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24. Apr. 2024 · The concerto was written largely in response to the death of his first wife, Barbara Ruick, from a brain haemorrhage in 1974. How much do you think that tragedy seeps into the piece and how does that affect your interpretation?
Vor einem Tag · The Williams dates from the mid-‘70s and was written right after the untimely death of his first wife, the actress Barbara Ruick. Its brooding, volatile aspect perhaps owes something to that context – the central “Slowly in peaceful concentration” unfolds like an elegiac barcarolle – though this is hardly funereal music.
5. Mai 2024 · Bielefeld. Die Geschichte geht direkt ins Herz: „Barbara“ (bürgerlich Monique Serf) hieß die französische Chansonnière, die in den 60er Jahren die Pariser Clubwelt begeisterte – mit ihren Liedern über die Liebe, das Leben und den Krieg.
Vor 6 Tagen · Musikjahr 1953. In Moskau stirbt am 5. März 1953 der sowjetische Pianist und Komponist Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew. Sein Musikmärchen Peter und der Wolf zählt zu den weltweit am meisten gespielten Werken der klassischen Musik. Der französische Gitarrist, Komponist und Bandleader Django Reinhardt stirbt am 16. Mai 1953 in Fontainebleau.
3. Mai 2024 · Mark Towner’s mother Barbara Ruick was an actress and singer. Early in her career, Ruick sang in clubs and acted in Little Theater productions before she landed a job on Hollywood Screen Test, a talent show which aired on ABC. She then made an appearance on the Kraft Television Theater, soap operas, and The College Bowl (1950), which was hosted by Chico Marx.
25. Apr. 2024 · The piece was written between 1974 and ’76, soon after Williams’ wife of 18 years, actress Barbara Ruick, passed away. At the same time, Williams was beginning to achieve wide acclaim for his...
26. Apr. 2024 · Williams composed his Violin Concerto No. 1 in the mid-1970s in memory of his first wife Barbara Ruick, whose screen credits included the role of Carrie Pipperidge in the 1956 film of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel; the work was premiered by the Saint Louis Symphony in 1981 and was subsequently championed by Gil Shaham (who ...
