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The Dies Irae (starring Franz Liszt, with appearances by Johannes Brahms, Edgar Allan Poe, and George Bailey)

The Dies Irae (starring Franz Liszt, with appearances by Johannes Brahms, Edgar Allan Poe, and George Bailey)

What do the composer and pianist Franz Liszt and the Feast of All Souls have in common? The answer: the Dies Irae. The Dies Irae, Latin for “Day of Wrath,” is a hymn from the thirteenth century. The poem, describing the Day of Judgement, is written with an underlying...