The Clare Reformation 500 Project: R3 in Concert Monday 1 May

[doversoul1]

For Radio 3's 'Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution', a concert from St John's Smith Square celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, given by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, and Clare Baroque, conducted by Graham Ross.
Presented by Martin Handley

Mary Bevan, soprano
Robin Blaze, countertenor
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Clare Baroque
Graham Ross, conductor

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ndx4c

[ardcarp]

Good to see some Croft in the mix.

[aeolium]

I hope some of the later Reformation concerts will contain works from countries other than Germany and Britain, such as the Netherlands and Scandinavia. Some of the German works are in any case part of standard repertoire and quite frequently played, and it will be good to hear rarer examples of music influenced by the Reformation.

[BBMmk2]

This is a marvelous project by Radio3. Looking forward to hearing the programmes.

[doversoul1]

I hope some of the later Reformation concerts will contain works from countries other than Germany and Britain, such as the Netherlands and Scandinavia. Some of the German works are in any case part of standard repertoire and quite frequently played, and it will be good to hear rarer examples of music influenced by the Reformation.

This is a concert of excellent performance but do Bach and Mendelssohn need a Project? It would have been so much more interesting and valuable in many aspects to bring out the music by the composers who were, as aeolium puts it, influenced by the Reformation and whose music we rarely have opportunity to hear. It may be a bit mean to say this is a lost opportunity but I think it is a pity.

I very much enjoyed a virginal piece played by Sophie Yates in the interval.

[DracoM]

Sophie Yates.
As you say, teeny bit unsure about some of the other pieces being included.