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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 2: A Mood of Determined Resistance

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Episode 2: A Mood of Determined Resistance

Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

A Mood of Determined Resistance

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), A Mood of Determined Resistance

Donald Macleod focuses on Bacewicz's music written during the years of World War Two.

Donald Macleod is joined by Polish music expert Adrian Thomas to explore Bacewicz's music written during the years of World War Two.

In the company of Polish music expert Adrian Thomas, Donald Macleod explores the music of Grazyna Bacewicz during the years of World War II, including her Overture from 1943, which she begins with timpani, beating out the Morse code 'V' for victory which the BBC used throughout the war - borrowed from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony - as the Victory call sign.

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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