The 99 Most Essential Choral Masterpieces

1

Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum

London Philharmonic Orchestra

3:55

2

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Birth": IV. Chorus: "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"

Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

2:38

3

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Birth": VI. Chorus: "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"

Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

1:41

4

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Birth": VII. Chorus: "For unto us a child is born"

Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

4:12

5

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Birth: X. Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest

Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

2:04

6

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 2, "The Passion": I. Chorus: "And with His stripes"

Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

4:00

7

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 2, "The Passion": IV. Chorus: "The Lord gave the word"

Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

1:10

8

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 2, "The Passion": VI. Chorus: "Halleluja!"

Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

3:43

9

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 3, "The Aftermath": II. Chorus: "Amen"

Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

4:06

10

Madame Butterfly: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

3:14

11

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam

Budapest Concert Orchestra

4:52

12

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: II. Kyrie

Budapest Concert Orchestra

2:27

13

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia: Dies irae

Budapest Concert Orchestra

1:39

14

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: V. Sequentia: Rex tremendae

Budapest Concert Orchestra

2:07

15

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VII. Sequentia: Confutatis

Budapest Concert Orchestra

2:27

16

Requiem Mass In D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Sequentia: Lacrimosa Dies Illa

London Philharmonic Orchestra

2:49

17

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: IX. Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe

Budapest Concert Orchestra

3:34

18

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: X. Offertorium: Hostias et preces

Budapest Concert Orchestra

3:44

19

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: XI. Sanctus

Budapest Concert Orchestra

1:28

20

Requiem Mass In D Minor, K. 626: XIII. Agnus Dei

Budapest Concert Orchestra

3:09

21

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: XIV. Communio: Lux aeterna

Budapest Concert Orchestra

5:20

22

Lux Aurumque

Orphei Drängar

4:06

23

Carmina Burana (Cantiones Profanae), Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: I. O Fortuna

Arthur Rubinstein

2:39

24

Carmina Burana (Cantiones Profanae), Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: II. Fortunae plango vulnera (I bewail the wounds of fate)

Arthur Rubinstein

2:48

25

Carmina Burana (Cantiones Profanae), Primo vere: V. Ecce gratum (Behold the good and long-awaited spring)

Arthur Rubinstein

2:54

26

Carmina Burana (Cantiones Profanae), Uf dem Anger: VII. Floret Silva (The woods are clothed in flowers and leaves)

Arthur Rubinstein

3:47

27

Carmina Burana (Cantiones Profanae), In taberna: XIV. In taberna quando sumus (When we are in the tavern)

Arthur Rubinstein

3:31

28

Carmina Burana (Cantiones Profanae), Cour d'amours: XX. Veni, veni, venias (Come, come, come here)

Arthur Rubinstein

1:03

29

Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

4:59

30

Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: I. Kyrie

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

9:35

31

Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: II. Gloria

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

16:24

32

Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: III. Credo

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

19:06

33

Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: IV. Sanctus

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

15:13

34

Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: V. Agnus Dei

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

14:16

35

Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

2:34

36

Lo, how a Rose E'er Blooming for Double Choir (1990)

Piteå College of Music Chamber Choir

4:35

37

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: I. Kyrie: Kyrie eleison

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

10:39

38

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: IV. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

1:42

39

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: V. Gloria: Et in terra pax

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

4:56

40

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: IX. Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

3:05

41

Mass In B Minor, Bwv 232: XIII. Credo: Credo In Unum Deum

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

1:47

42

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: XVI. Credo: Et incarnatus est

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

3:37

43

Mass In B Minor, Bwv 232: XVII. Credo: Crucifixus

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

3:17

44

Mass In B Minor, Bwv 232: XVIII. Credo: Et Resurrexit

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

3:54

45

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: XXI. Credo: Et exspecto

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

2:06

46

Mass In B Minor, Bwv 232: Xxii. Sanctus

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

5:52

47

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: XXV. Osanna in excelsis

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

2:40

48

Mass In B Minor, Bwv 232: Xxvii. Dona Nobis Pacem

Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

3:45

49

Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus

Sofia National Opera Orchestra

5:37

50

A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map for Male Chorus, Brass and Kettledrums, Op. 15

Orphei Drängar

6:47

51

Requiem, Op. 48: III. Sanctus

Mattias Wager

3:05

52

Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum

Mattias Wager

3:15

53

Song of Cherubim for Mixed Choir (1986)

Lege Artis Chamber Choir

8:26

54

Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Hob. XXI:2, Part 1: X. Chorus: Stimmt an die Saiten (Awake the harp)