Video duration: 444 seconds
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High Mass Celebrated by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, June 29, 1985.
Kathleen Battle, soprano
Trudeliese Schmidt, alto
Gösta Winbergh, tenor
Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass
Wiener Singverein
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
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From a summer concert in Central Park, Rufus Wainwright starts out his performance with a song from "Want Two," called "Agnus Dei." Wainwright considers this as a bit of a war protest song, as the lyrics are, "Lamb of God, You who takes away the sins of the world, give us peace, give us peace."
Video duration: 283 seconds
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High resolution and stereo sound:
http://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=UbHjdg EiMO0&fmt=18
(original sound was only 32 kbps, though)
Agnus Dei, from Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor, BWV 232.
Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor.
Le Concert Spirituel, conducted by Hervé Niquet.
Salle Pleyel, Paris - February 10, 2008.
M.D.