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Composer of the Week Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) Episodes

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  1. The Nomad

    5/5 Donald Macleod assesses Martinu's complicated relationship with his homeland.

  2. Stars and Stripes

    4/5 Donald Macleod follows Martinu's perilous flight to America from war-torn Europe.

  3. Love and War

    3/5 Donald Macleod assesses the dramatic impact on Martinu of war and a romantic liaison.

  4. La vie parisienne

    2/5 How the artistic hothouse of 1920s Paris was reflected in Martinu's music.

  5. A Room with a View

    1/5 Includes Martinu's extraordinary childhood in a small town on the Bohemian-Moravian border