Agnus Dei:
 Music of Inner Harmony  (The Choir of New College, Oxford)
Label: Erato 
Audio CD (February 18, 1997)
Covers and leafleat Included

Tracklist:

1.  Agnus Dei, for chorus & organ/piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 
Composed by Samuel Barber 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

2. Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 11 
Composed by Gabriel Faure 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

3.  Missa Papae Marcelli, for 6 voices Kyrie 
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

4.  Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618 
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

5.  Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring 
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

6.  Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for alto, tenor & chorus, Op. 37 No.6, Ave Maria 
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

7.  Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36 Nimrod: Lux aeterna 
Composed by Edward Elgar 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

8.  Totus Tuus, for chorus, Op. 60 
Composed by Henryk Gorecki 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

9.  Hear My Prayer ("O for the wings of a dove"), hymn for soprano, chorus & organ or orchestra in G major 
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

10. The Lamb, for chorus 
Composed by John Tavener 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

11. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48 In paradisum 
Composed by Gabriel Faure 
with Rebecca Hirsch 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

12. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus 
Composed by Gregorio Allegri 
with Matthew Beale, Thomas Herford, William Petter, Eamon Dougan 
Conducted by Edward Higginbottom 

Beyond this recording's new age packaging and title is a splendid sampling of some of the world's finest choral music, sung by one of the world's outstanding choirs. This "anthology of sacred choral music" spans 400 years and includes such masterpieces as Allegri's Miserere, Bach's "Jesu, joy of man's desiring," and Barber's exquisite Agnus Dei, which is the composer's choral setting of his famous Adagio for Strings. Along the way we also hear Mozart's sublime "Ave verum corpus," Elgar's "Lux aeterna," and the Kyrie from Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli. There has been a choir at England's New College, Oxford, since the year 1379, and this impressive line of experience shows in the intelligent, unfaltering, and finely polished performances by today's ensemble of 16 boys and 12 adults.

Enjoy It!
Ulysses56