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Great Choral Classics

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Composer
BEETHOVEN BERLIOZ VERDI MAH
Artist
Steinberg, Mitropoulos, Markevitch, Rozhdestvensky
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Jun 24, 2014
Catalog #
ICAB5127
UPC
5060244551275

About

This 5-disc set features four outstanding 20th century conductors, William Steinberg (1899-1978), Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960), Igor Markevitch (1912-83) and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (b. 1931) thrillingly directing several Great Choral Classics of the 19th century, including Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and Verdi’s Requiem. Sopranos Galina Vishnevskaya and Dame Janet Baker, among other stellar singers, feature prominently in these performances.

Tracklist 52 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Kyrie 08:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  3. 2 Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo 05:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  4. 3 Gloria: Qui tollis 04:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Gloria: Qui tollis
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  5. 4 Gloria: Quoniam 07:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    Gloria: Quoniam
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  6. 5 Credo: Credo in unum Deum 04:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Credo: Credo in unum Deum
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  7. 6 Credo: Et incarnatus est 05:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Credo: Et incarnatus est
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  8. 7 Credo: Et resurrexit 09:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    Credo: Et resurrexit
    Duration
    09:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  9. 8 Sanctus: Sanctus 05:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sanctus: Sanctus
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  10. 9 Sanctus: Benedictus 09:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sanctus: Benedictus
    Duration
    09:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  11. 10 Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei 05:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  12. 11 Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem 09:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem
    Duration
    09:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    William Steinberg
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 Requiem: Requiem aeternam 06:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Requiem: Requiem aeternam
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  15. 2 Requiem: Kyrie 04:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    Requiem: Kyrie
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  16. 3 Dies irae: Dies irae, dies illa 02:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    Dies irae: Dies irae, dies illa
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  17. 4 Dies irae: Tuba mirum 01:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    Dies irae: Tuba mirum
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  18. 5 Dies irae: Mors stupebit 01:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    Dies irae: Mors stupebit
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  19. 6 Dies irae: Liber scriptus 04:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Dies irae: Liber scriptus
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Nina Isakova
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  20. 7 Dies irae: Quid sum miser 02:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Dies irae: Quid sum miser
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  21. 8 Dies irae: Rex tremendae 03:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    Dies irae: Rex tremendae
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  22. 9 Dies irae: Recordare 04:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    Dies irae: Recordare
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  23. 10 Dies irae: Ingemisco 03:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    Dies irae: Ingemisco
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Vladimir Ivanovsky
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  24. 11 Dies irae: Confutatis 04:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    Dies irae: Confutatis
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  25. 12 Dies irae: Lacrymosa 06:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    Dies irae: Lacrymosa
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  26. 13 Offertorio: Domine Jesu 04:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    Offertorio: Domine Jesu
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  27. 14 Offertorio: Hostias et preces tibi 05:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    Offertorio: Hostias et preces tibi
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  28. 15 Sanctus 02:33
    Track
    15
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  29. 16 Agnus Dei 05:44
    Track
    16
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  30. Disc 3
  31. 1 Lux aeterna 05:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Lux aeterna
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  32. 2 Libera me: Libera me, Domine 02:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Libera me: Libera me, Domine
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  33. 3 Libera me: Dies irae 01:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Libera me: Dies irae
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  34. 4 Libera me: Requiem aeternam 03:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Libera me: Requiem aeternam
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  35. 5 Libera me: Libera me, Domine 05:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Libera me: Libera me, Domine
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Galina Vishnevskaya
    Ensemble
    Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  36. 6 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture 07:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Orchestre national de France
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  37. 7 La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture 06:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Orchestre national de France
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  38. 8 Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Overture 11:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Overture
    Duration
    11:55
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Orchestre national de France
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  39. 9 La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture 10:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture
    Duration
    10:33
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Orchestre national de France
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  40. 10 L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture 07:53
    Track
    10
    Title
    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture
    Duration
    07:53
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Orchestre national de France
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  41. 11 La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture 07:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Orchestre national de France
    Conductor
    Igor Markevitch
  42. Disc 4
  43. 1 Requiem et Kyrie 10:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Requiem et Kyrie
    Duration
    10:53
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  44. 2 Dies irae 11:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Dies irae
    Duration
    11:40
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  45. 3 Quid sum miser 02:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Quid sum miser
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  46. 4 Rex tremendae 06:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Rex tremendae
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  47. 5 Quaerens me 04:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Quaerens me
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  48. 6 Lacrimosa 10:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    Lacrimosa
    Duration
    10:46
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  49. 7 Offertoire 09:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Offertoire
    Duration
    09:45
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  50. 8 Hostias 02:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    Hostias
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  51. 9 Sanctus 10:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    10:13
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Nicolai Gedda
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  52. 10 Agnus Dei 12:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    12:14
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Dimitri Mitropoulos
  53. Disc 5
  54. 1 Das klagende Lied, Part I, "Waldmärchen" (Forest Legend) (1880 version) 28:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    Das klagende Lied, Part I, "Waldmärchen" (Forest Legend) (1880 version)
    Duration
    28:10
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Teresa Cahill, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell
    Ensemble
    BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  55. 2 Part II, "Der Spielmann" (The Minstrel) 15:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part II, "Der Spielmann" (The Minstrel)
    Duration
    15:50
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Teresa Cahill, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell
    Ensemble
    BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  56. 3 Part III, "Hochzeitsstück" (Wedding Piece) 18:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part III, "Hochzeitsstück" (Wedding Piece)
    Duration
    18:37
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Teresa Cahill, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell
    Ensemble
    BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  57. 4 Sumarovo dite (The Fiddler's Child), JW VI/14 14:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sumarovo dite (The Fiddler's Child), JW VI/14
    Duration
    14:27
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky