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John Shirley-Quirk (Performer), Daniel Sladden (Performer), James Morris (Performer), Stephen Roberts (Performer), Gregorio Allegri (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Gregorian Chant (Composer), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (Composer), Maurice Durufle (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Cesar Franck (Composer), Henryk Gorecki (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer)
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Disc: 1
1. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589: Gloria
2. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
3. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258
4. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus: vv 1-4, 17-20
5. Veni creator spiritus, hymn in mode 8
6. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa
7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: For unto Us a Child Is Born
8. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: The Heavens Are Telling
9. Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass
10. Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for alto, tenor & chorus, Op. 37: Ave Maria
See all 19 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Cantata No. 140, 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,' BWV 140 (BC A166): Zion hört die Wächter
2. Te Deum, motet for 8 voices, chorus & orchestra, H. 146: Pleni sunt coeli et terra
3. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
4. Funeral Sentences (for the funeral of Queen Mary), Z. 27: Thou knowest, Lord
5. Veni sancte spiritus, sequence in mode 1
6. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Awake the harp
7. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: And then Shall Your Light Break Forth
8. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacrée') H. 130 (Op. 25): L'A
9. Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op. 9 (3 versions): Agnus Dei (reduce
10. Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 11
See all 21 tracks on this disc

On this CD:
  1. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589 Gloria in excelsis Deo
    Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  2. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by David Willcocks

  3. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra
    Conducted by Yehudi Menuhin

  4. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus vv 1-4, 17-20
    Composed by Gregorio Allegri
    with Timothy Beasley-Murray, Gerald Finley
    Conducted by Stephen Cleobury

  5. Veni creator spiritus, hymn in mode 8
    Composed by Gregorian Chant
    Conducted by Ismael Fernandez de la Cuesta

  6. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626 Lacrimosa
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
    with David Bell
    Conducted by Franz Welser-Most

  7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 For unto Us a Child Is Born
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

  8. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2 The Heavens Are Telling
    Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear
    Conducted by David Willcocks

  9. Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass
    Composed by Cesar Franck
    Performed by Halle Orchestra
    Conducted by Maurice Handford

  10. Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for alto, tenor & chorus, Op. 37 Ave Maria
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    Conducted by John Poole

  11. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 Ode to Joy
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    with James Morris
    Conducted by Riccardo Muti

  12. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) Va, pensiero
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    Performed by Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
    Conducted by Bernard Haitink

  13. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov) Chorus of Slave Girls
    Composed by Alexander Borodin
    Performed by Orchestra of the National Theatre of Sofia
    Conducted by Jerzy Semkov

  14. Doña Francisquita, zarzuela Coro de románticos (Chorus of Lovers)
    Composed by Amadeo Vives
    Performed by Madrid Concerto Orchestra
    Conducted by Pablo Sorozabal

  15. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48 In paradisum
    Composed by Gabriel Faure
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    with Jose-Luis Garcia, Peter Barley
    Conducted by Stephen Cleobury

  16. Totus Tuus, for chorus, Op. 60 Opening
    Composed by Henryk Gorecki
    Conducted by Stephen Cleobury

  17. Song for Athene, for chorus
    Composed by John Tavener
    Conducted by David Hill

  18. Standing Stone, for orchestra & chorus (Conclusion) Celebration
    Composed by Paul McCartney
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Lawrence Foster

  19. Jerusalem ("And did those feet in ancient time"), for chorus & organ (or orchestra)
    Composed by Sir Charles H.H. Parry
    Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Andrew Davis

  20. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166) Zion hört die Wächter
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Consortium Musicum
    Conducted by Wolfgang Gonnenwein

  21. Te Deum, motet for 8 voices, chorus & orchestra, H. 146 Pleni sunt coeli et terra
    Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Felicity Lott, Eiddwen Harrhy, Ian Partridge, Charles Brett, Stephen [bass] Roberts
    Conducted by Philip Ledger

  22. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Hallelujah Chorus
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

  23. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860 Thou knowest, Lord
    Composed by Henry Purcell
    with Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
    Conducted by Philip Ledger

  24. Veni sancte spiritus, sequence in mode 1
    Composed by Gregorian Chant
    Conducted by Francisco Lara

  25. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2 Awake the harp
    Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performed by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Simon Rattle

  26. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70 And then Shall Your Light Break Forth
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

  27. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ("trilogie sacrée") H. 130 (Op. 25) L'Adieu des bergers (Shepherds' Farewell)
    Composed by Hector Berlioz
    Performed by Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
    Conducted by Andre Cluytens

  28. Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op. 9 (3 versions) Agnus Dei (reduced orchestra version)
    Composed by Maurice Durufle
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    with Peter Barley
    Conducted by Stephen Cleobury

  29. Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 11
    Composed by Gabriel Faure

  30. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Schutz Consort, London Classical Players
    Conducted by Roger Norrington

  31. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat (Pilgrim's Chorus)
    Composed by Richard Wagner
    Performed by Bavaria Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Robert Heger

  32. Il Trovatore, opera Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus)
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    Performed by Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
    Conducted by Bernard Haitink

  33. Gloria, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 177 Laudamus te
    Composed by Francis Poulenc
    Performed by French National Orchestra
    Conducted by Georges Pretre

  34. Chichester Psalms, for boy soloist, chorus & orchestra I. Maestoso ma energico (Allegro molto)
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    with Michael [1] Pearce, David Corkhill, John Bowley, Peter Winn, Rachel Masters, Daniel Sladden, Peter Barley
    Conducted by Stephen Cleobury

  35. The Lamb, for chorus
    Composed by John Tavener
    Conducted by Jeremy Backhouse

  36. Agnus Dei, for chorus & organ/piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
    Composed by Samuel Barber
    Conducted by David Hill

  37. Requiem for chorus & orchestra Requiem aeternam
    Composed by John Rutter
    Performed by The City of London Sinfonia
    Conducted by Stephen Cleobury

  38. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem) (Opening) Dies irae
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

  39. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra O Fortuna
    Composed by Carl Orff
    Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Franz Welser-Most

  40. Pomp and Circumstance March No.1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1
    Composed by Edward Elgar
    Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Andrew Davis


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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Diverse range but the songs are butchered..., July 23, 2005
Well, this CD isn't horrible by any stretch, but it is irritating to someone who's more than a casual listener of choral music. I'm by no means as musically "literate" as many reviewers out there, but I have a collection of probably twenty-five or thirty choral CD's and this is one that will probably be gathering dust in the back of the CD book.

The peices are well-performed for the most part, but they are hopelessly edited. Beethoven's Ode to Joy is somewhere around twenty four minutes, but this CD only includes an arrangement of about five minutes. The beautiful Miserere is, uncut, almost eleven minutes but is cut down to five and a half minutes here.

Looking back, I should have realized the major editing that would be involved, just by the sheer number of peices on it. I'm familiar with a great many of them and I know they're too long to fit onto a seventy minute disc without some major cutting going on. I just didn't reason that out before I shelled out the money for it.

Bottom line. This CD has decent singing, but is nothing special. If you're a newcomer to this genre, you might get this as a quick overview of the different types of choral music out there, but if you're any kind of an avid listener, this CD will drive you insane with the severity of the cuts. Beginners, if you're looking for a great collection CD, you'd do better to look at "Choral Moods". It doesn't have the diversity in styles of this one, but it will introduce you to incredibly talented composers. To the old hats out there, steer clear of this one and look to CD's by your preferred individual composers themselves. It's more money, but much less frustration in the long run. The old sayings are sometimes the best: You get what you pay for.
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4.0 out of 5 stars MarMSED, August 26, 2005
The music selections are extraordinary. The only problem has to do with the balance of sound. There are some parts that are very loud, and some that are so very soft. You have to continually adjust the volume.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it and I give it as a gift, December 10, 2006
This is the first collection of choral music that I've purchased and I love it. I own copies of operas and requiems and masses, but if you attend choral concerts, as I have been recently, you learn there is a huge colletion of choral music appart from the forms I've been listening to. I appreciate the producers selecting "Song for Athene" by Tavener and "Celebration (Standing Stone)" by McCartney. They are new to me and I love them. Disk 1 ends with "Jerusalem" and Disk 2 ends with "Land of Hope and Glory." As an American I rarely hear these and I am so glad they were included. I believe this album was intended to help popularize choral music and I believe the selections do fine job towards that end.

I know snobs rage against popularizing classical music, but everyone deserves exposure to the beauty of song. I will also mention here "The East Village Opera Company" because they work to popularize opera by setting it to a rock beat. They do a fine job but also get criticized for attempting to popularize classical music.

"The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever" was so popular with my teen-age daughter that it was hard to get it back from her. I give the album as a gift to nephews and nieces.
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