O Magnum Mysterium

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
For centuries, composers have set this matins prayer response for Christmas to music. We hear several versions of "O Magnum Mysterium" tonight, from the Renaissance (Tomas Luis de Victoria) to the modern (Morten Lauridsen and Francis Poulenc). Also, cello music by Philip Glass and Alberto Ginastera, plus Leonard Bernstein's grand symphony "The Age of Anxiety."

Also Featured Tonight:

Johannes Brahms / "Unbewegte laue Luft," Op. 57/8
Alfred Schnittke / Piano Quartet (Composed w/ Mahler)
Cesar Franck / "Psyche"
Ned Rorem / The Santa Fe Songs
Lou Harrison / Seven Pastorales

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