Browse: Barber (composer), Piano Solos
This page lists all recordings composed by Samuel Barber (1910–81).
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[In the Coleridge-Taylor Impromptu] Kanneh-Mason’s controlled phrasing and shimmering tone is exquisite. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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Chopin Evocations
RecommendedDaniil Trifonov (piano), with Sergei Babayan (piano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev
In this work, Trifonov staves off potential sentimentality and produces – as usual – an exquisite tone…Some listeners will undoubtedly miss the epic nature of the original orchestration, but... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th October 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - instrumental (piano)
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Charles Ives's massive Concord Sonata has been well served on disc… Marc-André Hamelin… consistently faster than his rivals whenever a speeding-up is indicated, but always maintains crispness... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2004, First Choice
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[‘Why do they shut me out of heaven?’] is a good example of Fontanals-Simmons’s tendency to prioritise solidity of vocal production and excellent diction over flashy point-making and expressive... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2019
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The organ has a really gutsy, symphonic core... Jan Kraybill... plays with considerable verve and a feeling both for colour and for the grand gesture. — More…
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Les Vents Français: French Music for Winds & 20th Century Wind Quintets
RecommendedLes Vents Français (Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Francois Leleux (oboe), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn)
individually, they play with attractive timbre and immaculate intonation and articulation. Collectively, they blend their colours with great finesse, within dynamics ranging from cushioned pianissimo... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th January 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Grammy Awards, 41st Awards (1998), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Britten & Barber: Piano Concertos & Nocturnes RecommendedElizabeth Joy Roe (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
Roe brings an incisive and well-articulated touch to the ebullient first movement of the Britten..Barber's complex and declamatory opening Allegro appassionato is satisfactorily dealt with, the... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2018, Also Recommended
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Swoon: Music That Makes Your World Stand Still
Dimity Hall (violin), Donald Westlake (clarinet), Sally Maer (cello), Sally Whitwell (piano), Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano), Richard Anderson (bass), Belinda Montgomery (soprano), Jane Sheldon (soprano), Barbara Jane Gilby (violin), Diana Doherty (oboe), Sara Macliver (soprano), Erin Wall (soprano),...
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The immediacy of the past is made clear in the album’s accompanying notes – Slenczynska wears, to this day, a necklace given to her by her teacher Sergei Rachmaninov. And yet the album is far... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th March 2022
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