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Music Matters

Tom Service visits Warsaw to investigate the complex relationship between Chopin and his homeland and explores his influence on Polish music today.

Tom Service presents a special Chopin-themed edition of the programme in which he travels to Warsaw to investigate the complex relationship between the composer and his homeland, to which he never returned after leaving at the age of 20. Tom also examines the effects of Chopin's dual legacy as composer and pianist on the Polish music scene today.

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 May 2008 12:15

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  • Sat 17 May 2008 12:15

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