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Composer of the Week: Antonin Dvorak

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(1841-1904)
Dvorak, a viola player, was strongly drawn towards chamber music.
Susan Sharpe introduces some examples of the genre which formed a constant thread throughout his composing career. Theme and Variations, Op 36 Radoslav Kvapil (piano)
String Quartet in C, Op 61 Talich Quartet D/scs
Repeated next Monday 11.30pm

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Introduces:
Susan Sharpe
Piano:
Radoslav Kvapil
Source: Radio Times

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