Te Deum

Album by Hector Berlioz & Claudio Abbado & London Symphony Chorus & London Philharmonic Choir & Wooburn Singers & Francisco Araiza & European Union Youth Orchestra

Te Deum is a sacred choral work by French composer Hector Berlioz, composed in 1849. The piece is scored for very large forces including chorus, orchestra and organ and exemplifies Berlioz's taste for expansive orchestration and dramatic choral writing, placing it among his major mid-19th-century sacred works and reflecting his engagement with grand ceremonial music.
First released: 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Te Deum, Op. 22 : Te Deum (Hymne) - Allegro moderato
    7:25
  2. 2.
    Te Deum, Op. 22 : Tibi omnes (Hymne) - Andantino
    9:23
  3. 3.
    Te Deum, Op. 22 : Dignare (Prière) - Moderato quasi andantino
    7:10
  4. 4.
    Te Deum, Op. 22 : Christe, rex gloriæ (Hymne) - Allegro non troppo
    5:20
  5. 5.
    Te Deum, Op. 22 : Te ergo quæsumus (Prière) - Andantino quasi adagio
    7:02
  6. 6.
    Te Deum, Op. 22 : Judex crederis (Hymne et prière) - Allegretto un poco maestoso
    10:28

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