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Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Violin Concerto, Op. 14 First Essay for Orchestra Op. 12 Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a Summer Music, Op. 31 Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5 Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6 Canzone for Flute & Piano Op. 38a Excursions Op. 20 Nocturne, Op. 33 Pas de deux arr. from Souvenirs, Op. 28 Two-step arr. from Souvenirs, Op. 28 Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 Third Essay for Orchestra, Op. 47 |
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“Excellent performances of Barber's earlier orchestral works, including Adagio for strings.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2006 | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Barber: Concerto per piano & 3 Essays
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Daniel Kawka As pianist and musicologist Alfonso Alberti writes in the liner notes, “in the evolution of musical language, Barber finds a niche in which we can still say something in a certain way which others consider dead and buried; he does not look ahead as Cowell or Ives (and still less Cage), do simply because he has other objectives”. This new CD includes the Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra, perhaps the culminating point in Barber’s career (the piece won the composer his second Pulitzer Prize), written for the pianist John Browning and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf, and the Three Essays for orchestra. The first, dated 1937, and linked, chronologically and historically, to the famous Adagio was proposed to Arturo Toscanini for the first performance; the second was completed in 1942 and conducted for the first time by Bruno Walter; the third was written in 1978 and is typified by a particular crepuscular atmosphere and sparer writing, without giving up a charming melodic nature. The skilful pianist Giampaolo Nuti, already known for his recordings dedicated to Schnittke, Busoni and Berio, appears with Daniel Kawka and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI. “Nuti has a fine technique...The performances are all reliable and the CD is a welcome centenary tribute from Italy to a composer who had so many rewarding connections with that country throughout his life.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Barber - Popular Orchestral Works
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| |  | Barber: Orchestral Works Volume 5
“Karina Gauvin and Marin Alsop take a nostalgic view of Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Theirs is an adult's bittersweet reminiscence rather than a child's innocent view. The outer sections sway slowly, the phrases longingly caressed as if soprano and orchestra were loath to let them go.
Gauvin sings smoothly, generally emphasising song over text, though she's alive to James Agee's fragrant imagery, and varies the colour of her voice appropriately. With deeply expressive playing from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the result is ravishing; this is one of the finest versions of Knoxville to date.
Alsop's tautly argued Second Essay is equally satisfying. She resists the temptation to stretch the tempo at climactic moments, creating a strong sense of momentum; you're swept along by the music's powerful current.
Knoxville and the Essays pack a nice sonic punch. If only Thomas Trotter's brilliant execution of the solo organ part in the Toccata Festiva were recorded with greater presence than the acoustic of Paisley Abbey allows. The Toccata may not be top-drawer Barber, but it has its moments. Nevertheless, Alsop's ear-opening Barber series reaches a new high-point with this instalment. Strongly recommended.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “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 Magazine “Alsop's reading [of Knoxville] brings out the contrasts between the different sections more sharply than usual...superbly played and recorded.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition “Another 20th-century milestone for voice and orchestra arrives... Karina Gauvin is quite a voice: commanding, penetrating, with a burnished colour... The Royal Scottish National Orchestra flares up to match... Alsop Conducts beautifully.” The Times | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Neeme Järvi conducts Barber
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| |  | Barber: Complete Orchestral Works
Barber, S: | Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 First Essay for Orchestra Op. 12 Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5 Symphony No. 2, Op. 19 Cello Concerto, Op. 22 Wendy Warner (cello) Medea Orchestral Suite, Op. 23 Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Piano Concerto Op. 38 Stephen Prutsman (piano) Die Natali, Op. 37 Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a Commando March Capricorn Concerto A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35 Mutations from Bach Vanessa - Intermezzo Canzonetta for oboe and strings Fadograph of a Yestern Scene Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 Violin Concerto, Op. 14 James Buswell (violin) Souvenirs, Op. 28 Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 1 Music for a Scene from Shelley, Op. 7 Third Essay for Orchestra, Op. 47 |
In Barber’s anniversary year, Naxos is delighted to present his complete orchestral works in a specially priced 6-CD slipcase. | | Naxos - 8506021 (CD - 6 discs) Normally: $27.00 Special: $21.60 |
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| |  | Samuel Barber: Historical Recordings 1935-1960
Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Recorded live on 5th November 1938 NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini Capricorn Concerto Recorded live on 2nd May 1945 CBS Orchestra, Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Recorded 7th February 1941 Albert Spalding (violin) Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy Cello Concerto, Op. 22 Recorded 11th December 1950 Zara Nelsova (cello) New Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Barber Die Natali, Op. 37 Recorded live on 23rd December 1960 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch Dover Beach, Op. 3 Recorded 13th May 1935 Samuel Barber (baritone) Curtis String Quartet First Essay for Orchestra Op. 12 Recorded live on 5th November 1938 NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 Recorded live on 16th April 1942 New Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter Excursions Op. 20 Recorded 17th November 1950 Rudolf Firkušný (piano) Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 Recorded live 19th June 1949 Eileen Farrell (soprano) CBS Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann Medea Orchestral Suite, Op. 23 Recorded 12th December 1950 New Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Barber Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5 Recorded 11th March 1942 Janssen Symphony, Janssen Victor Prayers of Kierkegaard, Op. 30 Recorded live on 3rd December 1954 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6 Recorded live on 28th January 1973 Orlando Cole (cello), Vladimir 'Billy' Sokoloff (piano) String Quartet, Op. 11 Recorded live on 14th March 1938 Curtis Quartet Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 Original version; recorded live 2nd April 1938 NBC Symphony Orchestra, Artur Rodzinski Symphony No. 2, Op. 19 Original version; recorded live on 4th March 1944 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky Vanessa Recorded live on 1st February 1958 Eleanor Steber (Vanessa), Rosalind Elias (Erika), Nicolai Gedda (Anatol), Giorgio Tozzi (The Doctor), Regina Resnik (The Old Baroness), George Cehanovsky (Nicholas), Robert Nagy (Footman) Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera House, Dimitri Mitropoulos Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Revised version; recorded 7th January 1949 Ruth Posselt (violin) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 Revised version; recorded live in October 1958 Eleanor Steber (soprano) Edwin Biltcliffe Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 Revised version; recorded live on 15th November 1959 Leontyne Price (soprano) New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Schippers Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 Revised version; recorded 12th March 1944 New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter Symphony No. 2, Op. 19 Revised version; recorded 13th December 1950 New Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Barber Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a Recorded live on 16th March 1958 New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Mitropoulos Sure on this shining night, Op. 13 No. 3 Four Songs, Op. 13, No. 4 (Nocturne) I hear an army Recorded live on 2nd May 1945 Jennie Tourel (mezzo) CBS Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Barber Commando March Recorded live on 30th October 1943 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky Souvenirs, Op. 28 Recorded on 15th August 1952 Gold & Fizdale Duo |
Also includes interviews with Barber and Menotti and rehearsal footage of the Second Symphony (Barber conducting)
An extraordinary collection of Barber performances, most of them never before released. Several major works are included in both their original and revised versions. Newly restored sound. “this is as wide-ranging an anthology of Barber performances as anyone could wish for… the transfers are consistently excellent and the presentation is superb… Barber was one of the most subtle and individual voices of American twentieth-century music and this box is a magnificent celebration of his very personal art.” International Record Review, July/August 2011 “A treasure-trove of historic Barber recordings...A real discovery is the broadcast of the Adagio for strings and the First Essay with the NBC Symphony under Toscanini on November 5, 1938. These were the actual sounds that propelled Barber into the front rank of American composers...This set of CDs is a gold mine for anyone wanting to study Barber's revisions and early performances, many of which are not otherwise available.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2011 | | | (also available to download from $60.25) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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