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Barber: Complete Orchestral Works / Marin Alsop

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Samuel Barber: The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Symphony no 1, Op. 9; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Symphony no 2, Op. 19; Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22; Medea (Serp...
Performers: Buswell, James; Craigie, Lesley; Gauvin, Karina; Gracie, John; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Prutsman, Stephen; Rancourt, Stephane; Trotter, Thomas; Wall, Simon; Warner, Wendy [Cello]; Williams, Roderick [Ba...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"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...continue...

American Classics - Barber: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Alsop

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Piano, Op. 38; Die Natali, chorale Christmas preludes for orchestra, Op. 37; Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a; Commando March
Performers: Prutsman, Stephen
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"John Browning has 'owned' this concerto, written with his prodigious technique in mind, for years, and his recordings with George Szell and Leonard Slatkin have...continue...

American Classics - Fry: Santa Claus Symphony, etc / Rowe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: William Henry Fry: Santa Claus, Christmas Symphony; Overture to Macbeth; Niagara Symphony; The Breaking Heart, for orchestra (Adagio)
Conductors: Rowe, Tony
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The first native-born American to compose for large symphonic forces, William Fry's "Santa Clause Symphony" is a fantastical composition with tightly constructed drama full of...continue...