CD 1 79.15
1) Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901 - Requiem : Dies irae 2.07
Chorus & Orchestra of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation / Michel Corboz
2) Samuel Barber 1910-1981 - Agnus Dei 7.42
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
3) Georg Friedrich Handel 1685-1759 - Dixit Dominus 5.18
Taverner Choir & Players / Andrew Parrott
4) Gregorio Allegri 1582-1652 - Miserere (excerpt) 6.49
Taverner Consort / Andrew Parrott
5) Johann-Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 - "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" (from Cantata BWV 147) 3.29
King’s College Choir, Cambridge / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / David Willcocks
6) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 - Laudate Dominum (excerpt. Vesperae solennes de confessore) 5.25
Barbara Hendricks soprano / Academy Chorus & Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner
7) Antonio Lotti 1667-1740 - Crucifixus 3.05
Taverner Choir / Andrew Parrott
8) Johann-Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 - Mass in B minor BWV 232 : Gloria 7.02
Chœur & Orchestre du Collegium Vocale de Gand / Philippe Herreweghe
9) Gabriel Fauré 1845-1924 - Cantique de Jean Racine 5.50
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
10) Giacomo Puccini 1858-1924 - Missa da Gloria : Kyrie 4.43
Chorus and Orchestra of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation / Michel Corboz
11, 12) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 - Requiem Kyrie 2.13 / Lacrimosa 3.36
Schütz Choir – London Classical Players / Roger Norrington
13) Joseph Haydn 1732-1809 - Die Schopfung : Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes 3.28
Barbara Bonney soprano – Hans Peter Blochwitz ténor – Jan Hendrik Rootering basse / Südfunk-Chor & Stuttgart Radio Orchestra / Neville Marriner
14) Franz Schubert 1797-1828 - German Mass D 872 : Heilig? Heilig, heilig 2.27
Chor & Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Wolfgang Sawallisch
15) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827 - Die Ehre Gottes aus der Nature (Die Himmel rühmen) Op.48 n°4 2.28
New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra / Wilhelm Pitz
16) Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847 - Elias: Alsdann wird euer Licht hervorbrechen 3.05
Chor des Städtischen Musikvereins zu Düsseldorf / Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker / James Conlon
17) Maurice Duruflé 1902-1986 - Ubi caritas 2.37
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
18, 19) Gabriel Fauré 1845-1924 - Requiem Pie Jesu 3.17 / In paradisum 3.59
Magali Dami soprano / Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne / Michel Corboz
CD 2 78.18
1) Georg Friedrich Handel 1685-1759 - The Messiah: Alleluia 3.59
Taverner Choir & Players / Andrew Parrott
2) Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 1710-1736 - Stabat Mater: Stabat Mater 4.39
Gérard Lesne alto – Véronique Gens soprano – Il Seminario Musicale
3) Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 - Gloria in D major RV 589: Gloria in excelsis Deo 2.26
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players / Andrew Parrott
4) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 - Great Mass in C minor K.427 : Et incarnatus est 8.26
Ileana Cotrubas soprano
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Raymond Leppard
5 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 - Ave verum corpus K.618 2.36
Schütz Choir & London Classical Players / Roger Norrington
6) Gioacchino Rossini 1792-1868 - Stabat Mater : Inflammatus et accensus 4.34
Barbara Hendricks soprano / Swedish Radio Choir - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eric Ericson
7) Charles Gounod 1818-1893 - Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile : Sanctus 5.29
Laurence Dale tenor / Chœurs de Radio France & Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Georges Prêtre
8) Francis Poulenc 1899-1963 - Stabat Mater: Laudamus te 3.08
Catherine Dubosc soprano / Westminster Singers – City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
9) Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901 - Ave Maria (excerpt from the Four Sacred Pieces) 5.54
Swedish Radio Choir / Riccardo Muti
10) Johann-Sebastian Bach 1685-175010 - St John Passion BWV 245: Es ist vollbracht 5.51
Stephanie Blythe alto – Jérôme Hantaï viola da gamba
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson
11) Johann-Sebastian Bach 1685-175010 - St John Passion BWV 245: Chœur final: Ruht wohl, ihr heilige Gebeine 8.02
Taverner Consort & Players / Andrew Parrott
12) Georg Friedrich Handel 1685-1759 - Zadok the Priest 6.07
King’s College Choir, Cambridge – English Chamber Orchestra / Philip Ledger
13) Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 - A German Requiem: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen 4.42
Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne / Michel Corboz
14) Serge Rachmaninov 1873-1943 - Ave Maria 2.39
Swedish Radio Choir / Tonu Kaljuste
15) Arvo Pärt b.1935 - Magnificat 7.29
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
16) Maurice Duruflé 1902-1986 - Notre Père, pour chœur mixte a cappella Op.14 1.37
Orfeon Donostiarra / Michel Plasson
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