The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

~ Release by Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus, Robert Shaw Festival Singers (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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1Requiem: Dies Irae / Tuba Mirum
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
soprano vocals:
Susan Dunn (soprano)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro) (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro) (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi4:24
2Requiem, Op. 9: Pie Jesu
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1985-11-25 until 1986-05-24)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 9: V. Pie Jesu (for choir, organ and reduced orchestra (1961)) (from 1985-11-25 until 1986-05-24)
composer:
Maurice Duruflé (French composer & organist, 1902–1986) (in 1947)
arranger:
Maurice Duruflé (French composer & organist, 1902–1986) (in 1961)
part of:
Requiem, op. 9 (for choir, organ and reduced orchestra (1961))
Maurice Duruflé3:52
3Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
engineer:
Jack Renner (engineer for Telarc)
assistant producer:
Elaine Martone (engineer)
producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Boy Choir (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-18) and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-18)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-18)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-18)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-18)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-18)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
Carl Orff35:20
4Requiem, K. 626: Dies Irae / Rex Tremendae / Confutatis / Lacrimosa
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1986-02-10 until 1986-02-11)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: a. Dies irae (catch-all for unknown editions) (from 1986-02-10 until 1986-02-11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: c. Rex tremendae majestatis (catch-all for unknown editions) (from 1986-02-10 until 1986-02-11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: e. Confutatis (catch-all for unknown editions) (from 1986-02-10 until 1986-02-11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (catch-all for unknown editions) (from 1986-02-10 until 1986-02-11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart10:11
5Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-20)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus” (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-20)
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Polovtsian Dance with Choir
part of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
Alexander Borodin11:46
6Mass in B Minor: Missa: Kyrie Eleison
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 1990-03)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: I. Kyrie eleison (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ia. Kyrie: Chorus "Kyrie eleison") (in 1990-03)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:30
7Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
recording engineer:
Jack Renner (engineer for Telarc) (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20)
producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC) (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20)
harpsichord:
Layton James (harpsichordist Layton "skip" James) (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20) and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (from 1983-12-18 until 1983-12-20)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:46
8L'enfance Du Christ: The Shepherds' Farewell
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 1985-05)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”) (in 1985-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz3:31
9Requiem, Op. 48: Sanctus
solo violin:
William Preucil (violinist)
bass vocals:
James Morris (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
soprano vocals:
Judith Blegen (soprano)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: III. Sanctus (1890, second version) (from 1985-11-25 until 1986-05-24)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:33
10The Creation: The Heavens Are Telling
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1992-05-02 until 1992-05-05)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part I: XIV. Chor und Terzett: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part I (The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part I)
Joseph Haydn4:04
11Nabucco: "Va, Pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
recording engineer:
Jack Renner (engineer for Telarc) (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
miscellaneous support:
Michael Bishop (Telarc engineer/producer) (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14: task: technical assistance)
producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
editor:
Rosalind Ilett (Telarc editor) and Elaine Martone (engineer)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELARC International Corporation (in 1987)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (from 1987-04-11 until 1987-04-14)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi5:12
12Vespers: Nyne Otpushchayeshi (Now Let Thy Servant Depart)
miscellaneous support:
Thomas Knab (editor) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
engineer:
Jack Renner (engineer for Telarc)
assistant producer:
Elaine Martone (engineer)
producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
editor:
Rosalind Ilett (Telarc editor)
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Festival Singers (in 1989)
tenor vocals:
Karl Dent (tenor) (in 1989)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Eglise Saint-Pierre de Gramat in Gramat, Lot, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1989-07-26 until 1989-07-28)
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 5. Ныне отпущаеши (All-Night Vigil, op. 37: V. Lord, Now Lettest Thou) (from 1989-07-26 until 1989-07-28)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37 (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:07
13Requiem, op. 5: Dies Irae
engineer:
Jack Renner (engineer for Telarc)
producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
tenor vocals:
John Aler (tenor)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 5: II. Dies irae et Tuba mirum (from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
Requiem, op. 5 « Grande Messe des Morts »
Hector Berlioz12:16