Sound of the Passion – Sacred Choral Music for Easter

The glory of Easter have inspired composers from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, and their finest works are available here at Naxos. In this blessed season, hear our specially prepared selection of sacred choral music which expresses the solemnity of the Lenten season, the drama of Christ’s last days during Holy Week and the miracle of his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Be inspired, be touched.

 

AN EASTER ALBUM
AN EASTER ALBUM
BACH, J.S.: St. John Passion
BACH, J.S.: St. John Passion
BACH, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion
BACH, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion
BACH, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion (Highlights)
BACH, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion (Highlights)
BLAKE, H.: The Passion of Mary • 4 Songs of the Nativity
BLAKE, H.: The Passion of Mary • 4 Songs of the Nativity
CALDARA: Missa Dolorosa • Stabat Mater • Sinfonias in G and E Minor
CALDARA: Missa Dolorosa • Stabat Mater • Sinfonias in G and E Minor
DVOŘÁK, A.: Stabat Mater • Psalm 149
DVOŘÁK, A.: Stabat Mater • Psalm 149
FASCH: Passio Jesu Christi • Suite in D Minor
FASCH: Passio Jesu Christi • Suite in D Minor
Gregorian Chant for Good Friday
Gregorian Chant for Good Friday
Paschale Mysterium: Gregorian Chant for Easter
Paschale Mysterium: Gregorian Chant for Easter
HANDEL, G.F.: Messiah
HANDEL, G.F.: Messiah
HAYDN, J.: Masses, Vol. 1 – Stabat Mater
HAYDN, J.: Masses, Vol. 1 – Stabat Mater
HAYDN, J.: The Seven Last Words • String Quartet No. 68
HAYDN, J.: The Seven Last Words • String Quartet No. 68
LEIGHTON, K.: Missa de Gloria • Et Resurrexit • Hymn Fantasies
LEIGHTON, K.: Missa de Gloria • Et Resurrexit • Hymn Fantasies
LEIGHTON: An Easter Sequence • Crucifixus Pro Nobis
LEIGHTON: An Easter Sequence • Crucifixus Pro Nobis
LOEWE, C: Das Suhnopfer des neuen Bundes, ‘Passion Oratorio’
LOEWE, C: Das Suhnopfer des neuen Bundes, ‘Passion Oratorio’
MACMILLAN, J.: Seven Last Words from the Cross • Christus vincit • Nemo te condemnavit • …here in hiding…
MACMILLAN, J.: Seven Last Words from the Cross • Christus vincit • Nemo te condemnavit • …here in hiding…
PÄRT, A.: Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem (St. John Passion)
PÄRT, A.: Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem (St. John Passion)
PENDERECKI, K.: St. Luke Passion
PENDERECKI, K.: St. Luke Passion
PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater • Orfeo
PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater • Orfeo
POULENC: Stabat Mater • Gloria • Litanies
POULENC: Stabat Mater • Gloria • Litanies
RENDINE: Passio et Resurrectio
RENDINE: Passio et Resurrectio
SCARLATTI, D.: Stabat Mater • Missa breve, ‘La stella’ • Te Deum • Magnificat
SCARLATTI, D.: Stabat Mater • Missa breve, ‘La stella’ • Te Deum • Magnificat
STAINER: The Crucifixion
STAINER: The Crucifixion
WOOD, C.: St. Mark Passion
WOOD, C.: St. Mark Passion



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