100 Best Sacred Works

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1Sub tuum praesidium - Gregorian Chant
choir vocals:
The Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
[unknown]1:04
2Miserere
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:47
3Veni Sancte Spiritus
sound engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
producer:
Gerd Berg (producer)
baritone vocals:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music) (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29)
choir vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet) (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29)
countertenor vocals:
David James (countertenor) (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices) (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29) and Leigh Nixon (lay vicar & tenor) (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29)
chorus master:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music) (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29)
recorded at:
Priory Church of St Mary & St Blaise, Boxgrove in Chichester, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29)
recording of:
Veni Sancte Spiritus, JD 32 (from 1982-09-27 until 1982-09-29)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Dunstable (English Renaissance composer)
John Dunstable6:26
4O nata lux
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
O nata lux (à 5, Cantiones sacrae (1575))
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
part of:
Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (1575)
Thomas Tallis1:57
5Verbum cara factum est
choir vocals:
The Clerkes of Oxenford (UK Tudor church music choir)
conductor:
David Wulstan (English conductor)
recording of:
Verbum cara factum est
composer:
John Sheppard (English renaissance composer)
John Sheppard6:45
6Buccinate in neomenia tuba
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
conductor:
Denis Stevens (musicologist, co-founder of The Ambrosian Singers)
recording of:
Buccinate in neomenia tuba à 19, Ch. 84 (Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 2)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer) (in 1615)
part of:
Giovanni Gabrieli: A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Guide to the Source Materials and Translations of his Vocal Texts (Charteris [Ch.]) (number: Ch. 84)
part of:
Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 2
Giovanni Gabrieli4:21
7O Magnum Mysterium
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (Spanish Renaissance composer) (in 1572)
Tomás Luis de Victoria4:11
8Ave verum corpus
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, T 92 (à 4, Gradualia I (1605))
composer:
William Byrd (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
William Byrd: A Research and Information Guide, 3rd ed. (Turbet [T]) (number: T 92)
part of:
Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, Liber 1 (1605)
William Byrd4:42
9Tu es Petrus
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Motet “Tu es Petrus” a 6 (Motets book II, 1572)
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Italian composer, 1525–1594)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina3:59
10Missa 'L'homme arme' (Kyrie)
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Missa L'homme armé: Kyrie
composer:
Guillaume Dufay (French 15th century composer)
part of:
Missa "L’homme armé"
Guillaume Dufay4:10
11Missa super 'Bell' Amfitrit' altera' (Gloria)
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (in 1990-07)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer) (in 1990-07)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (in 1990-07)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Missa Bell' Amfirit'altera, H. viii/55: II. Gloria
composer:
Orlande de Lassus (Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer)
part of:
Missa Bell' Amfirit'altera, H. viii/55
Orlande de Lassus4:19
12Missa 'Euge bone' (Credo)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Missa Euge bone: II. Credo
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573)
part of:
Missa Euge bone
Christopher Tye5:32
13Missa Paschale (Sanctus)
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Missa Paschalis à 4: I. Sanctus
composer:
Heinrich Isaac (Flemish Renaissance composer)
Heinrich Isaac4:28
14Mass a 4
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet) (from 1983-10-03 until 1983-10-07)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music) (from 1983-10-03 until 1983-10-07)
recorded at:
St James’s Church, Clerkenwell in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-10-03 until 1983-10-07)
recording of:
Mass for 4 Voices, T 1: VI. Agnus Dei (from 1983-10-03 until 1983-10-07)
composer:
William Byrd (English composer) (from 1592 until 1593)
part of:
Mass for 4 Voices, T 1
William Byrd3:55
15Absalon, fili mi
producer:
Gerd Berg (producer)
choir vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet) (from 1983-02-14 until 1983-02-16)
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet) (from 1983-02-14 until 1983-02-16)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music) (from 1983-02-14 until 1983-02-16)
chorus master:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984) and Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Temple Church in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-14 until 1983-02-16)
recording of:
Absalon, fili mi (from 1983-02-14 until 1983-02-16)
composer:
Josquin des Prez (Franco-Flemish renaissance composer)
Josquin des Prez4:29
16Hosanna to the Son of David
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Hosanna to the Son of David
lyricist:
Matthew 21: 9 (adapted) ([anonymous], special purpose artist)
composer:
Orlando Gibbons (composer)
Orlando Gibbons3:14
17Spem in alium
producer:
David R. Murray
chamber organ:
Paul Nicholson (harpsichordist & organist) and Alan Wilson (composer of church worship works and a keyboard player)
sackbut [bass sackbut]:
Wim Becu (Belgian classical trombonist & sackbutist)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) and Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
St John-at-Hackney, London in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-11 until 1987-05)
recording of:
Spem in alium
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
Thomas Tallis10:24
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