Gloria: A Celebration in Song

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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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