Amazing pieces of classical music - 17"Nymphes des bois", also known as "La Déploration de Johannes Ockeghem", is a lament composed by the great Josquin des Prez to commemorate the death of his predecessor Johannes Ockeghem. Here it's performed by the Chanteurs de Saint-Eustache under... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 16And, of course, there's Handel's Messiah (HWV 56), an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 of which the text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter. This marvel of a work was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 12Let me now mentioned a religious choral masterwork that a non-church going Russian once composed before the Bolsjevic takeover of his country, one of his most beloved creations and an absolute true indication of what it means to be Russian. This... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 4When I am Laid in Earth from Purcell's Dido & Aeneas with Janet Baker as Dido was recorded in 1962. She herself was surprised when Anthony Lewis asked her to sing the role the year before. However, it remains a performance that demonstrates that... See More » (1)
Connecting with my favorite Christian musician, sharing LIFE!About 10 years ago I went to a Christian concert to the old lead singer formally from the band the Newsboys, Peter Furler! I was soo sad when he left the band, but I could totally relate to his newest solo album... Just before I went to the concert I... See More »
