Music adds for this week

Nov 21, 2011 by

Music adds for this week

We have added the following music for your enjoyment to the playlist this week. We have lieder performed by Peter Anders and Rebecca...

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Morning choral work: Bach R...

Dec 16, 2009 by

Morning choral work: Bach – Magnificat

The Magnificat in D major, BWV 243, is one of the major vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed for an orchestra, five-voice choir and five soloists. The text is the canticle of Mary, mother of Jesus as recounted by Luke the Evangelist (see Magnificat for more). It is also one of the two large works Bach composed in Latin; the other being his Mass in B minor, which also shared its use of a five-voice choir.

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