Tag: Samuel Barber

• Samuel Barber – First Essay for Orchestra op. 12 (1937)

  Dec 20

  Of the handful of 20th century American composers rightly esteemed as genuine practitioners of Romantic compositional styles, Samuel Barber is quite possibly the prime exemplar. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania… more ›

• The New York Philharmonic Opening Night

  Sep 20

  The New York Philharmonic are performing two compositions by Samuel Barber on opening night tomorrow: Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5 (1931) Barber was just 21 and still… more ›

• Samuel Barber would have turned 100 tomorrow, and the interpretations still diverge

  Mar 9

  Tomorrow marks 100 years since the birth of American composer Samuel Barber (who died in 1981). There’s a brief overview of his life and work on the National Public Radio… more ›

• Happy Birthday, Sam

  Mar 9

  By Albert Imperato, Gramophone Tuesday is the centenary of the birth of the great American composer Samuel Barber (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981). I have heard a few… more ›

• Samuel Barber 100

  Mar 7

  Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings begins softly, with a single note, a B flat, played by the violins. Two beats later the lower strings enter, creating an uneasy, shifting suspension… more ›

• Ensemble ACJW @ Le Poisson Rouge

  Feb 13

  IN its modest, underground way a concert that the young musicians of the Ensemble ACJW gave on a brisk night in December at Le Poisson Rouge, the Greenwich Village club… more ›