VA - The Music Of America - Samuel Barber (2010)

Tracklist:

CD 1
01. The School for Scandal Overture, Op. 5 - 07:33
02. Dover Beach, Op. 3 - 07:48
03. Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (Samuel Barber): I. Allegro ma non troppo - 07:09
04. Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (Samuel Barber): II. Allegro molto - 04:17
05. Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (Samuel Barber): III. Andante tranquillo - 05:15
06. Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (Samuel Barber): IV. Con moto (Passacaglia) - 04:54
07. String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11 (Samuel Barber): I. Molto allegro e appassionato - 07:57
08. String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11 (Samuel Barber): II. Molto adagio - 08:01
09. String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11 (Samuel Barber): III. Molto allegro (come prima) - 02:22
10. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 - 09:54

CD 2
01. Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (Samuel Barber): I. Allegro - 10:11
02. Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (Samuel Barber): II. Andante - 08:27
03. Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (Samuel Barber): III. Presto in moto perpetuo - 03:55
04. Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 - 10:41
05. Medea's Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a - 12:32
06. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 (Samuel Barber): I. Allegro energico - 06:23
07. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 (Samuel Barber): II. Allegro vivace e leggero - 01:52
08. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 (Samuel Barber): III. Adagio mesto - 05:31
09. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 (Samuel Barber): IV. Fuga. Allegro con spirito - 04:34

CD 3
01. Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 - 16:18
02. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): At Saint Patrick's Purgatory - 01:32
03. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): Church Bell at Night - 00:54
04. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): Saint Ita's Vision - 03:04
05. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): The Heavenly Banquet - 01:17
06. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): The Crucifixion - 02:03
07. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): Sea-Snatch - 00:44
08. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): Promiscuity - 00:46
09. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): The Monk and His Cat - 02:14
10. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): The Praises of God - 00:56
11. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (Samuel Barber): The Desire for Hermitage - 03:22
12. 3 Songs, Op. 10: 3. I Hear an Army - 02:26
13. 4 Songs, Op. 13: 4. Nocturne - 03:25
14. 4 Songs, Op.13: 3. Sure on this Shining Night - 02:35
15. Vanessa, Op. 32: Must the Winter Come so Soon? - 03:02
16. Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40 (Samuel Barber): Give Me Some Music - 08:57
17. Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40 (Samuel Barber): Give Me My Robe - 09:19
18. Agnus Dei, Op.11 - 09:33

Performers:
Peter Oundjian (violin), Vladimir Horowitz (piano), Samuel Barber (piano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Martin Katz (piano), David Garvey (piano), Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Samuel Barber (baritone), Isaac Stern (violin), Leontyne Price (soprano), The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge (chorus)

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Tokyo String Quartet, Curtis String Quartet, Thomas Schippers, Leonard Slatkin, Leonard Bernstein, James Conlon, Richard Marlow