1791. What a year Nige. Not knowing that December would bring his passing, he finished the last great piano concerto, knocked out The Magic Flute and Clemenza di Tito, the E flat string quartet and the Clarinet Concerto, and somehow found time to at least start the Requiem. And somewhere along the line he wrote this sublime motet in less than two days. Did he sleep?
Lovely Nige. A few years ago I went to a Juventus match in the Stadio delle Alpi and then did my Christmas shopping in the Galleria where these people are singing. Turin is wonderful. An account here: https://roseatetern.blogspot.com/search?q=Torino
1791. What a year Nige. Not knowing that December would bring his passing, he finished the last great piano concerto, knocked out The Magic Flute and Clemenza di Tito, the E flat string quartet and the Clarinet Concerto, and somehow found time to at least start the Requiem. And somewhere along the line he wrote this sublime motet in less than two days. Did he sleep?
ReplyDeleteWe can only marvel, Mm. What gifts, what industry, what genius. He's up there with Bach, surely, in all those departments.
ReplyDeleteLovely Nige. A few years ago I went to a Juventus match in the Stadio delle Alpi and then did my Christmas shopping in the Galleria where these people are singing. Turin is wonderful. An account here:
ReplyDeletehttps://roseatetern.blogspot.com/search?q=Torino
Thanks Guy. Turin sounds like a pretty amazing city. Hope I see it one day..
ReplyDeleteWe'll bring you back to the Old Faith yet, Nige!
ReplyDeleteWell, I must say an awful lot of the best church monuments in my book are to Recusants...
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