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Composer of the Week Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996) Episodes

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  1. Finale

    5/5 Donald Macleod surveys the music of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's last two decades.

  2. Weinberg's 'Starry Years'

    4/5 Music from Weinberg's most productive period, including his first opera, The Passenger.

  3. An Inspector Calls

    3/5 Weinberg is arrested by the KGB and imprisoned for six weeks, Shostakovich intervenes.

  4. Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire

    2/5 Donald Macleod considers the impact on Weinberg of Stalin's tightening grip on the Arts.

  5. The Greatest Composer You've (Probably) Never Heard of

    1/5 Donald Macleod introduces Mieczyslaw Weinberg, a Soviet composer of Polish-Jewish origin.