Christmas Concerto | CONCERTO GROSSO of the week

Work: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 (Christmas Concerto)
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli
Year published: 1714


"The eighth of these concertos, composed for the purpose of being performed on Christmas Eve, . . . is exquisitely beautiful, and seems destined to bid defiance to the attacks of time. The whole is full of profound religious feeling"
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  1. J. AshurstDecember 23, 2016 at 9:40 PM

    Part of the third movement was in the Master and Commander movie. What an amazing piece of music!

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