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1▶CD: Uplifting Classics
2▶CD: Relaxing Classics
3▶CD: Vocal Classics
4▶CD: Golden Classics
5▶CD: Favourite Classics
6▼CD: Spiritual Classics
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1Zadok the Priest. Coronation Anthem
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
George Frideric Handel6:05
2Zion hört die Wächter (Cantata No. 140)
choir vocals:
South German Madrigal Choir
tenor vocals:
Theo Altmeyer (German tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Consortium Musicum (from 1967-07-15 until 1967-07-20)
conductor:
Wolfgang Gönnenwein (conductor) (from 1967-07-15 until 1967-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Marbach Stadthalle in Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1967-07-15 until 1967-07-20)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen” (in 1967-07)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1731-11-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1731)
is based on:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
part of:
Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Johann Sebastian Bach4:49
3Miserere mei, Deus (Vv 1-4, 17-20)
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:49
4German Mass D872 (Sanctus)
organ:
Wolfgang Meyer (organist, harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Choir Of St. Hedwig's, Berlin
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:
Karl Forster (chorus master/conductor)
recording of:
Deutsche Messe, D. 872: V. Zum Sanctus: Heilig, Heilig
lyricist:
Johann Philipp Neumann (poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
Deutsche Messe, D. 872
Franz Schubert3:48
5Panis angelicus
choir vocals:
Hallé Choir
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck4:58
6L'Adieu des bergers (Shepherds' Farewell) (L'Enfance du Christ)
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris and Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
chorus master:
Jean Laforge (choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz3:51
7St Cecilia Mass (Sanctus)
organ:
Henriette Puig-Roget (French pianist, organist and composer)
bass vocals:
Franz Crass (operatic bass) (in 1963-06)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos (in 1963-06)
soprano vocals:
Pilar Lorengar (soprano) (in 1963-06)
tenor vocals:
Heinz Hoppe (tenor) (in 1963-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (in 1963-06)
conductor:
Jean-Claude Hartemann (conductor) (in 1963-06)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Roch de Paris in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963-06)
recording of:
Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile : V. Sanctus
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile, CG 56 (St. Cecilia Mass, en sol majeur pour solistes, chœur, orchestre et orgue)
Charles Gounod5:21
8In paradisum (Requiem, Op. 48)
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
organ:
Peter Barley (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19) and David Flower (engineer) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:30
9Laudate Dominum (Solemn Vespers, K339)
producer:
Friedrich Welz (engineer/producer) and John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Manfred Ackermann (baritone) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
choir vocals:
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09) and Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben (Stuttgart Hymnus Boys' Choir) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
soprano vocals:
Edda Moser (soprano) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
tenor vocals:
Wolfgang Isenhardt (tenor) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
treble vocals:
Thomas Schulze (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
orchestra:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
conductor:
Eugen Jochum (conductor) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09) and Gerhard Wilhelm (choir master) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Martin Wöhr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:10
10Cantique de Jean Racine
choir vocals:
The Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1997)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 11)
Gabriel Fauré5:13
11Ingemisco (Requiem)
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
solo tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
chorus master:
Giulio Bertola (conductor and chorus master) (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore) (from 1987-06-26 until 1987-06-29)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:43
12Ave verum corpus K618
instruments and orchestra:
Cambridge Classical Players (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
organ:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
bass vocals:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music) (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
countertenor vocals:
David James (countertenor) (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
soprano vocals:
Lynne Dawson (soprano) (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
tenor vocals:
Rogers Covey‐Crump (tenor) (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
concertmaster:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (from 1987-12-11 until 1987-12-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:07
13I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Messiah)
soprano vocals:
Elsie Morison (soprano) (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
conductor:
Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
chorus master:
Herbert Bardgett (chorus master / conductor / organist)
arranger:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel7:49
14The Heavens Are Telling (The Creation)
baritone vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
chorus master:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part I: XIV. Chor und Terzett: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part I
Joseph Haydn4:47
15Pie Jesu (Requiem)
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
organ:
Henriette Puig-Roget (French pianist, organist and composer) (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
choir vocals:
Chœurs Élisabeth Brasseur
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (1994–2013) (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Roch de Paris in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version) (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:20
16Lacrimonsa (Requiem in D minor, K626) (Ed. Beyer)
recording engineer:
Mike Clements (engineer) (in 1989-04)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
organ:
David Bell (organist) (in 1989-04)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1989-04)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1989-04)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor) (in 1989-04)
arranger:
Franz Beyer (violist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa” (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition) (in 1989-04)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:00
17Hallelujah!
organ:
Eric Chadwick (chorus master, organist)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
chorus master:
Herbert Bardgett (chorus master / conductor / organist)
arranger:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (catch-all for arrangements) (from 1959-06-15 until 1959-06-19)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
arrangement of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
George Frideric Handel4:37

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