The Best Choral Album in the World... Ever (1999)

Track Listing

1. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589: Gloria in excelsis Deo
2. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
3. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258
4. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus: vv. 1-4, 17-20
5. Veni creator spiritus, hymn in mode 8

1. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589: Gloria in excelsis Deo
2. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
3. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258
4. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus: vv. 1-4, 17-20
5. Veni creator spiritus, hymn in mode 8
6. Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa
7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: For unto us a child is born
8. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: The heavens are telling
9. Panis angelicus, for voice, organ, harp, cello & double bass
10. Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for alto, tenor & chorus, Op. 37: Ave Maria
11. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Ode to Joy
12. Nabucco (Nabucodonosor), opera: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
13. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Chorus of Slave Girls
14. Doña Francisquita, zarzuela in 3 acts: Coro de románticos (Chorus of lovers)
15. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: In paradisum
16. Totus tuus, for chorus, Op. 60: Opening
17. Song for Athene, for chorus
18. Standing Stone, for orchestra & chorus: Celebration (Conclusion)
19. Jerusalem ("And did those feet in ancient time"), for chorus & organ (or orchestra)
20. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166): Zion hört die Wächter
21. Te Deum, motet for 8 voices, chorus & orchestra, H. 146: Pleni sunt coeli et terra
22. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallalujah Chorus
23. Thou know'st, Lord (2nd setting), anthem for chorus, slidetrumpets & organ, Z. 58c
24. Veni Sancte Spiritus
25. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Awake the harp
26. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: And then shall your light break forth
27. L'Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchestra ("trilogie sacrée") H. 130 (Op. 25): L'Adieu des bergers (Shepherds' Farewell)
28. Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op. 9 (3 versions): Agnus Dei
29. Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 11
30. Ave verum corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618
31. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat (Pilgrims' Chorus)
32. Il Trovatore, opera: Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus)
33. Gloria, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 177: Laudamus te
34. Chichester Psalms, for boy soloist, chorus & orchestra: 1. Maestoso ma energico - Allegro molto
35. The Lamb, for chorus
36. Agnus Dei, for chorus (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet, Op. 11)
37. Requiem for chorus & orchestra: Requiem aeternam
38. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ("Manzoni Requiem"): Dies irae (opening)
39. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O Fortuna
40. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1: