The Complete Songs

~ Release by Barber; Cheryl Studer, Thomas Hampson, John Browning, Emerson String Quartet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Slumber Song of the Madonna
piano:
John Browning (American pianist)
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
recording of:
A Slumber Song of the Madonna
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1925)
Samuel Barber2:01
2There's Nae Lark
Samuel Barber1:43
3Love at the Door
Samuel Barber1:26
4Serenades
Samuel Barber2:16
5Love's Caution
Samuel Barber2:56
6Night Wanderers
Samuel Barber3:02
7Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
Samuel Barber2:10
8Strings in the Earth and Air
Samuel Barber1:18
9The Beggar's Song
Samuel Barber2:02
10In the Dark Pinewood
Samuel Barber1:46
11The Daisies, op. 2 no. 1
recording of:
The Daisies, op. 2 no. 1
lyricist:
James Stephens (writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1927-07)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 2
Samuel Barber1:20
12With Rue My Heart Is Laden, op. 2 no. 2
recording of:
With Rue My Heart Is Laden, op. 2 no. 2
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1928-01)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 2
Samuel Barber1:28
13Bessie Bobtail, op. 2 no. 3
recording of:
Bessie Bobtail, op. 2 no. 3
lyricist:
James Stephens (writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1934)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 2
Samuel Barber2:52
14Rain Has Fallen, op. 10 no. 1
recording of:
Rain Has Fallen, op. 10 no. 1
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Three Songs, op. 10 (for voice and piano)
Samuel Barber3:02
15Sleep Now, op. 10 no. 2
recording of:
Sleep Now, op. 10 no. 2
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Three Songs, op. 10 (for voice and piano)
Samuel Barber3:34
16I Hear an Army, op. 10 no. 3
recording of:
I Hear an Army, op. 10 no. 3
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Three Songs, op. 10 (for voice and piano)
Samuel Barber2:48
17A Nun Takes the Veil, op. 13 no. 1
recording of:
A Nun Takes the Veil, op. 13 no. 1
lyricist:
Gerard Manley Hopkins (English poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1937 until 1940)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Four Songs, op. 13
Samuel Barber1:42
18The Secrets of the Old, op. 13 no. 2
recording of:
The Secrets of the Old, op. 13 no. 2
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1937 until 1940)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Four Songs, op. 13
Samuel Barber1:08
19Sure on this Shining Night, op. 13 no. 3
recording of:
Sure on This Shining Night, op. 13 no. 3
lyricist:
James Agee (writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1937 until 1940)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Four Songs, op. 13
Samuel Barber2:30
20Nocturne, op. 13 no. 4
recording of:
Nocturne, op. 13 no. 4
lyricist:
Frederic Prokosch
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1937 until 1940)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Four Songs, op. 13
Samuel Barber4:08
21Dover Beach, op. 3
string quartet:
Emerson String Quartet
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recorded at:
The Performing Arts Center, State University of New York (Purchase College) in Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States (in 1992-12)
recording of:
Dover Beach for Voice and String Quartet, op. 3
lyricist:
Matthew Arnold (poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1931)
premiered at:
[concert] (1933-03-05)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 3)
Samuel Barber8:12
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Queen's Face on the Summery Coin, op. 18 no. 1
recording of:
2 Songs, op. 18: No. 1. The queen's face on the summery coin
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 18
Samuel Barber2:00
2Monks and Raisins, op. 18 no. 2
recording of:
2 Songs, op. 18: No. 2. Monks and raisins
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 18
Samuel Barber1:15
3Nuvoletta, op. 25
recording of:
Nuvoletta, op. 25
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1947)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 25)
is based on:
Finnegans Wake
Samuel Barber5:13
4Mélodies passagères, op. 27 no. 1: Puisque tout passe
recording of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27: No. 1. Puisque tout passe
lyricist:
Rainer Maria Rilke (poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27
Samuel Barber1:35
5Mélodies passagères, op. 27 no. 2: Un cygne
recording of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27: No. 2. Un cygne
lyricist:
Rainer Maria Rilke (poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27
Samuel Barber2:22
6Mélodies passagères, op. 27 no. 3: Tombeau dans un parc
recording of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27: No. 3. Tombeau dans un parc
lyricist:
Rainer Maria Rilke (poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27
Samuel Barber1:56
7Mélodies passagères, op. 27 no. 4: Le clocher chante
recording of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27: No. 4. Le clocher chante
lyricist:
Rainer Maria Rilke (poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27
Samuel Barber1:23
8Mélodies passagères, op. 27 no. 5: Départ
recording of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27: No. 5. Départ
lyricist:
Rainer Maria Rilke (poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Mélodies passagères, op. 27
Samuel Barber2:04
9Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 1: At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 1. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber1:30
10Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 2: Church Bell at Night
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 2. Church Bell at Night
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber0:54
11Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 3: St. Ita's Vision
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 3. St. Ita's Vision
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber3:18
12Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 4: The Heavenly Banquet
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 4. The Heavenly Banquet
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber1:12
13Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 5: The Crucifixion
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 5. The Crucifixion
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber2:25
14Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 6: Sea-Snatch
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 6. Sea-Snatch
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber0:40
15Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 7: Promiscuity
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 7. Promiscuity
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber0:58
16Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 8: The Monk and His Cat
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 8. The Monk and His Cat
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber2:40
17Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 9: The Praises of God
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 9. The Praises of God
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber0:56
18Hermit Songs, op. 29 no. 10: The Desire for Hermitage
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 10. The Desire for Hermitage
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber3:55
19Despite and Still, op. 41 no. 1: A Last Song
recording of:
Despite and Still, op. 41: No. 1. A Last Song
lyricist:
Robert Graves (English poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1968-06)
part of:
Despite and Still, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
Samuel Barber2:32
20Despite and Still, op. 41 no. 2: My Lizard
recording of:
Despite and Still, op. 41: No. 2. My Lizard
lyricist:
Theodore Roethke (American poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1968-06)
part of:
Despite and Still, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
Samuel Barber1:04
21Despite and Still, op. 41 no. 3: In the Wilderness
recording of:
Despite and Still, op. 41: No. 3. In the Wilderness
lyricist:
Robert Graves (English poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1968-06)
part of:
Despite and Still, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
Samuel Barber3:21
22Despite and Still, op. 41 no. 4: Solitary Hotel
recording of:
Despite and Still, op. 41: No. 4. Solitary Hotel
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1968-06)
part of:
Despite and Still, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
Samuel Barber2:39
23Despite and Still, op. 41 no. 5: Despite and Still
recording of:
Despite and Still, op. 41: No. 5. Despite and Still
lyricist:
Robert Graves (English poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1968-06)
part of:
Despite and Still, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
Samuel Barber1:32
24Now Have I Fed and Eaten Up the Rose, op. 45 no. 1
recording of:
Now Have I Fed and Eaten Up the Rose, op. 45 no. 1
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1972)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 45
Samuel Barber2:36
25A Green Lowland of Pianos, op. 45 no. 2
recording of:
A Green Lowland of Pianos, op. 45 no. 2
lyricist:
Czesław Miłosz (Polish poet & Nobel Prize winner)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1972)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 45
Samuel Barber2:09
26O Boundless, Boundless Evening, op. 45 no. 3
recording of:
O Boundless, Boundless Evening, op. 45 no. 3
lyricist:
Christopher Middleton (poet)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1972)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 45
Samuel Barber4:17

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Release

part of:DG 2 CD (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 3)
ASIN:US: B00005V8YT [info]
discography entry:http://deutschegrammophon.com/gb/cat/4595062? [info]