Composer
Samuel Barber (1910-1981); USA

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Stage Works
92 tracks
- A Hand of Bridge (chamber opera), Op.35
1 track
- Antony and Cleopatra (opera), Op.40
8 tracks
- Vanessa (opera), Op.32
83 tracks
- A Hand of Bridge (chamber opera), Op.35
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Keyboard Works
197 tracks
- After the Concert, for piano
1 track
- Ballade, Op.46
9 tracks
- Chorale Preludes
1 track
- 3 Essays, for piano
3 tracks
- 4 Excursions, Op.20
33 tracks
- Fresh from West Chester, for piano
2 tracks
- 2 Interludes (Intermezzi)
7 tracks
- Nocturne, Op.33 ('Hommage to John Field')
10 tracks
- Petite berceuse, for piano
1 track
- Piano Sonata in Eb-, Op.26
68 tracks
- Prelude and Fugue in B-, for organ
2 tracks
- Prelude to a Tragic Drama, for piano
1 track
- 3 Sketches
17 tracks
- Souvenirs, Op.28 (Version for Solo Piano)
6 tracks
- Souvenirs: Suite for Piano 4-hands, Op.28
30 tracks
- Themes, for piano, Op.X/2
3 tracks
- Variations on 'Happy Birthday', for piano
1 track
- Variations on the Shape-note Hymn 'Wondrous Love', for organ
2 tracks
- After the Concert, for piano
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Orchestral Works
400 tracks
- Symphonies
35 tracks
- Symphony No.1, Op.9
25 tracks
- Symphony No.2, Op.19
10 tracks
- Symphony No.1, Op.9
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Concertos
129 tracks
- Capricorn Concerto, for flute, oboe, trumpet and strings, Op.21
22 tracks
- Cello Concerto, in A-, Op.22
25 tracks
- Piano Concerto, Op.38
10 tracks
- Toccata Festiva, for organ and orchestra, Op.36
5 tracks
- Violin Concerto, Op.14
67 tracks
- Capricorn Concerto, for flute, oboe, trumpet and strings, Op.21
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Other Orchestral Works (includes Adagio for Strings)
236 tracks
- Adagio for Strings (arr. of 2nd mvmt. of String Quartet), Op.11
105 tracks
- Commando March, for concert band or orchestra
13 tracks
- Essay No.1 for Orchestra, Op.12
8 tracks
- Essay No.2 for Orchestra, Op.17
9 tracks
- Essay No.3 for Orchestra, Op.47
4 tracks
- Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op.23a
9 tracks
- Medea: Cave of the Heart (suite), Op.23
16 tracks
- Music for a Scene from Shelley, Op.7
4 tracks
- The School for Scandal: Overture Op.5
8 tracks
- Die Natali: Chorale Preludes for Christmas, Op.37
2 tracks
- Fadograph of a Yestern Scene (after Joyce, Finnegan's Wake), Op.44
1 track
- Souvenirs: Suite from the Ballet, Op.28
56 tracks
- Mutations from Bach, for orchestra
1 track
- Adagio for Strings (arr. of 2nd mvmt. of String Quartet), Op.11
- Symphonies
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Chamber Works
103 tracks
- Canzone (Elegy), for flute and piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of the Piano Concerto), Op.38a
6 tracks
- Canzonetta for Oboe and Piano, Op.posth.48
2 tracks
- Cello Sonata, Op.6
24 tracks
- Mutations from Bach (on 'Christe, Du Lamm Gottes), for brass ensemble and timpani
3 tracks
- Serenade for String Quartet (or string orchestra), Op.1
14 tracks
- String Quartet in B, Op.11 (includes basis for 'Adagio for Strings')
42 tracks
- Summer Music, for wind quintet, Op.31
12 tracks
- Canzone (Elegy), for flute and piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of the Piano Concerto), Op.38a
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Vocal Works
312 tracks
- Songs Cycles and Collections
187 tracks
- 3 Songs, Op.2
11 tracks
- 3 Songs, Op.10 (texts by Joyce)
13 tracks
- 4 Songs, Op.13
33 tracks
- 2 Songs, Op.18
4 tracks
- 3 Songs, Op.45
13 tracks
- Despite and Stil, Op.41 (song cycle)
10 tracks
- Hermit Songs, Op.29 (song cycle; Irish texts 8th-13th c.)
67 tracks
- Mélodies passagères, Op.27 (song cycle; texts by Rilke)
16 tracks
- The Lovers, for baritone, chorus and orchestra, Op.43
20 tracks
- 3 Songs, Op.2
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Individual Songs
44 tracks
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (text by Robert Frost)
1 track
- Andromache's Farewell, for soprano and orchestra, Op.39
2 tracks
- The Beggar's Song
2 tracks
- Dover Beach, for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and string quartet, Op.3
7 tracks
- In the Dark Pinewood
2 tracks
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915, for high voice and orchestra, Op.24
11 tracks
- Love at the Door
2 tracks
- Love's Caution
2 tracks
- Night Wanderers
2 tracks
- Nuvoletta, Op.25 (text by Joyce)
3 tracks
- Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
2 tracks
- Serenades
1 track
- A Slumber Song of the Madonna, for voice and organ
2 tracks
- Strings in the Earth and Air
2 tracks
- There's Nae Lark
2 tracks
- Sure on this shining night, song for voice and piano (also arr. for voice, orch, chorus and piano), Op.13, No.3
1 track
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (text by Robert Frost)
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Choral Works
81 tracks
- Agnus Dei, for chorus and keyboard, Op.11 (arr. of 2nd mvmt. of String Quartet) (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet)
26 tracks
- Chorale for Ascension Day, for chorus, brass, timpani, and organ
3 tracks
- God's Grandeur, for a cappella chorus
1 track
- Heaven-Haven, for double chorus (arr. of song Op.13, No.1)
3 tracks
- Reincarnations, for a cappella chorus, Op.16
28 tracks
- 2 Songs for Chorus, Op.42
10 tracks
- 2 Songs for Chorus, Op.8
5 tracks
- A Stopwatch and an Ordinance Map, for male chorus and 3 timpani, Op.15
5 tracks
- Agnus Dei, for chorus and keyboard, Op.11 (arr. of 2nd mvmt. of String Quartet) (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet)
- Songs Cycles and Collections
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Chamber Works
1 track
Below are works by S.Barber that every music lover should explore:
- Keyboard Works
- Piano Sonata in Eb-, Op.26
68 tracks
- Piano Sonata in Eb-, Op.26
- Orchestral Works
- Violin Concerto, Op.14
67 tracks
- Adagio for Strings (arr. of 2nd mvmt. of String Quartet), Op.11
105 tracks
- The School for Scandal: Overture Op.5
8 tracks
- Violin Concerto, Op.14
- Chamber Works
- String Quartet in B, Op.11 (includes basis for 'Adagio for Strings')
42 tracks
- Notable Movement: 2.Molto adagio (attacca; basis for 'Adagio for Strings')
- String Quartet in B, Op.11 (includes basis for 'Adagio for Strings')