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1Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (in 1991-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The Sixteen (in 1991-10)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (in 1991-10)
recording of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243: I. Coro "Magnificat anima mea" (in 1991-10)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1733-07-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1728 until 1731)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243
J. S. Bach2:55
2Ave Maria a 8
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria, gratia plena a 8
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (Spanish Renaissance composer)
Victoria4:04
3Ave Verum Corpus
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
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)
Mozart2:54
4Iste Confessor
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Iste confessor
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
D. Scarlatti3:24
5Spem in Alium
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Spem in alium
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
Tallis9:36
6Man That Is Born of a Woman
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Funeral Music on the Death of Queen Mary: II. Anthem, Z. 27 “Man that is born of a woman"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 27)
part of:
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860
Purcell2:43
7Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Funeral Music on the Death of Queen Mary: VI. Anthem, Z. 58b "Thou knowest, Lord"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 58b)
part of:
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860
Purcell2:02
8Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Handel5:43
9Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. “Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen” (Chor)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Brahms6:32
10Crucifixus a 8
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (in 1989-11)
vocals and performer:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (in 1989-11)
recorded at:
St Jude’s Church in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-11)
recording of:
Crucifixus a 8 (in 1989-11)
composer:
Antonio Lotti (Italian baroque composer, 1667-1740)
Lotti3:15
11A Hymn to the Mother of God
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Two Hymns to the Mother of God: I. A Hymn to the Mother of God
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1985)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
part of:
Two Hymns to the Mother of God
Tavener3:19
12Te Gloriosus Apostolorum
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Te Deum: Te gloriosus
composer:
António Teixeira (18th century composer)
part of:
Te Deum
Teixeira5:19
13Spring Song
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Choruses from 'The Lark': Spring Song
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Choruses from 'The Lark'
Bernstein1:54
14La Voix Du Bien-Amié
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Le Cantique des Cantiques: La Voix du bien aimé
composer:
Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur (organist and composer)
part of:
Le Cantique des Cantiques
Daniel-Lesur3:50
15Pie Jesu
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (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)
Fauré3:24
16Una Hora
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Sept Répons des Ténèbres: I. Una hora non potuistis vigilate mecum
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (from 1961 until 1962)
part of:
Sept répons des ténèbres, FP 181
Poulenc3:28
17A Hymn of Saint Columba
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
A Hymn of St Columba
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1962)
Britten1:59
18Moses and the Children of Israel
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 17: Introitus (Chorus) "Moses and the children of Israel"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III "Moses' Song"
Handel0:57
19I Will Sing Unto the Lord
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 18: Chorus "I will sing unto the lord"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III "Moses' Song"
Handel2:41
20Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
horn:
Roger Montgomery (horn player)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The Sixteen
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: XI. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIh. Gloria: Aria "Quoniam tu solus Sanctus") (in 1994-04)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
J.S. Bach4:31
21Cum Sancto Spiritu
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The Sixteen
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIi. Gloria: Chorus "Cum Sancto Spiritu") (in 1994-04)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
J.S. Bach3:50
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1Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
Handel3:03
2Laudate Dominum
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (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
Mozart4:00
3Miserere mei
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (in 1989-11)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (in 1989-11)
recorded at:
St Jude’s Church in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-11)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus (in 1989-11)
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Allegri12:12
4Kyrie
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (in 1989-11)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (in 1989-11)
recorded at:
St Jude’s Church in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-11)
recording of:
Missa Papae Marcelli: I. Kyrie (in 1989-11)
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Italian composer, 1525–1594)
part of:
Missa Papae Marcelli
Palestrina4:00
5Deus in adiutorium
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Deus in adiutorium
composer:
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
Padilla2:09
6O Domine Lesu Christe
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Requiem Officium Defunctorem: Offerorium: Domine Iesu Christe
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (Spanish Renaissance composer) (in 1603)
part of:
Officium Defunctorum (1605) (With chants researched and edited from 16th- and 17th-century Spanish sources by Luis Lozano Virumbrales)
part of:
Officium defunctorum: Misa de Requiem a 6 (Published 1605)
Victoria3:37
7Libera nos
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Libera nos, salva nos I
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Sheppard (English renaissance composer)
Sheppard3:23
8Agnus Dei
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Messe pour double choeur a cappella: V. Agnus Dei
composer:
Frank Martin (Swiss composer) (from 1922 until 1926)
part of:
Messe pour double choeur a cappella
Martin5:41
9The Lamb
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer) (from 1990-01 until 1990-09) and Peter Hayward (choral composer) (from 1990-01 until 1990-09)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (in 1990-01)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (in 1990-01)
performer:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Limited / Collins Classics (from 1990 to present)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-01)
recording of:
The Lamb (in 1990-01)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
Tavener3:36
10Versa est in luctum
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Requiem Officium Defunctorem: Motectum: Versa est in luctum
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (Spanish Renaissance composer) (in 1603)
part of:
Officium Defunctorum (1605) (With chants researched and edited from 16th- and 17th-century Spanish sources by Luis Lozano Virumbrales)
part of:
Officium defunctorum: Misa de Requiem a 6 (Published 1605)
Victoria4:04
11Agnus Dei
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Agnus Dei (arr. Samuel Barber for chorus)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
arranger:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 11)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Barber8:26
12Advance Democracy
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Advance Democracy
lyricist:
Randall Swingler
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1938)
Britten3:17
13Hallelujah
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Handel3:52
14Herz und Mund Tat und Leben (from Cantata 147)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
orchestra:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Ltd.
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
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) (in 1990-08)
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“
J.S.Bach2:43
15Gloria in Excelsis
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Vivaldi2:26
16Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 50 "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft": Coro "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft" (in 1990-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (abbreviated second edition, 1998, BWV²ᵃ) (number: BWV 50), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 50), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (second edition, 1990, BWV²) (number: BWV 50) and Bach Compendium (number: BC A 194)
J.S.Bach3:44
17Let the bright seraphim
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Newburgh Hamilton
part of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III
Handel6:30

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