rssOne must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being. -May Sarton, 1912-1995
Music
2010, December 25
Renaissance and Baroque Christmas
Maggie Sansone and the Ensemble Galilei
Barry and Beth Hall: Hail Mary, Full of Grace
Three songs for Christmas from the Renaissance and the Baroque.
2010, November 07
Rob Mosher
Rob Mosher is a composer and soprano sax player writing thirty-one instrumental melodies in the style of Bach chorales. He is writing one a day for thirty-one days and will complete the project on November 19, 2010. His blog presents a melody daily as it is completed.
He is planning to record these compositions using Kickstarter which uses the internet to fund such projects.
Good luck on completing the project.
2010, June 08
Bach and Karg-Elert
Two composers for organ, in Leipzig, 200 years apart.
Sigfrid Karg-Elert 1920: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr Op. 65 No. 23 Hinsz-Organ at Leens
J.S. Bach 1720: Allein Gott in der Höh BWV 662 Bosch-Schnitger, Vollenhove
J.S. Bach 1720: Allein Gott in der Höh BWV 664 Hinsz-Organ at Leens
2010, April 04
St. Matthew Passion Resources
Four recordings of the St. Matthew Passion for the Easter season, some books and a list of web links.
It is very easy to start listening to the Passion, but it is hard to limit an essay to a particular focus. It is such a very large, complex piece and spans so many years of Bach's writing that it is easy to go off on a tangent. I am going to content myself today with just listing a few resources.
The recordings
You can't go wrong with any of these recordings. Note addition of Sigiswald Kuijken's recording. (Sept 10 2010)
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References
The German text of Matthew chapters 26 and 27
The English (King James) text of Matthew chapters 26 and 27
German text with English translation of St. Matthew Passion
BWV 244.65 Bass aria Mache dich by Matthew Brook from John Butt's recording
BWV 244.39 Erbarme dich by Michael Chance on YouTube
Guided tour through St Matthew Passion Minnesota Public Radio, an excellent program
Another English translation
Bach Choir of Bethlehem article
Conservapedia article
Bach Cantatas.com article by William Hoffman
Bach Cantatas.com article by Joshua Rifkin
Emmanuel Music notes
Kennedy Center program notes
