Bartok and Beyond
From the Royal Festival Hall, London, the final concert in this season reflecting Hungary's important contribution to this century's musical heritage. lldiko Komlosi (mezzo),
John Tomlinson (bass), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Kurtag Songs of Despair and Sorrow (first London performance)
8.30 The Brides of Bartok
David Huckvale looks at Bartok's obsessive need for privacy and the way it affected his relationships with the women in his life. They included his mother, his two wives Martha and Ditta, violinists Stefi Geyer and Jelly d'Aranyi, and the poetry-writing forester's daughter Klara Gombossy.
8.50 Bartok Duke Bluebeard 's Castle