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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 3: A False Dawn

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Episode 3: A False Dawn

Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

A False Dawn

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), A False Dawn

Donald Macleod focuses on Bacewicz's music in the years after World War II.

Donald Macleod focuses on Bacewicz's music in the years after World War II when, before the diktats of Soviet communism, there was a brief, false dawn.

Donald Macleod and his guest, the Polish music expert Adrian Thomas, explore the music of Grazyna Bacewicz in the years after World War II when, before Polish musicians and composers found themselves subject to the diktats of a new totalitarian regime under the Soviets, there was a brief, false dawn.

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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