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Alexander Melnikov performs piano music by Brahms at the Wigmore Hall in London.

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Tasmin Little selects music that inspired her, by Smetana, Wagner, Haydn and Puccini.

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  4. William Walton (1902-1983)

William Walton (1902-1983)

Donald Macleod follows William Walton through the distinct eras of his life and explores the many sides to the man and his music

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    National Treasure

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    5/5. Donald Macleod surveys Walton's legacy and plays music from his final years.

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    1. Ischian Labourer

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      4/5. Donald Macleod explores Walton's most difficult years as a composer.

    2. Wartime Favourite

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      3/5. Donald Macleod how Walton's career took a new turn in the wartime era.

    3. Happy Prince

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      2/5. Donald Macleod discovers how Walton became the pre-eminent British composer of the 1930s.

    4. Bright Young Thing

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      1/5. Donald Macleod on how Walton became known as the 1920s' most precocious British composer.

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