A huge chandelier fell from the ceiling just before the 1791 London premiere of Joseph Haydn's latest symphony - but the audience was saved because they had all crowded around the orchestra pit to watch Haydn at work. Thus was born the "...See moreA huge chandelier fell from the ceiling just before the 1791 London premiere of Joseph Haydn's latest symphony - but the audience was saved because they had all crowded around the orchestra pit to watch Haydn at work. Thus was born the "Miracle Symphony." Another amazing event took place when King George I thrilled all of London with a floating barge of musicians playing Handel's spectacle "Water Music" along the River Thames. The program concludes with the transcendental "Prayer of St Gregory" by Alan Hovhaness.
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