A Choral Journey Through the Ages
CD 1 - Gregorian Chant
[2005]
Mass for the Octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
First
Vespers for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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CD 2 - Byrd: The Great Service
[1987]
William Byrd (1543-1623)
The Great Service
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CD 3 - Music of the XVIth century
[1984]
Giovanni Maria Nanino (c1544-1607)
Adoramus te, Christe
Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
Miserere mei, Deus (Psalm 51)
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Messa sopra l'aria della monica
Vincenzo Ugolini (c.1580-1638)
Beata es virgo, Maria
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CD 4 - Charpentier: Te Deum · Magnificat
[1978; remastered 2019]
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Te Deum, H.146
Magnificat, H.74
Felicity Lott
(soprano),
Eiddwen Harrhy
(soprano)
Charles Brett
(countertenor)
Ian Partridge
(tenor)
Stephen Roberts
(bass)
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CD 5 - Vivaldi: Gloria · Dixit Dominus · Magnificat
[2002]
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Gloria in D, RV 589
Dixit Dominus in D,
RV 594
Magnificat in Gm, RV 610
Sarah Fox
(soprano),
Deborah Norman
(soprano)
Michael Chance
(countertenor)
James Gilchrist
(tenor)
Jonathan Lemalu
(bass)
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CD 6 - Bach: Cantata BWV 147 · Three Motets
[1972; remastered 2019]
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cantata, BWV 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat
und Leben'
Motet, BWV 226 'Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf'
Motet,
BWV 228 'Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir'
Motet, BWV 230 'Lobet den
Herrn, alle Heiden'
Elly Ameling
(soprano)
Janet Baker
(contralto)
Ian Partridge
(tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk
(bass)
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CD 7-8 - Handel: Messiah
[1973; remastered 2019]
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Messiah, HWV 56
James Bowman
(countertenor)
Robert Tear
(tenor)
Benjamin Luxon
(bass)
(soprano solos sung in unison by the boys of the choir)
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CD 9 - Fauré: Requiem · Pavane
[1968; remastered 2019]
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Requiem, Op. 48
Pavane, Op. 50
Bob Chilcott
(treble)
John Carol Case
(baritone)
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CD 10 - Bernstein: Chichester Psalms · Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
[1974;
remastered 2019]
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Chichester Psalms (version for choir,
organ, harp and percussion)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1973)
Festival Te Deum, Op.32
Rejoice in the
Lamb, Op.30
Te Deum in C major
Jubilate Deo
James Bowman
(countertenor)
Osian Ellis
(harp)
David Corkhill
(percussion)
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CD 11 - Howells: Hymnus Paradisi
[1970; remastered 2019]
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Hymnus Paradisi
Heather Harper
(soprano)
Robert Tear
(tenor)
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CD 12 - 'Ikos' Górecki · Pärt · Tavener
[1994]
Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)
Totus tuus
Amen
Arvo Pärt (1935- )
Magnificat
The Beatitudes
John Tavener (1944-2013)
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Collegium
Regale)
Funeral Ikos
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CD 13 - Rutter: Requiem
[1998]
John Rutter (1945- )
Requiem
Veni Sancte Spiritus
What Sweeter
Music
Hymn to the Creator of Light
Cantate Domino
Cantus
Te
Deum
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CD 14 - A Festival of Lessons and Carols
[1979; remastered 2019]
Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591)
Resonet in laudibus
Boris Ord (1897-1961)
Adam lay ybounden
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Joseph and Mary [12 Traditional Carols
from Herefordshire, No. 4]
Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)
Stille Nacht
William Mathias (1934-1992)
A babe is born, Op.55
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Chorale Prelude, BWV 729 'In dulci
jubilo'
interspersed with
Readings from the King James Bible and Traditional
English Carols:
· Once in royal David's city (H J Gauntlett)
·
Sussex Carol (arr. Philip Ledger)
· A Maiden most gentle (arr. Andrew
Carter)
· Chester Carol (arr. Philip Ledger)
· Angels from the
realms of glory (arr. Philip Ledger)
· O come, all ye faithful (anon.,
arr. Philip Ledger)
· Hark! The herald Angels sing (Mendelssohn, arr.
Cummings)
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The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
(incl. soloists from the choir)
conducted by
Stephen Cleobury
(CDs 1-3, 5, 12-13)
Philip Ledger
(CDs 4, 10, 14)
David Willcocks
(CDs 6-9, 11)
King's organ scholars:
Benjamin Bayl
(CD 5),
David Briggs
(CD 3)
Richard Farnes
(CD 2),
David Goode
(CD 12)
Ian Hare
(CDs 6-8),
Daniel Hyde
(CD 5)
James Lancelot
(CDs 7-8, 10),
Robert Quinney
(CD 13)
Thomas Trotter
(CDs 4, 14)
with
The Bach Choir (CD 11)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (CDs
4, 6-8)
The Academy of Ancient Music (CD 5)
New Philharmonia
Orchestra (CDs 9, 11)
Sinfonia of London; The Wallace Collection (CD 13)
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(by courtesy of prehensile@Susato)
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Uploader's Comment: This compilation released April 2020. CDs 4,6-11,14 remastered in 24bit/192kHz from original tapes by Studio Art & Son, Annecy, 2019. Performances on CDs 10 (Bernstein) & 14 appear on CD in this compilation for the first time.