Barber: Second & Third Essays for Orchestra

This page lists all recordings of Second & Third Essays for Orchestra, by Samuel Barber (1910-81) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Barber - Orchestral Works

Barber - Orchestral Works

Barber:

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Violin Concerto, Op. 14

Second & Third Essays for Orchestra

Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a

Summer Music, Op. 31

Elmar Oliveira

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

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EMI Gemini - 5865612

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American Classics - Samuel Barber

American Classics - Samuel Barber

Barber:

Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

Toccata Festiva, Op. 36

Second & Third Essays for Orchestra

Karina Gauvin (soprano), Thomas Trotter (organ)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop

“Ravishing. … One of the finest versions of Knoxville to date. … Alsop’s ear-opening Barber series reaches a new high-point with this instalment. Strongly recommended.” Gramophone

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Disc of the Month - June 2004

Naxos American Classics - 8559134

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Naxos Limited Edition 20th Anniversary Boxset

Naxos Limited Edition 20th Anniversary Boxset

Barber:

Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

Second & Third Essays for Orchestra

Toccata Festiva, Op. 36

Bernstein:

Chichester Psalms

Symphonic Suite from 'On the Waterfront'

On the Town

Bliss:

A Colour Symphony

Adam Zero

Elgar:

Symphony No. 3

(elaborated by Anthony Payne)

Mussorgsky:

Pictures at an Exhibition

(trans. L. Stokowski)

A Night on the Bare Mountain

(arr. L. Stokowski)

Khovanshchina, Act IV: Entr'acte

(arr. L. Stokowski)

Boris Godunov: A Symphonic Synthesis

(arr. L. Stokowski)

Stokowski:

Traditional Slavic Christmas Music

Tchaikovsky:

Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2

(trans. L. Stokowski)

Snova, kak prezhde, odin, Op. 73 No. 6

(trans. L. Stokowski)

Walton:

Spitfire Prelude & Fugue

Sinfonia Concertante

Variations on a Theme by Hindemith

March for the History of the English-speaking Peoples

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Naxos - 8506013

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