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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: Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

Composer of the Week: Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969): Episode 1: An Unseen Little Engine

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Episode 1: An Unseen Little Engine

Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

An Unseen Little Engine

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), An Unseen Little Engine

Donald Macleod and Polish music expert Adrian Thomas explore Bacewicz's early years.

Donald Macleod is joined by Polish music expert Adrian Thomas to explore Bacewicz's early years.

Grazyna Bacewicz packed a lot into her relatively short life. She began to write music at the age of 13 and by the time of her death at the age of 59 in 1969, she left behind a legacy of over two hundred compositions, including symphonies, concertos and other works for orchestra, string quartets and sonatas.

In today's programme Donald Macleod explores Bacewicz's early years, with the help of Polish music expert Adrian Thomas.

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 work of composer and violinist Grazyna Bacewicz

Donald Macleod is joined by Polish music expert Adrian Thomas to explore the life and work of Polish composer and violinist Grazyna Bacewicz, who left a legacy of over 200 compositions

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