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Composer of the Week

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

The hunt is on for way of rejuvenating Norway's national music, and Svendsen thinks he might have the answer. Donald Macleod follows him in his early efforts, and also on a trip to Bayreuth where the ever-modest Richard Wagner has requested 120 of the world's finest musicians to come and play for his birthday party. Show less

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