Choral Adagios

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1Adagio
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
arranger:
Daryl Runswick
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber5:37
2Ave verum Corpus
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
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 Mozart3:39
3Ave Maria
harp:
Helen Tunstall
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
tenor vocals:
Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
arranger:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
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)
Johann Sebastian Bach / Charles Gounod2:52
4Pavane
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus) (in 1987-10)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) (in 1987-10)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1987-10)
chorus master:
Iwan Edwards (in 1987-10)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1987-10)
recorded at:
Église de Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1987-10)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus) (in 1987-10)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré6:43
5Panis angelicus
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck4:00
6Air on the G String (Orchestral Suite no. 3)
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
arranger:
Daryl Runswick
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:23
7The Blue Bird
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2000)
recording of:
Eight Partsongs, op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird
lyricist:
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
publisher:
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
part of:
Eight Partsongs, op. 119
Charles Villiers Stanford3:27
8Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
arranger:
Daryl Runswick
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist)
arrangement of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo6:05
9Easter Hymn (Cavalleria rusticana)
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Júlia Várady (soprano) (in 1976)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn) (in 1976)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:31
10Pavane pour une infante défunte
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
arranger:
Daryl Runswick
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
arrangement of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel5:24
11O salutaris hostia
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Petite Messe solennelle: VI. O salutaris hostia (S - soprano solo)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1863)
part of:
Petite Messe solennelle
Gioachino Rossini4:00
12Simple Gifts
organ:
Robert M. Cundick (American organist and composer)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
chorus master:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
arranger:
Lawrence Lyon
recording of:
Simple Gifts
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Brackett (in 1848)
arranger:
Mark Hayes (American composer and arranger, predominantly of Christian choral music)
[traditional]3:16
13Song for Athene
producer:
Christopher Hazell
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1997-09-29)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1997-09-29)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1998)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1997-09-29)
recording of:
Song for Athene (on 1997-09-29)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
John Tavener6:00
14Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly)
recording engineer:
Jack Law (engineer) (in 1974-01), James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1974-01) and Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1974-01)
assistant producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer) (in 1974-01)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer) (in 1974-01)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1974-01)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1974-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1974-01)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor) (in 1974-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (in 1974-01)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:03
15Miserere
producer:
Christopher Hazell
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
spoken vocals [cantor]:
Edward Gardner (conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
treble vocals:
Alastair Hussain (Chorister) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
chorus master:
Edward Gardner (conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri13:04
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1Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Cantata no. 147)
producer:
Harley Usill
organ:
Peter White (English organist) (in 1958-10)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (in 1958-10)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (in 1958-10)
chorus master:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
recorded at:
Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1958-10)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (in 1958-10)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach7:26
2Crux fidelis (after Ombra mai fu)
instruments:
Capricorn (UK classical ensemble)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Crux fidelis
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel2:29
3What Sweeter Music
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:05
4String Quintet in C major: Adagio
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
arrangement of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
Franz Schubert6:50
5Shenandoah
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
recording of:
Shenandoah (arr. Erb)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
James Erb
arrangement of:
Shenandoah
[traditional]3:48
6In Paradisum (Requiem)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus) (in 1987-10)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) (in 1987-10)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1987-10)
chorus master:
Iwan Edwards (in 1987-10)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1987-10)
recorded at:
Église de Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1987-10)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version) (in 1987-10)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
included in:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:17
7String Quartet no. 2: Notturno
cello:
Christopher van Kampen (British cellist)
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
Alexander Borodin6:08
8Piano Concerto no. 1: Andantino semplice
piano:
Peter Aronsky
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (catch-all for arrangements)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky5:19
9Blessed Is the Man (All Night Vigil)
choir vocals:
The Choir of New College, Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 3. Блажен муж (All-Night Vigil, op. 37: III. Blessed is the Man)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37 (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninov6:09
10Symphony no. 7: Allegretto
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 (catch‐all for arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:17
11Piano Concerto no. 21: Andante
piano:
Peter Aronsky
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: II. Andante (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:17
12Cantique de Jean Racine
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
organ:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ) (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
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 Fauré5:47
13Te lucis ante terminum (after Songs of the Birds)
harp:
Helen Tunstall
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Te lucis ante terminum
is based on:
El cant dels ocells (The Song of the Birds, for cello and piano, Casals)
Pau Casals2:23
14Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (St. Matthew Passion)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben (Stuttgart Hymnus Boys' Choir)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) (in 1964-07)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1964-07)
chorus master:
Gerhard Wilhelm (choir master)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1964-07)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXVIII. Coro "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" (in 1964-07)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II
Johann Sebastian Bach7:31