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Jun 8, 2022Liked by Stained Glass Zealot

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

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May 1, 2022Liked by Stained Glass Zealot

Studying Bach is similar to studying scripture.

Every run through, you grasp a deeper layer of meaning.

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Apr 27, 2022Liked by Stained Glass Zealot

Each year, I grow more and more fond of Gregorian chant...

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