Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ

George Frideric Handel (Artist), Johann Sebastian Bach (Artist), Gabriel Fauré (Artist), Antonio Vivaldi (Artist), Charles Gounod (Artist), Johannes Brahms (Artist), Edward Elgar (Artist), Gioachino Rossini (Artist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Franz Schubert (Artist), Giuseppe Verdi (Artist), César Franck (Artist), Hector Berlioz (Artist), Franz Joseph Haydn (Artist), Felix Mendelssohn (Artist), Gregorio Allegri (Artist), Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra (Artist), New Philharmonia Orchestra (Artist), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Artist), London Philharmonia Orchestra (Artist), Halle Orchestra (Artist), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra (Artist), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist), Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Artist), Sir Charles Mackerras (Artist), Andre Cluytens (Artist), Riccardo Muti (Artist), David Willcocks (Artist), Philip Ledger (Artist), Otto Klemperer (Artist), Sir John Barbirolli (Artist), Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (Artist), Herbert von Karajan (Artist), Stephen Cleobury (Artist), Wolfgang Gonnenwein (Artist), Karl Forster (Artist), Lucia Valentini-Terrani (Artist), Robert Gambill (Artist), Elizabeth Harwood (Artist), Victoria de Los Angeles (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000000UWF
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,669 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #45 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Passions
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  • #77 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Anthems

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Hallelujah - Ambrosian Singers

2. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Ambrosian Singers

3. Pie Jesu - Victoria De Los Angeles

4. In Excelsis Deo - Teresa Berganza

5. Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude - Choir Of King's College Cambridge

6. Ave Maria - Philip Ledger

7. Zadok The Priest - Coronation Anthem - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

8. Wie Lieblich Sing Deine Wohnungen - Phiharmonia Chorus

9. Sanctus Fortis - Richard Lewis

10. Agnus Dei - Dame Janet Baker

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Disc: 2

1. Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2. Herrscher Des Himmels, Erhore Das Lallen - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

3. Ouverture - L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos

4. Libera Me Domine - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

5. Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Swedish Radio Chorus

6. Die HImmel Erzahlen Die Ehre Gottes - Jose Van Dam

7. Komm, Holder Lenz! - Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin

8. Lord God Of Abraham - New Philharmonia Chorus

9. And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus

10. Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury

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Customer Reviews

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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works, August 12, 2001

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"imperatorsean" (Pueblo, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ (Audio CD)

This is a 2 CD set and is one of my favorites. While this CD contains several pieces that the general public probably hears often (Handel's Messiah, Bach's Jesu Bleibet mein freund) it also contains some not well known pieces. Of particular quality is the recording of Gregorio Allegri's MISERE MEI DEUS, a piece composed at the end of the Renaissance era. This piece, lasting roughly 13 minutes, is a master stroke of pure choral music. The piece is repetitive but Allegri builds up to a fantastic ending. Also of note is the glorious recording of Mozart's AVE VERUM CORPUS, Hadyn's DIE SCHOPFUNG, and Brahm's EIN DEUTCHES REQUIEM. A MUST for any choral music fan.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some traditional religious favorites to bring you holiday cheer, August 8, 2009

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Sherri L. Miller "cheresherri" (Palm City, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ (Audio CD)

During the lifetime of many of the composers included in this compilation, the patrons of classical (historical Western) music were a variety of European states, and/or the Catholic church exclusively, and humankind is fortunate to have these pieces as the result of such limitation on musical composition. This CD offers a nice variety on two disks of twenty-two selections by such greats as Bach, Brahms, Faure', Franck, Handel, Mozart, Verdi, and Vivaldi, with some lesser known cantatas. oratorios, and requiems, along with more well known selections such as Panis Angelicus, the Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah, Miserere mei Deus, Ave Maria, and much more. A variety of orchestras are included on this CD, including the London Philharmonic and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, which provide historically correct, lively performances. A great collection for both those new to classical music, and for those for whom it is well known and loved. With so many great pieces offered at a low price, this collection makes a great gift for those for whom it is usually difficult to buy gifts.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sacred Classics, October 10, 2010

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This review is from: Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ (Audio CD)

For anyone with a CD player, who misses the music they used to play in church.
Musicianship and recording is excellent quality.