#samuel barber

[dr-chibbers]

When people say they don’t like Classical Music, I guess they just can’t Handel it

[cheminer-poesie-cressant]

il y a toujours une façon particulière dont les choses arrivent ou bien n’arrivent pas ; un regard qui ne traverse pas, une main qui n’accroche pas, un sourire qui se maintient au travers du chemin ; l’habitude connaît bien ce théâtre des attentes ; elle en sait chaque couleur, elle en détaille chaque tourment ; mais ton ombre, elle, reste à l’écart du jeu, omniprésente, comme l'éclat qui l'a vu naître

© Pierre Cressant

(samedi 2 décembre 2023)

[occvltswim]

Leontyne Price as Cleopatra in Barber's ‘Antony and Cleopatra (1966)’ — The Met Archives/Metropolitan Opera

[emvisual]

La luna Adagio para cuerdas de Samuel Barber.

[schoenbergtwink]

Apropos of nothing here are 3 underrated cello concertos:

1. Barber: Cello Concerto

Barber manages to wind together banger melody after banger melody in a way that absolutely grips the listener’s attention. Probably underprogrammed because of its extreme difficulty (Jesus Christ that cadenza in the first movement!)

2. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 2

Extremely morose work, as with most of late Shostakovich. If that scares you off, try the second movement, which is classic Shostakovich, very impish and sarcastic, or the third, where he breaks out horns and what can only be described as “the GarageBand beats”

3. Bloch: Schelomo

Bloch tells the story of King Solomon using solo cello, with the orchestra representing the world around him. Very operatic with a couple excellent themes that weave in and out of Solomon’s world. The piece is in one movement. It’s 21 minutes long, but flows excellently and is absolutely never boring.

[dance-world]

"Adventure" - music by Samuel Barber. Costumes by William Walstrom. Choreography by John Butler. Danced by Carmen Gutierrez, Glen Tetley, and Arthur Mitchell. First produced in Europe on July 22, 1955, at the Piccolo Theatre of Genoa by the American Dance Theatre. Photo by Serge Lido.

[f-atigue]

"the tired sunsets and the tired people - it takes a lifetime to die and no time at all."

━ charles bukowski

[lesser-known-composers]

Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11: I. Molto allegro e appassionato (2023 Remastered Version) ·

Cleveland Quartet ·

[violinconcertobracket]

Propaganda:

Shostakovich:

One of Shostakovich's best late era works in my opinion.

Barber:

THIS WHOLE CONCERTO IS A MASTERPIECE ALSO I LOVE THE PIANO PARTS I COULD BITE THEM

[aschenblumen]

Samuel Barber, Adagio for strings, op. 11. Leonard Bernstein, director

[velvet4510]

I have a very limited knowledge of classical music, I admit, so I’m only including the few that I know. I’m open to recommendations from experts. :)

[depressedraisin]

this is such a fucking insane paragraph to read (complimentary)

[satanasvincit]

Adagio For Strings - Samuel Barber - directed by Leonard Bernstein

[cheminer-poesie-cressant]

je veux vivre dans les réverbérations qui rendent la vie moins exacte, son chant plus durable ; chemins d'entre les murs des sentiments royaux, chemins tremblants qui finissent au ciel en une invisible fumée qui élimine la part sacrée du corps terrestre

© Pierre Cressant

(mercredi 7 juin 2006 - lundi 3 avril 2023)

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 · Leonard Bernstein · New York Philharmonic Orchestra · Samuel Barber 

Barber: Adagio for Strings & Violin Concerto - Schuman: In Praise of Shahn & To Thee Old Cause 

Producer: John McClure 

Producer: Richard Killough