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Knoxville, summer of 1915 ; Dover Beach : op. 3 ; Hermit songs ; Andromache's farewell : op. 39

Title
Knoxville, summer of 1915 ; Dover Beach : op. 3 ; Hermit songs ; Andromache's farewell : op. 39 [sound recording] / Samuel Barber.
Author
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Masterworks Portrait, p1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Steber, Eleanor
  • Strickland, William
  • Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012.
  • Price, Leontyne
  • Arroyo, Martina
  • Schippers, Thomas
  • Dumbarton Oaks Chamber Orchestra. prf
  • Juilliard String Quartet. prf
  • New York Philharmonic. prf
Description
1 sound disc (51 min.) : digital, mono./stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Songs. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Songs.
  • Hermit songs.
  • Dover Beach.
  • Andromache's farewell.
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in English.
  • The 3rd work a song cycle.
  • Texts by James Agee (1st work), Matthew Arnold (2nd), Irish monks and scholars of the 8th-13th centuries (3rd), and Euripides (4th).
  • Compact disc; analog recording.
  • Mono. recording (1st & 3rd works).
  • Durations: 14:00; 8:20; 16:50; 12:12.
  • Program notes by Robert Cushman in English with French and German translations (14 p.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded Nov. 7, 1950 (1st work), and in New York City on Apr. 8, 1967 (2nd work), Nov. 19, 1954 (3rd work), and Apr. 9, 1963 (4th work).
Contents
Hermit songs. At St. Patrick's purgatory (1:29) -- Church bell at night (:54) -- St. Ita's vision (3:03) -- The heavenly banquet (1:13) -- The crucifixion (1:53) -- Sea-snatch (:36) -- Promiscuity (:39) -- The monk and his cat (2:14) -- The praises of God (:50) -- The desire for hermitage (3:17).
Call Number
*LDC 6660 (F)
OCLC
  • 26495561
  • NYPG94-R883
Author
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
Title
Knoxville, summer of 1915 ; Dover Beach : op. 3 ; Hermit songs ; Andromache's farewell : op. 39 [sound recording] / Samuel Barber.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Masterworks Portrait, p1991.
Playing Time
005122
Performer
In the 1st work: Eleanor Steber, soprano ; Dumbarton Oaks Orchestra ; William Strickland, conductor. In the 2nd: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; The Juilliard Quartet. In the 3rd: Leontyne Price, soprano ; the composer, piano. In the 4th: Martina Arroyo, soprano ; New York Philharmonic ; Thomas Schippers, conductor.
Event
Recorded Nov. 7, 1950 (1st work), and in New York City on Apr. 8, 1967 (2nd work), Nov. 19, 1954 (3rd work), and Apr. 9, 1963 (4th work).
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Added Author
Steber, Eleanor. Performer
Strickland, William. Conductor
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012. Performer
Price, Leontyne. Performer
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Performer
Arroyo, Martina. Performer
Schippers, Thomas. Conductor
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Knoxville, summer of 1915.
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Dover Beach.
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Hermit songs.
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Andromache's farewell.
Dumbarton Oaks Chamber Orchestra. Performer
Juilliard String Quartet. Performer
New York Philharmonic. Performer
Added Title
Hermit songs.
Dover Beach.
Andromache's farewell.
Publisher No.
Masterworks Portrait MPK 46727
Research Call Number
*LDC 6660 (F) Program notes on file.
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