Recordings
Lauridsen's works have been recorded on over 200 CDs, five of which have received Grammy nominations. In the 2009 movie Angels & Demons (film) noted film composer Hans Zimmer incorporated the Introitus opening of Lux Aeterna for the final scene.
Ten All-Lauridsen CDs:
| CD | Artist/Ensemble | Conductor | Awards | Content | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna | Los Angeles Master Chorale | Paul Salamunovich | Grammy nomination (1998) | Lux Aeterna (Orchestral Version), Les Chansons des Roses, Ave Maria, Mid-Winter Songs (Orchestral Version), O Magnum Mysterium | RCM |
| Lauridsen: The Complete Choral Cycles | Choral Cross-Ties | Bruce Browne | several best-of-the-year lists | Mid-Winter Songs (Chamber Version), Madrigali, Les Chansons des Roses | Freshwater |
| Lauridsen: Northwest Journey | The Portland, Oregon Chamber Chorus, Ralph Grierson, Jane Thorngren, Viklarbo Ensemble, Donald Brinegar Singers, Shelly Berg, Sunny Wilkinson, James Drollinger and Morten Lauridsen | various | Where Have the Actors Gone, Dirait-on (Duet Version), Ubi Caritas et Amor, A Winter Come, Variations, Cuatro Canciones, Madrigali and O Magnum Mysterium (Piano/Vocal Version) | RCM | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Nordic Chamber Choir / Europe | Nicol Matt | Madrigali, Lux Aeterna (Organ version), O Magnum Mysterium, Les Chansons des Roses | Hanssler Recordings | |
| Lauridsen - Lux Aeterna | Polyphony (Choir) and Britten Sinfonia / UK | Stephen Layton | Grammy nomination (2005) | Lux Aeterna (Orchestral Version), Madrigali, Ave Maria, Ubi Caritas et Amor and O Magnum Mysterium | Hyperion Records |
| Lauridsen – Nocturnes | Polyphony (Choir) and Britten Sinfonia (with Morten Lauridsen, piano and Andrew Lumsden, organ) | Stephen Layton | Mid-Winter Songs on Poems by Robert Graves, Les Chansons des Roses (Rilke), I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, O Come Let Us Sing Unto The Lord, Ave Dulcissima Maria and Nocturnes | Hyperion Records | |
| Dialogues: Musical Conversations between Composer and Conductors | 3-CD set containing conversations between Morten Lauridsen and conductors Paul Salamunovich and James Jordan discussing Morten Lauridsen’s compositions, with demonstrations by Lauridsen at the piano. | GIA Publications | |||
| Sure On This Shining Night | Voce and the Voce Chamber Artists /Hartford, CT | Mark Singleton | Movements from six vocal cycles plus four premiere CD recordings. Morten Lauridsen accompanies at the piano on several works. | Voce Recordings | |
| Morten Lauridsen – Choral Music | Elora Festival Singers / Canada | Noel Edison | several full cycles and motets | Naxos Recordings | |
| Lauridsen – Mid-Winter Songs | The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists | Matthew Culloton | the complete Nocturnes, Mid-Winter Songs, Four Madrigals on Renaissance Texts and Les Chansons des Roses plus Three Psalm Settings. | The Singers Recordings |
Numerous additional national and international CD and LP recordings of Lauridsen compositions. Following is a sampling of these recordings:
| Composition | Artist/Ensemble | Conductor | Album Title(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Magnum Mysterium | Robert Shaw Chamber Singers | Robert Shaw | Angels On High, O Magnum Mysterium, Sacred, Robert Shaw-Master of the The First Art, | Telarc |
| When Frost Moves Fast and And What of Love | Paul Sperry and Irma Vallencillo | An American Sampler | Albany | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Canterbury Choir | A Canterbury Christmas | York | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Harvard University Singers | Jameson Marvin | Christmas in the Busch | Harvard University Singers Recordings |
| O Love, Be Fed With Apples While You May | San Francisco Symphony Chorus | Vance George | Voices 1900/2000 | Delos |
| Dirait-on | Los Angeles Guitar Quartet | Air & Ground | Sony | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Los Angeles Master Chorale | Paul Salamunovich | Christmas / A KDFC Classical Christmas | RCM / KDFC |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Memphis Chamber Choir | In Every Corner Sing | Pro Organo | |
| Lament for Pasiphae and De Ton Reve Trop Plein | University of Miami Chorale | Voices and Light | Albany | |
| Dirait-on (Treble Voice Version) | Northwest Girlchoir | Echo In My Soul | Arsis | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Rhodes Singers | Timothy Sharp | Christmas at St. Mary’s | Rhodes College Singers Records |
| En Une Seule Fleur and Contre Qui Rose | Phoenix Chamber Choir (Canada) | Live in Copenhagen | PCC | |
| Lux Aeterna (Organ Version) | Donald Brinegar Singers | Donald Brinegar | Eternal Light | DBSR |
| Dirait-on | Kasilag Guitar Quartet | Kasilag Recordings | ||
| O Magnum Mysterium | St. George’s Choir | Christmas at St. George’s | Pro Organo | |
| O Nata Lux | Magnum Chorum | Light Everlasting | MC Collections | |
| La Rose Complete | Ars Nova Singers | All Sky | New Art Recordings | |
| Madrigali and Les Chansons des Roses | USC Chamber Choir | USC Recordings | ||
| O Magnum Mysterium | The Trinity Choir (Boston) | Radiant Light | Dorian | |
| A Winter Come | Elin Carlson | And What Of Love | Singularity Records | |
| Dirait-on (Voice/Guitar) | Chvatal and S. Kritzer | Songs of the Americas | Miramont | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Dallas Symphony Chorus | Dallas Christmas Gala | Delos | |
| Be Still, My Soul, Be Still | Yoav Ensemble | Yoav Chamber Ensemble | Orion | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | The New York Concert Singers | Judith Clurman | A Season’s Promise | New World Recordings |
| Four Madrigals on Renaissance Texts, Psalm 29 and Mid-Winter Songs | USC Chamber Singers | Rodney Eichenberger | Opus Records | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Dale Warland Singers | Dale Warland | American Favorites | Gothic Records |
| O Magnum Mysterium | The Bach Choir: Choristers of Winchester Cathedral | Noel! | Priory Records LTD (UK) | |
| Madrigali: Six “FireSongs” on Italian Renaissance Poems | Seattle Pro Musica | Karen Thomas | Alnight by the Rose | SPM Recordings |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Loyola Marymount Singers | A Christmas Gala | Delos | |
| Dirait-on | Los Angeles Guitar Quartet | Summer Guitars | FM Recordings | |
| Mid-Winter Songs and O Magnum Mysterium | Antioch Chamber Ensemble | Joshua Copeland | Winter Songs | ACE Recordings |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Handel and Haydn Society Chorus | Peace | AVI | |
| Mid-Winter Songs and Les Chansons des Roses | Donald Brinegar Singers | Donald Brinegar | DBSR | |
| O Magnum Mysterium (Concert Band Version) | University of Michigan Symphony Band | Michael Haithcock | Equalibrium | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | San Francisco Chamber Singers | Island In Space | Ososke | |
| When Frost Moves Fast | Juliana Gondek and Roger Vignoles | Phillip-Pateck | ||
| O Magnum Mysterium | Magnum Chorum | Wonderful Mystery | MC Recordings | |
| Madrigali | University of Alberta Madrigal Singers | L. Ratzlaff | Arktos | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Choir of the West | Richard Sparks | Rejoice and Sing | PLU Recordings |
| Dirait-on (Solo Voice and Piano Version) | Hillary Hight Daw and Barbara Efird | Americans in Paris | ACA | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | National Lutheran Choir | René Clausen | A Holy Solemnity | National Lutheran Choir Records |
| Fanfare for Brass Sextet and O Magnum Mysterium | San Francisco Bay Brass | |||
| O Magnum Mysterium | Princeton Singers | Steven Sametz | PSR | |
| Les Chansons des Roses | Los Angeles Chamber Singers | Peter Rutenberg | Romancero Gitano | RCM |
| O Magnum Mysterium | South Bend Singers | Christmas at Loretto | Pro Organo | |
| Dirait-on | Tim Seelig/Turtle Creek Chorale | Tim Seelig (and vocalist) | Two Worlds | TCC Records |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Cleveland Orchestra Chorus | Robert Porco | Christmas at Severance Hall | Cleveland Orchestra/Musical Arts |
| Ave Maria | Rhodes Singers | Timothy Sharp | Christmas at St. Mary’s | Rhodes College Singers Records |
| O Magnum Mysterium (solo version) | Janeanne Houston, soprano | Living Mysteries | Elmgrove Productions | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Chicago a cappella (ensemble) | Jonathan Miller | Holidays-a cappella Live! | Chicago a cappella Records |
| O Nata Lux and O Magnum Mysterium | Cheyenne Chamber Singers | CCS Records | ||
| O Magnum Mysterium (TTBB Version) | Turtle Creek Chorale | Timothy Seelig | One World | TCC Records |
| O Nata Lux | KantoreI | Richard Larson | Pillars of Light | Kantorel |
| O Magnum Mysterium | The Choral Project | Water and Light | Clarion | |
| Dirait-on | Rose Wynde | Distant Ayres | Sunridge | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Cincinnati May Festival Chorus | Christmas with the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus | CSO | |
| Sonata for Trumpet and Piano | Roy Poper/Brian Pezzone | |||
| O Magnum Mysterium | Lumen Valo | Mysterium | LVCD (Finland) | |
| O Magnum Mysterium (Concert Band Version) | Northwestern University Concert Band | Mallory Thompson | Summit Records | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Los Angeles Master Chorale | LA Master Chorale – Live from Walt Disney Concert Hall | ||
| Sa Nuit d’Ete and two Madrigali | Seattle Pro Musica | American Masterpieces | SPM | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Octarium | Hodie | Soundtrack | |
| Lux Aeterna | Sacramento Choral Society | European Horizons | SCS Recordings | |
| O Nata Lux | Samford University Choir | How Can I Keep From Singing | SU | |
| Dirait-on | Spivey Hall Children’s Choir | I’ll Be Seeing You | ACA Recordings | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Anam Cara | Innisfree | GIA | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Richard Zielinski Singers | American Voices | RZR | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Tiffany Consort | Nicholas White | O Magnum Mysterium (Grammy Nominee, 2006) | MSR Classics |
| Ov’e, Lass’, Il Bel Viso? | U of Miami Chorale | What Dreams May Come | Albany | |
| Contre qui, rose | Chicago a cappella (ensemble) | Jonathan Miller | Electric | Centaur |
| O Magnum Mysterium and O Nata Lux | Faber Singers | Simon Halsey | Adoro Te | Faber Music Unlimited |
| Soneto de la Noche | Santa Fe Desert Chorale | Linda Mack | Passion | Clarion |
| Ubi Caritas et Amor | The Abbey School Choir, Twekesbury | Benjamin Nicholas | Light of the World | Signum Classics |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Columbus State University Wind Ensemble | Velocity | Summit | |
| Contre Qui, Rose, O Nata Lux and O Magnum Mysterium | Sacred Treasures IV: Choral Masterworks | Heart of Space Records | ||
| Ubi Caritas et Amor | Trinity Choir, Trinity Church, Boston | Brian Jones | Sounds of Light | Gothic Records |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Coro | The Lover’s Ghost | Dal Segno | |
| Ave Dulcissima Maria | Cantus | Cantus | Cantus Recordings | |
| Four Madrigals on Renaissance Texts, O Magnum Mysterium and Nocturnes | USC Chamber Singers | Legacy | USC Recordings | |
| Lux Aeterna | Olympia Choral Society | Light and Joy | Chinook Wind Records | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | United States Coastguard Band | Holiday Fanfare | USCGA | |
| Mid-Winter Songs | USC Chamber Choir | USC Thornton Chamber Choir in Taipei | USC | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Stellenbosch Libertas Choir | Christmas with the Stellenbosch Libertas Choir | SLC Records | |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Polyphony (choir) | A Christmas Present from Polyphony | Hyperion | |
| Nocturnes | Amedeus-Chor | Nicol Matt | Amerikanische Chormusik | ARS |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Dale Warland Singers | Dale Warland | Lux Aurumque | Gothic Records |
| Se Per Havervi, Oime | Schola Cantorum and Nordic Voices | Audiens | Lindberg | |
| Contre Qui, Rose | Octarium | Modern Masters | Blackwood Recordings | |
| Ave Maria | Schola Cantorum of Oxford | Sweet is the Memory | Faber Recordings | |
| Soneto de la Noche and Sure On This Shining Night | Conspirare | Craig Hella Johnson | A Conspiracy of Voices (Grammy Nominee, 2010) | Conspirare |
| Sure on this Shining Night | The Voices of Anam Cara | Angels in the Architecture | GIA | |
| Fanfare for Brass Sextet and O Magnum Mysterium | The Bay Brass | Sound The Bells! | Harmonia Mundi |
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