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Composer of the Week: Bartok

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5/5. With no desire to stay in a country for which his unwavering loyalty apparently counted for nothing, Bartok finally turned his back on Hungary for good to make a new life for himself and his wife in America. Donald Macleod looks at this poignant, final episode in the life of one of the 20th-century's greatest composers.
Chord Study (Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos) Performed by the composer and Ditta Pasztory-Bartok (pianos)
Contrasts (1st mvt: Verbunkos)
Performed by the composer (piano), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Joseph Szigeti (violin)
String Quartet No 6 (3rd mvt) Takacs Quartet Concerto for Orchestra
Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati
Repeated on Thursday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Clarinet:
Benny Goodman
Violin:
Joseph Szigeti
Conductor:
Antal Dorati
Source: Radio Times

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