We celebrated Samuel Barber’s 100th birthday yesterday. WFMT shared many great recordings of his music, and last night even broadcast – live from Philadelphia – the Curtis Institute’s Barber Centenary Concert, in honor of of one of the college’s most illustrious graduates. And, we’ll continue to play more Barber this week.
I love his vocal music, so I’m sharing a couple videos of great singers singing several of these marvelous pieces.
Here’s soprano Leontyne Price, with pianist John Wustman, in “Despite and Still.” This may have been Miss Price’s White House recital.
And here is another wonderful American soprano singing two songs by Barber, including the stunning “Sure on this Shining Night.”
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