Samuel Barber speaks about an Italian tuba player

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Samuel Barber speaks about an Italian tuba player

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Anyone cast any light on this interview?

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlaye ... =124333109" target="_blank
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Given the Philadelphia connection, I'd assume he's referring to Donatelli.
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I wonder what piece he's talking about. First or Second Essay, perhaps?
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http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/124272297 ... uel-barber" target="_blank

The article seems to indicate this comment occurred during the 1936 premiere of his First Symphony in Italy.
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