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Alois H谩ba: Expanding the Scale

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. This week, Kate explores the microtonal music of Czech radical Alois H谩ba.

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore present 麻豆社 Radio 3's series exploring the pivotal 'modern' musical works of the 20th century, the groundbreaking composers who created them, and the radical cultural and artistic movements which gave rise to them. In this episode, Kate explores the microtonal music of the Czech radical Alois H谩ba, leading to a performance of his String Quartet No. 5 from 1923. Along the way, we鈥檒l find a Russian composer leaving his country because of his belief in the importance of abandoning equal temperament; discover why microtones might qualify as anti-bourgeois; and find a model for modern music in the Czech language itself.

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59 minutes

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Sun 8 Feb 2026 21:00
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Music Played

  • Alois H谩ba

    String Quartet no.5, op.15

    Performer: H谩ba-Quartett.
    • Alois Haba - Complete String Quartets.
    • Neos Music.

  • Bessie Smith

    Down Hearted Blues

    • Empress Of The Blues.
    • Charly Records.

  • Alois H谩ba

    Music in Quarter-Tones for Violin Solo, Op.9b - IV Moderato

    Performer: Dan Auerbach.
    • The Devil's Trill - Music for Violin and Piano by Mozart, Brahms, H谩ba and Tarti.
    • MSR CLASSICS.

  • Alois H谩ba

    String Quartet no.5, op.15

    Performer: H谩ba-Quartett.
    • Alois Haba - Complete String Quartets.
    • Neos Music.

  • Alois H谩ba

    Guitar Sonata Op.52 - II. Scherzando

    Performer: Christophe Dejour.
    • Tales of Fate.
    • NAXOS.

  • Ferruccio Busoni

    The Seven Elegies - V. Die Nachtlichen Waltzer

    Performer: Marc鈥怉ndr茅 Hamelin.
    • Busoni: Late Piano Music.
    • HYPERION.

  • Richard Heinrich Stein

    Zwei Konzertst眉cke for Cello and Piano, Op. 26

    Performer: Joshua Pierce. Performer: Dave Eggar.
    • Pierce Plays Microtonal Masterpieces by Cage, Hovhannes, Ives, Ohana, Penderecki.
    • MSR Classics.

  • Ivan Wyschnegradsky

    Preludes in Quarter-Tone System - V.

    Performer: Steffen Schleiermacher. Performer: Josef Christof.
    • Wyschnegradsky & Ives - Quarter-Tone Pieces.
    • hat.

  • Walter Smetak

    Musica dos Mendigos

    Performer: Walter Smetak.
    • Smetak.
    • BUH RECORDS.

  • Leo拧 Jan谩膷ek

    Speech Melodies - V tom brezovsk茅m poli

    Performer: Iva Bittov谩. Performer: Martin Oprs谩l.
    • Iva Bittov谩 Classic.
    • Supraphon.

  • Elsa Barraine

    Pogromes

    Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Elena Schwarz.
    • Symphonies 1 & 2, Illustration symphonique, Musique funebre.
    • CPO.

  • Alois H谩ba

    String Quartet no.5, op.15

    Performer: H谩ba-Quartett.
    • Alois Haba - Complete String Quartets.
    • Neos Music.

  • Pascale Criton

    Circle Process for Tuned Violin in 1-16th Tones

    Performer: Silvia Tarozzi.
    • Virgin Violin.
    • i dischi di angelica.

Broadcast

  • Sun 8 Feb 2026 21:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3