1691 Schnitger at the Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Follow the Star

…music for the Feast of Epiphany, celebrating the journey of the Wise Men and their celestial beacon.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of January 2, 2017

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• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE:  Fantasy, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern –Marie-Claire Alain (1691 Schnitger/Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands) Warner Classics 65179

ROBERT EDWARD SMITH:  We three kings –Robert Gallagher (1995 Lively-Fulcher/Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, DC) World Library 3027

SAMUEL SCHEIDT:  Variations on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223 –Phillip Kloeckner (1997 Fisk-Rosales/Rice University, Houston, TX) Raven 935

MALCOLM WILLIAMSON:  The Wise Men visit the Prince of Peace, fr Peace Pieces –Tom Winpenny (1963 Walker/St. John the Evangelist, London, England) Naxos 8.571375

THEODORE DUBOIS:  March of the Magi –René Oberson (1992 Ayer-Morel/St. Laurence Church, Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland) Gall 700

PETER CORNELIUS:  The Three Kings –Henry Hawkesworth, bass; Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury, director.  KGS 0007

MAX REGER:  Chorale-Fantasy, Wie schön leucht’ uns der Morenstern, Op. 40, no. 1 –Isabelle Demers (1942 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Amarillo, TX) Acis 01901

Hour 2

HUGO DISTLER:  Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Op. 8, no. 3 –Armin Schoof (1637 Stellwagen/Jakobikirche, Lübeck, Germany) Thorofon 2293

HEINRICH REIMANN:  Fantasy, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Op. 25 –Szabó Balázs (1914 Kuhn/St. Anton Church, Zurich, Switzerland) MD&G 920 1945

CHARLES TOURNEMIRE:  Suite for Epiphany, fr L’Orgue Mystique –André Marchal (1950 Holtkamp/Crouse College, Syracuse University, NY) Westminster 14130

NIELS WILHELM GADE:  Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern.  HEINRICH KAMINSKI:  Toccata on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern –Torsten Laux (1939-79 Steinmeyer/Speyer Cathedral, Germany) Organ 7009