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▼CD 1
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1Agnus Dei
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College (Cambridge)
conductor and chorus master:
Richard Marlow
recording of:
Agnus Dei (arr. Samuel Barber for chorus)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
arranger:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 11)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber9:35
2Pagliacci: Bell Chorus
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “I zampognari!” … “Don, din don, … din don, suona vespero” (Ragazzi, Coro di contadini e contadine)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:36
3Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Hymn
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni6:15
4Jerusalem
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (Cambridge)
conductor:
Richard Marlow
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Sir Hubert Parry2:53
5Carmen: March of the Toreadors
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les toréadors (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
arrangement of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
Georges Bizet3:13
6Requiem: In Paradisum
choir vocals:
The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (Cambridge)
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Richard Marlow
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré3:40
7Requiem: Requiem aeternam - Kyrie
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
solo soprano vocals:
Angela Maria Blasi (soprano)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (Süßmayr Edition; choir and soprano solo)
orchestrator:
Franz Jakob Freystädtler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) and Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:40
8Polovtsian Dances
partial recording of:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin)
arrangement of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Polovtsian Dance with Choir
part of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин5:54
9Miserere
assistant engineer:
Mike Cox (engineer)
engineer:
Andrew Hallifax
executive producer:
John Kehoe
producer:
Morten Winding
bass vocals:
James Elias (choir vocalist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (Cambridge) (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
countertenor vocals:
Reiner Schneider-Waterberg
soprano vocals:
Rebecca Daldorph and Louisa Keily
conductor:
Richard Marlow (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
chorus master:
Richard Marlow
recorded at:
Trinity College Chapel (Cambridge, UK) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
Gregorio Allegri8:21
10Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
recorded in:
München, Bayern, Germany (from 1972-11 until 1972-12)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (from 1972-11 until 1972-12)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (from 1972-11 until 1972-12)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor) (from 1972-11 until 1972-12)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (from 1972-11 until 1972-12)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:23
11The Flying Dutchman: Sailors' Chorus
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
conductor:
Wilhelm Schüchter
recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt III, Nr. 7. Chor der Norvegischen Matrosen und Ensemble "Steuermann! Lass die Wacht!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt III
Richard Wagner2:39
12Aida: Grand March
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
performer:
King’s Division Normandy Band
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:35
13Crucifixus
choir vocals:
Balthasar‐Neumann‐Chor (from 1998-11-23 until 1998-11-25)
orchestra:
Balthasar‐Neumann‐Ensemble (from 1998-11-23 until 1998-11-25)
conductor:
Thomas Hengelbrock (German violinist and conductor) (from 1998-11-23 until 1998-11-25)
recorded at:
Villa Berg in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1998-11-23 until 1998-11-25)
recording of:
Credo in F major: Crucifixus (from 1998-11-23 until 1998-11-25)
composer:
Antonio Lotti
part of:
Credo in F major
recording of:
Crucifixus a 8
composer:
Antonio Lotti
Antonio Lotti3:42
14The Lamb
recording engineer:
Andrew Hallifax (from 1993-07-09 until 1993-07-11)
assistant engineer:
Geoff Miles (editor and engineer)
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College (Cambridge) (from 1993-07-09 until 1993-07-11)
conductor:
Richard Marlow (from 1993-07-09 until 1993-07-11)
recorded at:
Trinity College Chapel (Cambridge, UK) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-07-09 until 1993-07-11)
recording of:
The Lamb (from 1993-07-09 until 1993-07-11)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener2:57
15Requiem Mass "Manzoni": Dies irae / Tuba mirum
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
16Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
London Musici Chamber Choir
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:43
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1Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:04
2Ein deutsches Requiem: How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. “Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen” (Chor) (in 1992)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Johannes Brahms5:14
3Ave verum corpus
assistant engineer:
Mike Cox (engineer)
engineer:
Andrew Hallifax
executive producer:
John Kehoe
producer:
Morten Winding
organ:
Silas Standage (composer/harpsichordist/organist (né Silas Standage))
choir vocals:
The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (Cambridge) (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
conductor:
Richard Marlow (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
recorded at:
Trinity College Chapel (Cambridge, UK) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:55
4Entr'acte and Waltz
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 1, no. 13. Антракт (Entr'acte)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие второе
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:10
5Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel5:43
6Messe in H-Moll, BWV 232. Qui tollis peccata mundi
choir vocals:
Balthasar‐Neumann‐Chor (in 1996-10)
orchestra:
Freiburger Barockorchester (in 1996-10)
conductor:
Thomas Hengelbrock (German violinist and conductor) (in 1996-10)
recorded at:
Evangelische Peter-und-Paul-Kirche, Gönningen in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1996-10)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: IX. Qui tollis peccata mundi (in 1996-10)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 46 "Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgendein Schmerz sei": I. Coro "Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgendein Schmerz sei"
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232
Johann Sebastian Bach3:15
7Alles vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Rundfunkchor Berlin
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
chorus master:
Michael Gläser (German singer and choral conductor) and Robin Gritton
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists) (in 1996)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1906)
librettist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust
Gustav Mahler6:00
8Vespers: Deus in adiutorium
choir vocals:
Cantus Cölln
conductor:
Konrad Junghänel (lutenist and conductor)
performer:
Cantus Cölln and Concerto Palatino (early music wind instruments ensemble)
recording of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: I. "Deus in adiutorium" / II. Toccata "Domine ad adiuvandum"
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (for chorus & instruments)
Claudio Monteverdi2:12
9Ode to Joy
bass vocals:
Detlef Roth
choir vocals:
Schweizer Kammerchor
contralto vocals:
Birgit Remmert (operatic mezzo‐soprano and contralto)
soprano vocals:
Ruth Ziesak (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Steve Davislim (tenor)
orchestra:
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor)
chorus master:
Fritz Näf
partial recording of:
Ode an die Freude
anthem of:
Europe (from 1972-01-19 to present)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1824)
is based on:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:09
10Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene I. “Treulich geführt ziehet dahin”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner5:37
11Champagne Chorus
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Nr. 11a Finale „Im Feuerstrom der Reben“ (Orlofsky, Eisenstein, Rosalinde, Frank, Falke, Adele, Ida, Chor)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Johann Strauss II2:46
12Shepherds' Farewell
recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25: Deuxième Partie: La Fuite en Egypte: No. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ: Deuxième Partie "La Fuite en Égypte"
Hector Berlioz3:27
13Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:53
14Hear My Prayer
assistant engineer:
Mike Cox (engineer)
engineer:
Andrew Hallifax
executive producer:
John Kehoe
producer:
Morten Winding
choir vocals:
The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (Cambridge) (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
conductor:
Richard Marlow (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
recorded at:
Trinity College Chapel (Cambridge, UK) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
recording of:
Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z. 15 (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 15)
Henry Purcell2:55
15Ave Maria
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 6. Богородице Дево, радуйся
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37 (All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:15
16Faust: Soldiers' Chorus
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod4:05
17Carmina burana: O Fortuna
recorded in:
München, Bayern, Germany (in 1973-07)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (in 1973-07)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (in 1973-07)
conductor:
Kurt Eichhorn (conductor) (in 1973-07)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: XXV. O Fortuna (reprise) (in 1973-07)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis
Carl Orff2:38

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