The Best of Choir Music

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1Song no. 1, op. 16
piano:
Tomislav Baynov (Bulgarian pianist)
recording of:
6 Songs, op. 16: No. 1. Cradle Song (for voice+piano)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1872 until 1873)
librettist:
Аполлон Майков (Apollon Maykov, Russian poet)
dedicated to:
Надежда Римская-Корсакова
part of:
6 Songs, op. 16
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:55
2Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 ‘Choral’: Presto; Allegro assai
choir vocals:
Great Festival Choir
orchestra:
Great Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven23:43
3Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123 for Four Solo Voices, Choir, Orchestra and Organ: Gloria
choir vocals:
Philharmonischer Chor Prag (Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir)
recording of:
Missa Solemnis D‐Dur, op. 123: II. Gloria
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1824-04-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1819 until 1823)
part of:
Missa solemnis D‐Dur, op. 123
Ludwig van Beethoven16:25
4Gesang des Harfners, ‘Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass’
piano:
Ramón Walter (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Rainer Pachner
recording of:
Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß, S. 297/2 (2nd version)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1845)
revised by:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1849)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 297/2)
revision of:
Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß, S. 297/1 (1st version)
Franz Liszt2:21
5Chanson à boire
piano:
Ramón Walter (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Rainer Pachner
recording of:
Chanson à boire, FP 31
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1922)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 31)
Francis Poulenc2:07
6Famous Organ Works, Chorale ‘An Wasserflüssen Babylon’, BWV 653
organ:
Miklós Spányi (organist, harpsichordist and pianist)
recording of:
Choralvorspiele für Orgel in G-Dur, BWV 653 "An Wasserflüssen Babylon"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Leipzig-Choräle) (number: 3) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 653)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:22
7The Drinking Song of Earth’s Sorrow (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Zeger Vandersteene (Belgian tenor, opera singer)
orchestra:
Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Das Lied von der Erde: I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (The Song of the Earth: I. Drinking Song of Earth’s Sorrows)
composed in:
Toblach, Bolzano (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (from 1908 until 1909)
lyricist:
李白 (Lǐ Bái)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1908 until 1909)
translator:
Hans Bethge (in 1907)
publisher:
Universal Edition A. G., WIen (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
悲歌行 (Chinese poem)
part of:
Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
Gustav Mahler8:52
8Beauty (Contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Glenys Linos (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Schönheit (The Song of the Earth: IV. Of Beauty)
composed in:
Toblach, Bolzano (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (from 1908 until 1909)
lyricist:
李白 (Lǐ Bái)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1908 until 1909)
translator:
Hans Bethge (in 1907)
publisher:
Universal Edition A. G., WIen (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
采蓮曲
part of:
Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
Gustav Mahler7:28