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Live recording of “The Mission (Gabriel’s Oboe)” performed by Munchen Radio Orchestra under the direction of Morricone, the composer.

In retirement, I told Nancy , in a recurring bout of “ideaphoria”, that I wanted to start a Christian men’s study group akin to C.S. Lewis’ and J.R. Tokien’s “Inklings” …

05/24/2021 – Beethhoven’s 9th : What a testimony to God’s grace and sovereignty! (We win in the end! ; Grab on and Don’t Let Go!) So few of us know the story behind it…..

Here is the link to the 9th performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Check the dedication note to Charlie along with encouragement to the body of Christ. Most …

Rachmaninoff: Vespers // “The music of an alone man communicating with his God” Shalom!

Blessings indeed! Yes, I am early by one day – this is the Sunday edition. Maybe I can start making up for being one day late…. …

Bach cantate, BWV 80, live concert

I was going to share a 4 hour : “Bach- The Best Church Cantatos”, but there was too much ad interruption within it. As I noted earlier, it …

05/18/2021 – Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”

05/16/2021 – Our Sunday edition (Sunday, Tuesday, Friday)- Bach’s Fugue and Toccata in D Minor played by Hans-Ander Stamm on an organ at St Thomas Church in Germany where Bach was the musical director.

https://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=1FMBMNNU

This is nuts, does WordPress have a boycott or a block on god tube? I have never had a problem with copying and pasting a youtube link. …

05/13/2021- Amazing!: Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”on a giant handmade xylophone in the depths of a serene Japanese forest.

All handmade and no special effects involved. Enjoy!

https://www.classicfm.com/composers/bach/news/forest-xylophone/?fbclid=IwAR1geN3Xii8G5Zw_o9ZN0Q66BgJbUV0rnhqerB3-5FAgvxm6nDudJEmfBvU

And, now listen to the same piece , sung by the reknowned Texas Boys Choir:

And here are the lyrics in English:

“Jesu’ …

05/11/2021 – Sacred Classical Music – Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor

Mozart’s Requiem is roughly the 1st half or a hour or so in length at the front end. In the link below, a beginner’s guide…

Mozart – Requiem – …

05/09/2021 – Bach – Cello Suite no. 1 in G major – BWV 1007 performed by Lucia Swarts.

“Harmony is next to Godliness” Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach’s compositions represent the best of the baroque era.

And as to Lucia Swarts on the Cello, here was just one of the …

05/06/2021 – Tchaikovsky’s “Hymn of the Cherubim”: A Celestial Meditation

I am a posting early in our Friday post of classical praise music. (Sunday, Tuesday, Friday). As you will read in the history below, this is from St. …