{"id":1439,"date":"2013-09-29T10:49:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T09:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraldgarcia.com\/wordpress\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2013-10-04T18:52:43","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T17:52:43","slug":"popes-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/?p=1439","title":{"rendered":"Pope’s Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Parsifal, the hero’s path to compassion and understanding can be a metaphor for the church. ”<\/p>\n

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This is another post<\/a> with more than a whiff of the ecclesiastical.
\nPope Francis<\/a> is the second Pope in recent times with an interest in classical music (see below).
\nUnfortunately His Holiness doesn’t mention whether he listens to smaller scale works than Wagner’s Ring or the Bach St.Matthew Passion, although I’m sure he would appreciate Barrios’ La Catedral.
\nIn fact, when he visited Brazil, he did play the guitar, more than in a metaphorical way – a papal aide says “In 2007, Benedict came and played the standard classical nocturne that he was famous for, and his devotees loved it. Francis came and played the guitar in his very accessible style and the crowds went wild,\u201d We have to remember the Holy Father is Argentinian, although i suspect Piazzolla isn’t one of the composers he plays.<\/p>\n