by Samuel Barber, St Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Elmar Oliveira · Emd/EMI Classics · CD · EAN 0724357428729
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«Adagio for Strings / Violin Concerto / Orchestral & Chamber Works» is the compilation of orchestral and chamber works by Samuel Barber, released by EMI Classics as a double CD.
The album brings together two CDs with a selection of Samuel Barber's output. The first includes the famous Adagio for Strings, the overture The School for Scandal, the Violin Concerto, the Second Essay and Medea's Dance of Vengeance, all in performances by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. The second disc offers the Cello Sonata, Canzone, Excursions, Nocturne, Summer Music, Souvenirs and the Third Essay, with soloists including Elmar Oliveira, Alan Stepansky and Israela Margalit.
This is a compilation from EMI Classics' Double Forte series, released in 2001 and comprising two CDs. The recordings are in DDD stereo.
Recommended for classical music enthusiasts seeking an overview of Samuel Barber's orchestral and chamber works in a single album.
