The World of Sacred Music

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See, the conqu'ring hero comes! [Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63]

03:45

Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral, John Scott, Christopher Dearnley

Choir: Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral - Organ: John Scott - Director: Christopher Dearnley - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

2

Il s'en va loin de la terre

04:59

The St. Anthony Singers, Goldsbrough Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Choir: The St. Anthony Singers - Orchestra: Goldsbrough Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Recording Producer: James Burnett - Recording Engineer: Alan Stagg - Composer: Hector Berlioz

3

"Erbarme dich"

07:02

Anne Sofie von Otter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall - Contralto: Anne Sofie von Otter - Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

4

How lovely is Thy dwelling place [Ein deutsches Requiem, Op.45]

06:04

Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral, John Scott, Christopher Dearnley

Choir: Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral - Organ: John Scott - Director: Christopher Dearnley - Composer: Johannes Brahms - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

5

Take all the prophets...Is not his word like fire [Elijah, Op.70 / Part 1]

02:24

Geraint Evans, BBC Welsh Orchestra, Thomas Mansel

Baritone: Geraint Evans - Orchestra: BBC Welsh Orchestra - Conductor: Thomas Mansel - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

6

The Russian Creed

04:56

James Bowman, Laszlo Heltay, Brighton Festival Chorus

Counter-Tenor: James Bowman - Conductor: Laszlo Heltay - Choir: Brighton Festival Chorus - Composer: Alexander Gretchaninov

7

Heilig, heilig, heilig [German Mass, D.872]

03:15

Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral, John Scott, Christopher Dearnley

Choir: Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral - Organ: John Scott - Director: Christopher Dearnley - Composer: Franz Schubert - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Producer: Christian Gansch - Balance Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Executive Producer: Klaus Behrens - Executive Producer: Rainer Hebborn - Executive Producer: Friedrich-Wilhelm Roedding

8

I waited for the Lord

04:39

Andrew Semple, Jonathan Chinchen, Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral, Christopher Dearnley

Treble: Andrew Semple - Treble: Jonathan Chinchen - Choir: Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral - Director: Christopher Dearnley - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

9

Ave verum corpus, K.618

03:50

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Peter White, George Guest

Producer: Harley Usill - Choir: The Choir of St John’s Cambridge - Engineer: Alan Reeve - Organ: Peter White - Conductor: George Guest - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

10

Panis Angelicus, Op.12/V

04:02

Luciano Pavarotti, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Choir: Wandsworth School Boys Choir - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Kurt Herbert Adler - Composer: César Franck

11

Sequentia: Lacrimosa [Requiem in D minor, K.626]

04:11

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Chorus: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus - Producer: Chris Hazell - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Engineer: John Pellowe - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

12

Hear My Prayer, Hymn for Soprano, Chorus and Organ

10:39

Kiri Te Kanawa, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Choir: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square - Orchestra: Utah Symphony - Conductor: Julius Rudel - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

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5. Chorale: Ertöt uns durch dein' Güte" [Cantata No.22 "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe", BWV 22]

02:38

Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral, John Scott, Christopher Dearnley

Choir: Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral - Organ: John Scott - Director: Christopher Dearnley - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

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21. Air: He was despised [Messiah / Part 2]

06:43

Kathleen Ferrier, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Contralto: Kathleen Ferrier - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult - Recording Producer: John Culshaw - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: George Frideric Handel

15

"Hallelujah"

03:41

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Chorus: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus - Producer: Chris Hazell - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon