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Building a Library
Elin Manahan Thomas discusses a shortlist of recordings of a 20th-century choral masterpiece, Poulenc's Gloria, whittling it down in order to pick her personal choice of the ultimate library choice.
Available versions:-
Judith Blegen, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein
Françoise Pollet, R.T.F. Choeur De Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
Giovanna Damian, Schola San Rocco, Francesco ErleNorma Burrowes, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux
Jessica Rivera, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Catherine Dubosc, Westminster Singers & City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox *
Luba Orgonasova, Netherlands Radio Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (SACD)
Patricia Petibon, Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi
Susan Gritton, Polyphony, Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Sylvia Greenberg, Choeur de la Radio Suisse Romande, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne, Jesús López-Cobos
Adele Addison, Chorus Pro Musica, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Kathleen Battle, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Danielle Borst (soprano), Orchestre de la Cite, Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Michel Piquemal
Rosanna Carteri, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Rosanna Carteri, Choeurs de la R.T.F, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Georges Prêtre
Barbara Hendricks, Choeurs de Radio France & Orchestre National de France, Georges Prêtre *
Donna Deam, Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
Julie Kaufmann, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Rico Saccani *
Sylvia McNair, , Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, erbert Shaw
Jennifer Wheeler, TMEA All-State Mixed Choir, André J. Thomas
BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
* = download only
Building a Library
Elin Manahan Thomas discusses a shortlist of recordings of a 20th-century choral masterpiece, Poulenc's Gloria, whittling it down in order to pick her personal choice of the ultimate library choice.
Available versions:-
Judith Blegen, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein
Françoise Pollet, R.T.F. Choeur De Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
Giovanna Damian, Schola San Rocco, Francesco ErleNorma Burrowes, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux
Jessica Rivera, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Catherine Dubosc, Westminster Singers & City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox *
Luba Orgonasova, Netherlands Radio Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (SACD)
Patricia Petibon, Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi
Susan Gritton, Polyphony, Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Sylvia Greenberg, Choeur de la Radio Suisse Romande, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne, Jesús López-Cobos
Adele Addison, Chorus Pro Musica, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Kathleen Battle, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Danielle Borst (soprano), Orchestre de la Cite, Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Michel Piquemal
Rosanna Carteri, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Rosanna Carteri, Choeurs de la R.T.F, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Georges Prêtre
Barbara Hendricks, Choeurs de Radio France & Orchestre National de France, Georges Prêtre *
Donna Deam, Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
Julie Kaufmann, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Rico Saccani *
Sylvia McNair, , Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, erbert Shaw
Jennifer Wheeler, TMEA All-State Mixed Choir, André J. Thomas
BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
* = download only
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