Robert Shaw Chorale
The Robert Shaw Chorale was an American professional chorus founded by conductor Robert Shaw.
The ensemble became one of the best-known American choruses of the mid-twentieth century.
It was associated with choral classics, spirituals, American repertory and recording work.
MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana
LEONCAVALLO Pagliacci
Studio recordings, 1953
Total duration: 2hr 20:44
Turiddu - Jussi Björling
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Alfio - Robert Merrill
Mamma Lucia - Margaret Roggero
Lola - Carol Smith
Canio - Jussi Björling
Nedda - Victoria de los Angeles
Tonio - Leonard Warren
Silvio - Robert Merrill
Beppe - Paul Franke
The Columbus Boychoir
The Robert Shaw Chorale
RCA Victor Orchestra
conducted by Renato Cellini
MOZART A Musical Joke
BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody
DEBUSSY (orch. Henri Busser) Petite Suite
LIEBERMANN Concerto for Jazz Band and Symphony Orchestra
Recorded 1950-1954
Total duration: 67:20
Marian Anderson contralto
Robert Shaw Chorale of Men's Voices Robert Shaw
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor Fritz Reiner
J. STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus (in English)
Recorded 20 September, 1950
Total duration: 59:19
Regina Resnik • Patrice Munsel • Risë Stevens
Jan Peerce • James Melton • Robert Merrill
RCA Victor Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale
Fritz Reiner, conductor
VERDI La Traviata; Otello; Aïda; Falstaff; Un Ballo in Maschera
Live NBC broadcast recordings, New York, 1946–1954
Total duration: 10:14:30
NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
NBC choruses; Robert Shaw Chorale, directed by Robert Shaw
Soloists include Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill, Ramón Vinay, Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, Eva Gustavson, Richard Tucker, Dennis Harbour, Norman Scott, Nan Merriman, Cloë Elmo, Frank Guarrera, Claramae Turner and Virginia Haskins
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Live broadcast recording, Carnegie Hall, 28th March, 1953
Total duration: 79:27
Lois Marshall, soprano
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Eugene Conley, tenor
Jerome Hines, bass
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Recorded by RCA in Carnegie Hall, New York on 30-31 March and 2 April, 1953
Total duration: 74:12
Lois Marshall, soprano
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Eugene Conley, tenor
Jerome Hines, bass
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale
conducted by Arturo Toscanini