Choral Essentials

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Choral Essentials

To many people, singing in a choir is not just a defining musical experience, but a vitally social one too. Humans have been making music with our voices—the instrument we’re all born with—for as long as we’ve existed. From plainsong and motets right through to modern cantatas and masses, choral music is as varied as it is innately human. So many composers have written music for massed voices, with or without instrumental support, and the choral repertoire—sacred and profane—is an enormously rich musical vein.

I. Introitus

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Chorus, Lynne Dawson

5:24

Nr.68. Chorus I & II "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"

Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

5:54

Part II, No 44. Hallelujah

Colin Davis, Tenebrae, London Symphony Orchestra

3:43

I. Kyrie

Musica Antiqua Köln, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh, Reinhard Goebel

5:50

"Gli aranci olezzano sui Verdi Margini"

Gianandrea Gavazzeni, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

7:24

Coro: Introduzione - "Va Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate"

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli

4:56

Parce Mihi Domine

Hilliard Ensemble, Jan Garbarek

6:42

Spem in alium

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

9:56

Ego Flos Campi

ORA Singers, Suzi Digby

4:36

Drop, Drop, Slow Tears

Barnaby Smith, Voces8

1:50

O magnum mysterium

Henri Chalet, Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris

6:34

The Lamb

The Choir of the Temple Church, Stephen Layton

3:35

Ubi Caritas

3:48

Vide Cor Meum

Matthew Long, Vivica Genaux, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Ben Parry

4:19

In the Stillness

The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anna Lapwood, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir

2:19

I. Kyrie eleison

Catriona Morison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Chorus, Susanna Hurrell, Duncan Rock, Ben Johnson

9:09

In paradisum

Hörður Áskelsson, Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis

3:34

O sacrum convivium

Suzi Digby, ORA Singers

3:24

Abendfeier in Venedig

Tom Herring, SANSARA

2:33

Hvíld

Hörður Áskelsson, Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis

3:34

The Spirit of the Lord

Hallé Choir, Hallé, Mark Elder

7:01

Agnus Dei (Live)

David Holdhusen, University of South Dakota Chamber Singers

6:39

Sanctus

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Jean-Claude Hartemann, Franz Crass, Pilar Lorengar, Chœurs René Duclos, Heinz Hoppe

5:15

No. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes

Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Gustavo Dudamel, Anne Tomlinson, Los Angeles Philharmonic

6:46

O Susser Mond!

Bernhard Klee, Staatskapelle Berlin, Berlin Deutsches Staatopera Chorus

4:42

No. 2 Duett Mit Chor. Das Volk, Zwei Frauen "Herr, Höre Unser Gebet!"

La Chapelle Royale, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

1:56

II. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras

Ilona Tokody, István Gáti, The Slovak Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, János Ferencsik

16:03

Introduction, "O Fortuna" (Chorus)

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Rundfunkchor Berlin

2:22

The Seal Lullaby

Owen Saldanha, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, Anna Lapwood

3:18

A Spotless Rose

Jacob Herbert, Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy

3:41

Antiphon. O quam mirabilis est

3:31

Miserere

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

13:40

I. Christus factus est, WAB 11

Sigvards Kļava, Latvian Radio Choir

5:28

Heyr himna smiður

3:37

Stars

4:04

I. b. Creator Spirit. Kyrie

Kim André Arnesen, Sofi Jeannin, Trondheim Soloists, Trondheim Vokalensemble

2:56

Uti vår hage

Simon Phipps, Swedish Chamber Choir

2:34

X. Agnus Dei

Karl Jenkins, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Curtis Brewer, National Youth Choir of Great Britain

3:38

Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 (Version for Orchestra & Mixed Chorus)

Stephen Betteridge, Paavo Järvi, Orchestre De Paris, Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris

5:39

Retire My Soul

4:26

V. Qui cognoscis (Versus III) - Sancte et misericors

Alamire, David Skinner

3:18

Et incarnatus est

Andreas Schmidt, Wolfgang Bünten, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jard van Nes, Herbert Lippert, Carlo Maria Giulini, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Ruth Ziesak

6:30

Nunc dimittis, H. 127

Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, William Vann

3:29

VI Rejoice, O Virgin

Steven Fox, The Clarion Choir

3:31

2f. Rex Tremendae (Live In Milan / 2012)

Jonas Kaufmann, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Elīna Garanča, René Pape, Daniel Barenboim, Anja Harteros

3:57

2j. Lacrymosa (Live In Milan / 2012)

Anja Harteros, René Pape, Daniel Barenboim, Elīna Garanča, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Jonas Kaufmann

6:08

IIIf. Lacrimosa (Compl. Süssmayr, Rev. Beyer) [Live]

Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Seeliger

5:38

I. Stabat Mater dolorosa

Maîtrise de Radio France, Adèle Charvet, Julien Chauvin, Le Concert de la Loge, Jodie Devos

4:04

Vadam et circuibo civitatem

ORA Singers, Suzi Digby

8:18

Miserere, Psalm 50

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

8:28

The Beatitudes

Leopoldas Digrys, Vaclovas Augustinas, Jauna Muzika Choir

6:41

The Beatitudes

Voce, Mark Singleton

5:56

"Let Us Sleep Now.In Paradisum"

London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Peter Pears, Melos Ensemble Of London, Bach Choir, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Galina Vishnevskaya, Benjamin Britten, Melos Ensemble, Highgate School Choir

5:36

I. Kyrie

Laura Aikin, Concentus Musicus Wien, Bernarda Fink, Ruben Drole, Johannes Chum, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

9:56

Kyrie eleison (chorus)

Philippe Herreweghe, Chorus of Collegium Vocale Gent, Collegium Vocale Gent

9:18

XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu

I Barocchisti, Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Diego Fasolis

3:06

The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God

Neal Davies, Paul McCreesh, Chetham's Chamber Choir, Sandrine Piau, Mark Padmore, Gabrieli Consort & Players

4:07

Act II - "Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen"

Berlin State Opera Chorus, Otmar Suitner, Ingeborg Springer, Staatskapelle Berlin

3:38

O the Long and Dreary Winter!

Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Kenneth Alwyn

4:24

VII. in Paradisum (Chorus)

Timothy Farrell, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Chorus London

3:59

II. Kyrie

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross

4:08

III. Holy God

Kiev Chamber Choir, Mykola Hobdych

2:56

No. 5, Meerfey

Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

3:28

Tota pulchra es, WAB 46

Richard Octaviano Kogima, Christian Erny, Zurich Chamber Singers

4:48

Abide with Me

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross

5:17

I. My soul, there is a country

Tenebrae, Nigel Short

3:52

Song for Athene

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross

6:05

The Ground

Ola Gjeilo, Tenebrae, The Chamber Orchestra of London

3:38

Canción violeta

John Paricelli, Pacho Flores, The Adiemus Singers, La orquesta de colores, Karl Jenkins

6:23

III. Finale (with Bendik Hofseth, Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, Frederik Villmow & David Jansen)

Cappella Amsterdam, Michael Villmow, Daniel Reuss

5:01

More Sweet Than My Refrain

Paul Hillier, Ars Nova Copenhagen

3:25

There Will Come Soft Rains

The Pacific Lutheran Choir Of The West, Richard Nance

3:55

Les Sirenes (1911) Pour Mezzo-Soprano, Choeur Et Piano (Lili Boulanger)

Helene Schneiderman / Emile Naoumoff / Philharmonia Chor Stuttgart / Helmut Wolf

4:54

Standing as I Do Before God

Tom Herring, SANSARA, Hilary Cronin

6:21

Ave Maria

The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, Anna Lapwood, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge

2:28

LIV. Choral. "O Haupt voll Blut und wunden"

Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Vienna Boys' Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

2:08

Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z. 15

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

2:12

Selig sind die Toten, SWV 391

Windsbach Boys Choir, Martin Lehmann

3:50

Laudibus in sanctis

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

5:12

Guimel

La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion

5:36

Nymphes des bois

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

4:43

I. Ah dolente partita, SV 75

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent

3:27

Vide homo

Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss

2:43

Suscipe Quaeso

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

9:50

Mother of God, Here I Stand

Paul Spicer, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir

3:15

XII. Child of Wonder

Eric Whitacre, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Jeffrey Zeigler, Lisa Edwards

4:54

O Nata Lux

Christian Forshaw, Voces8

4:27

Maríukvæði (A Mary Poem)

ÞORGERÐUR INGÓLFSDÓTTIR, The Hamrahlíð Choir

2:58

Earth Song (Version for Mixed Choir) [Live]

Jeff Joudrey, Halifax Camerata Singers

3:29

IX. In Paradisum

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross, Matthew Jorysz

3:02

Cantique

Anna Lapwood, Joseph Beadle, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir

2:11

A Quiet Night - Tyhoyi Nochi

Tom Herring, SANSARA, VIVO Vocal Quartet

4:17

And the Swallow

Anna Lapwood, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge

4:01

O magnum mysterium

Graham Ross, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

7:08

O vis eternitatis

Barbara Thornton, Sequentia, Laurie Monahan

7:57

Hymne an die Nacht

Martin Flämig, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Männerchor des Rundfunkchores Leipzig

3:05

Cradle Hymn

Kantorei, Alicia Rigsby, Joel Rinsema

6:19

A Celtic Prayer (feat. Tim Allhoff & Gereon Theis)

Lavinia Meijer, World Choir for Peace, Nicol Matt, Esther Abrami

5:57

Beati Quorum Via

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

3:34

The Gallant Weaver

Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players

6:10