "Alison Balsom: Italian Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 Tafelmusik Jeanne Lamon, violin Sony Classical 66264 "Bach: Violin Concertos BWV 1041, 1042, 1043, 1064r" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Suite from the opera, "Almira" Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin Harmonia Mundi 901852 "Overtures - Music for the Hamburg Opera" | |