111 Choral Masterpieces – Various Artists

1

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: No. 44. Hallelujah

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Südwestdeutsche Barocksolisten, Rolf Schweizer & George Frideric Handel

3:35

2

Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, Pt. 1: No. 8, Chorus - He Sent a Thick Darkness

City of London Sinfonia, Gary Cole, Regent Chamber Choir & George Frideric Handel

3:20

3

Zadok the Priest, HWV 258

English Chamber Orchestra, Westminster Abbey Choir, London Brass & Martin Baker

5:32

4

O magnum mysterium

David Dunnett & Norwich Cathedral Choir

5:28

5

Spem in Alium

Pro Cantione Antiqua & Mark Brown

13:55

6

Edelweiß

Uwe Christian Harrer

2:09

7

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]

London Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Petrak, Shirley Verrett & Donaldson Bell

5:02

8

Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: "O welche Lust" (Prisoners' Chorus)

Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:47

9

Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna

Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Salzburg Mozarteum Chorus & Kurt Prestel

2:47

10

O domine Jesu Christe

Thomanerchor Leipzig & Hans Joachim Rotzsch

4:58

11

O magnum mysterium: Motet

Spandauer Kantorei, Martin Behrmann & Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

7:20

12

Sicut cervus

Pro Cantione Antiqua, Bruno Turner & Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

5:44

13

Lamentations of Jeremiah, Book 4: Feria V in Coena Domini, Lectio I. Incipit lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae

Pro Cantione Antiqua, Bruno Turner & Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

7:13

14

Messa da Requiem: II. Lacrimosa

Emil Tabakov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir & Giuseppe Verdi

6:15

15

Il trovatore, Act II: "Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie"

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir, Georgi Robev & Giuseppe Verdi

3:11

16

Aida, Act II: "Gloria all'Egitto" (Triumphal March)

Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir & Giuseppe Verdi

12:52

17

Rigoletto, Act I: "Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta"

Sofia National Opera Chorus & Giuseppe Verdi

1:41

18

Otello, Act I: "Fuoco di gioia"

Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir & Giuseppe Verdi

2:55

19

Nabucco, Act III: "Va, pensiero, sull' ali dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir & Giuseppe Verdi

5:19

20

Don Carlo, Act III: "Spuntato ecco il di d'esultanza"

Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir & Giuseppe Verdi

8:30

21

Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 1, M. 57a: II. Interlude

Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & Maurice Ravel

3:14

22

All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 "Vespers": III. Blessed is the Man

Bulgarian National Choir

6:11

23

The Bells, Op. 35: III. Presto "The Loud Alarm Bells"

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Chorus & Sergei Rachmaninoff

8:33

24

Lohengrin, WWV 75: Bridal Chorus

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgi Robev, Bulgarian National Choir & Richard Wagner

5:39

25

Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63, Act II: "Summ and Brumm Chorus"

Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicolae Boboc, Philharmonia Chorus & Richard Wagner

4:29

26

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: No. 10. Jesus bleibet meine Freude

Hereford Cathedral Choir, Roy Massey, Robert Green & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:08

27

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, Pt. 4: No. 27. Dona nobis pacem

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:39

28

Magnificat, BWV 243: I. Magnificat

Stuttgart Figural Choir, Stuttgart Bach Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:29

29

Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: Gloria in excelsis deo

Capella Fidicinia Leipzig, Rostocker Motettenchor, Hartwig Eschenburg & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:16

30

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 Pt. 2: No. 53 Chorale. Befiehl du deine Wege

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Møgens Wöldike & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:18

31

Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Chorus. "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"

Frigyes Sandor, Jeunesses Musicales, Franz Liszt Orchestra & Zeger Vandersteene

3:14

32

Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228

Soloists of the Capella Fidicinia Leipzig, Hartwig Eschenburg, Rostocker Motettenchor & Johann Sebastian Bach

10:08

33

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth (Auszug)

Pavel Urbánek, Prague Festival Orchestra & Prague Festival Chorus

5:06

34

7 Lieder, Op. 62: No. 1. Rosmarin

Die Meistersänger von Nürnberg & Bernd Dietrich

2:05

35

Lovesongs, Waltzes, Op. 52: VIII. Wenn so lind Dein Auge mir

Gächinger Kantorei, Renate Werner, Helmuth Rilling & Jürgen Uhde

1:19

36

Seven Songs For Mixed Choir, No. 2, Op. 62: Von alten Liebsliedern (Spazieren wollt)

Die Meistersänger von Nürnberg & Bernd Dietrich

1:41

37

Vieille prière bouddhique

Lamoureux Concert Association Orchestra, Elisabeth Brasseur Choir, Igor Markevitch & Michel Sénéchal

7:12

38

Psaume 129

Lamoureux Concert Association Orchestra, Elisabeth Brasseur Choir, Igor Markevitch & Pierre Mollet

6:07

39

Sestina, Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: II. Ditelo, o fiumi e voi ch'udiste

George Little

2:25

40

Magnificat: XII. Gloria patri

Spandauer Kantorei, Helmuth Rilling, Georg Hörtnagel & Hans Martin

2:25

41

Requiem, Op. 48: III. Sanctus

City of London Sinfonia, David Halls, Westminster Cathedral Choir & Gabriel Fauré

3:08

42

Messe basse: IV. Agnus Dei

Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill & Gabriel Fauré

3:02

43

2 Offertories, Op. 65: II. Tantum ergo

Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill & Gabriel Fauré

2:47

44

I Vow to Thee, My Country

Westminster Abbey Choir, Martin Neary, Martin Baker & Gustav Holst

2:29

45

In the Bleak Midwinter

St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer, Huw Williams & John English

4:43

46

Belshazzar's Feast: Then sing aloud to God

Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel, University of Utah Civic Chorale & Sir William Walton

4:01

47

Mass in G Minor: Sanctus

Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt & Ralph Vaughan Williams

3:08

48

Valiant for Truth

Queens' College Choir, Cambridge, John Gibbons & Ralph Vaughan Williams

5:08

49

For All the Saints

Wells Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer, Rupert Gough & Wells Cathedral School Brass Ensemble

5:03

50

Ave verum corpus, K. 618

RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Sinfonietta, Marcus Creed & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:28

51

Misericordias Domini, K. 222

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:59

52

Te Deum in C Major, K. 141: I. Allegro

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2:28

53

Mass in C Major, K. 317 "Coronation": I. Kyrie eleison

Peter Marschik, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker & Chorus Viennensis

2:52

54

Mass in C Minor, K. 427/417a "Great Mass": IV. Sanctus

English Chamber Orchestra, Amor Artis Chorus, Johannes Somary & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:08

55

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: Chorus. "O Isis und Osiris" (Chorus of the Priests)

Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:12

56

Scande coeli limina, K. 34: II. Chorus. Allegro

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer & Steffi Sieber

1:42

57

Regina coeli in C Major, K. 108: II. Tempo moderato

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer & Steffi Sieber

3:53

58

Benedictus sit Deus, K. 117: III. Coro. Allegro

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer & Southwest German Brass Soloists

1:58

59

Laudate Dominum

Thomanerchor Leipzig & Hans Joachim Rotzsch

4:44

60

A Spotless Rose

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & David Willcocks

3:07

61

A Hymn for St. Cecilia

Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral, Andrew Lumsden & Sarah Baldock

3:00

62

Four Anthems: III. Like As the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks

The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford & John Harper

5:33

63

Evening Bells

Various Artists

3:06

64

Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 5. Zum Sanctus. "Heilig, heilig"

RIAS-Kammerchor, Radio-Symphonieorchester Berlin, Marcus Creed & Franz Schubert

3:07

65

Mass No. 2 in G Major, D. 167: I. Kyrie. Andante con moto

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgi Robev & Franz Schubert

3:37

66

Mass No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 678: IV. Sanctus

Spandau Kantorei, Martin Behrmann & Franz Schubert

3:07

67

Mass No. 6 in E-Flat Major, D. 950: III. Credo. Moderato "Et in carnatus est"

Herbert Lippert, Orchester Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselböck & Hugo-Distler-Chor

5:53

68

4 Gesänge, D. 983: IV. Die Nacht "Wie schön bist du"

Männerchor des Rundfunkchores Berlin, Dietrich Knothe & Franz Schubert

3:39

69

Märznacht ("Horch! Wie brauset der Sturm")

Jörg-Peter Weigle & Männerchor des Rundfunkchores Leipzig

2:08

70

Liturgia domestica, Op. 79: Song of the Cherubim

Georgi Robev, Bulgarian National Choir & Boris Christoff

7:07

71

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Servant Girls' Chorus

Sofia National Opera Chorus & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:06

72

Ave Maria, Op. 96 (arr. for Orchestra)

Männerchor des Rundfunkorchesters Leipzig & Jörg-Peter Weigle

5:45

73

Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13: III. Andante con moto

London Philharmonic Orchestra, János Ferencsik & London Philharmonic Choir

5:45

74

Hymn to Saint Peter, Op. 56a

The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford & John Harper

5:37

75

Vom Himmel hoch in C Major, MWV A10: Chorus. "Vom Himmel hoch"

Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmonie, Martin Flämig & Felix Mendelssohn

5:40

76

Verleih uns Frieden, WoO 5

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Südwestdeutsche Bläsersolisten & Rolf Schweizer

4:19

77

Elias, Op. 70, Pt. II: No. 28. "Hebe Deine Augen auf"

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer & Felix Mendelssohn

1:55

78

Jesu, meine Freude, MWV A 6

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim & Felix Mendelssohn

5:53

79

Salve Regina, MWV C 2

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim & Felix Mendelssohn

6:26

80

Faust: Chorus at the Village Fair. "Vin ou bière"

Georgi Robev, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir & Charles Gounod

5:32

81

Locus iste, WAB 23

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer & Anton Bruckner

2:56

82

Os justi, WAB 30

Gächinger Kantorei, Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling & Anton Bruckner

4:48

83

Vexilla regis, WAB 51

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer & Anton Bruckner

3:58

84

Virga Jesse, WAB 52

Motettenchor Pforzheim, Rolf Schweizer & Anton Bruckner

3:18

85

Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II, Scene 2: Coro "Vieni a' regni del riposo"

Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Wilhelm Keitel & Sindelfingen Youth Choir

2:11

86

12 Deutsche geistliche Gesänge, WoO VI/13: IV. Schlaf, mein Kindelein

Thomanerchor Leipzig & Hans Joachim Rotzsch

3:07

87

Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: "Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle

Orchestra of the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Adalbert Kraus, South German Madrigal Choir & Wolfgang Gönnenwein

4:12

88

Missa Brevis, Hob. XXII:1: VI. Agnus Dei

Stuttgart Chamber Choir, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn & Frieder Bernius

2:25

89

Ave Maria

The Vicars Choral of Wells Cathedral & Andrew Nethsingha

4:08

90

Put Thou Thy Trust in the Lord

Westminster Abbey Choir & Martin Neary

3:40

91

Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, Op. 10: I. Ubi caritas

Barry Rose

2:41

92

Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, Op. 10: II. Tota pulchra es

Andrew King & David Swinson

2:38

93

O salutaris hostia, Op. 21

The Girl Choristers & Lay Vicars of Salisbury Cathedral & Simon Lole

2:41

94

Requiem, Op. 9: IX. In Paradisum

Hereford Cathedral Choir, Worcester Cathedral Choir & Adrian Lucas

3:02

95

Factum est silentium

Wells Cathedral Choir & Malcolm Archer

3:45

96

How Deep Is the Ocean?

Poliakin Orchestra, Poliakin Chorale & Raoul Poliakin

3:15

97

Missa l'homme armé: I. Kyrie

Cologne Pro Musica Vocal Ensemble & Johannes Hömberg

4:53

98

Ave Maria, Op. 2, No. 2

Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral, Andrew Lumsden & Sarah Baldock

2:42

99

Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

Pro Musica Orchestra Stuttgart, Marcel Courand, Stuttgart Vocal Ensemble & Antonio Vivaldi

2:17

100

Stabat Mater, P. 77: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa

Salisbury Cathedral Choir, Daniel Cook, David Halls & Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

3:29

101

Te Deum (We Praise Thee, O God)

Chorus of the Black Sea Cossacks & Sergey Horbenko

6:11

102

Magnificat

The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, Christopher Argent & David Swinson

4:05

103

Mass for Four Voices: Sanctus

Richard Popplewell

3:09

104

Quatre Petites Prieres de Saint Francois d`Assise, FP142: II. Tout puissant, trés saint

The Vicars Choral of Wells Cathedral, Andrew Nethsingha & Francis Poulenc

1:24

105

Salve Regina

Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt & Francis Poulenc

5:17

106

Exsultate Deo

Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt & Francis Poulenc

3:06

107

Magnificat primi toni

Westminster Cathedral Choir & Stephen Cleobury

9:35

108

Two Motets, Op. 43: 1. The Evening Watch, H. 159

The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, John Harper & Gustav Holst

4:14

109

Hymn to the Mother of God

The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford & John Harper

3:23

110

Hail, Bright Cecilia, Z.328: XIII. Chorus. "Hail! Bright Cecilia, Hail to Thee!"

Kalmar Chamber Orchestra of London, Michael Tippett & Ambrosian Singers

4:58

111

In festo Sanctissimi Corporis Christi: Introitus. Cibavit eos

Pro Cantione Antiqua & Mark Brown

2:32