Requiem: The World’s Most Moving Music

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1Misere mei, Deus (from the film Chariots of Fire)
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:49
2Lacrimosa (Requiem) (from the film Amadeus)
recording engineer:
Mike Clements (engineer) (in 1989-04)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
organ:
David Bell (organist) (in 1989-04)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1989-04)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1989-04)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor) (in 1989-04)
arranger:
Franz Beyer (violist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa” (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition) (in 1989-04)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:01
3When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido and Aeneas)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
harpsichord [harpsichord continuo]:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Dido]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano) (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
partial recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:50
4Ave verum corpus
vocals:
The Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
recording of:
Ave verum corpus
composer:
William Byrd (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, Liber 1 (A collection of 63 graduals and sacred songs dated 1605)
William Byrd3:35
5Lachrimae antiquae (Flow My Teares)
audio engineer:
Rolf Bremmer
harp:
Julia Thornton
orchestra:
Netherlands National Radio Orchestra
conductor:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Lachrimæ, or Seaven Teares: Lachrimae Antiquae
composer:
John Dowland (composer and lutenist)
part of:
Lachrimæ or Seaven Teares (Just the seven Lachrimæ Pavans)
John Dowland4:57
6If Ye Love Me
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor and chorus master:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
If Ye Love Me (anthem for 4 voices)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer) (from 1546 until 1548)
Thomas Tallis2:29
7Masonic Funeral Music
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1989-12)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1989-12)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-12)
recording of:
Maurerische Trauermusik für Orchester c-Moll, K. 479a/477 (Masonic Funeral Music for Orchestra in C minor, K. 479a/477) (in 1989-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: 477), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 477) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 479a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:59
8Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo)
guitar:
Fábio Zanon
harp:
Julia Thornton
soprano vocals:
Izzy (English soprano singer)
orchestra:
Nationaal Radio Orkest (Belgian National Orchestra) and National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands
conductor:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:37
9Requiem aeternam
producer:
Simon Woods (producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
recording of:
Requiem: I. Requiem æternam (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1985)
part of:
Requiem
John Rutter5:40
10String Quintet in C: II. Adagio (from the film Carrington)
cello:
Laszlo Varga (cellist)
instruments:
Hungarian Quartet (1935-1972)
partial recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franz Schubert4:41
11Agnus Dei (Requiem)
organ:
Peter Barley
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 9: VI. Agnus Dei (for choir, organ and reduced orchestra (1961))
composer:
Maurice Duruflé (French composer & organist, 1902-1986) (in 1947)
arranger:
Maurice Duruflé (French composer & organist, 1902-1986) (in 1961)
part of:
Requiem, op. 9 (for choir, organ and reduced orchestra (1961))
Maurice Duruflé3:44
12Solemn Melody
instruments:
Central Band of the RAF
organ:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recording of:
Solemn Melody
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
Sir Henry Walford Davies3:19
13Ave Maria (Vespers)
producer:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1998-06-21 until 1998-06-25)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1998-06-21 until 1998-06-25)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) (from 1998-06-21 until 1998-06-25)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-06-21 until 1998-06-25)
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 6. Богородице Дево, радуйся (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: VI. Rejoice, O Virgin) (from 1998-06-21 until 1998-06-25)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37 (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:01
14Ave verum corpus
organ:
Harry Bramma
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir
vocals:
Choir of Worcester Cathedral
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, op. 2, no. 1
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1887)
part of:
3 Motets, op. 2
Sir Edward Elgar2:38
15Cavatina (from the film The Deer Hunter)
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco (guitarist) and Steve Morse (American guitarist)
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:17
16Agnus Dei (Requiem)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
organ [organ]:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals [baritone]:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
treble vocals [treble]:
Robert Chilcott
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: V. Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré5:31
17Benedictus (The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace)
cello:
Guy Johnston (cellist) (on 2001-01-12)
choir vocals:
National Youth Choir of Great Britain (on 2000-08-11)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 2000-07-24)
conductor:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (on 2000-07-24) and Michael C. Brewer (conductor) (on 2000-08-11)
recording of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Benedictus (from 2000-07-24 until 2001-01-12)
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
part of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (the complete work)
Adiemus37:37
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