First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod assesses the converging events surrounding Martinu's love affair with Vitezslava Kapralova, a fellow Czech composer. Including excerpts from Martinu's opera Julietta. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Martinu's extraordinary childhood in a small town on the Bohemian-Moravian border. Works include Songs on One Page and Piano Concerto No 2. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod follows the dramatic events of Martinu's flight from war-torn Europe to America, where he began to write symphonies. With Memorial to Lidice; Symphony No 4 (2nd mvt). Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod assesses Martinu's complicated relationship with his homeland. With the art-inspired Frescoes of Piero della Francesca and the opera The Greek Passion. Show more
