tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727760322430110049.post6415082208018504823..comments2024-03-24T18:39:05.017-05:00Comments on Musical Musings: Haydn - Motet 'Insanae et vanae curae'Alan Beggerowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09319550956740738799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727760322430110049.post-82928567363471147232021-05-28T07:43:26.202-05:002021-05-28T07:43:26.202-05:00I do agree with you I do agree with you guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497358692653156922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727760322430110049.post-18155515986347565352017-10-25T15:22:20.343-05:002017-10-25T15:22:20.343-05:00This is my favourite choral piece bar none. As a c...This is my favourite choral piece bar none. As a chorister many years ago I looked forward to singing it more than any other. I think I perceived it as a conflict between war and peace in my soul, even as a ten-year-old. The fact that the 'war' part is repeated after the 'peace' section very powerfully represents a back-and-forth battle between the two, and it's not clear which will win until the end. Yes, Haydn's other works are perhaps more famous, but this is the one that really stirs my heart.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395534300762460678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727760322430110049.post-61142337856193638592017-08-01T22:08:18.206-05:002017-08-01T22:08:18.206-05:00I recently discovered this marvelous piece on a re...I recently discovered this marvelous piece on a recording by St. John's College Choir, featuring the version with choir and organ. Absolutely brilliant!! This is now one of my favorite choral pieces of all time. What a thrill it would be to sing this with a choir!Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727760322430110049.post-62816699779793407262015-07-23T04:37:12.181-05:002015-07-23T04:37:12.181-05:00Since childhood, I have loved the music of Franz J...Since childhood, I have <b>loved</b> the music of Franz Joseph Haydn. There is a certain purity to his music, and that purity leads me to love Haydn's music more than Mozart's.<br /><br />The words of this Haydn motet speaks to the time in which we are living right now.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com