Great Choral Classics

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Label
ICA Classics
Release Date
June 24, 2014
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BEETHOVEN BERLIOZ VERDI MAH
    • PERFORMER
      Steinberg, Mitropoulos, Markevitch, Rozhdestvensky
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 24, 2014
    • UPC
      5060244551275
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ICAB5127
    • LABEL
      ICA Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      5
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Kyrie

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    2. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    3. Gloria: Qui tollis

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    4. Gloria: Quoniam

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    5. Credo: Credo in unum Deum

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    6. Credo: Et incarnatus est

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    7. Credo: Et resurrexit

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    8. Sanctus: Sanctus

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    9. Sanctus: Benedictus

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    10. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    11. Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Heather Harper, Júlia Hamari, Sven Olof Eliasson, Peter Meven

      Conductor: William Steinberg

    12. Requiem: Requiem aeternam

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    13. Requiem: Kyrie

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    14. Dies irae: Dies irae, dies illa

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    15. Dies irae: Tuba mirum

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    16. Dies irae: Mors stupebit

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    17. Dies irae: Liber scriptus

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Nina Isakova

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    18. Dies irae: Quid sum miser

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    19. Dies irae: Rex tremendae

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    20. Dies irae: Recordare

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    21. Dies irae: Ingemisco

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Vladimir Ivanovsky

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    22. Dies irae: Confutatis

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    23. Dies irae: Lacrymosa

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    24. Offertorio: Domine Jesu

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    25. Offertorio: Hostias et preces tibi

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    26. Sanctus

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    27. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya, Nina Isakova

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    28. Lux aeterna

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Nina Isakova, Vladimir Ivanovsky, Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    29. Libera me: Libera me, Domine

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    30. Libera me: Dies irae

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    31. Libera me: Requiem aeternam

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    32. Libera me: Libera me, Domine

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Russian State Academy Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    33. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Orchestre national de France

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    34. La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Orchestre national de France

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    35. Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Orchestre national de France

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    36. La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Orchestre national de France

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    37. L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Orchestre national de France

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    38. La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Orchestre national de France

      Conductor: Igor Markevitch

    39. Requiem et Kyrie

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    40. Dies irae

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    41. Quid sum miser

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    42. Rex tremendae

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    43. Quaerens me

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    44. Lacrimosa

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    45. Offertoire

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    46. Hostias

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    47. Sanctus

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Nicolai Gedda

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    48. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

    49. Das klagende Lied, Part I, "Waldmärchen" (Forest Legend) (1880 version)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Teresa Cahill, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    50. Part II, "Der Spielmann" (The Minstrel)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Teresa Cahill, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    51. Part III, "Hochzeitsstück" (Wedding Piece)

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Teresa Cahill, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    52. Sumarovo dite (The Fiddler's Child), JW VI/14

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky


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.