VA - Essential Masses, Vol. 1 (2005)

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Title: Essential Masses, Vol. 1
Year Of Release: 1993 (2005)
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 22:48:35
Total Size: 5.85 GB
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Tracklist:

CD 1 - (01:15:30)
Adorate Deum: Gregorian Chant from the Proper of the Mass -

01. Anonymous
01. Adorate Deum - [04:05]
02. Da pacem - [04:37]
03. Dominus illuminatio mea - [05:48]
04. Laetetur cor - [04:08]
05. Dirigatur - [03:13]
06. Domine, Dominus noster - [03:26]
07. Iacta cogitatum tuum - [03:57]
08. Laetatus sum - [03:18]
09. Adorabo - [02:26]
10. De profundis - [03:20]
11. Deus, iudex iustus - [02:54]
12. Laudate Deum - [01:53]
13. De profundis - [03:32]
14. Domine, convertere - [02:24]
15. Iubilate Deo universa terra - [07:50]
16. Iustitiae Domini - [04:18]
17. Circuibo - [02:09]
18. Dicit Dominus: Implete hydrias - [03:56]
19. Dominus firmamentum meum - [02:28]
20. Qui manducat - [02:19]
21. Psalm 33, "Gustate et videte" - [03:29]

CD 2 - (00:52:57)

01. Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor, BWV232 -
Part 1 -
01. Kyrie eleison - [09:19]
02. Kyrie. Christe eleison (Soprano I and II) - [05:18]
03. Kyrie. Kyrie eleison (Chorus) - [03:14]
04. Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus) - [01:32]
05. Gloria. Et in terra pax (Chorus) - [03:48]
06. Gloria. Laudamus te (Alto) - [04:31]
07. Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi (Chorus) - [02:30]
08. Gloria. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis (Soprano and Tenor) - [05:48]
09. Gloria. Qui tollis peccata mundi (Chorus) - [03:23]
10. Gloria. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris (Alto) - [04:45]
11. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus - [04:47]
12. I. Missa. Gloria - [04:02]

CD 3 - (00:54:43)

01. Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor, BWV232 -
Part 2 -
01. Credo. Credo in unum Deum (Chorus) - [01:51]
02. Credo. Patrem omnipotentem (Chorus) - [02:04]
03. Credo. Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum (Soprano and Alto) - [05:07]
04. Credo. Et incarnatus est (Chorus) - [02:54]
05. Credo. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis (Chorus) - [03:32]
06. Credo. Et resurrexit tertia die (Chorus) - [03:58]
07. Credo. Et in Spiritum Sanctum (Bass) - [04:50]
08. Credo. Confiteor unum baptisma (Chorus a cappella) - [04:50]
09. Credo. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (Chorus) - [02:11]
10. Sanctus: Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth (Chorus) - [04:47]
11. Osanna: Osanna in excelsis (Chorus) - [02:44]
12. Benedictus - [04:30]
13. Benedictus: Osanna in excelsis (Chorus) - [02:45]
14. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei - [06:01]
15. Dona nobis pacem - [02:39]

CD 4 - (01:14:05)
BYRD: Masses for Four and Five Voices

01. William BYRD
Mass for four voices -
01. Kyrie - [02:26]
02. Gloria - [06:08]
03. Credo - [08:46]
04. Sanctus - [04:38]
05. Agnus Dei - [03:52]
Mass for five voices -
06. Kyrie - [01:49]
07. Gloria - [05:38]
08. Credo - [09:31]
09. Sanctus - [04:20]
10. Agnus Dei - [04:08]
11. Thomas Tallis
Mass for four voices -
11. Gloria - [06:25]
12. Credo - [07:18]
13. Sanctus - [02:47]
14. Benedictus - [02:48]
15. Agnus Dei - [03:31]

CD 5 - (01:04:01)
BYRD: Masses for Four and Five Voices

01. William BYRD
Masses and Gradualia -
Mass for Five Voices -
01. Kyrie - [02:28]
02. Gloria - [06:01]
03. Credo - [08:40]
04. Sanctus - [04:39]
05. Agnus Dei - [03:38]
06. Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum : Infelix ego - [13:43]
Mass for Four Voices -
07. Kyrie - [01:43]
08. Gloria - [05:31]
09. Credo - [09:28]
10. Sanctus - [04:14]
11. Agnus Dei - [03:56]

CD 6 - (01:01:28)
CARISSIMI: Mass for 3 Voices / Six Motets

01. Giacomo Carissimi
01. Kyrie - [03:30]
02. Gloria - [07:22]
03. Credo - [12:34]
04. Sanctus - [02:32]
05. Agnus Dei - [02:13]
Confitemini domino -
06. Desiderata nobis - [04:13]
07. Confitemini domino - [03:11]
08. Ecce nos reliquimus - [07:43]
09. Qui non renuntiat - [05:57]
10. Turbabuntur impii - [07:03]
11. Vidi impium - [05:10]

CD 7 - (00:57:05)
Sacred Works Vol. 3

01. Marc-Antoine Charpentier
01. Te Deum, H. 147 - [09:12]
Mass, H. 1 -
02. Kyrie eleison - [03:47]
03. Gloria - [02:22]
04. Credo - [07:07]
05. Precatio pro filio Regis, H. 166 - [07:06]
06. Sanctus - [01:55]
07. Elevation: Panis quem ego dabo, H. 275 - [05:19]
08. Agnus Dei - [02:02]
09. Domine Salvum fac regem - [02:04]
10. Canticum Zachariae: Benedictus, H. 345 - [16:11]

CD 8 - (00:39:44)
Messe de Minuit pour Noel / Te Deum

01. Marc-Antoine Charpentier
01. Te Deum, H. 146 - [01:58]
02. Dixit Dominus, H. 204 - [08:59]
Mass No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Hob.XXII:7, "Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo", "Kleine Orgelmesse" -
03. Kyrie - [07:58]
04. Gloria - [04:29]
05. Credo - [09:08]
06. Noel: Laissez paitre vos betes - [01:41]
07. Sanctus and Benedictus - [03:11]
08. Agnus Dei - [02:20]

CD 9 - (01:01:23)
Te Deum, H. 147 / Mass, H. 1 / Canticum Zachariae

01. Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Messe des morts a quatre voix -
01. Kyrie - [06:26]
02. Sanctus - [01:32]
03. Pie Jesu - [01:53]
04. Benedictus - [01:48]
05. Agnus Dei - [03:12]
06. De Profundis - [08:21]
07. Litanies a la Vierge - [05:47]
08. Psalm 110, H. 220, "Confitebor tibi" - [06:54]
09. Nisi Dominus, H. 126 - [06:34]
10. Transfige dulcissime Jesu - [10:59]
11. Laudate pueri Dominum - [07:57]

CD 10 - (00:52:04)
Organ Masses

01. François Couperin
Messe à l’usage ordinaire des -
01. Kyrie. Plein chant du premier Kyrie en taille - [01:35]
02. Kyrie. Fugue sur les jeux d'anches - [02:08]
03. Kyrie. Recit de chromhorne - [02:49]
04. Kyrie. Dialogue sur la trompette et le chromhorne - [02:06]
05. Kyrie. Plein chant - [01:19]
06. Gloria. Plein chant. Et in terra pax - [01:18]
07. Gloria. Petite fugue sur le chromhorne - [01:13]
08. Gloria. Duo sur les tierces - [01:53]
09. Gloria. Dialogue sur les trompettes, clairon et tierces du grand clavier et le bourdon avec le larigot du positif - [03:00]
10. Gloria. Trio a dessus de chromhorne et la basse de tierce - [02:25]
11. Gloria. Tierce en taille - [03:41]
12. Gloria. Dialogue sur la voix humaine - [03:23]
13. Gloria. Dialogue en trio du cornet et de la tierce - [02:43]
14. Gloria. Dialogue sur les grands jeux - [01:50]
15. Offertoire sur les grands jeux - [08:48]
16. Sanctus: Plein chant du premier Sanctus en Canon - [00:56]
17. Sanctus: Recit de cornet - [01:22]
18. Benedictus: Chromhorne en taille - [03:37]
19. Agnus Dei: Plein chant de l'Agnus Dei en basse et en taille alternativement - [02:09]
20. Agnus Dei: Dialogue sur les grands jeux - [02:42]
21. Deo Gratias - [01:07]

CD 11 - (00:41:56)
Organ Masses -

01. François Couperin
Messe propre pour les -
01. Kyrie. Plein jeu - [01:33]
02. Kyrie. Fugue sur la trompette - [01:48]
03. Kyrie. Recit de chromhorne - [02:47]
04. Kyrie. Trio a dessus de chromhorne et la basse de tierce - [01:29]
05. Kyrie. Dialogue sur la trompette du grand clavier, et sur la montre, le bourdon et le nazard du positif - [02:11]
06. Gloria. Plein jeu - [02:03]
07. Gloria. Petite fugue sur le chromhorne - [00:56]
08. Gloria. Duo sur les tierces - [01:40]
09. Gloria. Basse de trompette - [02:05]
10. Gloria. Chromhorne sur la taille - [02:49]
11. Gloria. Dialogue sur la voix humaine - [02:07]
12. Gloria. Trio. Les dessus sur la tierce et la basse sur la trompette - [01:38]
13. Gloria. Recit de tierce - [02:17]
14. Gloria. Dialogue sur les grands jeux - [01:49]
15. Offertoire sur les grands jeux - [05:55]
16. Sanctus: Premier couplet du Sanctus - [01:00]
17. Sanctus: Recit de cornet - [00:45]
18. Elevation: Tierce en taille - [03:19]
19. Agnus Dei - [01:05]
20. Agnus Dei: Dialogue sur les grands jeux - [01:43]
21. Deo Gratias - [00:57]

CD 12 - (01:14:40)

01. Pierre de La Rue
Missa de Septem Doloribus beatissime marie virginis a 5
01. Kyrie - [04:42]
02. Gloria - [06:25]
03. Credo - [08:19]
04. Sanctus - [06:34]
05. Agnus Dei - [04:36]
06. Peter de caelis, Deus a 6 - [09:35]
Missa Pascale a 5 -
07. Kyrie - [04:32]
08. Gloria - [06:28]
09. Credo - [09:00]
10. Sanctus - [08:08]
11. Agnus Dei - [04:17]
12. Vexilla Regis - Passio Domini a 4 - [02:04]

CD 13 - (01:08:30)
Masses for Five Voices / Infelix ego

01. Orlande De Lassus
Missa Entre vous filles -
01. Kyrie - [03:11]
02. Gloria - [03:47]
03. Credo - [06:10]
04. Sanctus - [06:07]
05. Agnus Dei - [04:15]
06. Infelix ego - [10:13]
Missa Susanne un jour -
07. Kyrie - [05:47]
08. Gloria - [06:01]
09. Credo - [10:28]
10. Sanctus - [06:52]
11. Agnus Dei - [05:39]

CD 14 - (01:09:45)

01. Anonymous
Mass of Tournai -
01. Kyrie - [02:35]
02. Gloria - [06:40]
03. Credo - [06:12]
04. Sanctus - [03:22]
05. Agnus Dei - [01:42]
06. Se grasse / Cum venerint / Ite missa est - [01:31]
St. Luke Passion -
07. The first day of Unleavened Bread - [12:46]
08. The Mount of Olives - [05:17]
09. The high priest's house - [04:45]
10. The council of the elders - [02:24]
11. Pilate and Herod - [10:53]
12. The place called the Skull - [09:31]
13. The tomb - [02:07]

CD 15 - (01:17:49)
Messe de Nostre Dame

01. Guillaume de Machaut
La Messe de Nostre Dame -
01. Kyrie - [08:39]
02. Gloria - [04:44]
03. Credo - [06:35]
04. Sanctus - [04:56]
05. Agnus Dei - [03:45]
06. Ite missa est - [01:44]
07. Ballade 32: Plourez dames - [08:55]
08. Ballade 33: Nes qu'on porroit - [08:20]
09. Rondeau 4: Sans cuer dolens - [04:15]
10. Lai 13: Le lay de bonne esperance - [19:31]
11. Rondeau 18: Puis qu'en oubli - [01:52]
12. Rondeau 17: Dis et sept cinq - [04:33]

CD 16 - (01:18:55)

01. Claudio Merulo
01. Toccata primo del 5 tono - [09:04]
Missa in dominicis diebus -
02. Kyrie - [10:27]
03. Gloria - [15:18]
04. Credo in dominicis diebus - [24:27]
05. Sanctus - [04:24]
06. Agnus Dei - [04:13]
07. Magnificat primi toni - [11:02]

CD 17 - (00:48:16)
Missa Virginis Mariae / Toccata

01. Claudio Merulo
01. Toccata decima del 10 tono - [13:38]
Missa Virginis Mariae -
02. Kyrie - [09:14]
03. Gloria - [25:24]

CD 18 - (00:39:22)

01. Claudio Merulo
Missa Virginis Mariae -
01. Credo Angelorum - [10:28]
02. Sanctus - [11:18]
03. Agnus Dei - [08:53]
04. Magnificat dell'ottavo tono - [08:43]

CD 19 - (00:40:49)

01. Claudio Merulo
01. Toccata seconda del primo tono - [13:42]
Missa Apostolorum -
02. Kyrie - [09:24]
03. Gloria - [17:43]

CD 20 - (00:53:27)

01. Claudio Merulo
Missa Apostolorum -
01. Credo Cardinalium - [29:05]
02. Sanctus - [06:17]
03. Agnus Dei - [03:36]
04. Magnificat del secondo tono - [14:29]

CD 21 - (01:05:42)

01. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa Hodie Christus natus est -
01. Kyrie - [03:09]
02. Gloria - [05:28]
03. Credo - [07:38]
04. Sanctus - [07:53]
05. Agnus Dei - [06:10]
06. Motet: Hodie Christus natus est - [02:47]
07. Stabat mater - [09:25]
09. Orlande De Lassus
Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera -
08. Kyrie - [03:12]
09. Gloria - [05:14]
10. Credo - [07:12]
11. Sanctus - [04:23]
12. Agnus Dei - [03:11]

CD 22 - (01:00:58)

01. Thomas Tallis
01. Loquebantur variis linguis - [03:39]
02. Salvator mundi - [03:51]
03. O sacrum convivium - [04:41]
04. Audivi vocem - [03:40]
05. Sancte Deus - [05:21]
06. Videte miraculum - [13:12]
07. Te lucis ante terminum - [01:53]
08. In manus tuas Domine - [02:31]
Mass for 4 Voices -
09. Gloria - [06:17]
10. Credo - [07:06]
11. Mass a 4: Sanctus - [02:46]
12. Benedictus - [02:37]
13. Agnus Dei - [03:24]

CD 23 - (00:57:25)

01. Tomás Luis de Victoria
01. Ave Maria - [01:38]
Missa O magnum mysterium -
02. Kyrie - [01:14]
03. Gloria - [03:13]
04. Credo - [05:10]
05. Sanctus - [04:32]
06. Agnus Dei - [04:02]
07. O magnum mysterium - [04:25]
Missa O quam gloriosum -
08. Kyrie - [02:00]
09. Gloria - [04:04]
10. Credo - [05:43]
11. Sanctus - [04:57]
12. Agnus Dei - [04:00]
13. O quam gloriosum - [02:11]
14. Ardens est cor meum - [05:01]
15. Alonso Lobo
15. Versa est in luctum - [05:15]

Essential Masses, Vol. 1 and 2 is a comprehensive compilation from the Naxos label, released since June 28, 1993. It is one of the largest digital collections of sacred music, comprising over 500 tracks and spanning approximately two days.
The album brings together recordings by various artists from the Naxos catalog, covering a vast period of musical history—from Gregorian chant to classical
and romantic masses.
A distinctive feature of the series is the use of recordings by young but highly professional ensembles (such as the Oxford Camerata), allowing Naxos to make high-quality music
accessible to a wide audience.
The digital edition of Essential Masses, Vol. 1 consists of 23 virtual discs, which correspond almost exactly to the 23 original CDs from the Naxos catalog. Each CD (with rare exceptions) is dedicated to a specific composer. It should be noted that this is not the first version of this thematic collection. In this updated version (completed in 2005), some older recordings from the late 1980s and early 1990s have been replaced with more current abridged versions of the works, and the discs themselves are grouped differently.
What's the secret behind the "1993" date?
The date 1993 often appears in digital platform metadata, as that's when the series' trademark was registered and the first physical collections were released.
However, the actual release of the complete 23-disc digital box set in the form presented here occurred later. Naxos often dates its anthologies by the year the project began. In fact, this set is a dynamic compilation completed in 2005, based on two recordings.
After that, Naxos began compiling the second 19-disc volume.