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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

Composer of the Week: Frank Bridge

Composer of the Week: Frank Bridge: Episode 2

Episode 2

Frank Bridge

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Frank Bridge, Episode 2

Donald Macleod and Paul Hindmarsh chart Bridge's relationship with pupil Benjamin Britten.

Donald Macleod is joined by Paul Hindmarsh to explore what was in Bridge's music that so transfixed his illustrious pupil Benjamin Britten.

It may not be the legacy he was most proud of, but Bridge's fostering of a young Benjamin Britten's talents was crucial in the junior composer's career. Donald Macleod is joined by Paul Hindmarsh to explore what was in Bridge's music that so transfixed Britten, and reveals a side to Bridge only seen through the eyes of his pupil.

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.

Examining the life and works of composer Frank Bridge

Examining the life and works of composer Frank Bridge, who for the last century has defied every attempt to pigeonhole his style

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