Music for Christ
Souvenir d'Italia - Saint-Saën
This is a classical piece for solo piano, not to be confused with similarly named Italian classic songs. The piece is perhaps not as...
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Sew for Christ
Whatever you do, do all for the glory of G-d
Music for Christ
- Feb 24
- 1 min
Go Down, Moses - Louis Armstrong
The lyrics of this classic are another example of the parallels between Jewish and African American history. Another example can be found...
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- Feb 15
- 2 min
Come Sunday - Duke Ellington & Mahalia Jackson
This piece, by the Duke himself, was so masterfully written and understanding of scripture that it's now a Gospel classic. I like to call...
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Music for Christ
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
This is Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, "Moonlight," by Beethoven. The first movement is incredibly popular among listeners and...
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Music for Christ
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, No. 18 - Rachmaninoff
Another excellent piece by Rachmaninoff. Or is it? The original theme of the entire work is from Paganini's 24th Caprice (a staple in the...
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- Feb 6
- 1 min
Love is Here to Stay - Gershwin
This jazz classic is a sweet love song of dedication between a couple. Their love is not something affected by temporal changes. Rather,...
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- Jan 24
- 1 min
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
TwoSet Violin performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto for their four million subscriber special. While is not the most technically...
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Elégie - Rachmaninoff
This was the first version of this piece that I ever listened to. I'll be honest, I cried in my office while listening to it....
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Brahms
No. 5 is probably the most popular Hungarian dance. I like it in the orchestra rather than on solo piano or accompanied. Why? For one...
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 1 min
String Quartet No. 12 - Dvorak
Dvorak wrote this quartet with the intention of capturing, or creating, a sound for America. Though the piece is beautiful, I think...
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Czardas - Monti
Czardas is a crazy fun piece that can be covered by any instrument or combination of instruments. I like to collect versions of Czardas...
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Caprice No. 24 - Paganini
Thanks to TwoSet Violin, Paganini’s 24th caprice is a banner piece. One joke is that if something can play the theme to the caprice, it...
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Liebestraum No. 3 - Liszt
Liebestraum, meaning “love dream,” often just refers to the third work, the most popular. The piece is incredibly romantic, fitting its...
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Zdes’ Khorosho - Rachmaninoff
Zdes’ Khorsho translates to something along the lines of “how fair this place.” It is originally a lyrical piece, though I prefer to...
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Impromptu No. 3 - Schubert
I adore this piece. It’s not an extremely technically hard piece. Rather, the beauty and impressive action comes from the interpretation...
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Music for Christ
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Listening to Classical Music as a Christian
Classical (and baroque, romantic, neoclassical, etc.) is an odd genre to a Christian. With modern music, we can easily filter out secular...
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