Choral Gems: Favorite Sacred Classics
Some of the most widely known and loved music of the past several hundred years comes from the sacred choral/orchestral masterworks of our greatest composers.
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Some of the most widely known and loved music of the past several hundred years comes from the sacred choral/orchestral masterworks of our greatest composers.
Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and others created many of their most profound and spiritual statements in their sacred choral music.
Hearing music such as Bach’s Mass in B minor, Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Brahm’s A German Requiem enables the listener to share in the emotional and intellectual insights expressed by the composers and to move to new vistas of understanding and fulfillment.
The selections on this recording have been considered by generations to be “choral gems”.
Song List:
1. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
2. Crucifixus – Bach
3. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light – Bach
4. And the Glory of the Lord – Handel
5. Hallelujah Chorus – Handel
6. The Heavens are Telling – Haydn
7. Gloria in Excelsis Deo – Mozart
8. He Watching Over Israel – Mendelssohn
9. Psalm 150 – Franck
10. Sanctus – Gounod
11. Sanctus – Duruflé
12. Pie Jesu – Duruflé
13. How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place – Brahms
14. Worthy is the Lamb/Amen – Handel
Some additional technical information:
© 1997 aca Digital Recording CM20034 [Total Time 59:37]
