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Composer of the Week Bela Bartok (1881-1945) Episodes

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  1. Slide into War and Exile

    5/5 Donald Macleod explores Bartok's final years and his move to America during World War II.

  2. Rediscovering the Piano

    4/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Bartok's re-emergence as a composer and pianist after WWI.

  3. World War I and Withdrawal

    3/5 Exploring Bartok's crisis of confidence and the chance encounter that revitalised him.

  4. First Loves

    2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on the years leading up to World War I.

  5. A Small and Sickly Child

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings.