| Description |
4 audio discs (66:57 / 55:01 / 74:22 / 64:45) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (48 pages : 11 cm) in container |
| 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 |
| Note |
68 choral favorites performed by 11 different choirs. All previously released material. |
| Performer |
The Norman Luboff Choir ; The Robert Shaw Chorale ; Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians ; The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Richard P. Condie, director ; The Vienna Choir Boys ; The Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Robert Shaw, director ; The London Philharmonic Choir, Lee Holdridge, director ; The Vocal Majority ; The All-American Boys Chorus ; The Johnny Mann Singers ; The Ambrosian Singers. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Booklet contains program notes and an index by title. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The Norman Luboff Choir : Begin the Beguine ; Bali Ha'i ; In the still of the night ; Ruby ; Falling in love with love ; Unchained melody ; Where or when ; Moon of Manakoora ; An affair to remember ; Tonight -- The Robert Shaw Chorale : Hello, Dolly! ; All the things you are ; Dancing in the dark ; Sunrise, sunset ; Standing on the corner ; Through the years ; A kiss in the dark ; Oklahoma! |
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Disc 2. Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians : Sleep ; Younger than springtime ; Hello, young lovers ; Sweetheart of Sigma Chi ; He's got the whole world in his hands ; Smoke gets in your eyes ; Autumn leaves ; Dry bones ; Ev'ry time I feel the spirit ; This is my country -- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir : This land is your land ; Beautiful dreamer ; Yankee doodle boy ; Home on the range ; Shenandoah ; Oh, Susanna ; Battle hymn of the republic ; You're a grand old flag. |
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Disc 3. The Vienna Choir Boys : On the beautiful blue Danube ; Ave Maria ; A mighty fortress is our God ; Greensleeves ; Panis angelicus -- The Atlanta Symphony Chorus : Heavens are telling (Creation) ; How lovely is thy dwelling place (German Requiem) ; He watching over Israel (Elijah) ; Sanctus (Durufle Requiem) ; Hallelujah (Christ on the Mount of Olives) -- The London Philharmonic Choir : Three Hymn Medleys. |
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Disc 4. The Vocal Majority : Ol' man river ; Waiting for the Robert E. Lee ; No arms can ever hold you ; Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie ; God bless America ; I'll be seeing you -- The All-American Boys Chorus : Alexander's ragtime band ; Marches of John Philip Sousa (medley) ; America the beautiful ; On the sunny side of the street ; Medley: Seventy-six trombones ; Before the parade passes by -- The Johnny Mann Singers : You'll never walk alone ; It was a very good year ; Here's to the winners ; Star of Bethlehem ; Medley: In the garden ; It is well with my soul -- The Ambrosian Singers : Ave Verum Corpus / Mozart ; Va, pensiero / Nabucco ; Evening Prayer (Hänsel and Gretel). |
| Subject |
Choruses, Sacred (Equal voices)
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Choruses, Sacred (Equal voices) |
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) |
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Choruses, Secular (Equal voices)
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices)
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) |
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Choruses, Secular (Men's voices)
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Choruses, Secular (Men's voices) |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Norman Luboff Choir, performer.
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Robert Shaw Chorale, performer.
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Pennsylvanians (Musical group), performer.
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir, performer.
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Wiener Sängerknaben, performer.
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Atlanta Symphony Chorus, performer.
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London Philharmonic Choir, performer.
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Vocal Majority (Musical group), performer.
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All-American Boys Chorus, performer.
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Johnny Mann Singers, performer.
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Ambrosian Singers, performer.
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| Music No. |
RF7-026-1 Reader's Digest Music |
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RF7-026-2 Reader's Digest Music |
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RF7-026-3 Reader's Digest Music |
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RF7-026-4 Reader's Digest Music |
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ECD4-5794 Reader's Digest Music |
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ECD4-5792 Reader's Digest Music |
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ECD4-5793 Reader's Digest Music |
