The Beauty of Barber

~ Release by Samuel Barber; Ruth Golden, David Zinman, Terry Edwards, Donald Barra, London Voices, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Bell (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2000 Universal Classics & Jazz
This Compilation ℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-04 14:39 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Adagio For Strings, op. 11/2 (live)
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1992) and The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:45
2Violin Concerto, op. 14: II. Andante
engineer:
Duncan Mitchell (engineer) (in 1996-01)
producer:
Chris Hazell
violin:
Joshua Bell (violinist) (in 1996-01)
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (in 1996-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (in 1996-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1996-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (in 1996-01)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14: II. Andante (in 1996-01)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14
Samuel Barber8:53
3First Symphony (in one movement), op. 9: Andante tranquilo
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1991-10)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1, op. 9: III. Andante tranquillo (in 1991-10)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1935 until 1936-02-24)
part of:
Symphony no. 1, op. 9
Samuel Barber4:30
4First Symphony (in one movement), op. 9: Con moto
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1991-10)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1, op. 9: IV. Con moto [Passacaglia] (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1935 until 1936-02-24)
part of:
Symphony no. 1, op. 9
Samuel Barber3:57
5First Essay for Orchestra, op. 12
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Essay for Orchestra, op. 12 (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1937)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 12)
Samuel Barber8:13
6Knoxville - Summer of 1915, op. 24
soprano vocals:
Ruth Golden (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Nova San Diego
conductor:
Donald Barra
recording of:
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24 (for voice and orchestra)
lyricist:
James Agee (writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1947)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1948-04-09)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 24)
Samuel Barber17:12
7Second Essay for Orchestra, op. 17
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1991-10)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01, in 1991-10)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01, in 1991-10)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01, in 1991-10)
recording of:
Second Essay for Orchestra, op. 17 (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1942-03-15)
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1942-04-16)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 17)
recording of:
Second Essay for Orchestra, op. 17 (in 1991-10)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1942-03-15)
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1942-04-16)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 17)
Samuel Barber10:35
8Adagio for Strings, op. 11/2 (arr. Runswick)
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
arranger:
Daryl Runswick
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber5:38