Ruth Padel
Poet and author, Ruth Padel looks at the importance of words in choral music, and asks: what is the 'voice' of a choir, and who is it speaking for?
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Heinrich Sch眉tz
Ich Bin Eine Rufende Stimme
Performer: Weser-Renaissance Bremen Director: Manfred Cordes
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Ernst Toch
Geographical Fugue
Performer: The Turtle Creek Chorale Director: Timothy Seelig
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Trad. Jamaican. Arr. Olive Lewin
Banyan Tree
Performers: The Jamaican Folk Singers
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Trad. Jamaican. Arr. Olive Lewin
Tambo
Performers: The Jamaican Folk Singers
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Francis Poulenc
Chansons francaises
Performer: Danish National Vocal Ensemble Conductor: Stephen Layton
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Michael Tippett
How Can I Cherish My Man in Such Days (from Child of Our Time)
Performer: Cynthia Haymon (Soprano) Performer: Damon Evans (Tenor) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Michael Tippett
Steal Away (from Child of Our Time)
Performer: Cynthia Haymon (Soprano) Performer: Damon Evans (Tenor) Performer: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Claudio Monteverdi
L incoronazione di Poppea: Non morir Seneca
Performer: Francesco Ellero D鈥橝rtegna -Seneca(Bass) Performer: Roberto Balconi (Counter Tenor) Performer: Mark Tucker (Tenor) Performer: Julian Clarkson Perfomrers: The English Baroque Soloists Director: Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Ludwig van Beethoven
The Prisoners Chorus (from Fidelio)
Performer: Vienna State Opera Chorus Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
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Frank Loesser
The Oldest Established Crap Game in New York
Performer: Frank Sinatra Performer: Johnny Silver Performer: Stubby Kaye Performers: Cast of Guys and Dolls
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Frank Loesser
Sit Down, Youre Rockin The Boat
Performer: Frank Sinatra Performer: Johnny Silver Performer: Stubby Kaye Performers: Cast of Guys and Dolls
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Giuseppe Verdi
Act 1: Introduzione & Brindisi (from La Traviata)
Performer: Anna Netrebko - Violetta (Soprano) Performer: Helen Schneiderman - Flora (Soprano) Performer: Herman Wall茅n -Marchese d鈥橭bigny Performer: Paul Gay - Barone Douphol(Bass Baritone) Performer: Luigi Roni -Dottore Grenvil Performer: Salvatore Cordella -Gastone (Tenor) Performer: Rolando Villaz贸n -Alfredo (Tenor) Performer: Vienna State Opera Choir Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Matthew Passion, Part II, No.45
Perfomer: Guy de Mey - Evangelist (Tenor) Performer: Peter Kooy - Jesus (Bass) Performer: Klaus Mertens - Pilate (Bass) Performer: Barbara Schlick - Pilate's Wife (Soprano) Performer: De Nederlandse Bachvereninging Performer: Sacramentskoor Breda Performer: The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Director: Ton Koopman
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Opening Chorus and Chorale (from St. Matthew Passion)
Performer: De Nederlandse Bachvereninging Performer: Sacramentskoor Breda Performer: The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Director: Ton Koopman
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Edward Elgar
The Prince of Sleep
Performer: London Symphony Chorus Conductor: Vernon Handley
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