The Complete Argo Recordings

~ Release by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A limited edition, 20-CD collection of the Argo recordings made by The Choir of King's College, Cambridge directed by Stephen Cleobury.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-04 18:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Tallis: Spem in alium / Lamentations of Jeremiah
2▶CD: Palestrina, Victoria: Masses
3▶CD: Lassus: 3 Masses
4▶CD: Gabrieli: “The Glory of Venice”
5▶CD: Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus / Beatus vir
6▶CD: Handel: 2 Psalm settings
7▶CD: Handel: Messiah (Part I, Part II beginning)
8▶CD: Handel: Messiah (Part II conclusion, Part III)
9▶CD: Handel: Israel in Egypt (Part I, Part II)
10▶CD: Handel: Israel in Egypt (Part III)
11▶CD: Mozart: Waisenhausmesse / Credi-Messe
12▶CD: Mozart: Coronation Mass / Missa Solemnis
13▶CD: Mendelssohn, Brahms: “Hear My Prayer”
14▶CD: Verdi: Quattro pezzi sacri / Pater Noster
15▶CD: Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
16▶CD: Howells: “A Celebration”
17▶CD: Maxwell Davies: Solstice of Light
18▶CD: “Holy, Holy, Holy” - Favourite hymns
19▶CD: “O Come All Ye Faithful” - Favourite Christmas carols
20▼CD: “The King's Collection”
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1I Was Glad
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
Robert Quinney (organist and choir director) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05) and James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
I was glad (Psalm 122) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1902)
recording of:
I was glad (Psalm 122) (in 1998)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1902)
Hubert Parry7:37
2Ave verum corpus, K. 618
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:37
3Miserere
producer:
Christopher Hazell
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
spoken vocals [cantor]:
Edward Gardner (conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
treble vocals:
Alastair Hussain (Chorister) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
chorus master:
Edward Gardner (conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri13:09
4Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
Robert Quinney (organist and choir director) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05) and James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258 (catch-all for arrangements) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
George Frideric Handel5:31
5Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring (Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben), BWV 147
producer:
Christopher Hazell
oboe:
Nicholas Daniel (oboist and conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
organ:
Robert Quinney (organist and choir director) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05) and James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (in 1996-07)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:02
6O for the Wings of a Dove (Hör’ mein Bitten), WoO 15
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
treble vocals:
Alastair Hussain (Chorister) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn6:01
7Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 11)
Gabriel Fauré5:39
8Panis Angelicus, M. 61b
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck3:58
9Symphony for Organ no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1: V. Toccata (Allegro)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
solo organ:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1: V. Toccata (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Charles‐Marie Widor (French organist, composer and teacher) (in 1879)
part of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1
Charles‐Marie Widor6:07
10Jubilate Deo
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
James Vivian (organist) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
treble vocals:
Edward Saklatvala (tenor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Jubilate Deo (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (in 1972)
William Walton3:52
11A Hymn to the Virgin
producer:
Christopher Hazell
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
A Hymn to the Virgin (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1930-07-09 until 1934-04-29)
premiered at:
[event] (1931-01-05)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Benjamin Britten3:56
12God Be in My Head
producer:
Christopher Hazell
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
God Be in My Head (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
composed at:
Witham Hall in Lincolnshire
Walford Davies1:48
13Nunc dimittis
producer:
Christopher Hazell
trumpet:
John Wallace (trumpeter) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
treble vocals:
Thomas Hopkinson (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
recording of:
Nunc dimittis (for voices, trumpet and organ; Burgon, 1979) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (English composer) (in 1979)
Geoffrey Burgon3:05
14Song for Athene
producer:
Christopher Hazell
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1997-09-29)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1997-09-29)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1998)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge (on 1997-09-29)
recording of:
Song for Athene (on 1997-09-29)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
John Taverner6:11