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Composer Virgil Thomson
Virgil Thomson's Four Southern Hymns are among the highlights of this week's show. Also featured are a Bach cantata and choral pieces by Vivaldi, Brahms and Part.
Virgil Thomson's Four Southern Hymns were premiered in 1985 at Alice Tully Hall, as part of a concert commemorating the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
The arrangements of these seldom-performed hymns are stylish and nostalgic, with a certain rustic charm.
Also featured this week are a Bach cantata and choral pieces by Vivaldi, Brahms and Part.
Comments [6]
What a joy to hear the delightful voice of Annie Bergen on WQXR again. My partner and I joined Annie on the WQXR Med cruise this past summer and what a joy she was. Thanks for bringing her home
As a listener to WQXR for well over 20 years, the best lineup the station ever had was Jeff Spurgeon, Annie Bergen, and Elliot Forrest. Why you broke up these on-air personalities whom brought such joy and clarity to the daily broadcast, is beyond me. What's done is done; but it is regrettable.
You can buy things you hear from our website! Check out the playlists page (http://www.wqxr.org/playlists/). Under each piece, there's a button that says "Buy from Arkiv Music" that will enable you to do so.
Here's the specific piece you were looking to purchase: http://www.wqxr.org/recordings/5573/
Yes, Mary, I loved it too. It was the San Francisco Girls Chorus (take a look at their website.) I'm trying to find a way of getting a recording of that performance.
What was the recording played yesterday of the Vivaldi piece with a women's choir? Thank you.
So happy to hear Annie Bergen's lovely voice yesterday! Will she be regularly on on Sundays? Any more days? We miss her mellifluous tones.
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