The Time-Life Library of Classical Favorites: Choral Classics II

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▼CD 1: Disc A
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1Don Pasquale: “Que interminabile andirivieni!” (Servants' Chorus)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1994)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III. “Che interminabile andirivieni” (Coro di Servi) (in 1994)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) and Giovanni Ruffini (librettist)
part of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti4:02
2Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: „Wach'auf!”
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1994)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1994)
partial recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn!" (in 1994)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (in 1862)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III
Richard Wagner2:41
3Mass in C Minor, K.427 (“Great“): Gloria: Qui tollis
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1988)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1988)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1988)
recording of:
Missa in c-Moll, K.427/417a ('Große Messe'): IIe. Gloria: “Qui tollis” (in 1988)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Missa in c-Moll, K.427/417a ('Große Messe'): II. Gloria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:48
4Christ on the Mount of Olives: Hallelujah
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1985)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1985)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1985)
recording of:
Christ on the Mount of Olives: Hallelujah (in 1985)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Christus am Ölberge for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 85: VII. Choir "Preiset ihn, ihr Engelchöre"
Ludwig van Beethoven4:05
5Requiem, Op.48: Sanctus
violin:
William Preucil (in 1987)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1987)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1987)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1987)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: III. Sanctus (in 1987)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré3:32
6Otello: “Fuoco di gioia“ (Bonfire Chorus)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1987)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1987)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1987)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 1. Coro “Fuoco di gioia …” (Ciprioti) (in 1987)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:47
7Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina Coeli“ (Easter Hymn)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus (in 1994) and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1994)
soprano vocals:
Christine Brewer (in 1994)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn) (in 1994)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni6:19
8Boris Godunov: “Zhivi i zdravstvui“(Coronation Scene)
bass vocals:
Kevin Maynor (bass) (in 1994)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1994)
tenor vocals:
Karl Dent (in 1994)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Boris Godunov: Prologue. "I am sick at heart" (Coronation Scene) (in 1994)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer)
part of:
Борис Годунов: Prologue (1872 version)
Modest Moussorgsky7:20
9St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: “O sacred head sore wounded”
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus (in 1987-03)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-03)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1987-03)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LIV. Choral "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (in 1987-03)
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 Bach2:16
10The Seasons: Summer: “Hark, the deep tremendous voice”
choir vocals:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1981)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1981)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1981)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (in 1981)
Joseph Haydn3:54
11Dido and Aeneas: “With Drooping Wings”
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1994)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus) (in 1994)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:10
12Fidelio: „O welche Lust!” (Prisoners’ Chorus)
bass vocals:
Kevin Maynor (bass) (in 1994)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1994)
tenor vocals:
Karl Dent (in 1994)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus “O welche Lust” (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner) (in 1994)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven8:01
13Peer Gynt: Arabian Dance
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1983)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (in 1983)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1983)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1983)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: II. Arabisk dans (in 1983)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Arabisk dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg4:48
14The Magic Flute, K.620: „O Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne!” (Priests’ Chorus)
choir vocals:
Scottish Chamber Chorus (in 1993)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (in 1993)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1993)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 18 Chor der Priester „O Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne!” (Priester) (in 1993)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:50
15La traviata: “Noi siamo zingarelle … Di Madride noi siam mattadori”
baritone vocals:
David Huneryager (operatic baritone) (in 1980)
bass vocals:
Richard Cohn (operatic bass) (in 1980)
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus (in 1980)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marsha Waxman (mezzo-soprano) (in 1980)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1980)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1980)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 2. “Noi siamo zingarelle” (Zingare, Flora, Marchese, Coro) (in 1980)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:48
16A Faust Symphony: Chorus Mysticus
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus (in 1986)
tenor vocals:
Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1986)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
Eine Faust-Symphonie, S. 108: IV. Chorus mysticus (choral ending) (in 1986)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Franz Liszt
part of:
Eine Faust-Symphonie, S. 108
Franz Liszt6:37
▼CD 2: Disc B
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1Solomon: “From the censer“
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1985)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene I. Chorus "From the censer" (Chorus) (in 1985)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II
George Frideric Handel5:12
2Requiem, K. 626: Introitus: Requiem
bass vocals:
Tom Krause (bass-baritone) (in 1986)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1986)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Delores Ziegler (mezzo soprano) (in 1986)
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano) (in 1986)
tenor vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1986)
performer:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (Süßmayr Edition; choir and soprano solo) (in 1986)
orchestrator:
Franz Jakob Freystädtler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) and Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:08
3Vespers, Op. 37: “Having Seen the Resurrection of the Lord“
vocals:
Robert Shaw Festival Singers (in 1989)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1989)
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 10. Воскресение Христово видевше (in 1989)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37 (All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Sergej Rachmaninoff3:38
4Don Carlo: Atto II, scena 2. N°5 “Spuntato ecco il dì d’esultanza”
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1987)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1987)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1987)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto II, scena 2. N°5 “Spuntato ecco il dì d’esultanza” (coro) (Autodafé scene) (in 1987)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1867)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto II (III)
Giuseppe Verdi5:16
5The Flying Dutchman: Spinning Chorus (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (in 1984)
contralto vocals:
Kaja Borris (mezzo-soprano) (in 1984)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (in 1984)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1984)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II, Nr. 4. Lied, Scene, Ballade und Chor "Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen" (Chor der Spinnerinnen) (in 1984)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II
Richard Wagner3:52
6Missa Solemnis D-Dur, op. 123: II. Gloria (excerpt)
bass vocals:
Tom Krause (bass-baritone) (in 1988)
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale (in 1988)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janice Taylor (soprano) (in 1988)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1988)
tenor vocals:
John Aler (tenor) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Robert Shaw Orchestra (in 1988)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1988)
partial recording of:
Missa Solemnis D-Dur, op. 123: II. Gloria (in 1988)
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg, Russia (on 1824-04-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1819 until 1823)
part of:
Missa solemnis D-Dur, op. 123
Ludwig van Beethoven5:02
7A Midsummer Night’s Dream: “Ye spotted snakes“
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1984)
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano) (in 1984)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1984)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1984)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1984)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 3. Lied mit Chor "Bunte Schlangen". Allegro ma non troppo (in 1984)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61
Felix Mendelssohn3:59
8Stabat Mater: In sempiterna saecula
choir vocals:
Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1982)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1982)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1982)
chorus master:
Roberto Gabbiani (in 1982)
recording of:
Stabat Mater: X. Finale - In sempiterna saecula (coro, soprano, alto, tenore, basso) (in 1982)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (from 1831 until 1841)
part of:
Stabat Mater
Gioachino Rossini6:02
9Mefistofele: Prologue (excerpt)
bass vocals:
John Cheek (bass-baritone) (in 1985)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1985), The Morehouse-Spelman Chorus (in 1985) and The Young Singers of Callanwolde (in 1985)
tenor vocals:
John Aler (tenor) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1985)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1985)
partial recording of:
Mefistofele: Prologo (in 1985)
composer:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele
Arrigo Boito3:42
10L’enfance du Christ: The Shepherds’ Farewell
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1985)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1985)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1985)
recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25: Deuxième Partie: La Fuite en Egypte: No. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille (“The Shepherds' Farewell”) (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ: Deuxième Partie "La Fuite en Égypte"
Hector Berlioz3:29
11A German Requiem, Op.45: “How lovely are thy dwelling places“ (Fourth Movement)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1984)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1984)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1984)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. “Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen” (Chor) (in 1984)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Johannes Brahms5:44
12Rigoletto: “Zitti, Zitti“ (Consplrators’ Chorus)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1994)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Coro “Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta” (Coro) (in 1994)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:56
13Mass No.ll in D Minor: Missa in angustiis (“Lord Nelson Mass“): Kyrie
bass vocals:
Robert Holl (bass-baritone) (in 1987)
choir vocals:
MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Margaret Marshall (Scots soprano active in late 20th century) (in 1987)
tenor vocals:
Keith Lewis (tenor) (in 1987)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1987)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1987)
chorus master:
Jörg‐Peter Weigle (chorus master) (in 1987)
recording of:
Missa angustiis, Hob. XXII:11 "Nelsonmesse": Kyrie (in 1987)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Missa angustiis, Hob. XXII:11 "Nelsonmesse"
Joseph Haydn4:27
14Mass No.6 in E Flat major, D.950: Gloria (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1990)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1990)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1990)
recording of:
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950: II. Gloria (in 1990)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950
Franz Schubert4:27
15Tannhäuser: „Freudig begrüssen wir” (Entrance of the Guests)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1994)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. Festmarsch (Grand March) (in 1994)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle" (Einzug der Gäste)
Richard Wagner6:58
16Norma: “Guerra! Guerra!“
bass vocals:
Paul Plishka (operatic bass) (in 1980)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1980)
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (soprano) (in 1980)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1980)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1980)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1980)
recording of:
Norma: Atto II, scena 3. “Guerra! Guerra!” (Coro, Oroveso, Norma) (in 1980)
lyricist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini1:13
17Symphony No. 8 in E Flat major (“Symphony of a Thousand“): Chorus Mysticus
baritone vocals:
William Stone (American baritone) (in 1991)
bass vocals:
Kenneth Cox (operatic bass) (in 1991)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Boy Choir (in 1991), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (in 1991), Master Chorale of Tampa Bay (in 1991), Ohio State University Chorale (in 1991) and Ohio State University Symphonic Choir (in 1991)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marietta Simpson (mezzo-soprano) (in 1991) and Delores Ziegler (mezzo soprano) (in 1991)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant (soprano) (in 1991), Deborah Voigt (soprano) (in 1991) and Margaret Jane Wray (soprano) (in 1991)
tenor vocals:
Michael Sylvester (american tenor) (in 1991)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (in 1991)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (in 1991)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists) (in 1991)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1906)
librettist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust
Gustav Mahler5:57