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100 Best Sacred Works

100 Best Sacred Works
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Disc 1:

  1. Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7
  2. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus
  3. Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32
  4. O nata lux de lumine, motet (hymn) for 5 voices, P. 209
  5. Verbum caro factum est, responsory motet for 6 voices
  6. Buccinate in neomenia tuba, motet for 19 voices
  7. O Magnum Mysterium, motet for 4 voices
  8. Ave verum corpus (also anthem: 'O Lord, God of Israel'), motet for 4 voices (SATB)
  9. Tu es Petrus, motet for 7 voices (from Motets Book I)
  10. Missa L'Homme armé, for 4 voices: Kyrie
  11. Missa Bell' Amfirit'altera, for 8 voices, H. viii/55: Gloria
  12. Mass 'Euge Bone' for 6 voices: Credo
  13. Missa Paschalis (i), mass for 4 voices: Sanctus
  14. Mass for 4 Voices (SATB): Agnus Dei
  15. Absalon, Fili Mi, motet for 4 parts (poss. spurious)
  16. Hosanna to the son of David, anthem for 6 voices
  17. Spem in Alium (also set as 'Sing and glorify'), motet for 40 voices, P. 299

Disc 2:

  1. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589: Gloria
  2. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589: Laudamu
  3. Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14): Magnificat anima mea
  4. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: For unto us a child is born
  5. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Bereite dich, Zion
  6. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258
  7. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Cum Sancto Spiritu
  8. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Et incarnatus est
  9. O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchlein No. 24), BWV 622 (BC K51)
  10. Cantata No. 140, 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,' BWV 140 (BC A166): Zion hört die Wächter singen
  11. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Ebarme dich, mein Gott
  12. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring)
  13. Thou know'st, Lord (2nd setting), anthem for chorus, slidetrumpets & organ, Z. 58c
  14. Hear my prayer, O Lord, anthem for chorus, violins & continuo, Z. 15 (unfinished)
  15. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): O sacred head, sore wounded
  16. Crucifixus a 8 Voix
  17. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: I know that my redeemer liveth
  18. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus

Disc 3:

  1. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Introit. Requiem aeternam
  2. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Kyrie
  3. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa
  4. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum
  5. Regina coeli, antiphon for soprano, chorus & orchestra, K. 127: Regina coeli
  6. Mass No. 17 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor (fragment, 'Great Mass'), K. 427 (K. 417a): Laudamus te
  7. Mass No. 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ('Coronation'), K. 317: Benedictus
  8. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a): Alleluia
  9. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618
  10. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: With verdure clad
  11. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: The heavens are telling
  12. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Kyrie
  13. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ('Lord Nelson'), H. 22/11: Gloria in excelsis Deo
  14. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major, Op. 86: Kyrie
  15. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur ('Himmel ruhmen des ewigen Ehre'), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/4
  16. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major ('Missa Solemnis'), Op. 123: Gloria

Disc 4:

  1. Te Deum, motet for 8 voices, chorus & orchestra, H. 146: Prelude
  2. Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
  3. Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in G major: Credo - opening
  4. Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in G major: Sanctus
  5. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacrée') H. 130 (Op. 25): The
  6. Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22): Tu, Christe, Rex gloriae
  7. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: Pie Jesu
  8. Ubi caritas, motet for chorus, Op. 10/1
  9. Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 11
  10. Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass
  11. Gloria, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 177: Laudamus te
  12. Vinea mea electa, motet for chorus (4 motets pour un temps de pénitence), FP 97/2
  13. Suite Gothique, for organ, Op. 25: Prière à Notre-Dame
  14. O sacrum convivium!, for voices, I/18
  15. Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op. 9 (3 versions): Sanctus
  16. Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op. 9 (3 versions): Libera me
  17. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: In Paradisum

Disc 5:

  1. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra No.2 in E flat major, Op. 80: Sanctus
  2. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: O rest in the Lord
  3. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: And then shall your light break forth
  4. Stabat mater for 2 sopranos, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra: Cujus animam
  5. Psalm 23 ('Gott ist mein Hirt'), for female voices & piano, D. 706 (Op. posth. 132)
  6. Deutsche Messe (German Mass), for mixed chorus, wind ensemble & organ, D. 872: Heilig, heilig, heilig
  7. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
  8. Ave verum, motet for chorus, Op. 2/1
  9. Nun danket alle Gott, marche triomphale (chorale improvisation) for organ (& brass ad lib), Op. 65/59
  10. Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6
  11. Evening Hymn for chorus & organ
  12. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Recordare
  13. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Ingemisco
  14. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Lux aeterna
  15. Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 45: Wie lieblich
  16. Mass for tenor, baritone, bass, chorus & orchestra in A flat major ('Messa di gloria'): Gloria in excelsis Deo - In terra pax - Lauda
  17. I Was Glad (Psalm 122), anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra)

Disc 6:

  1. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Agnus Dei
  2. Ave Maria, for chorus a cappella (after Bogoroditse D'vo)
  3. Chichester Psalms, for boy soloist, chorus & orchestra: 1. Maestoso ma energico - Allegro molto
  4. Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Pie Jesu
  5. Voca Me
  6. Ave Maria
  7. Mass for soloists & chorus in G minor: Kyrie
  8. Totus Tuus, for chorus, Op. 60
  9. Magnificat, for chorus
  10. Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for alto, tenor & chorus, Op. 37: Ave Maria
  11. Song for Athene, for chorus
  12. Nunc dimittis for voice, trumpet & strings
  13. Requiem for chorus & orchestra: Requiem aeternam
  14. Agnus Dei, for chorus (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
  15. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Benedictus

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #58146 in Music
  • Released on: 2007-04-03
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Format: Box set
  • Dimensions: .52 pounds