tremendous piece, declamatory first movement, the beautiful canzone a wonderful-recasting of his original Canzone for violin (or flue) and piano, and a brilliant rocking 5/8 finale. Spotty mushy recording here ~ I'll take the original Browning, Szell Cleveland orchestra performance, TYVM.
Stunning how many people think this conservative 'modern' wholly tonal work is, atonal, etc. A lot of people think classical music stopped being classical around 1900 - silly folk.
This highly operatic concerto won the composer a Pulitzer, and got him a comission for the Lincoln Center opening, starring Leontyne Price as the Queen of the Nile. How all that came out, well, you should know...
Wow...5:30 to 5:45 is a complete mess... why wasn't it rerecorded? Was this live? Listen to the definitive Browning/Slatkin recording. The tempo is consistent, and overall it's much cleaner.
I think this may be the Abbot Ruskin recording , very good Pianist , with the MIT Orchestra under David Epstein. There are several moments where the Orchstra is not able to follow the Pianist, a reason I avoided to listen again to this recording.....
Maybe I am wrong, I really want to know who is playing because I love this Concerto so much since forty years and know almost every recording.....
I just wonder, which recording it is.....it is very good indeed but I am astounded at 1:25 that Soloist and Orchestra are not together....a pitty that this was not corrected.......
Well, I dont agree, or in other words, then 20th century music is unsophisticated and degenerate, as you say, which would be a barbarism. In my opinion this is a real work of art, very important for piano repertoire.
Listen to the first symphony from this very same composer, as well as .. Copland Fanfare for the Common Man and Clarinet Concerto, John Williams' film scores and Olympic music, etc.
If you choose not to, at least stop being a moron.
I love piano concertos, but i usually dont listen to anything later than Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and Prokofiev. However, I have to say, this piece really captured my attention.
I agree with those of you who think Adagio for Strings doesn't deserve that much attention. I mean, isn't is the same thing with Mozart's Eine Kleine, Beethoven's Fur Elise, and so many other things?
Hey Tennyson.. Can't agree w/you more.. I've been listening to this piece for decades & never tire of hearing it. I don't think this is the original Browning recording, however. The engineering is far superior for one thing. The solos are much easier to hear and there is reverberation that I don't seem to hear in the original. Also, the dynamics & tempi seem to have more extremes & I noticed an accelerando thru the final passage.
I actually cannot get enough of this - absolutely fantastic. This must be one of the most important Piano Cocnerti since Rachmaninov's 3rd or 4th. It is certainly better than Stravinsky's Piano Concerto and Schoenberg's. Absolutely marvellous, so much more than the Adagio for Strings. The Piano Sonata is amazing as well. Thanks, horowitzvs. Who actually is performing here, John Browning pf and George Szell cond?
Thanks for posting this. I had never heard Barber's concerto before, but I heard his sonata. I love his orchestral work, but his piano compositions (like Aaron Copland's) do nothing for me. I go as far as Prokofiev and late Scriabin, and Ravel for 20th-century piano concertos. Nothing newer than that appeals to me. But thanks for bringing this concerto to our attention.
I now know what women mean when they say "multiple orgasms"
LordN3mrod 1 month ago
tremendous piece, declamatory first movement, the beautiful canzone a wonderful-recasting of his original Canzone for violin (or flue) and piano, and a brilliant rocking 5/8 finale. Spotty mushy recording here ~ I'll take the original Browning, Szell Cleveland orchestra performance, TYVM.
Stunning how many people think this conservative 'modern' wholly tonal work is, atonal, etc. A lot of people think classical music stopped being classical around 1900 - silly folk.
MuseDuCafe 9 months ago 2
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MuseDuCafe 9 months ago
This is definitely the Tedd Joselson recording with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Schenck.
rachmaninovian92 1 year ago
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its is Tedd Joselson! i have a cd. amazing work!
arsforsa 1 year ago
This highly operatic concerto won the composer a Pulitzer, and got him a comission for the Lincoln Center opening, starring Leontyne Price as the Queen of the Nile. How all that came out, well, you should know...
fredericfranc 1 year ago
Whats the time signature of this song?
babablacksheep232 1 year ago
@babablacksheep232 This movement is in 5/8 in the key of b flat minor
elimgarak7 1 year ago
Is the Browning/Slatkin uploaded somewhere? Or would one have to buy it?
reev9759 1 year ago
the title...
4785689 1 year ago
Wow...5:30 to 5:45 is a complete mess... why wasn't it rerecorded? Was this live? Listen to the definitive Browning/Slatkin recording. The tempo is consistent, and overall it's much cleaner.
coasterman16 1 year ago
this is tedd Joselson playing. i have this cd. great stuff!!!
arsforsa 1 year ago
Mr. Browning got Sam's Concerto right. Just wonderful.
I love this and feel real humbled.
!
naumandolphin 1 year ago
I think this may be the Abbot Ruskin recording , very good Pianist , with the MIT Orchestra under David Epstein. There are several moments where the Orchstra is not able to follow the Pianist, a reason I avoided to listen again to this recording.....
Maybe I am wrong, I really want to know who is playing because I love this Concerto so much since forty years and know almost every recording.....
MichaSchlechtriem 2 years ago
I just wonder, which recording it is.....it is very good indeed but I am astounded at 1:25 that Soloist and Orchestra are not together....a pitty that this was not corrected.......
MichaSchlechtriem 2 years ago
@MichaSchlechtriem
This is John Browning. I am sure.
naumandolphin 1 year ago
I just had mental orgasm. Thank you Barber! Thank you Horowitz, and thank you uploader!
BRAVO!
LordN3mrod 2 years ago
A brilliant piece and brilliantly played. Thanks for the upload. 5 stars!
bartje11 2 years ago 3
спасибо за публикацию...
давно хотел послушать эту музыку.
(послушайте, как пианист, мою фортепианную музыку, правда я ещё не все опубликовал...)
MaximUstinoff 2 years ago
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Better protect your ears from shit like this.
GeoLee2001 2 years ago
We'd better protect our minds from unartistical sods like you.
Astron278 2 years ago 3
On the contrary, it is fascinating. It combines elements of atonality, polytonality and jazz. A thoroughly 20th century work.
ComtedeMonteC 2 years ago
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This piece is unsophisticated and degenerate. American music is just rubbish and noise pollution.
GeoLee2001 2 years ago
Well, I dont agree, or in other words, then 20th century music is unsophisticated and degenerate, as you say, which would be a barbarism. In my opinion this is a real work of art, very important for piano repertoire.
arturoblancocoto 2 years ago
In that case, please do provide us with real music ;P
Khu827 2 years ago
Listen to the first symphony from this very same composer, as well as .. Copland Fanfare for the Common Man and Clarinet Concerto, John Williams' film scores and Olympic music, etc.
If you choose not to, at least stop being a moron.
ThaSchwab 2 years ago
I love piano concertos, but i usually dont listen to anything later than Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and Prokofiev. However, I have to say, this piece really captured my attention.
I agree with those of you who think Adagio for Strings doesn't deserve that much attention. I mean, isn't is the same thing with Mozart's Eine Kleine, Beethoven's Fur Elise, and so many other things?
chopzart 2 years ago
Hey Tennyson.. Can't agree w/you more.. I've been listening to this piece for decades & never tire of hearing it. I don't think this is the original Browning recording, however. The engineering is far superior for one thing. The solos are much easier to hear and there is reverberation that I don't seem to hear in the original. Also, the dynamics & tempi seem to have more extremes & I noticed an accelerando thru the final passage.
PENNSY671E 3 years ago
I actually cannot get enough of this - absolutely fantastic. This must be one of the most important Piano Cocnerti since Rachmaninov's 3rd or 4th. It is certainly better than Stravinsky's Piano Concerto and Schoenberg's. Absolutely marvellous, so much more than the Adagio for Strings. The Piano Sonata is amazing as well. Thanks, horowitzvs. Who actually is performing here, John Browning pf and George Szell cond?
TennysonShallott11 3 years ago
What recording is this from?
einsteinonthebeach 3 years ago
breath taking!
festival0403 3 years ago
Pld. upload also the first mvt. Thanks!
clari6986 3 years ago 2
Thanks for posting this. I had never heard Barber's concerto before, but I heard his sonata. I love his orchestral work, but his piano compositions (like Aaron Copland's) do nothing for me. I go as far as Prokofiev and late Scriabin, and Ravel for 20th-century piano concertos. Nothing newer than that appeals to me. But thanks for bringing this concerto to our attention.
horatiodreamt 3 years ago
Rofl. It only won the Pulitzer.
John11inch 3 years ago
Yeah gonna have to agree with you there. 20th Century to Contemporary piano composition is where it's at.
assfuck15 3 years ago
"Yeah gonna have to agree with you there. 20th Century to Contemporary piano composition is where it's at"
I will also agree but I'll broaden that to 20th Century compositions in general. I rarely like anything written earlier.
Sad that such a great composer is only known by the general public for Adagio for Strings.
pandstar 3 years ago 2
Pierre Boulez Maybe?
Coixxman 3 years ago
love this work, thx a lot!
Medsas 3 years ago