The Soviet Union had rules for composing music. Music that deviated from the standards of the communist party or was considered a threat to the state, was forbidden. Those Soviet rules were adopted in other Eastern bloc countries as well. In this episode we feature three composers who worked under these conditions.
1. György Ligeti – Musica ricercata
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
2. Arvo Pärt – Fratres
Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico conducted by Elias Arizcuren
3. Witold Lutosławski – Three children’s songs
Ann Martin-Davis, piano; Susan Legg, mezzo-soprano
4. Witold Lutosławski – Five songs
Ann Martin-Davis, piano; Susan Legg, mezzo-soprano
