Category Archives: Classical Music

The vibration of god

Doing not-doing

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Michaela

This is how it is done. The violinist is the tune. God through Vivaldi and Ann Sophie Mutter.

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Mother, hear a suppliant child !

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Michaela

For Martina with best wishes: Franz Schubert – Ellens Gesang Nr 3 – Ave Maria

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Chants for the masses

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Michaela

This is a beautiful example of how one does not find purpose – purpose finds you.   Stift Heiligenkreuz  

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Come sweet hour of death

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Michaela

Cantata BWV 161 Komm du süße Todesstunde Come Sweet Hour of Death   Komm, du süße Todesstunde, Come, sweet hour of death, Da mein Geist when my spirit Honig speist feeds on honey Aus des Löwen Munde; from the lion’s … Continue reading →

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Musica sacra (4)

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Michaela

In the classical Ordinary of the Mass, the ” Gloria” follows the Kyrie. The gloria is a chant of joy and devotion. It a prayer of highest reverence. The Gloria is a celebratory passage praising God and Christ:Gloria in excelsis Deo … Continue reading →

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Musica sacra (3)

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Michaela

    The “Magnificat” or (my soul) magnifies is a canticle spoken or sung liturgically during Christian  church services. It is also called “the Song of Mary” The text of the canticle is taken directly from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:46-55) … Continue reading →

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Musica sacra

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Michaela

    The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, has always been very special to me. From when I was a kid I heard them many times performed live on Sundays at church and I was always fascinated by … Continue reading →

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Sacred Music

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Michaela

My father was not a religious man, but he loved music. This is why we used to go to the Sacred Music Mass, performed each Sunday in Vienna’s St. Augustine Church. It is a  beautiful gothic building, founded in  the … Continue reading →

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Come, sweet death

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Michaela

Franz Schubert left this world when he was only 31 years old. A few months before his death, in the summer of 1828,  he composed his   final instrumental work, the String Quintett in C Major.   At the time … Continue reading →

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Ghosts

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Michaela

Beethoven composed the piano trio in D, Op 70 “Ghost” in 1808, when he was nearly completely deaf and clearly in a mystical mood. The trio is dubbed “the Ghost Sonata” because of its strangely scored and undeniably eerie-sounding slow … Continue reading →

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