Credo - Messe e Musica sacra
15 CD
CREDO
1000 Years of Sacred Music
Gregorian ChantPERGOLESI: Stabat Mater
HANDEL: Messiah
BACH: Johannes Passion
MOZART: Requiem
BEETHOVEN: Mass
DVORAK: Requiem
FAURìâ: Requiem
VERDI: Requiem
JANACEK: Glagolitic Mass
Russian Orthodox Chant
BRITTEN: Te Deum
BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms
POULENC: Choral WorksRUTTER: Gloria
CD1 GREGORIAN CHANT
1. Emendemus in melius 3'01 2. Attende Domine 3'30 3. Tibi Domine derelictus est pauper 5'10 4. Iesu, quadragenariae dicator abstinentiae 2'24 5. Audi, benigne Conditor 2'21 6. Vexilla Regis prodeunt 4'01 7. Chants 5'55 8. Christus factus est 3'25 9. Nos autem gloriari oportet 3'03 10. Three Antiphons 3'26 11. Ubi caritas 2'37 12. De lamentatione Ieremiae Prophetae 3'08 13. Tenebrae factae sunt 3'25 14. Ecce lignum crucis 2'19 15. Exsultet iam angelica turba caelorum 10'01 16. Victimae paschali laudes 1'30 17. Salve, feste dies 2'44 Total time: 63'05
Pro Cantione Antiqua, James O'Donnell
CD2 GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI Stabat Mater
1. Stabat mater dolorosa 3'52 2. Cujus animam gementem 1'58 3. O quam tristis et afflicta 2'13 4. Quae moerebat et dolebat 2'04 5. Quis est homo, qui non fleret 2'42 6. Vidit suum dulcem natum 3'03 7. Eja mater fons amoris 2'30 8. Fac ut ardeat cor meum 2'12 9. Sancta mater, istud agas 5'23 10. Fac ut portem Christi mortem 3'45 11. Inflammatus et accensus 1'59 12. Quando corpus est morietur 3'56 Salve Regina in C minor 13. Salve Regina 3'26 14. Ad te clamamus 3'47 15. Eja ergo, advocata nostra 1'33 16. Et Jesum 2'16 17. O clemens, o pia 1'45 Total time: 48'24
Angharad Gruffydd Jones, soprano Lawrence Zazzo, counter tenor Julia Bishop, Joanna Parker, violin Peter Whiskin, viola Joanna Levine, cello Mark Levy, violone Timothy Brown, organ / director
CD3 MESSIAH part 1
1. Sinfony 2'54 2. Comfort ye, my people (recitative tenor) 3'07 3. Ev'ry valley (aria tenor) 3'17 4. And the Glory of the Lord (chorus) 2'48 5. Thus saith the Lord (recitative bass) 1'12 6. But who may abide? (aria soprano) 4'32 7. And he shall purify (chorus) 2'28 8. Behold, a virgin (recitative mezzo-soprano) 0'22 9. O thou that tellest (aria mezzo soprano) 5'27 10. For behold, darkness (recitative bass) 2'02 11. The people that walked (aria bass) 3'42 12. For unto us a Child is born (chorus) 3'52 13. Pastoral Symphony 3'23 14. There were shepherds (recitative soprano) 0'45 15. And the angel said unto them (recitative soprano) 0'37 16. And suddenly (recitative soprano) 0'17 17. Glory to God (chorus) 1'46 18. Rejoice greatly (aria soprano) 4'44 19. Then shall the eyes (recitative mezzo soprano) 0'26 20. And he shall feed his flock (aria mezzo soprano) 5'43 21. His yoke is easy 2'17 MESSIAH: part 2 22. Behold the Lamb of God (chorus) 2'32 23. He was despised (aria mezzo soprano) 12'13 Total time: 70'53
CD4 MESSIAH: part 2
1. Surely, He hath borne (chorus) 1'46 2. And with his stripes (chorus) 1'58 3. All we like sheep (chorus) 3'52 4. All they that see Him (recitative tenor) 0'38 5. He trusted in God (chorus) 2'02 6. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (recitative tenor) 1'47 7. Behold and see (aria tenor) 1'43 8. He was cut off out (recitative soprano) 0'25 9. Bu thou didst not leave (aria soprano) 2'14 10. Lift up your heads (chorus) 2'57 11. Unto which of the angels (recitative tenor) 0'16 12. Let all the angels (chorus) 1'22 13. Thou art gone up on high (aria soprano) 1'22 14. The Lord gave the word (chorus) 1'06 15. How beautiful are the feet (aria soprano) 2'16 16. Their sound is gone out (chorus) 1'19 17. Why do the nations (aria bass) 2'40 18. Let us break their bonds (chorus) 1'47 19. He that dwelleth in heaven (Recititave tenor) 0'12 20. Thou shalt break them (aria tenor) 1'59 21. Hallelujah! (chorus) 3'49 MESSIAH: part 3 22. I know that my redeemer liveth (aria soprano) 6'36 23. Since by man came death (chorus) 2'01 24. Behold, I tell you a mystery (recitative bass) 0'26 25. The trumpet shall sound (aria bass) 8'11 26. Then shall be brought to pass (aria mezzo soprano) 0'15 27. O death, where is thy sting (Duet mezzo soprano & tenor) 0'58 28. But thanks be to God (chorus) 2'05 29. If God be for us (aria soprano) 4'49 30. Worthy is the Lamb (chorus) 7'10 Total time: 72'18
Jennifer Smith, soprano
Helen Kucharek, soprano
Linda Finnie, mezzo soprano
Neil Mackie, tenor
Rodney Macann, bass
The Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe
Timothy Dean, conductor
CD5 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Johannes Passion
1. Herr, unser Herrscher (chorus) 8'33 2. Jesus ging mit seinen Jìºngern (recitative) 2'28 3. O grosse Lieb (chorale) 0'47 4. Auf dass das Wort erfìºllet wìºrde (recitative) 1'07 5. Dein Will gescheh', Herr Gott, zugleich 0'55 6. Die Schar aber und der Oberhauptmann (recitative) 0'53 7. Von der Stricken meiner Sìºnden (aria alto) 4'45 8. Simon Petrus aber folgete Jesu nach (recitative) 0'15 9. Ich folge dir gleichfallsmit freudigen Schritten
(aria soprano) 3'51 10. Derselbige Jìºnger war den Hohenpriester bekannt
(recitative) 3'14 11. Wer hat dich so geschlagen (chorale) 1'38 12. Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden (recitative) 2'27 13. Ach, mein Sinn (aria tenor) 2'27 14. Petrus, der nicht denkt zurìºck (chorale) 1'02 15. Christus, der uns selig macht (chorale) 1'02 16. Da fìºhreten sie Jesum (recitative) 4'16 17. Ach grosser Kì?nig (chorale) 1'29 18. Da sprach Pilatus zu ihm (recitative) 1'59 19. Betrachte, meine Seele (arioso bass) 2'29 20. Erwì§ge, wie sein blutgefì§rbter Rìºcken (aria tenor) 8'42 21. Und die Kriegsknechte flochten eine Krone (recitative) 5'44 22. Durch dein gefì§ngniss, Gottes Sohn (chorus) 0'53 23. Die Juden aber schrieen und sprachen (recitative) 4'14 24. Eilt, ihr angefochtnen Seelen (aria bass) 4'04 25. Allda kreuzigten sie ihn (recitative) 2'12 26. In meinem Herzens Grunde (chorale) 1'06 Total time: 72'58
CD6 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Johannes Passion
1. Die Kriegsknechte aber (recitative) 3'56 2. Er nahm alles wohl in acht (chorale) 0'59 3. Und von Stund an nahm sie die Jìºnger (recitative) 1'30 4. Es ist vollbracht! (aria alto) 5'28 5. Und neiget das Haupt und verschied (recitative) 0'26 6. Mein teurer Heiland, lass dich fragen (aria bass) 4'42 7. Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriss (recitative) 0'31 8. Mein Herz, in dem die ganze Welt (arioso tenor) 0'57 9. Zerfliesse, mein herze (aria soprano) 7'09 10. Die Juden aber, dieweil es der Rìºsttag war (recitative) 2'17 11. O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (chorale) 0'56 12. Darnach bat Pilatum Joseph von Arimathea (recitative) 2'16 13. Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine (chorus) 6'23 14. Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein (chorale) 1'41 Johannes Passion (1725 Version)
Appendix 15. O Mensch, bewein dein Sìºnde gross 5'40 16. Himmel reisse, Welt erbebe (aria bass) 2'52 17. Zerschmettert mich (aria tenor) 5'24 18. Christe, du Lamm Gottes (chorale) 4'01 Total time: 65'14
John Mark Ainsley, evangelist
Stephen Richardson, Christus
Catherine Bott, soprano
Michael Chance, alto
Paul Agnew, tenor
Stephen Varcoe, Pilatus
King's College Choir, Cambridge
The Brandenburg Consort
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
CD7 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Requiem, in D minor K626
1. Introitus: Requiem aeternam 5'02 2. Kyrie eleison 2'43 3. Dies irae 1'45 4. Tuba mirum 4'15 5. Rex tremendae 2'13 6. Recordare Jesu pie 6'25 7. Confutatis maledictis 3'06 8. Lacrimosa dies illa 3'19 9. Domine jesu Christe 3'32 10. Hostias et preces 4'39 11. Sanctus 1'36 12. Benedictus 5'36 13. Agnus Dei 3'41 14. Lux aeterna 5'47 Total time: 53'45
Magdalena Hajossyova, soprano
Jaroslava Horska, alto
Jozef Kundlak, tenor
Peter Mikulas, bass
Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Zdenek Kosler
CD8 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis, in D major Op. 123
I. KYRIE 1.Kyrie eleison 4'10 2. Christe eleison 1'32 3. Kyrie eleison 4'49 II. GLORIA 4.Gloria in excelsis 2'38 5. Gratias agimus 1'24 6. Domine Deus 1'11 7. Qui tollis 5'58 8. Quoniam 1'19 9. In Gloria Dei Patris 3'00 10. Amen 1'26 11. Gloria in excelsis Deo 0'48 III. CREDO 12. Credo in unum Deum 3'43 13. Et incarnatus est 1'50 14. Et homo factus est 0'41 15. Crucifixus 3'05 16. Et resurrexit 0'11 17. Et ascendit 1'10 18. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum 1'17 19. Et vitam venturi saeculi 6'45 IV. SANCTUS 20. Sanctus 2'43 21. Pleni sunt coeli 0'38 22. Osanna in excelsis 2'20 23. Benedictus 10'34 V. AGNUS DEI 24. Agnus Dei 6'37 25. Dona nobis pacem 2'08 26. Agnus Dei 6'48 Total time: 78'58
Pamela Coburn, soprano Florence Quivar, alto Aldo Baldin, tenor Andreas Schmidt, bass Gì§chinger Kantorei Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling, conductor
CD9 ANTONIN DVORAK Requiem, OP. 89
1. Requiem aeternam 10'43 2. Graduale 5'10 3. Dies irae 2'18 4. Tuba mirum 9'38 5. Quod sum miser 6'31 6. Recordare, jesu pie 7'52 7. Confutatis 5'36 Total time: 48'00
CD10 ANTONIN DVORAK Requiem, OP. 89
1. Lacrimosa 7'47 2. Domine Jesu Christe 12'22 3. Hostias 11'59 4. Sanctus 5'59 5. Pie Jesu 5'27 6. Agnus Dei 11'03 Magdalena Hajossyova, soprano
Vera Soukupova, alto
Jozef Kundlak, tenor
Peter Mikulas, bass
Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Zdenek Kosler
CD11 GABRIEL FAURìâ Requiem, Op. 48
1. IntroìØt & Kyrie 7'54 2. Offertoire 8'09 3. Sanctus 3'06 4. Pie Jesu 3'58 5. Agnus Dei 5'32 6. Libera me 4'51 7. In paradisum 3'08 Maja Roodveldt, soprano
Bas Ramselaar, bass
Holland Boys Choir
Hungarian Chamber Orchestra
Pieter-Jan Leusink, conductor 8. GABRIEL FAURìâ Cantique de Jean Racine 5'28 9. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART; Ave Verum 3'37 10. ANTON BRUCKNER Motet Locus iste 2'37 11. EDWARD ELGAR Ave Verum 2'45 12. WILLIAM BYRD Ave Verum 4'18 13. EDVARD GRIEG Ave Maris Stella 2'55 14. ANTONIO LOTTI Crucifixus 3'25 15. CESAR FRANCK Panis Angelicus 3'33 16. MAURICE DURUFLìâ Pie Jesu 3'24 Total time: 68'40
The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
Christopher Robinson, Director of Music
CD12 GIUSEPPE VERDI Messa Da Requiem
1. Requiem aeternam-Kyrie 8'54 2. Dies irae 2'01 3. Tuba mirum 2'50 4. Liber scriptus 4'43 5. Quid sum miser 3'34 6. Rex tremendae 3'17 7. Recordare 4'04 8. Ingemisco 3'06 9. Confutatis 4'56 10. Lacrimosa 5'46 11. Domine Jesu 9'28 12. Sanctus 2'32 13. Agnus Dei 5'09 14. Lux aeterna 5'53 15. Libera me 12'27 Total time: 78'50
Daniela Nedialkova, soprano
Ivanka Ninova, mezzo soprano
Roumen Doikov, tenor
Emil Ponorski, bass
Choir & Orchestra of the Sofia Opera, Ivan Marinov
CD13 LEOS JANACEK Glagolitic Mass
1. Introduction 3'18 2. Gospodi pomiluj 3'17 3. Slava 6'23 4. Veruju 11'39 5. Svet 5'48 6. Agnece bozij 5'02 7. Organ solo 2'28 8. Intrada 1'37 Magdalena Hajossyova, soprano Viktoria Stracenska, alto Vilem Pribyl, tenor Richard Novak, bass Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Ladislav Slovak BENJAMIN BRITTEN 9. Festival Te Deum, Pie Jesufor Choir & Orchestra, Op. 21 7'02 10. Rejoice in the Lamb, Pie JesuFestival Cantata Op. 30 17'41 Total time: 64'15 The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge Timothy Brown, conductor
CD14 RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHANT
1. REJOICE, VIRGIN MOTHER OF GOD (Bogoroditse, Devo, Raduisya) Gretchaninov 1'13 2. WE HYMN THEE, WE BLESS THEE Zinoviev 2'49 3. BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL (Blagoslavi dushe moya) Hristov 2'56 4. GOD, DELIVER THE DEVOUT (Gospodi, spassi blagochestiviya) Hristov 3'34 5. SONG OF THE CHERUBIM (Herouvimska pessen) Hristov 6'23 6. OUR FATHER (Otche Nash) Hristov 5'34 7. PRAISE YE THE LORD (Hvalite) Hristov 3'02 8. LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION Gretchaninov 5'57 9. CREDO Gretchaninov 4'26 10. IN THY KINGDOM (Vo Tsartvii Tvoem) Nikolaev-Stroumsky 3'14 11. THE MYSTICAL SACRIFICE Chesnokov 4'26 12. O GLADSOME RADIANCE (Svete tihii) Gretchaninov 4'00 13. GREAT DOXOLOGY (Veliko slavoslavie) Gretchaninov 10'15 14. GOD WITH US Chesnokov 3'52 15. DELIVER O GOD THY PEOPLE Chesnokov 3'57 Total time: 65'38
Bulgarian Mixed Choir, Vivian Klochkov (1,3-7,12,13) Nikola Ghiuselev, bass; Sofia Orthodox Choir, Miroslav Popsavov (2,8,9,11,14,15) Sofia Madrigal Choir, Stoyan Kralev (10)
CD15 CELEBRATION OF THE SPIRIT LEONARD BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms
1. Psalm 108 / 2; Psalm 100 (Maestoso ma energico) 4'06 2. Psalm 2 / 1-4, Psalm 23 / 1-6
(Andante con moto, ma tranquillo) 5'01 3. Psalm 131; Psalm 133 / 1 (Prelude-peacefully flowing) 8'15 JOHN RUTTER Gloria 4. Gloria in excelsis Deo 5'27 5. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis 7'15 6. Quoniam tu solus sanctus 5'20 FRANCIS POULENC Quatre Petites Prieres de St Francois d'Assise 7. Salut, Dame sainte 2'41 8. Tout puissant, tres saint 1'26 9. Seigneur, je vous en prie 1'17 10. O mes tres chers freres 1'59 11. Litanies a la vierge niore 9'24 12. Exultate Deo 3'01 13. Salve Regina 4'46 Total time: 60'04
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (1-6) The Wallace Collection Rachel Masters, harp Timothy Brown, conductor Corydon Singers, Matthew Best (7-13)
Performing artists:
Pro Cantione Antiqua, James O'Donnell; Angharad Gruffydd Jones, soprano;
Lawrence Zazzo, counter tenor; Timothy Brown, conductorAngharad Gruffydd Jones, soprano; Lawrence Zazzo, counter tenor;
Julia Bishop, Joanna Parker, violin; Peter Whiskin, viola; Joanna Levine, cello;
Mark Levy, violone; Timothy Brown, organ / director
Jennifer Smith, Helen Kucharek, Linda Finnie, Neil Mackie, Rodney Macann,The Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe,
Timothy Dean, Catherine Bott, Michael Chance, John Mark Ainsley, Paul Agnew,
Stephen Richardson, Stephen Varcoe, The Brandenburg Consort,King's College Choir, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Zdenek Kosler










