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Penderecki
In Music Matters this week, a tribute to British composer Nicholas Maw who died on Tuesday, aged 73.
Also, Petroc Trelawny talks to Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, Oscar winning playwright Ronald Harwood and looks into the business benefits of commissioning new music.
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Sat 23 May 200912:15
BBC Radio 3
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- Sat 23 May 200912:15BBC Radio 3
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