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Samuel Barber
Barber: Adagio 100th Anniversary
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Barber: Adagio For Strings Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle
2. The School For Scandal Overture Op. 5 St Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
3. Violin Concerto Op. 14: I. Allegro Elmar Oliveira/St Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
4. Violin Concerto Op. 14: II. Andante Elmar Oliveira/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
5. Violin Concerto Op. 14: III. Presto In Moto Perpetuo Elmar Oliveira/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
6. Knoxville: Summer Of 1915 Op. 24 Barbara Hendricks/Michael Tilson Thomas
7. Essay For Orchestra No. 1 Op. 12 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
8. Medea's Meditation And Dance Of Vengeance Op. 23a: Medea's Dance Of Vengeance Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Track Listings (21) - Disc #2
1. Dover Beach Op. 3 (Arnold) Sir Thomas Allen/Endellion String Quartet
2. Sonata Op.26: I. Allegro Energico Leon McCawley
3. Sonata Op.26: II. Allegro Vivace Eleggero Leon McCawley
4. Sonata Op.26: III. Adagio Mesto Leon McCawley
5. Sonata Op.26: IV. Fuga Leon McCawley
6. Excursions Op. 20: I. Un Poco Allegro Leon McCawley
7. Excursions Op. 20: II. In Slow Blues Tempo Leon McCawley
8. Excursions Op. 20: III. Allegretto Leon McCawley
9. Excursions Op. 20: IV. Allegro Molto Leon McCawley
10. Summer Music Op. 31: Slow And Indolent Jeanne Baxtresser/Joseph Robinson/Stanley Drucker/Judith Le Clair/Philip Myers
11. Summer Music Op. 31: Faster - Jeanne Baxtresser/Joseph Robinson/Stanley Drucker/Judith Le Clair/Philip Myers
12. Summer Music Op. 31: Lively, Still Faster Jeanne Baxtresser/Joseph Robinson/Stanley Drucker/Judith Le Clair/Philip Myers
13. Summer Music Op. 31: With Motion, As Before - Jeanne Baxtresser/Joseph Robinson/Stanley Drucker/Judith Le Clair/Philip Myers
14. Summer Music Op. 31: Joyous And Flowing - Jeanne Baxtresser/Joseph Robinson/Stanley Drucker/Judith Le Clair/Philip Myers
15. Summer Music Op. 31: Tempo I Jeanne Baxtresser/Joseph Robinson/Stanley Drucker/Judith Le Clair/Philip Myers
16. 3 Songs Op. 2: The Daisies (James Stephens) Sir Thomas Allen/Roger Vignoles
17. 3 Songs Op. 2: With Rue My Heart Is Laden (A. E. Housman) Sir Thomas Allen/Roger Vignoles
18. 3 Songs Op. 2: Bessie Bobtail (James Stephens) Sir Thomas Allen/Roger Vignoles
19. String Quartet Op. 11: I. Molto Allegro E Appassionato Endellion String Quartet
20. String Quartet Op. 11: II. Adagio Endellion String Quartet
21. String Quartet Op. 11: III. Molto Adagio - Presto Endellion String Quartet

CD Details

All Artists: Samuel Barber
Title: Barber: Adagio 100th Anniversary
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 2/23/2010
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 5099968728625

CD Reviews

Barber 100th Anniversary

Zachary Rogg-Meltzer | NYC | 03/10/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Simply fantastic. This double-disc 100th anniversary release is phenomenal. The opening track is Barber's famous "Adagio for Strings" as performed by the Berlin Philharmonic with Sir Simon Rattle conducting. You will be captivated for the entire 9 minute duration. But, the CDs aren't just one great track. Many of the later concertos and sonatas are equally grand and worthy of a listen (or several)."