Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes: March 26-27, 2016

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Eugène Burnand, Les disciples Pierre et Jean courant au Sépulcre le matin de la Résurrection, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1898

Kommet, eilat und laufet

Come, hurry and run, you swift feet

Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio

BWV 249

Event: Easter Sunday

1st Performance: April 1, 1725, Leipzig

Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8; Gospel: Markus 16: 1-8

Text: Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ?

Characters: Mary daughter of James (Soprano), Mary Magdalene (Alto), Peter (Tenor), John (Bass)

Click to read brief commentaries by Simon Crouch for Classical Net, Michael Jameson for All Music and Julian Mincham.

Performance of Emily van Evera, soprano; Caroline Trevor, alto; Charles Daniels, tenor; David Thomas, bass; Taverner Consort & Players; Andrew Parrott conducting.

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Performance of Soprano: Kimberly McCord; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Neal Davies; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Paul McCreesh conducting. Recorded at Ev.-Luth. Kirche, Brand-Erbisdorf (Saxony), Germany.

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Performance of Agnès Mellon, soprano; Andreas Scholl, countertenor; Mark Padmore, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass; Collegium Vocale, Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting.

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Sopranos: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Elisabeth Jansson; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz; Kammerchor Stuttgart / Barockorchester Stuttgart; Frieder Bernius conducting.

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Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Easter Cycle, Op. 56: No. 17

Performance on the 4-manual 1890 Cavaillé-Coll organ of the former Abbey of Saint-Ouen, Rouen

Mass of Easter

Prelude for the Introit [YouTube]

Offertory [YouTube]

Elevation [YouTube]

Communion [YouTube]

Paraphrase and Double Choral [YouTube]

Click for the entire performance of L'Orgue mystique by Georges Delvallée.

Click to go to a wide selection of organ music for Easter online listening at Pipedreams.

Bach Cantatas for Easter Sunday, Monday and Tuesday:

Angel in tomb, Mileseva Monastery, Prijepolje, Serbia, 1234-36

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Christ lag in Todesbanden / Christ lay in death's bonds, Cantata 4, with performances by Aciar, Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Parrott, Richter, and Thomas.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret / The heavens laugh! The earth shouts with joy, Cantata 31, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt and Leusink.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen / Rejoice, you hearts, Cantata 66, with performances by Gardiner, Herreweghe, Leonhardt, Leusink, Rilling, and Suzuki.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden / Stay with us, for evening is coming, Cantata 6, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt and Leusink.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Auf, mein Herz, des Herren Tag / Up, my heart, the Lord's day, Cantata 145, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt and Leusink i.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Der Friede sei mit dir /

Peace be with you, Cantata 158, with performances by Gardiner, Herreweghe, Leonhardt, Leusink and Rifkin.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß / A heart that knows its Jesus living, Cantata 134, with performances by Gardiner, Leonhardt and Leusink.