Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection

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1Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
producer:
Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (in 1967-10)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (in 1967-10)
conductor:
Eugen Jochum (conductor) (in 1967-10)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master) (in 1967-10)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
UFA-Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1967-10)
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 Orff2:41
2Aida: Triumphal March
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
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
recording of:
Aida: Grand March (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arrangement of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
Giuseppe Verdi5:10
3Vespers: 'Deus in Adiutorium / Domine AD Adiuvandum'
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1989-05)
tenor vocals:
Nigel Robson (tenor) (in 1989-05)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-05) and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts (British early music group) (in 1989-05)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-05)
balance engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer)
recorded at:
Basilica di San Marco in Venezia, Venezia, Veneto, Italy (in 1989-05)
live recording of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: I. "Deus in adiutorium" / II. Toccata "Domine ad adiuvandum" (in 1989-05)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (for chorus & instruments)
recording of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: I. "Deus in adiutorium" / II. Toccata "Domine ad adiuvandum" (catch all for arrangements) (in 1989-05)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
arrangement of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: I. "Deus in adiutorium" / II. Toccata "Domine ad adiuvandum"
Claudio Monteverdi2:11
4Judas Maccabaeus: See the Conquering Hero Comes
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
chorus master:
Russell Burgess
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel2:52
5Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
choir vocals:
Gösta Ohlin's Vocal Ensemble (in 1987-06) and Pro Musica Chamber Choir (Swedish choir) (in 1987-06)
spoken vocals:
Tor Stokke (in 1987-06)
orchestra:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-06)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (in 1987-06)
chorus master:
Gösta Ohlin (in 1987-06)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (in 1987-06)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg52:52
6Magnificat: Magnificat Anima Mea
executive producer:
Prof. Dr. Hans Hickmann
producer:
Karl-Heinz Schneider (producer)
choir vocals:
Münchener Bach‐Chor (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
balance engineer:
Walter Alfred Wettler
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
recording of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243: I. Coro "Magnificat anima mea" (in 1961-04)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1733-07-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1728 until 1731)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach3:04
7Requiem: Agnus Dei
recording engineer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
organ:
Timothy Farrell (organist) (in 1986-03)
baritone vocals:
Andreas Schmidt (bass-baritone & teacher)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (in 1986-03)
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1986-03)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1986-03)
chorus master:
Horst Neumann (choir master and conductor)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1986-03)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: V. Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna (in 1986-03)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré7:07
8Madama Butterfly: Humming chorus
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1987-04)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1987-04)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1987-04)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (in 1987-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:07
9St. Matthew Passion: Ich Will Hier Bei Dir Stechen
recording engineer:
Hans-Peter Schweigmann
executive producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
bassoon:
Karl Kolbinger (bassoonist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
cello:
Fritz Kiskalt (cellist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
double bass:
Herbert Duft (double bass player) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
harpsichord:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
oboe [oboe I] and oboe d'amore [oboe d'amore I]:
Manfred Clement (oboist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
oboe [oboe II] and oboe d'amore [oboe d'amore II]:
Robert Eliscú (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
oboe da caccia [oboe da caccia I]:
Edgar Shann (oboist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
oboe da caccia [oboe da caccia II]:
Andreas Schwinn (oboist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
organ:
Friedemann Winkelhofer (organist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08) and Elmar Schloter (organist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
transverse flute [transverse flute I]:
Aurèle Nicolet (flutist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
transverse flute [transverse flute II]:
Wolfgang Haag (flautist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
viola da gamba:
Johannes Fink (cellist and viola da gamba player) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
violin:
Gerhart Hetzel (violinist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
choir vocals:
Münchener Bach‐Chor (from 1979-06 until 1979-08) and Regensburger Domspatzen (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
chorus master:
Georg Ratzinger (chorus master) (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, XVII. Choral "Ich will hier bei dir stehen" (from 1979-06 until 1979-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I
Johann Sebastian Bach1:11
10Tannhäuser: Entry of the Guests
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master)
Richard Wagner7:07
11Don Carlo: Auto da Fe
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
partial recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto II, scena 2. N°5 “Spuntato ecco il dì d’esultanza” (coro) (Autodafé scene)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1867)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto II (III)
Giuseppe Verdi3:36
12Prince Igor: Polovetsian Dances
bass vocals:
Torgny Sporsén (bass)
choir vocals:
Göteborgs Symfoniska Kör
orchestra:
Göteborgs Symfoniker
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
chorus master:
Ove Gotting (chorus master)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski‐Korsakov)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин8:35
13Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master)
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 Verdi2:46
14Pomp & Circumstance: Land of Hope and Glory
recording engineer:
Jean‐Marie Geijsen (in 1996-01) and Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer) (in 1996-01)
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer) (in 1996-01)
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (in 1996-01)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (in 1996-01)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 1996-01)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor) (in 1996-01)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1996)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996-01)
recording of:
Land of Hope and Glory (in 1996-01)
anthem of:
England, United Kingdom (ended)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
Sir Edward Elgar5:54
15Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
harpsichord:
Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichordist and organist) (in 1972-11)
organ:
Edgar Krapp (organist) (in 1972-11)
solo trumpet:
Gordon Webb (trumpet player) (in 1972-11)
choir vocals:
John Alldis Choir (in 1972-11)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1972-11)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (in 1972-11)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor) (in 1972-11)
balance engineer:
Hans-Peter Schweigmann
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-11)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (in 1972-11)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:02