Exaudi orationem meam [Hear my prayer] from Symphony of Psalms (Psalm 39:12-13) – Igor Stravinsky

 

Psalm 39:12-13 [Latin]

¹² Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

¹³ O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

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Exaudi orationem meam, from Symphony of Psalms (1930) by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Performed by Yale Symphony Orchestra and Yale Glee Club conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada at Yale University, Woolsey Hall in New Haven CT

BUY MP3/ALBUM

MP3: Symphony of Psalms / Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky / CBS Records Masterworks

SHEET MUSIC

Edited by Soulima Stravinsky. Vocal Score. BH Large Choral. 40 pages. Published by Boosey & Hawkes

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The Gift of Music: Great Composers and Their Influence (chapter on Stravinsky)

Audio of first recording of work, in 1931, with Stravinsky conducting Orchestre des Concerts Straram, Alexis Vlassoff Chorus