Barber
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) was an American composer whose lyrical intensity made him one of the most widely loved figures in twentieth-century music. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, he studied at the Curtis Institute and showed exceptional gifts as both composer and singer.
His best-known work is the Adagio for Strings, adapted from the slow movement of his String Quartet, but his catalogue is far broader. It includes the ...
HARRIS Symphony No. 3
GRIFFES Various Works
BARBER Symphony No. 1
Recorded between 1953 and 1955
Total duration: 59:59
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Howard Hanson, conductor
HANDEL Largo from 'Xerxes'
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
BARBER Adagio for Strings
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome
Recorded live in 1955
Total duration: 70:30
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Guido Cantelli
HANSON Symphony No. 5
HANSON The Cherubic Hymn
GOULD Symphonette No.4: Latin-American Symphonette
BARBER Overture to "The School for Scandal", Op. 5
BARBER Adagio for Strings
BARBER Essay for Orchestra No. 1
Recorded between 1952 and 1954
Total duration: 70:49
Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Howard Hanson, conductor
BARBER Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
BARBER Commando March
BARBER Symphony No. 2
Recorded in 1944 and 1949
Total duration: 56:32
Ruth Posselt, violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Serge Koussevitzky
ALBÉNIZ Ibéria - El Corpus en Sevilla
BACH Toccata & Fugue in D minor
BACH Two Chorales
BARBER Symphony in One Movement
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1
DEBUSSY Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
DEBUSSY Nuages & Fêtes
DOHNÁNYI Suite for Orchestra
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
GLINKA Ruslan and Ludmila - Overture
HINDEMITH Mathis der Maler Symphony
HUMPERDINCK Hänsel und Gretel - Prelude
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances
SCHREKER Der Geburtstag der Infantin
SCRIABIN Symphony No. 3
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
STAROKADOMSKY Concerto for Orchestra
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite
J. STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus - Overture
J. STRAUSS II Tales from the Vienna Woods
R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
R. STRAUSS Rosenkavalier Waltzes
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
VIVALDI Concerto in D minor
WAGNER Die Meistersinger - excerpts
WEBER Oberon - Overture
Broadcast recordings, 1938
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Artur Rodziński