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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Composer of the Week: Samuel Barber (1910-1981): Episode 3: Performer Collaborations

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Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Episode 3

Episode 3: Performer Collaborations

Performer Collaborations

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Samuel Barber (1910-1981), Performer Collaborations

Donald Macleod considers Barber's collaborations with the great musicians of his age.

Donald Macleod considers the musical results of Samuel Barber's collaborations with some of the great musicians of his age, including Poulenc and Toscanini.

Few composers commanded as much respect and affection amongst the great perfomers of his age as Samuel Barber. Today, the musical results of their collaborations as Donald Macleod takes us from an intimidating encounter with Francis Poulenc to the mountain retreat of Arturo Toscanini.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod tells the story of the real Samuel Barber

Donald Macleod uncovers the real Samuel Barber, from his childhood experiences playing at his grandfather's factory to the failure of what was supposed to be his crowning achievement in music

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