October 25, 1999: St. Crispin's Day

October 25 is the anniversary of the English victory at Agincourt, France in the year 1415. As recounted by William Shakespeare's Henry V, it is also the day designated to venerate St. Crispin. Thus the final hour represents a cinematic visit to the 15th century, with music composed for the 1944 and 1989 films by William Walton and Patrick Doyle, respectively. By way of contrast, we include a brief selection inspired by the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928).

Fanfare I						 (CD: Praise the Lord)
		(Gerre Hancock, organ)

Edgar Meyer: Concert duo				 (CD: Short Trip Home)
		(Joshua Bell, violin;
		 Edgar Meyer, bass)

Johann Strauss II: An der Schönen blauen Donau, op 314	    (CD: J. Strauss
		(Wiener Johann Strauss			      II: Waltzes)
		 Orchester; Willi Boskovsky)

Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne suite no. 2 		  (CD: Bizet: Symphony
		(Orchestre National de			   in C / L'Arlésienne
		 Lyon; Emmanuel Krivine)			 Suites)


Simon Sargon: Eil norah alilah				 (CD: Divine Grandeur)
		(New York Concert
		 Singers; Judith Clurman)

Frank Martin: Mass for double choir			   (CD: Martin: Mass
		(Choir of Westminster			    for Double Choir
		 Cathedral; James O'Donnell)		    / Pizzetti: Messa
							       di Requiem)

Johann Hermann Schein: Banchetto musicale, Suite 6	      (CD: Schein:
		(Sex Chordae Consort of Viols)		   Banchetto musicale)

Modest Moussorgski: Boris Godounov			   (CD: Moussorgski:
	Coronation scene				     Boris Godounov)
	Ah! Mon Dieu! C'est vous, mon Père
		(Galina Vichnevskaia (Marina), soprano;
		 Nikita Strorojev (Rangoni), bass)

Louis Vierne: Symphony No. 1, Op. 14			   (CD: Vierne: Organ
	Final						  Symphonies No. 1 & 3)
		(Michael Murray, organ)


Deo gracias, Anglia					 (CD: Medieval Carols)
		(Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly)

Patrick Doyle: Soundtrack for King Henry V (1989)	    (CD: Soundtrack:
	Opening title-- O for a muse of fire		      King Henry V)
	Henry V theme-- The Boar's Head
	St. Crispin's Day-- The battle of Agincourt
	Non nobis, Domine
		(City of Birmingham Symphony
		 Orchestra; Simon Rattle)

Richard Einhorn: Victory at Orleans			 (CD: Voices of Light)
		(Anonymous 4; Netherlands Radio
		 Orchestra; Steven Mercurio)

William Walton: Suite from Henry V			      (CD: Walton:
		(Royal Philharmonic			   Belshazzar's Feast)
		 Orchestra; André Previn)

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