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Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

10.020172h 10mMovieMusicHistoryDocumentary

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…

DirectorH. Paul Moon

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Cast · Directed by H. Paul Moon

THThomas Hampson
Thomas Hampson
Self
LS
Leonard Slatkin
Self
MA
Marin Alsop
Self
JC
John Corigliano
Self
JB
Jenny Oaks Baker
Self

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