Category Archives: Musica Sacra

Sound of the spirit

Christmas Concerto

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Michaela

This is a beautiful find… The Corelli Christmas Concerto from the early 18th century, played on original instruments…and it makes my soul dance

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For the first Sunday in Advent…

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Michaela

The first Sunday in Advent calls for Bach (BWV 62 ” Nun kommt der Heiden Heiland” And what I am saying to you I say to all: Stay awake!’ (Mk 13,37)

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Queen of Heaven

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Michaela

Another beautiful Van Eyck Madonna Enjoy with a piece of Mozart (click embedded player at the bottom of the page) W.A. Mozart Missa brevis, C-Major (Spatzenmesse)

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Our life, our sweetness and hope

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Michaela

A picture of completeness with the Divine Mother in it’s centre. Enjoy with a Gregorian Meditation… MADONNA OF THE ROSE GRADEN (ca 1440) STEFAN LOCHNER (b. ca. 1400, Meersburg am Bodensee, d. 1451, Köln) Salve Regina mater misericordiae vita dulcedo … Continue reading →

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The gate of the rising sun

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Michaela

For the lover of mystery, mysticism and music: Vespro della Beata Vegine Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Conducted byNikolaus Harnoncourt ” Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool” …Loosen the chains of the guilty, give light the … Continue reading →

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Behold, you have been raised above the choir of angels

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Michaela

Geertgen tot Sin’s Madonna with child, ca 1480 in the Netherlands, about 40 years after Van Eycks death. Fascinating symbolism, complemented by the sacred music of a 16th century Venetian…. Giovanni Gabrieli: Beata es virgo Maria Latin text Beata es, … Continue reading →

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You are beautiful, my friend

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Michaela

Last year I was drawn to Giotto’s breathtaking expressions of the Madonna and child. This Christmas I am marveling at the beauty of Van Eyck’s take on the symbolism of the Birth and the Mother’s Love for her child. This … Continue reading →

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Fair as the moon, choice as the sun

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Michaela

A little pre-Christmas treat: Van Eyk’s Lucca Madonna with a beautiful Josquin motette…. Enjoy… Josquin Desprez, Virgo prudentissima Virgo prudentissima quo progrederis quasi aurora valde rutilans filia Sion, pulchra ut luna, electa ut sol O most wise virgin, where are … Continue reading →

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Mystical fervor

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Michaela

Tomás Luis de Victoria is a Spanish composer who lived at the same time as St Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross. As he was from Avila himself and later settled in Madrid as an organist and … Continue reading →