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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: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Composer of the Week: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Episode 2: Wartime in Hollywood

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Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Episode 2

Episode 2: Wartime in Hollywood

Wartime in Hollywood

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Wartime in Hollywood

Donald Macleod explores Stravinsky's early years in America.

Donald Macleod explores Stravinsky's early years in America, when he found himself rubbing shoulders with Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, but also having to earn a living.

Donald Macleod looks at Stravinsky's early years in America, when, as a refugee in Los Angeles, he found himself rubbing shoulders with Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, but having to face up to commercial pressures to earn a living.

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 the final part of Stravinsky's life, spent in America

Donald Macleod explores the final part of Stravinsky's life, considering the impact his experience of America had on the man and his music

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