Picks of the Year: 2002

Only four items that came my way this year met my own Want List criteria as neglected masterpieces of the past hundred years in superior performances. Samuel Barber’s choral music constitutes some of his best work. Admirers of the American …

BARBER Choral and Organ Works

BARBER Choral and Organ Works · Timothy Brown, cond; Cambridge University Chamber Choir; Jeremy Filsell (org); Thomas Adès (pn) · GUILD GMCD 7145 (60:45) Two Choruses, op. 8; Agnus Dei, op. 11; “Heaven Haven,” “Sure on This Shining Night,” fm. op. 13; A Stopwatch and …