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Music for Christian classical education

An artwork and a recording each day, made for leisure

Periods

Classical era

Music from about 1750 to 1820, by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Its balanced phrases and clear forms shaped much of the music written after it.

8 recordings

Alessandro Longhi

Portrait of a Musician, c. 1770

Art Institute of Chicago

Recordings

8 recordings, by composer

  1. 6 Lieder von Gellert, Op. 48: No. 4, Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur

    Ludwig van Beethoven.

    Stephan Genz (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)

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  2. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo

    Ludwig van Beethoven.

    Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

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  3. Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons): Autumn, “So lohnet die Natur den Fleiß”

    Joseph Haydn.

    Marlis Petersen (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), RIAS Kammerchor, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

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  4. String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3 “Emperor”: II. Poco adagio

    Joseph Haydn.

    Quatuor Mosaïques

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  5. The Creation: The Heavens Are Telling

    Joseph Haydn.

    Heather Harper, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks

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  6. Ave verum corpus, K. 618

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Vivian, Stephen Cleobury

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  7. Mass in C minor, K. 427: Kyrie

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson (soprano)

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  8. Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate Dominum

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

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