So ihr mich liebt Soavi zeffiri al mar c'invitano he honored the low-stringed instrument

he honored the low-stringed instrument with a grand

The extraordinarily high reputation among Handel's contemporaries of his Passion Oratorio to words by Brockes is indicated by the fact that no less eminent a musician than Johann Sebastian Bach himself made a copy of this work

in addition the chorales and songs are performed by a separate group of instruments

and dance music – with which today’s composers can breathe new life into traditional melodies and texts

the work stands out among Bruckner’s Masses and those of his contemporaries because of its scoring

So ihr mich liebt Soavi zeffiri al mar c'invitano he honored the low-stringed instrument