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| 1 | Mefistofele, opera in pro |
| 2 | Mass in G major for choru |
| 3 | Mass No. 17 for soloists, |
| 4 | Christus am Ölberge (Chri |
| 5 | Vespers (All-Night Vigil) |
| 6 | Requiem, for orchestra, o |
| 7 | Te Deum for soprano, bass |
| 8 | Gloria, for 3 solo voices |
| 9 | Magnificat, for 5 voices, |
| 10 | Requiem, for 2 solo voice |
| 11 | Requiem Mass, for soloist |
| 12 | Cavalleria rusticana, ope |
| 13 | Mass for soloists, chorus |
| 14 | Requiem (Grande Messe des |
| 15 | Symphony No. 8 in E flat |
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Absolute Heaven |
| 1.
| Mefistofele, opera: Prologue [excerpt] 3:38
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| Composed by Arrigo Boito |
| Performed by John Aler,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
John Cheek,
Morehouse-Spelman Chorus and Callanwolde Youth Singers |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 2.
| Mass in G major for chorus, FP 89: Agnus Dei 4:51
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| Composed by Poulenc |
| Performed by Donna Carter and Robert Shaw Festival Singers |
| 3.
| Mass No. 17 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor (fragment, "Great Mass"), K. 427 (K. 417a): Kyrie 7:37
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by John Aler,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Tom Krause,
Sylvia McNair,
William Stone,
Janice Taylor,
Edith Wiens and Delores Ziegler |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 4.
| Christus am Ölberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), oratorio, Op. 85: Hallelujah 4:00
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| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 5.
| Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for alto, tenor, & chorus, Op. 37: Bless the Lord, O My Soul 6:10
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| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Karl Dent and Robert Shaw Festival Singers |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 6.
| Requiem for soprano, baritone, chorus, organ, & orchestra, Op. 9: Sanctus 3:18
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| Composed by Maurice Duruflé |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Judith Blegen and James Morris |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 7.
| Te Deum for soprano, bass, chorus, & orchestra (once listed as Opp. 93 & 98), B. 176 (Op. 103): Te Deum Laudamus [excerpt] 2:30
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| Composed by Antonin Dvorák |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Christine Brewer,
Karl Dent,
Roger Roloff and Marietta Simpson |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 8.
| Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589: Gloria: Et in terra pax 5:59
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| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus,
David Gordon,
Penelope Jensen,
Marietta Simpson,
William Stone and Dawn Upshaw |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 9.
| Magnificat in D major, BWV 243: Suscepit Israel 1:51
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus,
David Gordon,
Penelope Jensen,
Marietta Simpson,
William Stone and Dawn Upshaw |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 10.
| Requiem, for 2 solo voices chorus, organ, & orchestra, Op. 48: Pie Jesu 3:37
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| Composed by Gabriel Fauré |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Judith Blegen and James Morris |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 11.
| Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Libera me [excerpt] 3:22
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| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi |
| Performed by Diane Curry,
Susan Dunn,
Jerry Hadley and Paul Plishka |
| 12.
| Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act: Regina coeli 6:15
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| Composed by Pietro Mascagni |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus,
Christine Brewer,
Karl Dent and Kevin Maynor |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 13.
| Mass for soloists, chorus, strings & organ in G major, D. 167: Benedictus 4:16
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| Composed by Franz Schubert |
| Performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus,
David Gordon,
Marietta Simpson,
William Stone,
Dawn Upshaw and Benita Valente |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 14.
| Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus, & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Rex tremendae 5:44
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| Composed by Hector Berlioz |
| Performed by John Aler,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
John Cheek,
Morehouse-Spelman Chorus and Callanwolde Youth Singers |
| Conducted by Robert Shaw |
| 15.
| Symphony No. 8 in E flat major ("Symphony of a Thousand"): Finale 13:39
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| Composed by Gustav Mahler |
| Performed by Atlanta Boys' Choir,
Kenneth Cox,
Tampa Bay Master Chorale,
Heidi Grant Murphy,
Ohio State University Chorale,
Ohio State University Symphonic Choir,
Marietta Simpson,
William Stone,
Michael Sylvester,
University of South Florida Choir,
Deborah Voigt,
Margaret Jane Wray and Delores Ziegler |