Samuel Barber, Leontyne Price Sings Barber - 1h 2m 44s

Tracks & Durations

1. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - At Saint Patrick's Purgatory	1:33
2. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - Church Bell at Night	0:54
3. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - Sait Ita's Vision	3:04
4. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - The Heavenly Banquet	1:18
5. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - The Crucifixion	2:03
6. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - Sea-Snatch	0:45
7. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - Promiscuity	0:47
8. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - The Monk and His Cat	2:14
9. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - The Praises of God	0:56
10. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 - The Desire for Hermitage	3:23
11. Sleep Now, Op. 10, No. 2	2:24
12. The Daises, Op. 2, No. 1	0:50
13. Nocturne, Op. 13, No. 4	3:14
14. Nuvoletta, Op. 25	4:22
15. Knoxville: Summer of 1915	16:28
16. Antony and Cleopatra - Give Me Some Music	9:02
17. - Give Me My Robe	9:19

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Review

Early in her career, Leontyne Price formed an artistic liaison with Samuel Barber that resulted in his composing the female lead in Antony and Cleopatra for her. The disastrous premiere of that opera prevented Price from making a complete recording--a tragic loss in my opinion. She did record excerpts, however, and we at least have this disc to document these and the many other Barber works that she performed with incomparable artistry. Opera singing being what it is, Price didn't often have the chance to sing in English, so these performances are not only historically important, they are uniquely communicative as well. --David Hurwitz

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