Handel?s masterpiece Messiah the most frequently performed of his choral works composed in 1741. An inspiring sacred oratorio with spontaneous melodies and bright orchestration from the first aria Every Valley Shall Be Exalted to the thunderous final Amen chorus. Complete full score edited by Alfred Mann.

On the great feast days the Magnificat was given at the evening service in Leipzig following the sermon. Bach twice set this poem (Luke I 46-55). One of these compositions for solo soprano has been lost. Of the other Magnificat Bach composed his first version In E-flat with four inserted Christmas pieces prepared for the evening service that holiday 1723. His revision of 1728-31 In D Major omitting the Christmas movements was intended for use on any major feast day.Bach composed the motets for special occasions probably for the birthdays funerals or memorial services of prominent Leipzig citizens.In this edition five of the six motets are scored for acappella chouus: Nos. 1 2 4 and 5 for double chorus (SATB/SATB) No. 3 for various combinations of three- four- and five-part voices. Motet 6 is scored for SATB and continuo.

Mozart composed religious music regularly from his early years and here in Full Score format are six of his most famous and admired mass settings: Coronation Mass In C K. 317; The Grand Mass in C Minor K. 427; Missa Brevis In F K. 192; Missa Longa in C K. 262 Missa Brevis in C K. 258 and Missa Solemnis in C K. 337.

Description The most important religious songs of the past 250 years appear in this collection, a treasury of sacred songs known and loved by singers and listeners at home, in church, and in concert. This compilation includes settings of Ave Maria, Ave Verum Corpus and Panis Angelicus. Songlist Agnus Dei [Bizet, Georges] And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (The Light Of The World) [Sullivan, Arthur] Ave Maria [Bach, Johann Sebastian] [Gounod, Charles] Ave Maria [Franck, Cesar] Ave Maria Op.52 No.6 [Schubert, Franz] Ave Verum Corpus [Chausson, Ernest] Ave Verum Corpus K.618 [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Cantique De Jean Racine [Faure, Gabriel] Contentment [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] En Priere [Faure, Gabriel] Hosanna [Granier, Jules] Jerusalem [Parry, Hubert] Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Cantata BWV 147) Kol Nidre La Procession [Franck, Cesar] Le Crucifix [Faure, Jean-Baptiste] Le Sommeil De L'enfant Jesus [Busser, Henri] Litany For All Souls' Day [Schubert, Franz] My Heart Ever Faithful [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Nazareth [Gounod, Charles] No Candle Was There And No Fire [Lehman, Liza] Noel [Holmes, Augusta] O Divine Redeemer [Gounod, Charles] O For The Wings Of A Dove [Mendelssohn, Felix] O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) [Adam, Adolphe] Panis Angelicus [Charpentier, Marc Antoine] Panis Angelicus [Franck, Cesar] Pie Jesu (Requiem) [Faure, Gabriel] Pieta, Signore [Stradella, Alessandro] Preghiera [Rossini, Gioacchino] Ring Out, Wild Bells [Gounod, Charles] Sleeping Christ Child [Wolf, Hugo] Tantum Ergo [Franck, Cesar] Tantum Ergo [Vierne, Louis] The Heavens Declare [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] The Holy City [Adams, Stephen] The Lost Chord [Sullivan, Arthur] The Palms [Faure, Jean-baptiste] The Virgin's Slumber-song [Reger, Max] There Is A Green Hill Far Away [Gounod, Charles] To Thee, My God [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]