Concertos, Violin Concertos, Barber (composer)
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Special offer. Barber, Walton and Korngold: Violin Concertos
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey
It's an inspired coupling, as well as a generous one, to have these three high-romantic concertos together. James Ehnes gives superb performances, bringing out their full emotional thrust without... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Grammy Awards, 50th Awards (2007), Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
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Tchaikovsky & Barber: Violin Concertos
RecommendedJohan Dalene (violin), Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Blendulf
Dalene’s freshness, vitality and interpretative charisma [in the Tchaikovsky] swept me along…If anything, the Barber is finer still, perhaps the closest anyone has yet come (at least on disc)... —
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Record Review, 25th January 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, Concerto Choice
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Diapason d’Or, April 2020, Découverte
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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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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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: Orchestral Works Volume 3
RecommendedJames Buswell (violin)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop
James Buswell is a refined, sensitive soloist in the Concerto, warm without being soupy —
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Building a Library, January 2002, Budget Choice
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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 & Walton - Violin Concertos
RecommendedJoshua Bell (violin)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
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Building a Library, January 2002, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Concerto
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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. Menotti & Barber - Violin Concertos
Ruggiero Ricci (violin)
Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Keith Clark