ASCAP radio interview with Samuel Barber

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Title

ASCAP radio interview with Samuel Barber

Collection

ASCAP sponsored radio interviews with musicians and composers collection

Names

Rhodes, Roger (Donor)
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981 (Interviewee)
Bookspan, Martin (Interviewer)
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Publisher)
Adams, Stanley (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1960 - 1969 (Approximate)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2830

Subjects

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981
Composers -- United States
Radio programs

Genres

Radio Programs
Interviews

Notes

Additional Physical Form: Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 50234, tracks 5-10.
Acquisition: Gift; Roger Rhodes; 2007.
Citation/Reference: Forms part of the ASCAP sponsored radio interviews with musicians and composers collection, *L(Special) 07-11.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (30 min.) : analog, stereo. ; 7 in.

Abstract

Martin Bookspan interviews American composer Samuel Barber during an undated broadcast. Speaking about his career as a composer, Barber talks about his orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music; and his work with such famous artists as Vladimir Horowitz and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and conductors such as Arturo Toscanini and Serge Koussevitsky. The composer discusses various performances of his Adagio for Strings (1937), his operas Vanessa (1958) and Antony and Cleopatra (1966), and his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1963). He also speaks about his hobbies, and his professional plans for the future.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 463007106
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18168600
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b3c71e80-764b-0136-5fae-1da73f391bb4

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "ASCAP radio interview with Samuel Barber" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3c71e80-764b-0136-5fae-1da73f391bb4

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1969). ASCAP radio interview with Samuel Barber Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3c71e80-764b-0136-5fae-1da73f391bb4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "ASCAP radio interview with Samuel Barber" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3c71e80-764b-0136-5fae-1da73f391bb4

Wikipedia citation

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