Agnus Dei Limited Vinyl 2LP Set

The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom Agnus Dei Limited Vinyl 2LP Set

Overview:

This richly varied collection of meditative sacred music takes its name, Agnus Dei, from the opening item, a setting for voices of Samuel Barber’s celebrated and deeply expressive Adagio for Strings. The hauntingly melodic choral masterpieces that fill these two vinyls span five centuries and are the work of such composers as Bach, Mozart, Allegri, Albinoni, Fauré, Rachmaninov, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Elgar and, from nearer our own time, John Tavener and Henryk Górecki. They are performed by the choir of New College Oxford, an exemplar of Britain’s great choral tradition.

Featured Tracks:

SIDE A Samuel BARBER 1910-1981

Agnus Dei, Op. 11
Gabriel FAURÉ 1845-1924
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Arrangement by John Rutter†‡
Giovanni da PALESTRINA c. 1525-1594
Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART 1756-1791
Ave verum corpus, K618†
Johannes BRAHMS 1833-1897
Geistliches lied, Op. 30 Arrangement by Edward Higginbottom†*

SIDE B Johann Sebastian BACH 1685-1750

Cantata, BWV147: Jesus bleibet meine Freude†
Jesu joy of man’s desiring · Jésus que ma joie demeure
Sergei RACHMANINOV 1873-1943
Ave Maria, Op. 37 No. 6
Edward ELGAR 1857-1934
Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Nimrod (Lux aeterna) Arrangement by John Cameron
Henryk GÓRECKI 1933-2010
Totus Tuus, Op. 60
John TAVENER 1944-2013
The Lamb
Gabriel FAURÉ
Requiem, Op. 48: In paradisum†
Rebecca Hirsch violin

SIDE C Tomaso Giovanni ALBINONI 1671-1751 · Remo GIAZOTTO 1910-1998

Adagio: The Beatitudes (Matthew 5: 3-10) Arrangement by John Cameron†‡*
Felix MENDELSSOHN 1809-1847
Hear my prayer‡
Thomas Herford soprano
William BYRD 1543-1623
Ave verum corpus*
Antonio LOTTI 1667-1740
Crucifixus a 8‡*

SIDE D Gregorio ALLEGRI 1582-1652

Miserere mei, Deus
Thomas Herford soprano 1, William Petter soprano 2
Matthew Braie high tenor, Eamon Dougan bass
Claudio MONTEVERDI 1567-1643
Beatus vir (Psalm 112) †‡*
Gabriel FAURÉ
Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu‡*