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Tom Service, composer Julian Anderson and Stravinsky biographer Stephen Walsh examine the Symphony of Psalms with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Singers and the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵSO conducted by Michal Dworzynski. Stravinsky composed his psalm settings in the years between the two World Wars, and they are one of the first musical expressions of his re-discovered Christian faith. The work has proved one of the composer's most successful and influential pieces. Tom Service hosts a round table forum on the piece, examining its background and the ideas behind the music with illustrations and a complete performance given by the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Singers and Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Symphony Orchestra.
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