Sacred Concert 1

On this CD:

1. Duo Seraphim clamabant, motet for 3 tenors (from Vespers), SV 206/7
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Birgit Grenat, Rene Jacobs, Jaap ter Linden, Judith Nelson
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

2. O quam pulchra es, amica mea, motet for solo tenor, SV 317
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs, Jaap ter Linden
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

3. O beatae viae, O felices gressus, motet for 2 sopranos, SV 312
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs, Jaap ter Linden, Judith Nelson

4. Salve O Regina, O Mater, motet for tenor, SV 326
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Jaap ter Linden, Judith Nelson
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

5. Confitebor tibi, Domine I, motet for 1 voice & 2 violins (from Missa á 4 voci et Salmi), SV 193
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs, Kee Junghanel, Mihoko Kimura, Jaap ter Linden
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

6. Pulchra es, amica mea, motet for 2 sopranos (from Vespers), SV 206/5
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs, Jaap ter Linden, Judith Nelson
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

7. Fugge, anima mea, mundum, motet for soprano, alto & violin, SV 305
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs, Kee Junghanel, Mihoko Kimura, Judith Nelson
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

8. Ego flos campi et lilium convallium, motet for alto, SV 301
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs, Jaap ter Linden

9. Nigra sum sed formosa, antiphon for tenor (from Vespers), SV 206/3
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

10. Work(s)
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Jaap ter Linden, Judith Nelson
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

11. Jubilet tota civitas, motet for soprano (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV 286
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by William Christie, William Christie, Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs, Jaap ter Linden
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel

Tracks:

Brandenbutg Concerto No.3 In G First Movement
Overture No.3 In D Second Movement
Violin Concerto In E First Movement
Prelude In C minor
Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Chorus From Cantata No.147)
Overture No.2 In B minor Minuet And Badinerie
Oboe Concerto In D minor Second Movement
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Third Movement
Musical Offering - Fuga canonica
Easter Oratorio - Overture
Minuet In D minor
Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel herunter(From Choral Prelude BWV 650
Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Second Movement
Art Of The Fugue - Contrapunctus 9
Concerto For Flute, Violin, Harpsichord And Strings. Triple Concerto - Third Movement
Overture No.4 In D - Réjouissance
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
Xerxes - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
Messiah - And The Glory Of The Lord
Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4 - Larghetto Affettuoso
Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 4 Allegro
Water Music - Air
Messiah - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Concerto Grosso In B flat, Op. 3, No. 2 - Largo
Salomon - Sinfonia, Act 3
The Choice Of Hercules - While For Thy Arms
Water Music - Allegro (Suite No. 1)
Suite No. 5 In E - Air With Variations
Jephtha - How Dark, O Lord
Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 5 Alla Siciliana - Presto
Mi Palpita Il Cor (Solo Cantata) S'un Di M'adora
Water Music - Andante Allegro Da Capo
Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E-flat: First Movement
Symphony No. 94 in G: Surprise Symphony-second movement
Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D: Third Movement
Flute Trio No. 31 in G: Second Movement
Symphony No. 31 in D: Hornsignal-First Movement
String Quartet No. 17 in F, Op. 3, no. 5: Serenade Quartet-Second Movement
Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra-Third Movement
Concerto for 2 Horns & Orchestra in E-flat: Second Movement
Symphony No. 88 in G: Fourth Movement
String Quartet No. 77 in C: Kaiser Quartet-Poco adagio cantabile
Notturno No. 1 in C: Second Movement
Symphony No. 98 in B: Londoner No. 4-Fourth Movement
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - first movement
Piano Concerto in A - second movement
Flute Concerto in D - Rondeau
Serenade - Minuet
Violin Concerto - first movement
Symphony No. 40 in G minor - first movement
Clarinet Concerto - second movement
Turkish March
Divertimento - Minuet
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat - first movement
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67-First Movement
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2: Moonlight Sonata-First Movement
Overture
O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarros's Aria)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Second Movement
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61: Third Movement
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13: Pathétique-Second Movement
Sympony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: Pastorale-First Movement
Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: Choral Fantasy - Finale
German Dance No. 1 In C
Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat
Heidenroslein
Ave Maria
Der Lindenbaum
Quintet In A 'Trout Quintet' - Andante
Mass No. 6 In E-Flat - Kyrie
Die Schone Mullerin Des Mullers Blumen
German Dance No. 2 In G
Piano Sonata In B-Flat
Nachtgesang Im Walde
Winterreise - No. 15: Die Krahe
German Mass - Zum Sanctus (Heilit, Heilig Ist Der Herr)
Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished' - Second Movement
Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 Grande Valse brillante
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, no. 2
Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, no. 5
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21-Second Movement
Mazurka in D minor, Op. 33, no. 2
Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, no. 15 Raindrop
Etude in C, Op. 10, no. 1
Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, no. 2
Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Fantasy Impromptu
Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35-Third Movement
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - first movement 113.String Seranade - Waltz
Violin Concerto - second movement
The Sleeping Beauty - Waltz
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Swan Lake - Waltz
Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Mozartiana - Third Movement
Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique - Third Movement
Hungarian Dance No.5
Lullaby
Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement
Intermezzo in E-flat, Op.117, no. 1
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 - Third Movement
Waltz, Op. 39, no. 15
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 - Second Movement
String Quintet in G, Op. 111 - Second Movement
Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, no. 7
Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor
German Requiem Selig sind die Toten (Final Chorus)
Die Fledermaus - Overture
Kaiser Waltz, Op.437
Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324
Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
AnnenPolka, Op. 117
Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354
Eljen A Magyar Polka, Op. 332
Wine, Women and Song Waltz, Op. 333
On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 134
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg - Overture
Tannhauser - Die Pilger sind's (Pilgims' Chorus)
Tannhauser - O du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria)
Lohengrin - Act 3 Prelude and Bridal Chorus
The Flying Dutchman - Jo-ho-he Traft ihr das Schiff (Senta's Ballad)
The Flying Dutchman - Steuermann, lass die Wacht (Sailors' Chorus)
Die Walkure - Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Aria)
Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
Siegfried Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer (Siegfried's Forging Song)
Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
Thus sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
Don Juan, Op. 20
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, I.Nacht
Don Quixote, Op.35, first movement: Introduction
Salome, Op. 54, Dance Of The Seven Veils
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Finale: Hab' mir's gelobt ihn lieb zu haben
Piano Concerto 2 In C minor, Op. 18 - First Movement
Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14
Prelude In G Sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Piano Concerto No. 4 In G minor, Op. 40 - Third Movement
Symphony No. 2 In E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 In F sharp minor, Op. 1 - Second Movement
Rhapsody, Op. 43 On A Theme By Paganini
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat
Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat - third movement
Angelus
Mephisto Waltz No.1 (Dance in a Village Tavern)
Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
Dante Symphony - Finale. - Purgatorio - Magnificat
Les Préludes
Boléro
Daphnis et Chloé first movement: Nocturne
Rhapsodie Espagnole
Shéhérazade - first movement: Asie
Ma Mère l'Oye - fourth movement: La Belle et la Bête
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
La Valse
Slavic Dance No. 1 in C, Op. 46, no.1
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - second movement
Humoresque, Op. 101
Slavic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46, no. 8
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 22 - second movement
Romance for Violin and Orchestra In F minor, Op. 11
Symphony No. 7 in D minor - third movement
Melodie (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
Carneval Overture, Op. 92
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 - third movement
Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90. Italian - First Movement
Frühlingslied In A, Op. 62, No. 6
Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
Duetto In F, Op.30, No.6 (From Songs Without Words)
String Symphony No.9 In C. Schweitzer Symphony - Third Movement
Concerto For Violin, Piano And String Orchestra No. 1 In D minor - Second Movement
Symphony No.3 In A minor, Op.56 Scottish - Third Movement"
Notturno (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
String Symphony No. 12 In G minor - First Movement
Venetian Gondola Song In F Sharp minor, Op.30, No.6
Scherzo (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
Violin Concerto In E minor, Op.64 - Third Movement
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morgenstimmung
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - IV. Air. Andante religioso
Arietta, Op. 12, no. 1
Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Solveig's Song
Wedding Day at Troldhauen, Op. 65, no. 6
The Last Spring, Op. 34, no. 2
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op 46 - Anitra's Dance
Nordic Melody Op. 63
Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
Elegie, Op. 47, no. 5
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Arabic Dance
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 - Rhenish - first movement
Traumerai (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Mondnacht (from Eichendorff-Liederkreis, Op. 39)
Aufschwung (from Fantasietucke, Op. 12)
Triolett, Op. 114, no. 2
Tanzlied (No. 1 from Duets, Op. 78)
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - second movement
Frühlingsgruss
Abschied (from Waldszenen Op. 82)
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
Manfred Overture, Op. 115
Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, no. 2
Die Rose stand im Tau
Liebesgarten (from Four Duets, Op. 34)
Warum? (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
Kennst du das Land, Op.79, no. 29 (from Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a)
Von fremden Landern und Menschen (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)

Album Description

An extraordinary 20-CD collection of great works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schumann, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg and Liszt. It also features worldrenowned artists such as Sir Neville Marriner, Martha Argerich, Ivo Pogorelich, Hermann Prey, Reiner Goldberg, Sylvia Sass, Jochen Kowalski, Peter Schreler and many more. This exquisite, copper metallic, deluxe boxed set is the perfect gift for the classical music neophyte.

Customer Reviews:

Mill. Classical review.......2007-05-13

This is a great set of recordings for the money, the only problem was I've had to clean some of the CD's before they played correctly.

classical music for the unitiated.......2007-04-01

This set is a good way to start listening to classical music. It's very well produced and easy to listen to. I purchased it to use as part of my world history high school class. It would have been nice to have some bio information on the composers. However, the product is exactly as advertised and good value for the money. The students were intrigued by how many of the excerpts they had heard before.

Some little gems there that I had forgotten!.......2007-03-30

Although I studied classical music at school, I had all but forgotten it until I bought this set. I heard several tracks I haven't heard for over 30 years, and I had been humming Brahms's 'Hungarian Dance no. 5' for years without ever knowing what it was and it was on the disc, so that was nice.

I found it to be a very good selection overall, but I felt too much had already been heard on TV, which of course is what lots of newcomers to classical music might appreciate. I managed to find about 2 hours of tracks that I wanted to keep, which works out quite expensive per disc, but I did find some wonderful music I had completely forgotten about, so it was worth it. All in all, it represents good value, and I have only knocked one star off as so much of it had been used in adverts.

It is definitely a good introduction to classical music, and it has made me want to listen to more of it, so I don't regret this 'expensive' purchase one bit!

Classical Masterpieces of the Millennium [20 CD Set]

A very helpful collection.......2007-03-24

I define this set as an excellent way to find out who you like, and who you don't, among 20 of the important composers. It opens the door to purchasing more complete pieces by composers you do like, and can save a lot of time and money in the process.
To criticize the set for not containing more composers, or more than just snippets of those who are in the set, is missing the point: it is a helpful introduction to finding your way in the huge maze of classical music. It succeeds admirably in this.
Sound quality is uniformly very good on an audiophile system.
Highly recommended.

Excellent!.......2007-03-08

A great way to start a classical music collection. It's nice to have a full CD of each composer. It makes it easy to keep track of selections/composers I already have and what composers I still need to puchase to complete my collection.

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For Water Aerobics, a Top-Ten CD
Greatest March Sampling Out There!
For the Lover of Marches
Blood Pumping Music
Blood Pumping Music

Marches: Greatest Hits

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Tracks:

Various: The Prince of Denmark's March
Various: March from The Anna Magdalena Notebook
Various: March from Cantata No. 207
Various: See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes March from Judus Maccabaeus
Various: Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113, No. 4
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Various: National Emblem March
Various: The Liberty Bell
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Various: The Thunderer
Various: III. March from First Suite for Military Band in E-flat Major
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Customer Reviews:

For Water Aerobics, a Top-Ten CD.......2005-07-30

I provide music for water aerobics classes. The class members are typically retirees, and like Classical music, yet until this CD the only Classical music with a beat distinctive and steady enough for water aerobics that I'd found was on the "Hooked on Classics" series. Thus, for water aerobics, this is a find.

Also contributing to this CD's popularity for water aerobics are that: (1) many of the songs are upbeat, and (2) "new stereo" recordings (in contrast to my recordings of Sousa marches that were played by Sousa himself; he died in the 1930s.)

In Summary, were you to buy just ten CDs for water aerobics classes, this would be one of them.

Greatest March Sampling Out There!.......2004-04-05

Knowing very little about classical music, I bought several march compilations a few years back, in hopes that I could develop at least a fanboy level of appreciation. Of the compilations I picked up, this is the one that showed me the most diverse sampling of marches. If you want to become familiar with the march genre, this collection runs away with the blue ribbon, with no contendors close behind. The other compilations I came across focused strictly on the American military marches; they were all very good, but this compilation dishes up a diverse menu, from Ludwig Von Beethoven to John Williams.

This CD has a special place in my collection since it turned me on to John Philip Sousa, who has become one of my favorite composers ever. The Sousa selections on this CD are performed by The Incredible Columbia All-Star Band. I enjoyed these tunes immensely enough to buy some Sousa compilations, and found that while the All-Star Band's take on Sousa tunes is very good, I greatly prefer the releases by The United States Marine Band. The Sousa tunes on this CD are a bit rushed for my taste, while The United States Marine Band's delivery seems more pronounced and evenly paced.

My personal favorite track is Kenneth Alford's "Colonel Bogey" performed by John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra. They take Alford's memorable placid march, and shape it into a powerful storm-of-an-orchestral march. Absent are the keyboards prevalent in many renditions of Colonel Bogey, but beautifully replaced with a dynamic orchestra.

It's the variety of marches, however, that steal the show, especially if you are a novice like I am, and want to find out which era of marches is your cup of tea. You get a wide range, from Hector Berlioz's Racoczy March from "Damnation of Faust," to Edwin Bagley's "National Emblem March," to Victor Herbert's "March of the Toys," all the way up to the present day with John William's "The Raider's March" from "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

I am still getting my feet wet learning about marches, and this compilation has given me a great head start. No doubt I'll cringe one day if I read this clumsy description of Sousa and Alford tunes, but for the time being, I am having great fun discovering a whole new school of music. This CD is a great starting point if you want to become familiar with marches.

Just one other comment that will only further display my amateur level of classical music appreciation, but I've just got to say it: JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ROCKS!!! There are very few pieces that sound as happy and uplifting as a Sousa march. I proudly salute Mr. Sousa!

For the Lover of Marches.......2002-05-16

This is the best march music CD I have in my collection. It covers a range from Beethoven's "Turkish March" (track 5 and my favorite of the CD) to Sousa. The weakness of the CD comes from the Incredible Columbia All-Star Band tracks. They do a few Sousa marches and the difference between them and the Boston Pops is very noticable. But that's just a minor complaint and certainly nothing to keep you from buying and enjoying this CD.

Blood Pumping Music.......2001-01-30

This CD took me back many years. It has great music that will get your blood pumping. It is a great selection of music and should be in anyones CD collection!!

Blood Pumping Music.......2001-01-30

This CD is a great CD. It includes some the worlds most famous marches with a great recording. I grew up in marching bands in East Texas and loved marches, and this CD gets my blood pumping and takes me back to the old days. If you love great music and marches, this is a sure buy!!!!

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Narration with music

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Customer Reviews:

Narration with music.......2006-01-07

I ordered this CD because of the price, and quickly found out why it is a cheap one. The narration is fine, but it is spoken over the music, and the music is just excerpts except for the featured selections at the end of the CD, which is all of four pieces. This is a great CD for the car - a little audio learning lesson, and does give a good intro into some of Dvoraks most famous pieces. But, it is no Carl Haas rendition.

Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ

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A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works

Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ
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The #1 Choral Album
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ASIN: B000000UWF
Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

Hallelujah - Ambrosian Singers
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Ambrosian Singers
Pie Jesu - Victoria De Los Angeles
In Excelsis Deo - Teresa Berganza
Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude - Choir Of King's College Cambridge
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Zadok The Priest - Coronation Anthem - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
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Agnus Dei - Dame Janet Baker
Cujus Animam Gementem - Robert Gambill
Lacrimosa - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Ave Maria - Gerald Moore
Ingemisco - Confutatis - Dies Irae - New Philharmonia Chorus

Tracks:

Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Herrscher Des Himmels, Erhore Das Lallen - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Ouverture - L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
Libera Me Domine - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Swedish Radio Chorus
Die HImmel Erzahlen Die Ehre Gottes - Jose Van Dam
Komm, Holder Lenz! - Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Lord God Of Abraham - New Philharmonia Chorus
And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
Erbarme Dich, Sein Gott - Julia Hamari
O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wundern - Julia Hamari
Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls - Lisa Otto
Ach Herr, Lass Dein Lieb' Engelein - Lisa Otto

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A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works.......2001-08-13

This is a 2 CD set and is one of my favorites. While this CD contains several pieces that the general public probably hears often (Handel's Messiah, Bach's Jesu Bleibet mein freund) it also contains some not well known pieces. Of particular quality is the recording of Gregorio Allegri's MISERE MEI DEUS, a piece composed at the end of the Renaissance era. This piece, lasting roughly 13 minutes, is a master stroke of pure choral music. The piece is repetitive but Allegri builds up to a fantastic ending. Also of note is the glorious recording of Mozart's AVE VERUM CORPUS, Hadyn's DIE SCHOPFUNG, and Brahm's EIN DEUTCHES REQUIEM. A MUST for any choral music fan.

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A superb evening of Ives, the best in decades
Something of a disappointment
a wonderful summary
Ives is Ives
The Mood of Time

Ives: An American Journey
Michael Tilson Thomas , Charles Ives , San Francisco Symphony and Chorus , and Thomas Hampson
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ASIN: B00005UED6
Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

From The Steeples And The Mountains
The Things Our Fathers Loved
The Pond (Remembrance)
Memories
Charlie Rutlage
The Circus Band
The "St. Gaudens" In Boston Common
Putnam's Camp
The Housatonic At Stockbridge
In Flanders Fields
They Are There!
Tom Sails Away
Fugue From Symphony No. 4
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Serenity
General William Booth Enters Into Heaven
The Unanswered Question

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Michael Tilson Thomas is an expert Ivesian. His 1970 recording debut was with Three Places in New England, still available from DG. Here, he redoes the work with the interpolation of a chorus singing the poem on which the last movement, "The Housatonic at Stockbridge," is based--unusual, not as effective as the orchestral version, but fascinating. Tilson Thomas cites Ives's desire for performers to creatively shape his music, and this disc vindicates his editorial liberties by making Ives's surprising music even more unpredictable. The choral contributions are fine, too, but baritone Thomas Hampson steals the show with seven songs that display his empathy with Ives's varied styles and the range of the composer's music, from cowboy songs to touching elegies. The way Hampson bellows a Brooklynese "Coytin" (for "Curtain") at the end of the first song of Memories is worth the price of purchase. Here's a disc to be entertained by, and moved as well. The recording was made at SFS concerts, and we're privileged to share the audience's experience. A must-have for Ivesians and the curious. --Dan Davis

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A superb evening of Ives, the best in decades.......2005-12-18

Tilson Thomas's PR team should put out a ocntract on me; I rarely express enthusiasm for him. So let me bow especially low to this superlative 1999 concert of Ives as viewed from his most melodic, least revolutionary perspective. This is Ives as recording angel of ice cream socials and Fourth of July parades.

In the Seventies MTT made good but not exceptioanl recordings of Ives's major orchestral works. Here he concentrates on songs and orchestral bits and pieces, except for the extended Three Places in New England, which is x-rayed with exceptionally detailed sonics. Thomas Hampson secures his position as the best singer of American songs with highly dramatized, unbuttoned singing--his Charlie Rutlage, a Texas-accented elegy for a fallen cowpoke, and the familiar General William Booth Enters Into Heaven are instant classics. Chorus and orchestra enter in the spirit of bumptious good cheer, and overall a good time was had by all, even though the crowd was sent home sobered up by the supernaturally melancholy Unanswered Question, which never fails to send a shiver through the listener.

Something of a disappointment.......2004-01-12

I was very much looking forward to the latest Ives recording from Michael Tilson Thomas, whose reputation as an Ives specialist began with his first recording of the Three Pieces in New England, made in 1970 when the conductor was only in his mid-20s. That this disc came some way from living up to my expectations is perhaps due to a combination of over-optimism, uneven performances and what I feel is a less-than-ideal selection of works.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the opening of the disc: a fine performance of the craggy, dissonant brass and percussion work From the Steeples and the Mountains, a highly impressive miniature which swells from its dissonant opening to a climax where sound seems to echo off in all directions. However, I'm less convinced with the rest of the purely-orchestral program: this reading of Ives' classic Three Pieces of New England lacks a little of the gracious flowing lines of Tilsom Thomas' earlier 1970 recording; in addition the experiment of adding a recently-found choral part to the finale merely demonstrates how right the composer was to leave it out. For his extract from the Fourth Symphony, Tilson Thomas chooses the slow movement fugue. I am guessing this choice was to emphasise the "accessible Ives", but this is by far the weakest movement of the work (it was in fact arranged from the first movement of Ives' then 20-year-old First String Quartet), and even a good performance--as here--can't entirely hide up its conservative, almost academic writing. That perennial Ives classic The Unanswered Question, which closes the work, is an infinitely finer work, but unfortunately Tilson Thomas cannot match the transcendence of his own--distinctly slower--Chicago Symphony Orchestra recording from 1986.

The rest of the disc concentrates on various incarnations of Ives' bewildering variety of songs, and as a result comes into partial competition with what is to my mind one of the finest Ives discs around--a recording of selections from the songs and the sets for orchestra with Susan Narucki, Sanford Sylvan and Music/Projects London under Richard Bernas (if you're an Ives fan and don't have this disc, I suggest you rectify this immediately). The songs are extremely uneven in quality--ranging from trivial kitsch to outright masterpieces--and their styles vary just as much.

Most of these songs appear here in orchestral garb, but in three of them Tilson Thomas accompanies Thomas Hampson's baritone on the piano himself. The salon song The Things our Fathers Loved is one of the examples of irreparable kitsch, but rather better is the bipartite Memories which switches from camp to sentimental at its midpoint. In contrast, Tom Sails Away is one of Ives' finest songs, but in this recording its effect is compromised by Tilson Thomas' rather insensitive playing in the piano part.

The Pond (Remembrance)--another of Ives' finest songs--appears here in a version for women's chorus and orchestra. This transcendental homage to the composer's father is in fact much more subtle and rhythmically complex than it appears at first, and it has appeared in a bewildering variety of versions (three of which appear on the Bernas disc mentioned earlier). Similarly restrained in means is John Adams' careful baritone-and-orchestra version of the touching song Serenity: it's well-judged and well-sung here, and Adams avoids the pitfalls that David Del Tredici walks into in his entirely unnecessary orchestration of In Flanders Fields.

By contrast, Charlie Rutlage is an absurdly over-the-top piece of cowboy kitsch that disintegrates into violent discords as the words describe Charlie's death: this voice-and-orchestra version isn't half as good as Sanford Sylvan's voice-and-piano reading on the Bernas disc. Similarly eccentric is The Circus Band, a bizarrely outrageous confection for chorus and orchestra (based on an early orchestral march) that lacks some of the lustre of similar Ives effects. The bizarre Ives is also at work They are There! This near-hysterial rant (not actually as militaristic as it sounds at first) is heard in a chorus-and-orchestral version that lacks something of the sheer outrageousness of Ives' own voice-and-piano recording (even though Tilson Thomas takes an effort to try to copy the style of that reading).

The chorus-and-organ setting of Psalm 100 ("Make a joyful noise unto the Lord") is an intriguing piece of writing that well merits its exposure here, though it can't match General William Booth Enters Into Heaven for sheer unbuttoned craziness. This setting of Vachel Lindsay's poem, heard here in a version for baritone, chorus and orchestra is one of Ives' most endearing creations: its remarkable mix of modernism, bizarre wit and sentimentality, topped off with the sudden introduction of a hymn tune at the climax, is typical of the composer at his best. Unfortunately, this performance misses out on the last edge of hysterical ecstasy that is so necessary for the work to have its full impact (in my opinion it's easier to bring off in the voice-and-piano version).

I realise I am perhaps being overcritical of this disc, but it seems to me that a disc by such a fine Ivesian as Tilson Thomas should be held to a very high standrd. Though I was personally disappointed by this recording, it may well appeal to those who know little of the composer: however, I fear that Ives specialists are likely to be underwhelmed.

a wonderful summary.......2002-12-21

Charles Ives has always been a puzzle to me. From time to time I have listened to his music with a complete lack of resolution. Did I actually like it? Is it just an American marketing phenomena? Would we hear as much of him if he were, say, an Australian composer? I am still totally uncertain, but I love this CD for its variety of styles, variety of forces and general good humour. If you are immediately dismissive of Ives, can I suggest you start with the two songs called 'Memories'? Have a listen to this CD with an open mind - you may not like it all - even most of it - but one thing is certain and that is that this is not run-of-the-mill music.

Ives is Ives.......2002-06-15

I grew up on movie soundtracks and scores from the likes of Bernard Herrmann, Dimitri Tiomkin, Alex North and others. We have lost many of these composers but not their music they have left us through the years. That's a gift to all of us. I have been slowly looking at "20th century" composers from the "classical" arena to enhance my listening pleasure and my nature or "quest" to always seek out music that I am certain I must have passed over. I discovered Charles Ives after reading up further on Aaron Copland and his foray into many diverse areas of musical composition. One door opens another. Ives' name and compositions seem to have come up frequently. So far Charles Ives' music doesn't have the melodic quality of Copland or many contemporaries yet it does seem to have roots resulting in American musical motifs very strangely orchestrated resulting in some twisted profoundness. What attracts me is how Ives' music almost seems as if it were composed for film. Ives is Ives as I have found out. I enjoy this recording. It is strange, contemplative and definitely esoteric. Abrupt turns abound but that is the strength of Ives.

The Mood of Time.......2002-06-15

This collection of Ives compositions is exceptional. This CD makes for very good listening. I play it when I am alone in the car. The pensive music realy captures the mood of time.

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Uneven quality but great value
A superb collection of Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn: The Masterworks [Box Set]

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ASIN: B00062FLJ2
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

Uneven quality but great value.......2007-04-30

Brilliant Classics has found a niche with their extremely low-price multi-disc collections of the work of a single composer or performer. The Bach, Mozart and Chopin Complete Editions are legitimately considered to be artistic and economical triumphs. But the Masterworks series are more uneven. Currently available from Amazon France at about a buck per CD, they're still a bargain for those interested in quickly building a music library. But it's worth keeping a few things in mind. Unlike the Bach and Mozart Editions, these are not always historically informed performances. In this Mendelssohn set, the Hanover Band puts in a cameo (in Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), but most of the ensembles use modern instruments, techniques and proportions. This doesn't always work out, as in the case of the ponderously heavy recordings of the String Symphonies by an apparently full complement of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig strings (Mendelssohn likely wrote these early works for a much smaller group). The caliber of the performances varies too, ranging from good to poor, and from marquis musicians such as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau to a few Dutch who-dats. The chamber musicians generally acquit themselves well (though the Octet recording is marred by an engineering flaw in the last movement, distortion, at least on my copy). But the symphonies suffer from some substandard performances, such as the Italian Symphony's live recording with not only audience noise but also ensemble flaws such as a distracting clarinet squeak in the first movement's recapitulation. Another strike is the lack of program notes. Brilliant's Complete Editions provide a booklet or CD-ROM with program notes, but here you'll need to do your own research.

Despite these shortcomings, this set is still good value (at least at Amazon France's current price of 31 Euros). And it's a fine way to become acquainted with Mendelssohn's music.

A superb collection of Mendelssohn.......2007-03-24

Let me preface this by saying that most of these works were not new to me - I own many other Mendelssohn CDs and have enjoyed his compositions for some time now. Also, this set is available much cheaper elsewhere, particularly from European retailers.
The symphonies are well-performed. 'Reformation' is an inspired live recording. The 12 string symphonies, written in Mendelssohn's youth, are also included. The concertos are exceptional - the violin concerto is as good as you'll find anywhere. The oratorios Elijah and Paulus are included, as well as the complete chamber works and a diverse assortment of choral works. The last few discs include the Lied ohne worte, the epic organ sonatas, and excellent renditions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Fingal's Cave. While there are a few sketchy performances in the choral and chamber works, the performances and recordings are generally very solid, and the body of work couldn't be better.

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Nothing but hits

Essential Hyperion, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B00004RITB
Release Date: 2001-01-09

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Nothing but hits.......2001-01-31

As with their first collection of label highlights, Hyperion's new two-disc collection provides a broad sampling of their exceptional catalogue and performers. Particularly rewarding are the selections from Beethoven (Scherzo from String Trio in C minor, op 9 no 3, performed by the Leopold Trio) and Thomas Tallis (Salvator mundi I, performed by the Winchester Cathedral Choir), but experienced and novice listeners alike will find much to enjoy on these discs. It's also a good value--more than 2 1/2 hours of music for less than $10.

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Haunting, Atmospheric, and Beautiful
Not your ordinary tonal bubble bath ...
The Best overall stress reducing music cd ever!
Only problem is...
Wonderful and Relaxing.

Night Tracks

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This disc must be intended for insomniacs; it has that three-in-the-morning feel. The single movements featured are for the most part well performed. And some are decidedly off the beaten track, like Wojciech Kilar's Death and the Maiden (no relation to Schubert's) from the soundtrack to the movie, Paulina's Secret. And we also get English horn player Thomas Stacy doing the solo from the slow movement of Dvorák's New World Symphony with the New York Philharmonic. Also, there is violinist Tasmin Little and the BBC Symphony in a beautiful, dewy performance of The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams. -- Gwendolyn Freed

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Haunting, Atmospheric, and Beautiful.......2006-06-15

Every time I find myself awake past midnight, I listen to this CD. It does indeed have that "three-in-the-morning feel". I'm not a classical music buff but every piece on Night Tracks is well-chosen and played beautifully. No matter I stressed out I may feel, this CD never fails to relax me and fill me with peace and tranquility --- I can't recommend it highly enough. The album cover is striking and moody.

Not your ordinary tonal bubble bath ..........2005-10-01

I love this recording for its thought-provoking selections. I wouldn't suggest reading while you listen, you'll get too distracted. Maybe a long soak in the bath and a nice glass of wine. It's great for thinking things over. If I have a criticism, it's the odd themes from Dvorak, Copland, Vaughn Williams and Verdi. Playing just a taste of a theme from something doesn't satisfy. But the Bach, Kilar, Espere and the rest are wonderful.

The Best overall stress reducing music cd ever!.......2005-01-17

This is by far one of my favorite cd's to listen to at the end of a long day. Especially in the winter months curled up by a fire and a good book.

Only problem is..........2005-01-04

I always fall asleep by the third song. It is so relaxing and wonderful in assortment.

Wonderful and Relaxing........2003-01-17

Truly one of the best collections of relaxing classical music. A must have for couples when the kids are gone, or just some quiet time alone. Soothing to the mind, body and soul.

Caldara: Crucifixus / Schutz Deutsches Magnificat / Musikalische Exequien / Bach: Jesus bleibet meine Freude / Magnificat in D / The Sixteen /In Honore JS Bach

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Magnificat in D, BWV243: Aria: Quia Fecit
Magnificat in D, BWV243: Duet: Et Misericordia - Alison Browner/Ian Partridge
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Magnificat in D, BWV243: Aria: Deposuit Potentes - Ian Partridge
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Magnificat in D, BWV243: Chor: Sicut Locutus Est
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Mozart - Complete Sacred Works / Harnoncourt

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Mozart - Complete Sacred Works / Harnoncourt
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ASIN: B00000IMUB
Release Date: 1999-05-04

Tracks:

Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Kyrie
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Gloria
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Laudamus te
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Gratias
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Domine deus
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Qui tollis
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Quoniam tu solus
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Cum Sancto Spirito
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Credo
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Et incarnatus est
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Crucifixus
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Et in Spiritum Sanctum
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Et unam sanctam
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Sanctus
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Benedictus
Missa In C Major, K.66: Dominicusmesse: Agnus Dei
Vesperae de Dominica In C Major, K.321: Dixit Dominus Domino meo
Vesperae de Dominica In C Major, K.321: Confitebor tibi Domine
Vesperae de Dominica In C Major, K.321: Beatus vir
Vesperae de Dominica In C Major, K.321: Laudate pueri Dominum
Vesperae de Dominica In C Major, K.321: Laudate Dominum omnes gentes
Vesperae de Dominica In C Major, K.321: Magnificat anima mea Dominum

Tracks:

Missa K.317: Kyrie
Missa K.317: Gloria
Missa K.317: Credo
Missa K.317: Sanctus
Missa K.317: Benedictus
Missa K.317: Agnus Dei
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: Dixit
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: Confitebor
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: Beatus vir
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: Laudate pueri
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: Laudate Dominum
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: Magnificat

Tracks:

Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Kyrie
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Gloria
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Laudamus te
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Gratias
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Domine
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Qui tollis
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Quoniam
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Jesu Christe
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Cum Sancto Spiritu
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Credo
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Et incarnatus est
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Sanctus
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Hosanna
Missa In C Minor K.427 (417a): Benedictus

Tracks:

Missa brevis In G Major, K.49 (47d): Kyrie
Missa brevis In G Major, K.49 (47d): Gloria
Missa brevis In G Major, K.49 (47d): Credo
Missa brevis In G Major, K.49 (47d): Sanctus
Missa brevis In G Major, K.49 (47d): Benedictus
Missa brevis In G Major, K.49 (47d): Agnus Dei
Missa brevis In D Minor, K.65 (61a): Kyrie
Missa brevis In D Minor, K.65 (61a): Gloria
Missa brevis In D Minor, K.65 (61a): Credo
Missa brevis In D Minor, K.65 (61a): Sanctus
Missa brevis In D Minor, K.65 (61a): Benedictus
Missa brevis In D Minor, K.65 (61a): Agnus Dei
Missa brevis In D Major, K.194 (186h): Kyrie
Missa brevis In D Major, K.194 (186h): Gloria
Missa brevis In D Major, K.194 (186h): Credo
Missa brevis In D Major, K.194 (186h): Sanctus
Missa brevis In D Major, K.194 (186h): Benedictus
Missa brevis In D Major, K.194 (186h): Agnus Dei
Missa brevis In C Major, K.220 (196b): Spatzenmesse: Kyrie
Missa brevis In C Major, K.220 (196b): Spatzenmesse: Gloria
Missa brevis In C Major, K.220 (196b): Spatzenmesse: Credo
Missa brevis In C Major, K.220 (196b): Spatzenmesse: Sanctus
Missa brevis In C Major, K.220 (196b): Spatzenmesse: Benedictus
Missa brevis In C Major, K.220 (196b): Spatzenmesse: Agnus Dei

Tracks:

Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Kyrie
Waisenhausmesse: Christe eleison
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Kyrie eleison
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Gloria
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Laudamus te
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Gratias
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Domine deus
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Qui tollis peccata
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Quoniam tu solus
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Cum Sancto Spiritu
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Credo
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Et incarnatus est
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Crucifixus
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Et resurrexit
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Et in Spiritum Sanctum
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Et unam sanctam
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Sanctus
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Benedictus
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Agnus Dei
Missa solemnis In C Minor, K.139 (47a): Waisenhausmesse: Dona nobis pacem
Exsultate, Jubilate In F Major, K.165 (158a): Exsultate, jubilate
Exsultate, Jubilate In F Major, K.165 (158a): Fulget amica dies
Exsultate, Jubilate In F Major, K.165 (158a): Tu virginum corona
Exsultate, Jubilate In F Major, K.165 (158a): Alleluja

Tracks:

Missa brevis In G Major, K.140: Kyrie
Missa brevis In G Major, K.140: Gloria
Missa brevis In G Major, K.140: Credo
Missa brevis In G Major, K.140: Sanctus
Missa brevis In G Major, K.140: Benedictus
Missa brevis In G Major, K.140: Agnus Dei
Missa brevis In F Major, K.192 (186f): Kyrie
Missa brevis In F Major, K.192 (186f): Gloria
Missa brevis In F Major, K.192 (186f): Credo
Missa brevis In F Major, K.192 (186f): Sanctus
Missa brevis In F Major, K.192 (186f): Benedictus
Missa brevis In F Major, K.192 (186f): Agnus Dei
Missa longa In C Major, K.262 (246a): Kyrie
Missa longa In C Major, K.262 (246a): Gloria
Missa longa In C Major, K.262 (246a): Credo
Missa longa In C Major, K.262 (246a): Sanctus
Missa longa In C Major, K.262 (246a): Benedictus
Missa longa In C Major, K.262 (246a): Agnus Dei

Tracks:

Missa In C Major, K.257: Credo: Kyrie
Missa In C Major, K.257: Credo: Gloria
Missa In C Major, K.257: Credo: Credo
Missa In C Major, K.257: Credo: Sanctus
Missa In C Major, K.257: Credo: Benedictus
Missa In C Major, K.257: Credo: Agnus Dei - Dona nobis
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Kyrie
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Panis vivus
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Verbum caro factum
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Hostia sancta
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Tremendum
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Dulcissimum convivium
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Viaticum
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Pignus
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K.243 In E Flat Major: Agnus Dei - Miserere

Tracks:

Missa in honorem Ssmae Trinitatis In C Major, K.167: Kyrie
Missa in honorem Ssmae Trinitatis In C Major, K.167: Gloria
Missa in honorem Ssmae Trinitatis In C Major, K.167: Credo
Missa in honorem Ssmae Trinitatis In C Major, K.167: Sanctus
Missa in honorem Ssmae Trinitatis In C Major, K.167: Benedictus
Missa in honorem Ssmae Trinitatis In C Major, K.167: Agnus Dei
Missa bervis In C Major, K.258: Kyrie
Missa bervis In C Major, K.258: Gloria
Missa bervis In C Major, K.258: Credo
Missa bervis In C Major, K.258: Sanctus
Missa bervis In C Major, K.258: Benedictus
Missa bervis In C Major, K.258: Agnus Dei
Kyrie In G, K.89 (73k)
Misericordias Domini In D Minor, K.222 (205a)
Missa brevis In C Major, K.259: Orgelsolo-Messe: Kyrie
Missa brevis In C Major, K.259: Orgelsolo-Messe: Gloria
Missa brevis In C Major, K.259: Orgelsolo-Messe: Credo
Missa brevis In C Major, K.259: Orgelsolo-Messe: Sanctus
Missa brevis In C Major, K.259: Orgelsolo-Messe: Benedictus
Missa brevis In C Major, K.259: Orgelsolo-Messe: Agnus Dei

Tracks:

Grabmusik K.42 (35a): Recitativo: Wo bin ich, bittrer Schmerz?
Grabmusik K.42 (35a): Aria: Felsen, spaltet euren Rachen
Grabmusik K.42 (35a): Recitativo: Geliebte Seel'
Grabmusik K.42 (35a): Aria: Betracht dies Herz
Grabmusik K.42 (35a): Recitativo: O Himmel! was ein traurig Licht
Grabmusik K.42 (35a): Duetto: Jesu, was hab ich getan?
Grabmusik K.42 (35a): Recitativo: O lobenswerter Sinn!
Grabmusik K.42 (35a): Coro: Jesu, wahrer Gottessohn
Kyrie In F Major, K.33
Veni Sancte Spiritus In C Major, K.47
Scande coeli limina K.34: Aria - Chorus
Hosanna In G Major, K.223 (166e)
Kyrie In E Flat Major, K.322 (296a)
Kyrie In C Major, K.323
Regina coeli In B Flat Major, K.127: Regina coeli
Regina coeli In B Flat Major, K.127: Quia quem meruisti portare
Regina coeli In B Flat Major, K.127: Alleluia
Miserere In A Minor, K.85 (73s)
Quaerite primum regnum Dei In D Minor, K.86 (73v): Antiphon
Kyrie In D Minor, K.90
Tantum ergo In B Flat Major, K.142
Ave verum corpus In D Major, K.618

Tracks:

Venite populie In D Major, K.260 (248a): Offertorium de venerabili sacramento
Regina coeli In C Major, K.108 (74d): Regina coeli
Regina coeli In C Major, K.108 (74d): Quia quem meruisti portare
Regina coeli In C Major, K.108 (74d): Ora pro nobis
Regina coeli In C Major, K.108 (74d): Alleluia
Sancta Maria, mater Dei In F Major, K.273
Sub tuum praesidium In F Major, K.198 (158b): Offertorium
Tantum ergo In D Major, K.197
Litaniae Lauretanae In B-Flat Major, B. M. V. K.109 (74e): Kyrie
Litaniae Lauretanae In B-Flat Major, B. M. V. K.109 (74e): Sancta Maria
Litaniae Lauretanae In B-Flat Major, B. M. V. K.109 (74e): Salus infirmorum
Litaniae Lauretanae In B-Flat Major, B. M. V. K.109 (74e): Regina angelorum
Litaniae Lauretanae In B-Flat Major, B. M. V. K.109 (74e): Agnus Dei
Benedictus sit Deus In C Major, K.117 (66a): Coro
Benedictus sit Deus In C Major, K.117 (66a): Aria
Benedictus sit Deus In C Major, K.117 (66a): Coro
Inter nato mulierum In G Major, K.72 (74f): Offertorium de S. Joanne Baptista
Alma Dei creatoris In F Major, K.277 (272a)
Ergo interest, an quis - Quaere superna In G Major, K.143 (73a): Recitativo - Aria
Te Deum laudamus In C Major, K.141 (66b)

Tracks:

Missa solemnis In C Major, K.337: Kyrie
Missa solemnis In C Major, K.337: Gloria
Missa solemnis In C Major, K.337: Credo
Missa solemnis In C Major, K.337: Sanctus
Missa solemnis In C Major, K.337: Benedictus
Missa solemnis In C Major, K.337: Agnus Dei
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Kyrie
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Panis vivus
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Verbum caro factum
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Hostia sancta
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Tremendum
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Panis omnipotentia
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Viaticum
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Pignus
Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento In B Flat Major, K.125: Agnus Dei
Regina coeli In C Major, K. 276 (321b)

Tracks:

Kyrie In D Minor, K.341 (368a)
Dixit et Magnificat In C Major, K.193 (186g): Dixit Dominus
Dixit et Magnificat In C Major, K.193 (186g): Magnificat
Missa brevis In B-Flat Major, K.275 (272b): Kyrie
Missa brevis In B-Flat Major, K.275 (272b): Gloria
Missa brevis In B-Flat Major, K.275 (272b): Credo
Missa brevis In B-Flat Major, K.275 (272b): Sanctus
Missa brevis In B-Flat Major, K.275 (272b): Benedictus
Missa brevis In B-Flat Major, K.275 (272b): Agnus Dei
Litaniae Lauretanae In D Major, B.M.V. K.195 (186d): Kyrie
Litaniae Lauretanae In D Major, B.M.V. K.195 (186d): Sancta Maria
Litaniae Lauretanae In D Major, B.M.V. K.195 (186d): Salus infirmorum
Litaniae Lauretanae In D Major, B.M.V. K.195 (186d): Regina angelorum
Litaniae Lauretanae In D Major, B.M.V. K.195 (186d): Agnus Dei

Tracks:

Requiem in D minor, K.626: Introitus: Requiem
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Kyrie
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Sequenz: Dies irae
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Sequenz: Tuba mirum
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Sequenz: Rex tremendae
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Sequenz: Recordare
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Sequenz: Confutatis
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Sequenz: Lacrimosa
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Offertorium: Domine Jesu
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Offertorium: Hostias
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Offertorium: Sanctus
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Offertorium: Benedictus
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Offertorium: Agnus Dei
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Communio: Lux aeterna

Customer Reviews:

Little known delights.......2003-12-07

This set is an adventure providing many wonderful discoveries. The C minor Mass K.427, the Coronation Mass, the Spatzenmesse, the Credomesse, the Vesperae solennes de confessore K.339, the Litanies Lauretanae and "de venerabili altaris sacramento", the Kyrie K.341--these are all vintage Mozart. The only disappointment is the Requiem, which lacks the clarity and intensity of Hogwood's.

Excellent recordings, maybe a bit much for some..........2001-02-12

I found the overall quality of the recordings and the artists to be consistently very good. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this collection based on the quality of the production--this is a great way to get a complete collection of Mozart's chorals at one shot.

Having said that, it's obviously going to be a bit repetitive; it is overkill for the average listener. Unless you're certain you really want the complete collection, buying a few individual recordings will be more cost-effective. I don't regret the purchase, but I think it all depends on your level of interest.

Music to pray by.......2000-11-09

I'm a non-musician, but have listened to a lot of Mozart. I was cataloging books at my library and popped this in, the first two CD's brought me to tears. I can picture myself praying in a gothic cathedral while listening to this. Oh that "church music" of today could even try to emulate the beauty.

full of discoveries.......2000-06-24

First, let me make it clear that I didn't buy the whole set. The price and the volume is a bit intimidating, to say the least, and the sheer ubiquity of Harnoncourt recordings these days tends to breed a certain resistance in me. Therefore this review is based on the three discs I own (8, 9 and 10) - I'm withholding a star based on ignorance, not criticism. That said, I found the recordings delightful and more than once a pleasant surprise. The Masses can sound somewhat repetitive at times, but for me the real discovery was the many small and fragmentary pieces, which one doesn't come across often in other recordings. The Kyrie K.89 is a haunting vocal canon, so unlike a Mozart; the Miserere K.85, dark, powerful, with just a hint of Allegri; Kyrie K.322 and 323 little gems. The singing is clear and forceful. Contrary to the Amazon review above, I didn't find the baroque instrumentation to be a problem. I don't know if it's a good idea to buy the complete set (Amazon doesn't offer them individually, I think), but it's certainly a lot of CDs for the money -.- , and one thing I can say for sure is that there are bound to be similar discoveries for everyone.

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