Conductor John Eliot Gardiner says there's one Bach motet that has a special "zing.""Sing to the Lord a New Song," or in German: "Singet dem Herrn," with a "zzz" sound in the word "Singet." Gardiner talks about the visceral fun for singers of that "zzz," which creates an almost percussive effect in the music. And we'll hear Gardiner conduct his Monteverdi Choir in concert two weeks ago at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Bach's motet "Singet dem Herrn," from the 2009 BBC Proms.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Richard Strauss: Der Burger als Edelmann: Entrance and Dance of the Tailors
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco: Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 11; Aria, allegro (Encore)
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, oboe; Paolo Grazzi, oboe; Alberto Grazzi, bassoon; Lorenz Duftschmid, violone; Evangelina Mascardi, theorbo; Luca Guglielmi, harpsichord & organ; Alfredo Bernardin
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Incidental Music from "Thamos, King of Egypt"
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Ludwig van Beethoven: Octet in E flat Major, op. 103
Jaren Philleo, oboe; Rudolph Vrbsky, oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Erin Svoboda, clarinet; Martin Garcia, bassoon; Tristan Rennie, bassoon; Jose Vicente, bassoon; Wie-Ping Chou, horn
Marlboro Concert Hall, Marlboro, Vermont
Hour 2
J. S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavottes 1 &2
English Baroque Soloists; John Elliot Gardiner, cond.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
BBC Proms 2009; Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G minor, The Hen
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, Houston TX
Josquin Des Prez: El grillo "the cricket"
Chanticleer; Joseph Jennings, conducting
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Chris Thile: The Beekeeper
Punch Brothers: Chris Thile, mandolin; Gabe Witcher, fiddle; Noam Pikelny, banjo; Chris Eldridge, guitar; Paul Kowert, bass
Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, Portland, OR
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