Music for Easteride - Episode 3

Music for Easteride - Episode 3

Today we will be exploring music responding to the most joyful word of all, ‘Alleluia’, in different styles from different composers throughout history. Music included in this episode is: Marcel Peres and Ensemble Organum singing the Old Roman version of ‘Alleluia, Ales Barta playing Joseph Seger’s ‘Fugue on the Easter Alleluia’, Christopher Hogwood conducted the Academy of Ancient Music in the first movement from Josef Haydn’s ‘Alleluia’ Symphony, no. 30, in C major, The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir singing two psalms from Sergei Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil, directed by Paul Hillier, Rene Jacobs conducted the Choir of Clare College Cambridge and the Freiburger Barockorchester in that exhilarating performance of the ‘Hallelujah’ Chorus from Handel’s ‘Messiah’ and Sir James MacMillan’s ‘Alleluia’, beautifully performed by the SWR Vokal Ensemble and Marcus Creed.

You can follow along with the text on our website at: https://radiomariaengland.uk/about/programmes/music-for-eastertide/