℗ 2014 2xHD
Samuel Barber: Cello Concerto - Medea (Suite) - Adagio for Strings
Wendy Warner, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
Cello Concerto, Op. 22 |
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I. Allegro moderato Samuel Barber; Wendy Warner; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
12:51 | |||
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II. Andante sostenuto Samuel Barber; Wendy Warner; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
7:22 | |||
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III. Molto allegro e appassionato Samuel Barber; Wendy Warner; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
9:14 | |||
Medea (Suite), Op. 23 |
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I. Parodos Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
3:14 | |||
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II. Choros. Medea and Jason Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
5:01 | |||
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III. The Young Princess. Jason Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
3:28 | |||
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IV. Choros Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
3:30 | |||
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V. Medea Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
7:46 | |||
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VI. Kantikos Agonias Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
2:27 | |||
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VII. Exodos Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
3:18 | |||
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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
7:47 | |||
Digital Booklet |
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Total Playing Time 65:58
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"... Alsop shows a keen sensitivity to both scores and balances their rhetoric with the clean-edged clarity of their textures."
- Classical-music.com
Marin Alsop conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and solo cellist Wendy Warner on these works by Samuel Barber. The Cello Concerto is offered together on this album with a suite from the ballet music for Medea, originally written for Martha Graham. Best known of all Barber's music is his evocative Adagio for Strings, a work of deep feeling that has earned a firm place in American repertoire.
- Classical-music.com
Marin Alsop conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and solo cellist Wendy Warner on these works by Samuel Barber. The Cello Concerto is offered together on this album with a suite from the ballet music for Medea, originally written for Martha Graham. Best known of all Barber's music is his evocative Adagio for Strings, a work of deep feeling that has earned a firm place in American repertoire.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – 2xHD Studio Masters
Producer: Andrew Walton (K&A Productions Ltd.)
Engineer: Tony Faulkner
Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, from 3rd-4th May, 1999 and from 11th - 12th May 2000. Recorded and edited at 24-bit resolution for higher definition sound.
2xHD Mastering: René Laflamme
Producer: Andrew Walton (K&A Productions Ltd.)
Engineer: Tony Faulkner
Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, from 3rd-4th May, 1999 and from 11th - 12th May 2000. Recorded and edited at 24-bit resolution for higher definition sound.
2xHD Mastering: René Laflamme