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Samuel Barber: “Hounded by Success” (with Howard Pollack) 

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0:00 Introduction
0:34 I: West Chester
3:09 II: Curtis
8:45 III: Gian Carlo
12:39 IV: Emergence
23:21 V: Europhilia
32:05 VI: The War
44:22 VII: The Barber Sound
55:48 VIII: Antony and Cleopatra
1:10:29 IX: The Barber Legacy
📚 Sources/further reading:
“Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy” by Howard Pollack (University of Illinois Press, 2023)
“Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music” by Barbara B. Heyman (Oxford, 1992)
“Who’s Afraid of the American Middlebrow? Samuel Barber, Modernist Discourse, and the Great Divide” by Alison Sall (MA thesis, Michigan State, 2021)
“The Solo Piano Music of Samuel Barber” by Lauri L. Young (DMA thesis, University of Cincinnati, 1989)
“A Comparative Analysis of Samuel Barber’s Third Essay for Orchestra, Op. 47” by David Abrams Gordon (DMA dissertation, University of South Carolina, 2023)
“Aspects of Form in the Solo Keyboard Works of Samuel Barber” by James Parkinson Fairleigh (MM thesis, University of Southern California, 1965)
“Dissonance Treatment in the Instrumental Music of Samuel Barber” by Lawrence Samuel Wathen (PhD dissertation, Northwestern, 1960)
“SAMUEL BARBER, COMPOSER, DEAD; TWICE WINNER OF PULITZER PRIZE” by Donal Henahan (The New York Times, Jan. 24, 1981, Sec. 1 P. 1): www.nytimes.com/1981/01/24/ob...
“Samuel Barber: Serendipitous Discoveries,” lecture by Barbara B. Heyman: www.loc.gov/item/2021688960/
“John Barrows: Biography” www.windsongpress.com/brass%2...
Billy Joel - Q&A: Could You Write A Piece Of Music Now? (CW Post 1996): • Billy Joel - Q&A: Coul...
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Music (all by Samuel Barber):
- First Essay for Orchestra, Op.12, performed by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra conducted by Alan Gilbert [sIRTPAv-LTw]
- Overture to “The School for Scandal,” Op. 5, performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada [v48hRxjvWmM]
- Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Minor, Op. 6, performed by Guy Johnston and Chiao-Wen Cheng [6Uk7wXS7GrI]
- Symphony No. 1 (In One Movement), Op. 9, performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop [vHGMM3C4SJc]
- Prayers of Kierkegaard, Op. 30, premiere performance by Leontyne Price, Jean Kraft, Edward Munro, the Boston Cecilia Society Chorus, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch [AcFYTQHKtB4]
- String Quartet, Op. 11, Mvt. II “Molto adagio,” performed by the Dover Quartet [lKrxPTePXEQ]
- Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17, performed by the Orchestre National de Lyon conducted by Leonard Slatkin [34NThn0cZE8]
- Piano Sonata, Op. 26, performed by John Browning [0ym2yftkooM]
- Commando March, performed by “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band conducted by Capt. Ryan Nowlin [MB0sNKJdXa0]
- Symphony No. 2 “Flight Symphony,” Op. 19, performed by the Stanford Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Phillips [tysSEQt1q-A]
- Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21, performed by Boris Bizjak, Sorin Crudu, Franci Kosem, and Ensemble Dissonance conducted by Dmitry Sitkovetsky [KwkUfXuYsIw]
- Medea, Op. 23, performed by the Atlantic Sinfonietta conducted by Andrew Schenck [XgtZCKQRDBM]
- Summer Music, Op. 31, performed by Amy Porter, Nancy Ambrose King, Chad Burrow, Jeffrey Lyman, and Adam Unsworth [oSuvxBCUDOw]
- Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24, performed by Golda Schultz and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Tarmo Petokoski [OZqQNFOv0Ag]
- Hermit Songs, Op. 29, performed by Emily Edmonds and Jack Symonds [u3hW49Xl5eE]
- Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40, performed by the Westminster Choir and the Spoleto Festival Orchestra conducted by Gian Carlo Menotti [bDblTQrOtx8 & T9cB344i7Sw]
- The Lovers, Op. 43, performed by Gregorio González and the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus conducted by David Chase [NGlZy2l-9hI]
- Fadograph of a Yestern Scene, Op. 44, performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Schenck [hbQoSLx4XbU]
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@ClassicalNerd
@ClassicalNerd 20 дней назад
And with that, the yearlong Humanities NY grant-funded project chronicling American music has concluded. Without their help, none of the videos since Ives would be of such high quality. To keep my work at this level, please consider supporting the channel at www.patreon.com/classicalnerd.
@Piacevole
@Piacevole 19 дней назад
This is possibly my favorite channel on RU-vid. Extremely well done. Greetings and thanks from an assistant Uni professor In piano.
@dcello8015
@dcello8015 20 дней назад
What a thorough video of Samuel Barber’s life and music. When I was in high school, I saw a youth orchestra perform his Adagio for Strings. It was beautiful but didn’t stick with me wanting to listen to his music. When I started my sophomore year at college, my cello professor wanted his students to listen to music for cello. The first piece I listened was his Cello Concerto. This piece started my journey to getting to know his music. When I took 20th Century Music, I wrote a paper about the Second Symphony. I made the argument that instead of being a Neo-Romantic composer, Barber was a Modern Romantic composer because he incorporated modern elements into his lyricism. Thank you for your hard work, Classical Nerd.
@user-vy7fp8np1l
@user-vy7fp8np1l 18 дней назад
PS I forgot - Night Flight! I enjoyed that, too.
@DenisPuscaOfficial
@DenisPuscaOfficial 20 дней назад
Thank you Thomas for making these wonderful videos!❤😊
@ComposerImprov
@ComposerImprov 17 дней назад
I studied at Curtis with another Scalero student, Ned Rorem. First year, just crafting melodies, and fairly simple counterpoint. Thanks, Rosario.
@shawnwilliamson9267
@shawnwilliamson9267 20 дней назад
Two Hour-Long videos in a week! What a treat:)
@geraldharvey8979
@geraldharvey8979 7 дней назад
Beautifully done. Late, great Ned Rorem next?
@davidmfoxe
@davidmfoxe 19 дней назад
Your exposition is always well done but your assessment and analysis are stellar.
@badlula17
@badlula17 20 дней назад
These videos are incredibly well researched and put together especially considering how fast they’re released. I would be interested in an episode about Kurt Weill if possible. Thank you for the content
@julianslavin3896
@julianslavin3896 19 дней назад
Great vid! Have you done one on Luigi Dallapiccola ?
@agogobell28
@agogobell28 18 дней назад
Wonderful video.
@marcusojito4438
@marcusojito4438 20 дней назад
Another video so soon? So good
@ClassicalNerd
@ClassicalNerd 20 дней назад
For a while, the Coolidge, Wuorinen, and Barber videos were all like 90% done. Having so many score excerpts means waiting on inter-library loan, which can be a little lethargic over the summers!
@SergioCánovasCM
@SergioCánovasCM 19 дней назад
I honestly didn't know much of Barber beyond the adagio and fragments of the violin concerto. For some reason I never had any interested in his music from what I heard. Perhaps one of the reasons is that his compositions, despite being played and recorded, his music is rarely talked about in much depht (or that is my perception at least). Thank you Thomas, now I definately have a reason to explore his music.
@billklemm7284
@billklemm7284 20 дней назад
Howard has great books on Copland and Piston as well. He’s a great scholar.
@ClassicalNerd
@ClassicalNerd 19 дней назад
I interviewed him a couple of years ago. His Copland, Gershwin, Barber, and Carpenter books are on my shelf-great resources, all.
@ThatOneGuyRAR
@ThatOneGuyRAR 20 дней назад
WAKE UP BABE NEW CLASSICAL NERD VIDEO JUST DROPPED 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@markspano3468
@markspano3468 18 дней назад
Love SB. He’s one of my heroes.
@Tolstoy111
@Tolstoy111 20 дней назад
Stop wasting time and do a video on....just kidding man, great work :)
@cincinnatikidstuff
@cincinnatikidstuff 19 дней назад
Thank you for your very well-done video. I only knew a few Barber pieces, but now I will have to explore more of his music.
@Milk_snatcher
@Milk_snatcher 18 дней назад
Keep up the work, dude. I saw a video of you around 5 years ago about Schnittke. I'm glad you are still creating content.
@vrkoven
@vrkoven 20 дней назад
Another excellent biographical video from you! One thing I don't remember your mentioning is that Barber's "instrument" at Curtis was his voice, with his own recording of Dover Beach being among the best. Horowitz's remark about Barber's ability to write idiomatically for the piano made me smile: when I was in high school I went to a NY Phil concert featuring Barber's piano concerto, and in a panel discussion for high schoolers preceding it Barber said that he constantly had to have John Browning (who was also on the panel) run through the part for him because "there was no way" Barber could play it himself.
@johannesbowman2194
@johannesbowman2194 20 дней назад
I was already surprised with the Wuorinen video and after a long surf through RU-vid, I see it: SAMUEL BARBER!!!
@finneganlindsay
@finneganlindsay 20 дней назад
Thank you for your work classical nerd
@Mihai_9999
@Mihai_9999 16 дней назад
Could you make a video on futurism?
@alexgrunde6682
@alexgrunde6682 18 дней назад
I’m curious regarding the Commando March: given that the sort of tone synthesizer voice Barber wanted to use but couldn’t, is now extremely accessible and reliable in a live setting, has there been performances done (recorded hopefully) of the March with the “clarinet” part being performed on a synthesizer as Barber originally intended?
@ClassicalNerd
@ClassicalNerd 18 дней назад
The synthesizer was in the Second Symphony. I don't think it's common, as almost all Barber pieces that are done are revised versions. Plus, I think most orchestras are more comfortable entrusting the part to a clarinetist.
@MTMargraf
@MTMargraf 20 дней назад
Classical Nerd, I am currently working on a video essay of my own about the connection between art and authoritarianism. Do you have any advice on how you personally create a captivating video?
@ClassicalNerd
@ClassicalNerd 20 дней назад
RU-vid is a platform where you have to make mistakes and suck at it for a bit before you learn what works for you, your style, and what you like to say. The only thing I'd recommend is that you keep an eye on the pacing and flow of the video: cut out anything that seems overly repetitive or bogs things down, and use musical examples (where relevant) to smooth out what might otherwise be sudden jumps to a different topic.
@smashissocool65
@smashissocool65 20 дней назад
How do you do the artwork ofr thumbnails?
@ClassicalNerd
@ClassicalNerd 20 дней назад
Google images and a program called GIMP, which is like an open-source version of photoshop. Occasionally I mess around with colorization software.
@user-vy7fp8np1l
@user-vy7fp8np1l 18 дней назад
Isn't it wretched? You wait 3 months for a new Classical Nerd video then 4 come along at once. Seriously, though, I realise ho9w much time, energy and effort are required to produce a 60+ minute video and your programme on Charles Ives is (so far) my favourite Classical Nerd video. I am mightily impressed by your informative presentation of William Grant Still, Charles Wuorinen and this much maligned chap. I admit I am not a fan of Barber's music but its quality cannot be denied. It intrigues me, however, that in a 1 hour18 minute programme you never mentioned his Violin Concerto which I thought was one of his major works - perhaps I'm wrong about that. The only Barber works I'd heard prior to your video were Knoxville 1915, School For Scandal and that famous Adagio (in the string orchestra version). Based on the brief extracts featured, I shall certainly investigate the Flight Symphony and Prayer For Kierkegard so THANK YOU for introducing me to those pieces.
@ClassicalNerd
@ClassicalNerd 18 дней назад
Well, a little over an hour isn't enough to talk about every single piece. What I usually do or don't mention in a video has a lot to do with the flow of the script rather than striving for completeness. In this case, almost none of the concertos really made it in-neither did his early piano _Essays_ or the song-cycle _Despite and Still._
@aronhidman1
@aronhidman1 20 дней назад
OMG he stole from Star Wars!
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