100 Heavenly Classics

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1The Messiah: For unto us a Child is born
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Don Jackson (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:21
2Stabat Mater: Fac ut ardeat cor meumGiovanni Battista Pergolesi2:20
3Magnificat: Magnificat
flute:
Konrad Hampe (flautist) and Helmut Steinkraus (flautist)
oboe:
Willy Schnell (oboist)
choir vocals:
Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243: I. Coro "Magnificat anima mea"
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1733-07-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1728 until 1731)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach3:32
4Requiem: Confutatis
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
orchestra:
Amor Artis Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: e. Confutatis (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:09
5Ave Maria
organ:
Mary Jane Newman
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Amy Butler (Mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Charles‐François Gounod3:09
6Christmas Oratorio: Now let us thank Thee
choir vocals:
Schwäbischer Singkreis
orchestra:
Schwäbischer Posaunendienst
conductor:
Hans Grischkat
recording of:
Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435 - Beschluß: Dank sagen wir
composer:
Heinrich Schütz (composer)
part of:
Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435 (Die Geburt unsers Herren Jesu Christi, for chorus, instruments & continuo)
Heinrich Schütz2:41
7Stabat Mater: Sancta Maria
orchestra:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Stabat Mater: VI. Quartetto - Sancta mater, istud agas (soprano, alto, tenore, basso)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (from 1831 until 1841)
part of:
Stabat Mater
Gioachino Rossini4:25
8Davidde Penitente: Cantiam, Cantiamo
choir vocals:
Württemberg Chamber Choir
orchestra:
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Dieter Kurz
recording of:
Davide penitente, K. 469: II. Allegro vivace: Choir "Cantiam le glorie"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Saverio Mattei
part of:
Davide penitente, K. 469
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:29
9St Matthew Passion: Have mercy, Lord
orchestra:
Wiener Kammerorchester (Vienna Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Ferdinand Grossmann (Austrian choral conductor)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXIX. Aria (Alto) "Erbarme dich, mein Gott"
orchestrator:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II
Johann Sebastian Bach7:23
10L'Enfance du Christ: The Shepherd's FarewellHector Berlioz3:19
11Stabat Mater: Stabat Mater
choir vocals:
Pro Musica Choir Stuttgart
orchestra:
Orchester Pro Musica Stuttgart (founded in 1952, present name established since 1971)
conductor:
Marcel Couraud (conductor)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Largo "Stabat mater dolorosa"
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Stabat Mater, RV 621
Antonio Vivaldi5:00
12Coronation Mass: Sanctus
choir vocals:
Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale
orchestra:
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor)
recording of:
Missa in C, K. 317 “Krönungs-Messe”: IV. Sanctus (Mass in C, K. 317 "Coronation Mass": IV. Sanctus)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1779)
part of:
Missa in C, K. 317 “Krönungs-Messe” (Mass in C, K. 317 "Coronation Mass")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:51
13The Creation: Now the fields are overlaid
choir vocals:
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor
orchestra:
Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele (Orchestra of the Ludwigsburg Festival)
conductor:
Wolfgang Gönnenwein (conductor)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part I: IX. Arie: Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part I (The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part I)
Joseph Haydn5:15
14Requiem: Agnus Dei / Lux Aeterna
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
orchestra:
Amor Artis Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VI. Agnus Dei (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VII. Communio: Lux aeterna (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:39
15Mass No. 6 in E flat: Credo
choir vocals:
Spandauer Kantorei (Spandau Chorale, choir)
orchestra:
Bach-Collegium Berlin
conductor:
Martin Behrmann (conductor)
recording of:
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950: III. Credo
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950
Franz Schubert5:38
16Maria Mater Gratiae
choir vocals:
Chorale des Jeunesses Musicales de France
conductor:
Louis Martini (French conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Marie, mater gratiae, op. 47 no. 2
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1888)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 47
Gabriel Fauré2:12
17Estote Fortes in Bello
choir vocals:
Chorale Bach de Montréal
recording of:
Motet for 4 Voices "Estote fortes in bello"
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (Spanish Renaissance composer) (in 1585)
Tomás Luis de Victoria1:55
18Magnificat anima mea
choir vocals:
Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart
recording of:
Magnificat anima mea, BuxWV Anh. 1 (Spurious)
composer:
Dieterich Buxtehude (composer)
part of:
Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BuxWV Anh. 1)
Dieterich Buxtehude4:19
19Christmas Cantata: I tuoi baci che prendo
alto vocals:
Ingeborg Russ (alto)
choir vocals:
Württembergischer Kammerchor
soprano vocals:
Marlee Sabo (soprano) and Gertraut Stoklassa (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Georg Jelden (German tenor, then (after 1973) baryton)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Rudolf Ewerhart
recording of:
Vaticini di pace: Aria: I tuoi baci (Giustitia)
composer:
Antonio Caldara (Italian composer)
part of:
Vaticini di pace
Antonio Caldara1:02
20Cantata Pastorale per la Nativita
soprano vocals:
Gertraut Stoklassa (soprano)
orchestra:
Mainzer Kammerorchester (Mainz Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Cantata pastorale per la natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo
composer:
Alessandro Scarlatti (composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ottoboni (Italian librettist)
Alessandro Scarlatti2:17
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