Today's
freebie from YourClassical comes from a Naxos compilation album,
Thanksgiving: Songs of Praise.
The
free piece from the album is a
Felix Mendelssohn composition -
Symphony No. 5: IV. Choral ein "feste Burg ist unser Gott".
I referred, earlier, to the album being a Naxos compilation album. It seems that it must be, because Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. Yet, the
free piece and the rest of the album are compositions by non-Americans and it is performed by an Irish orchestra. The pieces on the album must have been selected and compiled by Naxos in honor of the holiday, and when composed had nothing to do with Thanksgiving.
The piece is performed by the Ireland National Symphony Orchestra. As performed, the piece runs 8 minutes, 44 seconds in length. Credit for conducting the pieces that make up the album goes to Reinhard Seifried.
If you're interested in knowing more about the entire album, there is
a dedicated Naxos webpage from which you can learn more. There does not appear to be much in the way of reviews on that webpage or any other that I could find.
You can either (or both) stream the MP3 piece or download it, by navigating to
the dedicated YourClassical daily download webpage for the piece. Both the stream bar and the "Direct MP3 download link" are plain to see.