101 Classical Hits

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1Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
solo vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto), Paul Esswood (countertenor), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) and Robert Tear (tenor)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:07
2Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
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 1972)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:31
3Miserere
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
4Requiem Aeternam
recording engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (in 1989-04)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1989-04)
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano) (in 1989-04)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1989-04)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor) (in 1989-04)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor)
arranger:
Franz Beyer (violist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: “Requiem aeternam” (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition) (in 1989-04)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist)
additional composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:30
5Laudate Dominum
producer:
Friedrich Welz (engineer/producer) and John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Manfred Ackermann (baritone) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
choir vocals:
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09) and Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben (Stuttgart Hymnus Boys' Choir) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
soprano vocals:
Edda Moser (soprano) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
tenor vocals:
Wolfgang Isenhardt (tenor) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
treble vocals:
Thomas Schulze (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
orchestra:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
conductor:
Eugen Jochum (conductor) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09) and Gerhard Wilhelm (choir master) (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Martin Wöhr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum (from 1976-07-07 until 1976-07-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:10
6Ave verum corpus
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
choir vocals:
Stockholmer Kammerchor (Stockholm Chamber Choir) (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15) and Swedish Radio Choir (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
chorus master:
Eric Ericson (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:27
7Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano)
orchestra:
Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra (Munich Symphony Orchestra, German symphonic orchestra pka “Symphonie-Orchester Graunke”; not related to Alfred Scholz)
conductor:
Gerhard Schmidt‐Gaden (conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:27
8Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
Hallé Choir
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck4:56
9Requiem: Pie Jesu
organ:
Stephen Farr (British organist) (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
soprano vocals:
Nancy Argenta (soprano) (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
recorded at:
Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1893 version) (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1893 version, ed. Rutter)
Gabriel Fauré3:29
10Ave Maria
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles Gounod3:13
11Cantique de Jean Racine
choir vocals:
The Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1997)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 11)
Gabriel Fauré5:13
12Mors et Vita: Judex
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
recording of:
Mors et Vita: Pars secunda "Judicium": Judex: 4. Sedenti in Throno
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Mors et Vita: Pars secunda "Judicium"
Charles Gounod4:42
13Requiem: Ingemisco
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
solo tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
chorus master:
Giulio Bertola (conductor and chorus master) (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore) (from 1987-06-26 until 1987-06-29)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:41
14Requiem: Pie Jesu
soprano vocals:
Jane Gilchrist
recording of:
Requiem: Pie Jesu
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., The Really Useful Company Limited and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Requiem
Andrew Lloyd Webber2:50
15Song for Athene
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
conductor and chorus master:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Floating Earth Ltd. (in 1998) and Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 1998)
recording of:
Song for Athene
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
John Tavener6:12
16Agnus Dei (The Armed Man)
assistant engineer:
Mat Bartram, Jake Jackson (recording engineer) and Richard Lancaster
engineer:
Dick Lewzey
producer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
trumpet:
Paul Beniston (trumpet player) (on 2000-07-24)
choir vocals:
National Youth Choir of Great Britain (on 2000-08-11)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 2000-07-24)
conductor:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (on 2000-07-24) and Mike Brewer OBE (conductor) (on 2000-08-11)
chorus master:
Michael C. Brewer (conductor) (in 2000)
concertmaster:
Duncan Riddell (violinist)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Agnus Dei (from 2000-07-24 until 2000-08-11)
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
part of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (the complete work)
Karl Jenkins33:38
17Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel45:18
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