As always, John Schaefer has raised the bar for me this week.
This past weekend, I was listening to his exceptional radio program "New Sounds" and discovered another batch of incredible choral music that ranges from this century back to the 11th Century. What I love about John Schaefer is that he combines the new and the old, and its seamless, wonderful, and better than anything you could every expect. The man is a musical genius.
Since most of you are not fortunate to have New Sounds on your local NPR station, I have posted a recent episode (#2811) for your listening pleasure. In this episode, you will hear the following artists:
ARTIST(S) | RECORDING | CUT(S) | SOURCE |
| Hilliard Ensemble & Jan Garbarek | Officium | Parce Mihi Domine [6:30] | ECM #1525 |
| Alfred Schnittke | Concerts for Mixed Chorus | Sabran je pesen sikh [8:00] | Chandos 9332 www.chandos.net OR Download from Emusic.com |
| Hilliard Ensemble & Jan Garbarek | Officium | Beata Viscera [6:30] | See above. |
| Eric Whitacre | Cloudburst | Cloudburst [8:30] | Hyperion #67543 |
| Einojuhani Rautavaara | Sacred Works for Mixed Chorus | Canticum Mariae Virginus [7:30] | Ondine #935 ** |
| Sequentia | Saints-Music of Hildegard von Bingen | O Euchari, in leta via ambulasti [7:00] | Deutsch Harmonia Mundi #77378 Available at Amazon.com* |
| Shirley Rumsey | Music from the Time of the Templars | Viderunt Omnes, excerpt [3:00] | Naxos 8.503192 www.naxos.com |
Enjoy!
