50 Ultimate Choral Classics

1

Agnus Dei
Samuel Barber, Various Artists, Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks

62 bpm

A# min

07:36

2

Crucifixus
Antonio Lotti, Various Artists, Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks

131 bpm

C min

03:29

3

The Lamb
John Tavener, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

78 bpm

E min

03:54

4

Canon
Johann Pachelbel, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

100 bpm

C Maj

04:46

5

Miserere
Gregorio Allegri, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

73 bpm

G min

11:59

6

Song for Athene
John Tavener, Tenebrae, Andrew Rupp, Nigel Short

140 bpm

A# Maj

06:10

7

Faire is the Heaven
William Henry Harris, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

136 bpm

C# Maj

05:23

8

The Lord is My Shepherd
Will Todd, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short, English Chamber Orchestra

80 bpm

D# Maj

04:48

9

Salve Regina
Francis Poulenc, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

107 bpm

F min

04:23

10

Funeral Ikos
John Tavener, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

107 bpm

G# Maj

07:40

11

Songs of Farewell: My Soul, There is a Country
Hubert Parry, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

129 bpm

G Maj

03:52

12

The Long Day Closes
Arthur Sullivan, Philip Lawson, Tenebrae, William Gaunt, Matthew Long, Gabriel Crouch, Nigel Short

134 bpm

D# Maj

03:47

13

Bring Us, O Lord God
William Henry Harris, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

86 bpm

C# Maj

04:01

14

Os justi
Anton Bruckner, Various Artists, VOCES8

138 bpm

C Maj

04:42

15

Kyrie (from the Mass for four voices)
William Byrd, Various Artists, VOCES8

77 bpm

F min

02:18

16

O magnum mysterium
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Various Artists, VOCES8

133 bpm

A min

04:09

17

Abendlied
Josef Rheinberger, Various Artists, VOCES8

83 bpm

E Maj

02:33

18

Après un rêve
Gabriel Fauré, Alexander L'Estrange, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

59 bpm

G min

03:24

19

Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden BWV 230
Johann Sebastian Bach, Various Artists, VOCES8

89 bpm

B Maj

06:05

20

A Spotless Rose
Herbert Howells, Tenebrae, Matthew Brook, Nigel Short

104 bpm

F# min

03:38

21

O nata lux de lumine
Thomas Tallis, Various Artists, Chapelle du Roi, Alistair Dixon

81 bpm

G min

01:49

22

Spem in alium
Thomas Tallis, Various Artists, Chapelle du Roi, Alistair Dixon

121 bpm

C Maj

10:07

23

The Lord bless you and keep you
John Rutter, The Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir, Andrew Swait, Benjamin Nicholas

168 bpm

F# Maj

02:56

24

A Gaelic Blessing
John Rutter, The Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir, Andrew Swait, Benjamin Nicholas

75 bpm

E Maj

02:18

25

Hymn to St. Cecilia
Benjamin Britten, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

72 bpm

E Maj

10:59

26

Ave Maria
Anton Bruckner, Various Artists, Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks

124 bpm

F Maj

03:58

27

Totus Tuus
Henryk Górecki, Various Artists, Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks

65 bpm

D# Maj

08:10

28

When David Heard
Thomas Weelkes, The Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, Samuel Rathbone, Rupert Gough

129 bpm

B Maj

03:51

29

Here Is The Little Door
Herbert Howells, Rodolfus Choir, Tom Winpenny, Ralph Allwood

74 bpm

D min

03:35

30

Five Negro Spirituals From A Child Of Our Time: Steal Away
Michael Tippett, Various Artists, BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury

91 bpm

G Maj

03:00

31

Five Negro Spirituals From A Child Of Our Time: Deep River
Michael Tippett, Various Artists, BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury

159 bpm

C# min

03:33

32

Dido's Lament
Henry Purcell, Tom Bullard, Various Artists, The Swingle Singers

128 bpm

A min

04:21

33

Versicle/Response: Deus in adjutorium/Domine in adiuvandum
Claudio Monteverdi, Eamonn Dougan, Robert Howarth, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

135 bpm

D# Maj

01:59

34

I Was Glad
Hubert Parry, Eton College Chapel Choir, David Goode, Ralph Allwood

129 bpm

A# Maj

05:19

35

The Water Is Wide
Traditional, Bob Chilcott, Various Artists, The King's Singers

86 bpm

G Maj

02:44

36

Gift To Be Simple
Traditional, Bob Chilcott, Various Artists, The King's Singers

48 bpm

G# Maj

02:07

37

Civitas sancti tui
William Byrd, Contrapunctus, Owen Rees

69 bpm

G Maj

05:01

38

O magnum mysterium
Morten Lauridsen, Various Artists, Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood

134 bpm

D Maj

06:46

39

The Spirit of Tallis
Christopher Monks, Thomas Tallis, Armonico Consort, Anna Sandström, Kelly McCusker

112 bpm

A# min

03:07

40

Hear my Prayer, O Lord
Henry Purcell, Various Artists, Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks

125 bpm

G Maj

02:36

41

The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom: Introduction and Great Litany
Alexander Levine, Various Artists, Tenebrae, Nigel Short

175 bpm

D min

06:19

42

Greater Love Hath No Man
John Ireland, Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge, Dominic Hill, Michael Mofidan, Robert Dixon, Mark Williams

176 bpm

D Maj

06:01

43

A Hymn to the Virgin
Benjamin Britten, Rodolfus Choir, Hannah Wight, Katie Doig, Toshi Ogita, Gary Allen, Ralph Allwood

136 bpm

A min

03:52

44

Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Paul Mealor, Various Artists, Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood

80 bpm

B Maj

03:23

45

Requiem: Salvator Mundi
Herbert Howells, Various Artists, Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse

179 bpm

G Maj

02:58

46

Mass: Kyrie eleison
Frank Martin, Various Artists, Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse

73 bpm

E min

05:13

47

Hymn to the Creator of Light
John Rutter, Various Artists, Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge, Mark Williams

68 bpm

B Maj

07:21

48

Nunc dimittis
Geoffrey Burgon, Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge, Rebecca Crawshaw, Robert Dixon, Mark Williams

69 bpm

A min

02:45

49

Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
Herbert Howells, Various Artists, Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse

76 bpm

G# min

09:11

50

Miserere mei Deus
William Byrd, Various Artists, Contrapunctus, Owen Rees

135 bpm

E min

03:20