This page lists all recordings of Piano Sonata, Op. 26, by Samuel Barber (1910-81) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The American Virtuoso
American pianist Paul Barnes performs his own solo transcription of Philip Glass’s Piano Concerto No 2 in a virtuosic recital devoted to US composers. Besides this premiere, he plays the landmark 1950 Sonata for piano and the haunting Ballade and Nocturne by Samuel Barber, and two short colourful pieces from Joan Tower’s No Longer Very Clear | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Earl Wild Plays 20th & 21st Century Piano Sonatas
Earl Wild, whose legendary career has spanned over 70 years, performs in this brand new recording four 20th and 21st century piano sonatas. Mr. Wild states: "I had a personal friendship with all four composers on this disc, although one of the relationships has been a little more intimate. I have performed the Hindemith and Stravinsky sonatas in public many times since the 1940s. The Barber Sonata however is a first performance for me. I have the greatest admiration for this wonderful work. My own Sonata was completed in April of this year. A stylistically eclectic work, it incorporates Civil War tunes, echoes of popular music of the 1920s and, in the finale (entitled "Toccata a la Ricky Martin"), there is a distinctive Latin American flavour. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Ives & Barber - Piano Sonatas
Marc-André Hamelin (piano) ‘Hamelin’s virtuosity has to be heard to be believed’ (Classic FM Magazine) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | American Piano Sonatas Volume 1
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| |  | Sonatas and PreludesPiano works
Pianist Diane Walsh is heard in four masterpieces from the first half of the twentieth century. This newly re-mastered release was originally recorded in 1990 for Music and Arts. From the moment that Vladimir Horowitz premiered Samuel Barber's "Sonata", Op. 26, in Havana, December 1949, Barber's brilliant and poetic score has been regarded as a piano classic. Composed and dedicated to pianist Dinu Lipatti, Frank Martin's "8 Preludes" offer a wide range of moods and textures. Prokofiev's "Sonata No. 2", the earliest work in this collection, was composed in 1912. Regarded then as ‘ultra-modern', this piece's driving rhythms and virtuosity were a perfect vehicle for the young composer/pianist, who premiered the sonata in 1914, in St. Petersburg. Bartók also premiered his own "Sonata", in Budapest, December, 1926. The work's motoric rhythms and violent outbursts are given a performance of great intensity by Diane Walsh. Diane Walsh's numerous awards over a 35-year international career include the top prizes at the Munich International Piano Competition and the Salzburg International Mozart Competition. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Olga Kern (piano gold medalist) 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | In Memory of Terence Judd
''…an exceptional talent… There's always pleasure to be had in admiring the player's splendidly developed natural technique… one to return to for a glimpse of the commanding artist Terence Judd might have become.''
Gramophone | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Barber: Complete Works for Solo Piano
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| |  | Barber: Solo Piano Music
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| |  | Garrick Ohlsson plays Prokofiev, Bartok, Webern & Barber
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