Anniversary Adulation #2345

Hour 1

WILLIAM BYRD (d. 1623):  Fantasia in C –Joseph Payne (1983 Bozeman/St. Paul’s Church, Boston, MA) Naxos 8.550719

BYRD:  The Bells –Susan Jane Matthews (1934 Aeolian-Skinner/Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA) Gothic 49304

ANTON HEILLER (b. 1923):  Partita, Vater unser im Himmelreich –Roman Summereder (1774 Chrismann+1873 Mauracher+2006 Kögler/St. Florian Monastery, Austria) Ambiente Audio 2027

MAX REGER (b. 1873):  3 Chorale-preludes, fr Op. 67 (Werde munter, mein Gemüte (no. 47); Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn (no. 37); Warum sollt ich mich den grömen (no. 43) –Joachim Vetter (1938 Sauer/St. Mary’s Church, Rostock, Germany) Motette 11651 

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (b. 1873):  Prelude in c#, Op. 3, no. 2 –Thomas Hazleton (1931 Möller/Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA) PORC 1993 

RACHMANINOFF:  Moderato (i.), fr Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 –Jeremy Filsell, piano; Peter Richard Conte (Wanamaker organ/Macy’s Department Store, Philadelphia, PA) Raven 155

Filler – REGER:  Werde munter, mein Gemüte (see above)

Hour 2

BYRD:  Queen’s Alman –Gustav Leonhardt (2001 Matthias Griewisch claviorganum) Alpha 815

THOMAS WEELKES (d. 1623):  2 Voluntaries –Thomas Howell (1986 Mander/Chichester Cathedral, England) Regent 571

GYÖRGY LIGETI (b. 1923):  Volumina (excerpt) –Zsigmond Szathmáry (1992 Mathis/St. Martin’s Church, Outen, Switzerland) Sony 62307.

LIGETI:  Bela Bartok in memoriam (ix.), fr Musica Ricercata.  LIGETI:  Capriccio –Pierre Charial (barrel organ) Sony 62310

REGER:  Fugue in d, Op. 135b/2 –Anton Heiller (1968 Marcussen/St. Mary’s Cathedral, Linz, Austria) Ambiente Audio 4001

RACHMANINOFF: Italian Polka –Markus Kühnis & Wolfgang Sieber (1983 Kuhn/Liebfrauenkirche, Zurich, Switzerland) Koch 315019

RACHMANINOFF (arr. Quinn):  Barcarolle, Op. 10, no. 3 –Iain Quinn (2002 Reuter/St. John’s Cathedral, Albuquerque, NM) Raven 880

RACHMANINOFF (arr. Filsell):  Symphonic Dance No. 3, Op. 45 –Jeremy Filsell (2006 Dobson/Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA) PD Archive (1/21/12)

Filler – RACHMANINOFF:  Piano Concerto No. 2 (see above)

Another composer with a special anniversary in 2023 is Pulitzer Prize-winner Ned Rorem (b. 10/23/1923-d. 11/18/2022), whose music and insights can be enjoyed on these programs from the PIPEDREAMS Archive:

Tribute to Ned Rorem (#9629)

Rorem on Rorem (#0841)

AGO 1982 (IV) (#8602, premiere of “Views from the Oldest House”) 

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