Sir John Tavener: England's Holy Minimalist

🎶 Support the channel: 🎼 https://lentovivace.bandcamp.com 🎼   / classicalnerd   This was requested by jamesaellis, Beatrix S, Kris Mariasy, classicalmusic26, and Alice Wyan (whose request was doubled for being a patron of the channel; see above). See all requests at http://lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.... 📚 Sources/further reading: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/11984... https://www.chandos.net/chanimages/Bo... https://www.theguardian.com/music/201... https://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/chri... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p01... https://www.theguardian.com/music/tom... http://www.stephenlayton.com/sites/de... https://www.thebeatles.com/news/sir-j... https://archive.md/cOTgE#selection-13... http://www.stephenlayton.com/sir-john... https://www.classicfm.com/composers/t... https://blog.oup.com/2013/12/sir-john... https://www.naxos.com/person/John_Tav... https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptiv... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti... http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/co... ---------- Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little. ---------- Music: John Tavener: The Lamb (1982), performed by the Erebus Ensemble directed by Tom Williams [original upload: BCnYdL_co6Y] Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette John Tavener: Hymn to the Mother of God (1985), performed by the Tenebrae Choir directed by Nigel Short [original upload: 7E_rKYkjSC4] John Tavener: Mother of God, Here I Stand (2003), performed by the Exultate Singers directed by David Ogden [original upload: EqsMBX9Kxm4] ---------- Contact Information: Questions and comments can be directed to: nerdofclassical [at] gmail.com Tumblr: classical-nerd.tumblr.com Facebook:   / classicalnerd   Instagram:   / the_classical_nerd   ---------- All images and audio in this video are for educational purposes only and are not intended as copyright infringement. If you have a copyright concern, please contact me using the above information.