Barber at 100
03/09/10 3:00PM
Today is the 100th birthday of Samuel Barber, one of the United States' most celebrated composers in the 20th century. We'll hear his famous String Quartet (with its central Adagio), his three Essays for Orchestra, and the suite from the ballet "Souvenirs," among other things, this afternoon.
Playlist
3:02pm
Essay for Orchestra #1
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| CD/Album | Samuel Barber |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 49463 |
3:12pm
3 Intermezzi (complete), Op. 117
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Lilya Zilberstein, piano |
| CD/Album | Brahms: Paganini-Variationen - Intermezzi Op. 117 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 431123 |
3:29pm
Cello Concerto #3 in A, Wq 172/H439
| Composer | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment |
| Conductor | Gustav Leonhardt |
| Soloists | Anner Bylsma, cello |
| CD/Album | CPE Bach: Cello Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 90800 |
| Note | (originally H437, Concerto for Harpsichord & Strings) |
3:49pm
Agnus Dei ("Lamb of God")
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Richard Marlow |
| Soloists | Trinity College Choir, Cambridge |
| CD/Album | Barber's Adagio |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 68758 |
| Note | (Barber's choral arrangement of the Adagio from the String Quartet, Op. 11) |
4:07pm
Essay for Orchestra #2
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| CD/Album | Samuel Barber |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 49463 |
4:19pm
Presto
| Composer | Silvius Leopold Weiss |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Lutz Kirchhof, lute |
| CD/Album | Lute Music for Witches and Alchemists |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 60767 |
4:24pm
Symphony #1 in C, Op. 21
| Composer | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra |
| Conductor | David Zinman |
| CD/Album | Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies |
| Record co./Cat # | Arte Nova 63645 |
4:49pm
Prague Waltzes
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Antal Dorati |
| CD/Album | Dvorak: Slavonic Dances-Czech Suite |
| Record co./Cat # | London 460293 |
5:07pm
Menuet pompeux
| Composer | Emmanuel Chabrier |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (orchestrated by Ravel) |
| Ensemble | Toulouse Capitol Orchestra |
| Conductor | Michel Plasson |
| CD/Album | Chabrier: Oeuvres pour Orchestre |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 74336 |
5:14pm
Horn Concerto #3 in Eb, K 447
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Paul Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Pinchas Zukerman |
| Soloists | Hermann Baumann, horn |
| CD/Album | Mozart - The 4 Horn Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 412737 |
5:32pm
Nuvoletta
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Cheryl Studer, soprano ; John Browning, piano |
| CD/Album | Barber: The Songs |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 435867 |
5:38pm
Souvenirs
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Yoel Levi |
| CD/Album | Barber: Concertos for Violin & Piano; Souvenirs |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80441 |
6:07pm
Essay for Orchestra #3
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| CD/Album | Samuel Barber |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 49463 |
6:20pm
Symphony #3 in C, Op. 12, G 505
| Composer | Luigi Boccherini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cantilena |
| Conductor | Adrian Shepherd |
| CD/Album | Boccherini: Seven Symphonies |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8414 |
6:39pm
Cello Sonata in c, Op. 6
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Michael Rudiakov, cello ; Shoshana Rudiakov, piano |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn, Debussy, barber - Cello Sonatas |
| Record co./Cat # | Centaur 2044 |