40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

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1Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: Ⅰ. O Fortuna
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1992-09)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1992-09)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1992-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1992-09)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:30
2The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:23
3Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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 Verdi3:38
4Pomp and Circumstance March №1
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar6:22
5Toccata and Fugue in D minor (excerpt)
organ:
Marie‐Claire Alain (organist) (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (has a Christian-Müller-Orgel) in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (in 1993-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach2:28
6Symphony №5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (First Movement)
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (aka Philharmoniker Hamburg)
conductor:
Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven8:45
7Zadok the Priest (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir
orchestra:
Monteverdi Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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
Georg Friedrich Händel3:03
8Nessun dorma from Turandot
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini23:24
9Also Sprach Zarathustra (opening)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra (op 30; TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:37
10Dance of the Knights from Romeo & Juliet
sound engineer:
Onno Scholtze (sound engineer) (in 1996-09)
assistant engineer:
Mark Donahue (engineer) (in 1996-09)
producer:
Pekka Savijoki
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Jukka‐Pekka Saraste (conductor) (in 1996-09)
recorded at:
Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights (in 1996-09)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев4:05
11Finale from 1812 Overture
orchestra:
התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
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!
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:42
12Allegro from Spring (The Four Seasons)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Antonio Vivaldi3:30
13Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:04
14Jerusalem (live from 1994 Proms)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
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)
Sir Hubert Parry2:23
15The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
organ:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1993-12)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1993-12)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1993-12)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993-12)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (in 1993-12)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst6:44
16Ode to Joy from Symphony №9
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Berlin
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
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)
is based on:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven0:53
17Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (unspecified promenade)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:42
18Finale from Symphony №3 (Organ) (excerpt)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l'ORTF (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78: II. Allegro moderato — Presto — Maestoso — Allegro
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:30
19Grand March from Aida
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:43
20Presto from Summer (The Four Seasons)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
Antonio Vivaldi2:47
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1BBC Radio 4 Theme
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Radio 4 UK Theme
writer:
Manfred Arlan and Fritz Spiegle
publisher:
Goodmusic Publishing
Fritz Spiegle5:29
2The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst1:53
3Nimrod from Engima
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1991-04)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1991-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1991-04)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar4:14
4Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:32
5The Dam Busters March
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
The Dam Busters March
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1955)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Eric Coates4:08
6Salling By
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Sailing By (BBC Shipping Forecast theme)
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music)
Ronald Binge2:31
7By The Sleepy Lagoon
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Eric Coates3:58
8Barwick Green
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
My Native Heath: Barwick Green (BBC Archers theme)
composer:
Arthur Wood (English composer)
Arthur Wood3:17
9Sailors Hornpipe
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: V. Jack’s the Lad (Hornpipe)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
arrangement of:
The Sailor’s Hornpipe (traditional hornpipe melody)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with extra numbers arranged by Bob Chilcott)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Sir Henry Wood2:11
10Entry of the Gladiators
orchestra:
Česká filharmonie (Czech Philharmonic; formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Václav Neumann (Czech conductor)
recording of:
Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (in 1897)
Julius Fučík2:45
11Adagio
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber3:39
12Tannhauser
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Ouvertüre
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70
part of:
Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)
Richard Wagner3:05
13Finlandia, op. 26
recording engineer:
Matti Heinonen (from 1996-02 until 1996-03)
producer:
Mats Engström (hornist)
editor:
Matti Heinonen
orchestra:
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1996-02 until 1996-03)
conductor:
Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (from 1996-02 until 1996-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Finlandia Records (classical music) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Stockholms konserthus in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-02 until 1996-03)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (from 1996-02 until 1996-03)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius7:43
14Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo
orchestra:
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Okko Kamu (conductor)
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11
Jean Sibelius3:09
15Prelude
orchestra:
Orquestra Gulbenkian
conductor:
Michel Corboz (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Te Deum, H. 146: Prélude
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Te Deum, H. 146
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier2:03
16Overture
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen (italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (Opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet3:31
17Bolero
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel2:22
18Anvil Chorus
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Carlo Rizzi (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:49
19Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Симфонический оркестр Большого театра
conductor:
Александр Николаевич Лазарев (conductor)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:20
20Rule, Britannia!
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer) (on 1994-09-10)
assistant engineer:
Matt Sakakeeny (on 1994-09-10)
producer:
Bernhard Mnich (on 1994-09-10)
baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer) (on 1994-09-10)
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC) (on 1994-09-10) and BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (on 1994-09-10)
vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1994-09-10)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (on 1994-09-10)
chorus master:
Stephen Jackson (choral conductor) (on 1994-09-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1994)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1994-09-10)
live recording of:
Rule, Britannia! (orchestrated by Sargent)
orchestrator:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer) (in 1740)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
orchestration of:
Rule, Britannia!
recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Thomas Arne4:25