Barber: Adagio for Strings / Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / 4 Choral Pieces

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SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Adagio for Strings / Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / 4 Choral Pieces
Ittai Shapira (violin) Tedd Joselson (piano) / Joyful Company of Singers / London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Schenk

[ Alto / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 1 May 2016

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"Particularly beautifully captured, are the LSO's strings in the Adagio for Strings ... However, it is the Piano Concerto which is the main attraction, with superb playing by the soloist. His piano is nicely placed in a sensible relationship with the orchestra which is itself allowed to breathe freely in the atmospheric surroundings, and there are sublime moments of extreme clarity in the persuasive slow movement. Dynamic range is used to great effect and the contrast with the final dying strains of the Adagio must be one of the greatest on record." (Gramophone)

London Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Schenk
Tedd Joselson (pno)
Ittai Shapira (vln)
Joyful Company of
Singers/Peter Broadbent

Tracks:

Violin Concerto Op.14 (1939-40)
1. Allegro 10:57
2. Andante 8:39
3. Presto con moto perpetuoso 4:14
4. Adagio for Strings, Op.11 (1938) 9:19
5. Let Down the Bars, O Death 2:03
6. Heaven-Haven 1:44
7. The Virgin Martyrs 3:23
8. God's Grandeur 6:26
Piano Concerto, Op.38 (1962)
9. I. Allegro appassionato 13:22
10. II. Moderato 7:25
11. III. Allegro moto 6:12