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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.

Produced by Sam Phillips
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