Samuel Barber was one of the most frequently performed composers in Europe and America during the mid-twentieth century.He studied piano, composition, and voice at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia.While many of his contemporaries were embracing the experimental trends after World War II, Barber maintained his pursuit of expressive lyricism, conventional formal structures, and late nineteenth century tonal language.
Ballade Op.46, was commissioned by the Van Cliburn Foundation for the Fifth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1977.A review published in 1979 describes the mood of the piece as one of “suppressed agitation which rises to an impassioned climax and subsides, but is never wholly resolved.”Clara Yang
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Samuel Barber
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Samuel Barber was one of the most frequently performed composers in Europe and America during the mid-twentieth century. He studied piano, composition, and voice at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. While many of his contemporaries were embracing the experimental trends after World War II, Barber maintained his pursuit of expressive lyricism, conventional formal structures, and late nineteenth century tonal language.
Ballade Op.46, was commissioned by the Van Cliburn Foundation for the Fifth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1977. A review published in 1979 describes the mood of the piece as one of “suppressed agitation which rises to an impassioned climax and subsides, but is never wholly resolved.” Clara Yang
More music by Samuel Barber
Excursions Op 20 No 3
Canzone
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
Performances by same musician(s)
Maverick Pieces, Op. 37
Humoreske, Op. 20
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