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Samuel Barber/Emerson Quartet/West Side Story
Tom Service marks the centenary of American composer Samuel Barber, visits the Emerson string quartet in rehearsal, discovers the Fluid Piano and speaks to the author of a new book about West Side Story.
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Sat 20 Mar 201012:15
BBC Radio 3
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