Hallelujah: 35 Great Choruses

Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Thomas [Composer] Tallis (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Cesar Franck (Composer), William [Composer] Byrd (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Gregorio Allegri (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), John Stainer (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Hubert Parry (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), John Tavener (Composer), John Rutter (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Thomas [Composer] Tallis, Ludwig van Beethoven, et al.
• Audio CD (March 23, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sparrow
• ASIN: B0001KL4OU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,976 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #3 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Magnificats
  • #4 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Passions
  • #4 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Vaughan Williams, Ralph

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Gloria in Excelsis Deo

2. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618

3. And then shall your light break forth

4. If ye love me, anthem for 4 voices

5. Hallelujah

6. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

7. The heavens are telling

8. Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass

9. Magnificat anima mea

10. Ave verum corpus (also anthem: "O Lord, God of Israel"), motet for 4 vo

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 2

2. Sanctus

3. He, watching over Israel

4. O sacred head, sore wounded (Passion Chorale)

5. Thine be the glory

6. Ave Maria

7. Gloria

8. God so loved the world

9. Rejoice in the Lord alway ("Bell Anthem"), anthem for alto, tenor, bass

10. I Was Glad (Psalm 122), anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra)

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Excellent selections... my favorite is the Sanctus by Gounod. The music seems to build in the blood... the organ being the heartbeat. If you turn the volume up just right... a memorable experience. Beautiful!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful music, September 22, 2009

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This review is from: Hallelujah - 35 Great Sacred Choruses (MP3 Download)

This is my kind of music. I love the harmony and the perfect balance of the voices in every piece. The only complaint I have is that I can't find more of these collections of this quality.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lovely works..., March 16, 2008

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This review is from: Hallelujah: 35 Great Choruses (Audio CD)

Excellent selections... my favorite is the Sanctus by Gounod. The music seems to build in the blood... the organ being the heartbeat. If you turn the volume up just right... a memorable experience. Beautiful!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most excellent, July 22, 2008

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Julius Terrell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hallelujah: 35 Great Choruses (Audio CD)

I originally bought this cd because I needed more sacred voice works in my music collection. I was just simply blown away. My favorite being "song of athene". Probably being the most beautiful vocal piece I'd ever heard. Play this with the volume up and it will move you.