Great post. While Romantic-era sacred music isn't great, the works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Steinberg, and Gretchaninov are incredible and can compare favorably with sacred choral music from any era. Steinberg's Holy Week masterpiece is especially interesting because it was dormant for 90 years:
Why is Classical Music Superior?
Great post. While Romantic-era sacred music isn't great, the works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Steinberg, and Gretchaninov are incredible and can compare favorably with sacred choral music from any era. Steinberg's Holy Week masterpiece is especially interesting because it was dormant for 90 years:
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573665
Studying Bach is similar to studying scripture.
Every run through, you grasp a deeper layer of meaning.
Each year, I grow more and more fond of Gregorian chant...