Barber: Toccata Festiva, Op. 36

This page lists all recordings of Toccata Festiva, Op. 36, 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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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony', etc.

Barber:	Toccata Festiva, Op. 36
Poulenc:	Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani
Saint-Saëns:	Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'

Olivier Latry (organ)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach

“…it is a breathtaking achievement. There is passion, but precision, technically well-nigh faultless.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008

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Ondine - ODE10945

(SACD)

$17.49

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American Classics - Samuel Barber

Barber:

Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

Toccata Festiva, Op. 36

Second & Third Essays for Orchestra

Karina Gauvin (soprano), Thomas Trotter (organ)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop

“Ravishing. … One of the finest versions of Knoxville to date. … Alsop’s ear-opening Barber series reaches a new high-point with this instalment. Strongly recommended.” Gramophone

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Naxos American Classics - 8559134

(CD)

$6.99

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Barber - Adagio for Strings

and other orchestral and chamber works

Barber:

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Summer Music, Op. 31

Excursions Op. 20

Dover Beach, Op. 3

String Quartet, Op. 11

Vanessa - Intermezzo

Toccata Festiva, Op. 36

The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet, Andre Previn, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Juilliard String Quartet & Beaux-Arts String Quartet

New York Philharmonic & The Philadelphia Orchestra, Thomas Schippers & Eugene Ormandy

Sony Classic Library Series - SK94739

(CD)

$11.49

Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days.

Last Night Of The Proms 2004

Barber:	Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 (first performance at the Proms)
Davies, Maxwell:	Ojai Festival Overture (first performance at the Proms)
Dvorak:	Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Elgar:	Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1
Parry:	Jerusalem
Porter, C:	Kiss Me, Kate – ‘Where is the life that late I led?' (first performance at the Proms)
Puccini:	Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
Rodgers:	Oklahoma: O what a beautiful morning
Sousa:	The Liberty Bell
Strauss, R:	Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11
Sullivan:	The Mikado – ‘I've got a little list' (with new lyrics by Kit Hesketh Harvey)
trad.:	The National Anthem
Vaughan Williams:	Five Mystical Songs (first performance at the Proms)
Wood, Henry:	Fantasia on British Sea Songs with additional numbers arr. Stephen Jackson

Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) & David Pyatt (horn)

BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

Warner Classics - 2564619562

(CD - 2 discs)

$17.99

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Touching Colours - Organ & Orchestra

Barber:	Toccata Festiva, Op. 36
Saint-Saëns:	Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'
Strauss, R:	Festive Entry of the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Zabel:	Touching Colours - Concerto for Organ and large Orchestra