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:
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THE MIND IS AN ENCHANTING THING is an enchanted thing…. |
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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,