Music of Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11/Orchestral Music; Leonard Slatkin
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- Overture To 'The School For Scandal', Op. 5
- Adagio For Strings, Op. 11
- (First) Essay For Orchestra, Op. 12
- Second Essay, Op. 17
- Third Essay, Op. 47
- Medea's Dance Of Vengeance, Op. 23a
Music reviews of Music of Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11/Orchestral Music; Leonard Slatkin
Music Review: Fine Performances in Rapidly Dating Sound Quality
Rating: 4 Stars
This has been in my collection since it was released in the late '80s and still represents well-nigh definitive (there's that word I hate using!) one-stop shopping for the many compactly composed orchestral gems of Samuel Barber. Quibbles can be made here or there concerning tempos, phrasing, and balances; but all are performed with a fine grasp of Barber's distinctly 20th century American idiom. Returning to it this morning, my main complaint has to do with the sound quality which could certainly do with a "refurbishing"; I'm wondering if such was effected on the recent EMI Gemini release in which these performances are included (Barber: Adagio for Strings; Violin Concerto; Orchestral & Chamber Works). As to the performances; the brass, winds, and percussion make themselves effectively heard and felt; but the otherwise fine strings are often noticeably underpowered. I found myself wishing to hear these performed with the likes of the Berlin Philharmonic...for shame!
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- Styles > Classical
- Ballets & Dances > Ballets
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Barber, Samuel
- Featured Performers, A-Z > ( B ) > Barber, Samuel
- ( S ) > St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Overtures
- Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Symphonies
- Barber, Samuel - Works by Barber
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