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2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Decca: B0001496-02 (B0001496-02CD01--B0001496-02CD02). |
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"Over 2 1/2 hours of the world's most divine music"--Container. |
| Performer |
Various singers, instrumentalists, choruses, chamber ensembles, orchestras, and conductors. |
| Note |
Selections previously released. |
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Compact discs. |
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Complete performer credits on insert. |
| Contents |
CD 1. Cantata, BWV 147 : Jesu, joy of man's desiring / Bach ; arr. Münchinger (3:05) -- Thaïs. Méditation / Massenet (5:39) -- Requiem. In paradisum / Fauré (3:17) -- Gymnopédie no. 1 / Satie ; orch. Debussy (2:53) -- Lakmé. Dôme épais le jasmin : (Flower duet) / Delibes (5:02) -- Carnival of the animals. The swan / Saint-Saëns (3:17) -- Cantata, BWV 140 : Sleepers awake / Bach ; arr. Bantock (5:30) -- Madama Butterfly. Humming chorus / Puccini (2:57) -- Enigma variations. Nimrod / Elgar (3:14) -- A village Romeo and Juliet. Walk to the Paradise Garden / Delius (10:15) -- Pavane, op. 50 (version for orchestra and chorus) / Fauré (6:40) -- Panis angelicus / Franck (4:23) -- Serse. Ombra mai fù : (largo) / Handel (2:34) -- The lark ascending / Vaughan Williams (16:09) -- |
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CD 2. Suite bergamasque. Clair de lune / Debussy (5:31) -- Cantata, BWV 208 : Sheep may safely graze / Bach ; arr. Münchinger (4:30) -- Symphony no. 3. Second movement : (excerpt) / Górecki (4:28) -- Stabat Mater. Stabat Mater / Pergolesi (4:45) -- Ave Maria / Caccini (5:29) -- String quintet in C major, D596. Adagio : (exerpt) / Schubert (5:39) -- Ave verum corpus : K618 / Mozart (3:50) -- Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 : "Pastoral". Scene by the brook : (excerpt) / Beethoven (12:28) -- Orfeo ed Euridice. Dance of the blessed spirits / Gluck (6:37) -- Symphony no. 9 in E minor : "From the New World". Largo : (excerpt) / Dvořák (3:07) -- Wiegenlied = Lullaby : op. 49, no. 4 / Brahms ; arr. Robles (2:31) -- Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27. Adagio : (excerpt) / Rachmaninov (13:04) -- Orchestral suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068. Air on a G string / Bach (5:14). |
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Sung in Latin, French, Italian, Polish, or wordless. |
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Instrumental music.
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Vocal music.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147. Jesus bleibet meine Freude; arranged.
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Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Thaïs. Méditation.
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Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924.
Requiem, op. 48, D minor. In paradisum.
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Satie, Erik, 1866-1925.
Gymnopédies. No 1; arranged.
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Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.
Lakmé. Sous le dôme épais.
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Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arranged.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata). Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; arranged.
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Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Madama Butterfly. Coro a bocca chiusa.
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Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934.
Variations on an original theme. Nimrod.
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Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934.
Village Romeo and Juliet. Walk to the Paradise Garden.
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Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924.
Pavan, orchestra, op. 50, F♯ minor; arranged.
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Franck, César, 1822-1890.
Panis angelicus; arranged.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Serse. Ombra mai fù.
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
Lark ascending.
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Suite bergamasque. Clair de lune.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Jagdkantate. Schafe können sicher weiden; arranged.
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Górecki, Henryk Mikołaj, 1933-2010.
Symphonies, no. 2, op. 31. Selections.
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Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, 1710-1736.
Stabat Mater, P. 77, F minor. Stabat Mater.
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Caccini, Giulio, 1551-1618.
Ave Maria; arranged.
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Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
Quintets, violins (2), viola, cellos (2), D. 956, C major. Adagio.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Ave verum corpus.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Symphonies, no. 6, op. 68, F major. Szene am Bach.
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Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.
Orphée et Eurydice. Ballet des ombres heureuses.
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Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
Symphonies, no. 9, op. 95, E minor. Largo. Selections.
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Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
Lieder, op. 49. Wiegenlied; arranged.
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Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.
Symphonies, no. 2, op. 27, E minor. Adagio.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Suites, orchestra, BWV 1068, D major. Air; arranged.
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| Music No. |
B0001496-02 Decca |
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B0001496-02CD01--B0001496-02CD02 Decca |
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