Product Details

• Label: Virgin Classics
• Catalog Number: 522 144 2
• Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
• Released: 2001
• Genre: Classical

Overview

The Legend of Sacred Music offers an exceptional compilation of sacred choral works spanning from the Baroque to the Romantic era. The album highlights profound pieces of religious music, featuring iconic composers such as Verdi, Mozart, Bach, Handel, and Barber. This 2-CD set includes a carefully curated selection of monumental choral compositions and is perfect for listeners who appreciate sacred music's emotional depth and timeless beauty. With performances from renowned choirs, including the Winchester Cathedral Choir and The King's College Choir of Cambridge, the album captures the soul-stirring harmonies and grandeur of these sacred works.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Messa Da Requiem, Sequenza: Dies Irae – Giuseppe Verdi (2:06)
2. Agnus Dei – Samuel Barber (7:40)
3. Carmelite Vespers – Georg Friedrich Händel (5:18)
4. Miserere Mei, Deus – Gregorio Allegri (6:48)
5. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben' BWV147 – Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring – Johann Sebastian Bach (3:29)
6. Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (5:24)
7. Crucifixus A 10 – Antonio Lotti (3:10)
8. Mass In B Minor BWV 232, Missa: Gloria In Excelsis (Chorus) – Johann Sebastian Bach (7:02)
9. Cantique De Jean Racine, Op. 11 – Gabriel Fauré (5:48)
10. Messa Di Gloria: Kyrie – Giacomo Puccini (4:41)
11. Kyrie Eleison – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (2:13)
12. Lacrimosa – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (3:34)
13. Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2, Part 1: Die Himmel Erzählen Die Ehre Gottes – Joseph Haydn (3:29)
14. Deutsche Messe, D872: Sanctus – Franz Schubert (2:30)
15. Lieder Von Gellert, Op. 48 – Ludwig van Beethoven (2:32)
16. Elias Op.70, Zweiter Tell: Chor- Alsdann Wird Euer Licht Hervorbrechen (Chor) – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (3:05)
17. Ubi Caritas, Op. 10 No. 1 – Maurice Duruflé (2:38)
18. IV. Pie Jesu – Gabriel Fauré (3:16)
19. VII. In Paradisum – Gabriel Fauré (3:56)

Disc 2:

1. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus – Georg Friedrich Händel (4:02)
2. Stabat Mater: Opening Duet – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (4:46)
3. Gloria In D Major, Rv589: Gloria In Excelsis – Antonio Vivaldi (2:33)
4. Mass In C Minor, K.427: Et Incarnatus Est – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (8:28)
5. Ave Verum Corpus, K618 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (2:41)
6. Stabat Mater: Inflammatus – Gioacchino Rossini (4:39)
7. St Cecilia Mass: Sanctus – Charles Gounod (5:33)
8. Gloria: Laudamus Te – Francis Poulenc (3:06)
9. Quattro Pezzi Sacri: Ave Maria – Giuseppe Verdi (5:54)
10. St John Passion, BWV245: Es Ist Vollbracht – Johann Sebastian Bach (5:52)
11. St John Passion, BWV245: Ruht Wohl, Ihr Heiligen Gebeine – Johann Sebastian Bach (8:05)
12. Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' – Georg Friedrich Händel (6:07)
13. Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45: Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen – Johannes Brahms (4:44)
14. Vespers, Op. 37: Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin) – Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (2:43)
15. Magnificat – Arvo Pärt (7:31)
16. Notre Père, Op. 14 – Maurice Duruflé (1:36)

Key Credits

• Various Artists: The Winchester Cathedral Choir, The King's College Choir of Cambridge, Taverner Choir, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, and more.
• Conductors: Michel Corboz, David Hill, Andrew Parrott, Sir David Willcocks, and others.
• Orchestras/Ensembles: The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, and more.