Samuel Barber: Adagio: 100th Anniversary

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Stereo; SPARS: DDD

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-17 20:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
8:57
2Overture to “The School for Scandal”, op. 5
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Overture to “The School for Scandal”, op. 5
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1931)
premiered at:
[concert] (1933-08-30)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc. (in 1941)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 5)
8:25
3Violin Concerto, op. 14, I. Adagio
violin:
Elmar Oliveira (violinist)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14: I. Allegro
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14
10:58
4Violin Concerto, op. 14, II. Andante
violin:
Elmar Oliveira (violinist)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14: II. Andante
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14
9:28
5Violin Concerto, op. 14, III. Presto in moto perpetuo
violin:
Elmar Oliveira (violinist)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14: III. Presto in moto perpetuo
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14
3:45
6Knoxville Summer of 1915, op. 24
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
recording of:
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24 (for voice and orchestra)
lyricist:
James Agee (writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1947)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1948-04-09)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 24)
15:37
7Essay for Orchestra no. 1, op. 12
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Essay for Orchestra, op. 12
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1937)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 12)
9:17
8Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, op. 23a
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, op. 23a (Medea's Dance of Vengeance)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 23a)
13:06
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Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
printed in:EU (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2010)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8583719 [info]