Absolute Heaven (ultimate collection of ... choral classics)

~ Release by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Robert Shaw (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Mefistofele: Prologue (Excerpt)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Mefistofele: Prologo. "Ave Signor" (Coro)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Prologo
Arrigo Boito3:45
2Mass in G Major: Agnus Dei
engineer:
Jack Renner (engineer for Telarc)
producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
editor:
Erica Brenner (producer/editor)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers (on 1989-07-28)
soprano vocals:
Donna Carter (soprano) (on 1989-07-28)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (on 1989-07-28)
recorded at:
Eglise Saint-Pierre de Gramat in Gramat, Lot, Occitanie (Occitania), France (on 1989-07-28)
recording of:
Messe en sol majeur, FP 89: V. Agnus Dei (on 1989-07-28)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1937-08)
part of:
Messe en sol majeur, FP 89
Francis Poulenc4:56
3Mass in C Minor, K427: Kyrie
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
soprano vocals:
Edith Wiens (soprano)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Missa in c-Moll, K.427/417a ('Große Messe'): I. Kyrie
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1782 until 1783)
part of:
Missa in c-Moll, K. 427/417a ('Große Messe') (Great Mass in C minor, K. 427/417a, fragment)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:42
4Christ on the Mount of Olives: Hallelujah
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1985-05-10)
recording of:
Christ on the Mount of Olives: Hallelujah
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Christus am Ölberge for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 85: VII. Choir "Preiset ihn, ihr Engelchöre"
recording of:
Christus am Ölberge for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 85: VIf. Choir of Angels "Welten singen Dank und Ehre"
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1803)
revised by:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1804)
part of:
Christus am Ölberge for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 85: VI
Ludwig van Beethoven4:05
5Vespers: Bless the Lord, O My Soul
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:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers (from 1989-07-26 until 1989-07-28)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1989-07-26 until 1989-07-28)
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: 2. Благослови, душе моя (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: II. Praise the Lord, O My Soul) (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 Rachmaninov6:15
6Requiem, Op9: Sanctus
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Festival Singers and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (on 1985-11-25)
vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (on 1985-11-25)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (on 1985-11-25)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 9: IV. Sanctus (for choir, organ and reduced orchestra (1961)) (on 1985-11-25)
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))
recording of:
Requiem, op. 9: IV. Sanctus (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))
recording of:
Requiem, op. 9: IV. Sanctus (for choir, organ and full orchestra, 1947)
composer:
Maurice Duruflé (French composer & organist, 1902–1986) (in 1947)
part of:
Requiem, op. 9 (for choir, organ and full orchestra, 1947)
Maurice Duruflé3:24
7Te Deum, Op103: Te Deum Laudamus (Excerpt)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
partial recording of:
Te Deum, op. 103: I. Allegro moderato, maestoso -
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1892-06-25 until 1892-07-28)
part of:
Te Deum, op. 103, B. 176 (Te Deum, Op. 103, B. 176)
Antonín Dvořák2:35
8Gloria: Et in Terra Pax
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
Antonio Vivaldi6:04
9Magnificat: Suscepit Israel
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marietta Simpson (mezzo-soprano) (from 1988-12-19 until 1988-12-20)
soprano vocals:
Penelope Jensen (American soprano) (from 1988-12-19 until 1988-12-20) and Dawn Upshaw (soprano) (from 1988-12-19 until 1988-12-20)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-12-19 until 1988-12-20)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1988-12-19 until 1988-12-20)
recorded at:
Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1988-12-19 until 1988-12-20)
recording of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243: X. Aria (Sopran I, Sopran II, Alt) "Suscepit Israel" (from 1988-12-19 until 1988-12-20)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1733-07-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1728 until 1731)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach1:56
10Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
soprano vocals:
Judith Blegen (soprano)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:43
11Requiem: Libera Me (Excerpt)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
soprano vocals:
Susan Dunn (soprano)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
partial recording of:
Messa da requiem: VIId. Libera me: Libera me, Domine
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
version of:
Messa per Rossini: VIId. Responsorium. Libera me, Domine: Libera me
part of:
Messa da requiem: VII. Libera me (soprano, coro)
Giuseppe Verdi3:46
12Cavalleria Rusticana: Regina Coeli
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni6:19
13Mass No. 2 in G Major: Benedictus
baritone vocals:
William Stone (American baritone)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
tenor vocals:
David Gordon (American concert and opera tenor)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Mass no. 2 in G major, D. 167: V. Benedictus
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1815)
part of:
Mass no. 2 in G major, D. 167
Franz Schubert3:36
14Requiem, Op. 5: Rex Tremendae
engineer:
Jack Renner (engineer for Telarc)
producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Festival Singers and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1979-04-28 until 1979-04-29, from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-04-28 until 1979-04-29, from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1979-04-28 until 1979-04-29, 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: IV. Rex tremendae (from 1979-04-28 until 1979-04-29)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
Requiem, op. 5 « Grande Messe des Morts »
recording of:
Requiem, op. 5: IV. Rex tremendae (from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
Requiem, op. 5 « Grande Messe des Morts »
Hector Berlioz5:50
15Symphony No. 8: Finale
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Robert Shaw Festival Singers
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
tenor vocals:
Michael Sylvester (American tenor)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust (Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1906)
librettist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
part of:
Symphony no. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
Gustav Mahler13:38