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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 5

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Episode 5

Frank Bridge

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Frank Bridge, Episode 5

Donald Macleod and Paul Hindmarsh discuss the final years of Bridge's career.

Donald Macleod and Paul Hindmarsh discuss the final years of Bridge's career, when the composer's search for a distinctive voice found him increasingly at odds with his audience.

Bridge was not alone amongst composers in finding that what he wanted to write was not necessarily what the public wanted to hear. To end the week, Donald Macleod and Bridge authority Paul Hindmarsh look at how, as the composer searched for a distinctive voice, he found himself increasingly at odds with his audience.

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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