classical music: sacred cantatas

classical music: sacred cantatas

classical music:

The Butter Battle ... Battle Fiddler on the Roo... Deconstructing Harry Sacred cantatas

Gerald Finley, Adolphe Adam, ...

Decca, 2001

Quiet Christmas music
This is a unique CD programed for late night Christmas Tide. The title is true to the programing which, without exception is reflective arrangements for times of quiet contemplation during the Christmas season.

Joy to the World - Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Christmas Traditional, ...

RCA, 1990

THIS is Christmas music!!!!!
This is an outstanding CD!! I was looking for a good Christmas CD, found this, and now have a great Christmas CD! The performances both from the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Chorus is spectacular! The music just surrounds you with warmth and Christmas ...

Ring Christmas Bells

Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Brian Stokes Mitchell

Mormon Tablernacle Choir, 2009

Stunned
I spent five wonderful years singing under Mack Wilberg when he conducted the BYU Men's Chorus--his gig prior to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I know what his fertile mind can produce, and his penchant for show. And even with all that experience with him, he never ...

Voice of the Violin

Joshua Bell

Sony, 2006

Amazing!
One of the best CD's that I have ever listened to. Such a great musician!

Sacred Songs

Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Decca, 2005

Marvelous
Renee Flemming's voice is a gift to us from God. As a professional singer myself, I am inspired by her and am in awe of her gift. I hope she makes many more recordings and is able to sing for a very long time.

Marches: Greatest Hits

Jeremiah Clarke, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Sony, 1994

Greatest March Sampling Out There!
Knowing very little about classical music, I bought several march compilations a few years back, in hopes that I could develop at least a fanboy level of appreciation. Of the compilations I picked up, this is the one that showed me the most diverse sampling of marches. ...

Voice of an Angel

Charlotte Church

Sony, 1999

The Best from Charlotte Church that You Will Ever Hear!
This CD is simply amazing! I can honestly tell you that this is the best from Charlotte Church that you will ever hear! Her voice in this stage in her career is so mezmerizing and well-trained! Soon after her second album, which was self-titled, her voice began to ...

Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter

John Rutter, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, ...

Collegium, 2005

Seamlessness
Absolutely incredible performance. No overdubbing here, friends. With Rutter at the helm, this group plays as if the piece never existed on paper, floating seamlessly through this many metered montage of ethereal aural bliss. Buy this now, strap on your Sennheiser's ...

Complete Webern [Box Set]

Anton von Webern, Clemens Hagen, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2000

Thank You Boulez
If you are a fan of the "New Vienna School" (Schoenberg, Berg, Webern) or 20th century "classical" or "serious" music, this disk set is very rewarding. Beautifully recorded and packaged, and with equally good liner notes, it is a treat to strap on the headphones and ...

Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ

George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

EMI Classics, 2003

A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works
This is a 2 CD set and is one of my favorites. While this CD contains several pieces that the general public probably hears often (Handel's Messiah, Bach's Jesu Bleibet mein freund) it also contains some not well known pieces. Of particular quality is the recording ...

Epiphany: Meditations on Sacred Hymns

Jonn Serrie

Valley, 2005

A beautiful homage to the Spirit
It came kind of like a revelation that great instrumental artist Jonn Serrie was a Christian, and made an album with a Christian background, which is very easy and enjoyable to listen to, as well as really inspiring and healing to the soul. As a different work from ...

100 Best Sacred Works
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Olaf Bär, ...

EMI Classics, 2007

Johann Pachelbel: Easter Cantatas

Pachelbel, Wilson, ...

Cpo Records, 2004

Another milestone for Musica Fiata
It's about time an excellent album of Pachelbel cantatas appeared on the market! Both Johann Mattheson and J.S. Bach have sent us a very clear historical message about the mastery of this great Kappellmeister who held posts in Eisenach, Erfurt, Stuttgart, and ...

Classic Kathleen Battle: A Portrait

Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonin Dvorak, ...

Sony, 2002

Bravissima Diva!!!!
I must comment on the preceeding review which has nothing to do with the calibur of this CD nor of the artist. And just a touch on that whole Brevard "incident", there were two performances one of which came off without a fault...but I too digress. This CD is a ...

John Rutter: The Sacred Flame; Europea

John Rutter, Nuova Musica, ...

Collegium, 2009

Argyablt the absolute best collection of its kind that I have ever heard!
John Rutter has always dominated the choral music field, mostly performances and recordings of his own compositions. Who knew that a colelction of early church music would be so captivating. The Cambrisge Singers are in fine voice as they navigate the performance ...