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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Composer of the Week: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904): Episode 2

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Episode 2

Donald Macleod explores Dvorak's reaction to his unsuccessful early attempts at opera.

Donald Macleod reveals how, despite unsuccessful early attempts at opera, Dvorak couldn't shake the opera bug and determined to struggle on.

DvoÅÃ¡k's earliest attempts at opera were not at all successful, but he couldn't shake the opera bug and determined to struggle on, even if that meant re-composing an entire music drama from scratch. Presented by Donald Macleod. 2/5.

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.

Donald Macleod explores Dvorak's long and frustrating career in opera

Donald Macleod explores Dvorak's long and frustrating career in opera and discovers a wealth of great music rarely heard outside the composer's Bohemian homeland

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