1/5 Barber may seem to many a one-hit wonder with his Adagio for strings but he was one of the most performed of 20th-century composers in Europe and America. Donald Macleod begins this exploration of his life and works with a selection of pieces from Barber's first American broadcast. The Daisies (Three Songs, Op 2 No 1)
Leontyne Price (soprano), the composer (piano) Overture: The School for Scandal
Baltimore SO, conductor David Zinman Dover Beach, Op 3
Samuel Barber (baritone), Curtis Quartet Cello Sonata, Op
Ralph Kirshbaum , Roger Vignoles (piano) Music fora Scene from Shelley, Op 7 Detroit SO, conductor Neeme Jarvi
Producer Deborah Preston Repeated Sunday 12 midnight RT DIRECT: Barber (2 CDs) featuring violinist
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