Songs of Faith and Inspiration

~ Release by Robert Shaw Chorale (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
composer:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
translated version of:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Martin Luther & Frederick H. Hedge5:20
2Ave Maria
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
Franz Schubert5:05
3The Lost Chord
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Lost Chord
lyricist:
Adelaide Anne Procter (until 1860)
composer:
Sir Arthur Sullivan (composer) (until 1877-01-13)
Arthur Sullivan & Adelaide Anne Procter4:40
4Panis Angelicus
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck4:50
5Nearer, My God, To Thee
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Bethany)
lyricist:
Sarah Flower Adams (English poet, and notably lyricist of the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee") (in 1841)
composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1856)
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and Skyhill Music (in 1971)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 28881)
Arthur Sullivan & Sarah Flower Adams7:34
6The Holy City
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Holy City
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Stephen Adams (English composer)
Stephen Adams & Frederick Edward Weatherly6:22
7Ave Maria
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach & Charles Gounod3:28
8Kol Nidre
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Kol Nidrei
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]4:52
9Were You There?
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Were You There
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11409)
[traditional]6:48
10Cantata No. 140: Sleepers, Wake!
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: I. Coro "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: I. Coro “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
Johann Sebastian Bach5:49