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The Sixteen - Sounds Sublime 'The Essential Collection' A collection of some of the most celebrated recordings from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble. Equally appealing to fans of The Sixteen and those who are new to the group, this disc provides a definitive collection of familiar classics and lesser-known treasures. Always Sublime...Always Captivating...Always The Sixteen "Astounding music all, all astoundingly performed..." INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW
The Sixteen - Sounds Sublime 'The Essential Collection' A collection of some of the most celebrated recordings from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble. Equally appealing to fans of The Sixteen and those who are new to the group, this disc provides a definitive collection of familiar classics and lesser-known treasures. Always Sublime...Always Captivating...Always The Sixteen "Astounding music all, all astoundingly performed..." INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243: Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728-1731; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs.
2.
Ave Maria, gratia plena à 8 by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1572; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs.
3.
Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,
The Sixteen
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 54 Secs.
4.
Iste confessor by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer:
Libby Crabtree (Soprano)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1715; Rome, Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs.
5.
Spem in alium by Thomas Tallis
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Renaissance
Written: after 1559; England
Length: 9 Minutes 35 Secs.
6.
Man that is born of a woman, Z 27 by Henry Purcell
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1680-1682; England
Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs.
7.
Thou know'st, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, Z 58c by Henry Purcell
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: 1695; England
Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs.
8.
Coronation Anthems (4): no 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the priest" by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: 1727; London, England
Length: 5 Minutes 43 Secs.
9.
German Requiem, Op. 45: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Christopher Glynn (Piano),
Gary Cooper (Piano)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Romantic
Written: 1854-1868; Austria
Length: 6 Minutes 32 Secs.
10.
Crucifixus a 8 by Antonio Lotti
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
11.
A Hymn to the Mother of God by John Tavener
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1985; England
Length: 3 Minutes 18 Secs.
12.
Te gloriosus Apostolorum (from Te Deum) by Antonio Teixeira
Performer:
Lynda Russell (Soprano)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Length: 5 Minutes 18 Secs.
13.
The Lark: Spring Song by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1955; USA
Length: 1 Minutes 54 Secs.
14.
La voix du bien-aimé (from Le Cantique des Cantiques) by Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs.
15.
Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Elin Manahan Thomas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,
The Sixteen
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888 rev 1893; France
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs.
16.
Répons (7) des ténèbres: Una hora by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra,
The Sixteen
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs.
17.
Hymn of St Columba by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1962; England
Length: 1 Minutes 59 Secs.
18.
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Moses and the children of Israel by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1739; London, England
Length: 0 Minutes 57 Secs.
19.
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: I will sing unto the Lord by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Nicola Jenkin (Soprano)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs.
20.
Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Quoniam tu solus sanctus by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Michael George (Bass),
Roger Montgomery (Horns)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: 1747-1749; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 30 Secs.
21.
Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Cum sancto spiritu by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: 1747-1749; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 50 Secs.
22.
Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1749; London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs.
23.
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339: Laudate Dominum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,
The Sixteen
Period: Classical
Written: 1780; Salzburg, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs.
24.
Miserere mei Deus by Gregorio Allegri
Performer:
Ruth Dean (Soprano),
Christopher Purves (Bass),
Sally Dunkley (Soprano)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1603; Italy
Length: 12 Minutes 11 Secs.
25.
Missa "Papae Marcelli": Kyrie by Giovanni Palestrina
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1567; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs.
26.
Deus in adiutorium by Juan Gutierrez de Padilla
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: Mexico
Length: 2 Minutes 8 Secs.
27.
O Domine Jesu Christe by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Renaissance
Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs.
28.
Libera nos by John Sheppard
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; England
Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs.
29.
Mass for Double Chorus: Agnus Dei by Frank Martin
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1922-1926; Switzerland
Length: 5 Minutes 41 Secs.
30.
The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?" by John Tavener
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1982; England
Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs.
31.
Missa "Pro defunctis": Versa est in luctum by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1583; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs.
32.
Agnus Dei, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber
Performer:
Ruth Dean (Soprano)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1967; USA
Length: 8 Minutes 25 Secs.
Notes: This work is a vocal arrangement of the composer's 'Adagio for Strings.'
33.
Advance Democracy by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; England
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs.
34.
Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: 1742; London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs.
35.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Herz und Mund... by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs.
36.
Gloria in D major, RV 589: Gloria in excelsis Deo by Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs.
37.
Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft, BWV 50 [fragment] by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: ?1723; ?Leipzig, Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 43 Secs.
38.
Samson, HWV 57: Let the bright Seraphim by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Lynne Dawson (Soprano),
Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet)
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1743; London, England
Length: 6 Minutes 29 Secs.
Featured Sound Samples
Israel in Egypt (Handel): "I will sing unto the Lord"
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