Roberta Alexander sings Samuel Barber

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1Andromache’s Farewell Op.39
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Andromache's Farewell, for soprano and orchestra, op. 39
lyricist:
Ευριπίδης
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1962)
translator:
Patrick Creagh
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 39)
12:46
2Give Me Some Music
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
partial recording of:
Antony and Cleopatra, op. 40
composed in:
United States (until 1966)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
librettist:
Franco Zeffirelli
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 40)
8:32
3Death of Cleopatra
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
partial recording of:
Antony and Cleopatra, op. 40
composed in:
United States (until 1966)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
librettist:
Franco Zeffirelli
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 40)
7:57
4I Hear an Army
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
I Hear an Army, op. 10 no. 3
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Three Songs, op. 10 (for voice and piano)
2:35
5Nocturne
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Nocturne, op. 13 no. 4
lyricist:
Frederic Prokosch
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1937 until 1940)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Four Songs, op. 13
3:21
6Sure on this Shining Night
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Sure on This Shining Night, op. 13 no. 3 (catch-all arrangement)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
arrangement of:
Sure on This Shining Night, op. 13 no. 3
2:29
7Must The Winter Come So Soon
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Vanessa, op. 32: Act I. Must the winter come so soon?
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer)
part of:
Vanessa, op. 32: Act I
2:30
8Do Not Utter a Word
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
partial recording of:
Vanessa, op. 32
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (from 1956 until 1957)
premiered at:
Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-01-15)
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1958) and Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 32)
4:48
9Knoxville: Summer of 1915
producer:
Jacob Bogaart
solo soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
The Netherlands Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
balance engineer:
Arie Dubbledam
recorded at:
De Doelen in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24 (for voice and orchestra)
lyricist:
James Agee (writer)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (until 1947)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1948-04-09)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 24)
15:42

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photography:Malcolm Crowthers (photographer)
Frans Schellekens (Dutch photographer)