As Lent gets under way, I was wondering what music is out there for this season? I know some, ofcourse, butr are there any that I might consider? Be good to see the well knjown ones to.
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I can recommend two wonderful works for Easter:
Grechaninov: Music for Passion Week (Bruffy/Chandos)
Golijov: St Mark Passion (DG)
Very different, but both intensely moving. -
Mahlerie, thank you. I already have the Grechanikov. Dont think I have the Golijov.Don’t cry for me
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I think the purist's view might be that there should be no music at all in Lent! - not until Holy Week / Passiontide. (Tho I might re-lent (ho ho) and let you have a tune or too on Rose ('Refreshment') Sunday...Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostComment
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The finale of Elgar's Symphony No 1: tempo marking: "Lento"Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View Post
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The previous catholic practice was to disallow organ music before or after the service during Lent. But there is certainly more penitential and passion music around than setting of Easter texts. It may be that instrumental music could be disallowed.Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
I went to a church in the past (Anglican) that did not play the organ before or after the main service. (The organist was a dear old lady who came up from Brighton where rumour had it she ran a dance school.) From the Gloria on Maundy Thursday to the Gloria at the Easter Vigil, the organ was silent and singing was accompanied by the piano.Last edited by Don Basilio; 19-03-11, 20:41.Comment
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My previous church has a synthesised organ( yuk!), but when you here the real thing as in the present one I go to, you just cant beat it.
One piece I was thinking about recently, is Liszt's Via Crucis.What recording would anyone reccomend?Last edited by BBMmk2; 20-03-11, 12:17.Don’t cry for me
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At least two of Haydn's symphonies were written for Holy Week (the last week of Lent before Easter). No49 in F Minor is named as "La Passione" although I don't know if that is Haydn's own name for it. The opening slow movement has a wonderful brooding and tragic quality. The other is No26 in D Minor "Lamentatione". This uses themes associated with the passion of Christ from the middle ages.Comment
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Somewhere I have tapes of the Lassus Penitential Psalms, which I played a lot at one time, as I thought them utterly wonderful. Though I'm not sure of their ecclesiastical appropriateness for Lent, I'm pretty sure that the recording which I made off air was of Holy Week broadcasts (about 30+ years ago!). From this link
I see that there are also settings by Byrd.Comment
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