Comments on: Happy Birthday, Samuel Barber http://www.spinozablue.com/2010/03/3219/ An Eclectic Journal of the Arts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:16:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Mueller http://www.spinozablue.com/2010/03/3219/#comment-717 Robert Mueller Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:46:17 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=3219#comment-717 To clarify, Thomas Hampson is performing, with piano accompaniment, Schumann's "Dichterliebe" followed by Barber's songs, Op. 10, settings to three poems from James Joyce's "Chamber Music," the three songs of Op. 45, which are settings of adaptations form one Polish and two German poets, one of which adaptations is by Joyce, and other songs. That's on April 11 and on April 5, as Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the Philharmonic, Mr. Hampson is giving a talk on the German Romantic song tradition. All of which suggests a tie-in to Barber both as adhering to the features of that tradition in certain ways, and with the example of Joyce who, like Barber, was a first-rate singer, so accomplished in fact that he had to come to a decision, momentous for us, whether to pursue vocal performance or fiction writing. I would like additionally to recommend the Barber Violin Concerto. The celebrated American -- and Baltimorian -- violinist, Hilary Hahn, chose this piece to complete her recording with Hugo Wolff and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. The other performance on the recording is the world premiere of Edgar Meyer's Violin Concerto. Both compositions lavish the hearer with simple, gorgeous sonorities.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('717','Robert Mueller'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('717','Robert Mueller','To clarify, Thomas Hampson is performing, with piano accompaniment, Schumann\'s \"Dichterliebe\" followed by Barber\'s songs, Op. 10, settings to three poems from James Joyce\'s \"Chamber Music,\" the three songs of Op. 45, which are settings of adaptations form one Polish and two German poets, one of which adaptations is by Joyce, and other songs. That\'s on April 11 and on April 5, as Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the Philharmonic, Mr. Hampson is giving a talk on the German Romantic song tradition. All of which suggests a tie-in to Barber both as adhering to the features of that tradition in certain ways, and with the example of Joyce who, like Barber, was a first-rate singer, so accomplished in fact that he had to come to a decision, momentous for us, whether to pursue vocal performance or fiction writing.\r\n\r\nI would like additionally to recommend the Barber Violin Concerto. The celebrated American -- and Baltimorian -- violinist, Hilary Hahn, chose this piece to complete her recording with Hugo Wolff and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. The other performance on the recording is the world premiere of Edgar Meyer\'s Violin Concerto. Both compositions lavish the hearer with simple, gorgeous sonorities.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> To clarify, Thomas Hampson is performing, with piano accompaniment, Schumann’s “Dichterliebe” followed by Barber’s songs, Op. 10, settings to three poems from James Joyce’s “Chamber Music,” the three songs of Op. 45, which are settings of adaptations form one Polish and two German poets, one of which adaptations is by Joyce, and other songs. That’s on April 11 and on April 5, as Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the Philharmonic, Mr. Hampson is giving a talk on the German Romantic song tradition. All of which suggests a tie-in to Barber both as adhering to the features of that tradition in certain ways, and with the example of Joyce who, like Barber, was a first-rate singer, so accomplished in fact that he had to come to a decision, momentous for us, whether to pursue vocal performance or fiction writing.

I would like additionally to recommend the Barber Violin Concerto. The celebrated American — and Baltimorian — violinist, Hilary Hahn, chose this piece to complete her recording with Hugo Wolff and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. The other performance on the recording is the world premiere of Edgar Meyer’s Violin Concerto. Both compositions lavish the hearer with simple, gorgeous sonorities.

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]]> By: Cuchulain http://www.spinozablue.com/2010/03/3219/#comment-715 Cuchulain Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:34:58 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=3219#comment-715 Robert, if you go, please let us know about the performance. It's also worth noting that Barber himself had an excellent voice, and liked to set songs to the works of writers like James Joyce and Kierkegaard. He was a master.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('715','Cuchulain'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('715','Cuchulain','Robert, if you go, please let us know about the performance. It\'s also worth noting that Barber himself had an excellent voice, and liked to set songs to the works of writers like James Joyce and Kierkegaard. He was a master.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Robert, if you go, please let us know about the performance. It’s also worth noting that Barber himself had an excellent voice, and liked to set songs to the works of writers like James Joyce and Kierkegaard. He was a master.
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]]> By: Cuchulain http://www.spinozablue.com/2010/03/3219/#comment-714 Cuchulain Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:33:05 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=3219#comment-714 Did not know that. Thanks, nnyhav.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('714','Cuchulain'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('714','Cuchulain','Did not know that. Thanks, nnyhav.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Did not know that. Thanks, nnyhav.
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]]> By: nnyhav http://www.spinozablue.com/2010/03/3219/#comment-713 nnyhav Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:59:08 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=3219#comment-713 As it happens, 'twas also Ornette Coleman's 80th. So it's sax & violins ...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('713','nnyhav'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('713','nnyhav','As it happens, \'twas also Ornette Coleman\'s 80th. So it\'s sax & violins ...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> As it happens, ’twas also Ornette Coleman’s 80th. So it’s sax & violins …
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]]> By: Robert Mueller http://www.spinozablue.com/2010/03/3219/#comment-712 Robert Mueller Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:33:52 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=3219#comment-712 A propos Barber celebrations and interest, I noted in a mailing received today that Thomas Hampson will be singing several songs by Barber with the New York Philharmonic in April.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('712','Robert Mueller'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('712','Robert Mueller','A propos Barber celebrations and interest, I noted in a mailing received today that Thomas Hampson will be singing several songs by Barber with the New York Philharmonic in April.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> A propos Barber celebrations and interest, I noted in a mailing received today that Thomas Hampson will be singing several songs by Barber with the New York Philharmonic in April.
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]]> By: Cleo Strefeler http://www.spinozablue.com/2010/03/3219/#comment-710 Cleo Strefeler Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:24 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=3219#comment-710 Love your blog Keep em coming I look forward to more!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('710','Cleo Strefeler'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('710','Cleo Strefeler','Love your blog Keep em coming I look forward to more!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Love your blog Keep em coming I look forward to more!
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