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The Dream of Gerontius

Elgar’s *The Dream of Gerontius* is a sacred oratorio based on Cardinal Newman’s poem. Composed in 1900, it depicts the...

Romantic English Sacred Catholic

9.4 Excellent

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Elijah

Mendelssohn’s *Elijah* is a German oratorio based on the biblical story of the prophet Elijah. Composed in 1846, it show...

German Romantic Sacred Biblical

9.3 Excellent

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Belshazzar's Feast

Walton’s *Belshazzar’s Feast* is a 20th-century oratorio based on the Book of Daniel. The work depicts the final, opulen...

20TH Century English Sacred Biblical

9.3 Excellent

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The Creation (Die Schöpfung)

Haydn’s *Die Schöpfung* (The Creation) is a sacred oratorio composed in 1798. It portrays the biblical narrative of crea...

Classical Austrian Haydn Sacred

9.2 Excellent

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Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 is a substantial musical work comprising six cantatas created in 1734. These piec...

German Baroque Christmas Sacred

9.0 Excellent

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L'Enfance du Christ

Hector Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) is a 1854 oratorio exploring the biblical story of the Ho...

Romantic French Christmas Sacred

9.0 Excellent

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St. Luke Passion

Krzysztof Penderecki’s St. Luke Passion is a 20th-century Polish oratorio commemorating the 700th anniversary of Münster...

Polish Passion 20TH Century Sacred

9.0 Excellent

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Saul

Saul is an oratorio by George Handel composed in 1739. It depicts the life of King Saul from the Hebrew Bible, exploring...

Baroque English Sacred Biblical

8.8 Great

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Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

Honegger’s *Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher* presents a powerful oratorio exploring the events surrounding Joan of Arc's trial an...

Swiss 20TH Century Sacred Honegger

8.8 Great

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Membra Jesu Nostri

Membra Jesu Nostri, composed by Dieterich Buxtehude in 1680, is a significant baroque oratorio. It presents the story of...

Baroque Passion Sacred Buxtehude

8.8 Great

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Israel in Egypt

Israel in Egypt is an English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The work is unique within Ha...

Baroque English Sacred Biblical

8.7 Great

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Passio (Pärt)

Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem (The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to John) is a musical...

Passion Contemporary Sacred Estonian

8.5 Great

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Christmas History (Weihnachtshistorie)

The Weihnachtshistorie (Christmas History), designated SWV 435, is a sacred oratorio composed by Heinrich Schütz in 1664...

German Baroque Christmas Sacred

7.8 Good

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The Gospel According to the Other Mary

The Gospel According to the Other Mary is an oratorio composed by John Adams with a libretto by Peter Sellars, premierin...

American Contemporary Sacred Biblical

7.8 Good

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St. John Passion (MacMillan)

The St. John Passion is a large-scale choral work composed by Scottish composer James MacMillan in 2007 and 2008. Writte...

Passion Contemporary Sacred Scottish

7.8 Good

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Hodie

Hodie (This Day) is a Christmas cantata composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1954, catalogued as his last major choral-...

Modern Christmas English Sacred

7.5 Good

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Water Passion after St. Matthew

Water Passion after St. Matthew is a Passion oratorio composed by Tan Dun in 2000 for the 250th anniversary of Johann Se...

Passion Contemporary Sacred Chinese American

7.2 Good

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Oratorio de Noël

Oratorio de Noël, or Christmas Oratorio, is a sacred choral work by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, written in 1858...

Romantic French Christmas Sacred

7.0 Good

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Legend of St. Christopher (Parker)

A Legend of Saint Christopher is an oratorio composed by the American musician Horatio Parker in 1898. It is based on th...

Romantic American Sacred Hagiographic

6.3 Fair

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Der Stern von Bethlehem

Der Stern von Bethlehem is a German Christmas oratorio by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Its subject is the Nativity of Jesu...

German Romantic Christmas Sacred

5.5 Mediocre