100 Best Sacred Works

Miserere

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Gerald Finley

Veni Sancte Spiritus

John Dunstaple - Veni Sancte Spiritus, JD 32

Paul Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble, David James

O nata lux

Thomas Tallis - O nata lux

Philip Ledger, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Buccinate in neomenia tuba

Giovanni Gabrieli - Buccinate in neomenia tuba à 19, Ch. 84

Denis Stevens, Ambrosian Singers

O Magnum Mysterium

Tomás Luis de Victoria - O magnum mysterium

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Ave verum corpus

William Byrd - Ave verum corpus, T 92

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Tu es Petrus

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

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Missa 'L'homme arme' (Kyrie)

Guillaume Dufay - Missa L'homme armé: Kyrie

Paul Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble

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

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

George Guest, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge

Missa 'Euge bone' (Credo)

Christopher Tye - Missa Euge bone

Philip Ledger, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Missa Paschale (Sanctus)

Heinrich Isaac - Missa Paschalis à 4: I. Sanctus

Paul Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble

Mass a 4

William Byrd - Mass for 4 Voices, T 1

Paul Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble

Absalon, fili mi

Josquin des Prez - Absalon, fili mi

Paul Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble

Hosanna to the Son of David

Orlando Gibbons - Hosanna to the Son of David

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Spem in alium

Thomas Tallis - Spem in alium

Andrew Parrott, Wim Becu

Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D major, RV 589

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Gloria: Laudamus te

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D major, RV 589

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sarah Fox

Magnificat

Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

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

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

Zadok the Priest

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

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Mass in B minor: Cum Sancto Spiritu

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

Eugen Jochum, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mass in B minor: Et incarnatus est

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

Eugen Jochum, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

O mensch, bewein dein' Sünde gross

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

Peter Hurford

Wachet auf (Chorale)

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

Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Theo Altmeyer

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, Orchestre de chambre de Paris

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

Thou knowest, Lord

Henry Purcell - Funeral Music on the Death of Queen Mary

Philip Ledger, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Hear My Prayer, O Lord

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

Philip Ledger, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

St Matthew Passion: Passion Chorale

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

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Crucifixus

Antonio Lotti - Crucifixus a 8

Philip Ledger, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

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, Ambrosian Singers

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

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

Charles Mackerras, Paul Esswood, Robert Tear

Requiem in D minor K626: Introit: Requiem aeternam

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

Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir, Felicity Lott

Requiem in D minor K626: Kyrie

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

Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir

Requiem in D minor K626: Lacrimosa dies illa

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

Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir

Laudate Dominum

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

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

Regina coeli

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

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Orchestra

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, Kiri Te Kanawa

Coronation Mass - Benedictus

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

Eugen Jochum, Josef Schmidhuber, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Exsultate, Jubilate -- Alleluia

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

György Fischer, English Chamber Orchestra, Lucia Popp

Ave Verum Corpus

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Eric Ericson, Riccardo Muti, Berlin Philharmonic

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

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

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, Philharmonia Chorus

Ave Maria

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

Philip Ledger, Janet Baker

Requiem: Pie Jesu

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

David Hill, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Nancy Argenta

Requiem Ubit caritas

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

David Hill

Cantique de Jean Racine

Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11

David Hill, Stephen Farr

Panis Angelicus

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

Maurice Handford, The Hallé

Gloria (Laudamus te)

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

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre National de France, Chœur de Radio France

Vinea mea electo

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

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

Priere à Notre-Dame

Léon Boëllmann - Suite Gothique, op. 25

Frederic Bayco

O sacrum convivium

Olivier Messiaen - O sacrum convivium, I/18

London Voices, Terry Edwards

Requiem: Sanctus

Maurice Duruflé - Requiem, op. 9

Stephen Cleobury, English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Requiem: Libera me

Maurice Duruflé - Requiem, op. 9

Stephen Cleobury, English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Requiem: In Paradisium

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

Bob Chilcott, David Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra

Mass in E-flat: Sanctus

Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Mass in E-flat major, op. 80

Gerhard Wilhelm

Deutsche Messe: Heilig, heilig, heilig

Franz Schubert - Deutsche Messe, D. 872

Elmar Schloter, Josef Schmidhuber, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Nun danket alle Gott

Sigfrid Karg-Elert - 66 Choral-Improvisationen, op. 65: No. 59. Marche triomphale über “Nun danket alle Gott”

Philip Ledger

Evening Hymn

H. Balfour Gardiner - Evening Hymn

CBSO Chorus, Thomas Trotter

Ein deutsches Requiem: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

Johannes Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45

Klaus Tennstedt, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir

I Was Glad

Hubert Parry - I was glad

Philip Ledger, Philharmonia Orchestra, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace - Agnus Dei

Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Agnus Dei

Karl Jenkins, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain

Chichester Psalms

Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Corkhill

Mass in G Minor - Kyrie

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Mass in G minor

David Willcocks, Nigel Perrin, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Totus tuus

Henryk Górecki - Totus Tuus, op. 60

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Magnificat

Arvo Pärt - Magnificat

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Requiem

John Rutter - Requiem

Stephen Cleobury, City of London Sinfonia, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Agnus Dei

Samuel Barber - Agnus Dei

David Hill

The Armed Man. A Mass for Peace - Benedictus

Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Benedictus

Karl Jenkins, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, Guy Johnston