Samuel Barber: Orchestral Works, Vol.2 ~ Wendy Warner
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Barber: Violin Concerto ~ Royal Scottish National Orchestra
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Barber: Three Concertos ~ Samuel Barber
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Barber - Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op 24; Toccata Festiva, Op 24 ~ Samuel Barber
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Barber - Capricorn Concerto ~ Samuel Barber
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Barber's symphonies are somewhat uneven in quality, mainly because of his extensive revisions, and veer from the amazing to the mundane. Alsop and the RSNO create a lustrous sound and the first symphony in particular gives the cracking brass section ample opportunity to show off. It's Sibelian-like qualities couldn't be more different from the second, sounding uncannily like Britten's Peter Grim