John Williams
To mark the composer's 80th birthday year, Donald Macleod is joined by John Williams for an exploration of his life and music
Jan 18, 2013•1 hr 14 min
Composer of the Week
BBC Radio 3's Composer Of The Week is a guide to composers and their music. The podcast is compiled from the week's programmes and published on Friday, it is only available in the UK.
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Episodes
Prokofiev
Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's life and music during his time as an emigre in Europe in the 1920s, as well as his return to Russia
Jan 11, 2013•1 hr 5 min
Respighi
Donald Macleod explores the lesser-known masterpieces of popular and controversial Italian composer Ottorino Respighi
Jan 04, 2013•48 min
Offenbach
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Jacques Offenbach.
Dec 28, 2012•58 min
Brahms
Donald Macleod presents an exploration of the life and vocal music of Johannes Brahms.
Dec 21, 2012•1 hr
Marais and Delalande
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Marin Marais and Michel-Richard Delalande, successors to Lully at the Louis XIV's court
Dec 14, 2012•58 min
Napoleon's Music
As part of BBC Radio 3's Napoleon season, marking 200 years since his historic retreat from Moscow, Donald Macleod follows the French dictator's relationship with music
Dec 07, 2012•1 hr 7 min
Glazunov
Donald Macleod explore the life and work of Russian composer Aleksandr Glazunov, who has been descried as 'the last of the Mohicans'
Nov 30, 2012•1 hr
Telemann
Donald Macleod reviews the life and work of Telemann, most prolific composer of the baroque era, whose reputation, in his time, was even greater than that of his compatriot, Bach.
Nov 23, 2012•54 min
Big Band
Donald Macleod is joined by jazz trumpeter, composer and conductor Guy Barker to explore the story of big band jazz.
Nov 16, 2012•1 hr 27 min
Koechlin
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Charles Koechlin, an out-of-favour, free-thinking musician regarded as the 'missing link' between Debussy, Satie and Poulenc.
Nov 02, 2012•56 min
Rachmaninov and Medtner
For the BBC's piano season, Donald Macleod explores the intersections between the lives of Rachmaninov and Medtner, as both forged their careers in the face of revolution, war and cultural exile
Oct 26, 2012•1 hr 2 min
Granados and Albeniz
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Spanish composers Enrique Granados and Isaac Albeniz
Oct 19, 2012•1 hr 2 min
Debussy
Donald Macleod focuses on French composer and pianist Claude Debussy, examining his life, loves and passion for the piano.
Oct 12, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Liszt and his world
Donald Macleod explores Liszt's extraordinary contribution to the piano repertoire, alongside the music of his friends, rivals and proteges
Oct 05, 2012•1 hr 5 min
Field and Chopin
Donald Macleod is joined by pianist Miceal O'Rourke to explore the work of Romantic composer Fryderyk Chopin, and the 'father of the nocturne', John Field.
Sep 28, 2012•1 hr 13 min
Muzio Clementi
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the Italian-born composer Muzio Clementi, popularly regarded as 'the father of the pianoforte'
Sep 21, 2012•1 hr 6 min
Coleridge-Taylor
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Anglo-African composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, an internationally renowned figure in late Victorian times.
Sep 14, 2012•55 min
Adams
Donald Macleod talks to America's most frequently performed living composer, John Adams, about his work
Sep 07, 2012•1 hr 10 min
English Pastoralists
Donald Macleod explores the lives and works of the English Pastoralist composers. A feeling for landscape and place was important to them, and they often responded to places they knew and loved
Aug 17, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Berlioz
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the great musical innovator Hector Berlioz
Aug 10, 2012•59 min
J S Bach
Donald Macleod explores the music of Bach's final years in Leipzig
Aug 03, 2012•56 min
Beethoven
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Beethoven, taking a snapshot view through the window of five of the composer's 32 piano sonatas.
Jul 27, 2012•54 min
Handel
Donald Macleod explores the music of Handel through five key 'years in the life' of the composer: 1707, 1717, 1725, 1739 and 1749
Jul 20, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Nyman
Donald Macleod presents an exclusive week of interview with Michael Nyman.
Jul 13, 2012•57 min
Paganini
Donald Macleod unmasks the real Paganini, with the help of biographer Andrew McGee
Jul 06, 2012•1 hr 3 min
Mozart
Donald Macleod explores Mozart's work as a musician away from home, from his earliest outings as an infant phenomenon to his final trip three decades later.
Jun 29, 2012•1 hr
Poulenc
Donald Macleod explores Francis Poulenc's unique musical voice - and sometimes troublesome character - showcasing a blend of much-loved favourites and rare works
Jun 15, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Haydn
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Joseph Haydn through a genre of music he virtually invented, the string quartet
Jun 08, 2012•1 hr
Irving Berlin
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Irving Berlin, a composer whose career spanned Dvorak to The Beatles. A celebrated songwriter, he composed for both Hollywood and Broadway
Jun 01, 2012•1 hr 10 min
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