A Mood of Determined Resistance
Donald Macleod is joined by Polish music expert Adrian Thomas to explore Bacewicz's music written during the years of World War Two.
In the company of Polish music expert Adrian Thomas, Donald Macleod explores the music of Grazyna Bacewicz during the years of World War II, including her Overture from 1943, which she begins with timpani, beating out the Morse code 'V' for victory which the BBC used throughout the war - borrowed from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony - as the Victory call sign.
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Grażyna Bacewicz
3 Arabic Songs
Performer: Naomi Oliphant. Singer: Daniel Weeks.- Centaur: CRC 2966.
- Centaur.
- 4.
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Grażyna Bacewicz
3 Grotesques (Burlesken) For Piano
Performer: Ewa Kupiec.- Hanssler: CD 93.034.
- Hanssler.
- 17.
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Grażyna Bacewicz
Sonata Da Camera For Violin And Piano
Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch. Performer: Ian Fountain.- CHANDOS : CHAN10476.
- CHANDOS.
- 4.
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Grażyna Bacewicz
Concerto No. 2 For Violin And Orchestra
Performer: Joanna Kurkowicz. Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz. Orchestra: Polish R S O..- Chandos: CHAN 10673.
- Chandos.
- 7.
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Grażyna Bacewicz
Overture For Orchestra
Performer: Joanna Kurkowicz. Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz. Orchestra: Polish R S O..- CHANDOS : CHAN-10533.
- CHANDOS.
- 10.
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- Tue 26 May 201512:00BBC Radio 3
- Tue 26 May 201518:30BBC Radio 3
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