Great Choral Favourites: St. Matthew Passion Etc..
Label: SANCTUARY Catalog: CDRSB701 Format: CD
A 7 CD set for an amazing low price! 50% off!!! A great gift item! Only 2 copies left!!!
Dame Felicity Lott, Felicity Palmer, Philip Langidge, Robert Lloyd, Sir Charles mackerras, Huddersfield Choral Society, Paul Hillier, John Shirley-Quirk, Michael George, BBC Singers, London Mozart Players, Sir David Wilcocks
Disc One: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (1727)(Sung in English) Part 1
Disc Two: St Matthew Passion (Sung in English) cont.: Part 1 cont./Part II
Disc Three: St Matthew Passion (Sung in English) cont.: Part II cont.
Disc Four: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Messiah, HW56 (1742) (arr. Mozart, K572, 1789): Part 1
Disc Five: Messiah (arr. Mozart, K572) Part II
Disc Six: Sir John Stainer (1840-1901): The Crucifixion (1887)
Disc Seven: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Requiem in D minor, K626 (1791) (cptd Süssmayr)
Four choral masterpieces in outstanding performances, including the English version of Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion', the rare arrangement by Mozart of Handel's Messiah, and the rarely recorded 'Crucifixion' by Stainer. An all-star group of soloists include Dame Felicity Lott, Sir Charles Mackerras, the Huddersfield Choral Society, Sir David Wilcocks, and many others. It was a treat to discover such a great box! A wonderful set of core choral works at an unbeatable price!