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Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty (2017)

"A documentary about the composer of the Adagio for Strings"

10.0/10 2h 10m Mar 23, 2017
Music History Documentary

Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaimed film is a probing exploration of his music and melancholia. Performance, oral history, musicology, and biography combine to explore the life and music of one of America’s greatest composers. Features Thomas Hampson, Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop and many more of the world's leading experts on Barber's music, with tributes from composers Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson and William Schuman. The film was broadcast on PBS, and screened at nine film festivals internationally, with three best-of awards. It was named a Recording of the Year 2017 by MusicWeb International.

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Original Title Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

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Thomas Hampson
Thomas Hampson
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Leonard Slatkin
Self
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Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop
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John Corigliano
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Jenny Oaks Baker
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Director H. Paul Moon

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Zen Violence Films

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composer classical music bernstein symphony concerto samuel barber sonata chamber music copland

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Release Date March 23, 2017
Runtime 2h 10m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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