Choral Masterpieces (The National Gallery Collection)
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Label: Warner
Cat No: 2564614351
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 27th April 2015
Contents
Works
Miserere mei, DeusCantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme'
Lieder von Gellert (6), op.48
Requiem, op.48
Totus tuus, op.60 (excerpt)
Messiah, HWV56
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Passion Chorale)
The Creation (Die Schopfung), Hob.XXI:2
Regina caeli, K127
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings
JerusalemGloria
Requiem (Messa da Requiem)
Artists
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble)Gerald Finley (cantor)
David Bell (organ)
Heather Harper (soprano)
Robert Tear (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
James Morris (bass)
Jose-Luis Garcia (violin)
Felicity Lott (soprano)
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano)
Charles Brett (alto)
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Stephen Roberts (bass)
Michael Pearce (treble)
Peter Winn (alto)
John Bowley (tenor)
Daniel Sladden (bass)
Peter Barley (organ)
Rachel Masters (harp)
David Corkhill (percussion)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music
Kolner Kammerchor
Collegium Cartusianum
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Westminster Choir
Philadelphia Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
European Union Children’s Chorus
Maitrise d’Antony
Choeur et Orchestre de Paris
Halle Choir and Orchestra
Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
Groupe Vocal de France
Royal Choral Society
Suddeutscher Madrigalchor
Consortium Musicum
Ambrosian Singers
Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Swedish Radio Chorus
Stockholm Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra
Choeurs Rene Duclos
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
English Chamber Orchestra
Choeur de Radio France
Orchestre National de France
Vasari Singers
Winchester Cathedral Choir
City of London Sinfonia
National Youth Choir of Great Britain
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Conductors
Neville MarrinerPeter Neumann
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Riccardo Muti
Klaus Tennstedt
Antonio Pappano
John Nelson
Maurice Handford
John Poole
Andrew Davis
Wolfgang Gonnenwein
Yehudi Menuhin
Eugen Jochum
Philip Ledger
Charles Mackerras
David Willcocks
Simon Rattle
Wilhelm Pitz
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
Andre Cluytens
Georges Pretre
Jeremy Backhouse
David Hill
Stephen Cleobury
Karl Jenkins
Carlo Maria Giulini
Franz Welser-Most
Works
Miserere mei, DeusCantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme'
Lieder von Gellert (6), op.48
Requiem, op.48
Totus tuus, op.60 (excerpt)
Messiah, HWV56
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Passion Chorale)
The Creation (Die Schopfung), Hob.XXI:2
Regina caeli, K127
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings
JerusalemGloria
Requiem (Messa da Requiem)
Artists
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble)Gerald Finley (cantor)
David Bell (organ)
Heather Harper (soprano)
Robert Tear (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
James Morris (bass)
Jose-Luis Garcia (violin)
Felicity Lott (soprano)
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano)
Charles Brett (alto)
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Stephen Roberts (bass)
Michael Pearce (treble)
Peter Winn (alto)
John Bowley (tenor)
Daniel Sladden (bass)
Peter Barley (organ)
Rachel Masters (harp)
David Corkhill (percussion)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music
Kolner Kammerchor
Collegium Cartusianum
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Westminster Choir
Philadelphia Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
European Union Children’s Chorus
Maitrise d’Antony
Choeur et Orchestre de Paris
Halle Choir and Orchestra
Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
Groupe Vocal de France
Royal Choral Society
Suddeutscher Madrigalchor
Consortium Musicum
Ambrosian Singers
Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Swedish Radio Chorus
Stockholm Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra
Choeurs Rene Duclos
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
English Chamber Orchestra
Choeur de Radio France
Orchestre National de France
Vasari Singers
Winchester Cathedral Choir
City of London Sinfonia
National Youth Choir of Great Britain
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Conductors
Neville MarrinerPeter Neumann
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Riccardo Muti
Klaus Tennstedt
Antonio Pappano
John Nelson
Maurice Handford
John Poole
Andrew Davis
Wolfgang Gonnenwein
Yehudi Menuhin
Eugen Jochum
Philip Ledger
Charles Mackerras
David Willcocks
Simon Rattle
Wilhelm Pitz
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
Andre Cluytens
Georges Pretre
Jeremy Backhouse
David Hill
Stephen Cleobury
Karl Jenkins
Carlo Maria Giulini
Franz Welser-Most
About
For centuries the Christian Church has exerted a powerful influence on choral composition, nurturing and continuing to inspire works that are spiritually oriented or which fulfil a devotional function. Spanning over 300 years of music, from the sacred ritual of Allegri’s Miserere to the prayerful intensity of Górecki’s Totus tuus, this release brings together some of the finest and most affecting compositions in the Western choral tradition, complemented by Renaissance paintings from the National Gallery depicting various scenes from the equally captivating story of the Passion of Christ.
The works on this album arise from mankind’s innate need to sing in groups, to share a familiar yet ultimately mysterious collective experience through music. They also belong to the mighty tree of Western choral composition, its roots tended and sustained for centuries by the Christian Church, its many branches touching the heart of today’s secular concert life.
While the style of individual pieces varies, each is connected to the other by a common thread traceable to such enduring symbols as the angel choirs of the Bible, the ancient Greek choreia and the choral ceremonies of so-called primitive societies.
Contents:
CD 1 [76.13]
ANTONIO VIVALDI
1. Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria in D major, RV 589
Academy & Academy Chorus of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
2. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
from Cantata “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”, BWV 147
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir David Willcocks
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
3. Hallelujah Chorus (ed. Lam) from Messiah, HWV 56
Ambrosian Singers
English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
GREGORIO ALLEGRI
4. Miserere mei, Deus (vv. 1–4, 17–20)
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble) • Gerald Finley (cantor)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
5. Magnificat anima mea from Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Choir of King’s College Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Cleobury
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
6. Lacrimosa (ed. Beyer) from Requiem, K626
David Bell (organ)
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst
7. Regina coeli from Regina coeli, K127
Kölner Kammerchor • Collegium Cartusianum / Peter Neumann
JOSEPH HAYDN
8. The heavens are telling from The Creation, Hob.XXI:2
Heather Harper (soprano) • Robert Tear (tenor) • John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir David Willcocks
FRANZ SCHUBERT
9. Heilig, heilig, heilig from Deutsche Messe, D872
Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Wolfgang Sawallisch
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
10. Ode to Joy (arr. Bates) from Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 “Choral”
James Morris (bass) • Westminster Choir
Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
JOHANNES BRAHMS
11. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen from Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt
GIACOMO PUCCINI
12. Gloria in excelsis Deo — In terra pax — Laudamus te
from the Kyrie of Messa di Gloria
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Antonio Pappano
HECTOR BERLIOZ
13. IV. Tu, Christe, Rex Gloriae (Hymn) — V. Te ergo quaesumus (Prayer) from Te Deum, op.22/H22
European Union Children’s Chorus • Maîtrise d’Antony
Choeur et Orchestre de Paris / John Nelson
CÉSAR FRANCK
14. Panis angelicus (arr. Sandré)
Hallé Choir and Orchestra / Maurice Handford
GABRIEL FAURÉ
15. Cantique de Jean Racine, op.11
Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
SERGEY RACHMANINOV
16. Ave Maria from Vespers, op.37
Groupe Vocal de France / John Poole
GABRIEL FAURÉ
17. In paradisum from Requiem, op.48
José-Luis Garcia (violin) • Peter Barley (organ)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
English Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Cleobury
HENRYK GÓRECKI
18. Totus tuus, op.60 (extract)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
SIR HUBERT PARRY
19. Jerusalem
Royal Choral Society • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis
CD 2 [78.14]
MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
1. Pleni sunt coeli et terra from Te Deum in D major, H146
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano) • Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) • Charles Brett (alto) • Ian Partridge (tenor) • Stephen Roberts (bass)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
2. Zion hört die Wächter singen† from Cantata “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”, BWV 140
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor
Consortium Musicum / Wolfgang Gönnenwein
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
3. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
Ambrosian Singers • Menuhin Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
4. Cum sancto spiritu from Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Eugen Jochum
HENRY PURCELL
5. Thou knowest, Lord from Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z860
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Sir Philip Ledger
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
6. For unto us a child is born (ed. Lam) from Messiah, HWV 56
Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
HANS LEO HASSLER / harm. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
7. O sacred head, sore wounded (“Passion Chorale”)
“O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden” from the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
8. Ave verum corpus, K618
Swedish Radio Chorus • Stockholm Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
JOSEPH HAYDN
9. Awake the harp (ed. Temperley) from The Creation, Hob.XXI:2
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
10. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, op.48 no.4 (“Die Himmel rühmen”) (orch. Mottl)
New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra / Wilhelm Pitz
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
11. And then shall your light break forth from Elijah, op.70
New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra / Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
HECTOR BERLIOZ
12. L’Adieu des bergers (Shepherds’ Farewell)† from L’Enfance du Christ, op.25
Choeurs René Duclos, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / André Cluytens
MAURICE DURUFLÉ
13. Agnus Dei (reduced-orchestration version) from Requiem, op.9
Peter Barley (organ) • Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
English Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Cleobury
FRANCIS POULENC
14. Laudamus te from Gloria, FP 177
Choeur de Radio France, Orchestre National de France / Georges Prêtre
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
15. I. Maestoso ma energico — Allegro molto from Chichester Psalms (reduced scoring with organ, harp and percussion)
Michael Pearce (treble) • Peter Winn (alto) • John Bowley (tenor) • Daniel Sladden (bass) • Peter Barley (organ) • Rachel Masters (harp) • David Corkhill (percussion)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
SIR JOHN TAVENER
16. The Lamb
Vasari Singers / Jeremy Backhouse
SAMUEL BARBER
17. Agnus Dei, op.11 (Adagio for Strings)
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
JOHN RUTTER
18. Requiem aeternam from Requiem
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury
KARL JENKINS
19. Agnus Dei from The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)
National Youth Choir of Great Britain, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins
GIUSEPPE VERDI
20. Dies irae (extract) from Messa da Requiem
Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini
CARL ORFF
21. O Fortuna from Carmina Burana
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst
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