Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

A documentary about the composer of the Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
2017130 min
MusicHistoryDocumentary

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Overview

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 greate...

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Thomas Hampson

Thomas Hampson

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Leonard Slatkin

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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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