Horowitz also premiered this man's Excursions for piano, which incorporate boogie-woogie and blues into classical forms.  
His piano works include an "interlude" dedicated to his friend Jeanne Behrend and a nocturne which pays homage to John Field.  His Opus 26 Piano Sonata was commissioned by Irving Berlin and Richard Rodgers, and the premiere was performed by one of the work's principal advocates, Vladimir Horowitz.  Horowitz also premiered this man's Excursions for piano, which incorporate boogie-woogie and blues into classical forms.  He composed his Second Symphony while serving with the Army Air Corps in World War II, and his other orchestral works include Music for a Scene from Shelley, the Essays for Orchestra, and the Overture to The School for Scandal.  FTP, name this American composer of Vanessa, Medea and the Adagio for Strings.
His piano works include an "interlude" dedicated to his friend Jeanne Behrend and a nocturne which pays homage to John Field.  
Samuel Barber