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An Introduction to Berlioz's L'Enfance du Christ 2
Graham continues his survey of Berlioz' "sacred trilogy", The Childhood of Christ. Covering the second half of the work, this program concludes with one of the most amazing passages in all music, the exquisite unaccompanied ending to this gentle masterpiece.
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Graham comes out of the closet as a secret Berlioz fan to analyse one of his favourite works, L'Enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ). Described by the composer as a "sacred trilogy", this intensely beautiful work contains some of the most individual and searching music he ever wrote, describing incidents from Jesus' childhood. > more
Be prepared for some glorious discoveries as Graham surveys some of the composers who worked in the New World in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The sacred music of Franco, Hernandes, Padilla, Araujo, Ziopli and many others will be discussed. > more
Heinrich Schütz was one of the giants of German music in the seventeenth century. Late in his life he wrote a beautiful miniature oratorio now generally known in English as the Christmas History. > more
In the final Keys To Music concert for 2008, recorded in Sydney in November, Graham discusses Fauré's beautiful Piano Trio op 120 - one of his last works - with the members of TrioZ. The program includes a complete performance of each movement. > more
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