Bruckner, Anton > Christus factus est (III)

A Cappella - works by Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Rheinberger / Audi Young PersonsÆs Choral Academy, Martin Steidler

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2012-09-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 100 ("Jauchzet dem Herrn, Alle Welt"), for chorus in C major; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen?, motet for chorus, Op. 74/1; Schaffe in mir, G...
Conductors: Lukina, Nataliya; Steidler, Martin
Ensemble: ; Audi Young PersonsÆs Choral Academy

All the compositions on this CD may justifiably be classified under the noble seal of "Romantic choral music". Even though they are all, without exception,...continue...
Recording information: The Church of Schweiklberg Abbey (06/08/2012-06/10/2012); The Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Cross in Bergen, Near (06/08/2012-06/10/2012); The Church of Schweiklberg Abbey (10/0...continue...

Dresden Childrens' Choir / Sacred Music for a Whole Year / 4 CDs

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Machet die Tore weit, for double chorus, SWV Anh. 8 (doubtful; also attrib. to S. Rüling); Das Wort ward Fleisch und wohnet unter uns, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors,...
Performers: Guldner, Georg; Herrmann, Fritz; Kopcke, Lukas; Lindner, Franz; Morgner, Felix; Polhardt, Philipp; Renz, Christopher; Schenk, Jacob
Conductors: Kreile, Roderich
Ensemble: ; Cappella Sagittariana

The transcendent atmosphere of the Kreuzchor Vespers draws a congregation of up to 3,000 to the Kreuzkirche in Dresden. The Dresden Kreuzchor has recorded a...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden (2008-06-16_2008-06-20&2009-); Lukaskirche, Dresden (2008-06-16_2008-06-20&2009-); Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden (2009-03-23_2009-03-27&2010-); Lukaskirc...continue...

Bruckner in Cathedral / The Czech Horn Chorus

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria (III), motet for alto & organ (or harmonium) in F major, WAB 7; Mass in C major, WAB 25 "Windhaager Messe"; Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6; Afferentur Re...
Performers: Barta, Ales
Conductors: Baborak, Radek; ; Bok, Milos
Ensemble: Czech Horn Chorus

This is a unprecedented, splendid disc recorded with horn players accompanied by pipe organ in a fine church located in outer Prague, featuring repertoire based...continue...
Recording information: Dekansky kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie v Moste (07/21/2008-07/23/2008)....continue...

Passiontide at St. Paul's / Andrew Lucas, John Scott

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-03-13

Works: New English Hymnal: The Lent prose, no 507; Richard Farrant: Call To Remembrance; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2; Edward Bairstow: The Lamentation; Psalm 114, In Exitu Israel, for organ & chorus; J...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Burrowes, Connor; Burrowes, Edward; Hill, Edmund; Jones, Timothy; Way, Anthony
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

Fanfare
This is one of the most impressive discs I can recall from this choir.
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Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (06/25/1996-06/28/1996)....continue...

Treausures / Swedish Radio Choir

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2011-05-10

Works: Max Reger: Mein Odem ist schwach (My breath is corrupt), motet for 5 voices, Op. 110/1; Vater Unser, for 12 voices (completed by K. Hasse); Werner Egk: French Chorales (3), for chorus; Zoltán ...
Performers: Holm, Gunnar; Mellnas, Marianne

Cross Vespers Choir: Sacred Songs for Easter

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Christus factus est, gradual in mode 5 (Liber Usualis, No 655); Hugo Distler: Geistliche Chormusik, Op. 12; Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Felix Mendelssohn: Mein Gott, Warum Hastdu Mich...
Performers: Guldner, Georg; Renz, Christopher
Conductors: Kreile, Roderich

This recording of choral works for Passiontide and Easter continues to follow the Dresden Kreuzchor through the Church year. The CD series presents works that...continue...
Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden (03/15/2010-03/19/2010)....continue...

Bruckner: Motets; Reger: Geistliche Gesänge / Uwe Gronostay

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30; Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11; Pange lingua, hymn for ch...
Conductors: Gronostay, Uwe
Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir

Bruckner: Mass in E minor, Motets / Creed, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Hanssler Classic / 2008-04-11

Works: Anton Bruckner: Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30; Virga Jesse, gradual for chorus in E minor, WAB 52; Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Afferentur Regi, offertorium for chorus...
Performers: Matjacic, Harald; Metzger, Florian; Unger, Tobias
Conductors: Creed, Marcus

These masterful performances of Bruckner's rarely heard sacred vocal music are by one of the greatest contemporary choirs in the world....continue...

O Sacrum Convivium - Byrd, Holst, etc / Gough, London University Royal Holloway Choir

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-03-04

Works: William Byrd: Cibavit eos, motet for 4 voices (SATB); Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium; Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice; When David heard; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Gusta...
Performers: Crocket, Tom; Major, Rachel; Marshall, Naomi; Millinger, David; Rathbone, Samuel

Choral music from the sixteenth-century, right up to the late-twentieth-century is featured on this beautiful eleven-track album, with stunning performances from The Choir of Royal...continue...

Bruckner: Mass in E minor, etc / Layton, Polyphony, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-10-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria; Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11; Vexil...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia; Polyphony

The a cappella motets of Anton Bruckner are miniature masterpieces, containing intensely expressive harmonic writing and a feeling of private devotion within a generously scaled...continue...

Bruckner: Motets / Fiala, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-01-30

Works: Anton Bruckner: Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11; Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6; Afferentur Regi, offerto...
Performers: Danhelov, Eva; Jakubicek, Martin; Julicek, Petr; Vydra, Jiri; Vydra, Pavel; Zouhar, Jaroslav
Conductors: Fiala, Petr
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno

Bruckner's Motets were written for liturgical use in the highly romantic style of the late 19th century. They include five settings of "Tantum Ergo" in...continue...

Bruckner: Motets / Fiala, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-01-30

Works: Anton Bruckner: Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11; Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6; Afferentur Regi, offerto...
Performers: Danhelová, Eva; Jakubícek, Martin; Julicek, Petr; Vydra, Jirí; Vydra, Pavel; Zouhar, Jaroslav
Conductors: Fiala, Petr

"Those who still think of Bruckner as no more than a clumsy, naive musical bumpkin must never have heard these rich and exquisitely crafted marvels....continue...

Gemini - Bruckner: Masses, Te Deum, Motets / Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28; Ave Maria; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11...
Performers: Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Pashley, Anne; Rintzler, Marius; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"These recordings, all with analog sources, have a mild level of background hiss, noticable with headphones, but not bothersome. Otherwise the sound is very good,...continue...

Images of Christ / John Rutter, Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 1995-09-01

Works: Edward Bairstow: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence for chorus & orchestra/organ; Sarum Chant: Veni, Redemptor Gentium, hymn; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Popule meus; A...

Choral Works of Anton Bruckner / Shewan, Wesleyan Chorale

1 CD / Albany Records / 1992-01-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria (I), motet for soprano, alto, chorus, cello & organ in F major, WAB 5; Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6; Aequale no 1 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 114; ...
Performers: Clickner, Brian; Jones, Chris; Mosher, Allan; Richardson, Jack; Richardson, Jill; Stedman, Erin; Stell, Jeffrey; Stuart, Thaddeus James
Conductors: Shewan, Robert
Ensemble: Roberts Wesleyan College Brass Ensemble; Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale

Bruckner: Sacred Motets

1 CD / Herald /

Works: Anton Bruckner: Christus factus est (II), gradual for chorus, 3 violins & 2 trombones in D minor, WAB 10; Tantum ergo (no 5), motet for chorus and organ in D major, WAB 42; Vexilla regis prodeunt, hy...
Performers: Jones, Ian [Mastering]

This CD contains both familiar masterpieces and various lesser-known works of merit from Bruckner's choral oeuvre. The program is palindromatic, working inward from two settings...continue...