1931 Steinmeyer organ at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona, PA

Gloria!

…composers from four centuries create energetic musical manifestations of a timeless, singular song of praise.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of February 02, 2009

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

MAX REGER: Gloria, Op. 59, no. 8 –Heinz Wunderlich (1970 Kemper/St. Jacobi Church, Hamburg, Germany) Signum CD-2700

REGER: Chorale-preludes (2), Allein Gott in der Höh’, Op. 135a, no. 2 and Op. 67, no. 1 –Rosalinde Haas (1983 Albiez/Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Frankfurt-Niederrad, Germany) Dabringhaus & Grimm CD-3350 and CD-3361

J.S. BACH: Chorale-prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, S. 676 –Jonathan Dimmock (1737 Treutmann/Grauhof Cloister, Germany) Arkay CD-6161

GEORG FRIEDRICH KAUFFMANN: Chorale-prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh’, from Harmonische Seelenlust –Delbert Disselhorst (2004 Brombaugh/First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL) Pro Organo CD-7165

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, Op. 78, no. 1 –Stefan Engels (1931 Steinmeyer/Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, PA) Priory CD-830

JOSEF RHEINBERGER: Gloria, from Mass in A, Op. 126 –Renaissance Singers Women, Richard Tanner, conductor; Greg Morris (1969 J.W. Walker & Sons/Blackburn Cathedral, England, UK) Lammas CD-156

RHEINBERGER: Gloria, from Missa Puerorum, Op. 62 –Blackburn Cathedral Girl’s Choir, Richard Tanner, conductor; Greg Morris (1969 J.W. Walker & Sons/Blackburn Cathedral, England, UK) Lammas CD-156

JEAN LANGLAIS: Gloria, from Missa Salve Regina, Op. 85 --Choir and Brass of the Basilica of St. Mary, Teri Larson, conductor; Marie Louise Langlais, Christina Harmon (1949 Wicks/Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 10/29/03)

LANGLAIS: Gloria, from Missa Misericordiae Domine, Op. 105 –Ensemble Vocal Jean Sourisse; Vincent Warnier (Institution Sainte-Marie d’Antony) Syrius CD-141327

LANGLAIS: Gloria a Dieu a plus haut des cieux, from Livre Oecumenique, Op.157 –Ann Labounsky (1965 Beuchet-Debierre/Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Angouleme, France) MHS CD-524290

LANGLAIS: Gloria, from Missa in simplicitate, Op. 75 –Schola Saint-Gregoire du Mans; Jacques Kauffmann (1879 Merklin/Dominican Church, Paris, France) Skarbo CD-1933

LANGLAIS: Gloria, from Messe Solennelle (1950) –Täby Church Choir, Kerstin Ek, conductor; Peter Bengtson (1976 Marcussen/St. James Church, Stockholm, Sweden) Bis CD-289

Filler - RHEINBERGER: Op. 126 (see above)

Hour 2

ANONYMOUS (17 th c.): Dialogue. GASPARD CORRETTE: Gloria, from Messe du 8 th Ton –Les Chantres du Roy; Yves-G. Préfontaine (1699 Tribuot/Church of St. Martin, Seurre, France) Atma Classique CD-2345

FRANCIS POULENC: Gloria --Susan Gritton, soprano; Polyphony; Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London; Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton, conductor. Hyperion CD-67623

Filler - BACH: Allein Gott, S. 676 (see above)