Great Choral Classics

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1Carmina Burana - O Fortuna
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:35
2Requiem - Agnus Dei
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: V. Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré5:53
3Zadok The Priest
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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
George Frideric Handel5:17
4Ave Verum Corpus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
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 Mozart3:42
5Prince Igor - Polovtsian DancesАлександр Порфирьевич Бородин11:10
6Requiem - Sanctus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: III. Sanctus
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré3:16
7The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Old Hundredth (Psalm 100; arr. Vaughan Williams)
lyricist:
William Kethe
composer:
Loys Bourgeois (French renaissance composer)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1953)
is based on:
Old 100th (original tune)
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:53
8German Requiem - How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
An English Requiem, op. 45: IV. How lovely is Thy dwelling place (english translation of the deutsches Requiem)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. “Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen” (Chor)
part of:
An English Requiem, op. 45 (english translation of the deutsches Requiem)
Johannes Brahms5:20
9Requiem - Dies Irae
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: a. Dies irae (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:55
10I Was Glad
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
I was glad (Psalm 122)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1902)
Sir Hubert Parry4:49
11Requiem - Sanctus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IV. Sanctus (a doppio coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem (Manzoni requiem)
Giuseppe Verdi2:31
12Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel4:12
13Requiem - Lacrimosa
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (Süßmayr Edition; choir)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler and Franz Xaver Süßmayr (from 1791 until 1792)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:03
14Jerusalem
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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 Parry2:51