Peace: Classics for Every Mood

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Annotation

The booklet for this release appears to contain quite a few errors (eg. disc 2, track 13 listing the wrong movement number, very strange/wrong translation for disc 3, track 9). Some relationships may appear slightly inconsistent as a result.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-24 07:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Soothing Serenades
2▶CD: Rest and Relief
3▼CD: Finding Sanctuary
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1Pie Jesu from 'Requiem'
engineer:
Eleanor Thomason (engineer) (in 2002-07)
producer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
instruments:
Members of the City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (in 2002-07)
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (in 2002-07)
soprano vocals:
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) (in 2002-07)
conductor:
Timothy Brown (English classical choral conductor) (in 2002-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Douai Abbey in Reading, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-07)
recording of:
Requiem: III. Pie Jesu (in 2002-07)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1985)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Requiem
Rutter3:37
2Lux aeterna from 'Requiem'
engineer:
Eleanor Thomason (engineer) (in 2002-07)
producer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
instruments:
Members of the City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (in 2002-07)
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (in 2002-07)
soprano vocals:
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) (in 2002-07)
conductor:
Timothy Brown (English classical choral conductor) (in 2002-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Douai Abbey in Reading, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-07)
recording of:
Requiem: VII. Lux æterna (in 2002-07)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1985)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Requiem
Rutter6:37
3Pie Jesu from 'Requiem', op. 48
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
producer:
Judy Lieber (producer) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
organ:
Colm Carey (keyboard instrumentalist) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
solo soprano vocals:
Lisa Beckley (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
orchestra:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Fauré3:33
4In paradisum from 'Requiem', op. 48
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
producer:
Judy Lieber (producer) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
organ:
Colm Carey (keyboard instrumentalist) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Schola Cantorum of Oxford (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir)
orchestra:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
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)
Fauré3:21
5Blessed Are They That Mourn (Opening Chorus) from 'German Requiem', op. 45
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (in 1992-06)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Choir (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio (Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: I. “Selig sind, die da Leid tragen” (Chor) (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Brahms9:16
6Laudate dominum (Praise the Lord) from 'Solemn Vespers' in C, for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, K339
soprano vocals:
Kate Hurney (soprano)
vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
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
Mozart5:30
7Comfort Ye, My People from 'Messiah'
tenor vocals:
Alexander Young (tenor) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitative “Comfort ye” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Handel3:37
8Wie lieblich sind deine Wohlungen (How Lovely Are Thy Dwelling Places) from 'German Requiem', op. 45
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (in 1992-06)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Choir (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Choir (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio (Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. “Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen” (Chor) (from 1992-06-14 until 1992-06-18)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Brahms4:47
9O Joyful Night from 'Vespers' (All Night Vigil), op. 37
choir vocals:
Prague Chamber Choir (Prague Chamber Choir)
chorus master:
Josef Pancik
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 4. Свете тихий (All-Night Vigil, op. 37: IV. O Gentle Light)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37 (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Rachmaninov3:10
10Requiem asternum (I) from 'Requiem asternum'
vocals:
Vasari Singers (UK chamber choir)
conductor:
Jeremy Backhouse (choral conductor)
recording of:
Requiem: III. Requiem aeternam I
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (in 1932)
part of:
Requiem
Howells4:01
11Hymn to the Mother of God from 'Two Hymns to the Mother of God'
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer) (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
producer:
Andrew Walton (producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist) (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
recording of:
Two Hymns to the Mother of God: I. A Hymn to the Mother of God (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1985)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
part of:
Two Hymns to the Mother of God
Tavener2:35
12As One Who Has Slept
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer) (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
producer:
Andrew Walton (producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist) (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
recording of:
As one who has slept (for voices a cappella) (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1996)
Tavener4:20
13Ave maria in F-sharp minor
choir vocals:
Riga Radio Chorus
chorus master:
Ilmar Lapinsch (Chorus Master, Conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria, WAB 6 (for choir a cappella)
composer:
Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckners (number: WAB 6)
Bruckner3:23
14O salutaris hostia from 'Petite messe solennelle'
choir vocals:
Prague Chamber Choir (Prague Chamber Choir)
chorus master:
Josef Pancik
recording of:
Petite Messe solennelle: VI. O salutaris hostia (S - soprano solo)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1863)
part of:
Petite Messe solennelle
Rossini2:44
15Heilig! Heilig! Heilig! (Sanctus) from 'German Mass'
choir vocals:
Carl Maria von Weber Choir
chorus master:
Andreas Wiedermann
recording of:
Deutsche Messe, D. 872: V. Zum Sanctus: Heilig, Heilig
lyricist:
Johann Philipp Neumann (poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
Deutsche Messe, D. 872
Schubert3:54
16Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
producer:
Judy Lieber (producer) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
organ:
Colm Carey (keyboard instrumentalist) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Schola Cantorum of Oxford (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 11)
Fauré6:23

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liner notes:Matthew Boyden
miscellaneous support:Jon Archer (task: technical manager)
Claudette Bramble (task: production and print)
Graham Butt (credited under "production and print" for some Australian Reader's Digest releases) (task: production and print)
Richard Pankhurst (task: production and print)
assistant editor:Daniel Sankey
compiler:Andrew Humphries (compiler)
design:Jon Budd (designer)
booklet editor:Bronwyn Denicker
Richard Lutterloch
Angelo McCluskey
Daniel Sankey
copyrighted (©) by:Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited (in 2008)