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Composer of the Week

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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: Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Composer of the Week: Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884): Episode 1: Triumph and Tragedy

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Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

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Episode 1: Triumph and Tragedy

Triumph and Tragedy

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884), Triumph and Tragedy

Donald Macleod discusses a highly personal chamber work and Smetana's move to Gothenburg.

Donald Macleod discovers how a family tragedy for Smetana resulted in a highly personal chamber work and a move to Gothenburg. With In Bohemia; Overture (The Bartered Bride).

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Bedřich Smetana. These days, his reputation outside his homeland is usually overshadowed by those of Dvorak and Janacek, but Smetana is the composer credited with founding a national style of Czech music. He was many things - a Czech nationalist who grew up speaking German, a prolific teacher, composer, conductor, violinist, pianist, husband and father. Donald Macleod discovers how a family tragedy resulted in a highly personal chamber work and a move to Gothenburg.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Bedrich Smetana

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Bedrich Smetana, a composer credited with founding a national style of Czech music

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