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Bohuslav Martinu died in Switzerland 20 years ago on 28 August 1959. After the war he had planned to return to Czechoslovakia, but in 1946 he suffered a fall in which he fractured his skull. The accident changed the course of his life; he never returned home, and his compositions took on a different character. These programmes concentrate on the music of his last years.

Tre Ricercare: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Martin Turkovsky

9.20* Toccata e due canzoni: Zdenek Hnat (piano) Prague Chamber Orchestra

9.45* The Frescoes of Piero della Francesea - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karel Ancerl

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Source: Radio Times

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