So Pure, So Fair — May 1, 2020
Derived from a range of outstanding choral music, my themed Playlists are designed to be like concerts, of about an hour in length. The music of this fourth Playlist in my series depicts the serenity and beauty of nature. If music be the food of love, play on.
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Click the links for information on the pieces and texts/translations.
i thank You God for most this amazing day Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Performed by Eric Whitacre Singers, conducted by Eric Whitacre
The Blue Bird
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Performed by Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short
Walden PondDominick Argento (1927-2019)
The Pond
Angling
Observing
Extolling
Walden Revisited
Performed by Dale Warland Singers, conducted by Dale Warland
Hildor Lundvik (1885-1951)
Nocturnes
Som ett blommande mandelträd
Verlaine-stämning
Det första vårregnet
Performed by Allmänna Sången, conducted by Cecilia Rydinger Alin (Spotify)
Som ett blommande mandelträd and Verlaine-stämning: Performed by Swedish Radio Chorus, conducted by Gustaf Sjökvist (YouTube)
Det första vårregnet: Performed by Uppsala University Chamber Choir, conducted by Stefan Parkman (YouTube)
AftonenHugo Alfvén (1872-1960)
Still, still the woods, radiant the heavens.
Dim, distant horns fill the air with their echo.
Sunset glowing, slowly, slowly disappearing
Beneath the sea.
Through the mountains, through the valleys,
Lingering the echoes sound.
Original Swedish text by Carl Herman Sätherberg
Performed by Amadeus-Chor, conducted by Nicol Matt
Now Sleeps the Crimson PetalPaul Mealor (b. 1975)
Performed by Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short
WaldesnachtJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Performed by RIAS Kammerchor, conducted by Marcus Creed
Erev Shel ShoshanimYosef Hadar (1926-2006); Arr. Jack Klebanow
Performed in Live Concert by Tucson Chamber Artists (now True Concord), Conducted by Eric Holtan