Today’s cultural moment
May 20, 2021
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Happy birthday, Wolfgang
January 27, 2021In honor of the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), here is an arrangement for string quartet of the final movement of his Piano Sonata No. 11.
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Today’s cultural moment
April 23, 2020Professional whistler Geert Chatrou performs “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (“Hell’s vengeance boils in my heart”) from The Magic Flute.
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Musical offering for Good Friday
April 10, 2020
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Happy birthday, Wolfgang
January 27, 2020In honor of the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), here is the Rondo from his Horn Quintet, performed by the Amadeus Quartet with horn soloist Gerd Seifert.
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Happy birthday, Wolfgang
January 27, 2019In celebration of the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), here is his “Laudate Dominum,” a musical setting of Psalm 117, composed in 1780.
Praise the Lord, all nations; praise Him, all people;
For His loving kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
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Sunday musical offering
April 8, 2018
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Happy birthday, Wolfgang
January 27, 2018In celebration of the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), here is the overture to his 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro, performed by the Boston Cello Quartet.
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Sunday musical offering
October 8, 2017
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Happy birthday, Wolfgang
January 27, 2017In honor of the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), here is the final movement from his motet Exsultate, jubilate, sung by Norwegian boy wonder Aksel Rykkvin.
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