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Did you ever see him out at the discos? Was he a top? Were he and Gian Carlo Menotti in an open relationship? Did he and Bernstein fuck?
Anyway, I love his music. I know his Adagio for Strings is beautiful, but I think his first symphony is even better. I wish orchestras would play his work more often.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | February 24, 2020 12:27 AM |
From a review of a documentary about Barber:
"With particular sensitivity and intelligence, Moon explores the nature of the Barber-Menotti relationship. They met as Curtis Institute of Music students, traveled widely together, and eventually set up housekeeping at Capricorn, a house north of New York that became famous for their ultra-brainy parties but that had studios for each of the composers at opposite ends of the building so they would not disturb each other. Barber is described as not particularly identifying with gay culture (when the outrageous gay icon Tallulah Bankhead showed up at their parties, he reportedly locked himself in the bathroom), but he probably felt more married in his relationship than did Menotti. They strayed from each other. Ultimately the film concludes that we'll never really know what ruptured their relationship."
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | February 21, 2020 4:40 AM |
Woah. I only found out earlier -today- that Barber was gay and that he and GCM were a couple! (I was reading something about a one-act opera they did together) .And now just a few hours later I log on to DL and see your post, the I've ever seen about Samuel Barber here. Nothing supernatural of course but very unexpected!
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | February 21, 2020 6:50 AM |
Both Barber and Menotti wrote some of their most interesting and beautiful music for dances by Martha Graham.
Cave of the Heart by Barber, linked below
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | February 21, 2020 6:59 AM |
I knew Barber's later lover, pianist John Browning. They were both alcoholics apparently. Browning could be very mean.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | February 21, 2020 7:08 AM |
His Knoxville Summer of 1915 is so beautiful.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | February 23, 2020 4:22 AM |
40 years ago heard phyllis curtain do knoxville at yale. one of the most extraordinary performances i've every heard, so beautiful, mezmerizing
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | February 23, 2020 4:59 AM |
My favorite piece by Barber, "Summer Music," a quintet for wind instruments, to which I was introduced by a clarinet player with whom I fell in love.
We'll always have "Summer Music."
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