Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty | Documentary Trailer

Trailer for the feature-length documentary “Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty.“ With English, French, German, Spanish and Russian subtitles (click the gear icon at bottom-right). Visit for more information on this film. Also available via streaming and DVD/Blu-Ray on Amazon at , and on Vimeo at , and here on YouTube at @zenviolence/store. The film had its PBS debut on WHYY-TV in Philadelphia on July 15, 2017. The Philadelphia Inquirer acclaimed its “great visual polish” and “extremely impressive array” of sources. Composition:Today called it “a remarkable success” that “rewrites the rules of documentary filmmaking,” and MusicWeb International called it a “lavishly illustrated documentary” that “proclaims the meticulous labour, inspiration and persuasive powers of H. Paul Moon and his subject.” It has played in numerous film festivals, won two top awards, was listed as a 2017 Recording of the Year by MusicWeb International, and named “Critic’s Choice“ by Opera News. In order of appearance (in this trailer): William Schuman, composer J. Reilly Lewis, conductor Jenny Oaks Baker, violin Kim Allen Kluge, conductor Thomas Hampson, baritone Barbara Heyman, author William Sharp, baritone Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano Michael Adcock, piano Christopher Rex, cello Leonard Slatkin, conductor Thomas Larson, author Pierre Brévignon, author Leonard Bernstein, composer Marin Alsop, conductor @zenviolence/store