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Overture to “The School for Scandal”, op. 5

First released 1966Instrumental22 recordingson 45 releases

Written by

Samuel BarberComposer

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Overture to the School for Scandal, op. 5Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi8:45
Overture to "The School for Scandal", op. 5Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman8:21
Overture to The School of ScandalBaltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman4:03
The School for Scandal - Overture, op. 5Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin8:32
The School for Scandal Overture, op. 5Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop8:43
Overture to The School for Scandal, op. 5 [excerpt]Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi3:53
Overture to the School for ScandalMike Mainieri4:39
Overture to ‘The School for Scandal’: Allegro molto e vivaceDetroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi8:55
The School for Scandal Overture, op. 5New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Schenck8:44
Overture to The School for Scandal, op. 5New York Philharmonic, Thomas Schippers7:33
Toy Souldier: Procession of the Nobles From "Mlada" / Overture to School for Scandal, Op. 5 / Children's Dance From "Merry Mount Suite" / March of the Toys From "Babes in Toyland" / Dance of the Tumblers From "The Snow Maiden"The Cadets11:46
Overture to The School for ScandalThe Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop8:36
The School for Scandal - Overture Op.5Samuel Barber8:29
Overture to "The School for Scandal"[unknown]1:38
Overture to “The School for Scandal”, op. 5Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin8:25
Ouverture to The School for Scandal, op. 5Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan8:52
Overture to School for Scandal (Part One)Janssen Symphony of Los Angeles, Werner Janssen
Overture to School for Scandal (Part Two)Janssen Symphony of Los Angeles, Werner Janssen
The School for Scandal, op. 5Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz8:04
Academic: The Imitation Game / Annie Lisle / Academic Festival Overture / Overture to "The School for Scandal", Op. 5 / The Four Sections / Keating's TriumphThe Academy11:47
The School for Scandal / Symphony for Brass and PercussionCrossmen10:56
The School For Scandal, Op. 5: OvertureThe Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel8:35

On these albums

Four Melodic Masterpieces of Samuel Barber
Four Melodic Masterpieces of Samuel BarberSamuel Barber; New York Philharmonic, Thomas Schippers · 1966
Music of Samuel Barber
Music of Samuel BarberBarber; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin · 1989
Barber: Symphony no. 1 / The School for Scandal Overture / Beach: Symphony in E minor (Gaelic)
Barber: Symphony no. 1 / The School for Scandal Overture / Beach: Symphony in E minor (Gaelic)Samuel Barber, Amy Beach; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi · 1991
Telarc Collection Volume 4
Telarc Collection Volume 4Various Artists · 1992
Music of Samuel Barber
Music of Samuel BarberBarber; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Sylvia McNair, Yoel Levi · 1992
Adagio for Strings / Symphony no. 1 / The School for Scandal
Adagio for Strings / Symphony no. 1 / The School for ScandalSamuel Barber; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman · 1992
Great American Showpieces
Great American ShowpiecesBarber, Bernstein, Gershwin, Copland · 1992
The Music of Samuel Barber
The Music of Samuel BarberSamuel Barber · 1993
American Masters: Barber / Copland
American Masters: Barber / CoplandBarber, Copland · 1994
An American Diary
An American DiaryMike Mainieri · 1995
The 1995 Summer Music Games World Championships
The 1995 Summer Music Games World ChampionshipsDrum Corps International · 1995
Drum Corps International Audio Library Collector's Series, Volume Five, 1992 - 1996
Drum Corps International Audio Library Collector's Series, Volume Five, 1992 - 1996Drum Corps International · 1996
Samuel Barber
Samuel BarberSamuel Barber; New York Philharmonic, Thomas Schippers · 1997
Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / Adagio for Strings / Second Essay for Orchestra / Overture to the School of Scandal
Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / Adagio for Strings / Second Essay for Orchestra / Overture to the School of ScandalSamuel Barber; John Browning, Isaac Stern, George Szell, Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Thomas Schippers · 1997
Symphonies 1 & 2 / Overture: The School for Scandal / Adagio for Strings
Symphonies 1 & 2 / Overture: The School for Scandal / Adagio for StringsSamuel Barber; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi · 1998
Orchestral Works, Volume 1: Symphonies nos. 1 and 2
Orchestral Works, Volume 1: Symphonies nos. 1 and 2Samuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop · 2000
Classical Brit Awards
Classical Brit AwardsVarious Artists · 2001
Adagio for Strings / Violin Concerto / Orchestral & Chamber Works
Adagio for Strings / Violin Concerto / Orchestral & Chamber WorksBarber; St Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Elmar Oliveira · 2001
MoMu: Meisterwerke des 20. Jahrhunderts
MoMu: Meisterwerke des 20. JahrhundertsVarious Artists · 2005
Adagio for Strings / Violin Concerto / Knoxville: Summer 1915
Adagio for Strings / Violin Concerto / Knoxville: Summer 1915Samuel Barber · 2008
Classic FM: Barber Adagio
Classic FM: Barber AdagioSamuel Barber · 2008
Complete Orchestral Works
Complete Orchestral WorksSamuel Barber; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop · 2010
2010 Drum Corps International World Championships
2010 Drum Corps International World ChampionshipsDrum Corps International · 2010
Samuel Barber: Adagio
Samuel Barber: AdagioSamuel Barber · 2010
Bernstein: Arias and Barcarolles / Barber: Overture to "The School for Scandal" / Diamond: Elegy in the Memory of Maurice Ravel
Bernstein: Arias and Barcarolles / Barber: Overture to "The School for Scandal" / Diamond: Elegy in the Memory of Maurice RavelBernstein, Barber, Diamond; Jane Bunnell, Dale Duesing, Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz · 2012
Imaginary Landscapes: Sounds of America
Imaginary Landscapes: Sounds of AmericaVarious Artists · 2012
Masterworks Heritage
Masterworks HeritageVarious Artists · 2012
Highlights From a Remarkable 30-Year Recording Career
Highlights From a Remarkable 30-Year Recording CareerNeeme Järvi · 2012
Treasure of Classical Music Palace
Treasure of Classical Music PalaceVarious Artists · 2014
A Lifetime on Chandos
A Lifetime on ChandosNeeme Järvi · 2018
2018 Drum Corps International World Championships
2018 Drum Corps International World ChampionshipsDrum Corps International · 2018
Americans
AmericansBernstein, Barber, Crawford, Ives; James Gaffigan, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Paul Jacobs · 2021
Lorin Maazel conducts The Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel conducts The Cleveland OrchestraThe Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel · 2025
Modern American Composers
Modern American ComposersVarious Artists
Holiday Music and Concert Openers
Holiday Music and Concert OpenersVarious Artists
The Best of Barber
The Best of BarberSamuel Barber
Samuel Barber
Samuel BarberSamuel Barber

Source: MusicBrainz work 5bd04fdc-8680-32a3-8763-5a579ec1a2ee (CC0).