Gloria: A Celebration in Song

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1Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:33
2Aida Grand March - Gloria All’ Egitto
Giuseppe Verdi5:30
3Cantata No. 147: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach2:38
4Judas Maccabeus: See the Conquering Hero Comes
George Frideric Handel2:48
5Magnificat: Magnificat Anima Mea
Johann Sebastian Bach2:54
6Requiem, Op. 48: Agnus Dei
Gabriel Fauré5:55
7Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
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 Puccini3:07
8Byrd: Laudibus in Sanctus
William Byrd5:20
9The Childhood of Christ: The Shepherds' Farewell
Hector Berlioz4:43
10Tannhäuser: Arrival of the Guests at WartburgRichard Wagner6:13
11Don Carlos: Spuntato ecco il dì d'esultanza
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto II, scena 2. N°5 “Spuntato ecco il dì d’esultanza” (coro) (Autodafé scene)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1867)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto II (III)
Giuseppe Verdi8:28
12Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance
Alexander Borodin5:18
13La forza del destino: Rataplan, RataplanGiuseppe Verdi3:08
14Der Freischütz: Huntsmen's Chorus
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III. Nr. 15. Jägerchor „Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?“ (Chor) (Der Freischütz: The Huntsmen's Chorus)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III
Carl Maria von Weber2:47
15Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
George Frideric Handel4:02
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1Messa da Requiem: Dies irae
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:31
2Messa da Requiem: Requiem aeternam
Giuseppe Verdi3:10
3Nabucco: Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”) and Chorus of the Munich State Opera (Alfred Scholz related)
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Emil Tabakov (conductor), Georgi Robev (conductor) and Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi5:16
4Carmen : Les voici ! Voici la quadrille !Georges Bizet4:22
5Carmina burana: Ecce gratium
recording of:
Carmina Burana: I. Primo vere: V. Ecce gratum
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: I. Primo Vere
Carl Orff2:43
6Tannhäuser: Pilgrims' Chorus
Richard Wagner3:46
7Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
Richard Wagner5:57
8Requiem in D minor: Requiem Alternam
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
soprano vocals:
Judith Howarth (British soprano)
orchestra:
London Mozart Players
conductor:
Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:19
9Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Chorus
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
translated version of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni8:03
10Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
Gabriel Fauré6:23
11Gloria in D major: Gloria in excelsis Deo
Antonio Vivaldi2:22
12Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is BornGeorge Frideric Handel4:06
13The Magic Flute: O Isis und OsirisWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:10
14Guide Me o Thou Great Jehovah
recording of:
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
John Hughes3:01
15Abide With Me
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
William Henry Monk4:12
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1Jerusalem
recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Hubert Parry orch. by Edward Elgar2:50
2All Through the Night: Ar Hyd Y Nos
recording of:
All Through the Night (Ar Hyd Y Nos)
arranger:
Robert Prizeman
is based on:
Ar hyd y nos (John Ceiriog Hughes' version)
[traditional]3:11
3Symphony No. 9. Ode to Joy (Choral) 4th Mvt. - (excerpt)
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 Beethoven4:02
4The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Steiner (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Werres
orchestra:
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach3:30
5Dark Eyes
[traditional]3:15
6Requiem K. 626: Lacrimosa
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
orchestra:
London Mozart Players
conductor:
Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:01
7Mass in B minor: Sanctus
Johann Sebastian Bach4:51
8Requiem, Op. 48: In paradisum
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version)
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 Fauré3:18
9Il trovatore: Soldiers' Chorus
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Or co' dadi, ma fra poco” (soldati, Ferrando) (“Soldier's Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi4:58
10Gloria in D major RV. 589: Laudamus te
Antonio Vivaldi2:12
11Vesperae solemnes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate DominumWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:55
12Der Freischütz: Bridesmaids’ ChorusCarl Maria von Weber2:41
13Fidelio: Prisoners’ Chorus / O Welche Lust
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus „O welche Lust, in freier Luft“ (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven3:45
14Samson: Let the Bright SeraphimGeorge Frideric Handel6:22
151812 Overture Op. 49: Finale
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:23
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1Zadok the Priest
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
George Frideric Handel5:40
2Il trovatore: Gypsies' Chorus - Vedi! Le fosche notturne
choir vocals:
Bulgarischer Nationalchor „Svetoslav Obretenov“ (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”), Nationalchor Sofia and Sofia National Opera Chorus
choir vocals [Gypsies]:
Bulgarian National Choir ‘Svetoslav Obretenov’ (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir "Svetoslav Obretonov” (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra), Sofia National Opera Orchestra and Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor) and Boris Hinchev (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:10
3Carmen: Votre ToastGeorges Bizet4:51
4Faust: The Soldiers' Chorus
choir vocals:
Kungliga Operans Kör (Royal Swedish Opera Chorus)
orchestra:
Kungliga Operans Orkestern (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra)
conductor:
Sixten Ehrling
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles Gounod4:52
5Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme : Zion hört die Wächter singen
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano), Siegfried Lorenz (baritone) and Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum)
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1731-11-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1731)
is based on:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
part of:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
Johann Sebastian Bach4:04
6St Matthew Passion: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LIV. Choral "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 162)
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II
Johann Sebastian Bach1:46
7Stabat Mater: Virgo virginum praeclara
recording of:
Stabat Mater: VIII: Virgo Virginum Praeclara
composer:
Antonio Caldara (Italian composer)
part of:
Stabat Mater
Antonio Caldara1:30
8Ave verum corpus K. 618
organ:
Harry Bicket (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
conductor:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
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)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:23
9Guelder Rose
[traditional]5:42
10Swing Low Sweet Chariot
[traditional]3:00
11Gloria in D major RV. 589: Cum sancto spiritus
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi2:43
12Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Lux aeterna
alto vocals:
Diana Montague (mezzo soprano)
bass vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
soprano vocals:
Judith Howarth (British soprano)
tenor vocals:
Maldwyn Davies (tenor)
orchestra:
London Mozart Players
conductor:
Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VII. Communio: Lux aeterna (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:04
13La traviata: Noi siamo zingarelleGiuseppe Verdi3:03
14Pagliacci: Don, din, don (Bells Chorus)
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
tenor vocals [Canio]:
Alexander Pankov (tenor, Alfred Scholz related)
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “I zampognari!” … “Don, din don, … din don, suona vespero” (Ragazzi, Coro di contadini e contadine)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:47
15Rule Britannia
recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748) (in 1740)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10790)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Thomas Arne3:43