“New York Philharmonic: An American Celebration”

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

Following the successes of their two previous packages, New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923-1927 (released in 1997) and New York Philharmonic: The Mahler Broadcasts (released in 1998), New York Philharmonic Special Editions has just issued their third such deluxe package: a ten-CD set …

BARBER: Third Essay for Orchestra, Op. 47

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

Third Essay for Orchestra, Op. 47,by Samuel Barber Samuel Osborne Barber II was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on March 9, 1910, and died in New York City on January 23, 1981. He composed the Third Essay for Orchestra during the summer of …

BARBER: Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17.

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17,by Samuel Barber Samuel Osborne Barber II was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on March 9, 1910, and died in New York City on January 23, 1981. He completed the Second Essay for Orchestra in March of 1942, …

BARBER: Commando March. PERSICHETTI: Pagent. W. SCHUMANN: Newsreel in Five Shots. J.W. JENKINS: American Overture. Music by DELLO JOIO, RR. BENNETT, CHANCE, WERLE, and STAMP.

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

PAGEANT – Jack Stamp, cond; Keystone Wind Ensemble – CITADEL CTD 88132 (66:12) BARBER Commando March. PERSICHETTI Pageant. W. SCHUMAN Newsreel in Five Shots. J. W. JENKINS American Overture. DELLO JOIO Scenes from “The Louvre”. R. R. BENNETT Symphonic Songs. CHANCE Incantation and Dance. F. WERLE Concertino for Three Brass and Band. STAMP Cheers! Here is yet another new release in …

BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915. COWELL Symphonic Set. IVES Symphony No. 2; “The World So Wide”. Arias by Barber, Floyd, Copland, Bernstein, Weill, Adams, Moore, Leon; “I Will Breathe a Mountain”. Vocal works by Barber, Bernstein, Bolcom.

wswebmaster on November 16, 2018

BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915. COWELL Symphonic Set. IVES Symphony No. 2 – Stephen Somary, cond; Nürnberg SO; Linda Hohenfeld (sop) – CLAVES CD 50-9806 (70:15 &) THE WORLD SO WIDE – Dawn Upshaw (sop); David Zinman, cond; Orchestra of St. Luke’s – NONESUCH 79458-2 (45:26 &) Arias from: BARBER Antony …

BARBER: Piano Works, Overture to “The School for Scandal,’ op. 5. Adagio, op. 11. Essay No. 2, op. 17. Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, op. 23. Vanessa, op. 32: Interlude. Andromache’s Farewell, op. 39. Music by MENOTTI, BERG, D’INDY.

wswebmaster on November 16, 2018

BARBER  Interlude I, op. posth.  Excursions, op. 20. Piano Sonata, op. 26. Souvenirs, op. 28. Nocturne, op. 33. Ballade, op. 46 · Leon McCawley (pn)  · VIRGIN CLASSICS 7243 5 45270 2 9 (69:57) BARBER  Overture to “The School for Scandal,” op. 5. Adagio for Strings, op. 11. Essay No. 2, op. 17. Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, op. 23. Vanessa, op. 32: Interlude. Andromache’s Farewell, op. 39 &  Thomas Schippers, …