For over 500 years, the Vienna Boys' Choir has been synonymous with choral music. In a city that has been home to many of the greatest names in music history, it continues to be one of the most recognized names and sounds in the world.
A compilation of "greatest hits," ANGELIC VOICES features most of the expected classics, including Georg Frideric Handel's "Hallelujah" and Franz Gruber's "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht." However, there are several surprises in store for listeners, including an amusing arrangement of Carlos Jobim's 'The Girl from Ipanema.'
1. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Michael G. Gormley (Organ)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Leipzig, Germany
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: German
2. Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Alfred Halbartschlager (Organ)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Baden, Austria
Period: Classical
Written: 1791
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: Latin
3. Hear my prayer: O, for the wings of a dove by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer: George Stangelberger (Organ), Benjamin Schmidinger (Boy Soprano)
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Period: Romantic
Length: 4 Minutes 35 Secs.
Language: German
4. Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Michael G. Gormley (Organ)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: London, England
Period: Baroque
Written: 1742
Length: 3 Minutes 58 Secs.
Language: English
5. Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Max Emanuel Cencic (Boy Soprano), Alfred Halbartschlager (Organ)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: France
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877-1890
Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: Latin
6. Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a): Alleluia by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Alfred Halbartschlager (Organ), Max Emanuel Cencic (Boy Soprano)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Milan, Italy
Period: Classical
Written: 1773
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.
Language: Latin
7. Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Performer: Ingomar Rainer (Organ)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Austria
Period: Classical
Written: 1818
Length: 4 Minutes 8 Secs.
Language: German
8. Samson, HWV 57: Let the bright Seraphim by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Alfred Halbartschlager (Organ), Max Emanuel Cencic (Boy Soprano), Gottfried Gindlhumer (Trumpet)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: London, England
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1743
Length: 5 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: English
9. Rinaldo, HWV 7: Armida dispietata...Lascia ch'io pianga mia cruda sorte by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Alfred Halbartschlager (Organ), Max Emanuel Cencic (Boy Soprano)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: London, England
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1711
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: Italian
10. Coronation Anthems (4): no 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the priest" by George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Period: Baroque
Length: 5 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: English
11. Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Performer: Max Emanuel Cencic (Boy Soprano), Roman Ortner (Piano)
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Vienna, Austria
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1883
Length: 5 Minutes 45 Secs.
Language: German
12. The keeper would a-hunting go by Traditional
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Length: 1 Minutes 59 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranged: Peter Marschik
13. Scarborough Fair by Traditional
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: England
Length: 2 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranged: Peter Marschik
14. Loch Lomond by Traditional
Performer: Peter Marschik (Piano)
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Scotland
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranged: Peter Marschik
15. Shenandoah by Traditional
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: England
Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranged: Peter Marschik
16. The girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Performer: Peter Marschik (Piano)
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Brazil
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1963
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: Spanish
Notes: Arranged: Peter Marschik
17. La Guantanamera by José Fernández Díaz
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Cuba
Period: 20th Century
Length: 1 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: Spanish
Notes: Arranged: Peter Marschik
Julián Orbón combined original music by José Fernández Díaz with José
Martí's poem "Versos Sencillos" to create the song as it is known today.
18. Cielito lindo by Quirino Mendoza y Cortez
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Mexico
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882
Length: 1 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: Spanish
Notes: Arranged: Peter Marschik
19. Heidenröslein by Traditional
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Length: 2 Minutes 11 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: Arranged: H. Furthmoser
20. Kuckuck by Traditional
Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir
Length: 1 Minutes 4 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: Arranged: H. Froschauer
21. El Condor Pasa by Daniel Aloymias Robles
Conductor: Peter Marschik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Country of Origin: Peru
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs.
Language: Spanish
Notes: Arranged: Peter Marschik
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