February 5, 2003
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Feast of Saint Marianne
On this date in 1972, poet and Presbyterian saint Marianne Moore died in New York City.
For why she was a saint, see the excellent article by Samuel Terrien,
“Marianne Moore: Poet of Secular Holiness,”
from Theology Today, Vol. 47, No. 4, January 1991, published by Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J.
Terrien quotes the following Moore poem:
THE MIND IS AN ENCHANTING THING
is an enchanted thing….
Like Gieseking playing Scarlatti….
Gieseking
Tonight’s site music, though not played by Gieseking himself, is, in honor of Moore, the following work by Scarlatti from the Classical Music Archives:
Scarlatti’s Sonata in E major, andante comodo (Longo 23 = Kirkpatrick 380 = Pestelli 483)
To purchase a recording of Gieseking playing this work,
click here.
