Here is a very short interview from 1942 with Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů. I found his first reply almost heartbreaking.
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As a tip of the cap to Martinů, here is his first cello concerto (
I,
II,
III), which conjures some nostalgic, though not unclouded, visions for me. And here is the awesome third symphony (
I,
II,
III), wearing a more frightening mien.