Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915. op. 24

I am so excited to share this piece of music with you. The words and music are perfect together. Listen to how Samuel Barber creates music that sounds like what the text is describing. This recording is my all-time favorite because it is sung by Leontyne Price. One of the greatest singers of Barber's music.

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