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Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, Leonard Bernstein, Gabriel Faure, Cesar Franck, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Siegfried Ochs - Sacred Songs

Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, Leonard Bernstein, Gabriel Faure, Cesar Franck, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Siegfried Ochs - Sacred Songs

Band: Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, Leonard Bernstein, Gabriel Faure, Cesar Franck, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Siegfried Ochs Title: Sacred Songs Rating: Release Date: 27 September, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Ave Maria 2: Jesu bleibet meine Freude 3: Dank sei dir, Herr 4: Ave Maria, D839 5: Laudamus te 6: Panis Angelicus 7: Air: "He shall feed his Flock" 8: Simple Song 9: Pie Jesu 10: Domine Deus 11: Laudate Dominum omnes gentes 12: Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion 13: Abends will ich schlafen gehn 14: L'Adieu des bergers 15: Mariä Wiegenlied, Op.76/52 16: Amazing Grace

Editoral Review Many favorites are here: both the Bach/Gounod and Schubert versions of "Ave Maria," each offered with long breaths and soft tone; "Rejoice Greatly" from Messiah, delivered with virtuosity and gleaming sound, and "He Shall Feed His Flock," also from Messiah, sung in a smooth, laid-back manner. This lovely CD features Renée Fleming singing religious music in an unaffected, lovely manner. Bits of the Fauré Requiem and Poulenc Gloria are welcome, as is the gorgeous "L'Adieu des Bergers" from L'Enfance du Christ. In the prayer from Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel, Fleming is joined by the splendid Susan Graham, and a version of "Amazing Grace" features Mark O'Connor on violin. Two excerpts from Mozart's Mass in C Minor, pieces by Reger and Franck, and a few surprises round out this devotional CD. --Robert Levine .. You can see a complete list of all Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, Leonard Bernstein, Gabriel Faure, Cesar Franck, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Siegfried Ochs discography, or go back to the Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, Leonard Bernstein, Gabriel Faure, Cesar Franck, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Engelbert Humperdinck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Siegfried Ochs tabs