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Absolute Heaven - Essential Choral Masterpieces - Robert Shaw: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses, Robert Shaw Festival Singers / Telarc Audio CD 1997 Stereo / CD-80458

UPC 089408045820

Label:	Telarc – CD-80458
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:
Released:	1997
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Modern

Tracklist:

Arrigo Boito–

Mefistofele: Prologue (Excerpt)

Bass Vocals – John Cheek

Chorus – Morehouse-Spelman Chorus, Young Singers Of Callanwolde

Tenor Vocals – John Aler

3:38
2	Francis Poulenc–	Mass In G Major: Agnus Dei Chorus – Robert Shaw Festival Singers Soprano Vocals – Donna Carter

4:51
3	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart–	Mass In C Minor, K.427: Kyrie Baritone Vocals – Tom Krause, William Stone (3) Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Dolores Ziegler, Janice Taylor (2) Soprano Vocals – Edith Wiens, Sylvia McNair Tenor Vocals – John Aler

7:37
4	Ludwig van Beethoven–	Christ On The Mount Of Olives: Hallelujah	4:00
5	Sergei Rachmaninoff–	Vespers: Bless The Lord, O My Soul Chorus – Robert Shaw Festival Singers Tenor Vocals – Karl Dent

6:10
6	Maurice Duruflé–	Requiem, Op.9: Sanctus Bass Vocals – James Morris (5) Soprano Vocals – Judith Blegen

3:18
7	Antonín Dvořák–	Te Deum, Op.103 Bass Vocals – Roger Roloff Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Marietta Simpson Soprano Vocals – Christine Brewer Tenor Vocals – Karl Dent

2:30
8	Antonio Vivaldi–	Gloria: Et In Terra Pax Baritone Vocals – William Stone (3) Chorus – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Marietta Simpson Soprano Vocals – Dawn Upshaw, Penelope Jensen Tenor Vocals – David Gordon (7)

5:59
9	Johann Sebastian Bach–	Magnificat: Suscepit Israel Baritone Vocals – William Stone (3) Chorus – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Marietta Simpson Soprano Vocals – Dawn Upshaw, Penelope Jensen Tenor Vocals – David Gordon (7)

1:51
10	Gabriel Fauré–	Requiem, Op.48: Pie Jesu Bass Vocals – James Morris (5) Soprano Vocals – Judith Blegen

3:37
11	Giuseppe Verdi–	Requiem: Libera Me (Excerpt) Bass Vocals – Paul Plishka Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Diane Curry Soprano Vocals – Susan Dunn Tenor Vocals – Jerry Hadley

3:22
12	Pietro Mascagni–	Cavalleria Rustcana: Regina Coeli Bass Vocals – Kevin Maynor Chorus – Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus Soprano Vocals – Christine Brewer Tenor Vocals – Karl Dent

6:15
13	Franz Schubert–	Mass No.2 In G Major: Benedictus Baritone Vocals – Myron Myers, William Stone (3) Chorus – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Marietta Simpson Soprano Vocals – Benita Valente, Dawn Upshaw Tenor Vocals – David Gordon (7), Glenn Siebert, John Humphrey (6)

4:16
14	Hector Berlioz–	Requiem, Op.5: Rex Tremendae Bass Vocals – John Cheek Chorus – Morehouse-Spelman Chorus, Young Singers Of Callanwolde Tenor Vocals – John Aler

5:44
15	Gustav Mahler–	Symphony No.8: Finale Baritone Vocals – William Stone (3) Bass Vocals – Kenneth Cox Choir – Atlanta Boy Choir Chorus – Master Chorale Of Tampa Bay, Ohio State University Chorale, Ohio State University Symphonic Choir, University Of South Florida Chorus Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Delores Ziegler, Marietta Simpson Soprano Vocals – Deborah Voigt, Heidi Grant Murphy, Margaret Jane Wray Tenor Vocals – Michael Sylvester