On the Shoulders of Giants

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Sederunt
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Sederunt principes
composer:
Pérotin
Pérotin4:17
2If Ye Love Me
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
If Ye Love Me (anthem for 4 voices)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Thomas Tallis (from 1546 until 1548)
Thomas Tallis2:03
3Cantate Domino
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Cantate Domino
composer:
Hans Leo Hassler
Hans Leo Hassler1:46
4CrucifixusClaudio Monteverdi3:02
5O Vos Omnes
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
O vos omnes, Tenebrae Responsory for Holy Saturday
publisher:
Antonio Gardane (in 1572)
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (in 1572)
Tomás Luis de Victoria3:11
6MLKU23:01
7Elijah: Lift Thine Eyes
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Elijah, op. 70: Trio of Angels - “Lift Thine Eyes”
lyricist:
Julius Schubring
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn
translator:
William Bartholomew
part of:
Elijah, op. 70, Part II (with English libretto by William Bartholomew)
Felix Mendelssohn2:07
8Finlandia-hymni
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Finlandia-hymni, op. 26 (for male choir)
lyricist:
Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (in 1940)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (from 1899 until 1900)
arranger:
Jean Sibelius (in 1938)
was commissioned by:
Laulu-Miehet (in 1940)
premiered at:
Messuhalli in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1940-12-07)
arrangement of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius2:08
9Kaksikpühendus: I. Ühte laulu tahaks laulda
choir vocals:
Cantus
vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Kaksikpühendus (Diptühhon): I. Ühte laulu tahaks laulda (Double Dedication (Diptych): I. I'd Like to Sing a Song)
lyricist:
Gustav Suits
composer:
Veljo Tormis (in 1983)
part of:
Kaksikpühendus (Diptühhon) (Double Dedication (Diptych))
Veljo Tormis1:50
10Kaksikpühendus: II. Tähed
choir vocals:
Cantus
vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Kaksikpühendus (Diptühhon): II. Tähed (Double Dedication (Diptych): II. Stars)
lyricist:
Marie Under
composer:
Veljo Tormis (in 1983)
version of:
Tähed
part of:
Kaksikpühendus (Diptühhon) (Double Dedication (Diptych))
Veljo Tormis2:43
11Die Nacht
choir vocals:
Cantus
Franz Schubert2:45
12Die Rose stand im TauRobert Schumann2:51
13Zikr
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Zikr
composer:
A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman4:31
14Esti Dal
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Esti dal (Evening Song)
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
Kodály Zoltán (in 1938)
Zoltán Kodály3:29
15Alleluia
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Alleluia (by Randall Thompson, for unaccompanied SATB chorus; premiered on July 8, 1940 at Tanglewood)
composer:
Randall Thompson (in 1940-07)
premiered at:
Tanglewood Music Festival 1940
Randall Thompson5:45
16Hard Times Come Again No More
choir vocals:
Cantus
recording of:
Hard Times Come Again No More
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (in 1854)
Stephen Foster2:54
17SomewhereLeonard Bernstein5:39

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