100 Best Sacred Works CD

100 Best Sacred Works Music

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Label	EMI Classics
Orig Year	4/3/2007
All Time Sales Rank	1027
CD Universe Part number	7394128
Catalog number	89227
Discs	6
Release Date	Apr 03, 2007
Recording Time	7 29
Additional Info	Box Set

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1. Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7 (1:03)
Composer	Gregorian Chant
Genre	Chant / Medieval Period
Period	Medieval
Country	Europe
2. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus: vv. 1-4 & 17-20 (5:47)
Common Name	Vv 1 4 & 17 20, Miserere Mei Deus Psalm 51 For Chorus
Composer	Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Performer	Timothy Beasley-Murray (Treble) Gerald Finley (Cantor)
Genre	Baroque Period / Motet / Psalm
Date Written	16th Century
Period	Baroque
3. Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32 (6:26)
Catalog No.	MB 32
Composer	John Dunstable (circa 1390 - 1453)
Genre	Medieval Period / Motet
Date Written	circa 1410-1453
Ensemble	Hilliard Ensemble
Period	Medieval
Country	England
4. O nata lux de lumine, motet (hymn) for 5 voices, P. 209 (1:56)
Catalog No.	P 209
Composer	Thomas Tallis (Composer) (circa 1505 - 1585)
Conductor	Sir Philip Ledger
Genre	Motet / Renaissance Period
Date Written	1575
Period	Renaissance
Country	England
5. Verbum caro factum est, responsory motet for 6 voices (6:44)
Composer	John Sheppard (Composer) (1515 - 1559)
Conductor	David Wulstan
Genre	Motet / Renaissance Period / Responsory
Date Written	1553-1558
Ensemble	Clerkes of Oxenford
Period	Renaissance
Country	England
6. Buccinate in neomenia tuba, motet for 19 voices (4:20)
Composer	Giovanni Gabrieli (circa 1555 - 1612)
Conductor	Denis Stevens
Performer	Barry Rose (Organ)
Genre	Motet / Renaissance Period
Ensemble	String & Brass Ensemble
Period	Renaissance
Country	Italy
7. O Magnum Mysterium, motet for 4 voices (4:10)
Composer	Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611)
Conductor	David Willcocks
Genre	Motet / Renaissance Period
Date Written	1572
Period	Renaissance
Country	Spain
8. Ave verum corpus (also anthem: "O Lord, God of Israel"), motet for 4 voices (SATB) (4:42)
Composer	William Byrd (Composer) (1543 - 1623)
Conductor	David Willcocks
Genre	Motet / Renaissance Period
Date Written	1605
Period	Renaissance
Country	England
9. Tu es Petrus, motet for 7 voices (from Motets Book I) (3:59)
Composer	Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (circa 1525 - 159
Conductor	David Willcocks
Genre	Motet / Renaissance Period
Date Written	1569
Period	Renaissance
10. Missa L'Homme arme, for 4 voices: Kyrie (4:10)
Common Name	Kyrie, Missa L'homme Arme For 4 Voices
Composer	Guillaume Dufay (circa 1400 - 1474)
Genre	Mass / Renaissance Period
Date Written	circa 1460
Ensemble	Hilliard Ensemble
Period	Renaissance
Country	France
11. Missa Bell' Amfirit'altera, for 8 voices, H. viii/55: Gloria (4:19)
Common Name	Gloria, Missa Bell' Amfirit'altera For 8 Voices
Composer	Orlande de Lassus (1532 - 1594)
Conductor	George Guest
Genre	Mass / Renaissance Period
Period	Renaissance
12. Mass "Euge Bone" for 6 voices: Credo (5:32)
Common Name	Euge Bone Mass, Mass For 6 Voices
Composer	Christopher Tye (1505 - 1572)
Conductor	Sir Philip Ledger
Genre	Mass / Renaissance Period
Period	Renaissance
13. Missa Paschalis (i), mass for 4 voices: Sanctus (4:28)
Composer	Heinrich Isaac (circa 1450 - 1517)
Genre	Mass / Renaissance Period
Ensemble	Hilliard Ensemble
Period	Renaissance
14. Mass for 4 Voices (SATB): Agnus Dei (3:54)
Common Name	Agnus Dei, Mass For 4 Voices
Composer	William Byrd (Composer) (1543 - 1623)
Genre	Mass / Renaissance Period
Date Written	1592-1593
Ensemble	Hilliard Ensemble
Period	Renaissance
Notes	Composition written: 1592-93. Composition revised: United Kingdom.
15. Absalon, Fili Mi, motet for 4 parts (poss. spurious) (4:28)
Composer	Josquin Desprez (circa 1455 - 1521)
Genre	Motet / Renaissance Period
Date Written	1497
Ensemble	Hilliard Ensemble
Period	Renaissance
Country	France
16. Hosanna to the son of David, anthem for 6 voices (3:13)
Composer	Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625)
Conductor	David Willcocks
Genre	Anthem / Renaissance Period
Date Written	circa 1610
Period	Renaissance
Country	England
17. Spem in Alium (also set as "Sing and glorify"), motet for 40 voices, P. 299 (10:23)
Catalog No.	P 299
Composer	Thomas Tallis (Composer) (circa 1505 - 1585)
Conductor	Andrew Parrott
Performer	Alan Wilson (Organ) Wim Becu (Sackbut) Paul Nicholson (Organ)
Genre	Motet / Renaissance Period
Date Written	circa 1567
Period	Renaissance
Country	England
18. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & con (2:29)
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Performer	Deborah Norman Sarah Fox
Genre	Baroque Period / Gloria
Date Written	1715
Period	Baroque
Country	Italy
19. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & con (2:28)
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Performer	Deborah Norman Sarah Fox
Genre	Baroque Period / Gloria
Date Written	1715
Period	Baroque
Country	Italy
20. Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14): Magnific (3:02)
Common Name	Magnific, Magnificat For 5 Voices 5 Part Chorus Orchestra & Continuo
Catalog No.	BWV 243
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Genre	Baroque Period / Magnificat
Date Written	06/1733
Period	Baroque
21. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: For unto us a child is born (4:20)
Common Name	Messiah Oratorio
Catalog No.	HWV 56
Composer	George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor	Sir Charles Mackerras
Genre	Baroque Period / Oratorio
Date Written	1741
Period	Baroque
Country	England
22. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Bereite dich, Zion (5:33)
Common Name	Bereite Dich Zion, Weihnachtsoratorium Christmas Oratorio
Catalog No.	BWV 248
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor	Sir Philip Ledger
Performer	Dame Janet Baker [Mezzo Soprano]
Genre	Baroque Period / Oratorio
Date Written	1734
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
23. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258 (5:20)
Common Name	Zadok The Priest Coronation Anthem 1 For Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	HWV 258
Composer	George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Genre	Anthem / Baroque Period
Date Written	1727
Period	Baroque
Country	United Kingdom
24. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Cum Sancto Spiritu (4:25)
Common Name	Cum Sancto Spiritu, Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	BWV 232
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor	Eugen Jochum
Genre	Baroque Period / Mass
Date Written	1748-1749
Period	Baroque
25. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Et incarnatus est (4:30)
Common Name	Et Incarnatus Est, Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	BWV 232
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor	Eugen Jochum
Genre	Baroque Period / Mass
Date Written	1748-1749
Period	Baroque
26. O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchlein No. 24), BWV 622 (BC (5:25)
Catalog No.	BWV 622
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Peter Hurford (Organ)
Genre	Baroque Period / Chorale Prelude
Date Written	1713-1715
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
Venue	Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands
27. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166): Zion hört die Wächter singen (4:47)
Common Name	Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme, Cantata, Cantata 140
Catalog No.	BWV 140
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor	Wolfgang Gonnenwein
Genre	Baroque Period / Cantata
Date Written	11/25/1731
Ensemble	Consortium Musicum
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
28. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D (6:24)
Catalog No.	BWV 244
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor	John Nelson [Conductor]
Genre	Baroque Period / Passion
Date Written	1736
Period	Baroque
29. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesus bleibet meine Freude (J (3:31)
Common Name	Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, Cantata, Cantata 147
Catalog No.	BWV 147
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor	David Willcocks
Genre	Baroque Period / Cantata
Date Written	07/02/1723
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
30. Thou know'st, Lord (2nd setting), anthem for chorus, slidetrumpets & organ, Z. 58c (2:22)
Catalog No.	Z 58C
Composer	Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Conductor	Sir Philip Ledger
Genre	Anthem / Baroque Period
Date Written	1695
Ensemble	Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Period	Baroque
31. Hear my prayer, O Lord, anthem for chorus, violins & continuo, Z. 15 (unfinished) (2:14)
Catalog No.	Z 15
Composer	Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Conductor	Sir Philip Ledger
Genre	Anthem / Baroque Period
Date Written	circa 1681
Period	Baroque
Country	England
32. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D (2:46)
Catalog No.	BWV 244
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor	David Willcocks
Genre	Baroque Period / Passion
Date Written	1736
Period	Baroque
33. Crucifixus a 8 Voix (3:43)
Composer	Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740)
Conductor	Sir Philip Ledger
Genre	Baroque Period / Motet
Date Written	circa 1690-1739
Period	Baroque
Country	Italy
34. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: I know that my redeemer liveth (6:42)
Common Name	Messiah Oratorio
Catalog No.	HWV 56
Composer	George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor	Sir Charles Mackerras
Performer	Elizabeth Harwood
Genre	Baroque Period / Oratorio
Date Written	1741
Period	Baroque
Country	England
35. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus (4:01)
Common Name	Hallelujah Chorus, Messiah Oratorio
Catalog No.	HWV 56
Composer	George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor	Sir Charles Mackerras
Performer	Elizabeth Harwood
Genre	Baroque Period / Oratorio
Date Written	1741
Period	Baroque
Country	England
36. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Introit. Requiem aeternam (4:27)
Common Name	Introit Requiem Aeternam, Requiem For For Chorus And Orchestra
Catalog No.	K 626
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Franz Welser-Most
Performer	Felicity Lott
Genre	Classical Period / Mass / Requiem
Date Written	1791
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
37. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Kyrie (2:35)
Common Name	Kyrie, Requiem For For Chorus And Orchestra
Catalog No.	K 626
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Franz Welser-Most
Performer	Felicity Lott
Genre	Classical Period / Mass / Requiem
Date Written	1791
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
38. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa (2:58)
Common Name	Requiem For For Chorus And Orchestra
Catalog No.	K 626
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Franz Welser-Most
Performer	Felicity Lott
Genre	Classical Period / Mass / Requiem
Date Written	1791
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
39. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum (5:30)
Common Name	Laudate Dominum, Vesperae Solennes De Confessore For For Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	K 339
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Sir Neville Marriner
Performer	Barbara Hendricks
Genre	Classical Period / Vespers
Date Written	1780
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
40. Regina coeli, antiphon for soprano, chorus & orchestra, K. 127: Regina coeli (4:04)
Common Name	Regina Coeli, Regina Coeli Antiphon For Soprano Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	K 127
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Peter Neumann
Genre	Classical Period
Date Written	1772
Ensemble	Collegium Cartusianum
Period	Classical
41. Mass No. 17 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor (fragment, "Great Mass"), K. 427 (K. 417a): (4:57)
Common Name	Great Mass Mass, Mass 17 For For Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	K 417A / K 427
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Raymond Leppard
Performer	Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Genre	Classical Period / Mass
Date Written	1783
Period	Classical
Notes	Composition written: 1783. Composition revised: Germany.
42. Mass No. 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317: Benedictus (3:16)
Common Name	Coronation Mass, Mass 15 For Vocal Soloists Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	K 317
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Eugen Jochum
Performer	Edda Moser Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Julia Hamari Nicolai Gedda
Genre	Classical Period / Mass
Date Written	1779
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
43. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a): Alleluia (2:56)
Common Name	Alleluia, Exsultate Jubilate Motet For Soprano & Orchestra
Catalog No.	K 158A / K 165
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Georg Fischer
Performer	Lucia Popp
Genre	Classical Period / Motet
Date Written	1773
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
44. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618 (3:27)
Catalog No.	K 618
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Riccardo Muti
Genre	Classical Period / Motet
Date Written	1791
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
45. Die Schopfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: With verdure clad (4:54)
Common Name	Die Schopfung The Creation
Catalog No.	H 21
Composer	Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Conductor	Sir Simon Rattle
Performer	Philip Langridge Arleen Auger David Thomas [Bass]
Genre	Classical Period / Oratorio
Date Written	1798
Period	Classical
Notes	Composition written: 1798. Composition revised: England.
46. Die Schopfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: The heavens are telling (3:37)
Common Name	The Heavens Are Telling, Die Schopfung The Creation
Catalog No.	H 21
Composer	Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Conductor	Sir Simon Rattle
Performer	Philip Langridge Arleen Auger David Thomas [Bass]
Genre	Classical Period / Oratorio
Date Written	1798
Period	Classical
Notes	Composition written: 1798. Composition revised: England.
47. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ("Lord Nelson"), H. 22/11: Kyrie (4:25)
Common Name	Lord Nelson Mass, Mass For For Chorus Organ & Orchestra
Catalog No.	H 22
Composer	Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Conductor	Sir Neville Marriner
Performer	Keith Lewis Christine Schonknecht Robert Holl Margaret Marshall
Genre	Classical Period / Mass
Date Written	1798
Period	Classical
Notes	Composition written: 1798. Composition revised: England.
48. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ("Lord Nelson"), H. 22/11: Gloria in excelsi (3:26)
Common Name	Lord Nelson Mass, Mass For For Chorus Organ & Orchestra
Catalog No.	H 22
Composer	Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Conductor	Sir Neville Marriner
Performer	Keith Lewis Christine Schonknecht Robert Holl Margaret Marshall
Genre	Classical Period / Mass
Date Written	1798
Period	Classical
Notes	Composition written: 1798. Composition revised: England.
49. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major, Op. 86: Kyrie (5:34)
Common Name	Kyrie, Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Conductor	Carlo Maria Giulini
Performer	Marius Rintzler Theo Altmeyer Elly Ameling Dame Janet Baker [Mezzo Soprano]
Genre	Mass / Romantic Period
Date Written	1807
Period	Romantic
Country	Austria
50. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur ("Himmel ruhmen des ewigen Ehre"), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/4 (2:31)
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Conductor	Wilhelm Pitz
Genre	Classical Period
Date Written	1800
Period	Classical
Country	Germany
51. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ("Missa Solemnis"), Op. 123: Gloria (17:12)
Common Name	Missa Solemnis Mass, Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Conductor	Jeffrey Tate
Performer	Hans Tschammer Hans-Peter Blochwitz Carol Vaness
Genre	Classical Period / Mass
Date Written	1819-1823
Period	Classical
52. Te Deum, motet for 8 voices, chorus & orchestra, H. 146: Prelude (1:47)
Common Name	Te Deum Motet For 8 Voices Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	H 146
Composer	Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
Conductor	Sir Philip Ledger
Genre	Baroque Period
Date Written	?1692
Period	Baroque
53. Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) (3:14)
Common Name	Ave Maria For Voice & Piano
Composer	Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Performer	Dame Janet Baker [Mezzo Soprano] Sir Philip Ledger (Organ)
Genre	Romantic Period
Date Written	circa 1852
Period	Romantic
Country	France
Venue	King's College Chapel, Cambridge, Englan
Recording Date	1954
54. Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in G major: Credo - openin (3:50)
Common Name	Messe Solennelle De Sainte Cecile For For Chorus Orchestra & Organ
Composer	Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Conductor	Georges Pretre
Performer	Laurence Dale
Genre	Mass / Romantic Period
Period	Romantic
55. Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in G major: Sanctus (5:33)
Common Name	Messe Solennelle De Sainte Cecile For For Chorus Orchestra & Organ
Composer	Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Conductor	Georges Pretre
Performer	Laurence Dale
Genre	Mass / Romantic Period
Period	Romantic
56. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ("tril (4:14)
Composer	Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Genre	Oratorio / Romantic Period
Date Written	10/1850-07/1854
Period	Romantic
Country	France
57. Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22): Tu, Christe, Rex gl (5:38)
Common Name	Te Deum For Tenor 3 Choruses Brass Bands Organ & Orchestra
Catalog No.	H 118
Composer	Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
Conductor	John Nelson [Conductor]
Performer	Marie-Claire Alain (Organ)
Genre	Anthem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1849
Ensemble	Maitrise d'Antony
Period	Romantic
Country	France
Venue	La Madeleine, Paris, France
58. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: Pie Jesu (3:29)
Common Name	Pie Jesu, Requiem For 2 Solo Voices Chorus Organ & Orchestra
Composer	Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Conductor	David Hill [Conductor]
Performer	Nancy Argenta Stephen Farr (Organ)
Genre	Requiem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1887-1900
Period	Romantic
Country	France
59. Ubi caritas, motet for chorus, Op. 10/1 (2:40)
Composer	Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)
Conductor	David Hill [Conductor]
Genre	Motet
Date Written	1960
60. Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 11 (5:51)
Composer	Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Conductor	David Hill [Conductor]
Performer	Stephen Farr (Organ)
Genre	Anthem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1865
Period	Romantic
Country	France
61. Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass (4:56)
Composer	César Franck (1822 - 1890)
Conductor	Maurice Handford
Genre	Aria / Communion / Romantic Period
Date Written	1872
Period	Romantic
62. Gloria, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 177: Laudamus te (3:00)
Common Name	Laudamus Te, Gloria For Soprano Chorus & Orchestra
Catalog No.	FP 177
Composer	Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
Conductor	Georges Pretre
Genre	Gloria
Date Written	1959-1960
Country	France
63. Vinea mea electa, motet for chorus (4 motets pour un temps de pénitence), FP 97/2 (3:49)
Catalog No.	FP 97
Composer	Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
Conductor	Harry Christophers
Genre	Motet
Date Written	1938
Ensemble	Sixteen
Country	France
64. Suite Gothique, for organ, Op. 25: Prière à Notre-Dame (4:08)
Common Name	Priere A Notre Dame, Suite Gothique For Organ
Composer	Léon Boëllmann (1862 - 1897)
Performer	Frederic Bayco (Organ)
Genre	Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written	1895
Period	Romantic
Country	France
Venue	Holy Trinity Church, Paddington, London,
65. O sacrum convivium!, for voices, I/18 (5:10)
Composer	Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Conductor	Terry Edwards
Genre	Motet
Date Written	1937
Country	France
66. Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op. (3:25)
Composer	Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Performer	Peter Barley (Organ) Olaf Bar
Genre	Requiem
Date Written	1947
Country	France
67. Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op. (5:43)
Composer	Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Performer	Peter Barley (Organ) Olaf Bar
Genre	Requiem
Date Written	1947
Country	France
68. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: In Paradisum (3:43)
Common Name	In Paradisum, Requiem For 2 Solo Voices Chorus Organ & Orchestra
Composer	Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Conductor	David Willcocks
Genre	Requiem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1887-1900
Period	Romantic
Country	France
69. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra No.2 in E flat major, Op. 80: Sanctus (1:33)
Common Name	Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837)
Conductor	Gerhard Wilhelm
Genre	Classical Period / Mass
Date Written	1804
Ensemble	Werner Keltsch Instrumental Ensemble
Period	Classical
70. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: O rest in the Lord (3:43)
Common Name	Elijah Elias
Composer	Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Conductor	Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
Performer	Dame Janet Baker [Mezzo Soprano]
Genre	Oratorio / Romantic Period
Date Written	08/11/1846
Period	Romantic
71. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: And then shall your light break forth (3:19)
Common Name	Elijah Elias
Composer	Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Conductor	Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
Performer	Dame Janet Baker [Mezzo Soprano]
Genre	Oratorio / Romantic Period
Date Written	08/11/1846
Period	Romantic
72. Stabat mater for 2 sopranos, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra: Cujus animam (6:59)
Common Name	Cujus Animam, Stabat Mater For 2 Sopranos Tenor Bass Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Conductor	Riccardo Muti
Performer	Robert Gambill
Genre	Oratorio / Romantic Period
Date Written	1841
Period	Romantic
Country	Italy
73. Psalm 23 ("Gott ist mein Hirt"), for female voices & piano, D. 706 (Op. posth. 132) (4:58)
Catalog No.	D 706
Composer	Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Performer	Sir Philip Ledger (Piano)
Genre	Psalm / Romantic Period
Date Written	12/1820
Period	Romantic
Country	Austria
74. Deutsche Messe (German Mass), for mixed chorus, wind ensemble & organ, D. 872: Heilig, heilig, heili (2:30)
Common Name	Heilig Heilig Heili, Deutsche Messe German Mass For Chorus Wind Ensemble & Organ
Catalog No.	D 872
Composer	Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Conductor	Wolfgang Sawallisch
Genre	Mass / Romantic Period
Date Written	1826-1827
Period	Romantic
Country	Austria
75. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) (4:26)
Common Name	Ave Maria Ellens, Ellens Gesang Iii For Voice & Piano
Catalog No.	D 839
Composer	Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Conductor	Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Performer	Anneliese Rothenberger
Genre	Romantic Period / Song
Date Written	1825
Period	Romantic
76. Ave verum, motet for chorus, Op. 2/1 (2:35)
Composer	Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Conductor	Christopher Robinson
Performer	Harry Bramma (Organ)
Genre	Motet / Romantic Period
Date Written	1887
Period	Romantic
Country	United Kingdom
77. Nun danket alle Gott, marche triomphale (chorale improvisation) for organ (& brass ad lib), Op. 65/5 (3:36)
Composer	Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933)
Performer	Sir Philip Ledger (Organ)
Genre	March
Date Written	1908-1910
Venue	King's College Chapel, Cambridge, Englan
Recording Date	1961-64
78. Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6 (3:11)
Composer	Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
Conductor	Wilhelm Pitz
Genre	Motet / Romantic Period
Date Written	circa 1861
Period	Romantic
Country	Austria
79. Evening Hymn for chorus & organ (6:06)
Composer	Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877 - 1950)
Conductor	Simon Halsey
Performer	Thomas Trotter (Organ)
Genre	Hymn
Date Written	circa 1910
80. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Recordare (4:21)
Common Name	Recordare, Requiem Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Conductor	Carlo Maria Giulini
Performer	Nicolai Gedda Nicolai Ghiaurov Christa Ludwig
Genre	Mass / Requiem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1874
Period	Romantic
Country	Italy
81. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Ingemisco (3:47)
Common Name	Ingemisco, Requiem Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Conductor	Carlo Maria Giulini
Performer	Nicolai Gedda Nicolai Ghiaurov Christa Ludwig
Genre	Mass / Requiem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1874
Period	Romantic
Country	Italy
82. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Lux aeterna (6:52)
Common Name	Lux Aeterna, Requiem Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Conductor	Carlo Maria Giulini
Performer	Nicolai Gedda Nicolai Ghiaurov Christa Ludwig
Genre	Mass / Requiem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1874
Period	Romantic
Country	Italy
83. Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 45: Wie lie (6:10)
Common Name	Ein Deutsches Requiem A German Requiem For Soprano Baritone Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Conductor	Klaus Tennstedt
Genre	Requiem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1857-1868
Period	Romantic
Country	Germany
84. Mass for tenor, baritone, bass, chorus & orchestra in A flat major ("Messa di gloria"): Gloria in ex (4:36)
Common Name	Messa Di Gloria Mass, Mass For Tenor Baritone Bass Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Conductor	Antonio Pappano
Genre	Mass / Romantic Period
Date Written	1880
Period	Romantic
85. I Was Glad (Psalm 122), anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra) (6:47)
Composer	Hubert Parry (1848 - 1918)
Conductor	Sir Philip Ledger
Genre	Anthem / Romantic Period
Date Written	1902
Ensemble	Royal Military School of Music Band
Period	Romantic
Country	United Kingdom
86. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Agnus Dei (3:40)
Common Name	The Armed Man For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Karl Jenkins (1944 - )
Conductor	Karl Jenkins
Performer	Paul Beniston (Trumpet)
Date Written	1999
87. Ave Maria, for chorus a cappella (after Bogoroditse D'vo) (1:58)
Common Name	Ave Maria For Chorus
Composer	Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Date Written	1949
Country	Russia
88. Chichester Psalms, for boy soloist, chorus & orchestra: 1. Maestoso ma energico - Allegro molto (3:50)
Common Name	Chichester Psalms For Boy For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Performer	Rachel Masters (Harp) Daniel Sladden Peter Barley (Organ) John Bowley David Corkhill (Percussion)
Genre	Psalm
Date Written	1965
Country	United States of America
89. Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Pie Jesu (2:51)
Common Name	Pie Jesu, Requiem For For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948 - )
Conductor	Kirk Trevor
Performer	Jane Gilchrist Simon Gibson (Organ)
Genre	Requiem
Date Written	1984
Country	United Kingdom
90. Voca Me (4:50)
Composer	Robert Prizeman (1952 - )
Performer	Joseph Platt (Voice) Anthony Chadney (Voice) Christopher Robson (Voice)
91. Ave Maria (4:11)
Composer	Tolga Kashif (1965 - )
Conductor	Philip Ellis
Performer	Steve Price (Programming) Lesley Garrett
92. Mass for soloists & chorus in G minor: Kyrie (3:58)
Common Name	Kyrie, Mass For Soloists & Chorus
Composer	Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Conductor	David Willcocks
Genre	Mass
Date Written	1920-1921
Country	United Kingdom
93. Totus Tuus, for chorus, Op. 60 (8:56)
Composer	Henryk Mikolaj Górecki (1933 - )
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Genre	Chorus
Date Written	1987
Country	Poland
94. Magnificat, for chorus (6:22)
Common Name	Magnificat For Chorus
Composer	Arvo Pärt (1935 - )
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Genre	Magnificat
Date Written	1989
Country	Estonia
95. Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for alto, tenor & chorus, Op. 37: Ave Maria (2:59)
Common Name	Ave Maria, Vespers All Night Vigil For Alto Tenor & Chorus
Composer	Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Date Written	1915
Country	Russia
96. Song for Athene, for chorus (6:12)
Composer	John Tavener (Composer) (1944 - )
Conductor	David Hill [Conductor]
Genre	Chorus
Date Written	1993
Country	England
97. Nunc dimittis for voice, trumpet & strings (2:44)
Composer	Geoffrey Burgon (1941 - )
Performer	Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet) Paul Miles-Kingston (Treble) Martin Neary (Organ)
Date Written	1979
Country	United Kingdom
98. Requiem for chorus & orchestra: Requiem aeternam (5:39)
Common Name	Requiem Aeternam, Requiem For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	John Rutter (1945 - )
Conductor	Stephen Cleobury
Genre	Requiem
Date Written	1985
Country	United Kingdom
99. Agnus Dei, for chorus (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 (7:45)
Common Name	Agnus Dei For Chorus
Composer	Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
Conductor	David Hill [Conductor]
Genre	Agnus Dei
Date Written	1967
Country	United States of America
100. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Benedictus (7:37)
Common Name	The Armed Man For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer	Karl Jenkins (1944 - )
Conductor	Karl Jenkins
Performer	Guy Johnson [Cello] (Cello)
Date Written	1999

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