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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 3: World War I and Withdrawal

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

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Episode 3: World War I and Withdrawal

World War I and Withdrawal

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Bela Bartok (1881-1945), World War I and Withdrawal

Exploring Bartok's crisis of confidence and the chance encounter that revitalised him.

Donald Macleod explores Bartok's crisis of confidence during World War I and the chance encounter with a young girl that revitalised him. Featuring the Miraculous Mandarin Suite.

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945), one of the most influential composers of the 20th Century. Today's programme focuses on a troubled period in Bartok's life. As World War I took hold in Europe, the composer was suffering from a crisis of confidence. He withdrew from Hungarian musical society, writing little new music. However, a chance encounter with a young girl revitalised him, leading to works such as the 2nd String Quartet, the Wooden Prince and the Miraculous Mandarin.

Roman Nepi Tancok (Romanian Folk Dances) BB 76
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Zoltan Kocsis (conductor)

Op. 15 songs; No. 2: Summer, No. 5: In the Valley
Julia Hamari (mezzo-soprano)
Ilona Prunyi (piano)

The Wooden Prince; The Princess Dances with the Wooden Prince
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)

String Quartet No. 2; 2nd movement: Allegro Molto Capriccioso
Quatuor Ebene

Miraculous Mandarin Suite
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)

8 Improvisations on a Hungarian Theme; Theme
Bela Bartok (piano).

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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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