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A Musical Tour

For a moment they hesitate, seeming to take breath, and then all the voices together affirm with unshakable conviction that all that is

All that is… … is good.

The heroism of Händel and his fearless music, which breathes of courage and faith, is summed up in this cry of the dying Hercules.