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 Choral Adagios
Release Date: 09/14/2004 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 000316102   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Samuel BarberCharles GounodGabriel FauréCésar FranckPietro Mascagni
Maurice RavelGiacomo PucciniGregorio AllegriJohann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric HandelJohn RutterFranz SchubertStephen Foster
Alexander BorodinPeter Ilyich TchaikovskySergei RachmaninovLudwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPablo CasalsJoaquin RodrigoJohn Tavener
Charles Villiers StanfordGioachino RossiniJoseph Brackett
Performer:  James VivianJulia VarádyEdward GardnerAlastair HussainPeter White
Christopher Van KampenPeter AronskyStephen CleoburyHelen Tunstall
Michael Conn
Conductor:  Terry EdwardsEdward HigginbottomCharles DutoitStephen CleoburyGianandrea Gavazzeni
Herbert von KarajanGeorge GuestJerold OttleyKarl Münchinger

Orchestra/Ensemble:  London VoicesOxford New College ChoirMontreal Symphony OrchestraMontreal Symphony Chorus
Cambridge King's College ChoirLondon Opera ChorusNational Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna State Opera ChorusVienna Philharmonic OrchestraCambridge St. John's College Choir
CapricornMormon Tabernacle ChoirStuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Stuttgart Boys ChoirKing's College Choir London

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 34 Mins. 

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1.  Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Rome, Italy 
Length: 5 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
2.  Ave Maria by Charles Gounod
Conductor:  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford New College Choir
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Edward Higginbottom.
This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.' 
3.  Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Montreal Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; France 
Length: 6 Minutes 38 Secs. 
4.  Panis angelicus by César Franck
Performer:  James Vivian (Organ)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1872; France 
Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
5.  Cavalleria Rusticana: Regina coeli laetare by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:  Julia Varády (Soprano)
Conductor:  Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Opera Chorus,  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1890; Italy 
Length: 5 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
6.  Pavane pour une infante défunte by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1899; France 
Length: 5 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
7.  Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 58 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
8.  Miserere mei Deus by Gregorio Allegri
Performer:  Edward Gardner (Cantor), Alastair Hussain (Treble)
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Renaissance 
Written: by 1603; Italy 
Length: 13 Minutes 3 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
9.  Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Peter White (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany 
Length: 7 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
10.  Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo" by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford New College Choir,  Capricorn
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1738; London, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Edward Higginbottom. 
11.  What Sweeter Music by John Rutter
Conductor:  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford New College Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1987; England 
Length: 4 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Language: English 
12.  Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956: 2nd mvt, Adagio by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1828; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 6 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
13.  Shenandoah by Stephen Foster
Conductor:  Jerold Ottley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: USA 
Length: 3 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: James. 
14.  Requiem, Op. 48: In paradisum by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Montreal Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887-1890; France 
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
Notes: Composition written: France (1877 - 1890). 
15.  Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major: 3rd movement, Andante "Nocturne" by Alexander Borodin
Performer:  Christopher Van Kampen (Cello)
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881; Russia 
Length: 6 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
16.  Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 2nd movement, Andantino semplice by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Peter Aronsky (Piano)
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874-1875; Russia 
Length: 5 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
17.  Vespers, Op. 37: no 3, Blessed is the man by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford New College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1915; Russia 
Length: 6 Minutes 9 Secs. 
18.  Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92: 2nd movement, Allegretto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: Classical 
Written: 1811-1812; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 8 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
19.  Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467: 2nd movement, Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Peter Aronsky (Piano)
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: Classical 
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 7 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
20.  Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:  Stephen Cleobury (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1865; France 
Length: 5 Minutes 47 Secs. 
Language: French 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
21.  El cant del ocells by Pablo Casals
Performer:  Helen Tunstall (Harp)
Conductor:  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford New College Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1972 
Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
Notes: Arranger: Edward Higginbottom. 
22.  Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 78, Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Karl Münchinger
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra,  Stuttgart Boys Choir
Period: Baroque 
Written: ?1727; Leipzig, Germany 
Length: 7 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Language: German 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
23.  Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
24.  Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar: 2nd movement, Adagio by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:  Michael Conn (Guitar)
Conductor:  Terry Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1939; Spain 
Length: 6 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Daryl Runswick. 
25.  Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  King's College Choir London
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Austria 
Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
26.  Song for Athene by John Tavener
Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1993; England 
Length: 5 Minutes 56 Secs. 
27.  Partsongs (8), Op. 119: no 3, Blue Bird by Charles Villiers Stanford
Conductor:  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford New College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1910; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Language: English 
28.  Petite Messe solennelle: O salutaris hostia by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford New College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1863; Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 54 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
29.  Simple gifts by Joseph Brackett
Conductor:  Jerold Ottley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Written: USA 
Length: 3 Minutes 9 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: Lawrence Lyon. 
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