Splendor Veritatis


A History of Music

Composer Selected Pieces

Tallis

c. 1505 - 1585

  • If Ye Love Me

  • Mass For Four Voices: 1. Gloria

  • The Lamentations of Jeremiah: 1. Incipit lamentatio

  • Felix namque I

  • Spem in alium

Byrd

c. 1540 - 1623

  • Why do I use my paper, ink and pen?

  • Pavan and 2 Galliards No. 2 in A minor

  • Psalms, Sonets and Songs of Sadness and Pietie: 1. O God give ear

  • In Nomine No. 2

  • Ave verum corpus

Monteverdi

1567 - 1643

  • Zefiro torna, e di soavi accenti, SV 251

  • Canzonette, Book 1: La fiera vista

  • Psalmus 109: Dixit dominus

  • Lamenta Della Ninfa

  • Si dolce e'l tormento, SV 332

Buxtehude

c. 1637 - 1707

  • Prelude in F major, BuxWV 145

  • Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: Ad pedes. Ecce super montes

  • Benedicam Dominum, BuxWV 113

  • Auf meinen lieben Gott, BuxWV 179

  • Prelude in E minor, BuxWV 143

Vivaldi

1678 - 1741

  • Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

  • Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Coninuo in D major, RV 93: I. Allegro

  • Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537: I. Allegro

  • Stabat Mater, RV 621: Stabat Mater dolorosa

  • The Four Seasons, RV 297: "Winter" II. Largo

Handel

1685 - 1759

  • Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

  • Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: For unto us a child is born

  • Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Hallelujah!

  • Le Menuet de la Suite en Si Bémol Majeur No. 1, HWV 434

  • Chaconne, HWV 435

Bach

1685 - 1750

  • Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air

  • Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

  • Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria Da Capo e Fine

  • Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582

  • Christen atzet diesen Tag, BWV 63: I. Choral "Christen atzet diesen Tag"

Scarlatti

1685 - 1757

  • Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 212: Allegro molto

  • Sonata in F minor, K. 481

  • Keyboard Sonata in C# minor, K. 246

  • Keyboard Sonata in A minor, K. 69

  • Sonata in D minor, K. 120

Haydn

1732 - 1809

  • Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in Eb major, Hob. VII:1. I. Allegro

  • Symphony in E minor, Hob. I:44: I. Allegro con brio

  • String Quartet No. 60 in G major, Op. 76: No 1, Hob. III:75: II. Adagio Sostenuto

  • Keyboard Sonata in F minor, Hob. XVII:6: "Un piccolo divertimento: Variations"

  • Symphony in D, Hob. I:104: I. Adagio

Mozart

1756 - 1791

  • Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia

  • Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro

  • Serenade in G major: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

  • Sonata in A major, K. 331: III. Alla turca, Allegretto

  • Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Lacrimosa

Beethoven

1770 - 1827

  • Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 2. Prestissimo

  • Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto

  • Coriolan, Op. 62: Overture

  • Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

  • Bagatelle in A minor, WoO. 59: "Fur Elise"

Rossini

1792 - 1868

  • Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

  • La gazza ladra: Maestoso marxiale, Allegro

  • La Cenerentola - Act 2: Una vola c'era un re…Quanto sei cara!

  • String Sonata No. 1 in G major: I. Moderato

  • William Tell: Overture

Schubert

1797 - 1828

  • Ave Maria, D. 839

  • Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto

  • String Quartet in D minor, Op. posth., H. 810: II. Andante con moto

  • Piano for Four Hands, D. 947: Allegro in A minor

  • 4 Impromptus, D. 899, Op. 90: No. 3 in Gb major

Chopin

1810 - 1849

  • Fantasie-Impromptu in C# minor, Op. 66, No. 4

  • Nocturne No. 2 in Eb, Op. 9, No. 2

  • Waltz No. 6 in Db, Op. 64, No. 1

  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso

  • Piano Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funebre. Lento

Schumann

1810 - 1856

  • Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso

  • Dichterliebe, Op. 48: 10. Hor' ich das Liedchen klingen

  • Violin concerto in D minor: I. In kraftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo

  • Nachtlied, Op. 108

  • Gesange der Fruhe, Op. 133: 5. Im Anfang ruhiges, im Verlauf bewegtes Tempo

Liszt

1811 - 1886

  • Liebestraum No. 3 in Ab major, S. 541/3

  • Orpheus, S. 98, R. 415

  • Grandes etudes de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3 in G# minor

  • Adelaide, S. 466

  • Les Preludes No. 3, S. 97

Wagner

1813 - 1883

  • Die Walkure, WWV 86B, Act 3: The Ride of the Valkyries

  • Gotterdammerung, WWV 86D

  • Tannhauser: Overture

  • Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act 1

  • Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, WWV 96: Prelude

Verdi

1813 - 1901

  • Aida, Act 2: Marcia trionfale

  • Requiem: 2a. Dies irae

  • String Quartet in E minor: Allegro

  • Don Carlo: Ballo della regina "La Peregrina"

  • I vespri siciliani, Act 5: "Merce, dilette amiche"

Brahms

1833 - 1897

  • Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

  • Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo

  • 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor

  • Trio in Eb, Op. 40: I. Andante

  • Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Saint-Saens

1835 - 1921

  • Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne

  • Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28

  • Danse macabre, Op. 40

  • Sonate op. 168: I. Allegro moderato

  • Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, R. 176: I. Adagio - Allegro moderato

Tchaikovsky

1840 - 1893

  • Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10: Scene: Moderato

  • Marche slave, Op. 31

  • Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, TH. 30: II. Allegro con grazia

  • Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49

  • Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48: I. Andante non troppo - Allegro moderato

Dvorak

1841 - 1904

  • Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163: I. Allegro con brio

  • Bagatelles, Op. 47, B. 79, No 1. Allegretto scherzando

  • Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33, B. 63: I. Allegro agitato

  • Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178: II. Largo

  • Requiem in Bb minor, Op. 89, B. 165: Introitus - Requiem aeternam - Kyrie

Faure

1845 - 1924

  • Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11

  • Quintette pour Piano et Quatuor a Cordes No. 1 in D minor, Op. 89: I. Molto moderato

  • Requiem in D minor, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu

  • Tristesse, Op. 6, No. 2

  • Pavane in F# minor, Op. 50

Puccini

1858 - 1924

  • Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"

  • Turandot, Atto III: "Nessun Dorma"

  • La Fanciulla del West, Act III: "Risparmiate lo scherno…Ch'ella mi creda"

  • Le Villi: La Tregenda

  • Requiem

Debussy

1862 - 1918

  • Reverie, L. 68:

  • Preludes, Book 1, L. 117: 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin

  • Petite suite, L. 65: En bateau

  • Trio pour Violin, Violoncelle, et Piano in G major: III. Andante espressivo

  • Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune

Strauss

1864 - 1949

  • Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV. 176: 1. Prelude

  • Vier letzte Lieder, AV. 150: 4. Im Abendrot

  • Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV. 190: Der Held

  • Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9, TrV. 128: II. An einsamer Quelle

  • Eine Alpensinfonie: I. Nacht - Sonnenaufgang

Sibelius

1865 - 1957

  • Finlandia, Op. 26

  • Andante Festivo, JS. 34b

  • The Tempest: Suite No. 2, Op. 109: III. Dance of the Nymphs

  • Violin Sonata in F major, JS. 178: II. Andante

  • Kullervo, Op. 7: I. Introduction: Allegro moderato

Satie

1866 - 1925

  • Gnossienne, No. 1

  • Petite ouverture a danser

  • Gnossiennes, No. 4: Lent

  • Choses vues a droite et a gauche (sans lunettes): Fantasie musculaire

  • Gymnopedie, No. 3: Lent et grave

Ravel

1875 - 1937

  • Menuet antique

  • Pavane pour une infante defunte, M. 19

  • Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: 7. Moins vif

  • Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83: 2. Adagio assai

  • Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Stravinsky

1882 - 1971

  • L'Oiseau de feu, Table I: Danse iunfernale de tous les sujets de Kachtchei

  • The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction

  • Pulcinella: III. Scherzino - Allegro - Andantino - Allegro

  • Symphony in Three Movements: I. Crotchet = 160

  • Cantate I. A lyke-wake dirge, Versus 1. Prelude - This ae nighte

Villa-Lobos

1887 - 1959

  • Saudades das Selvas Brasileiras No. 2

  • Bachianas brasileiras No. 4: I. Prelude: Lento

  • Bachianas brasileiras No. 8: I. Preludio

  • 12 Etudes for Guitar, No. 1 in E minor

  • Choros No. 10, "Rasga o Coracao"

Prokofiev

1891 - 1953

  • Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: 13. Dance of the Knights

  • Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78: 5. The Battle on Ice

  • Ivan the Terrible: 8a. Glorification

  • Piano Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 103: III. Andante tranquillo

  • Symphony No. 1 In D major, Op.25 "Classical Symphony": I. Allegro

Poulenc

1899 - 1963

  • Concerto for Organ, Strings, & Timpani in G minor, FP 93: I. Andante

  • Stabat Mater, FB 148: I. Stabat mater dolorosa

  • Salve Regina

  • Fancy, FP 174

  • Mass in G major, FP 89: I. Kyrie

Britten

1913 - 1976

  • Holiday Diary, Op. 5: II. Sailing

  • Early One Morning

  • A Hymn to the Virgin

  • Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29

  • The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Piazzolla

1921 - 1992

  • Tango Apasionada: Prologue

  • Revirado

  • Milonga del Angel

  • Tango Apasionada: Finale

  • Invierno Porteno

J. Williams

1932 -

  • Star Wars: A New Hope: Main Title

  • Star Wars: A New Hope: Imperial Attack

  • A.I.: Rogue City

  • Theme From Schindler's List

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Mischief Managed!

Part

1935 -

  • Nunc Dimittis

  • Symphony No. 3: III. Alla breve

  • Spiegel im spiegel

  • The Deer's Cry

  • Fur Alina

Glass

1937 -

  • The Olympian: Lighting of the Torch

  • Morning Passages

  • The Thin Blue Line: End Credits

  • Specifically Mixed for Your Personal Cassette Player: Opening (Remix)

  • Songs from Liquid Days, No. 3: Freezing