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Organizing the funeral of a loved one is distressing enough without having to worry about what music to choose, so Chandos has come up with a tasteful selection of tracks commonly played at funerals, and included some of their most requested recordings.
Organizing the funeral of a loved one is distressing enough without having to worry about what music to choose, so Chandos has come up with a tasteful selection of tracks commonly played at funerals, and included some of their most requested recordings. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Saint John Passion, BWV 245: no 67, Ruhet wohl, ihr heilgen Gebeine by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen,
The Sixteen Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 6 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: German
2.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Michael Austin (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs.
3.
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: 2nd movement, Largo ma non tanto by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Standage (Violin),
Micaela Comberti (Violin)
Conductor:
Simon Standage
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Collegium Musicum 90
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Length: 6 Minutes 53 Secs.
4.
Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Matthias Bamert
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1736; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 4 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Leopold Stokowski.
5.
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Rome, Italy
Length: 8 Minutes 24 Secs.
6.
Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": 2nd movement, Marcia funebre by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Walter Weller
Orchestra/Ensemble:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1803; Vienna, Austria
Length: 15 Minutes 3 Secs.
7.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March": 3rd movement, Marche funébre by Frédéric Chopin
Conductor:
Matthias Bamert
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France
Length: 7 Minutes 1 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Leopold Stokowski.
8.
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation 9, Nimrod by Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898-1899; England
Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs.
9.
Sursum corda, Op. 11 "Elevation" by Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor:
George Hurst
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; England
Length: 7 Minutes 9 Secs.
10.
Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; France
Length: 6 Minutes 21 Secs.
11.
Requiem, Op. 48: Agnus Dei by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Jonathan Scott (Organ)
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877-1890; France
Length: 5 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: Latin
12.
Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Libby Crabtree (Soprano)
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888 rev 1893; France
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: Latin
13.
Panis angelicus by César Franck
Conductor:
Matthias Bamert
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1872; France
Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Leopold Stokowski.
14.
Irish Tune from County Derry "Danny Boy" by Percy Aldridge Grainger
Conductor:
Matthias Bamert
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1913; England
Length: 4 Minutes 19 Secs.
15.
Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 2, Death of Ase by Edvard Grieg
Conductor:
Vernon Handley
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ulster Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875/1888; Norway
Length: 4 Minutes 9 Secs.
16.
Messiah, HWV 56: I know that my redeemer liveth by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Joan Rodgers (Soprano)
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Collegium Musicum 90
Period: Baroque
Written: 1742; London, England
Length: 5 Minutes 58 Secs.
Language: English
17.
Saul, HWV 53: Dead March by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Matthias Bamert
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1738-1739; London, England
Length: 5 Minutes 17 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Leopold Stokowski.
18.
Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor: 4th movement, Adagietto by Gustav Mahler
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901-1902; Vienna, Austria
Length: 10 Minutes 49 Secs.
19.
La Vierge: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge by Jules Massenet
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; France
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs.
20.
Thaďs: Meditation by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Yuri Torchinsky (Violin)
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
Length: 4 Minutes 48 Secs.
21.
Requiem in D minor, K 626: Introitus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Yvonne Kenny (Soprano),
Philip Kenyon (Organ)
Conductor:
George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra,
Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: Latin
22.
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten by Arvo Pärt
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1976; Estonia
Length: 6 Minutes 15 Secs.
23.
Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Emma Kirkby (Soprano)
Conductor:
Andrew Parrott
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Taverner Players
Period: Baroque
Written: 1689; England
Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: This selection omits "Thy hand, Belinda".
24.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Length: 4 Minutes 26 Secs.
Notes: Version: 1915
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
25.
Pavane pour une infante défunte by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Louis Lortie (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1899; France
Length: 6 Minutes 23 Secs.
26.
Requiem Mass: Agnus Dei by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra,
London Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: Latin
27.
Henry V: Orchestral Suite - no 4, Touch her soft lips and part by Sir William Walton
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943-1944; England
Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs.
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