| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Performer |
Vocal soloists; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses; Robert Shaw Festival Singers; Robert Shaw, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded between Apr. 28, 1979 and Mar. 28, 1993. |
| Note |
Originally released on various Telarc CDs. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Nick Jones (11 p.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Mefistofele. Prologue : excerpt / Arrigo Boito (3:38) -- Mass in G major. Agnus Dei / Francis Poulenc (Donna Carter, soprano) (4:51) -- Mass in C minor, K. 427. Kyrie / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Edith Wiens, soprano) (7:37) -- Christ on the Mount of Olives. Hallelujah / Ludwig van Beethoven (4:00) -- Vespers. Bless the Lord, O my soul / Sergei Rachmaninoff (6:10) -- Requiem, op. 9. Sanctus / Maurice Duruflé (3:18) -- Te Deum, op. 103. Te Deum laudamus : excerpt / Antonín Dvořák (2:30) -- Gloria. Et in terra pax / Antonio Vivaldi (5:59) -- Magnificat. Suscepit Israel / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:51) -- Requiem, op. 48. Pie Jesu / Gabriel Fauré (Judith Blegen, soprano) (3:37) -- Requiem. Libera me : excerpt / Giuseppe Verdi (Susan Dunn, soprano) (3:22) -- Cavalleria rusticana. Regina coeli / Pietro Mascagni (Christine Brewer, soprano) (6:15) -- Mass no. 2 in G major. Benedictus / Franz Schubert (Dawn Upshaw, soprano; David Gordon, tenor; William Stone, baritone) (4:16) -- Requiem, op. 5. Rex tremendae / Hector Berlioz (5:44) -- Symphony no. 8. Finale / Gustav Mahler (Heidi Grant Murphy. soprano; Michael Sylvester, tenor) (13:39). |
| Language |
Sung in Latin, Church Slavic, German, and Italian. |
| Subject |
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) |
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
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Masses -- Excerpts.
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Masses -- Excerpts. |
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Oratorios -- Excerpts.
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Oratorios -- Excerpts. |
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Requiems -- Excerpts.
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Requiems -- Excerpts. |
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Symphonies -- Excerpts.
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Symphonies -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Shaw, Robert, 1916-1999, conductor.
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Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
Mefistofele. Prologo in cielo.
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Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963.
Mass, G major. Agnus Dei.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Masses, K. 427, C minor. Kyrie.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Christus am Ölberge. Schlusschor der Engel.
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Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.
Vsenoshchnoe bdenie. Blagoslovi, dushe moi͡a.
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Duruflé, Maurice, 1902-1986.
Requiem, op. 9. Sanctus.
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Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
Te Deum, B. 176, G major. Te Deum laudamus.
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Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741.
Gloria, RV 589, D major. Et in terra pax.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Magnificats, BWV 243, D major. Suscepit Israel.
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Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924.
Requiem, op. 48, D minor. Pie Jesu.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Messa da Requiem. Libera me, Domine.
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Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.
Cavalleria rusticana. Regina Coeli.
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Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
Masses, D. 167, G major. Benedictus.
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Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
Grande Messe des morts. Rex tremendae.
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Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
Symphonies, no. 8, E♭ major. Komm! Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären!
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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Atlanta Symphony Chorus, performer.
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Robert Shaw Festival Singers, performer.
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| Added Title |
Essential choral masterpieces |
| Standard No. |
089408045820 |
| Music No. |
CD-80458 Telarc |
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