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In post-war Poland, Szymanowski tried to create a new life for himself. Donald Macleod introduces works including his long-cherished opera project, King Roger.
In post-war Poland, Szymanowski tried to create a new life for himself. Donald Macleod introduces a vocal work which came out of his association with a newly formed literary group in Warsaw, a choral piece brought about by personal tragedy and, thanks to an upturn in his fortunes, his long-cherished opera project King Roger.
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