April 12, 2006 "Three Sacred Works"
This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features sacred works by Camilla de Rossi,
Alan Hovhaness, and Vicente Asencio. The program begins with the Sinfonia from the oratorio,
"The Sacrifice of Abraham", by the 18th Century composer Camilla de Rossi. Commissioned by the
Armenian church, Alan Hovhaness composed his "Mystery of the Holy Martyrs" op. 251, subtitled
'Seventeen Prayers for Oud, lute, or Guitar and String Quartet or String Orchestra,'in 1976.
The piece refers to attempt by Persia to wipe out Christianity in Armenia in 451 AD.
The deaths of 1000+ Armenian Christians strengthened and unified the Armenian church.
The program concludes with Spanish composer Vicente Asencios' "Mystic Suite" for solo guitar.
The titles of the three movements are "Gesthemany", "Thirst", and "Pentecost." "Thirst" was
commissioned by the Nation Radio of Spain for Holy Week in 1971. Andres Segovia later asked
Asencio to compose a suite based on "Thirst".
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Program ID# 06-D65-00015
Title: Three Sacred Works
Total length: 58:13
In Cue: MUSIC IN "Hello and welcome to.."
Out Cue: MUSIC IN "...another edition of Classical Guitar Alive!"
INTRODUCTION:
Bizet: Carmen Suite: Prelude
Los Romeros (Philips 412-609)
PROGRAM BEGINS:
Camilla de Rossi: Sacrifice of Abraham,
JoAnn Falletta, lute & conductor
Bay Area Women's Philharmonic
(Newport Classics 60102)
Hovhaness: Mystery of the Holy Martyrs
Michael Long, guitar
KBS Symphony Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
(Soundset Recordings 1004)
Asencio: Mystic Suite
Denis Azabagic, guitar
(Opera Tres 1032)
CLOSING THEME/FUNDING CREDITS
