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1. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): No 4, Bereite dich, Zion (5:08)
Common Name Bereite Dich Zion, Weihnachtsoratorium Christmas Oratorio In Six Parts
Catalog No. BWV 248
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Genre Baroque Period / Oratorio
Date Written 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany
Period Baroque
Country Germany
Language German
Note (2001 Digital Remaster)
2. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: He Was Despised (Alto Air: Largo) (12:39)
Common Name He Was Despised, Messiah Oratorio
Catalog No. HWV 56
Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
Performer Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano)
Robert Tear (Tenor)
Paul Esswood (Alto)
Elizabeth Harwood (Soprano)
Raimund Herincx (Baritone)
Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra
Ensemble Ambrosian Singers
Genre Baroque Period / Oratorio
Date Written 1741-1742; London, England
Period Baroque
Country England
Language English
Studio/Live Studio
Note (1989 - Remaster)
3. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: No. 31 - O Rest in the Lord (Angel Ⅰ) (3:42)
Common Name O Rest In The Lord, Elijah Elias Oratorio
Composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Conductor Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
Performer Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano)
Russell Burgess (Choir dir. Conductor)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano & Mezzo-soprano)
Wilhelm Pitz (Chorus Master)
Simon Woolf (Boy Soprano)
Orchestra National Philharmonic Orchestra London
Ensemble New Philharmonia Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
Genre Oratorio / Romantic Period
Date Written 08/11/1846-1847; Germany
Period Romantic
Language English
Country Germany
Studio/Live Studio
Note (1995 - Remaster).
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4. Alto Rhapsody, for alto, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 53 (11:49)
Composer Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Conductor Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ensemble Men's Voices of the John Alldis Choir (dir. John Alldis)
Genre Rhapsody / Romantic Period
Date Written 1869; Austria
Period Romantic
Country Germany (Austria)
Language German
Studio/Live Studio
Note (1988 Digital Remaster)
5. Rückert Lieder (5), song for voice & piano (or orchestra): No 3, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (6:56)
Composer Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Conductor Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra Hallé Orchestra
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period
Date Written 08/16/1901; Vienna, Austria
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Language German
Studio/Live Studio
Note (1999 Digital Remaster)
6. L'invitation au voyage ("Mon enfant, ma soeur"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (4:37)
Composer Henri Duparc (1848 - 1933)
Conductor André Previn
Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Genre Art Song
Date Written 1870; France
Period Post-Romantic; 20th Century
Country France
Language French
Studio/Live Studio
Note (1995 - Remaster).
7. Requiem, for soprano, baritone, chorus; for small ensemble, organ, & orchestra, Op. 9 (3 versions): Pie Jesu (3:23)
Composer Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)
Conductor Sir Philip Ledger
Performer John Butt (Organ & Choir dir.)
Timothy Hugh (Cello)
Stephen Roberts (Bass)
Ensemble Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge
Genre Requiem
Date Written 1947; Paris, France
Period Modern; 20th Century
Country France
Language Latin
Studio/Live Studio
Note (Version With Organ) (1993 Digital Remaster).
8~12. Sea Pictures (5), song cycle for alto & orchestra (or piano), Op. 37 (23:48)
Composer Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Conductor Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Genre Song Cycle
Period Post-Romantic
Written 1897-1899; England
Language English
Country United Kingdom
Studio/Live Studio
Note (1997 - Remaster).
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8. Ⅰ. Sea Slumber-Song (Roden Noel)
9. Ⅱ. In Haven (Capri) (C. Alice Elgar)
10. Ⅲ. Sabbath Morning at Sea (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
11. Ⅳ. Where Corals Lie (Richard Garnett)
12. Ⅴ. The Swimmer (A. Lindsay Gordon) |
5:02
2:07
2:51
2:46
1:26
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13. The Dream of Gerontius, The for vocal, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38: The Angel's Farewell (Softly And Gently, dearly-ransomed soul) (6:53)
Common Name The Dream Of Gerontius Oratorio For For Chorus & Orchestra
Composer Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Conductor Sir John Barbirolli
Ensamble Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers, Hallé Choir
Orchestra Hallé Orchestra
Genre Oratorio
Date Written 1899-1900; England
Language English
Period Post-Romantic
Studio/Live Studio
Notes Composition written: 1900. Composition revised: United Kingdom. (1989 - Remaster). | 