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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: Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

Composer of the Week: Bela Bartok (1881-1945): Episode 1: A Small and Sickly Child

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

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Episode 1: A Small and Sickly Child

A Small and Sickly Child

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Bela Bartok (1881-1945), A Small and Sickly Child

Donald Macleod explores Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings.

Donald Macleod on Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings, including his first major work, Kossuth, influenced by Strauss and inspired by a revolutionary.

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945), one of the most influential composers of the 20th Century. Today he focuses on Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings, including his first major work Kossuth, influenced by Strauss and inspired by a Hungarian revolutionary.

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 life and career of Hungarian composer Bela Bartok

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of Hungarian musician Bela Bartok, one of the most influential composers of the 20th century

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