| | :*[https://youtu.be/fdwwzn3X6hE Listening Guide: Holst's The Planets - Mars, the Bringer of War]. | | :*[https://youtu.be/fdwwzn3X6hE Listening Guide: Holst's The Planets - Mars, the Bringer of War]. |
| − | *[https://youtu.be/BTf4W9409Zs Du salbtest mir die Füße] (Thou annointest my feet). Germany's leading heldentenor Jonas Kaufman and bass baritone Rene Pape combine in this short clip. The subtext to this section is Psalm 45 (''Thy throne, oh God, is forever...''). It was highly personal to Wagner, who believed himself to have had a Jewish father. In response to the question Jews often ask each other, "What think ye Christ? Whose son is he?", Psalm 45 is the answer Jesus refered to when he said, "Why then does David in spirit call him Lord?" [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 23:42, June 19, 2023 (EDT) | + | *[https://youtu.be/BTf4W9409Zs Du salbtest mir die Füße] (Thou annointest my feet). Germany's leading heldentenor Jonas Kaufman and bass baritone Rene Pape combine in this short clip. The subtext to this section is Psalm 45 (''Thy throne, oh God, is forever...''). It was highly personal to Wagner, who believed himself to have had a Jewish father. In response to the question Jews often ask each other, "What think ye Christ? Whose son is he?", Psalm 45 is the answer Jesus referred to when he said, "Why then does David in spirit call him Lord?" |
| | I always wanted to be a music critic, but had to settle for writing on historical espionage subjects. | | I always wanted to be a music critic, but had to settle for writing on historical espionage subjects. |