PSALMS OF JOY AND SORROW

Songs of the Heart
�In the Torah and the [books of the] Prophets, God reaches out to man. The initiative is His. The message is His. He communicates, we receive�. In the Psalms, human beings reach out to God. The initiative is human. The language is human. We make an effort to communicate. He receives�. The human soul extends itself beyond its confining, sheltering, impermanent house of clay. It gropes for an experience of the divine Presence.� �Nahum Sarna

Unique among liturgies in their singular blend of majestic grandeur, lofty sentiments, and poignant simplicity, the Psalms embrace virtually every basic human emotion and mood, always in the context of faith.

Tracklist

Rochberg, George
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Laudibus (Choir)
Brewer, Michael (Conductor)
1 Psalm 23 03:42
Laudibus (Choir)
Brewer, Michael (Conductor)
2 Psalm 150 05:15
Laudibus (Choir)
Brewer, Michael (Conductor)
Druckman, Jacob
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Rochester Singers (Choir)
Miller, Aaron (organ)
Adler, Samuel (Conductor)
3 Psalm 93 02:02
Rochester Singers (Choir)
Miller, Aaron (organ)
Adler, Samuel (Conductor)
Mamlok, Ursula
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Laudibus (Choir)
Brewer, Michael (Conductor)
4 Cantata based on Psalm 1 07:38
Laudibus (Choir)
Brewer, Michael (Conductor)
Wyner, Yehudi
BBC Singers (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Finkelstein, Meir (tenor)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
5 Ma Tovu 02:33
BBC Singers (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Finkelstein, Meir (tenor)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
BBC Singers (Choir)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Finkelstein, Meir (tenor)
6 Shiru Ladonai (Psalm 96) 02:38
BBC Singers (Choir)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Finkelstein, Meir (tenor)
Gideon, Miriam
Corp, Ronald (Conductor)
Potton, Hugh (organ)
Mason, Patrick (baritone)
London Chorus (Choir)
7 Ma Tovu 02:21
Corp, Ronald (Conductor)
Potton, Hugh (organ)
Mason, Patrick (baritone)
London Chorus (Choir)
Mason, Patrick (baritone)
Potton, Hugh (organ)
London Chorus (Choir)
Corp, Ronald (Conductor)
8 Adonai Malakh (Psalm 93) 01:51
Mason, Patrick (baritone)
Potton, Hugh (organ)
London Chorus (Choir)
Corp, Ronald (Conductor)
Kalmanoff, Martin
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Mizrahi, Alberto (cantor)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
9 The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) 04:06
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Mizrahi, Alberto (cantor)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Glass, Philip
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Rickenbacher, Karl Anton (Conductor)
Bikel, Theodore (narrator)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Coral Carmina (Choir)
10 Psalm 126 03:53
Rickenbacher, Karl Anton (Conductor)
Bikel, Theodore (narrator)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Coral Carmina (Choir)
Waxman, Donald
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Evans, Joseph (tenor)
11 II. The 23rd Psalm of David 02:47
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Evans, Joseph (tenor)
12 IV. Jonah's Prayer from The Belly of the Whale 05:52
Evans, Joseph (tenor)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shapey, Ralph
Herman, Henry - Lyricist
Morgensztern, Menachem Mendl - Lyricist
Shelley, Percy Bysshe - Lyricist
Thomas of Celano - Lyricist
Jones, Henry Arthur - Lyricist
Whitman, Walt - Lyricist
BBC Singers (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Leonard, Sarah (soprano)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
13 Prologue: Prais'd Be 01:01
BBC Singers (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Leonard, Sarah (soprano)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
14 I. Master of the Universe 02:12
Leonard, Sarah (soprano)
BBC Singers (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
15 II. Thy Covenant 02:30
BBC Singers (Choir)
Leonard, Sarah (soprano)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
16 III. Day of Wrath 02:29
BBC Singers (Choir)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
Leonard, Sarah (soprano)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
17 Epilogue: Life and Joy 00:34
Leonard, Sarah (soprano)
Itai, Avner (Conductor)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
BBC Singers (Choir)
Strassburg, Robert
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir (Choir)
Gardner, Patrick (Conductor)
Bischof, Justin (organ)
18 Psalm 117 02:04
Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir (Choir)
Gardner, Patrick (Conductor)
Bischof, Justin (organ)
Schalit, Heinrich
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
New York Cantorial Choir (Choir)
Miller, Aaron (organ)
Adler, Samuel (Conductor)
19 The 23rd Psalm 01:44
New York Cantorial Choir (Choir)
Miller, Aaron (organ)
Adler, Samuel (Conductor)
Zilberts, Zavel
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Mizrahi, Alberto (tenor)
Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher (organ)
Neimah Singers (Choir)
Schola Hebraeica (Choir)
Studio ensemble (Ensemble)
Levin, Neil (Conductor)
20 Psalm 137 (Al Naharot Bavel) 09:56
Mizrahi, Alberto (tenor)
Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher (organ)
Neimah Singers (Choir)
Schola Hebraeica (Choir)
Studio ensemble (Ensemble)
Levin, Neil (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:07:08