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BARBER, SAMUEL: Agnus Dei (Review by John Ditsky)

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BARBER, SAMUEL: Agnus Dei (Review by John Ditsky)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87. Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold II, WoO 88. Opferlied, op. 121b. Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, op. 112 (Review by James H. North)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Leonore (Review by James H. North)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Leonore (Review by Marc Mandel)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Mass in C, op. 86. Ah! perfido, op. 65. Ne' giorni tuoi felici, WoO 93. Tremate, empi, tremate, op. 116 (Review by James H. North)

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BERLIOZ: L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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BERLIOZ: L’enfance du Christ (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Chichester Psalms (Review by John Ditsky)

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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Chichester Psalms (Review by John Ditsky)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Geistliches Lied, op. 30. 3 Sacred Choruses, op. 30 (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Motets (Review by David Mason Greene)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Motets (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Psalm 13, op. 27. Ave Maria, op. 12. Fest- und Gedenksprüche, op. 109 (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Two Motets, op. 29. Geistliches Lied, op. 30. Three sacred choruses, op. 37. Psalm XIII, op. 27. Three Motets, op. 110. Two motets, op. 74. Ave Maria, op. 12. Fest- und Gedenkensprüche, op. 109 (Review by David Mason Greene)

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BRITTEN: Billy Budd (Review by James A. Altena)

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BRITTEN: Hymn to Saint Cecilia (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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BRITTEN: Peter Grimes, op. 33 (Review by Marc Mandel)

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BRITTEN: Peter Grimes, op. 33 (Review by Marc Mandel)

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BRITTEN: Rejoice in the Lamb, Festival Cantata, Op. 30. A Wedding Anthem (Amo ergo sum), Op. 46. Festival Te Deum, Op. 32. A Boy was Born, Choral Variations, Op. 3 (Review by John D. Wiser)

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BRITTEN: Rejoice in the Lamb—Festival Cantata, Op. 30. A Wedding Anthem (Amo ergo sum), Op. 46. Festival Te Deum, Op. 32. A Boy was Born—Choral Variations, Op. 3 (Review by David Johnson)

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BRITTEN: Rejoice in the Lamb—Festival Cantata, Op. 30. A Wedding Anthem (Amo ergo sum), Op. 46. Festival Te Deum, Op. 32. A Boy was Born—Choral Variations, Op. 3 (Review by John D. Wiser)

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BRITTEN: Saint Nicholas—A Cantata, op. 42. Hymn to Saint Cecilia, op. 27 (Review by John D. Wiser)

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BRITTEN: Saint Nicolas (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Locus iste a Deo factus est. Os justi meditabitur. Afferentur regí. Ave Maria. Vexiüa regis. Ecce sacerdos nuignus. Tota pulchra es. Virga Jesse floruit. Pange lingua. Inveni David. Christus factus est pro nobis (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Locus iste. Os justi. Afferentur regi. Ave Maria. Vexillä regis. Ecce sacerdos magnus. Tota pulchra es. Virga Jesse floruit. Pange lingua. Inveni David. Christus factus est (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Mass No. 1 in d (Review by Jeffrey J. Lipscomb)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Mass No. 2 in E minor (Version of 1882). Libera Me. Aequale Nos. 1 and 2, for Three Trombones (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Mass No. 3 in F Minor (Nowak edition). Psalm 150 (Review by Ron McDonald)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Motets (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Motets (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Requiem in D minor. Psalm 114 (116). Psalm 112 (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Te Deum (Review by Jeffrey J. Lipscomb)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Te Deum, Mass No. 1 in D Minor (Review by William Zagorski)

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BRUCKNER, ANTON: The Masses (Review by Robert McColley)

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CHERUBINI, LUIGI: Marche funèbre. Requiem in C Minor (Review by James H. North)

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COPLAND, AARON: In the Beginning. Three Motets (Review by John Ditsky)

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COPLAND, AARON: In the Beginning. Three Motets (Review by John Ditsky)

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DURUFLÉ, MAURICE: Requiem (3rd version) (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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DURUFLÉ, MAURICE: Requiem, Op. 9. Quatre Motets sur des themes grégoriennes, Op. 10 (Review by George Chien)

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DURUFLÉ, MAURICE: Requiem, Op. 9. Quatre Motets sur les themes grégoriens, Op. JO. Ubi caritas et amor; Tota pulchra es; Tu es Petrus; Tantum ergo (Review by George Chien)

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ELGAR: The Dream of Gerontius (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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FAURÉ, GABRIEL: Requiem (1893 version) (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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FINZI: Intimations of lmmortality. Dies Natalis (Review by Walter Simmons)

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HOWELLS, HERBERT: Requiem (Review by Alan Swanson)

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HOWELLS, HERBERT: Requiem. Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing (Review by John Ditsky)

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HOWELLS, HERBERT: Requiem. Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing (Review by John Ditsky)

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HOWELLS, HERBERT: Take him, earth, for cherishing (Review by Alan Swanson)

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LISZT: Missa Choralis (Review by Martin Anderson)

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LISZT: Missa Choralis (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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LISZT: Via Crucis (Review by Martin Anderson)

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LISZT: Via Crucis (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Choral Music (Review by David Johnson)

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MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Verleih' uns Frieden. Kyrie eleison. Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe. Ave Maria, op. 23, no. 2. Mitten wir im Leben sind, op. 23, no. 3. Heilig, heilig ist Gott, der Herr Zebaoth. Six Anthems, op. 79. Three Psalms, op. 78. Hear my Prayer (Review by David Johnson)

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RACHMANINOFF: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Review by J. F. Weber)

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RACHMANINOFF: The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op, 31 (Review by J. F. Weber)

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

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SIMPSON, ROBERT: Canzona for Brass (Review by Paul Rapoport)

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SIMPSON, ROBERT: Canzona for Brass (Review by Martin Anderson)

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SIMPSON, ROBERT: Eppur si muove (Review by Paul Rapoport)

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SIMPSON, ROBERT: Eppur si muove (Review by Martin Anderson)

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SIMPSON, ROBERT: Media morte in vita sumus (Review by Paul Rapoport)

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SIMPSON, ROBERT: Media morte in vita sumus (Review by Martin Anderson)

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SIMPSON, ROBERT: Tempi (Review by Paul Rapoport)

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SIMPSON, ROBERT: Tempi (Review by Martin Anderson)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: 9 Sacred Choruses (Review by Lawrence A. Johnson)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Review by Lawrence A. Johnson)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: The Angel Cried (Review by Lawrence A. Johnson)

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TIPPETT, MICHAEL: The Midsummer Marriage (Review by Paul Sargent Clark)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: A Bunyan Sequence (adapted by Christopher Palmer from a 1942 radio version of The Pilgrim's Progress) (Review by John D. Wiser)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona nobis pacem . Toward the Unknown Region. O Clap Your Hands. Lord, Thou hast been our refuge. Four Hymns (Review by James Miller)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Hugh the Drover (Review by Martin Anderson)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Mass in G Minor. Te Deum in G (Review by John Ditsky)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Mass in G minor. Te Deum in G (Review by John Ditsky)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Mass in g (Review by Alan Swanson)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Serenade to Music. Five Mystical Songs. Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Flos Campi (Review by John D. Wiser)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Sir John in Love (Review by James Miller)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Te Deum (Review by Alan Swanson)

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VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR: Missa Sào Sebastiâo. Bendita Sabedoria. Praesepe'. Cor Dulce, Cor Amabile. Panis Angelicus. Sub Tuum Praesidium. Ave Maria. Ave Maria (in Portuguese). Pater Noster. Magnificat-Alleluia (Review by William Zagorski)

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