O admirabile mysterium (Score) F. クープラン their topic is the birth

their topic is the birth of Christ and they are performed during the Christmas service

Bach's B minor Mass is among the greatest and most ambitious works of all time

The vivid language of the Requiem text offered Biber a wealth of possibilities for expressive

the story of the Emmaus disciples

For the magnificent opening of the oratorio season at the beginning of 1736 Handel presented a composition which

O admirabile mysterium (Score) F. クープラン their topic is the birthAt the Dresden Court a motetto pastorale replaced the offertorium at the Christmas Masses, between the Credo and the Sanctus. The present work O admirabile mysterium is distinguished by its scoring, unusual for Ristori, for two soprano and two alto voices. The association with Arcadian pastoral music, a principal element of Italian nativity scenes, is emphasized by the use of flutes and oboes.