The Best of Barber (includes the Adagio-both string & choral versions)

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SAMUEL BARBER
The Best of Barber (includes the Adagio-both string & choral versions)
Sylvia McNair (soprano) Jon Kimura Parker (piano) / Leonard Slatkin / Robert Shaw Festival Singers / Robert Shaw and others.

[ Telarc Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 16 June 2006

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Delving into its vast classical catalog, Telarc has compiled a disc full of Samuel Barber's most memorable works. The Best of Barber is an exquisite collection featuring Sylvia McNair singing "Knoxville: Summer of 1915," Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra performing the sublime "Adagio for Strings," and Robert Shaw and the Festival Singers performing "Agnus Dei."

Samuel Barber's (1910-1981) opulent yet unforced Romanticism struck a popular chord that made him a widely celebrated composer during the 1930s. His Overture to "The School for Scandal," First Symphony, First Essay, and "Adagio" (originally the second movement of his String Quartet) were widely performed, and the lyrical Adagio remains a popular classic to this day.

Tracks:

1. Overture to "The School for Scandal," Op. 5

2. Andante from Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14

3. Adagio for Strings

4. Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

5. Canzone from Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 38

6. Agnus Dei (based on Adagio for Strings)