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Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Adagio for Strings
Duration: 59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Donald Macleod explores Samuel Barber’s early beginnings as a composer during the 1930s. Show more
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Barber joins the Army
Duration: 59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Donald Macleod explores a period in Barber’s life when he composed his iconic Piano Sonata. Show more
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
An American Opera
Duration: 59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Donald Macleod journeys through the 1950s, when Barber composed his opera Vanessa. Show more
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Relationships under strain
Duration: 59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Donald Macleod explores Barber’s final years when he was suffering from alcoholism, depression and cancer. Show more
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Barber’s operatic failure
Duration: 59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Donald Macleod delves into a period when Samuel Barber starts looking to old compositions as inspiration for new ones. Show more
