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The Life and Times of the Symphony

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Stephen Johnson considers the symphony's place in the 20th century. 5: Whither the Symphony?
Bayan Nothcott and Stephen Walsh consider the different routes taken by the composers of symphonies this century - Stravinsky's various pieces with "symphony" in the title, and composers including Webern, Shostakovich, Berio. Messiaen,
Schnittke and Simpson.

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Stephen Johnson
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Bayan Nothcott
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Stephen Walsh
Source: Radio Times

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