Barber: First Essay for Orchestra Op. 12

This page lists all recordings of First Essay for Orchestra Op. 12, 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:

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Violin Concerto, Op. 14

Elmar Oliveira (violin)

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

First Essay for Orchestra Op. 12

Cello Concerto, Op. 22

Ralph Kirshbaum (cello)

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

Agnus Dei

Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Winchester Cathedral Choir, Jukka-Pekka Saraste & David Hill

EMI Classics for Pleasure - 2282752

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Samuel Barber

Barber:

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

Barbara Hendricks

Violin Concerto, Op. 14

Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5

First Essay for Orchestra Op. 12

Medea's Dance of Vengeance, Op.32a

London Symphony Orchestra & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin & Michael Tilson Thomas

Samuel Barber (1910-1981) is best-known today for his Adagio for Strings, which was originally written as the slow movement for an early string quartet, and has become one of most played pieces of classical music. The Adagio was first perfomed in its orchestral form by Toscanini, with the Essay for Orchestra in the same concert. These works are typical of Barber's output, being overtly European in outlook and language.Barber composed music in most genres: two symphonies; concertos for piano, cello and violin, two grand operas; ballets; choral works; chamber music and a great number of songs. This selection of works includes the beautifully reflective Knoxville: Summer 1915, written to a sensitive text from James Agee's unfinished novel A Death in the Family. Also included is the Violin Concerto with it's lovely slow movement and the Overture to a School for Scandal, which was the first of Barber's works to be performed by a major orchestra.

EMI American Classics - 2066252

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