Concertos, Piano Concertos, Barber (composer)
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Barber - Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto & Adagio For Strings
RecommendedIsaac Stern & John Browning
Leonard Bernstein, George Szell & Eugene Ormandy
Classic accounts of the lyrical Violin Concerto and the brilliant Piano Concerto - plus Eugene Ormandy's purposeful Adagio and Thomas Schippers's strong Second Essay for Orchestra. —
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Special offer. American Piano Concertos
Xiayin Wang (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
You only have to hear the soloist's first entry [in the Barber] to know that in Xiayin Wang you have a virtuoso with all the power and pizzazz to encompass the work's demands - and more...This... —
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Well known for their witty, well crafted arrangements, the Calefax Quintet are on top form here in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Barber’s jaunty Excursions. Azmeh and Hekkema’s Airports for... —
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Chopin Evocations
RecommendedDaniil Trifonov (piano), with Sergei Babayan (piano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev
In this work, Trifonov staves off potential sentimentality and produces – as usual – an exquisite tone…Some listeners will undoubtedly miss the epic nature of the original orchestration, but... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th October 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - instrumental (piano)
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Barber: Orchestral Works
RecommendedJohn Browning (piano), Kyoto Takezawa (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Leonard Slatkin (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, Leonard Slatkin
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Building a Library, June 2006, Budget Choice
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 34th Awards (1991), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Barber: Concertos for Violin, Cello & Piano
RecommendedIsaac Stern (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), John Browning (piano)
New York Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, David Zinman, George Szell
Authoritative and affectionate accounts of the three concertos, in various recording vintages, make up a valuable compilation. —
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Building a Library, January 2002, Mid-Price Choice
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14, etc.
RecommendedKyoto Takezawa (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello) & John Browning (piano)
St Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
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Grammy Awards, 34th Awards (1991), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Special offer. Rhapsody in Navy Blue: Originals
Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Major Arjan Tien
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Special offer. Barber: Orchestral Works Volume 4
Stephen Prutsman (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop's continuing Samuel Barber series for Naxos is exceptionally well planned. The standards of performance here are at least as high as on previous issues. The RSNO seems unfazed by... —
