Who Needs Beethoven?! #2045
. . . in his anniversary year, we explore music by the many other composers with significant anniversaries in 2020.
Hour One
GUY WEITZ (d. 1970): Benedicamus Domino –Thomas Murray (1954 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY) PD Archive (r. 10/30/13)
JAMES HEWITT (b. 1770): The Battle of Trenton –E. Power Biggs (1863 Walcker-1947 Aeolian-Skinner/Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA) Columbia 34129
JOHANN CHRISTIAN HEINRICH RINCK (b. 1770): Rondo, fr Concerto in F –John Brock (1997 Rule/Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Knoxville, TN) Raven 770
PETER RACINE FRICKER (b. 1920): Trio & Meditation, fr 5 Short Pieces, Op. 83 (1968-1980) –Tom Winpenny (1889 Annessens-2006 Nicholson/Bridlington Priory, England) Toccata Classics 0518
MAX BRUCH (d. 1920): Nocturno and Finale, fr Suite No. 3 for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 88b –Tübinger Ärzteorchester/Norbert Kirchmann; Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen (1969 Marcussen/Parish Church, Løgumkloster, Denmark) ebs 6049
Filler – RINCK: Rondo (see above)
Hour Two
JOHN LaMONTAINE (b. 1920) Even Song –Frederick Swann (2008 Fisk/Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CA) Gothic 49268
BEDRICH JANACEK (b. 1920): Toccata in f# –Robert Bennesh (2005 Lively-Fulcher/Christ Church, New Haven, CT) PD Archive (4. 4/20/15)
GOTTLIEB MUFFAT (b. 1690 - d. 1770): Fugue in g –Gustav Leonhardt (1757 Jäger/Cistercian Abbey, Stams, Austria) Seon 60364
JOHANN PHILIPP KRIEGER (d. 1720): Passacaglia in d –Gustav Leonhardt (1696 Goltfuss/Stin-Jan-de-Doperkerk, Leuven, Belgium) Sony 57963
BELA BARTOK (trans. Blarr) (d. 1945): Sonatina on Transylvanian Folk Tunes –Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (1965 Rieger/Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf, Germany) Schwann 110509
P. R. FRICKER: Pastorale (1959) –Tom Winpenny (1889 Annessens-2006 Nicholson/Bridlington Priory, England) Toccata Classics 0518
CHARLES TOURNEMIRE (b. 1870): Adagio (No. 1) and Five Interludes (nos. 5-9), fr Op. 19 –Michelle Leclerc (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of San Vicente, San Sebastian, Spain) Aeolus 10291
J. C. H. RINCK: Variations on Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele –Ludger Lohmann (1750 Gabler/Abbey Church, Weingarten, Germany) Naxos 8.553925
Filler – HEWITT: Battle of Trenton (see above)
In this program, we’ve consciously overlooked the significant anniversaries of Ludwig van Beethoven (b. 1770) and Louis Vierne (b. 1820), as they will receive special programming elsewhere.
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