Some enterprising person posted the whole of this fantastic BBC production on the Lutheran influence in Bach's music on YouTube. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dAC1lLYJpg&list=PLD7D8EA2520739BA2 +N+
Hymnody
Commemoration of Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor
Today marks the commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther (1483-1546). From Murray's A Year with the Church Fathers: Martin Luther, born on 10 November 1483, in Eisleben, Germany, initially began studies leading toward a degree in law. However, after a close encounter with death, he switched to the study of theology, entered an Augustinian monastery, was ordained … Continue reading Commemoration of Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor
Piffaro, The Renaissance Band, “Ein Feste Burg,” three settings
An auditory treat for you in the lead-up to Reformation Day. Piffaro (whose members are a common sight here in the DC area) really do a great job showcasing the versatility of the recorder consort here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uAPSfpksYs
More Great Music: “Mit Paul Gerhardt durch das Kirchenjahr” (2012)
At some point in the near-distant future I'll begin uploading spoken-word recordings of Gerhardt's hymns (as a solo-singer, I consider myself more in the "goose-farts on a muggy morning" camp that Leo Kottke so eloquently described--I like to hide in the four-part harmonies 😉 ), but until then, here's a gorgeous recording from the Choir, … Continue reading More Great Music: “Mit Paul Gerhardt durch das Kirchenjahr” (2012)
Great Music from the Age of Lutheran Orthodoxy
HT to Trent Demarest of Pseudepigrapha for originally posting a link to this album. This album presents a good assortment of the music of Gerhard and Gerhardt's time, with pieces and settings from Nikolaus Hermann, Melchior Vulpius, Philipp Nicolai, Johann Walther, Johann Christoph Pezel (who, in addition to his compositions and works on music theory, … Continue reading Great Music from the Age of Lutheran Orthodoxy