Samuel Barber

George Gershwin · Aaron Copland · Samuel Barber - American Piano Concertos (2013)

George Gershwin · Aaron Copland · Samuel Barber - American Piano Concertos (2013)
Classical | Chandos CHSA 5128 | 2013 | 75:44 | EAC (FLAC, cue, log) | Full PDF Scans | Various File Hosts | 283 MB
Xiayin Wang (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor)

Samuel Barber, sticking broadly to the European concerto format and ethos, produced a three-movement work that in many respects is gestural, with, as is revealed in the beautiful slow movement, the sheer gorgeousness of which he was capable in composition. Aaron Copland's short concerto, on the other hand, embraces the full jazz idiom and is a blazing masterpiece that should be played more often in concert. And, coming from the other end and in a different direction, we have George Gershwin, getting his inimitable style and memorable tunes into the brilliant and breezy classical format of his Piano Concerto, breathtakingly played by Wang and the RSNO, an orchestra clearly comfortable in the idiom.

A Slumber Song of the Madonna - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)  Sheet music

Posted by Gelsomino at March 13, 2023
A Slumber Song of the Madonna - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)

A Slumber Song of the Madonna - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)
English | 3 pages | PDF | 1.5 MB

With Rue My Heart Is Laden - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)  Sheet music

Posted by Gelsomino at March 13, 2023
With Rue My Heart Is Laden - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)

With Rue My Heart Is Laden - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)
English | 2 pages | PDF | 0.6 MB

Must the winter come so soon? - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)  Sheet music

Posted by Gelsomino at Sept. 2, 2023
Must the winter come so soon? - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)

Must the winter come so soon? - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)
English | 3 pages | PDF | 2.4 MB
Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto, op.14 & Leonard Bernstein - Serenade (Hu Kun -violin)

Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto, op.14 & Leonard Bernstein - Serenade (Hu Kun -violin)
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Cover+Booklet | 261 Mb
Label: Nimbus - Date: 1992

Barber provided these program notes for the premiere performance of his violin concerto: The first movement — allegro molto moderato — begins with a lyrical first subject announced at once by the solo violin, without any orchestral introduction. This movement as a whole has perhaps more the character of a sonata than concerto form. The second movement — andante sostenuto — is introduced by an extended oboe solo. The violin enters with a contrasting and rhapsodic theme, after which it repeats the oboe melody of the beginning. The last movement, a perpetuum mobile, exploits the more brilliant and virtuosic character of the violin.
Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto, Op. 14, Piano Concerto, Op. 38, Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto, Op. 14, Piano Concerto, Op. 38, Adagio for Strings
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers | 370 Mb
Label:Sony - Date:2009

This CD collects three different recordings from different occasions and with different artists as well: Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, op. 14, the Cello concerto, op. 22, and the Piano concerto, op. 38. The Violin concerto features Isaac Stern, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in a classic 1964 performance - still the one to have despite Hahn's hailed recording……
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Petite Berceuse - Samuel Barber (Piano Solo)  Sheet music

Posted by Gelsomino at Feb. 27, 2023
Petite Berceuse - Samuel Barber (Piano Solo)

Petite Berceuse - Samuel Barber (Piano Solo)
English | 2 pages | PDF | 2.1 MB

Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty  Movies

Posted by at Nov. 11, 2020
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty (2017)
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.
History  Documentary  Music 

Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by arundhati at Nov. 16, 2023
Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy

Howard Pollack, "Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy "
English | ISBN: 0252044908 | 2023 | 744 pages | EPUB | 3 MB

Mother, I Can Not Mind My Wheel - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)  Sheet music

Posted by Gelsomino at March 6, 2023
Mother, I Can Not Mind My Wheel - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)

Mother, I Can Not Mind My Wheel - Samuel Barber (Piano Vocal)
English | 3 pages | PDF | 1.3 MB