– This Remembrance Sunday, take some time to switch off from “broadcast” mode and enjoy a few moments of quiet reflection The second movement (Andante) of Samuel Barber’s violin concerto , Op. 14, performed by Hilary Hahn with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra under Hugh Wolff. As Michael Steinberg summarises in programme notes for the San Francisco Symphony : The Andante begins with another inspired melody, this one given to the oboe. With touching tact, Barber lets the oboist bask in that glor [...]
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