Monday, April 18, 2011

Easter Sunday


Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Oster-Oratorium. German. Easter oratorio, BWV 249. Angel [1966]
Teresa Zylis-Gara, soprano; Patricia Johnson, alto; Theo Altmeyer, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; South German Madrigal Choir: Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, conductor.
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Svetlyĭ Prazdnik Russian Easter overture, op. 36. RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933- Utrenja. The Entombment of Christ. RCA Red Seal [1971]
Stefania Woytowicz, soprano; Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano; Seth McCoy tenor; Bernard Ladysz, Peter Lagger, basses; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor; sung in Old Slavonic.
Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Motets pour un temps de pénitence. Easter and Christmas motets. Argo, 1973. Easter motets: Timor et tremor. Vinea mea electa. Tenebrae factae sunt. Tristis est anima mea. Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; London Sinfonietta; Simon Preston, conductor.
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah
Chris Connor Hallelujah I Love Him So (1959 NYC) Bill Rubenstein (P), Kenny Burrell (G), Eddie DeHaas (B), Lex Humphries (D) Live from ''The Village Vanguard'' 3452 Atlantic LP8040
Spike Jones And His City Slickers Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny? (1949) George Rock (vocal) RCA Victor 20-3359

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