Music of Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11/Orchestral Music; Leonard Slatkin

Music of Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11/Orchestral Music; Leonard Slatkin

Music of Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11/Orchestral Music; Leonard Slatkin
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Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
  1. Overture To 'The School For Scandal', Op. 5
  2. Adagio For Strings, Op. 11
  3. (First) Essay For Orchestra, Op. 12
  4. Second Essay, Op. 17
  5. Third Essay, Op. 47
  6. 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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