Classical for Easter

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Celebrate Easter with Classical music.

45 SONGS • 4 HOURS AND 44 MINUTES

1

St. John Passion, BWV 245, Part 1: No. 7, "Von den Stricken" (Aria)

St. John Passion, BWV 245, Part 1: No. 7, "Von den Stricken" (Aria)

Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen

Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245

05:25

2

The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (Hob. XX:II): i. Introduzione (Maestoso ed Adagio)

The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (Hob. XX:II): i. Introduzione (Maestoso ed Adagio)

I Solisti di Zagreb & Antonio Janigro

05:06

3

Because of Him

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

03:51

4

Joy (After Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147, No. 10 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Op.125: IV. "Ode to Joy")

Joy (After Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147, No. 10 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Op.125: IV. "Ode to Joy")

Raphaela Gromes & Julian Riem

Joy (After Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147, No. 10 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Op.125: IV. "Ode to Joy")

02:51

5

Amazing Grace (arr. Mercurio)

Amazing Grace (arr. Mercurio)

Believe (Deluxe)

03:56

6

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

Handel: Messiah

03:39

7

Mass No. 3 in F Minor: Credo. Et resurrexit

Mass No. 3 in F Minor: Credo. Et resurrexit

Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Rosemarie Lang, Peter-Jürgen Schmidt, Hermann Christian Polster, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, Heinz Rögner, Gernot Süssmuth & Peter Seydel

Bruckner: Complete Masses - Te Deum

04:24

8

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, P. 77 - 1. Stabat Mater dolorosa

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, P. 77 - 1. Stabat Mater dolorosa

June Anderson, Cecilia Bartoli, Sinfonietta de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Scarlatti: Salve Regina / Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

03:54

9

Gloria, FP 177: Gloria in excelcis Deo

Gloria, FP 177: Gloria in excelcis Deo

Poulenc: Stabat Mater / Gloria / Litanies

02:31

10

Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 (Arr. Gamley and Hazell for Tenor and Orchestra)

Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 (Arr. Gamley and Hazell for Tenor and Orchestra)

Joseph Calleja, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan & Franz Schubert

04:17

11

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: "Regina coeli laetare"

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: "Regina coeli laetare"

Julia Varady, The London Opera Chorus, The National Philharmonic Orchestra & Gianandrea Gavazzeni

05:26

12

Mozart: Requiem, K. 626: IIIf. Lacrimosa (Recorded 1975)

Mozart: Requiem, K. 626: IIIf. Lacrimosa (Recorded 1975)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Driving: 111 Pieces Of Classical Music For The Road

03:20

13

Evening Service in D: II. Nunc Dimittis (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins)

Evening Service in D: II. Nunc Dimittis (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins)

Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Britten Sinfonia & The Girl Choristers of Merton College, Oxford

Orchestral Anthems: Elgar | Finzi | Dyson | Howells

02:46

14

Rossini: Stabat Mater: 2. Cujus animam gementem

Rossini: Stabat Mater: 2. Cujus animam gementem

Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész & Gioachino Rossini

Rossini: Stabat Mater

05:50

15

Berlioz: Messe solennelle, H. 20a: IX. Resurrexit (Original Version) (Original Version)

Berlioz: Messe solennelle, H. 20a: IX. Resurrexit (Original Version) (Original Version)

Gilles Cachemaille, Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & John Eliot Gardiner

Berlioz: Messe Solennelle

06:50

16

Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Kommt, ihr Töchter helft mir klagen"

Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Kommt, ihr Töchter helft mir klagen"

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Johann Sebastian Bach feat. Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Vienna Boys Choir

Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

06:41

17

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace

Itzhak Perlman/Pinchas Zukerman/English Chamber Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim & Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach: Violin Concertos

04:01

18

Allegri: Miserere Mei

Allegri: Miserere Mei

07:07

19

Lamentations of Jeremiah I: Lamentations (first set)

Lamentations of Jeremiah I: Lamentations (first set)

Oxford Camerata

Tallis (The Best Of)

08:16

20

Mass of the Children: Gloria

Mass of the Children: Gloria

Angharad Gruffydd Jones

Rutter: Mass of the Children / Shadows / Wedding Canticle

07:17

21

Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249: I. Sinfonia

Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249: I. Sinfonia

Budapest Strings & Johann Sebastian Bach

BACH FOR MEDITATION

05:11

22

Litanies

Ensemble Suonare e Cantare, Jean Gaillard, Salomé Haller, Béatrice Mayo-Felip, Damien Guillon, Serge Goubioud, Alain Buet, Jean-Claude Sarragosse

Merula : La caravaggia - mottetti e sonate da chiesa

05:30

23

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection": 5a. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend -

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection": 5a. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend -

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly & Gustav Mahler

Mahler 2 "Resurrection Symphony"; Totenfeier

21:47

24

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: 46. Air: The trumpet shall sound

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: 46. Air: The trumpet shall sound

Robert Hale, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & George Frideric Handel

Handel: Messiah

08:17

25

St. Matthew Passion, TWV 5:31, "Matthew Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten": Chorale: Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten - Recitative: Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten (Evangelist) - In dieser Nacht (Jesus)

St. Matthew Passion, TWV 5:31, "Matthew Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten": Chorale: Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten - Recitative: Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten (Evangelist) - In dieser Nacht (Jesus)

Telemann: St. Matthew Passion, TWV 5:31, "Matthew Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten"

08:25

26

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil - No. 68 "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil - No. 68 "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"

The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion - Arias & Choruses

05:08

27

Wagner: Parsifal / Act 1: Prelude

Wagner: Parsifal / Act 1: Prelude

Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli & Richard Wagner

Twilight Of The Gods: The Essential Wagner Collection

07:28

28

Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival, Overture, Op. 36

Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival, Overture, Op. 36

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Complete Symphonies; Russian Easter; Capriccio es

14:53

29

Beethoven: Kyrie: Kyrie eleison I (Live)

Beethoven: Kyrie: Kyrie eleison I (Live)

Edda Moser, Bernard Bartelink, René Kollo, Kurt Moll, Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation Chorus, Hilversum, Hanna Schwarz, Leonard Bernstein & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Op. 123

03:53

30

Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 25, Choral. "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit"

Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 25, Choral. "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit"

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Johann Sebastian Bach feat. Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Vienna Boys Choir

Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

01:07

31

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pifa. Pastoral Symphony

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pifa. Pastoral Symphony

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brandenburg Consort & Stephen Cleobury

Handel: Messiah

02:31

32

Mascagni: Sancta Maria (Arr. Emanuele Vianelli)

Mascagni: Sancta Maria (Arr. Emanuele Vianelli)

Andrea Bocelli & Emanuele Vianelli

Music For Hope: From the Duomo di Milano

04:01

33

King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture

King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture

John Eliot Gardiner

Purcell: King Arthur (Highlights)

01:48

34

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: 1. Stabat Mater

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: 1. Stabat Mater

Barbara Bonney, Andreas Scholl, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset & Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina in F minor; Salve Regina in A minor

04:13

35

Simple Gifts (A Shaker Song)

Simple Gifts (A Shaker Song)

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Greatest Hits - 22 Best-Loved Favorites

01:24

36

Pärt: De Profundis

Pärt: De Profundis

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Arvo Pärt

Serenity - The Beauty Of Arvo Pärt

06:30

37

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two - No.39 Chorus: "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two - No.39 Chorus: "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

06:46

38

The Lord's Prayer

The Lord's Prayer

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Greatest Hits - 22 Best-Loved Favorites

03:14

39

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Chorus "Worthy Is the Lamb... Amen"

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Chorus "Worthy Is the Lamb... Amen"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brandenburg Consort & Stephen Cleobury

Handel: Messiah

06:50

40

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 - Magnificat I a 7 (Live)

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 - Magnificat I a 7 (Live)

Ann Monoyios, Mark Tucker, Nigel Robson, Sandro Naglia, Bryn Terfel, Alastair Miles, Michael Chance, Marinella Pennicchi, English Baroque Soloists, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, John Eliot Gardiner, Ian Watson, Monteverdi Choir & The London Oratory Junior Choir

Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin

17:38

41

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" - 2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" - 2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich

Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta & Gustav Mahler

Mahler: Symphony No.2

10:12

42

St. John Passion: Passio: Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem

St. John Passion: Passio: Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem

Tonus Peregrinus

Part: Arvo Part - A Portrait (Kimberley)

03:56

43

The Passion of Mary, Op. 577: Part IV: Resurrection, Salve Regina (Jesus as a man, Mary, Soloists, Chorus)

The Passion of Mary, Op. 577: Part IV: Resurrection, Salve Regina (Jesus as a man, Mary, Soloists, Chorus)

Patricia Rozario

Blake: The Passion of Mary - 4 Songs of the Nativity

09:08

44

MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross: VII. Father, into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit

MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross: VII. Father, into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit

Britten Sinfonia, Polyphony, Stephen Layton & James MacMillan

MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross

08:15

45

Lassus: Psalmus poenitentialis II

Lassus: Psalmus poenitentialis II

Henry's Eight, Jonathan Brown & Orlando Di Lasso

Lassus: Penitential Psalms

19:03