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Calling on the Great Schnittke

Episode 3 of 4

Author Christopher Hope recalls helping to bring up his son Daniel, who has become a renowned violin player. The question is, how do a writer and a musician survive in the same family?

He discusses the importance in Daniel's life of the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke.

15 minutes

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  • Thu 13 Aug 2009 23:00

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