Do you name your car or your house? Composer Samuel Barber and his partner named their house in Mount Kisco, NY “Capricorn” because of its generous sunlight in the winter. Bask in his Capricorn ...

Samuel Barber wrote his Capricorn Concerto at his house, a place he nicknamed “Capricorn” for its sunlit hilltop views. The music keeps that sense of openness: bright solos, fresh colors, and a ...