A False Dawn
Donald Macleod focuses on Bacewicz's music in the years after World War II when, before the diktats of Soviet communism, there was a brief, false dawn.
Donald Macleod and his guest, the Polish music expert Adrian Thomas, explore the music of Grazyna Bacewicz in the years after World War II when, before Polish musicians and composers found themselves subject to the diktats of a new totalitarian regime under the Soviets, there was a brief, false dawn.
Last on
Music Played
-
![]()
Gra偶yna Bacewicz
Quartet No. 3 For Strings
Performer: Penderecki Quartet.- UNITED : 88-014.
- United.
- 5.
-
![]()
Gra偶yna Bacewicz
Sonata No. 4 For Violin And Piano
Performer: Aleksandra Utrecht. Performer: Edward Statkiewicz.- OLYMPIA : OCD-392.
- OLYMPIA.
- 1.
-
![]()
Gra偶yna Bacewicz
Concerto For String Orchestra
Conductor: Mariusz Smolij. Orchestra: Capella Bydgostiensis Chamber Orchestra.- NAXOS : 8.573229.
- NAXOS.
- 1.
Broadcasts
- Wed 27 May 2015 12:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Wed 27 May 2015 18:30大象传媒 Radio 3
Vaughan Williams Today
Programmes, concerts and features celebrating Vaughan Williams's 150th anniversary.
Beethoven Unleashed 鈥� the box set
The complete set of Radio 3 Beethoven Unleashed podcasts, with Donald Macleod.
What was really wrong with Beethoven?
Georgia Mann and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh examine the composer's numerous health problems
Composers A to Z
Visit the extensive audio archive of Radio 3 programmes about Composers and their works.
Who knew? Five eye-opening stories from Composer of the Week
The production team reflects on 5 of Donald Macleod鈥檚 best stories from the last 20 years
Five reasons why we love Parry's Jerusalem
What is the strange power of Jerusalem which makes strong men weep?
A man out of time 鈥� why Parry's music and ideas were at odds with his image...
The composer of Jerusalem was very far from the conservative figure his image suggests.
Composer Help Page
Find resources and contacts for composers from within the classical music industry.