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CD 1: Essential Choral Classics

Carl Orff (1895 - 1982): Carmina Burana - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
1. "O Fortuna" 2:46
Choeur de l`Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
2. Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258) 5:54
The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, David Willcocks


Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652): Miserere, Ed. Willcocks
3. Abridged 7:18
Roy Goodman, The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, David Willcocks

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Hear My Prayer, Hymn for Soprano, Chorus and Organ, Sung in English
4. O for the wings of a dove 6:01
Alastair Hussain, The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, James Vivian

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Elijah, Op.70, sung in English - Part 1
5. "Thanks be to God!" 4:03
Bryn Terfel, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Stephen Doughty, Paul Daniel

César Franck (1822 - 1890)
6. Panis Angelicus 3:57
The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, James Vivian, Stephen Cleobury

Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868): Petite Messe solennelle
7. Kyrie 7:43
Mirella Freni, Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Luciano Pavarotti, Ruggero Raimondi, Coro Polifonico de Teatro alla Scala, Leone Magiera, Vittoria Rosetta, Romano Gandolfi

Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)
8. Spem in alium 11:42
The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Cambridge University Music Society, John Langdon, David Willcocks

Joseph Brackett, Jr. (1797 - 1882)
9. Simple Gifts, arr. A. Laurence Lyon 3:15

Traditional
10. Shenandoah 3:53

11. Deep River 3:05
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jerold Ottley

John Tavener (1944 - 2013)
12. Song for Athene 6:01
The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 - Part 2
13. Softly and gently 6:21
Yvonne Minton, The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 - "Choral"
14. "O Freunde nicht diese Töne" - 7:04
Jessye Norman, Reinhild Runkel, Robert Schunk, Hans Sotin, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

Total Playing Time: 1:19:03


CD 2: Essential Choral Classics

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Gloria in D, R.589
1. Allegro: Gloria in excelsis 2:24
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston

2. Andante: Et in terra pax 5:01
The Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Simon Preston

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 - Kyrie: No.1 Kyrie eleison: Sanctus
3. Sanctus 5:17
4. Osanna in excelsis 2:50

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - Part Two
5. No.68 Chorus I/II: "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" 6:32
Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147, English text version
6. Jesu, Joy of Man`s Desiring 6:01
The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Nicholas Daniel, James Vivian, Robert Quinney, Stephen Cleobury

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Messiah, HWV 56 - Pt. 1
7. "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" 3:41

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Messiah, HWV 56 - Pt. 2
8. "Hallelujah" 3:45
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob.XI: 2, Sung in German (Trans. G. van Sweiten) - Part 1 (Sung in German)
9. Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes 3:34
Norma Burrowes, Rudiger Wohlers, James Morris, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

Mass in D Minor - Missa in angustiis ("Nelson Mass"), Hob. XXII:11, Ed. H. C. Robbins Landon
10. Kyrie 5:06
Sylvia Stahlman, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Tom Krause, Simon Preston, The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
11. Ave verum corpus, K.618 3:40
The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, James Vivian, Stephen Cleobury

Vesperae solennes de confessore In C, K.339
12. 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Ps. 116/117) 4:52
Felicity Palmer, Choir Of St. John`s College, Cambridge, The Wren Orchestra, George Guest

Requiem in D minor, K.626, Realised & Edited by H.C.Robbins Landon
13. Lacrimosa 3:21
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): Requiem, Op.48
14. 3. Sanctus 3:42
15. 7. In paradisum 3:47
Choir Of St. John`s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, George Guest

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Ein deutsches Requiem, Op.45
16. 4. Chor: "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth!" 5:23
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink


Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901): Messa da Requiem
17. Dies Irae...Tuba Mirum 4:16
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti

Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No.8 in E flat - "Symphony of a Thousand"
18. Part Two: Final scene from Goethe`s "Faust" - "Alles Vergängliche" 6:47
Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Yvonne Minton, Helen Watts, René Kollo, John Shirley-Quirk, Martti Talvela, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

Total Playing Time: 1:19:59