On the Shoulders of Giants

~ Release by Cantus (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Sederunt
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Sederunt principes
composer:
Pérotin (European composer, fl. c. 1200 CE)
Pérotin4:17
2If Ye Love Me
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
If Ye Love Me (anthem for 4 voices)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer) (from 1546 until 1548)
Thomas Tallis2:03
3Cantate Domino
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Cantate Domino
composer:
Hans Leo Hassler (latter 16th c. German composer and organist)
Hans Leo Hassler1:46
4Crucifixus
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Selva morale e spirituale: Crucifixus, SV 259
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 259)
part of:
Selva morale e spirituale
Claudio Monteverdi3:02
5O Vos Omnes
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
O vos omnes, Tenebrae Responsory for Holy Saturday
publisher:
Antonio Gardane (in 1572)
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (Spanish Renaissance composer) (in 1572)
Tomás Luis de Victoria3:11
6MLK
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
cover recording of:
MLK
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U23:01
7Elijah: Lift Thine Eyes
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Elijah, op. 70: Trio of Angels - “Lift Thine Eyes”
lyricist:
Julius Schubring
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
translator:
William Bartholomew
part of:
Elijah, op. 70, Part II (with English libretto by William Bartholomew)
Felix Mendelssohn2:07
8Finlandia-hymni
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Finlandia-hymni, op. 26 (for male choir)
lyricist:
Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (in 1940)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
arranger:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (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 (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Kaksikpühendus (Diptühhon): I. Ühte laulu tahaks laulda
lyricist:
Gustav Suits
composer:
Veljo Tormis (composer) (in 1983)
part of:
Kaksikpühendus (Diptühhon)
Veljo Tormis1:50
10Kaksikpühendus: II. Tähed
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Kaksikpühendus (Diptühhon): II. Tähed
lyricist:
Marie Under
composer:
Veljo Tormis (composer) (in 1983)
version of:
Tähed
part of:
Kaksikpühendus (Diptühhon)
Veljo Tormis2:43
11Die Nacht
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Franz Schubert2:45
12Die Rose stand im Tau
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Ritornelle in canonischen Weisen, op. 65: Nr. 1. Die Rose stand im Tau
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
part of:
Ritornelle in canonischen Weisen, op. 65
Robert Schumann2:51
13Zikr
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Zikr
composer:
A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman4:31
14Esti Dal
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Esti dal
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Zoltán Kodály (composer) (in 1938)
Zoltán Kodály3:29
15Alleluia
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Alleluia (by Randall Thompson, for unaccompanied SATB chorus; premiered on July 8, 1940 at Tanglewood)
composer:
Randall Thompson (composer) (in 1940-07)
premiered at:
Tanglewood Music Festival 1940 (1940-07)
Randall Thompson5:45
16Hard Times Come Again No More
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Hard Times Come Again No More
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Stephen Foster2:54
17Somewhere
choir vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
publisher:
Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), G. Schirmer, G. Schirmer Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal - Polygram and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence
Leonard Bernstein5:39

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