Now the Green Blade Riseth #2314
. . . the festival of Easter is integral to the earth’s rebirth in springtime.
Hour One
JOHN WALSH: Hymn, Jesus Christ is risen today, fr Lyra Davidica. BOB CHILCOTT: Now the green blade riseth –Choir of King’s College/Daniel Hyde; Paul Greally & Matthew Martin (1968-2016 Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England) Kings 065
ROBERT HEBBLE: Haec Dies Resurgam –Frederick Swann (Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York, NY) JAV 168
J. S. BACH: Easter Chorales & Preludes, fr Orgelbüchlein (Wir danken Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 623; Hilf, Gott, dass mir’s gelinge, BWV 624; Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629; Erstanden ist der heil’ge Christ, BWV 628; Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 626; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625) –Ensemble Vocal Bergamasque/Marine Fribourg; Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris, Emile Fleury; Benjamin Alard (2009 Blumenröder/Temple de l’Ame, Paris) Harmonia Mundi 902498/99
FLOR PEETERS: Entrata Festiva –Sanctuary Choir/Bryan Mitnual; Cleveland Lyric Brass; Marilyn Keiser (1996 Schantz/Fairmont Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, OH) Arkay 6162
LEIF KAYSER: Gregorian Paraphrases for Easter –Kristian Olesen (1970 Andersen/Church of St. Bendt, Ringsted, Denmark) Point 5097
KENNETH DAKE: A call to new life –Marble Sanctuary Choir & Brass/Kenneth Dake; Christopher Creaghan (2015 Glück/Marble Collegiate Church, New York, NY) Tuneful Oasis 10406
Filler – HEBBLE (see above)
Hour Two
H. WALFORD DAVIES: O sons and daughters –Choir of King’s College/Stephen Cleobury; Parker Ramsay (1968 Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England) Kings 004
FRANCIS POTT: Surrexit Hodie (Fantasia-Toccata on O filii et filiae) –Tom Winpenny (1962-2009 Harrison/St. Albans Cathedral, England) Naxos 8.574252/3
PIERRE COCHEREAU: Improvisation on the Easter Chant, O filii et filiae –Pierre Cochereau (Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris) Solstice 376
MICHAEL BURKHARDT: This joyful Eastertide –Michael Burkhardt (1988 Casavant/Concordia University, Irvine, CA) Morningstar 11
GEORG FRIEDRICH KAUFMANN: Easter Chorale-preludes (Christ lag in Todesbanden; Christe, du Lamnn Gottes; Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag), fr Harmonische Seelenlust –Delbert Disselhorst (2004 Brombaugh/1st Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL) Pro Organo 7165
JOHN RUTTER: Variations on an Easter Theme –Jennifer Pascual & Lynn Trapp (1930 Kilgen-2006 Peragallo/Cathedral of St. Patrick, New York, NY) JAV 198
THIERRY PALLESCO: Christ a viancu la mort (1988) –Kevin Bowyer (1879 Willis-1996 Harrison/Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland) Priory 1086
JEAN LANGLAIS: Mors et resurrectio, Op. 5, no. 1 –Petra Veenswijk (1962 Adema/Dominican Church, Zwolle, Netherlands) Lindenberg 61
Filler – COCHEREAU (see above)
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