This page lists all recordings of Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5, 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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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. | 
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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The Baltimore Symphony, David Zinman | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Barber - Popular Orchestral Works
Sylvia McNair Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Music of Samuel Barber
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