Barber: Complete Orchestral Works / Marin Alsop

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Album Summary

Performers

• Wendy Warner (Cello)
• James Buswell (Violin)
• Stephen Prutsman (Piano)
• Karina Gauvin (Soprano)
• Thomas Trotter (Organ)
• John Gracie (Trumpet)
• Stephane Rancourt (Oboe)
• Karen Jones (Flute)
• Simon Wall (Tenor)
• Lesley Craigie (Tenor)
• Roderick Williams (Bass Baritone)
• Louise Winter (Mezzo Soprano)

Conductor

• Alsop, Marin

Ensemble

• Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Composer

• Samuel Barber (Composer) (1910 - 1981)

Notes & Reviews:

"The first complete orchestral Barber set makes its appearance on the market in the year of the composer's centenary. It's a pretty impressive set of readings too. The format is a light card box housing the six CDs presented each in its own original jewel case... The RSNO positively glows in this extremely welcome and romantically rewarding and alluringly-priced set. It hardly matters that this is in fact the only such collection." -MusicWeb-International

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Barber, Samuel : The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (12/08/1998-12/09/1998)
• Running Time: 8 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1931-1933

Barber, Samuel : Symphony no 1, Op. 9

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (12/08/1998-12/09/1998)
• Running Time: 21 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1935-1936

Barber, Samuel : Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (12/08/1998-12/09/1998)
• Running Time: 8 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1937

Barber, Samuel : Symphony no 2, Op. 19

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (12/08/1998-12/09/1998)
• Running Time: 30 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1944-1947

Barber, Samuel : Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22

• Performer: Wendy Warner (Cello)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (1999-05-03_1999-05-04&2000-)
• Running Time: 29 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1945

Barber, Samuel : Medea (Serpent Heart) (rev. as "Cave of the Heart"), ballet, Op. 23

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (1999-05-03_1999-05-04&2000-)
• Running Time: 28 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1946-1947

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (1999-05-03_1999-05-04&2000-)
• Running Time: 7 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1936

Barber, Samuel : Concerto for Violin Op. 14

• Performer: James Buswell (Violin)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 23 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1939

Barber, Samuel : Souvenirs, Op. 28

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (05/11/2000-05/12/2000)
• Running Time: 19 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1952

Barber, Samuel : Serenade for Strings, Op. 1

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (05/03/1999-05/04/1999)
• Running Time: 10 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1929

Barber, Samuel : Music for a Scene from Shelley, for orchestra, Op. 7

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (05/03/1999-05/04/1999)
• Running Time: 9 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1933

Barber, Samuel : Concerto for Piano, Op. 38

• Performer: Stephen Prutsman (Piano)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (03/10/2002-03/11/2002)
• Running Time: 26 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1962

Barber, Samuel : Die Natali, chorale Christmas preludes for orchestra, Op. 37

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 17 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1960

Barber, Samuel : Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Notes: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (03/10/2002-03/11/2002)
• Running Time: 12 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1953

Barber, Samuel : Commando March

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: March
• Written: 1943

Barber, Samuel : Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24 :: Summer of 1915, for high voice & orchestra (rev. for voice & chamber orchestra), Op. 24

• Performer: Karina Gauvin (Soprano)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 16 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1947-1950

Barber, Samuel : Second Essay, for orchestra, Op. 17

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 11 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1942

Barber, Samuel : Essay for Orchestra no 3, Op. 47

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 14 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1978

Barber, Samuel : Toccata Festiva for organ & orchestra, Op. 36

• Performer: Thomas Trotter (Organ)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 14 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1960

Barber, Samuel : Capricorn Concerto, for flute, oboe, trumpet & strings, Op. 21

• Performers: John Gracie (Trumpet); Stephane Rancourt (Oboe); Karen Jones (Flute)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 14 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1944

Barber, Samuel : A Hand of Bridge, chamber opera, Op. 35

• Performers: Simon Wall (Tenor); Lesley Craigie (Tenor); Roderick Williams (Bass Baritone); Louise Winter (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 9 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1953

Barber, Samuel : Mutations from Bach's "Christe, du Lamm Gottes"

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1967

Barber, Samuel : Intermezzo (from Vanessa), for orchestra

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Barber, Samuel : Canzonetta for oboe & piano (arr. for oboe & strings by C. Turner), Op. 48 posth.

• Performer: Stephane Rancourt (Oboe)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1978

Barber, Samuel : Fadograph of a Yestern Scene, for orchestra (after Joyce :: "Finnegan's Wake"), Op. 44

• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Running Time: 9 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1971