Among the most celebrated American composers of the twentieth century, Samuel Barber has remained a favorite of audiences thanks to his unabashedly lyrical style. His exquisite little Canzone was originally written as a gift for his friend Manfred Ibel, though it later found use as the basis for the second movement of Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Piano Concerto. The piece unspools a patiently-arcing melodic line of melancholic—almost Rachmaninovian—sweetness.Sarah Frisof
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Samuel Barber
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Recorded on 04/27/2016, uploaded on 01/12/2017
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Among the most celebrated American composers of the twentieth century, Samuel Barber has remained a favorite of audiences thanks to his unabashedly lyrical style. His exquisite little Canzone was originally written as a gift for his friend Manfred Ibel, though it later found use as the basis for the second movement of Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Piano Concerto. The piece unspools a patiently-arcing melodic line of melancholic—almost Rachmaninovian—sweetness. Sarah Frisof
More music by Samuel Barber
Excursions Op 20 No 3
Sea-Snatch, from Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Adagio, from String Quartet No. 2
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Canzone)
String Quartet, Op. 11
A green lowland of pianos, from Three Songs, Op.45
Excursions, Op. 20
Sonata in e-flat minor, Op. 26
At Saint Patrick's Purgatory, from Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Promiscuity, from Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Performances by same musician(s)
Chansons de Bilitis, selections
Sonata No. 1 in E minor, BR WRF B 17
Suite Paysanne Hongroise
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