Choral Masterworks

This chorus from Haydn's "Heiligmesse" is an ideal introduction to Classical style for treble choirs. Explore musical phrasing, quality tone production, and pure vowels with this simple Latin text and

This classic piece composed in 1865 holds a cherished place in the choral repertory for concerts, festivals and services. Presented with an English singing translation in addition to the original French,

A "fantasia" in the truest sense, this choral tapestry of English carols was composed in 1912 after Vaughan Williams had completed the scores for his first symphony ("The Sea") and the Tallis fantasia. In

Beethoven several times described his Missa solemnis as his greatest work, explaining that it came "from the heart." The surviving sources show us how intensively and how long he worked on the

With its tonal language, the first of Beethoven's two Masses opens up new worlds of expression for the liturgical texts of the Mass which are expressively modern and forward thinking. Not to be considered a

In a mixture of cantata and concert piece, Beethoven set a hymn to art in his Choral Fantasia. The work, about 20 minutes in length, is often seen as a precursor to the Ode to Joy in the

In his Passion oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives, Beethoven succeeded in building on the 18th century oratorio tradition while putting his own personal stamp on the German-language oratorio.