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Our series on the Mystic Minimalists continues with John Tavener,  whose encounters with Eastern thought changed him into one of the most  spiritually-connected composers to ever write music.

Hosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters

The Protecting Veil (excerpt), LSO/Rozhdestvensky; Isserlis, vc.
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\\nThe Whale, I, London Sinfonietta/Tavener
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\\nLittle Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch (excerpt)
\\nEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Westminster Abbey Choir/Martin Neary
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\\nAkethist of Thanksgiving (excerpt)
\\nBBC Symphony Orchestra, Westminster Abbey Choir & BBC Singers/Martin Neary
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\\nThe Dormition fr. The Protecting Veil, LSO/Rozhdestvensky; Isserlis, vc.
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\\nPushkin & Lermontov & Smert fr. Akhmatova Songs
\\nPatricia Rozario & the Vanbrugh Quartet
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\\nSong for Athene, English Chamber Orchestra & Westminster Abbey Choir/Neary
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\\nPrayer of the Heart, Bj\\xf6rk & the Brodsky String Quartet