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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: Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Composer of the Week: Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953): Episode 5: Return

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)

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BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), Return

Donald Macleod considers the reasons behind Prokofiev's decision to return to Russia.

Donald Macleod considers the reasons behind Prokofiev's decision to return to Russia in the early 1930s.

Donald Macleod looks at the reasons behind Prokofiev's decision to return to Russia in the early 1930s. He was permitted to take European and American tours up to 1938, but then he was trapped, and would never leave again.

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.

Exploring Prokofiev's life and music during his time as an emigre in Europe in the 1920s

Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's life and music during his time as an emigre in Europe in the 1920s, as well as his return to Russia

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