A Look at Musical Treasures of Bygone Eras

In this enjoyable presentation, we learn about the symphonic poems and transcendental etudes of Franz Liszt; a ballet of Adolphe Adam; the life and works of Francesco Maria Veracini; a hymn of Philipp Nicolai and different hymn attributed to St. Secundus; various operas by such composers as Handel, Wagner, Mozart, Rossini, Pu;ccini, and Humperdinck; Schiller’s “Ode to Joy;” a musician named Paderewski; some majestic works of Johann Sebastian Bach; "The Sessoms” by Vivaldi; the music of Thomas Tallis; “Jephte” by Carissimi; Haydn’s “The Creation” and Handel’s “Messiah;” operas inspired by Pushkin; "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky; Juventino Rosas and other Mexican composers; the hymnwriter Paul Gerhardt; “Tantom ergo” by Thomas Aquinas; and "Carmina Burana," a Composition by Carl Orff .