Paul Paray - Joan Of Arc Mass Symphony No. 1

Paul Paray was best-known as the longtime (1952-63) music director of the Detroit Symphony, but he was also a multiple-prize-winning composer of international repute. His recording of the dramatic Joan Of Arc Mass has been an audiophile favorite for more than 40 years. Now, conductor James Paul and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus, with an internatiional roster of star soloists, has brought a renewed vigor to this neglected masterpiece. This 24-Bit HDCD - encoded disk, recorded in Glasgow's Town Hall , also includes the CD premier of the lush, melodic and dramatic Symphony No. 1

1. Allegro energico

2. Quasi lento

3. Allegretto con grazia

4. Allo scherzando

5. Kyrie

6. Gloria

7. Sanctus

8. Benedictus

9. Agnus Dei

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