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100 Best Sacred Works

Stephen Cleobury · Philip Ledger · David Willcocks · Paul Hillier · David Hill · Charles Mackerras · Eugen Jochum · Franz Welser-Möst · Josef Schmidhuber · Neville Marriner

EMI Classics2007Cat. 0946 3 89227 2 84h 52m66 tracks

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Tracklist

Disc 1

02

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Stephen Cleobury

5:48

03

Veni Sancte Spiritus

John Dunstaple - Veni Sancte Spiritus, JD 32

6:26

04

Thomas Tallis - O nata lux

1:56

07

O Magnum Mysterium

Tomás Luis de Victoria - O magnum mysterium

David Willcocks

4:11

08

Ave verum corpus

William Byrd - Ave verum corpus, T 92

David Willcocks

4:40

09

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Motet “Tu es Petrus” a 6 (Motets book II, 1572)

David Willcocks

3:59

10

Missa 'L'homme arme' (Kyrie)

Guillaume Dufay - Missa L'homme armé: Kyrie

4:10

11

Missa super 'Bell' Amfitrit' altera' (Gloria)

Orlande de Lassus - Missa Bell' Amfirit'altera, H. viii/55

4:15

12

Missa 'Euge bone' (Credo)

Christopher Tye - Missa Euge bone

5:32

13

Missa Paschale (Sanctus)

Heinrich Isaac - Missa Paschalis à 4: I. Sanctus

4:28

14

William Byrd - Mass for 4 Voices, T 1

3:53

15

Absalon, fili mi

Josquin des Prez - Absalon, fili mi

4:27

16

Hosanna to the Son of David

Orlando Gibbons - Hosanna to the Son of David

David Willcocks

3:10

17

Thomas Tallis - Spem in alium

10:20

Disc 2

01

Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D major, RV 589

Stephen Cleobury

2:27

02

Gloria: Laudamus te

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D major, RV 589

Stephen Cleobury

2:26

03

Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243

Stephen Cleobury

3:01

04

Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

Charles Mackerras, John McCarthy, English Chamber Orchestra

4:21

05

Christmas Oratorio: Bereite dich, Zion

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, IV. Aria (Alto) „Bereite dich, Zion“

Philip Ledger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Janet Baker

5:30

06

Zadok the Priest

George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258

Stephen Cleobury

5:21

07

Mass in B minor: Cum Sancto Spiritu

Johann Sebastian Bach - h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232

Eugen Jochum, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:22

08

Mass in B minor: Et incarnatus est

Johann Sebastian Bach - h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232

Eugen Jochum, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:30

09

O mensch, bewein dein' Sünde gross

Johann Sebastian Bach - Choralvorspiel, BWV 622 "O Mensch bewein dein Sünde groß"

5:25

10

Wachet auf (Chorale)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

4:49

11

St Matthew Passion: Erbarme dich

Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXIX. Aria (Alto) "Erbarme dich, mein Gott"

Emmanuelle Haïm, John Nelson

6:23

12

Jesu bleibet meine Freude

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“

David Willcocks, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:31

13

Thou knowest, Lord

Henry Purcell - Funeral Music on the Death of Queen Mary

Philip Ledger, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

2:24

14

Hear My Prayer, O Lord

Henry Purcell - Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z. 15

2:11

15

St Matthew Passion: Passion Chorale

Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LIV. Choral "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"

David Willcocks

2:46

16

Antonio Lotti - Crucifixus a 8

3:43

17

Messiah: I know that my redeemer liveth

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)

Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra

6:42

18

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Charles Mackerras, Paul Esswood, Robert Tear

4:03

Disc 3

01

Requiem in D minor K626: Introit: Requiem aeternam

Franz Xaver Süssmayr - Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Franz Welser-Möst

4:29

02

Requiem in D minor K626: Kyrie

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Franz Welser-Möst

2:34

03

Requiem in D minor K626: Lacrimosa dies illa

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa”

Franz Welser-Möst

2:59

04

Laudate Dominum

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339

László Heltay, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

5:29

05

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Antiphon for Soprano, Chorus & Orchestra in B-flat major, K. 127 "Regina coeli"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Orchestra

4:06

06

Mass in Cm - Laudatamus te

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Missa in c-Moll, K.427/417a ('Große Messe'): IIb. Gloria: “Laudamus te”

Raymond Leppard, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:53

07

Coronation Mass - Benedictus

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Missa in C, K. 317 “Krönungs-Messe”

Eugen Jochum, Josef Schmidhuber, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

3:17

08

Exsultate, Jubilate -- Alleluia

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165

György Fischer, English Chamber Orchestra

2:56

09

Ave Verum Corpus

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Eric Ericson, Riccardo Muti, Berlin Philharmonic

3:27

10

The Creation: With Verdure Clad

Joseph Haydn - Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part II: XXVIa. Chor: Vollendet ist das große Werk

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:51

14

Mass in C - Kyrie

Ludwig van Beethoven - Mass for 4 Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra in C major, op. 86

Carlo Maria Giulini, Wilhelm Pitz, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:34

15

Die ehre gottes aus der natur

Ludwig van Beethoven - Song for Voice and Piano, op. 48 no. 4 in C major: Majestätisch und erhaben "Die Ehre Gottes in der Natur: Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre"

Wilhelm Pitz, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:32

Disc 4

02

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

Philip Ledger, Janet Baker

3:14

07

Requiem: Pie Jesu

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

David Hill, Stephen Farr

3:29

08

Requiem Ubit caritas

Maurice Duruflé - Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, op. 10: No. 1. Ubi caritas et amor

2:40

09

Cantique de Jean Racine

Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11

David Hill, Stephen Farr

5:48

10

Panis Angelicus

César Franck - Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12

Maurice Handford, The Hallé

4:57

11

Gloria (Laudamus te)

Francis Poulenc - Gloria, for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, FP 177

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre National de France

3:02

12

Vinea mea electo

Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence: No. 2. Vinea mea electa

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

3:50

15

Requiem: Sanctus

Maurice Duruflé - Requiem, op. 9

Stephen Cleobury, English Chamber Orchestra

3:24

16

Requiem: Libera me

Maurice Duruflé - Requiem, op. 9

Stephen Cleobury, English Chamber Orchestra

5:41

17

Requiem: In Paradisium

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

Bob Chilcott, David Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:48

Disc 5

Disc 6