Vocal, Barber (composer)

Chimère

Sandrine Piau (soprano), Susan Manoff (piano)

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Barber - Songs

Gerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano) The Aronowitz Ensemble

BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Winner - Solo Vocal

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Summertime

Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

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Special offer. Barber: The Complete Songs

Dylan Perez (piano), Samantha Clarke, Soraya Mafi, Louise Kemény, Mary Bevan (sopranos), Fleur Barron (mezzo), Jess Dandy (contralto), Nicky Spence (tenor), Dominic Sedgwick, Julien Van Mellaerts (baritones), William Thomas (bass) Navarra String Quartet

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For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)

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Walking in the Dark

Julia Bullock (soprano), Christian Reif (fortepiano), Philharmonia Orchestra

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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Winner - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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American Polyphony

David Allsopp (countertenor), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor) & Robert Millett (percussion) Polyphony, Stephen Layton

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Calefax Reed Quintet

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but I like to sing...

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Song

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ELEGY

Joseph Middleton (piano), Mary Bevan (soprano)

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Melody Moore (soprano), Bradley Moore (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, July 2019
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Muse

Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

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Karina Gauvin (soprano) & Thomas Trotter (organ) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop

Gramophone Magazine, June 2004, Disc of the Month

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Anton Mecht Spronk, Paul Handschke, Payam Taghadossi, Zoltán Despond, Isabel Pfefferkorn

Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Classic Without Limits

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Shining Knight

Stuart Skelton (tenor) West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch

International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Recital Album
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Candida Thompson (violin) & Thomas Hampson (baritone) Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Netherlands Female Youth Choir

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Special offer. A Musical Zoo

Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

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Special offer. Paul Daniel conducts Barber, Berlioz & Britten

Anne-Catherine Gillet (soprano) Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Paul Daniel

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Voces8

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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On This Shining Night: Music For Voice and String Quartet

James Gilchrist, Roderick Williams, Sophie Bevan, Coull Quartet

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Leopold Stokowski - Complete Everest & Vanguard Masters

Houston Symphony, Stadium Symphony of New York (NYPO), American Symphony, Stokowski Symphony, Leopold Stokowski

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Van Cliburn at Carnegie Hall, New York City, May 19, 1958

Van Cliburn (piano) Symphony of the Air, Kiril Kondrashin

Grammy Awards, 2nd Awards (1959), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording

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Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo), Lana Bode (piano)

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Long Time Ago

Susan Manoff, Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano)

Presto Editor's Choice, November 2019

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Distant Light

Renée Fleming (soprano) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017

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April Fredrick (soprano) Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis

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A Concert for Ukraine

Vladyslav Buialskyi (baritone), Lise Davidsen (soprano), Elza van den Heever (soprano), Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Piotr Beczala (tenor), Ryan Speedo Green (bassbaritonevocalist), Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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Duo Rosa

International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal

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Fern Hill | American Choral Music

L'amour, la mort, la mer

Patricia Petibon (soprano), Philippe Marchand (percussion), Susan Manoff (piano), David Venitucci (accordion), Ronan Le Bars (bagpipe), Olivier Py (vocal), Le chant des lendemains

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Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy

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Barber: The Songs Complete

Cheryl Studer (soprano), John Browning (piano), Thomas Hampson (baritone) Emerson String Quartet

Gramophone Awards, 1994, Winner - Solo vocal

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Western Moods

Ensemble Esperanza

International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music

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Ruth Slenczynska - My Life In Music

Ruth Slenczynska (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 18th March 2022

Leontyne Price - Samuel Barber

Leontyne Price (soprano) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Thomas Schippers

Grammy Awards, 12th Awards (1969), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Special offer. Rolling River: American Choral | Barber - Bernstein - Muhly - Shaw - Whitacre

Emily Coatsworth, Iestyn Davies, Dominic Wallis, Harry Swanson, Holly Sewell, Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Graham Ross

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Barber - The Songs

Cheryl Studer (soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), John Browning (piano) Emerson String Quartet

Gramophone Awards, 1994, Winner - Solo Vocal

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Portrait Maureen Forrester: 1955-1963

Maureen Forrester (alto)

International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Historical

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Meg Bragle (mezzo), Frederick Teardo (organ), Anna Reinersman (harp), Maya Gunji (percussion) Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York, John Scott

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Special offer. The World Feels Dusty | Songs by Barber, Chausson, Copland, Debussy and Wallen

Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

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Jane Bunnell (mezzo-soprano) & Dale Duesing (baritone) Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz

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Classics for Choirs

Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow

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Christian Immler (baritone), Christoph Berner (piano), Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano), Danny Driver (piano)

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Songs

Patrick Messina, Fabrizio Chiovetta, Mariko Inaba-Messina

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Sure on this shining night | The romantic song in America

American Album for Flute

Jennifer Stinton (flute) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)

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Robert White (tenor), Samuel Sanders (piano)

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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto & 4 Choral Pieces

Ittai Shapira (violin), Tedd Joselson (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Joyful Company of Singers, Andrew Schenk

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Abendlieder/Night-Time Songs

Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden, Iris Geißler (piano), Iris Geißler (harpsichord), Bläserquintett Dresden, Collenbusch Quartett

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Barber: Orchestral Works

London Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham

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Ah! If I But Knew The Way Back | Songs of Children and of Fairy Lands

Kateryna Kasper (soprano), Hilko Dumno (piano)

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Permit Me Voyage | Transcriptions for Trumpet

Craig Morris (trumpet/flugelhorn) & Valentina Lisitsa (piano)

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Vocalise: Adam Walker

Adam Walker (flute) & James Baillieu (piano)

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Kitty Whately (mezzo), Joseph Middleton (piano), with Kevin Whatley, Madelaine Newton, Magnus Johnston, Brian O'Kane Navarra Quartet

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1000 Years of Classical Music

David Russell, The Song Company, Cantillation, Rosemary Hodgson, Daniel Yeadon, Tommie Andersson, Paul McMahon, Sally-Anne Russell, Linda Kent, Rosanne Hunt, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Jane Edwards, James Sanderson, Anna Fraser, David Greco, Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Neal Peres Da Costa, Erin Helyard, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players, Sinfonia Australis, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Goldner String Quartet, Gerard Willems, The Australian Trio, David Campbell, Jacqueline Cronin, Seraphim Trio, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Ewa Kupiec, Stephanie McCallum, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Simon Tedeschi, Duncan Gifford, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Australian String Quartet, Australian World Orchestra, Dan Walker, Synergy Percussion, Australian Virtuosi, Antony Gray, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sally Whitwell, Jane Sheldon, Brian Nixon, Rixon Thomas, Ian Cleworth, Jim Franklin, Matthew Doyle Singers of St Laurence, chacona, Adelaide Vocal Project, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Opera Australia Chorus, Sydney Children's Choir, Neil McEwan, Roland Peelman, Antony Walker, Nicholas Milton, Paul Dyer, Anna McDonald, Graham Abbott, Geoffrey Lancaster, William Motzing, Ola Rudner, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Johannes Fritzsch, David Porcelijn, Willem van Otterloo, Tadaaki Otaka, Hubert S

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Classical Hugs: Music of Comfort and Hope

Jayson Gillham (piano), Sara Macliver (soprano), Kirsten Williams, Karin Schaupp, Rosamund Plummer, Helena Rathbone, Aiko Goto, Nicole Forsyth, Daniel Yeadon, Maxime Bibeau, Charlotte Betts-Dean (soprano), Roger Woodward (piano), Hans-Dieter Michatz, David Drury, Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano), Emily Sun (violin), Andrea Lam, Jun Yi Ma, Diana Doherty, Slava Grigoryan, Alexandre Oguey, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Benaud Trio, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis, Orchestra Victoria, Gondwana Voices, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Goldner String Quartet, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Opera Queensland Chorus, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope, Matthias Bamert, Brett Kelly, Antony Walker, Richard Divall, Benjamin Northey, Mark O'Leary, Paul Dyer, Andrew Greene, Johannes Fritzsch, Mark Summerbell, Richard Tognetti, Lyn Williams, Myer Fredman, Jorge Mester

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Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson

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Dame Felicity Lott & Graham Johnson

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New. The Great American Composers

Eduard Brunner (clarinet), Kamil Hala (piano), Donna Amato (piano), The 101 Strings Orchestra, Orlando Pops Orchestra, Andrew Lane, 101 Strings Orchestra (trumpet), Deborah Myers (vocalist), Jan Hovath (vocalist), William Bolcom (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Iain Sutherland Concert Orchestra, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Women's Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Symphoniker, National Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, Aaron Copland, Urs Schneider, Libor Pešek, Iain Sutherland, Geoffrey Simon, Alexander Vladigerov, Ferde Grofé, David Measham, Apo Hsu, Paul Freeman, Gerhard Becker, Martin Yates