Sunday Drive: Bach, Air on the G String

Like a prayer for peace -- as performed by Hauser.

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The Annunciation

 The Lessons Appointed for Use on the 

Feast of the Annunciation

The Annunciation, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1898.

The Song of Mary 

The Magnificat

Luke 1:46-55

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnified me, and holy is his Name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him, throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble and meek.

He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel:

As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.

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Sunday Drive: Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 2

No piano, just five minutes of peace and beauty from Hauser.

 

You're welcome.

Today's devotion for the Last Sunday of Epiphany

from Forward Day by Day

a ministry of the Episcopal Church

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What We're Watching: Hauser in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

Hauser is a great favorite of M.P.'s, and I like him too.  He played this outstanding concert of classical and popular music last May in London with guest artists Caroline Campbell, Aida Garifullina, and Lara Fabian.  As M.P. says, he's a superb cellist and a real showman to boot. Quite a treat for music lovers.

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Sunday Drive: Bach, Air on the G String

As performed exquisitely by Hauser.

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Sunday Drive: Schubert, Serenade

As performed by Hauser: 

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