Magnificent Magnificats

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Joe Goetz hosts a program featuring four centuries worth of settings of the Magnificat (The Song of Mary) and Nunc Dimittis (the plea of Simeon the Righteous) and explains their special place in the Christmas season.

Playlist:
8:02 pm
  • Magnificat a 8
  • Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
  • Ensemble: Taverner Players
  • Soloists: Taverner Choir ; Emma Kirkby, soprano ; Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor ; Nigel Rogers, tenor
  • Conductor: Andrew Parrott
  • CD/Album: Monteverdi: Mass of Thanksgiving; Venetian Vesper Music
  • Record co./Cat #: EMI 54886
8:16 pm
  • The Great Service: Magnificat
  • Composer: William Byrd
  • Ensemble: Tallis Scholars
  • Conductor: Peter Phillips
  • CD/Album: William Byrd: The Great Service
  • Record co./Cat #: Gimell 11
8:25 pm
  • The Great Service: Nunc Dimittis
  • Composer: William Byrd
  • CD/Album: William Byrd: The Great Service
  • Record co./Cat #: Gimell 11
8:32 pm
  • Magnificat , BWV 243
  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Lukes
  • Soloists: Blanche Moyse Chorale ; Henriette Schellenberg, soprano ; Mary Anne Kruger, soprano ; John Humphrey, tenor ; Sanford Sylvan, baritone
  • Conductor: Blanche Moyse
  • Record co./Cat #: MHS (Musical Heritage Society) 512691
9:02 pm
  • The Great Service
  • Composer: Hubert Parry
  • Soloists: Choir of St. Georges Chapel ; Roger Judd, organ
  • Conductor: Christopher Robinson
  • CD/Album: Parry: Cathedral Music
  • Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 66273
9:16 pm
  • Magnificat , Op. 36
  • Composer: Gerald Finzi
  • Ensemble: The Finzi Singers
  • Soloists: Harry Bicket, organ
  • Conductor: Paul Spicer
  • CD/Album: Finzi: Choral Works
  • Record co./Cat #: Chandos 8936
9:29 pm
  • Magnificat
  • Composer: Arvo Part
  • Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
  • Conductor: Paul Hillier
  • CD/Album: Arvo Part: Da Pacem
  • Record co./Cat #: Harmonia Mundi 907401
9:39 pm
  • Magnificat
  • Composer: Conrad Susa
  • Ensemble: St.Thomas Church Choir
  • Soloists: Judith Hancock, organ ; Gerre Hancock, organ
  • Conductor: Gerre Hancock
  • CD/Album: Praise the Lord - Choir of St. Thomas Church
  • Record co./Cat #: Argo 425800
9:48 pm
  • Nunc Dimittis
  • Composer: Conrad Susa
  • Ensemble: St.Thomas Church Choir
  • Soloists: Judith Hancock, organ ; Gerre Hancock, organ
  • Conductor: Gerre Hancock
  • CD/Album: Praise the Lord - Choir of St. Thomas Church
  • Record co./Cat #: Argo 425800

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