Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty - The new documentary feature film about Samuel Barber, composer of the Adagio for Strings, featuring Thomas Hampson, Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop & many more

Ian Venables, composer

“A remarkable and compelling documentary that paints a revealing portrait of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers. Insightful and absorbing at every stage, H. Paul Moon leaves no stone unturned in his quest to bring to us, a greater understanding of this man of genius: one whose life began so charmed, but ended as sad and mournful as the Adagio that brought him such enviable success. Interspersed with a wealth of biographical material, contemporary and archival interviews and footage of Samuel Barber himself, this landmark film is the first to explore not only Barber the composer but also, and perhaps more importantly, Barber the man.”

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Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty - The new documentary feature film about Samuel Barber, composer of the Adagio for Strings, featuring Thomas Hampson, Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop & many moreZEN VIOLENCE FILMS presents a film by H. PAUL MOON "SAMUEL BARBER: ABSOLUTE BEAUTY" THOMAS HAMPSON baritone LEONARD SLATKIN conductor MARIN ALSOP conductor JOHN CORIGLIANO composer JENNY OAKS BAKER violin dedicated to J. REILLY LEWIS oral history audio recordings PETER DICKINSON consulting producers BARBARA B. HEYMAN & PIERRE BRÉVIGNON directed by H. PAUL MOON

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Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty - The new documentary feature film about Samuel Barber, composer of the Adagio for Strings, featuring Thomas Hampson, Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop & many more
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