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Albinoni

Adagio from oboe concerto op.9 no.2

oboe+string quartet(+double bass)+harpsichord

Adagio in G minor        

organ+string quartet+double bass; may have to be abridged due to length 

Allegri

Miserere Mei, Deus   

9 voices minimum

Bach, J.S.

Adagio from violin concerto in E major  BWV1042      

violin+string quartet(+double bass) +harpsichord/organ

Music from the cantatas e.g. the funeral cantatas (106, 118 & 198)

Music from the St. Matthew & the St. John Passions or the Christmas Oratorio

Music from the motets BWV225-230

Nearly all the motets were written specifically for funeral or memorial services; much of the music is written for 8part choir (8 voices)

Bereite dich, Zion  from Christmas Oratorio                                     

alto+oboe d’amore+string quartet +organ

Jesu, joy of man’s desiring from cantata 147                                                                   

vocal quartet+oboe+organ/harp

Largo ma non tanto from concerto for 2 Violins in D minor  BWV1042   

2 violins+string quartet(+double bass) +harpsichord/organ

Elgar

Larghetto from Serenade in E minor op.20                                                  

string ensemble

Sospiri (Sighs)  op.70 

violin+ string ensemble+harp

Fauré

Sanctus &/or In Paradisum from the Requiem            

6part choir+organ

Handel

Ombra cara from Radamisto                                                                      

tenor+string quartet(+double bass)+ harpsichord/organ                                      

Where’er you walk  from Semele               

tenor+string quartet(+double bass)+ harpsichord/organ                                      

Lascia ch`io pianga from Rinaldo    

soprano+string quartet(+double bass)+ harpsichord

Angels ever bright and fair from Theodora                                                   

soprano+string quartet(+double bass)+ harpsichord

Comfort Ye from The Messiah                                                                      

tenor+string quartet(+double bass)+ harpsichord/organ; abridged                                   

I know that my Redeemer liveth from The Messiah                                                                      

soprano+string quartet(+double bass)+ harpsichord

Air from Water Music Suite no.1 in F

string ensemble+harpsichord

Marcello

Adagio from oboe concerto D minor     

oboe+string quartet(+double bass)+harpsichord

Mendelssohn

Hear my Prayer  complete motet including O for the Wings      

soprano solo+vocal quartet  +harp/organ

Mozart

Terzettino from Così fan tutte   “Soave sia il vento...”                          

2 sopranos+1 bass+string quartet (+doublebass)(+wind)                 

Larghetto from Clarinet Quintet K581                                   

clarinet+string quartet

Lachrymosa  from the Requiem                                                                     

vocal quartet+harp/string quartet(+doublebass)

Adagio from Piano concerto in A no.23 K488                                       

piano+12 players

Laudate Dominum from Vesperae solennes de Confessore K339                   

1 soprano solo+vocal quartet+string quartet(+bassoon)/harp

Andantino from flute & harp concerto in C

flute+harp+string quartet(+double bass)

Novello

We’ll gather lilacs                                                             

voice/solo instrument+string quartet 

Vivaldi

Largo from flute concerto in A minor                                                            

flute+string quartet(+double bass)+harpsichord       

Largo from The Four Seasons (Winter)           

violin+string quartet+harpsichord