COMPOSER: Samuel Barber (1910-1981), American composer
GENRE: violin concerto
IDIOM: romantic
Romantic elements of Barber's music hearken to the romantic works of the German composers, including Beethoven and Wagner. Elements include broad lyricism and virtuosity.
PERFORMANCE: Saturday, January 8th, 2010 at the Utah Symphony, conducted by Tierry Fischer.
I fell in love with Barber's Adagio for Strings when I was quite young. The passion, emotion, and anguish is impossible to ignore. I expect only good things from tonight's performance of the violin concerto.
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