Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)
Episode 2 of 5: From No 1 to No-one
 [bad word] Poland decadent Western art was denounced. Music had to be of political significance, created according to the principles of Socialist Realism. Panufnik was forced to [bad word] part of the propaganda machine, taking posts he didn't want and promoting a creed he despised. He was finally pushed a step too far and decided to defect to England. After a difficult start, work started to pick up with offers of conducting work [bad word] slowly coming his way. Donald Macleod introduces music from this tumultuous period including a piece to mark the 100th anniversary of Chopin's death, an overture with a defiant but hidden anti-Soviet meaning, a symphony dedicated to the victims of the Second World War and part of a concerto prompted by the generous donation from a patron of the arts who wanted to help him [bad word] again.

00:01
Andrzej Panufnik
Hommage a Chopin - 5 vocalises vers. 2 for flute and strings
Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz.
Performer: Lukasz Dlugosz.
Orchestra: Polish R S O..

00:15
Andrzej Panufnik
Heroic overture
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor: Jascha Horenstein.

00:24
Andrzej Panufnik
Sinfonia elegiaca (Symphony no.2) [rev.1966]
Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz.
Orchestra: Berlin Symphony Orchestra.

00:49
Andrzej Panufnik
Concerto for piano and orchestra - final movement
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
Performer: Ewa Pobłocka.

First broadcast: 23 Sep 2014 (b04hyq03) [bad word]  [bad word] wall-71199334_38