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April 6, 2012
Passover and Good Friday
This day is holy for two of the world's great religions, Judaism and Christianity. Jews observe the beginning of Passover at sundown tonight. And Christians call this day Good Friday, the day Jesus died on the cross. In today's show, music in observance of both traditions, including traditional Passover songs and highlights from the Bach St. John Passion.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Johann Christoph Pez
Excerpts from Concerto Pastorale in F
Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie, conductor
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Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words in E, Op. 19b, No. 1
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
92nd Street Y, New York City
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Excerpts from St. John Passion, BWV 245
Les Violons du Roy, soloists, Bernard Labadie, conductor
Carnegie Hall, New York City
hour 2
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Salamone Rossi
En Kelohenu and Shir Hammaalot
Ensemble Salamone Rossi
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Jonathan Leshnoff
The The Rabbi's Dance, from Yiddish Dance Suite
Gil Shaham, violin, Orli Shaham, piano
92nd Street Y, New York City
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Traditional Jewish
Eliyahu HaNavi
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
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Bruce Adolphe
Elijah the Prophet in the style of Robert Schumann
Bruce Adolphe, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Tigran Mansurian
Testament
The Rosamunde Quartet
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James MacMillan
Tenebrae Responsory No. 2 (They Delivered me)
The Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope, director
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney, Australia
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Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa
Excerpts from Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday
The Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope, director
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney, Australia
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Eric Ewazen
A River Valley Idyll for Chamber Orchestra
The Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, Eric Ewazen, conductor
Doctorow Center for the Arts, Hunter, New York
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Traditional Corsican
Maria
Barbara Furtuna and L'Arpeggiata
Zankel Hall, New York City
