Steve Schwartz wrote:
>Second that! The classic recording is E. Power Biggs and (I dimly recall)
>Ormandy leading the Philadelphia. For some reason, it's a killer piece
>that hasn't caught on. People *will* insist on the dreary Saint-Saens
>Symphony No. 3 (dons asbestos windbreaker). In fact, I'm not sure that
>recording's been released on CD. I can find only a Cedille release *not*
>by those forces.
I have the Cedille release. I find it wonderful. It also has a very
romantic reading of the Piston Prelude and Allegro and a wonderful piece
by Sowerby. There is also a Colgrass piece that did not make a great
impression on me.
With 4 different performances of the Barber in my collection...it is one
of my favorite Barber works.
Karl