Sacred Songs

~ Release by Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andreas Delfs (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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1Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod3:19
2Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
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)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:48
3Dank sei dir, Herr
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Dank sei Dir, Herr (attrib. Handel)
lyricist and composer:
Siegfried Ochs
previously attributed to:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Georg Friedrich Handel3:19
4Ave Maria, D. 839
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:20
5Mass in C minor, KV 427: Laudamus te
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Missa in c-Moll, K.427/417a ('Große Messe'): IIb. Gloria: “Laudamus te”
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Missa in c-Moll, K.427/417a ('Große Messe'): II. Gloria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:56
6Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck4:15
7Messiah, HWV 56: “He Shall Feed His Flock”
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel5:16
8Mass: “A Simple Song”
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Mass: I. Devotions before Mass, No. 2. Hymn and Psalm: “A Simple Song”
additional lyricist:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1971) and Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer) (in 1971)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1971)
premiered at:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1971-09-08)
part of:
Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers
Leonard Bernstein4:09
9Requiem, op. 48: Pie Jesu
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré4:06
10Gloria: Domine Deus
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Gloria, for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, FP 177: III. Domine Deus
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Gloria, for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, FP 177
Francis Poulenc3:53
11Vesperae solennes de confessore, KV 339: Laudate Dominum
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:25
12Messiah, HWV 56: “Rejoice greatly”
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18. Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:42
13L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : L’Adieu des bergers
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz4:12
14Mariä Wiegenlied
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied
lyricist:
Martin Boelitz
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76
Max Reger2:23
15Hänsel und Gretel: “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
librettist:
Adelheid Wette (German lyricist)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck3:29

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