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Fanfare for the Common Man – Aaron Copland
Impressive performance of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man at Washington Cathedral….
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Purcell – Now That the Sun Hath Veil’d
…photos of cathedrals, organs, and period attire. The soprano’s voice is pure and without vibrato. Some consider this piece to be a representation of Anglican worship at its finest. Listening…
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Ave Maria – Schubert
Michael Lucarelli performs Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria on classical guitar at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. The CD ‘Favorites’ is available on his website, along…
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Prisoner’s Chorus from Verdi’s Nabucco
Gotthilf Fischer & Choir performed the Prisoners’ Chorus from the opera Nabucco in 2007, in front of the cathedral of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The composition is by Giuseppe Verdi…
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Verdi – Requiem Dies Irae – Part 1
Rare footage of Maestro Ino Savini rehearsing Verdi’s Requiem in Prague in 1972. The performance took place at The Cathedral of St. Vitus on September 9th and was a great…
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Henry Purcell
…accompaniment. This work was performed annually at St. Paul’s Cathedral until 1712, becoming a significant part of the British state funeral tradition. Death and Legacy Purcell’s life was cut short…
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Joseph Haydn
…the attention of Georg von Reutter, the music director of St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. Haydn was offered a place in the choir, marking the start of his association with…
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Johann Pachelbel
…moved to Vienna, the cultural hub of the Habsburg empire, where he served as a deputy organist at Saint Stephen’s Cathedral. During his five-year stay in Vienna, he was exposed…
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J.S. Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Liene Andreta Kalnciema performs J.S. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 on the Walcker organ at Riga Cathedral in Latvia….
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Gustav Holst
…funeral was held at the Chichester Cathedral, where music composed by Gustav himself and his close associate Vaughan Williams was played. Gustav Holst’s music transcends time and continues to inspire…
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Daniel Lozakovich Performs Bach’s Air on the G String – BWV 1068
At the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Daniel Lozakovich plays Air from Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel….
