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Composer of the WeekBela Bartok (1881-1945)Episodes

  1. Mon 4 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    The Apple

    1/5A mysterious folk tune ignites young Bartók's imagination.

  2. Tue 5 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Painted Flowers

    2/5Bartók meets a fellow folk song collector.

  3. Wed 6 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Bluebeard

    3/5Bartók recovers from romantic rejection.

  4. Thu 7 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Wooden Prince

    4/5The world plunges into war, with Bartók's Hungary at the centre.

  5. Fri 8 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Night Music

    5/5Bartók faces a big decision: stay in Hungary or leave forever?