SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)

Three Essays for Orchestra

29:43

1

First Essay, Op. 12

8:10

Andante sostenuto - Allegro molto - Largamente sostenuto

2

Second Essay, Op. 17

9:35

Andante, un poco mosso - Molto allegro ed energico - Più tranquillo, ma sempre muovendo

3

Third Essay, Op. 37

11:58

[ ] - Tranquillo - Poco muovendo - Più tranquillo - Come prima - Broader

Excerpts from 'Vanessa'

6:41

4

Intermezzo

3:19

With quiet motion

5

Under the Willow Tree

3:22

Rather sustained

6

Music for a Scene from Shelley, Op. 7

10:13

Adagio, ma non troppo

7

Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a

13:01

Broadly

Neeme Jarvi

8 & 9 November 1991 (Three Essays for Orchestra), 24 & 25 April 1993 (Excerpts from Vanessa and Music for a Scene from Shelley, 16 January 1994 (Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance)