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A Small and Sickly Child

Composer of the Week Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
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Donald Macleod on Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings, including his first major work, Kossuth, influenced by Strauss and inspired by a revolutionary.

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945), one of the most influential composers of the 20th Century. Today he focuses on Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings, including his first major work Kossuth, influenced by Strauss and inspired by a Hungarian revolutionary.

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Mon 26 Jan 2015 12:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Piano Concerto No. 2 - III. Allegro Molto

    Performer: Lang Lang. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • SONY: 88883732262.
    • SONY.
    • 6.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Piano Sonata Opus 1 BB12:Adagio - Presto

    Performer: Barbara Nissman.
    • Three Oranges Recordings 3OR-04.
    • Three Oranges Recordings.
    • 2.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Kossuth - symphonic poem

    Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra.
    • PHILIPS : 456-575-2.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 9.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Rhapsody Sz.26, Op.1 for piano

    Performer: Zolt谩n Kocsis.
    • PHILIPS : 475-6720.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 13.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Husz Magyar nepdal [20 Hungarian folk songs] Sz.92 for voice and piano

    Conductor: J谩nos Kov谩cs. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Budapest State Opera. Singer: J煤lia Hamari.
    • Hungaraton HCD 31535.
    • Hungaraton.
    • 21.

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  • Mon 26 Jan 2015 12:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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