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1994 Kuhn organ at Abbey Church of St. Arnual, Germany
Wondrous Love, Greater Love
This week's broadcast is a meditation on that ever necessary, always powerful, inscrutible yet marvelous energy we call love. The choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, sings of the love of God for humankind. Bach and his favored pupil Krebs lovingly decorate Lutheran hymns based on themes of loving kindness. Virgil Fox plays of 'love's dream', and other composers explore the range of love as evidenced in folk songs, oratorios and operas.
It is a wondrous thing, a power that transports us beyond the mundane and opens new worlds of expression and experience. From folk tunes and hymns, art song and opera, our performers draw upon upon rich resource of music to sooth the soul.
Program Broadcast dates:
- September 09, 2002
Featured Organs:
- Aeolian-Skinner at the Riverside Church
- 1994 Kuhn organ at St. Arnual Abbey
- 1796 Stumphler organ at the Eusebius Church
- 1882 Willis at Reading Town Hall, UK
- 1969 Kleuker at Notre-Dame des Neiges, France
Music played in the program
JOHN STAINER: Hymn, Love divine, all loves excelling –Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury (Harrison/King's College Chapel) Argo CD 434 609
JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier –Pascal Vigneron, trumpet; Pierre Mea, (1987 Giroud/Eglise du Grand-Bornand, France) BNL CD-112820 (organlitfnd@juno.com; OLF)
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: My song is love unknown (Rhosymedre) –Leander Chapin Claflin (1985 Petty-Madden/Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, NJ) DTR CD-96054 (www.dtrmusic.com)
J.S. BACH: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, S. 734 –E. Power Biggs (1958 Flentrop/Busch Hall, Harvard University) CBS CD-42644
ERNST PEPPING: Nun freut euch –Thomas Donahue (1991 Brunzema/Blessed Sacrament Parish, Kitchener, Ontario) Calcante CD-021 (www.calcante.com)
FRANZ LISZT: Liebestraum No. 3. EDVARD GRIEG: I love you –Virgil Fox (Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, NYC) EMI CD-65426
JÖRG ABBING: God so loved the world (Improvisation) –Jörg Abbing (1994 Kuhn/St. Arnual Abbey Church, Saarbrücken, Germany) IFO CD-029 (www.ohscatalog.org; OHS)
HANS HOEVE: I love the Lord –Henk-Han Drost, trumpet; Bert Koelewijn, piano; Willem van Suijdam (796 Strumphler/Eusebius Church, Arnhem, The Netherlands) CMR CD-103 (403-674-3949)
SAMUEL BARBER: Wondrous Love Variations –Adrian Partington (1882 Willis/Reading Town Hall, England) Priory CD-687
PAUL HALLEY (arr.): Wondrous Love –Gaudeamus & Chorus Angelicus; Battell Brass; Paul Halley (1974 Austin/St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford, CT) Joyful Noise CD-104 (860-542-1542)
SERGE PROKOFIEV: March, fr Love for Three Oranges –Jean Guillou (1969 Kleuker/Notre-Dame des Neiges, Alpe d'Huez, France) Dorian CD-90112 (www.dorianrecordings.com)
FRANK FERKO: How lovely is your dwelling, fr Psalm Cantata –House of Hope Presbyterian Church Choir/Thomas Lancaster; Nancy Lancaster (1979 Fisk/HoH Church, Saint Paul, MN) HoH CD-403 (www.hohchurch.org)
RICHARD WAGNER: Liebestod/Love Death, fr Tristan & Isolde –Peter Richard Conte (Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, NYC) JAV CD-112 (www.pipeorgancds.com)
JOHN IRELAND: Anthem, Greater love hath no man –St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, London/John Scott, conductor; Andrew Lucas (Mander/St. Paul's Cathedral) Hyperion CD-66374