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Bach, Handel, Tallis: Agnus Dei / The Sixteen
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Bach, Handel, Tallis: Agnus Dei / The Sixteen

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
The Sixteen, Christophers
Format
CD
Label
Coro
Released
Sep 03, 2021
Catalog #
COR16186
UPC
828021618628

About

There are certain texts which inspire composers more than others but there is one in particular that has provided us with sublime music ever since it appeared centuries ago—the Agnus Dei. This collection from The Sixteen celebrates some of the finest settings from the Renaissance through to the 20th century. Let time stand still whilst listening to the arching melismas and subtle imitation of settings by Tye and Sheppard; delight in the genius of Bach’s setting in the Mass in B minor; and revel in Poulenc’s soaring soprano solo at the opening to his Agnus Dei—so poignant, ethereal and effortlessly beautiful. Of course no collection of this type would be complete without Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei—probably one of the most famous settings ever written, certainly in recent times, and which rarely leaves a dry eye. From Tallis to Scarlatti and Rubbra to Britten, the variety of settings and musical language featured here is quite astounding and you may even discover an Agnus Dei that you haven’t heard before!

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Requiem, Op. 48: Agnus Dei (1900 version) 05:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    Requiem, Op. 48: Agnus Dei (1900 version)
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  2. 2 Mass, "Puer natus est nobis": Agnus Dei 08:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    Mass, "Puer natus est nobis": Agnus Dei
    Duration
    08:53
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  3. 3 Missa, "La stella": Agnus Dei 01:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    Missa, "La stella": Agnus Dei
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  4. 4 Missa Pro defunctis a 6 (1605), "Requiem": Agnus Dei I-III 03:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Missa Pro defunctis a 6 (1605), "Requiem": Agnus Dei I-III
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Tomás Luis de Victoria
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  5. 5 Messa a 4 voci da cappella: Agnus Dei 02:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Messa a 4 voci da cappella: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  6. 6 Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59, "Canterbury Mass": Agnus Dei 02:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59, "Canterbury Mass": Agnus Dei
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  7. 7 Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera: Agnus Dei 04:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  8. 8 Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus Dei - Dona nobis pacem 02:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus Dei - Dona nobis pacem
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  9. 9 Missa pro defunctis: Agnus Dei 02:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Missa pro defunctis: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Duarte Lôbo
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  10. 10 Missa, "La Lombardesca": Agnus Dei 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Missa, "La Lombardesca": Agnus Dei
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Bartłomiej Pękiel
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Eamonn Dougan
  11. 11 Mass for Double Choir: Agnus Dei 05:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    Mass for Double Choir: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Frank Martin
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  12. 12 Masses, Book 2: Missa Papae Marcelli a 6: Agnus Dei 03:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    Masses, Book 2: Missa Papae Marcelli a 6: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  13. 13 Missa brevis, Op. 63: Agnus Dei 02:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    Missa brevis, Op. 63: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  14. 14 Euge bone Mass: Agnus Dei 06:30
    Track
    14
    Title
    Euge bone Mass: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Christopher Tye
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  15. 15 Missa Che fa oggi il mio sole: Agnus Dei 04:15
    Track
    15
    Title
    Missa Che fa oggi il mio sole: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Gregorio Allegri
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  16. 16 Mass in G Major, FP 89: Agnus Dei 04:39
    Track
    16
    Title
    Mass in G Major, FP 89: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Julie Cooper, Kim Porter, Jeremy Budd, Ben Davies
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  17. 17 Missa Cantate: Agnus Dei 04:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    Missa Cantate: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    John Sheppard
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  18. 18 Messiah, HWV 5,: Part II: Behold The Lamb of God 03:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    Messiah, HWV 5,: Part II: Behold The Lamb of God
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  19. 19 Missa Regina caeli: Agnus Dei 02:11
    Track
    19
    Title
    Missa Regina caeli: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Manuel Cardoso
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  20. 20 Agnus Dei, Op. 11 08:29
    Track
    20
    Title
    Agnus Dei, Op. 11
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Ruth Dean
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers