Samuel Barber: Adagio

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Adagio for Strings, op. 11
  8:57
• 2
  Overture to “The School for Scandal”, op. 5
  8:25
• 3
  Violin Concerto, op. 14, I. Adagio
  10:58
• 4
  Violin Concerto, op. 14, II. Andante
  9:28
• 5
  Violin Concerto, op. 14, III. Presto in moto perpetuo
  3:45
• 6
  Knoxville Summer of 1915, op. 24
  15:37
• 7
  Essay for Orchestra no. 1, op. 12
  9:17
• 8
  Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, op. 23a
  13:06
• CD 2
• 1
  Dover Beach, op. 3
  8:22
• 2
  Piano Sonata, op. 26, I. Allegro energico
  7:50
• 3
  Piano Sonata, op. 26, II. Allegro vivace eleggero
  2:09
• 4
  Piano Sonata, op. 26, III. Adagio mesto
  5:32
• 5
  Piano Sonata, op. 26, IV. Fuga
  5:03
• 6
  Excursions, op. 20, I. Un poco allegro
  3:27
• 7
  Excursions, op. 20, II. In Slow Blues Tempo
  4:29
• 8
  Excursions, op. 20, III. Allegretto
  3:19
• 9
  Excursions, op. 20, IV. Allegro molto
  2:41
• 10
  Summer Music, op. 31, Slow and Indolent
  2:07
• 11
  Summer Music, op. 31, Faster
  0:34
• 12
  Summer Music, op. 31, Lively, Still Faster
  1:16
• 13
  Summer Music, op. 31, With Motion, as Before
  4:50
• 14
  Summer Music, op. 31, Joyous and Flowing
  1:21
• 15
  Summer Music, op. 31, Tempo I
  1:23
• 16
  Three Songs, op. 2, The Daisies (James Stephens)
  1:05
• 17
  Three Songs, op. 2, With Rue My Heart Is Laden (A.E. Housman)
  1:09
• 18
  Three Songs, op. 2, Bessie Bobtail (James Stephens)
  2:39
• 19
  String Quartet op. 11, I. Molto allegro e appassionato
  8:37
• 20
  String Quartet op. 11, II. Adagio
  7:01
• 21
  String Quartet op. 11, III. Molto adagio – Presto
  2:43

More by Samuel Barber

Ives: Concord Sonata / Barber: Piano Sonata

Ives: Concord Sonata / Barber: Piano Sonata 2004

Violin Concertos

Violin Concertos 2000

Barber / Dvořák / Glass

Barber / Dvořák / Glass 1993

Adagio for Strings / Symphony no. 1 / The School for Scandal

Adagio for Strings / Symphony no. 1 / The School for Scandal 1992

Meditations for a Quiet Night

Meditations for a Quiet Night 1992

Music of Samuel Barber

Music of Samuel Barber 1992

Release credits

• Barbara Hendricks
  soprano vocals [6]
• Berliner Philharmoniker
  performing orchestra [1]
• Elmar Oliveira
  violin [3-5]
• Endellion Quartet
  strings [19-21]
• Leon McCawley
  piano [2-9]
• Leonard Slatkin
  conductor [2-5, 7-8]
• Roger Vignoles
  piano [1, 16-18]
• Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2-5, 7-8]
• Simon Rattle
  conductor [1]
• Sir Thomas Allen
  baritone vocals [1, 16-18]

Issues

• S
  Samuel Barber: Adagio: 100th Anniversary

  2x CD
  2010