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Obra: Sequence - Dies irae (Graduale Romanum, Toul)

Buscador de conciertos de música clásica, óperas, espectáculos de ballet y danza
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CompositorAnónimo
Tipo de obraVocal
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Wrath, hellfire and Soviet shadows

Rachmaninov had a strange fascination with the Dies irae chant. For last night’s concert, Andrés Orozco-Estrada prefaced the Symphonic Dances with a rendition of this Gregorian Chant.
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