Friday, September 21, 2007

What does a music critic listen to for fun?

Well known blogger and classical music critic Alex Ross shares what is on his ipod these days--and a lot of it is choral music.

Here's his choral playlist, available on Itunes.

ILLUMINATIONS OF THE BEYOND

Mostly twentieth-century religious music.

1. Arvo Part, Da pacem Domine; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Harmonia Mundi)
2. Ingram Marshall, Hymnodic Delays: III. Swept Away (Nonesuch)
3. Rachmaninov, "Nyne otpushchayeshi" from Vespers; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir (Philips)
4. Stravinsky, Pater Noster, The Sixteen (Decca)
5. Frank Martin, Mass For Double Choir: VI. Agnus Dei; The Sixteen (Hyperion)
6. John Sheppard, Laudem dicite Deo nostro; Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (Nimbus)
7. Poulenc, Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa; Richard Hickox conducting (Virgin)
8. Honegger, Le Roi David: "Misericorde, o Dieu, pitiƩ"; Ernest Ansermet conducting (Decca)
9. Duke Ellington, "Come Sunday," w/ Mahalia Jackson (Columbia)
10. Szymanowski, Stabat Mater: VI. "May his sacred cross defend me"; Simon Rattle conducting (EMI)
11. Messiaen, Eclairs sur l'au-dela...: XI. Christ, Light of Paradise; Antoni Wit conducting the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) (Naxos)

The rest of the music is posted here.

No comments: