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

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  1. Relationships under strain

    5/5 Donald Macleod delves into Samuel Barber鈥檚 final years of emotional turmoil.

  2. Barber鈥檚 operatic failure

    4/5 Donald Macleod journeys through the 1960s, when Barber composes an Egyptian opera.

  3. An American Opera

    3/5 Donald Macleod explores a time when Barber set out to be a conductor.

  4. Barber joins the Army

    2/5 Donald Macleod delves into Barber鈥檚 time during and after the Second World War.

  5. Adagio for Strings

    1/5 Donald Macleod journeys into Samuel Barber鈥檚 early career.