The Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Greatest Hits, Volume II

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Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
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A1O Columbia the Gem of the Ocean
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
arranger:
Alexander Schreiner
recording of:
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
lyricist:
David T. Shaw
composer:
David T. Shaw (in 1843)
arranger:
Thomas a’Beckett (credited as arranger of "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean")
David T. Shaw, arr. Alexander Schreiner3:30
A2Londonderry Air
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
arranger:
Ralph Baldwin
recording of:
Londonderry Air
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Londonderry Air (for Harp, arr. Carlos Salzedo)
[unknown], arr. Ralph Baldwin3:10
A3This Is My Country
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
arranger:
Lowell M. Durham
recording of:
This Is My Country (American patriotic folk song)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Al Jacobs (in 1940)
Al Jacobs, arr. L. Durham3:55
A4Beautiful Dreamer
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
arranger:
L. Robinson (an arranger of Stephen Foster's "Beautiful Dreamer")
recording of:
Beautiful Dreamer
publisher:
Santa Barbara Music Publishing ("Dedicated to Nurturing the Choral Art")
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)
arranger:
Ronald Nelson (choral arranger)
Stephen Foster, arr. L. Robinson4:11
A5Land of Hope and Glory (Pomp and Circumstance no. 1)
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
arranger:
Arthur Fagge
recording of:
Land of Hope and Glory
anthem of:
England, United Kingdom (ended)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
Elgar, arr. Arthur Fagge5:05
B1Dixie
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
arranger:
Jay E. Welch
recording of:
Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (19th century songwriter)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[unknown], arr. Jay Welch1:45
B2Holy Art Thou (Largo from “Xerxes”)
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Holy Art Thou (Largo from “Xerxes”)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Handel5:40
B3He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
arranger:
Robert De Cormier
recording of:
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
[traditional], arr. R. de Cormier2:38
B4Father in Heaven
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Father in Heaven
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
Bach / Gounod5:00
B5The Battle Cry of Freedom
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
arranger:
Lowell M. Durham
recording of:
Battle Cry of Freedom
lyricist and composer:
George Frederick Root (aka G. Friedrich Wurzel) (in 1862)
George Frederick Root, arr. L. Durham3:15
B6Hallelujah, Amen (from “Judas Maccabaeus”)
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 68: Chorus "Hallelujah! Amen" (Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III
Handel2:10

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