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Composer of the Week

Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)

Episode 4: The Hidden Man

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod looks at Skalkottas's experiences during the Second World War in Greece, when he was imprisoned in Haidari concentration camp by the SS. Show more

Composer of the Week

Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)

Episode 5: I'll Go Away to Araby

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod explores the sad end to Skalkottas's ill-starred life, which occurred just as he had begun to find happiness and recognition. Show more

Composer of the Week

Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)

Episode 1: Letters from Berlin

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on Skalkottas's promising start as a composer, the opportunities he had and friendships he made in 1920s Berlin. Show more

Composer of the Week

Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)

Episode 2: I Am Now Schoenberg's Right Hand

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on Skalkottas's studies with Schoenberg in the early 1930s in Berlin, when he proved himself to be highly gifted. Show more

Composer of the Week

Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)

Episode 3: Everything Is a Big Disappointment

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on Skalkottas's reluctant return to Greece from Berlin after Hitler's rise to power. Show more