Estonian Pilharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier The period from 1880 to 1917 marked a renaissance in Russian choral music. Previously, Russian choral music had been dominated by German and Italian influences. Now composers returned to old Russian chant as the source for their works, thus creating a thoroughly Russian choral style. Although Sergei Rachmaninov wrote only a few …
Tracks: Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above Ave Maria - Arcadelt Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod Regina Caeli Laetare Hail Mary, Gentle Woman Serdeczna Matko Sing of Mary Annunciation Carol Hail, Queen of Heaven The Joys of Mary At the Cross Her Station Keeping On This Day, O Beautiful Mother Ave Maria - Gregorian Chant Nova, Nova Como Estrella en Claro Cielo Ave Maria Mary the Dawn Mary …
Christmas music from the acclaimed Westminster Cathedral Choir in London. Westminster Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Primate of the Church in England and Wales. The Catholic Church acquired the site for the new cathedral in 1884 and construction began on the cathedral in 1895. Since it's dedication and consecration, in 1903, the Byzantine style new cathedral has been the center of …
Performed by the Franciscans of the Immaculate & Friends
Cantus Colln Konrad Junghanel The seven Passion cantatas the comprise Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri were written in 1680. This classic of German Baroque sacred music is based on the medieval Lati hymn, "Salve mundi salutare." The work is written from the perspective of an imaginary observer of Christ's sufferings. It directs one's gaze upwards, from the feet ( Ad pedes ) to …
This CD, by the Hanson Family Singers, includes many traditional Catholic hymns.
Renée Fleming, the most celebrated American soprano, presents an inspiring collection of her favorite sacred and spiritual repertoire. Songs include Ave Maria, Laudate Dominum, and Panis Angelicus. Violinist Mark O’Connor joins her for a special performance of Amazing Grace. Fleming is accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Full Track List: 1. Ave Maria 2. Jesu bleibet …
The award-winning men's vocal acapella ensemble Chanticleer presents their hypnotic sounds of earlier times with this collection of works in praise of the Virgin Mary. A fascinating variety of approaches to the great Magnificat text is represented here, from 7th century chant through the golden years of the Renaissance polyphonists. Gorgeous harmonious blends of the Ave Maria, Magnificat, …
In a letter of 20 February, 1749, Sir Benjamin Keene, Ambassador to Spain from the Court of Saint James, reported that he had once again been to the Madrid opera, in the famed Coliseo del Buen Retiro. "Nothing was ever half as magnificent as the theater," he wrote. Such was the environment in which the Spanish Court of the mid18th century enjoyed its musical life. But then we should …
Scotland and the Rhineland, besides being ancestral homelands of the Celts, share a spiritual heritage from the wandering Irish holy men who took Christianity to some of the most obscure corners of Europe. In Scotland's case the missionary concerned was the celebrated St Columba, a saint much honoured in his own lifetime and ever since. The man who evangelised the pagan tribes of the …
SACRED TREASURES IV is a richly textured compilation of some of the most tenderly beautiful pieces from the vast repository of Western sacred choral music, all but one piece dating from the early 20th century to the present. As the title suggests, these choral masterworks are truly quiet prayers. In choosing the music, much emphasis was placed upon finding the most exquisite rendition of each …
Milan and Jade Records release of Requiem Father Kolbe by Wojciech Kilar originated from Krzysztof Zanussi's A Life For a Life, the emotional film about historical figure, Father Maximilien Kolbe, who dedicated his life to religious faith and was put to death at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1941.
Jade Records and Milan Records present a new recording by the Children's Choir of Saint-Marc - the choir featured in the new Miramax film, The Chorus (Les Choristes). The music recorded here is dedicated to the sacred music from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It has been selected to allow listeners the chance to discover music from the rich repertoire, too often neglected, of works of …