Another totally off topic post. Gabriel Faure: Pavane, Op. 50

Before I discovered this priceless music I never imagined something this beautiful was possible.

Gabriel Faure: Pavane, Op. 50

The Pavane in F-sharp minor, opus number 50, was a composition for orchestra and optional chorus written by the French composer Gabriel Fauré in 1887.

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Hey visitors, while you're listening to 19th century music, you might want read this stuff from the 19th century. It's interesting that the New York Times was not quite ready to accept evolution in 1860.

March 28, 1860 New York Times book review of Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

March 13, 1871 New York Times book review of The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin