Great European Choral Works

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Great European Choral Works
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

[ Coro / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 20 July 2012

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This disc provides a superb collection of works from some of Europe's most celebrated composers and, alongside the first disc in this set, Great British Choral Works, is the perfect introduction to The Sixteen's wonderful music.

Since they were founded in 1979 Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new collection, CORO presents a selection of their most celebrated recordings of music by composers from across Europe.

This disc features music from over a dozen composers representing ten countries from Palestrina's Assumpta Est Maria and Monteverdi's Beatus Vir to excerpts from Poulenc's Sept Répons des Ténèbrae and Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir. This disc provides a superb collection of works from some of Europe's most celebrated composers and, alongside the first disc in this set, Great British Choral Works, is the perfect introduction to The Sixteen's wonderful music.

Tracks:

Bach, J S:
Cantata BWV34 'O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe'

Brahms:
Selig sind, die da Leid tragen (from Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45)

Buxtehude:
Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV75: Cantata I, Ad pedes

Fauré:
Requiem: Agnus Dei

Handel:
Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: Dixit Dominus

Lasso:
Timor et Tremor

Martin, F:
Mass for Double Choir: Sanctus
Mass for Double Choir: Benedictus

Monteverdi:
Beatus vir (from Selva Morale e Spirituali)

Mozart:
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum

Palestrina:
Assumpta est Maria a 6

Poulenc:
Sept Répons des Tenèbres: Judas, marcator pessimus

Schütz:
Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener, SWV 281

Teixeira, A:
Te gloriosus Apostolorum Chorus (from Te Deum)

Victoria:
Gaude Maria