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Table of Contents:

• Mefistofele. Prologue : excerpt / Arrigo Boito (3:43)
• Mass in G major. Agnus Dei / Francis Poulenc (Donna Carter, soprano) (4:54)
• Mass in C minor, K. 427. Kyrie / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Edith Wiens, soprano) (7:40)
• Christ on the Mount of Olives. Hallelujah / Ludwig van Beethoven (4:03)
• Vespers. Bless the Lord, O my soul / Sergei Rachmaninoff (6:11)
• Requiem, op. 9. Sanctus / Maurice Duruflé (3:19)
• Te Deum, op. 103. Te Deum laudamus : excerpt / Antonín Dvořák (2:33)
• Gloria. Et in terra pax / Antonio Vivaldi (6:02)
• Magnificat. Suscepit Israel / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:54)
• Requiem, op. 48. Pie Jesu / Gabriel Fauré (Judith Blegen, soprano) (3:37)
• Requiem. Libera me : excerpt / Giuseppe Verdi (Susan Dunn, soprano) (3:44)
• Cavalleria rusticana. Regina coeli / Pietro Mascagni (Christine Brewer, soprano) (6:17)
• 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 (5:48)
• Symphony no. 8. Finale / Gustav Mahler (Heidi Grant Murphy. soprano; Michael Sylvester, tenor) (13:38).

Contributors:

Shaw, Robert, 1916-1999 , conductor

Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918

Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943

Duruflé, Maurice, 1902-1986

Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904

Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Atlanta Symphony Chorus , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Robert Shaw Festival Singers , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Languages:

Latin
Church Slavic
German
Italian

Language Notes:

Sung in Latin, Church Slavic, German, and Italian.

Included Works:

Mefistofele [by Boito, A.] > Prologo in cielo

Mass, G major [by Poulenc, F.] > Agnus Dei

Masses [by Mozart, W.A.] > K. 427, C minor > Kyrie

Christus am Ölberge [by Beethoven, L.v.] > Schlusschor der Engel

Vsenoshchnoe bdenie [by Rachmaninoff, S.] > Blagoslovi, dushe moi︠a︡

Requiem, op. 9 [by Duruflé, M.] > Sanctus

Te Deum, B. 176, G major [by Dvořák, A.] > Te Deum laudamus

Gloria, RV 589, D major [by Vivaldi, A.] > Et in terra pax

Magnificats [by Bach, J.S.] > BWV 243, D major > Suscepit Israel

Requiem, op. 48, D minor [by Fauré, G.] > Pie Jesu

Messa da Requiem [by Verdi, G.] > Libera me, Domine

Cavalleria rusticana [by Mascagni, P.] > Regina Coeli

Masses [by Schubert, F.] > D. 167, G major > Benedictus

Grande Messe des morts [by Berlioz, H.] > Rex tremendae

Symphonies [by Mahler, G.] > No. 8, E♭ major > Komm! Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären!

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Absolute heaven (Cleveland, OH : Telarc, ℗1997 — OCLC Number 37258321)

Subjects:

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)

Operas — Excerpts

Masses — Excerpts

Oratorios — Excerpts

Requiems — Excerpts

Symphonies — Excerpts

Genres:

Hymns

Excerpts

Oratorios

Masses

Requiems

Operas

Symphonies

Performers:

Vocal soloists; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses; Robert Shaw Festival Singers; Robert Shaw, conductor.

General Notes:

Recorded 1979 April 28-1993 March 28.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)
K. 427
B. 176
RV 589
BWV 243
op. 48
D. 167
no. 8

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: USTE10701458
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10405236
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10406150
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10301119
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10402172
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10311135
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10702458
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10302194
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10322194
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10304135
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10703458
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10314333
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10305212
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10204109
International Standard Recording Code: USTE10704458
Publisher Number, Telarc: 00888072454668

OCLC Numbers:

1402108751