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 ...
HANDEL Largo from 'Xerxes'
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
BARBER Adagio for Strings
RESPIGHIThe Pines of Rome
Recorded live in 1955
Total duration: 70:31
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
