Gurney
Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Kate Kennedy to explore the life and work of Ivor Gurney. Including works specially recorded for the series.
Jul 04, 2014•1 hr 30 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
Strauss
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Richard Strauss
Jun 13, 2014•52 min
Weinberg
Donald Macleod and Martin Anderson explore the life and work of Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Jun 06, 2014•1 hr 5 min
Berlioz
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of quintessential romantic, Hector Berlioz
May 30, 2014•59 min
Monteverdi
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Claudio Monteverdi
May 23, 2014•44 min
Grieg
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Edvard Grieg, including five key works and the vast array of arrangements
May 16, 2014•1 hr 5 min
Hans Gal
Donald Macleod is joined by conductor, cellist and Gal expert Kenneth Woods to explore the life and prolific career of Hans Gal
May 09, 2014•58 min
Handel
Donald Macleod explores the music Handel composed for Kings George I and II and to commemorate major events in their reigns
Apr 25, 2014•1 hr
Locatelli
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Pietro Locatelli. He became famous for his innovative, virtuosic playing which informed his music and challenged views of the violin's capabilities
Apr 04, 2014•55 min
Leopold Mozart
Donald Macleod is joined by Prof Cliff Eisen to explore the life and work of Wolfgang Mozart's father, Leopold. He was at the forefront of early symphonic writing and composed music across many forms
Mar 21, 2014•1 hr 16 min
Mendelssohn
Donald Macleod explores Mendelssohn's formative years and the musical treasures they inspired
Mar 14, 2014•1 hr 3 min
Franck
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Belgian composer Cesar Franck
Feb 28, 2014•1 hr
Rossini
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Gioachino Rossini, most successful composer of the early 19th century,
Feb 21, 2014•55 min
Mahler
Donald Macleod explores Mahler's childhood in Bohemia, where he was inspired by the sounds and songs of the countryside.
Feb 14, 2014•58 min
Taneyev
Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Anastasia Belina-Johnson to explore the life and music of Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, a one-time child prodigy, who became an excellent pianist and a great composer.
Feb 07, 2014•1 hr 13 min
Massenet
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of one of France's most spectaular operatic superstars, Jules Massenet.
Jan 31, 2014•58 min
Schubert
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Franz Schubert
Jan 24, 2014•1 hr 4 min
Vienna on the Brink
Donald Macleod explores the music of Vienna, the most exciting cultural city in the world in the early 1900s and home of Mahler, Schoenberg and Freud.
Jan 10, 2014•1 hr 17 min
The Sammartini Brothers
Donald Macleod explores the lives and music of Giuseppe and Giovanni Sammartini
Jan 03, 2014•51 min
Beethoven
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven, focusing on how he transformed the classical legacy of Haydn and Mozart
Dec 27, 2013•1 hr 6 min
70th Anniversary Special - Louise Farrenc
Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 70th birthday by featuring a composer suggested by Radio 3 listeners: Louise Farrenc
Dec 20, 2013•46 min
Iceland
Donald Macleod explores the landscapes and vistas of Iceland, to discover its unique musical culture, including the work of its greatest 20th-century composer, Jon Leifs
Dec 13, 2013•1 hr 18 min
Pietro Mascagni
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Mascagni, who triumphed in his early twenties with his opera Cavalleria Rusticana and, during his lifetime, was one of the most famous figures in Italy
Dec 06, 2013•1 hr 7 min
Saint-Saens
Donald Macleod explores the charming and eccentric variety of later works by Camille Saint-Saens
Nov 29, 2013•1 hr 5 min
Britten 100
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Benjamin Benjamin Britten for the 100th anniverary of the composer's birth. From humdrum origins, he rose to be the pre-eminent British composer of his day.
Nov 22, 2013•1 hr 3 min
Bill Evans
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Bill Evans, the 'poet of the piano' and the 'Chopin of jazz'. He came to prominence working with Miles Davis and played with Tony Bennett and Stan Getz
Nov 15, 2013•1 hr 6 min
Ethel Smyth
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of composer, author and women's rights champion Ethel Smyth
Nov 08, 2013•51 min
Franz Joseph Haydn
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Haydn through another musical form apart from the symphony that the composer made his own, his music for trio
Nov 01, 2013•48 min
Lully
Donald Macleod explores the work of Lully, the pre-eminent composer of the French court in the late 17th century, the founding father of French opera and a leading figure in the music of his era.
Oct 25, 2013•1 hr
Chaminade and Holmes
Donald Macleod, with the help of experts Marcia Citron of Rice University and Karen Henson of Columbia University, explores the life and work of Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes
Oct 18, 2013•1 hr 5 min
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