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Description: The new documentary feature film about Samuel Barber, composer of the Adagio for Strings, featuring Thomas Hampson, Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop & many more
“An impressive array of talking heads, performers and Barber memorabilia, tracing the composer’s life and work through discussion, demonstration and evocative visuals. By the end of the film, one is deeply moved by the journey of this artist, who knew what he wanted from an early age, seemed on a path of promise and productivity but then ended his life overcome with sadness and disappointment. The irony is amplified by the musical excerpts, demonstrating astounding versatility and passion. Marin Alsop says
“In Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty , filmmaker H. Paul Moon has created a compelling and eloquent documentary that reveals a composer and elegant gentleman of extraordinary skill, musical imagination, sensitivity, and depth. It is beautifully photographed and edited, and…belongs on the library shelf of every university, of every music school, and of every engaged musician! Very highly recommended.”
“In person Samuel Barber was urbane, witty, articulate, and loved humor. Paul Moon reveals these qualities in his wonderful film about my uncle. He shows musicians who knew him offering insights about who he was, and others who love his music rehearsing and performing it. We in turn gain a deep understanding of the man and the composer I knew.”
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