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This Week's Composer: Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

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It is easy to forget that Bartok lived through the most agonising period of European history. It is easy to forget that his music was the result of conflicts that engulfed him and all around him. - (LAJOS LESZNAI)
Romanian folk dances GYORGY SANDOR (piano) Violin Concerto - No 2
ITZHAK PERLMAN (violin)
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by Andre Previn Six dances in Bulgarian rhythm (Mikrokosmos) KORNEL ZEMPLENI (piano)

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