Follow the Star #1701
…music for the Feast of Epiphany, celebrating the journey of the Wise Men and their celestial beacon.
Hour 1
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Fantasy, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern –Marie-Claire Alain (1691 Schnitger/Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands) Warner Classics 65179
ROBERT EDWARD SMITH: We three kings –Robert Gallagher (1995 Lively-Fulcher/Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, DC) World Library 3027
SAMUEL SCHEIDT: Variations on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223 –Phillip Kloeckner (1997 Fisk-Rosales/Rice University, Houston, TX) Raven 935
MALCOLM WILLIAMSON: The Wise Men visit the Prince of Peace, fr Peace Pieces –Tom Winpenny (1963 Walker/St. John the Evangelist, London, England) Naxos 8.571375
THEODORE DUBOIS: March of the Magi –René Oberson (1992 Ayer-Morel/St. Laurence Church, Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland) Gall 700
PETER CORNELIUS: The Three Kings –Henry Hawkesworth, bass; Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury, director. KGS 0007
MAX REGER: Chorale-Fantasy, Wie schön leucht’ uns der Morenstern, Op. 40, no. 1 –Isabelle Demers (1942 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Amarillo, TX) Acis 01901
Hour 2
HUGO DISTLER: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Op. 8, no. 3 –Armin Schoof (1637 Stellwagen/Jakobikirche, Lübeck, Germany) Thorofon 2293
HEINRICH REIMANN: Fantasy, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Op. 25 –Szabó Balázs (1914 Kuhn/St. Anton Church, Zurich, Switzerland) MD&G 920 1945
CHARLES TOURNEMIRE: Suite for Epiphany, fr L’Orgue Mystique –André Marchal (1950 Holtkamp/Crouse College, Syracuse University, NY) Westminster 14130
NIELS WILHELM GADE: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern. HEINRICH KAMINSKI: Toccata on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern –Torsten Laux (1939-79 Steinmeyer/Speyer Cathedral, Germany) Organ 7009
