Gloria! The Nation’s Favourite Choral Classics

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1Zadok the Priest
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch (engineer)
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) and Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1981-10)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey (in 1981-10)
soprano vocals:
Lynne Dawson (soprano)
orchestra:
The English Concert Orchestra (in 1981-10)
conductor:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1981-10)
performer:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-10)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258 (in 1981-10)
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
George Frideric Handel5:18
2Gloria
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1978-07)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1978-07)
conductor:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1978-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-07)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (in 1978-07)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi32:25
3Gloria
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-01)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1979-01)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1979-01)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-01)
recording of:
Missa in C minor K. 427/417a: Gloria: Gloria in excelsis (Edited by H. C. Robbins Landon) (in 1979-01)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
reconstructed by:
H. C. Robbins Landon
part of:
Missa in C minor K. 427/417a: Gloria (Edited by H. C. Robbins Landon)
revision of:
Missa in c-Moll, K.427/417a ('Große Messe'): IIa. Gloria: “Gloria in excelsis”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:15
4Laudate Dominum
producer:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
organ:
John Constable (pianist) (in 1971-04)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1971-04)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1971-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-04)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum (in 1971-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:14
5Long Since in Egypt's Plenteous Land
organ:
Timothy Byram-Wigfield (organist) (in 1990-06)
choir vocals:
Waynflete Singers (in 1990-06) and Winchester Cathedral Choir (in 1990-06)
vocals:
Waynflete Singers (in 1990-06)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-06)
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) (in 1990-06)
recorded at:
Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-06)
recording of:
Judith: Long Since in Egypt's Plenteous Land
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
part of:
Judith
Sir Hubert Parry4:30
6What Sweeter Music
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:09
7The Lamb
choir vocals:
The Choir of Temple Church (in 2003-07)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (in 2003-07)
recorded at:
Temple Church in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2003-07)
recording of:
The Lamb (in 2003-07)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener3:35
8The Blue Bird
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2000)
recording of:
Eight Partsongs, op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird
lyricist:
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
publisher:
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
part of:
Eight Partsongs, op. 119
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford3:23
9O for the Wings of a Dove
organ:
Daniel Phillips (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Uppingham School
treble vocals:
Anthony Way (UK chorister and classical singer)
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn5:39
10Ecce Homo
organ:
David Goode (British organist)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
conductor:
Stephen Darlington (conductor/organist)
recording of:
Ecce homo
composer:
Howard Goodall
Howard Goodall1:28
11Nunc Dimittis
producer:
Christopher Hazell
trumpet:
John Wallace (trumpeter) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
treble vocals:
Thomas Hopkinson (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Nunc dimittis (for voices, trumpet and organ; Burgon, 1979) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (English composer) (in 1979)
Geoffrey Burgon3:02
12Pie Jesu
producer:
Jillian White
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
solo soprano vocals and soprano vocals:
Caroline Ashton (soprano)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
balance engineer:
Campbell Hughes
recorded at:
Great Hall, University College School in Frognal, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Requiem: III. Pie Jesu
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1985)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Requiem
John Rutter4:11
13Nimrod
recording of:
Sanctus (based on “Nimrod” from Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
is based on:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
Edward Elgar3:24
14Crux Fidelis
instruments:
Capricorn (UK classical ensemble)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
George Frideric Handel2:30
15Hallelujah!
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
chorus master:
Margaret Hillis (chorus master)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:45
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