Shafer, Robert

Berlioz: Requiem / Shafer, Jones, Shenandoah Choir, et al

2 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Jones, Byron
Conductors: Shafer, Robert
Ensemble: Shenandoah Conservatory Choir

"The virtues of this recording are immediately apparent. The large choral forces, numbering more than 200, add power and majesty to this most theatrical of...continue...

Glorious Splendor - Christmas with the Washington Chorus

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: John Linton Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2; Hugo Distler: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Richard Wayne Dirksen: Welcome All Wonders, for soprano, chorus & organ; Rober...
Performers: Lewis, Laura; Skevington, Paul; Walker, Rhea; Washington Chorus
Conductors: Shafer, Robert
Ensemble: National Capital Brass and Percussion; National Capital Brass and Percussion Ensemble; Washington Chorus

"For shoppers desiring something a bit more in the Christmas vein, one can't do better than 'Glorious Splendor'...features new arrangements of some old favorites but...continue...
Recording information: Saint Luke Catholic Church, McLean, VA....continue...

Britten: War Requiem / Shafer, Washington Chorus, et al

2 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers: Clement, Richard; Goerke, Christine; Stilwell, Richard
Conductors: Shafer, Robert
Ensemble: Maryland Boy Choir

Britten's 'War Requiem' is a setting of the traditional Requiem text and also contains settings of the verses of World War I poet Wilfred Owen...continue...

Noël - A Music Feast

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Wir danken dir, Gott, BWV 29; Traditional: The Twelve Days of Christmas; A Carol for All Seasons; Carol of the Bells; Il est né...
Performers: Butler, J. Melvin; Dahl, David; Lippincott, Joan; Nicodemus, Vernon; Strandberg, Linda
Conductors: ; Flummerfelt, Joseph; Sparks, Richard; Lippincott, Joan; Allured, Donald; Warland, Dale; Shafer, Robert; Hallock, Peter; Fullington, Doug; Ponten, Loren
Ensemble: ; Choral Arts; Choral Arts Northwest; Compline Choir; Dale Warland Singers; King's College Choral Scholars; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble; Princeton University Chapel Camerata;...

The Very Best of Dvorák

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Zigeun...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Valaskova, Jana; Veselka, Stefan; Zhou, Qian
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Kosler, Zdenek; ; Wildner, Johannes; Shafer, Robert; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Antonin Dvorak is considered the greatest of the Czech nationalist composers of the later 19th century, and he continues to enjoy the widest international popularity....continue...

Life and Works - Antonin Dvorak

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Cypresses (Ohlas písní [Echoes of Songs]), for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Symphony no 3 in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Gao, Ding; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Simpson, Marietta; Valaskova, J...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Shafer, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; ; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Kuchar, Theodore; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Dvorak rose from rural origins to become one of the greatest and most influential composers of all time. This portrait-in-sound follows a lovable man from...continue...

Dvorak: Stabat Mater / Brewer, Simpson, Aler, Gao, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-09-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71; Psalm 149, Op. 79/B 91
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Brewer, Christine; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shafer, Robert

As the composer of 11 operas, it may be said that Dvorak had a well-founded understanding of the dramatic possibilities of the texts he chose...continue...

Britten: War Requiem / Shafer, Washington Chorus & Orchestra

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-11-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers: Clement, Richard; Goerke, Christine; Stilwell, Richard
Conductors: Shafer, Robert
Ensemble: Maryland Boy Choir

A lot of people were surprised when this recording of Britten's "War Requiem", featuring the all-amateur Washington Chorus, the Shenandoah Conservatory Chorus, and the Maryland...continue...