Observe and listen. This type of thing -- so simple, beautiful, rooted in tradition but looking forward to the future -- was not common at St. Peters for decades. What's more, he has done what even Pius X tried and failed to accomplish in fixing music at the Vatican. There is no preconciliar recording or video at St. Peters that sounds this great.
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