Samuel Barber (1910-1981) was one of the most influential American composers of the 20th century. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes for his opera Vanessa and Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Barber was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania and attended The Curtis Institute of Music at age 14.
This piece Adagio for Strings was performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arturo Toscanini in 1938. This recording was performed in remembrance of the terrible events of September 2001.
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