Person · Male
Robert Shaw
conductor
- From
- Red Bluff, United States
- Active
- 1916–1999
- Releases
- 73
- classical
About
Robert Lawson Shaw (30 April 1916 – 25 January 1999) was an American conductor most famous for his work with his namesake Chorale, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. He was known for drawing public attention to choral music through his wide-ranging influence and mentoring of younger conductors, the high standard of his recordings, his support for racial integration in his choruses, and his support for modern music, winning many awards throughout his career.
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Discography
Albums
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Symphonie N° 9 en ré mineur Op.125 avec chœurs / Symphonie N° 1 en ut majeur Op.21
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Cantata BWV 56 & BWV 82
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Stravinsky: Symphonie de Psaumes / Poulenc: Gloria
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Christmas With Robert Shaw
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Prologue to Mefistofele / Te Deum
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Carmina Burana
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Encores a la francaise / Concerto for Organ
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Messiah (The Complete Oratorio)
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Messiah: Favorite Choruses & Arias
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Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
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Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms / Poulenc: Gloria
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Symphony no. 9 'Choral'
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Requiem, K. 626
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Piano Concerto no. 1
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Requiem & Operatic Choruses
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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, op. 123 / Mozart: Mass in C minor, K. 427 "The Great"
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String Symphony / Sunday Morning / Eagles
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The Great Choruses From Messiah
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Shadows / After Fallen Crumbs / A Yellow Rose Petal
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Belshazzar's Feast / Chichester Psalms / Missa Brevis
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Alto Rhapsody / Gesang der Parzen / Nänie / Schicksalslied
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Vivaldi: Gloria / Bach: Magnificat
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War Requiem, op. 66
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Mass in C
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Mass in G major / Quatre Petites Prières de Saint François / Quatre Motets de Pénitence / Quatre Motets de Noël
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Mass no. 2 in G / Mass no. 6 in E-flat
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Vespers
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Mass in B Minor
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Symphony No. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"
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Janáček: Glagolitic Mass / Dvořák: Te Deum
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The Creation
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Liebeslieder Waltzes / Evening Songs
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Amazing Grace: American Hymns and Spirituals
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Itaipu / The Canyon
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Songs for Male Chorus
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Stabat Mater
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Evocation of the Spirit
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The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics
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Elijah
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Harmonium / The Bells
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Stabat Mater
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B Minor Mass
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Stravinsky: The Firebird / Borodin: Music from Prince Igor
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Great Choral Classics
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Master of the First Art - Volume 1
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Copland: Fanfare / Rodeo; Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis
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Gloria / Concerto for Organ / Symphony of Psalms
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The Messiah
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A Cappella
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Christmas Hymns and Carols, Volume 1
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Christmas Hymns and Carols, Vol. II
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Symphony no. 9, op. 125 “Choral”
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A Christmas Concert with Robert Shaw
Compilations
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Copland: Fanfare / Rodeo / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis
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Master of the First Art - Volume 2
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Elegy
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Barber / Bartók / Vaughan Williams
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Gloria! Music of Praise and Inspiration
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Absolute Heaven: Essential Choral Masterpieces
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Essential Choral Classics
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Verdi: Quattro Pezzi Sacri / Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
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Opera Choruses
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A Festival Of Carols
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Fauré: Requiem, op. 48 / Duruflé: Requiem, op. 9
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Choral Masterpieces
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Berlioz: Requiem / Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele / Verdi: Te Deum
Links
Conductor position
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Sibling
Supporting musician
Teacher
Also known as
Robert Lawson Shaw
Tags
- conductor
- american conductor
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a50d048e-bca0-44c8-99db-c046d73f2213
- ISNI
- 000000010891936X
- IPI
- 00336671942
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.