Episode 2
Bedrich Smetana did not have an easy life. His beloved Katerina, his first wife, died after just a few years of marriage, following the death of three of their four children. Donald Macleod presents the Trio in Gm that Smetana wrote in memory of his oldest and favourite child, Bedriska.
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- Tue 17 May 200512:00BBC Radio 3
- Tue 24 May 200500:00BBC Radio 3
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