Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw was an American choral conductor, one of the most influential choral musicians of the twentieth century. He was closely associated with Toscanini, the Robert Shaw Chorale and major American orchestras.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Beethoven, Verdi and other choral-orchestral recordings, including Toscanini’s NBC performances.
Shaw’s importance lies in choral discipline: clarity, balance, diction and the ab...
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 2
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Unbroadcast live performance, 1945
Total duration: 76:06
Norma Andreotti, soprano
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Jan Peerce, tenor
Lorenzo Alvary, bass
Collegiate Chorale, dir. Robert Shaw
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
VERDI Falstaff
Live broadcast recordings, 1950
Total duration: 1hr 57:32
Falstaff - Giuseppe Valdengo
Mistress Alice Ford - Herva Nelli
Mistress Meg Page - Nan Merriman
Mistress Quickly - Cloë Elmo
Ford - Frank Guarrera
Robert Shaw Chorale
directed by Robert Shaw
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Live recording, 1948
Total duration: 73:02
Ann McKnight, soprano
Jane Hobson, contralto
Irwin Dillon, tenor
Norman Scott, bass
Collegiate Chorale, dir. Robert Shaw
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
VERDI Aïda
Live broadcast recording, 1949
Total duration: 2hr 15:43
Aïda – Herva Nelli
Amneris – Eva Gustavson
Radamès – Richard Tucker
Amonasro – Giuseppe Valdengo
Il Re (Pharoah) – Dennis Harbour
Ramfis – Norman Scott
Robert Shaw Chorale
directed by Robert Shaw
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
BEETHOVEN - Symphonies 1 - 9
Ann McKnight, soprano
Jane Hobson, contralto
Irwin Dillon, tenor
Norman Scott, bass
Collegiate Chorale, dir. Robert Shaw
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
