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Performer: Robert Shaw

A FESTIVAL OF CAROLS: (Review by George Chien)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Academic Festival Overture. Gesang... (Arturo Toscanini) (Review by Peter Burwasser)

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O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM: (Review by J. F. Weber)

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SONGS OF ANGELS- CHRISTMAS HYMNS AND CAROLS: (Review by Richard Burke)

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ADAMS, JOHN: Harmonium (Review by Raymond Tuttle)

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ARGENTO: I Hate and I Love (Review by James H. North)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Magnificat in D, BWV 243 (Review by George Chien)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Mass in B Minor, BWV232 (Review by Ralph V. Lucano)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Mass in B Minor (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Mass in b, BWV 232 (Review by Michael Carter)

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BADINGS: Trois Chansons bretonnes (Review by James H. North)

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BARBER, SAMUEL: Agnus Dei (Review by Martin Anderson)

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BARBER, SAMUEL: Prayers of Kierkegaard (Review by Walter Simmons)

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BARTÓK: Cantata Profana (Review by Walter Simmons)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Christ on the Mount of Olives (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Fidelio (Review by Bob Rose)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Mass in C, op. 86. Elegaic Song, op. 118. Calm Sea Prosperous Voyage, op. 112 (Review by James H. North)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Missa Solemnis in D, Op. 123 (Review by Elliott Kaback)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125 (“Choral“) (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 9 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 9 (Review by Raymond Tuttle)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 9 (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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BERLIOZ: L'Enfance du Christ (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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BERLIOZ: Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7 (Review by Howard Kornblum)

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BERLIOZ: Requiem (Grand Messe des morts), Op. 5 (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Chichester Psalms. Missa Brevis (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: West Side Story (Review by Paul Turok)

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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: West Side Story (Review by Royal S. Brown)

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BIZET: Carmen (Review by Bob Rose)

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BLITZSTEIN: Symphony (“The Airborne“). Dusty Sun (Review by James H. North)

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BOITO, ARRIGO: Mefistofele (Review by George Chien)

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BOITO, ARRIGO: Mefistofele (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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BORODIN: Prince Igor (Review by John Bauman)

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BORODIN: Prince Igor (Review by James Miller)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: A German Requiem, Op. 45 (Review by John Bauman)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Alto Rhapsody, op. 53 Gesang der Parzen, op. 89. Nänie, op. 82. Schicksalsiied, op.54 (Review by David Johnson)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Concerto No. 2 in B♭ for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 83 (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: German Requiem (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Liebeslieder Waltzes, op 52a (Review by Henry Fogel)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Liebeslieder Waltzes, op. 52. Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, op. 65. Seven Evening Songs (Review by John Bauman)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52. Gesang der Parzen (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

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BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols. Festival Te Deum. Rejoice in the Lamb (Review by George Chien)

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BRITTEN: Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27 (Review by James H. North)

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BRITTEN: War Requiem, op. 66 (Review by J. F. Weber)

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CHANT, GREGORIAN: Stabat Mater (Review by Walter Simmons)

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CHANT, GREGORIAN: Stabat Mater (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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COPLAND, AARON: Fanfare for the Common Man (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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COPLAND, AARON: Fanfare for the Common Man. Rodeo (Review by James Reel)

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DEBUSSY: Trois Chansons (Review by James H. North)

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DONIZETTI: Don Pasquale (Review by Bob Rose)

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DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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DURUFLÉ, MAURICE: Requiem, Op. 9 (Review by George Chien)

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DURUFLÉ, MAURICE: Requiem (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Stabat Mater (Review by George Chien)

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DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Stabat Mater (Review by James H. North)

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DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Te Deum, op. 103, B. 176 (Review by John D. Wiser)

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FAURÉ, GABRIEL: Pélléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 (Review by Howard Kornblum)

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FAURÉ, GABRIEL: Requiem, Op. 48 (Review by George Chien)

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GLASS, PHILIP: Itaipu. The Canyon (Review by Royal S. Brown)

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GLUCK: Orfeo ed Euridice (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

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GÓRECKI, HENRYK: Totus Tuus, op. 60 (Review by Martin Anderson)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Acis and Galatea (Review by Bob Rose)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Messiah (Review by John Bauman)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Messiah (Review by John Bauman)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Messiah (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Messiah (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: The Creation (Review by Michael Carter)

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HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: The Creation (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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HINDEMITH, PAUL: A Requiem for Those We Love (“When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd“) (Review by John Ditsky)

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HINDEMITH, PAUL: Symphonic Metamorphosis Of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (Review by James Reel)

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HINDEMITH, PAUL: Symphonic Metamorphosis (Review by J. F. Weber)

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HOLST, GUSTAV: The Planets (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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JANÁČEK, LEOŠ: Slavonic Mass (Msa Glagolskaya) (Review by John D. Wiser)

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KHACHATURIAN, ARAM: Gayane (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 8 in Eb (Review by David Hurwitz)

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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 8 in E♭ (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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MARTIN, FRANK: Mass (Review by Martin Anderson)

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MASCAGNI, PIETRO: Cavalleria rusticana (Review by Bob Rose)

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MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Elijah, op. 70 (Review by David Mason Greene)

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MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Elijah, op. 70 (Review by Ralph V. Lucano)

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MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Elijah (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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MOZART: Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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MOZART: Mass in C minor, K. 427 (Review by Elliott Kaback)

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MOZART: Requiem, K. 626 (Review by George Chien)

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MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov (Review by Bob Rose)

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MUSSORGSKY: Pictures At An Exhibition (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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ORFF: Carmina Burana (Review by J. F. Weber)

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ORFF: Carmina Burana (Review by J. F. Weber)

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ORFF: Carmina burana (Review by Andrew Quint)

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PÄRT: Magnificat (Review by Martin Anderson)

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PAULUS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. Concertante. Symphony for Strings (Review by James H. North)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Gloria (Review by J. F. Weber)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Gloria. Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani (Review by James Miller)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Stabat Mater (Review by Walter Simmons)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Stabat Mater (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Un Soir de neige (Review by James H. North)

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PURCELL, HENRY: Dido and Aeneas (Review by Bob Rose)

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RACHMANINOFF: Bogoroditse Devo (Review by Haig Mardirosian)

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RACHMANINOFF: The Bells, op. 35 (Review by Raymond Tuttle)

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RACHMANINOFF: Vespers, op. 37 (Review by J. F. Weber)

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RAVEL: Trois Chansons (Review by James H. North)

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ROREM: String Symphony. Sunday Morning (Review by Kyle Gann)

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ROREM: String Symphony. Sunday Morning. Eagles (Review by Paul A. Snook)

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SCHOENBERG, ARNOLD: Friede auf Erden (Review by Martin Anderson)

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SCHUBERT: Die Nacht, D. 983c. Die Nachtigall, D. 724. Wehmuth, D. 825. Der Gondelfahrer, D. 809. Mondenschein, D. 875. Nachthelle, D. 892. Das Dörfchen, D. 598. Die Einsiedelei, D. 337. Sehnsucht, D. 656. Grab und Mond, D. 893. Frühlingsgesang, D. 740. Liebe, D. 983a. Widerspruch, D. 865. An den Frühling, D. 338. La pastorella, D. 513. Ständchen, D. 920. Der Entfernten, D. 331 (Review by Richard Burke)

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SCHUBERT: Masses (Review by David Johnson)

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SCHUBERT: Songs for Male Chorus (Review by Richard Burke)

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SINGLETON, ALVIN: Shadows. After Fallen Crumbs. A Yellow Rose Petal (Review by James H. North)

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SMITH, HALE: Dialogues and Commentaries (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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SMITH, HALE: Evocation (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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SMITH, HALE: In Memoriam—Beryl Rubinstein (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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SMITH, HALE: Innerflexions (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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SMITH, HALE: The Valley Wind (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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SMITH, HALE: Toussaint L’Ouverture, 1803 (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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SMITH, HALE: Variations a due (Review by Robert Kirzinger)

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STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Symphony of Psalms (Review by J. F. Weber)

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STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Symphony of Psalms (Review by George Chien)

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STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Firebird (Review by John Bauman)

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STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Firebird (Review by James Miller)

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STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Firebird (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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SUPPÉ, FRANZ VON: Light Cavalry (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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SZYMANOWSKI: Stabat Mater (Review by Walter Simmons)

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SZYMANOWSKI: Stabat Mater (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy (Review by Paul Turok)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet (Review by Royal S. Brown)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker (Review by Ronnie Yip)

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TRADITIONAL: Christmas Hymns and Carols, Vol. 1; Vol. 2 (Review by George Chien)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona Nobis Pacem (Review by Walter Simmons)

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VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Four Sacred Pieces (Review by George Chien)

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VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Requiem (Review by Joel Kasow)

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VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Requiem. Opera Choruses (Review by James Miller)

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VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Requiem. Te Deum (Review by Marc Mandel)

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VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Te Deum from Four Sacred Pieces (Review by George Chien)

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VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Te Deum (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Gloria in D, RV. 589 (Review by George Chien)

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WAGNER, RICHARD: Die Meistersinger (Review by Bob Rose)

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WALTON, WILLIAM: Belshazzar's Feast (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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