In Memory of…: Classics for Funerals

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1Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): I. Introitus: "Requiem aeternam"
alto vocals:
Sarah Walker (British mezzosoprano) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
bass vocals:
David Wilson‐Johnson (baritone) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
tenor vocals:
William Kendall (tenor) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (catch-all for unknown editions) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:21
2La Vierge : Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
La Vierge: Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge (The Last Sleep of the Virgin)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
Jules Massenet3:31
3Panis angelicus
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (orch. Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer)
orchestration of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck / Leopold Stokowski3:48
4Adagietto from Symphony no. 5
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1989-10-23 until 1989-10-24)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1989-10-23 until 1989-10-24)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (from 1989-10-23 until 1989-10-24)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler10:52
5Saul: Act III, Scene IV: Dead March
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recorded at:
New Broadcasting House (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 2000-02-29 until 2000-03-01)
George Frideric Handel / Leopold Stokowski5:20
6Johannes-Passion: "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"
Johann Sebastian Bach6:56
7Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
sound engineer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor) (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 1979)
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1978)
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
Arvo Pärt6:18
8Requiem, op. 48: V. Agnus Dei
bass vocals:
James Rutherford (bass baritone) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
soprano vocals:
Libby Crabtree (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: V. Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré5:49
9Henry V. "Touch Her Soft Lips and Part"
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Suite from Henry V: IV. Touch her soft lips and part (for orchestra, Mathieson)
orchestrator:
Muir Mathieson (in 1963)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (from 1943 until 1944)
part of:
Henry V Suite (for orchestra, Mathieson)
William Walton1:37
10Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Death of Åse
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åses død
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 3. akt: Åses død
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:12
11Cantata 147: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
organ:
Michael Austin (organist)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring; catch-all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:02
12Sursum corda, op. 11
orchestra:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
conductor:
George Hurst (conductor)
recording of:
Sursum corda, op. 11
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1894)
dedicated to:
Henry Dyke Acland
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-04-09)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 11)
Edward Elgar7:12
13Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55: II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-08-30 until 1988-09-09)
conductor:
Walter Weller (violinist and conductor) (from 1988-08-30 until 1988-09-09)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-08-30 until 1988-09-09)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (from 1988-08-30 until 1988-09-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven315:05