Label: ABC Classics
Cat. No.: 476 5706
Medium: CD
No. Discs: 3
An uplifting collection of thrilling choral music, featuring Australia's finest choirs. This 3-CD set includes choruses from Handel's Messiah, Vivaldi's Gloria and the Requiems of Mozart, Verdi and Faure, as well as Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory, Allegri's Miserere , Mozart's Ave verum corpus, Handel's Zadok the Priest and many, many more.
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| Artists: |
Richard Anderson (bass), Maxime Bibeau (double bass), Jonathan Bradley (organ), David Drury (organ), Jenny Duck-Chong (alto), Nicole Forsyth (viola), Aiko Goto (violin), Sara Macliver (soprano), Paul McMahon (tenor), Belinda Montgomery (soprano), Alexandre Oguey (oboe), Helena Rathbone (violin), Jane Sheldon (soprano), Paul Stanhope (chamber organ), Sally Whitwell (piano), Daniel Yeadon (cello), Cantillation, Choir of Trinity College University of Melbourne, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir. |
| Composers: |
Allegri, JS Bach, Barber, Beethoven, Franz Biebl, Borodin, Boyd, Bruckner, Caccini, Darke, Elgar, Faure, Howard Goodall, Grainger, Handel, Haydn, Holst, Hughes, Morten Lauridsen, Mendelssohn, Monk, Monteverdi, Mozart, Orff, Parry, Praetorius, Rachmaninov, Rutter, Schubert, Sibelius, John Tavener, Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Vivaldi, Wagner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Roy Williamson. |
| Conductors: |
Mark O'Leary, David Stanhope, Antony Walker, Brett Weymark, Lyn Williams. |
| Orchestras: |
Australian Youth Orchestra, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Sirius Ensemble, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra. |
| Tracks: |
| CD 1 |
1 | CARL ORFF (1895-1982)
O Fortuna from Carmina burana
Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
2 | ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the Highest) from Gloria in D major, RV589
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
3 | GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
Zadok the Priest, HWV258
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
4 | JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) from Cantata No. 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
5 | FRANZ BIEBL (1906-2001)
Ave Maria - excerpt
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne,
Michael Leighton Jones director |
6 | CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
Deus in adiutorium... Domine ad adiuvandum me festina (O God, in My Adversity... O Lord Make Haste to Help Me) from Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of the Blessed Virgin)
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
7 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Ave verum corpus (Hail, True Body), KV618
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
8 | HOWARD GOODALL (b. 1958)
Psalm 23 'The Lord is my Shepherd' from the television series The Vicar of Dibley
Jane Sheldon soprano, Cantillation, David Drury organ, Sinfonia Australis,
David Stanhope conductor |
9 | JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945)
For the Beauty of the Earth
Gondwana Voices, Sally Whitwell piano,
Mark O'Leary conductor |
10 | HUBERT PARRY (1848-1918)
Jerusalem
Cantillation, David Drury organ
Brett Weymark conductor |
11 | GREGORIO ALLEGRI (1582-1652)
Miserere a 5 & 4
Jane Sheldon treble, Belinda Montgomery soprano, Jenny Duck-Chong alto, Richard Anderson bass, Cantillation,
Antony Walker conductor |
12 | GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
Hallelujah! from Messiah, HWV56
Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
13 | LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
An die Freude (Ode to Joy) from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
14 | GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)
Dies irae (Day of Wrath) from Messa da Requiem (Requiem Mass)
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic and Motet Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
15 | JOHN TAVENER (b. 1944)
Song for Athene
Cantillation,
Antony Walker conductor |
16 | GABRIEL FAURE (1845-1924)
Cantique do Jean Recine, Op. 11
Cantillation, David Drury organ,
Antony Walker conductor |
CD 2 |
1 | JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Magnificat anima mea Dominum (My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord) from Magnificat in D major, BWV243
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
2 | GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
For Unto Us a Child is Born from Messiah, HWV56
Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes,
Antony Walker conductor |
3 | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Lacrimosa from Requiem, KV626
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
4 | GABRIEL FAURE
Pavane, Op. 50
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
5 | ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (b. 1948)
Pie Jesu from Requiem
Jane Sheldon, Sara Macliver sopranos, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis,
David Stanhope conductor |
6 | WILLIAM HENRY MONK (1823-1889) arr. Michael Leighton Jones
Abide with Me
Suzanne Shakespeare soprano, Benjamin Namdarian tenor, Mark Fitzpatrick trumpet,Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Jonathan Bradley organ,
Michael Leighton Jones director |
7 | MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (c. 1571-1621)
In dulci jubilo a 4
Cantillation,
Antony Walker conductor |
8 | GIULIO CACCINI (1551-1618) arr. Daniel Walker
Ave Maria
Gondwana Voices, Alexandre Oguey oboe, Helena Rathbone, Aiko Goto violins,Nicole Forsyth viola, Daniel Yeadon cello, Maxime Bibeau double bass,Paul Stanhope chamber organ,
Lyn Williams conductor |
9 | WILLIAM BYRD (1543-1623)
Ave verum corpus (Hail, True Body)
Belinda Montgomery soprano, Jenny Duck-Chong alto, Paul McMahon tenor,Richard Anderson bass,
Brett Weymark conductor |
10 | JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Be Still, My Soul
Cantillation, David Drury organ,
Brett Weymark conductor |
11 | CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Cantate Domino (Sing to the Lord)
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne,
Michael Leighton Jones director |
12 | SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)
Bogoroditse Djevo, radusia (Virgin, Mother of God) from All-Night Vigil(Vespers), Op. 37
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
13 | SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 'Land of Hope and Glory'
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
14 | JOHN HUGHES (1873-1932) arr. Brett Weymark
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Paul McMahon tenor, Cantillation,
Brett Weymark conductor |
15 | GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934)
I Vow to Thee, My Country
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Jonathon Bradley organ,
Michael Leighton Jones director |
16 | PERCY ALDRIDGE GRAINGER (1882-1961)
Ye Banks and Braes (British Folk Music Settings No. 30)
Cantillation,
Antony Walker conductor |
17 | MICHAEL PRAETORIUS
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)
Cantillation,
Antony Walker conductor |
18 | RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)
Begluckt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen (With Gladness I Gaze Once More on My Native Land- Pilgrim's Chorus) from Tannhauser
Cantillation,
Brett Weymark conductor |
CD 3 |
1 | GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah
Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes,
Antony Walker conductor |
2 | FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Sanctus from German Mass, D872
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Jonathan Bradley organ,
Michael Leighton Jones director |
3 | SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)
Agnus Dei, Op. 11
Cantillation,
Antony Walker conductor |
4 | JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
O Sacred Head Sore Wounded (Passion Chorale) from St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Jonathan Bradley organ,
Michael Leighton Jones director |
5 | GABRIEL FAURE
In paradisum (Into Paradise) from Requiem, Op. 48
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
6 | MORTEN LAURIDSEN (b. 1943)
O magnum mysterium (O Great Mystery)
Cantillation,
Brett Weymark conductor |
7 | FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God)from Die Schopfunt (The Creation), Hob.XXI:2
Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
8 | ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896)
Ave Maria (Hail Mary)
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne,
Michael Leighton Jones director |
9 | FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Thanks be to God from Elijah, Op. 70
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
10 | ALEXANDER BORODIN (1833-1887)
Polovtsian Dance No. 17 from Prince Igor
Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra,
Antony Walker conductor LIVE RECORDING |
11 | PERCY GRAINGER
Irish Tuen from County Derry
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir,
Antony Walker conductor |
12 | ROY WILLIAMSON (1937-1990) arr Lyle Chan and Brett Weymark
Flower of Scotland
Cantillation,
Brett Weymark conductor |
13 | JOHN TAVENER
Lament for Jerusalem - excerpt
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, The Australian Youth Orchestra,
Thomas Woods conductor |
14 | GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Now Love, That Everlanding Boy from Semele
Cantillation, Sirius Ensemble,
Antony Walker conductor |
15 | HAROLD DARKE (1888-1976)
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
Jane Sheldon soprano, David Drury organ, Cantillation,
Antony Walker conductor |
16 | RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
All People that on Earth Do Dwell
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Australian Chamber Brass Ensemble,Jonathan Bradley organ,
Michael Leighton Jones director |
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| Medium: |
CD |
| No. of Discs: |
3 |
| SKU #: |
10372 |
| Label: |
ABC Classics |
| Catalog #: |
476 5706 |
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