1000 Years of Sacred Music:

Compilation CD box set

Label Virgin Classics Special Import
Code 62126
Released 25 November 2002
Number of discs 5
ASIN B00006YX6U

According to the CD content SK features on tracks 57, 58, 59, the “Pie Jesu”, “Libera me” and “In paradisum” from Fauré’s Requiem. We assume that this is incorrect as the baritone usually only features in “Offertoire” and “Libera me” (with “Pie Jesu” being sung by the soprano and “In paradisum” by the chorus).

This recording of Fauré’s Requiem is also available as the complete recording. Click here for details.

Track Listing

1. Puer natus est
Composer  Anonymous
Conductor  Harald Schlossmacher
Schola Choralis Solingen

2. Credimus in unum Deum
Composer  Anonymous
Conductor  Harald Schlossmacher
Schola Choralis Solingen

3. Mass for Easter Sunday
Composer  Anonymous
Conductor  Dominique Vellard
Gilles Binchois Ensemble

4. Le manuscrit du Puy: Veni redemptor gencium
Composer  Anonymous
Conductor  Dominique Vellard
Gilles Binchois Ensemble

5. Le manuscrit du Puy: Pater noster qui es in celis
Composer  Anonymous
Conductor  Dominique Vellard
Gilles Binchois Ensemble

6. O quanta qualia
Composer  Peter Abelard (1079 – 1142)
Performer  Thomas Binkley (Lute)
Andrea von Ramm (Mezzo Soprano)
Richard Levitt (Countertenor)
Sterling Jones (Chitarra Saracena)

7. Alleluia posui adiutorium
Composer  Pérotin (circa 1165 – 1220)
Conductor  Thomas Binkley
Studio for Early Music

8. Llibre Vermell de Montserrat: O virgo splendes
Composer  Anonymous
Conductor  Jordi Savall
Centre d’Abbaye aux Dames Vocal Ensemble

9. Llibre Vermell de Montserrat: Mariam matrem virginem
Composer  Anonymous
Conductor  Jordi Savall
Centre d’Abbaye aux Dames Vocal Ensemble

10. Messe de Nostre Dame: Kyrie
Composer  Guillaume de Machaut (1300 – 1377)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Choir

11. Messe de Nostre Dame: Gloria
Composer  Guillaume de Machaut (1300 – 1377)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Choir

12. Messe de Nostre Dame: Sanctus
Composer  Guillaume de Machaut (1300 – 1377)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Choir

13. Messe de Nostre Dame: Benedictus
Composer  Guillaume de Machaut (1300 – 1377)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Choir

14. Messe de Nostre Dame: Agnus Dei
Composer  Guillaume de Machaut (1300 – 1377)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Choir

15. Veni Sancte Spiritus a 4, MB 32
Composer  John Dunstable (1370 – 1453)
Conductor  Paul Hillier
Hilliard Ensemble

16. Nuper rosarum flores
Composer  Guillaume Dufay (1400 – 1474)
Conductor  Paul Hillier
Hilliard Ensemble

17. Alma redemptoris Mater
Composer  Johannes Ockeghem (1420 – 1496)
Conductor  Paul Hillier
Hilliard Ensemble

18. Pater noster
Composer  Josquin Des Préz (1440 – 1521)
Conductor  Paul Hillier
Hilliard Ensemble

19. Resonet in laudibus
Composer  Orlando de Lassus (circa 1532 – 1594)
King’s Singers

20. Pulchra es amica mea
Composer  Giovanni Palestrina (1525 – 1594)
Conductor  Paul Hillier
Hilliard Ensemble

21. Der Schwanengesang: Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, SWV 493
Composer  Heinrich Schütz (1585 – 1672)
Conductor  Heinz Hennig
London Baroque

22. Miserere mei Deus: Miserere mei
Composer  Gregorio Allegri (1582 – 1652)
Conductor  Stephen Cleobury
King’s College Choir, Cambridge

23. Selva morale e spirituale: Beatus vir a 6
Composer  Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Players

24. Spem in alium
Composer  Thomas Tallis (circa 1505 – 1585)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Choir

25. Te Deum in D major, H 146
Composer  Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1636 – 1704)
Conductor  Neville, Sir Marriner
Performers:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano)
Ethna Robinson (Alto)
Kurt Moll (Bass)
Ann Murray (Soprano)
John Aler (Tenor)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

26. Messe de minuit pour Noel, H9 H 9: Kyrie
Composer  Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1636 – 1704)
Conductor  David, Sir Willcocks
Performers:
Christopher Keyte (Bass)
Helen Gelmar (Soprano)
Ian Partridge (Tenor)
April Cantelo (Soprano)
James Bowman (Alto)
English Chamber Orchestra

27. Gloria in D major, RV 589: Gloria in excelsis Deo
Composer  Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Players

28. Gloria in D major, RV 589: Et in terra pax
Composer  Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Players

29. Nisi Dominus
Composer  Henri Du Mont (1610 – 1684)
Conductor  Olivier Schneebeli
Performers:
Herve Lamy (Tenor)
Howard Crook (Tenor)
Peter Harvey (Baritone)
Musica Aeterna

30. Miserere mei: Tum aceptaberis
Composer  André Campra (1660 – 1774)
Conductor  Jean-Claude Malgoire
La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy

31. Miserere: Justificeris Domino
Composer  Louis-N. Clérambault (1676 – 1749)
Conductor  Emmanuel Mandrin
Performers:
Emmanuel Mandrin (Organ)
Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr

32. Versets (4) d’un motet, Psalm 118: Tabescere me
Composer  François Couperin (1668 – 1733)
Conductor  Christophe Rousset
Performers:
Caroline Pelon (Soprano)
Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
Les Talens Lyriques

33. In convertendo
Composer  Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764)
Conductor  Herve Niquet
Le Concert Spirituel

34. Stabat Mater: Stabat Mater dolorosa
Composer  Gio Battista Pergolesi (1710 – 1736)
Performers:
Gerard Lesne (Countertenor)
Veronique Gens (Soprano)
Seminario Musicale

5. Stabat Mater: Vidit suum dulcem natum
Composer  Gio Battista Pergolesi (1710 – 1736)
Performers:
Gerard Lesne (Countertenor)
Veronique Gens (Soprano)
Seminario Musicale

36. Stabat Mater: Eja Mater, fons amoris
Composer  Gio Battista Pergolesi (1710 – 1736)
Performers:
Gerard Lesne (Countertenor)
Veronique Gens (Soprano)
Seminario Musicale

37. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Composer  George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Players

38. Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah!
Composer  George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Conductor  David, Sir Willcocks
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

39. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude “Jesu, joy of man’s desiring”
Composer  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Players

40. Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Qui sedes
Composer  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Conductor  Philippe Herreweghe
Performers:
Charles Brett (Countertenor)
Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra

41. Saint John Passion, BWV 245: no 67, Ruhet wohl, ihr heilgen Gebeine
Composer  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Conductor  Andrew Parrott
Taverner Players

42. Requiem in D minor, K 626: Requiem aeternam
Composer  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Conductor  Roger Norrington
Performers:
Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
John Mark Ainsley (Tenor)
Catherine Robbin (Alto)
Alastair Miles (Bass)

London Classical Players
43. Requiem in D minor, K 626: Kyrie
Composer  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Conductor  Roger Norrington
Performers:
Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
John Mark Ainsley (Tenor)
Catherine Robbin (Alto)
Alastair Miles (Bass)
London Classical Players

44. Requiem in D minor, K 626: Lacrymosa
Composer  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Conductor  Roger Norrington
Performers:
Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
John Mark Ainsley (Tenor)
Catherine Robbin (Alto)
Alastair Miles (Bass)
London Classical Players

45. Hymnus an den Heiligen Geist, D 948b/Op. 154
Composer  Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Conductor  Wolfgang Sawallisch
Capella Bavariae

46. Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123: Agnus Dei
Composer  Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Conductor  Jeffrey Tate
Performers:
Carol Vaness (Soprano)
Waltraud Meier (Alto)
Hans-Peter Blochwitz (Tenor)
Hans Tschammer (Bass)
Tallis Chamber Choir

47. Requiem in C minor: Introit
Composer  Luigi Cherubini (1760 – 1842)
Conductor  Riccardo Muti
Philharmonia Orchestra

48. Requiem in C minor: Kyrie
Composer  Luigi Cherubini (1760 – 1842)
Conductor  Riccardo Muti
Philharmonia Orchestra

49. Stabat mater: Inflammatus et accensus
Composer  Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868)
Conductor  Riccardo Muti
Performer:  Catherine Malfitano (Soprano)
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

50. Psalm 42, Op. 42 “Wie der Hirsch schreit”: Wie der Hirsch schreit
Composer  Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Conductor  Richard Hickox
City of London Sinfonia

51. Messe solennelle de Sainte Cecile: Domine salvum
Composer  Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893)
Conductor  Georges Pretre
ORTF National Chorus

52. Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618
Composer  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Conductor  Roger Norrington
Performers:
Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
Catherine Robbin (Alto)
John Mark Ainsley (Tenor)
Alastair Miles (Bass) London Classical Players

53. German Requiem, Op. 45: Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
Composer  Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Conductor  Roger Norrington
Performers:
Lynne Dawson (Soprano)
London Classical Players

54. Requiem Mass: Dies irae
Composer  Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Conductor  Michel Plasson
Performers:
Julia Varady (Soprano)
Felicity Palmer (Mezzo Soprano)
Keith Olsen (Tenor)
Roberto Scandiuzzi (Bass)
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

55. Requiem Mass: Lux aeterna
Composer  Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Conductor  Michel Plasson
Performers:
Julia Varady (Soprano)
Felicity Palmer (Mezzo Soprano)
Keith Olsen (Tenor)
Roberto Scandiuzzi (Bass)
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

56. Redemption, M 52: Devant la noi nouvelle
Composer  César Franck (1822 – 1890)
Conductor  Michel Plasson
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

57. Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu
Composer  Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
Conductor  David Hill
Performers: SEE NOTES
Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
Simon Keenlyside (Baritone)
Bournemouth Sinfonietta

58. Requiem, Op. 48: Libera me
Composer  Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
Conductor  David Hill
Performers: SEE NOTES
Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
Simon Keenlyside (Baritone)
Bournemouth Sinfonietta

59. Requiem, Op. 48: In paradisum
Composer  Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
Conductor  David Hill
Performers: SEE NOTES
Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
Simon Keenlyside (Baritone)
Bournemouth Sinfonietta

60. Vespers, Op. 37: no 5, Now lettest thou thy servant
Composer  Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943)
Conductor  Tonu Kaljuste
Swedish Radio Chorus

61. Vespers, Op. 37: no 6, Hail, Virgin, Mother of God
Composer  Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943)
Conductor  Tonu Kaljuste
Swedish Radio Chorus

62. Agnus Dei, Op. 11
Composer  Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981)
Conductor  David Hill
Westminster Cathedral Choir

63. Motets (4) pour le temps de Noel
Composer  Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)
Conductor  Harry Christophers
The Sixteen

64. Requiem, Op. 9: Kyrie
Composer  Maurice Duruflé (1902 – 1986)
Conductor  Stephen Cleobury
Performers:
Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Olaf Bar (Baritone)
Peter Barley (Organ)
English Chamber Orchestra

65. Requiem, Op. 9: Pie Jesu
Composer  Maurice Duruflé (1902 – 1986)
Conductor  Stephen Cleobury
Performers:
Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Olaf Bar (Baritone)
Peter Barley (Organ)
English Chamber Orchestra

66. Requiem, Op. 9: Libera me
Composer  Maurice Duruflé (1902 – 1986)
Conductor  Stephen Cleobury
Performers:
Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Olaf Bar (Baritone)
Peter Barley (Organ)
English Chamber Orchestra

67. Requiem, Op. 9: In paradisum
Composer  Maurice Duruflé (1902 – 1986)
Conductor  Stephen Cleobury
Performers:
Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Olaf Bar (Baritone)
Peter Barley (Organ)
English Chamber Orchestra

68. O sacrum convivium!
Composer  Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992)
Conductor  Terry [Class] Edwards
London Sinfonietta Voices

69. A Shepherd’s Carol
Composer  Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
Conductor  Terry [Class] Edwards
London Sinfonietta Chorus

70. Ave Maria
Composer  Giovanni Palestrina (1525 – 1594)
Conductor  Timothy [conduct] Brown
Clare College Choir

71. Credo
Composer  Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Conductor  Stephen Cleobury
King’s College Choir, Cambridge

72. Agnus Dei
Composer  Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 – )
Conductor  Stephen Cleobury
King’s College Choir, Cambridge

73. De profundis
Composer  Arvo Pärt (1935 – )
Conductor  Tonu Kaljuste
Performers
Tonu Kaljuste (Percussion)
C. Bowers-Broadbent (Organ)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir