Barber, Samuel – Page 6 – Walter Simmons

BARBER: Three Songs, op. 2. Three Songs, op. 10. Four Songs, op. 13. Two Songs, op. 18. Nuvoletta, op. 25. Hermit Songs, op. 29. Despite and Still, op. 41.

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BARBER: Three Songs, op. 2. Three Songs, op. 10. Four Songs, op. 13. Two Songs, op. 18. Nuvoletta, op. 25. Hermit Songs, op. 29. Despite and Still, op. 41. Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. ETCETERA KTC-1055; 61:09. Produced by Klaas A. …

BARBER: Essay No. 1. Capricorn Concerto. COPLAND: Saga of the Prairies. HARRIS: Symphony No. 6, “Gettysburg”

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BARBER: Essay No. 1. Capricorn Concerto. COPLAND: Saga of the Prairies. HARRIS:Symphony No. 6, “Gettysburg”. Louise DiTullio, flute; Allan Vogel, oboe; Anthony Plog, trumpet; Keith Clark conducting the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. ALBANY TROY-064 [DDD]; 68:24. Produced by Keith Clark, Tom Null, and Chris …

BARBER: Symphony No. 1. Essays for Orchestra: No. 1; No. 2. Music for a Scene from Shelley. Overture to ‘The School for Scandal”. Adagio for Strings

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BARBER: Symphony No. 1. Essays for Orchestra: No. 1; No. 2. Music for a Scene from Shelley. Overture to ‘The School for Scandal”. Adagio for Strings. David Zinman conducting the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. ARGO 436 288-2 [DDD]; 64:17. Produced by Chris Hazell. …

BARBER: String Quartet; Dover Beach; Serenade. COPLAND: Movement; Two Pieces. GERSHWIN: Lullaby

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BARBER: String Quartet; Dover Beach; Serenade. COPLAND: Movement; Two Pieces.GERSHWIN: Lullaby. Alexander String Quartet; Nathaniel Watson, baritone. AMPLITUDE CLCD-2009 [DDD?]; 60:59. Produced by Foster Reed. Here is an interesting assortment of music for string quartet, all written between 1919 and 1936 by three important …

BARBER: Andromache’s Farewell. Antony and Cleopatra (Two Scenes). Vanessa (Two Scenes). Knoxville–Summer of 1915. Three Songs

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BARBER: Andromache’s Farewell. Antony and Cleopatra (Two Scenes). Vanessa (Two Scenes). Knoxville–Summer of 1915. Three Songs. Roberta Alexander, soprano; Edo DeWaart conducting Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. ETCETERA KTC-1145 [DDD]; 60:42 Produced by Jacob Bogaart For the casual listener who is not familiar with most of the pieces …

BARBER: Symphony No. 2. Adagio for Strings. BRISTOW: Symphony in F-sharp minor, Op. 26.

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BARBER: Symphony No. 2. Adagio for Strings. BRISTOW: Symphony in F-sharp minor, Op. 26. Neeme Jarvi conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. CHANDOS CHAN-9169 [DDDI; 72:37. Produced by Ralph Couzens and Charles Greenwell. Barber’s Second Symphony reappeared on recording in 1989, after an absence of …

BARBER: Complete Works for Solo Piano – Excursions, Op. 20. Sonata, Op. 26. Souvenirs, Op. 28. Nocturne, Op. 33. Ballads, Op. 46.

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BARBER: Complete Works for Solo Piano. Eric Parkin, piano. CHANDOS–CHAN 9177 [DDD]; 63:04. Produced by Mike George. Excursions, Op. 20. Sonata, Op. 26. Souvenirs,Op. 28. Nocturne, Op. 33. Ballads, Op. 46. This is a very disappointing new release, I am sorry to report. To my ears, Parkin …

PERSICHETTI: Pastoral. BARBER: Summer Music. I. FINE: Partita. CARTER: Quintet. A. BERGER: Quartet in C. MUCZYNSKI: Quintet. Works by BARROWS, REICHA, BACH-GRAHAM, HIDAS, GALIMANY-PLESNICAR, WIEDOEFT-GRAHAM.

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PERSICHETTI: Pastoral. BARBER: Summer Music. I. FINE: Partita. CARTER: Quintet. A. BERGER: Quartet in C. BARROWS: March. Lieurance Woodwind Quintet. SUMMIT–DCD 149 [DDD]; 52:00. Produced by Nicholas E. Smith MUCZYNSKI: Quintet. REICHA: Quintet in E-flat, Op. 100, No. 6. BACH-GRAHAM:Italian Concerto (Allegro; Allegro molto). HIDAS: Quintet No. 2. GALIMANY-PLESNICAR: Panama. WIEDOEFT-GRAHAM: Saxophobia. Northwind Quintet. MARK–MCD …

BARBER: Songs (complete). Leontyne Price Sings Baber. BARBER: Choral Music.

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BARBER: The Songs (complete). Cheryl Studer, sOprano; Thomas Hampson, baritone; John Browning, piano; Emerson String Ouartet. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOpHON 435 887-2 [DDD]; two discs: 5324, 56:26. Produced by Pal Christian Moe, Wolfgang Midehner, and Max Wilcox. Ten Unpublished Songs. Three Songs, Op. 2. Dover Beach, Op. 3. …

BARBER Essays for Orchestra: Nos. 1, 2, 3. Vanessa: Two Excerpts. Music for a Scene from Shelley. Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance.

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BARBER Essays for Orchestra: Nos. 1, 2, 3. Vanessa: Two Excerpts. Music for a Scene from Shelley. Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance – Neeme Järvi, cond; Detroit SO – CHANDOS CHAN-9908 (60:20) This new all-Barber release is conflated from two previous CDs originally issued during the …