Barber - Mutations from Bach [score]

Описание: LSO Brass
"American Brass"
LSO Live
September 1, 2005

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

This is a short sequence of transformations of the plain-song, "Christe, du Lamm Gottes" (Christ, Thou Lamb of God). It is first heard as harmonized by Joachim Decker (1604); then at [2] in the harmonization of J.S. Bach from Cantata No. 23; at [3] it is heard in canon at the twelfth, i.e. the choral prelude No. 21 from Bach's "Orgelbüchlein;" at [6] as quoted in the recitative section, "Ach, gehe nicht vorüber," from Bach's Cantata No. 23; and ending, at [8], with the restatement of the old version of the chorale.

Samuel Barber

Samuel Barber's music, masterfully crafted and built on romantic structures and sensibilities, is at once lyrical, rhythmically complex, and harmonically rich. Born 9 March 1910 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Barber wrote his first piece at age 7 and attempted his first opera at age 10. At the age of 14 he entered the Curtis Institute, where he studied voice, piano, and composition. Later, he studied conducting with Fritz Reiner.

At Curtis, Barber met Gian Carlo Menotti with whom he would form a lifelong personal and professional relationship. Menotti supplied libretti for Barber's operas Vanessa (for which Barber won the Pulitzer) and A Hand of Bridge. Barber's music was championed by a remarkable range of renowned artists, musicians, and conductors including Vladimir Horowitz, John Browning, Martha Graham, Arturo Toscanini, Dmitri Mitropoulos, Jennie Tourel, and Eleanor Steber. His Antony and Cleopatra was commissioned to open the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in 1966.

Barber was the recipient of numerous awards and prizes including the American Prix de Rome, two Pulitzers, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The intensely lyrical Adagio for Strings has become one of his most recognizable and beloved compositions, both in concerts and films ("Platoon," "The Elephant Man," "El Norte," "Lorenzo's Oil").

https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/co...

The purpose of this video is strictly educational and to promote chamber brass music abroad. The author makes no money or monetizes these videos. In fact, the owner of the copyrights to the original content can earn money from these videos. Please support composers and performers by purchasing their albums and sheet music.