Choral Essentials

Choral Essentials

Apple Music Classical Vocal Music

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 Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini, Lynne Dawson, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:24

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

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

5:54

Part II, No 44. Hallelujah

Tenebrae, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

3:43

I. Kyrie

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

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

Suzi Digby, ORA Singers

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

Stephen Layton, Temple Church Choir

3:33

Ubi Caritas

3:48

Vide Cor Meum

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

4:19

In the Stillness

The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, Anna Lapwood

2:19

I. Kyrie eleison

Catriona Morison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, Susanna Hurrell, BBC Symphony Chorus, 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

SANSARA, Tom Herring

2:33

Hvíld

Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Hörður Áskelsson

3:34

The Spirit of the Lord

Hallé Choir, Mark Elder, Hallé

7:01

Agnus Dei (Live)

University of South Dakota Chamber Singers, David Holdhusen

6:39

Sanctus

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

5:15

No. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes

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

6:46

O Susser Mond!

Berlin Deutsches Staatopera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Bernhard Klee

4:42

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

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

1:56

II. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras

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

16:03

Introduction, "O Fortuna" (Chorus)

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin

2:22

The Seal Lullaby

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

3:18

A Spotless Rose

Charles Bruffy, Jacob Herbert, Phoenix Chorale

3:41

Antiphon. O quam mirabilis est

3:31

Miserere

Peter Phillips, The Tallis Scholars

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

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

2:56

Uti vår hage

Swedish Chamber Choir, Simon Phipps

2:34

X. Agnus Dei

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

3:38

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

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

5:39

Retire My Soul

4:26

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

Alamire, David Skinner

3:18

Et incarnatus est

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

6:30

Nunc dimittis, H. 127

William Vann, Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

3:29

VI Rejoice, O Virgin

The Clarion Choir, Steven Fox

3:31

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

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

3:57

2j. Lacrymosa (Live In Milan / 2012)

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

6:08

Lacrimosa

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

5:38

I. Stabat Mater dolorosa

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

4:04

Vadam et circuibo civitatem

Suzi Digby, ORA Singers

8:18

Miserere, Psalm 50

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

8:28

The Beatitudes

Vilnius Municipal Choir Jauna Muzika, Vaclovas Augustinas, Leopoldas Digrys

6:41

The Beatitudes

Mark Singleton, Voce

5:56

"Let Us Sleep Now.In Paradisum"

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

5:36

I. Kyrie

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

9:56

Kyrie eleison (chorus)

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

9:18

XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu

Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti

3:06

The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God

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

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, Kenneth Alwyn, Welsh National Opera Orchestra

4:24

VII. in Paradisum (Chorus)

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Timothy Farrell, 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

Raphaël Pichon, Pygmalion

3:28

Tota pulchra es, WAB 46

Christian Erny, Zurich Chamber Singers, Richard Octaviano Kogima

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

The Chamber Orchestra of London, Ola Gjeilo, Tenebrae

3:38

Canción violeta

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

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

Hilary Cronin, SANSARA, Tom Herring

6:21

Ave Maria

Anna Lapwood, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir

2:28

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

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

2:08

Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z. 15

Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis

2:12

Selig sind die Toten, SWV 391

Martin Lehmann, Windsbach Boys Choir

3:50

Laudibus in sanctis

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

5:12

Guimel

Simon-Pierre Bestion, La Tempête

5:36

Nymphes des bois

Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis

4:43

I. Ah dolente partita, SV 75

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

3:27

Vide homo

Daniel Reuss, Cappella Amsterdam

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

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

4:54

O Nata Lux

VOCES8, Christian Forshaw

4:27

Maríukvæði (A Mary Poem)

ÞORGERÐUR INGÓLFSDÓTTIR, The Hamrahlíð Choir

2:58

Earth Song (Version for Mixed Choir) [Live]

Halifax Camerata Singers, Jeff Joudrey

3:29

IX. In Paradisum

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

3:02

Cantique

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

2:11

A Quiet Night - Tyhoyi Nochi

SANSARA, Tom Herring, VIVO Vocal Quartet

4:17

And the Swallow

Anna Lapwood, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge

4:01

O magnum mysterium

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross

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

Joel Rinsema, Kantorei, Alicia Rigsby

6:19

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

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

5:57

Beati Quorum Via

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

3:34

The Gallant Weaver

Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players

6:10