English Choral Classics

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Release Date: 16th Sep 2002
Catalogue No: 5757582
Label: Warner Classics
Series: Classics for Pleasure, Budget Box Sets
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

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Walton: Belshazzar's Feast

Work length35:18

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Ronald Frost (director), Michael Rippon (bass)
Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Choir
James Loughran
Recorded: 1973-01-01
Recording Venue: September 1973, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

Thus spake Isaiah

Track length5:14

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If I forget thee, O Jerusalem

Track length2:19

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By the waters of Babylon

Track length3:03

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Babylon was a great city

Track length4:22

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Praise ye the God of Gold

Track length5:13

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Thus in Babylon the mighty city

Track length3:21

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And in that same hour, as they feasted

Track length2:24

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Then sing aloud to God our strength

Track length4:15

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The trumpeters and pipers are silent

Track length1:11

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Then sing aloud to God our strength

Track length3:56

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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Work length1:33:37

Album only

Stephen Disley (organ), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Ian Tracey (director), Brian Kay (director), George Michael (bass)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society
Vernon Handley
Recorded: 1993-01-19
Recording Venue: 16, 17 & 19 January 1993 / Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Prelude

Track length10:03

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Jesu, Maria - I am near to death (Gerontius)

Track length3:00

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So pray for me...Kyrie eleison...Holy Mary, pray for him (Gerontius, semi-chorus, chorus)

Track length2:20

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Rouse thee, my fainting soul (Gerontius, chorus)

Track length3:39

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Sanctus fortis, Santus Deus (Gerontius)

Track length5:40

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I can no more (Gerontius, chorus, semi-chorus)

Track length5:38

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Proficiscere, anima Christiana (Priest, chorus, semi-chorus)

Track length6:38

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Introduction

Track length2:07

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I went to sleep (Soul of Gerontius)

Track length2:55

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Another marvel...My work is done (Soul, Angel)

Track length3:45

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It is a member of that family (Soul, Angel)

Track length5:55

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But hark!...Low-born clods of brute earth (Soul, Angel, chorus)

Track length1:33

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Dispossessed, aside thrust (chorus)

Track length3:55

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I see not those false spirits (Soul, Angel)

Track length1:49

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There was a mortal...Praise to the Holiest (Angel, semi-chorus, chorus, Soul)

Track length5:59

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But hark! a grand mysterious harmony (Soul, Angel, chorus)

Track length1:19

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Praise to the Holiest (chorus)

Track length7:23

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Thy judgement now is near (Angel, Soul)

Track length2:14

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Jesu! by that shuddering dread (Angel of the Agony, Soul, semi-chorus, chorus)

Track length5:48

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Praise to his name!...Take me away (Angel, Soul, chorus)

Track length5:20

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Softly and gently (Angel, chorus, semi-chorus)

Track length6:37

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Handel: Messiah

Work length2:24:10

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James Milligan (bass), Marjorie Thomas (contralto), Elsie Morison (soprano), Eric Chadwick (organ), Richard Lewis (tenor), Herbert Bardgett (director)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Recorded: 1959-06-19
Recording Venue: 15-19 June 1959, Huddersfield Town Hall, and (Elsie Morison: Nos. 14-16, 18-20, 38 & 45) 24 August 1959, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

1. Overture (Grave - Allegro moderato)

Track length5:19

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2. Comfort ye, my people (tenor recit.)

Track length3:45

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3. Every valley shall be exalted (tenor)

Track length3:41

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4. And the glory of the Lord (chorus)

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5. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (bass recit.)

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6. But who may abide (bass)

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7. And he shall purify (chorus)

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8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive (alto recit.)

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9. O thou that tellest (alto)

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10. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass recit.)

Track length3:07

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11. The people that walked in darkness (bass)

Track length5:03

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12. For unto us a child is born (chorus)

Track length4:44

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13. Pastoral Symphony (Larghetto e mezzo piano)

Track length4:46

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14. There were shepherds abiding in the field...And lo, the angel of the Lord (soprano recit.)

Track length0:52

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15. And the angel said unto them (soprano recit.)

Track length0:51

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16. And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano recit.)

Track length0:24

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17. Glory to God (chorus)

Track length2:27

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18. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)

Track length4:59

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19. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto recit.)

Track length0:34

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20. He shall feed his flock (alto)...Come unto him (soprano)

Track length6:31

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21. His yoke is easy (chorus)

Track length2:38

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22. Behold the lamb of God (chorus)

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23. He was despised (alto)

Track length6:00

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24. Surely he hath borne our griefs (chorus)

Track length2:33

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25. And with his stripes we are healed (chorus)

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26. All we like sheep have gone astray (chorus)

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27. All they that see him (tenor recit.)

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28. He trusted in God (chorus)

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29. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor recit.)

Track length1:58

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30. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)

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31. He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor recit.)

Track length0:21

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32. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (tenor)

Track length2:17

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33. Lift up your heads, O ye gates (chorus)

Track length3:36

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37. The Lord gave the word (chorus)

Track length1:27

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38. How beautiful are the feet (soprano)

Track length3:01

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39. Their sound is gone out into all lands (chorus)

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40. Why do the nations so furiously rage together (bass)

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41. Let us break their bonds asunder (chorus)

Track length2:18

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42. He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor recit.)

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43. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)

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44. Hallelujah (chorus)

Track length4:42

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45. I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

Track length7:48

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46. Since by man came death (chorus)

Track length2:21

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47. Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass recit.)

Track length0:47

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48. The trumpet shall sound (bass)

Track length4:17

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53. Worthy is the lamb (chorus) -

Track length4:09

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Amen (chorus)

Track length3:36

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Stainer: The Crucifixion

Work length55:58

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Gavin Williams (organ), Terence Clifford (baritone), David Hughes (tenor), John Lawrenson (baritone), Philip Mindenhall (bass)
Guildford Cathedral Choir
Barry Rose
Recorded: 1969-01-01
Recording Venue: 3-5 December 1968, Guildford Cathedral

1. Recit.: And they came to a place named Gethsemane (tenor)

Track length1:25

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2. The Agony (Could ye not watch with me one brief hour?) (bass, choir, tenor) (Terence Clifford, baritone)

Track length6:12

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3. Processional to Calvary [introduction omitted] (Fling wide the gates!) (organ, choir, tenor)

Track length7:01

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4. Recit.: And when they were come (bass)

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5. The Mystery of the Divine Humiliation (Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow) (choir & congregation)

Track length1:33

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6. Recit.: He made himself of no reputation (bass)

Track length1:13

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7. The Majesty of the Divine Humiliation (King ever glorious!) (tenor)

Track length4:04

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8. Recit.: And as Moses lifted up the serpent (bass)

Track length1:11

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9. Chorus (unacc.): God so loved the world

Track length3:37

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10. Litany of the Passion (Holy Jesu, by thy passion) (choir & congregation)

Track length3:05

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11. Recit.: Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them' (tenor, choir)

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12. Duet: So thou liftest thy divine petition (bass, tenor)

Track length4:30

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13. The Mystery of the Intercession (Jesus, the crucified, pleads for me) (choir & congregation)

Track length4:17

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14. Recit.: And one of the malefactors (bass, voices in choir, choir) (Philip Mindenhall, bass; Terence Clifford, baritone)

Track length2:17

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16. Recit.: When Jesus therefore saw his mother (tenor, choir, bass)

Track length2:40

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17. Recit.: Is it nothing to you (bass)

Track length0:51

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18. The Appeal of the Crucified (From the throne of his cross) (choir)

Track length6:26

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19. Recit. and chorus: After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished (tenor, choir)

Track length2:03

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20. For the Love of Jesus (All for Jesus - all for Jesus) (choir & congregation)

Track length1:59

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Maunder, J: Olivet to Calvary

Work length1:04:42

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John Mitchinson (tenor), Peter Moorse (organ), Frederick Harvey (baritone)
Guildford Cathedral Choir
Barry Rose
Recorded: 1964-01-01
Recording Venue: 30 November & 2-4 December 1964, Guildford Cathedral

Olivet to Calvary (1993 Digital Remaster), Part I, 1. On the Way to Jerusalem: When o'er the steep of Olivet (chorus)

Track length4:15

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Recit.: Like a fair vision in the morning light (tenor, baritone)

Track length1:30

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O Jerusalem! (baritone)

Track length2:20

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Recit.: And Jesus entered into the temple of God (tenor, baritone)

Track length0:54

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Bow down thine ear, O Lord (chorus)

Track length3:58

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Not of this world the kingdom of our Lord (tenor)

Track length1:49

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'Twas night o'er lonely Olivet (chorus)

Track length4:20

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He was despised and rejected of men (tenor)

Track length2:00

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Come unto him, all ye that labour (chorus, baritone)

Track length1:57

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Hymn: Just as I am, without one plea (chorus, baritone)

Track length5:28

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Recit.: And Jesus, knowing that his hour was come (baritone)

Track length1:33

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Arietta: A new commandment give I unto you (baritone)

Track length2:32

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O thou whose sweet compassion (semi-chorus)

Track length2:32

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Recit.: And when they had sung a hymn (baritone)

Track length1:54

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Hymn: Thy will be done, the saviour said (chorus, treble)

Track length2:31

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And while he yet spake (chorus)

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Recit.: O was there ever loneliness like his! (tenor)

Track length2:07

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Air: Ye who sin, and ye who sorrow (tenor)

Track length3:24

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Olivet to Calvary (1993 Digital Remaster), Part II, 8. Before Pilate: Then came Jesus forth from the judgement hall (chorus, baritone)

Track length2:57

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Olivet to Calvary (1993 Digital Remaster), Part II, 9. The March to Calvary: The saviour king goes forth to die! (chorus)

Track length5:43

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Recit.: And when they came to the place (baritone)

Track length2:23

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Droop, sacred head (chorus)

Track length3:56

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Hymn: Rock of ages, cleft for me (chorus)

Track length3:21

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English Choral Classics

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