Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": 4th movement, Finale - Ode to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Jessye Norman (Soprano),
Reinhild Runkel (Alto),
Robert Schunk (Tenor),
Hans Sotin (Bass)
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Length: 6 Minutes 59 Secs.
2.
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,
Vienna Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1904; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs.
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
3.
Lohengrin: Treulich geführt "Bridal Chorus" by Richard Wagner
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,
Vienna State Opera Concert Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 25 Secs.
Language: German
4.
Miserere mei Deus: Miserere mei by Gregorio Allegri
Performer:
Roy Goodman (Treble)
Conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 17th Century; Italy
Length: 7 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
An abridged version of the score is used for this recording.
5.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Kurt Thomas
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Frankfurt Kantorei,
Collegium Musicum
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
6.
Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
James Vivian (Organ)
Conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 37 Secs.
Language: Latin
7.
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 42 Secs.
Language: French
8.
Totus tuus, Op. 60 by Henryk Mikolaj Górecki
Conductor:
John Nelson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Philharmonic Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1987; Poland
Length: 4 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: This work is presented in excerpted format.
9.
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 49 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
10.
L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25: L'adieu des bergers by Hector Berlioz
Conductor:
Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
St. Anthony Singers,
Goldsborough Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1850-1854; France
Length: 5 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
11.
German Requiem, Op. 45: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1854-1868; Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
12.
Tannhäuser: Beglückt darf nun dich "Pilgrims' Chorus" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Victor Braun (Baritone),
Helga Dernesch (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
13.
Requiem, Op. 48: Sanctus by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra,
Montreal Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877-1890; France
Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs.
Language: Latin
14.
Requiem in D minor, K 626: Lacrymosa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,
Vienna State Opera Concert Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: H. C. Robbins Landon edition
15.
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Laus! Hosanna! by Hector Berlioz
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus,
Glen Ellyn Children's Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; France
Length: 5 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: French
16.
Requiem Mass: Dies irae by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 7 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
This selection shares a track and timing with "Tuba mirum."
17.
Requiem Mass: Tuba mirum by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Italy
Language: Latin
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
This selection shares a track and timing with "Dies irae."
18.
Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: Italian
19.
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: See the conqu'ring hero comes by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Charles Farncombe
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Handel Opera Society Orchestra,
Handel Opera Society Chorus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1747; London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
20.
Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Sanctus by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1747-1749; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: Latin
21.
Coronation Anthems (4): no 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the priest" by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra,
Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1727; London, England
Length: 5 Minutes 55 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
22.
Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 35 Secs.
Language: Italian
23.
Requiem in D minor, K 626: Dies irae by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,
Vienna State Opera Concert Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: The score used for this recording was realized by H.C. Robbins Landon.
24.
The Creation, H 21 no 2: The heavens are telling by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
James Morris (Bass),
Rüdiger Wohlers (Tenor),
Norma Burrowes (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: 1796-1798; Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 31 Secs.
Language: German
25.
Carmen: Les voici! Les voici! by Georges Bizet
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra,
Haberdashers' Aske's School Boys Choir,
John Alldis Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
26.
Elijah, Op. 70: Thanks be to God by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone),
Stephen Doughty (Organ)
Conductor:
Paul Daniel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs.
Language: English
27.
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Cantata no 1, Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Karl Münchinger
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra,
Lübeck Kantorei
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
28.
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 78, Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Baroque
Written: ?1727; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 6 Minutes 30 Secs.
Language: German
29.
Mefistofele: Ave Signor degli angeli by Arrigo Boito
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Opera Chorus,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: Italian
30.
Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1742; London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: English
31.
Jerusalem by Charles Hubert Parry
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra,
London Philharmonic Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: 1916; England
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Orchestrated: Edward Elgar
32.
Carmina burana: no 1, O fortuna by Carl Orff
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra,
Montreal Symphony Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 39 Secs.
Language: Latin
33.
Faust: Gloire immortelle [Soldiers' Chorus] by Charles Gounod
Conductor:
Richard Bonynge
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra,
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
34.
Faust: Christ est ressuscite! "Apothéosis" by Charles Gounod
Conductor:
Richard Bonynge
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra,
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
35.
Song for Athene by John Tavener
Conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1993; England
Length: 6 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: English
36.
Alfred: Rule Britannia by Thomas Augustine Arne
Performer:
Sarah Walker (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra,
London Philharmonic Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1740; England
Length: 4 Minutes 29 Secs.
Language: English
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