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Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ

Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ
George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Fauré, Antonio Vivaldi, Charles Gounod, Johannes Brahms, Edward Elgar, Gioachino Rossini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Giuseppe Verdi, César Franck, Hector Berlioz, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, Gregorio Allegri, Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Andre Cluytens, Riccardo Muti, David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, Otto Klemperer

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Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. Hallelujah - Ambrosian Singers
  2. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Ambrosian Singers
  3. Pie Jesu - Victoria De Los Angeles
  4. In Excelsis Deo - Teresa Berganza
  5. Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude - Choir Of King's College Cambridge
  6. Ave Maria - Philip Ledger
  7. Zadok The Priest - Coronation Anthem - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  8. Wie Lieblich Sing Deine Wohnungen - Phiharmonia Chorus
  9. Sanctus Fortis - Richard Lewis
  10. Agnus Dei - Dame Janet Baker
  11. Cujus Animam Gementem - Robert Gambill
  12. Lacrimosa - New Philharmonia Orchestra
  13. Ave Maria - Gerald Moore
  14. Ingemisco - Confutatis - Dies Irae - New Philharmonia Chorus

Disc 2:

  1. Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  2. Herrscher Des Himmels, Erhore Das Lallen - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  3. Ouverture - L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
  4. Libera Me Domine - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
  5. Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Swedish Radio Chorus
  6. Die HImmel Erzahlen Die Ehre Gottes - Jose Van Dam
  7. Komm, Holder Lenz! - Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin
  8. Lord God Of Abraham - New Philharmonia Chorus
  9. And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
  10. Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
  11. Erbarme Dich, Sein Gott - Julia Hamari
  12. O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wundern - Julia Hamari
  13. Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls - Lisa Otto
  14. Ach Herr, Lass Dein Lieb' Engelein - Lisa Otto

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #107448 in Music
  • Released on: 2003-08-05
  • Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works5
This is a 2 CD set and is one of my favorites. While this CD contains several pieces that the general public probably hears often (Handel's Messiah, Bach's Jesu Bleibet mein freund) it also contains some not well known pieces. Of particular quality is the recording of Gregorio Allegri's MISERE MEI DEUS, a piece composed at the end of the Renaissance era. This piece, lasting roughly 13 minutes, is a master stroke of pure choral music. The piece is repetitive but Allegri builds up to a fantastic ending. Also of note is the glorious recording of Mozart's AVE VERUM CORPUS, Hadyn's DIE SCHOPFUNG, and Brahm's EIN DEUTCHES REQUIEM. A MUST for any choral music fan.