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Classical for Easter

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Celebrate Easter with Classical music.

45 SONGS • 4 HOURS AND 44 MINUTES

1St. John Passion, BWV 245, Part 1: No. 7, "Von den Stricken" (Aria)
St. John Passion, BWV 245, Part 1: No. 7, "Von den Stricken" (Aria)
Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen
Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245
05:25
2The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (Hob. XX:II): i. Introduzione (Maestoso ed Adagio)
The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (Hob. XX:II): i. Introduzione (Maestoso ed Adagio)
I Solisti di Zagreb & Antonio Janigro
Big Haydn Box
05:06
3Because of Him
Because of Him
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Because of Him
03:51
4Joy (After Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147, No. 10 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Op.125: IV. "Ode to Joy")
Joy (After Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147, No. 10 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Op.125: IV. "Ode to Joy")
Raphaela Gromes & Julian Riem
Joy (After Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147, No. 10 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Op.125: IV. "Ode to Joy")
02:51
5Amazing Grace (arr. Mercurio)
Amazing Grace (arr. Mercurio)
Andrea Bocelli
Believe (Deluxe)
03:56
6Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel
Handel: Messiah
03:39
7Mass No. 3 in F Minor: Credo. Et resurrexit
Mass No. 3 in F Minor: Credo. Et resurrexit
Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Rosemarie Lang, Peter-Jürgen Schmidt, Hermann Christian Polster, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, Heinz Rögner, Gernot Süssmuth & Peter Seydel
Bruckner: Complete Masses - Te Deum
04:24
8Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, P. 77 - 1. Stabat Mater dolorosa
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, P. 77 - 1. Stabat Mater dolorosa
June Anderson, Cecilia Bartoli, Sinfonietta de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Scarlatti: Salve Regina / Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
03:54
9Gloria, FP 177: Gloria in excelcis Deo
Gloria, FP 177: Gloria in excelcis Deo
Danielle Borst
Poulenc: Stabat Mater / Gloria / Litanies
02:31
10Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 (Arr. Gamley and Hazell for Tenor and Orchestra)
Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 (Arr. Gamley and Hazell for Tenor and Orchestra)
Joseph Calleja, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan & Franz Schubert
Ave Maria
04:17
11Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: "Regina coeli laetare"
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: "Regina coeli laetare"
Julia Varady, The London Opera Chorus, The National Philharmonic Orchestra & Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Choral Adagios
05:26
12Mozart: Requiem, K. 626: IIIf. Lacrimosa (Recorded 1975)
Mozart: Requiem, K. 626: IIIf. Lacrimosa (Recorded 1975)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Driving: 111 Pieces Of Classical Music For The Road
03:20
13Evening Service in D: II. Nunc Dimittis (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins)
Evening Service in D: II. Nunc Dimittis (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins)
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Britten Sinfonia & The Girl Choristers of Merton College, Oxford
Orchestral Anthems: Elgar | Finzi | Dyson | Howells
02:46
14Rossini: Stabat Mater: 2. Cujus animam gementem
Rossini: Stabat Mater: 2. Cujus animam gementem
Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész & Gioachino Rossini
Rossini: Stabat Mater
05:50
15Berlioz: Messe solennelle, H. 20a: IX. Resurrexit (Original Version) (Original Version)
Berlioz: Messe solennelle, H. 20a: IX. Resurrexit (Original Version) (Original Version)
Gilles Cachemaille, Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & John Eliot Gardiner
Berlioz: Messe Solennelle
06:50
16Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Kommt, ihr Töchter helft mir klagen"
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Kommt, ihr Töchter helft mir klagen"
Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Johann Sebastian Bach feat. Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Vienna Boys Choir
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
06:41
17Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
Itzhak Perlman/Pinchas Zukerman/English Chamber Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim & Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Violin Concertos
04:01
18Allegri: Miserere Mei
Allegri: Miserere Mei
Voces8
Lux
07:07
19Lamentations of Jeremiah I: Lamentations (first set)
Lamentations of Jeremiah I: Lamentations (first set)
Oxford Camerata
Tallis (The Best Of)
08:16
20Mass of the Children: Gloria
Mass of the Children: Gloria
Angharad Gruffydd Jones
Rutter: Mass of the Children / Shadows / Wedding Canticle
07:17
21Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249: I. Sinfonia
Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249: I. Sinfonia
Budapest Strings & Johann Sebastian Bach
BACH FOR MEDITATION
05:11
22Litanies
Litanies
Ensemble Suonare e Cantare, Jean Gaillard, Salomé Haller, Béatrice Mayo-Felip, Damien Guillon, Serge Goubioud, Alain Buet, Jean-Claude Sarragosse
Merula : La caravaggia - mottetti e sonate da chiesa
05:30
23Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection": 5a. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend -
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection": 5a. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend -
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly & Gustav Mahler
Mahler 2 "Resurrection Symphony"; Totenfeier
21:47
24Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: 46. Air: The trumpet shall sound
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: 46. Air: The trumpet shall sound
Robert Hale, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & George Frideric Handel
Handel: Messiah
08:17
25St. Matthew Passion, TWV 5:31, "Matthew Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten": Chorale: Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten - Recitative: Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten (Evangelist) - In dieser Nacht (Jesus)
St. Matthew Passion, TWV 5:31, "Matthew Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten": Chorale: Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten - Recitative: Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten (Evangelist) - In dieser Nacht (Jesus)
Maria Zedelius
Telemann: St. Matthew Passion, TWV 5:31, "Matthew Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten"
08:25
26J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil - No. 68 "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"
J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 / Zweiter Teil - No. 68 "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"
The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion - Arias & Choruses
05:08
27Wagner: Parsifal / Act 1: Prelude
Wagner: Parsifal / Act 1: Prelude
Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli & Richard Wagner
Twilight Of The Gods: The Essential Wagner Collection
07:28
28Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival, Overture, Op. 36
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival, Overture, Op. 36
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Complete Symphonies; Russian Easter; Capriccio es
14:53
29Beethoven: Kyrie: Kyrie eleison I (Live)
Beethoven: Kyrie: Kyrie eleison I (Live)
Edda Moser, Bernard Bartelink, René Kollo, Kurt Moll, Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation Chorus, Hilversum, Hanna Schwarz, Leonard Bernstein & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Op. 123
03:53
30Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 25, Choral. "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit"
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 25, Choral. "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit"
Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Johann Sebastian Bach feat. Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Vienna Boys Choir
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
01:07
31Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pifa. Pastoral Symphony
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pifa. Pastoral Symphony
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brandenburg Consort & Stephen Cleobury
Handel: Messiah
02:31
32Mascagni: Sancta Maria (Arr. Emanuele Vianelli)
Mascagni: Sancta Maria (Arr. Emanuele Vianelli)
Andrea Bocelli & Emanuele Vianelli
Music For Hope: From the Duomo di Milano
04:01
33King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture
King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture
John Eliot Gardiner
Purcell: King Arthur (Highlights)
01:48
34Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: 1. Stabat Mater
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: 1. Stabat Mater
Barbara Bonney, Andreas Scholl, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset & Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina in F minor; Salve Regina in A minor
04:13
35Simple Gifts (A Shaker Song)
Simple Gifts (A Shaker Song)
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Greatest Hits - 22 Best-Loved Favorites
01:24
36Pärt: De Profundis
Pärt: De Profundis
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Arvo Pärt
Serenity - The Beauty Of Arvo Pärt
06:30
37J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two - No.39 Chorus: "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"
J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two - No.39 Chorus: "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion
06:46
38The Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer
Eugene Ormandy
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Greatest Hits - 22 Best-Loved Favorites
03:14
39Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Chorus "Worthy Is the Lamb... Amen"
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Chorus "Worthy Is the Lamb... Amen"
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brandenburg Consort & Stephen Cleobury
Handel: Messiah
06:50
40Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 - Magnificat I a 7 (Live)
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 - Magnificat I a 7 (Live)
Ann Monoyios, Mark Tucker, Nigel Robson, Sandro Naglia, Bryn Terfel, Alastair Miles, Michael Chance, Marinella Pennicchi, English Baroque Soloists, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, John Eliot Gardiner, Ian Watson, Monteverdi Choir & The London Oratory Junior Choir
Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin
17:38
41Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" - 2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor - "Resurrection" - 2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich
Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta & Gustav Mahler
Mahler: Symphony No.2
10:12
42St. John Passion: Passio: Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem
St. John Passion: Passio: Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem
Tonus Peregrinus
Part: Arvo Part - A Portrait (Kimberley)
03:56
43The Passion of Mary, Op. 577: Part IV: Resurrection, Salve Regina (Jesus as a man, Mary, Soloists, Chorus)
The Passion of Mary, Op. 577: Part IV: Resurrection, Salve Regina (Jesus as a man, Mary, Soloists, Chorus)
Patricia Rozario
Blake: The Passion of Mary - 4 Songs of the Nativity
09:08
44MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross: VII. Father, into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit
MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross: VII. Father, into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit
Britten Sinfonia, Polyphony, Stephen Layton & James MacMillan
MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross
08:15
45Lassus: Psalmus poenitentialis II
Lassus: Psalmus poenitentialis II
Henry's Eight, Jonathan Brown & Orlando Di Lasso
Lassus: Penitential Psalms
19:03