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Title: Sensational Recording!
Review: Barber's music is presented here by Slatkin in one of the most outstanding recordings made in the 1980s. I firmly believe this is a difinitive Barber recording. Every piece has the passion, rhythm, and affect to the listener Barber intended. The engineering is superb and the St. Louis Symphony is certainly in its prime. Get this CD - even if only for "Adagio." The other tunes on here are amazing as well...Medea is fabulous, as is his 2nd essay, a wonderful piece in its heroic subtlety - Slatkin conveys magnificent interpretations - subtle but effective in the presentation of Barber's music. The power is overwhelming, the warmth and feeling of the recording is simply awesome, and the technicality and virtuosic performance is dazzling. Anyone will enjoy it - buy it, no kidding.
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