Movie
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
“A documentary about the composer of the Adagio for Strings”
10.0/10
2017
2h 10m
en
Music
History
Documentary
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 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.
Director
H. Paul Moon
Movie Information
Release Date
March 23, 2017
Runtime
2h 10m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
1
Production
Zen Violence Films
