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American Anthem - The music of Samuel Barber & Howard Hanson / Ying Quartet

2 CD / Solo Musica / 2013-03-26

Works: Samuel Barber: Quartet for Strings in B major, Op. 11; Serenade for Strings, Op. 1; Dover Beach, Op. 3; Howard Hanson: Quartet for Strings in 1 movement, Op. 23; Concerto da Camera for piano and stri...
Performers: Neiman, Adam; Scarlata, Randall

Sono Luminus has come together again with the amazing talent of the Ying Quartet and is excited to release American Anthem: The Music of Samuel...continue...
Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, Virginia (05/15/2012-05/17/2012)....continue...

American Music for string quartet by Reich, Barber, Crumb / Quatuor Diotima

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Steve Reich: Different Trains, for double string quartet & tape; Samuel Barber: Quartet for Strings in B major, Op. 11; George Crumb: Black Angels (Images I), for electric string quartet

This is Quatuor Diotima's 3rd recording on Naïve, following 2 highly praised recordings dedicated to Onslow & the Viennese school. Step by step they are...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre d'Orléans-scène nationale, France (04/2011)....continue...

Serafin String Quartet / Barber, Dvorák et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-09-06

Works: William Grant Still: Danzas de Panama, for string quintet; Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Samuel Barber: Quartet for Strings in B major, Op. 11; G...

Hailed by the New York Concert Review for its "excellent music making...uncommonly fine interpretation," the Serafin String Quartet debuted to a sell-out crowd at New...continue...
Recording information: Gore Recital Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, Dela (06/2009/09/2009)....continue...

The Music of America: Barber

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: Samuel Barber: The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Dover Beach, Op. 3; Symphony no 1, Op. 9; Quartet for Strings in B major, Op. 11; Adagio for Strings; Concerto for Violin, Op. 14...
Performers: Barber, Samuel [Composer]; Blier, Steven; Garvey, David [Piano]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Horowitz, Vladimir; Katz, Martin; Price, Leontyne; Stern, Isaac; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Slatkin, Leonard; Bernstein, Leonard

"For a number of reasons, Sony's three-disc release of music by Samuel Barber in honor of his centenary year makes a terrific introduction for listeners...continue...

Barber Adagio (100th Anniversay)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Medea's Medi...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; LeClair, Judith; McCawley, Leon; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson

This 2-CD commemorative set marks the centenary of Samuel Barber's birth and gives a fairly rounded picture of the composer. Samuel Barber's music, masterfully crafted...continue...

American Classics - Barber: String Quartet, Serenade, Songs, etc / Thomas Allen, Roger Vignoles, Endellion String Quartet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Samuel Barber: Dover Beach, Op. 3; Serenade for Strings, Op. 1; Songs (3), for voice & piano, Op. 2; Songs (3), for voice & piano, Op. 10; Songs (4), Op. 13; Songs (3), for voice & piano, Op. 45; Qua...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Cutler, Eric; Moore, Bradley; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

BBC Music Magazine
Mostly a wide-ranging choice of Barber's songs, intense and rather Brittenish in idiom, but polished and often warm-hearted, plus his String Quartet, source...continue...

Barber: Adagio for Strings, etc / Schippers, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Summer Music, for wind quintet, Op. 31; Excursions (4) for Piano, Op. 20; Dover Beach, Op. 3; Quartet for Strings in B major, Op. 11; Vanessa, Op. 32; Toccata Festi...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; ; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet

This unique collection of Samuel Barber's music features his 'Adagio for Strings' in both the orchestral and string quartet versions....continue...

American Originals - Barber & Ives / Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-01-19

Works: Charles Ives: Fugue in C major; A Set of 3 Short Pieces, for string quartet, double bass & piano, S. 84 (K. 2B16); Quartet for Strings no 2, for string quartet, S. 58 (K. 2A3); Samuel Barber: Quartet...
Performers: Drucker, Eugene; Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Finckel, David; Setzer, Philip
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Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet