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Of Coffins andBicycles

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Nineteenth-century Vienna demanded new tunes weekly, and a young man fresh from Eastern Europe was ready to oblige. His name, Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavallier , read like a guest list, so he naturally changed it to
Franz Suppe. Graeme Fife presents a profile of this little-known composer. Producer Piers Plowright

Contributors

Unknown:
Francesco Ezechiele
Unknown:
Ermenegildo Cavallier
Unknown:
Franz Suppe.
Unknown:
Graeme Fife
Producer:
Piers Plowright
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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