classical music: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

classical music: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

classical music:

Atlanta Symphony O...

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Shaw, Bonney, Quivar, Hadley, Hampson, Atlanta Symphony (Sung in English)

Thomas Hampson, Thomas Paul, ...

Telarc, 1995

Very excellent, especially the choral work
Having sung in this oratorio many times (both the contralto, and the soprano solo parts) I was very familiar with the work. What hit me first in this recording was the WORDS were not the same as those I had sung so many times. It was sort of a jolt. Instantly, that ...

25 Vivaldi Favorites

Virginio Bianchi, Nicolas Chedeville, ...

Vox (Classical), 1999

terrific
Vivaldi 25 favourites is marvelous ,it has been digitally enhanced and is certainly a keeper.Really am pleased with anything i have purchased from Amazon

The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses

Telarc, 1995

Best of American Choral Singing!
This CD could be the cornerstone of your choral music library! Wonderful performances of all of the essential choral pieces give a wonderful introduction to choral music for someone new to it, and also give a nice sampler of the best pieces for someone already familiar ...

Bella Tuscany: Music Inspired by Tuscany

Tomaso Albinoni, Giovanni Gabrieli, ...

Telarc, 2004

Bella Bellisimo
A wonderful compellation of Italian classical music. I love to hear it while I'm driving; it makes road rage disappear.

Faure Requiem Op.48 / Durufle Requiem Op.9

Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Telarc, 1990

French Choral Classics
This disk has set the standard for performing the settings of the Requiem mass by two great French masters, Gabriel Faure and Maurice Durufle. The Faure setting is an intimate one with occasional moments of tempestuousness. This particular recording features the more ...

Choral Masterpieces

Wayne Baughman, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Telarc, 1990

Uncle Abe rattles the house with this thing
I came home from work one day when my uncle was visiting my wife and myself. He was recently retired from the ministry. He had heard a lot of choral music in his life. My aunt said he had the stereo ( power end of my stereo at the time was an Adcomm 555 amp. ...

Vivaldi: Gloria; Bach: Magnificat

William Stone, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Telarc, 1989

Great Baroque Choral Music
This is the difinitive recording of Vivaldi's Gloria and Bach's Magnificat on modern instruments. Not but 50 years ago (when period performances were nearly non-existent) choirs like the Roger Wagner Chorale were butchering these works. Robert Shaw comes along and ...

Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses

Paul Plishka, Giuseppe Verdi, ...

Telarc, 1990

Great version
There are version of Verdi's Requiems in that market. I consider this to be onre the best ones I have heard. What adds to this perfomance is the quality of the manufacturer's transfer.

Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana

Osvaldo Golijov, Robert Spano, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

Anyone notice the cover image?
If you're curious, the cover image for this DG release is recycled from Bill Evans and Jim Hall's 1962 'Undercurrent' album.

Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) / Auger, Stilwell, Atlanta SO, Robert Shaw

Johannes Brahms, Robert Shaw, ...

Telarc, 1990

Another Excellent Shaw Recording
It becomes hard after awhile for me to comment on maestro Shaw's work, because I love all of it! Obviously, he definitely does not fall short with this CD. His talent of conducting was matched only by his love of music itself. The chorus and soloists are ...

Bach: Mass in B minor / McNair, Ziegler, Simpson, Aler, Stone, Paul; Shaw

Johann Sebastian Bach, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, ...

Telarc, 1990

Indescribably Beautiful and Ingenious
This remains the best recording of the B minor mass that I have ever heard. Each and every phrase soars to new levels. This recording, and of course, this mass, uplift the listener spiritually and intellectually. I own two other recordings of this mass, another by ...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast; Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis

William Stone, Wayne Baughman, ...

Telarc, 1989

Outstanding Outlandish Choral Works
Leonard Bernstein and William Walton were diverse composers, utilizing a variety of techniques, not only of their own time, but also from the past. Their most famous large-scale choral works are represented on this disk, works masterfully displaying their ...

Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation

Franz Joseph Haydn, Donna Carter, ...

Telarc, 1992

Mensa... whatever
This recording has been regarded as "required listening" for choral musicians and directors. I doubt we will find better choral singing of this piece in our lifetimes. You should have heard it LIVE! To "Mensa Girl," why did you need a recording to help you learn ...

Schubert: Masses Nos. 2 & 6

Myron Myers, William Stone, ...

Telarc, 1990

a voice teacher and early music fan
SCHUBERT, A MASTER OF THE ROMANTIC, CONDUCTED BY SHAW, A CONFIRMED PEDANTIC, MAKES A GREAT MARRIAGE IN THIS RECORDING. Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was raised a Roman Catholic in Vienna, and as a clear-voiced choir boy and violinist, he became acquainted with the ...

Poulenc: Gloria; Concerto for Organ; Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms

Francis Poulenc, Igor Stravinsky, ...

Telarc, 2004

Celebratory Music for All Seasons!
Holiday season and the stores are filled with carols and pop tunes that seem further removed from Christmas every year. At the same time all the choral ensembles around the country are scheduling the Messiah and festivals of carols and it is refreshing to turn to less ...