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Great Performances

The Spanish Music that Inspired Agustín Barrios

Season 52 Episode 14 | 3m 55s

Cyro Delvizio and Scott Yoo discuss the Spanish repertoire that influenced Agustín Barrios - and how it expanded his worldview in terms of his own compositions.

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