The Best Ever Choral Album

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1Gloria RV589: Gloria in Excelsis Deo
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
recording of:
Gloria, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (edited by Malipiero)
lyricist:
Anonymous ([anonymous], special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Gian Francesco Malipiero (Italian composer)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
is based on:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
part of:
Gloria, RV 589 (edited by Malipiero)
Antonio Vivaldi2:26
2Cantata no. 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (orch. Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version 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)
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; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement 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)
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)
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“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:35
3Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
Menuhin Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
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 Handel5:46
4Miserere Mei, Deus
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:50
5Hymn (mode VIII): Veni creator spiritus
sound engineer:
Angel Barco
producer:
Maria Francisca Bonmati
choir vocals:
Coro de monjes del Monasterio Benedictino de Santo Domingo de Silos (The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos) (in 1973-03)
chorus master:
Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta (in 1973-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hispavox, S.A. (not for release label use! Spanish record company) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Iglesia del Monasterio Benedictino de Santo Domingo de Silos in Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos (Province of Burgos), Castilla y León (Castile and León), Spain (in 1973-03)
recording of:
Veni creator Spiritus
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[anonymous]2:42
6Requiem in D minor, K626: Lacrimosa
recording engineer:
Mike Clements (engineer) (in 1989-04)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
organ:
David Bell (organist) (in 1989-04)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1989-04)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1989-04)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor) (in 1989-04)
arranger:
Franz Beyer (violist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa” (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition) (in 1989-04)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:01
7Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born” (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:22
8The Creation: The Heavens Are Telling
baritone vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
chorus master:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part I: XIV. Chor und Terzett: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part I
Joseph Haydn4:51
9Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
Hallé Choir
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck5:00
10Vespers, op. 37: Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Groupe vocal de France
conductor:
John Poole (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI France (in 1994)
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 6. Богородице Дево, радуйся (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: VI. Rejoice, O Virgin)
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)
Sergei Rachmaninov2:41
11Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": Ode to Joy
bass-baritone vocals:
James Morris (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Westminster Choir (Princeton, USA)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) and Riccardo Muti (conductor)
chorus master:
Joseph Flummerfelt (choir master) and James Morris (operatic bass-baritone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
partial 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 Beethoven3:25
12Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
chorus master:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
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 Verdi5:31
13Prince Igor: Chorus of Slave Girls
harp:
María Rosa Calvo-Manzano
keyboard:
Anatoli Pouzun (keyboards)
choir vocals:
Escolanía de El Escorial
conductor:
José de Felipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
partial recording of:
Prince Igor (opera by Borodin, most contemporary performances shouldn't link to this work)
additional composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) (from 1887 until 1888) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1887 until 1888)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (from 1869 until 1887)
premiered at:
Мариинский театр (Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre) in Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1890-11-04)
Alexander Borodin3:02
14Dona Francisquita: Coro de románticos (Chorus of Lovers)
choir vocals:
Coro Cantores de Madrid
orchestra:
Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid
conductor:
Pablo Sorozábal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hispavox, S.A. (not for release label use! Spanish record company) (in 1963)
recording of:
Doña Francisquita: Acto III. Coro de románticos "¿Dónde va?, ¿dónde va la alegría?"
composer:
Amadeo Vives
librettist:
Guillermo Fernández Shaw and Federico Romero Sarachaga
part of:
Doña Francisquita: Acto III
Amadeo Vives5:12
15Requiem, op. 48: In Paradisum
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
organ:
Peter Barley (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19) and David Flower (engineer) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:31
16Totus Tuus (Opening)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)
partial recording of:
Totus Tuus, op. 60
premiered in:
Warsaw, Mazowieckie (Masovian Voivodeship), Poland (on 1987-06-14)
lyricist:
Maria Bogusławska
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer) (in 1987)
part of:
Works of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki by opus number (number: op. 60)
Henryk Górecki4:12
17Song for Athene
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
conductor and chorus master:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Floating Earth Ltd. (in 1998) and Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 1998)
recording of:
Song for Athene
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
John Tavener6:12
18Standing Stone: Celebration (conclusion)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 1997)
partial recording of:
Standing Stone: IVe. Strings Pluck, Horns Blow, Drums Beat: Celebration (Andante)
composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
part of:
Standing Stone (Paul McCartney classical composition)
Paul McCartney4:10
19Jerusalem
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Hubert Parry2:29
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