Composer Of The Week
Summary: Donald Macleod explores the life and work of composers. Composer Of The Week is one of BBC Radio 3's longest-running series and is broadcast on Radio 3 Monday to Friday at 12 noon. It's a guide to finding out more about composers, and an introduction to exploring their music. This podcast episode is an edited compliation of the entire week's programmes and is published each Friday lunchtime. The podcast is only available within the UK. For regulatory reasons, most classical music podcasts offered by the BBC are only permitted to contain limited musical extracts.
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Podcasts:
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Dyson, celebrated composer, broadcaster, teacher and author of the first manual on hand grenade use
Donald Macleod celebrates the life and music of Warsaw-born composer Andrzej Panufnik
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Gaetano Donizetti, who composed almost 70 operas in 19th-century Italy
Donald Macleod is joined by Professor Graham Sadler to celebrate the work of one of the greatest figures in French musical history, composer and theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau
Donald Macleod explores Dvorak's relationship with the British Isles, which he visited nine times between 1884 and 1896
Donald Macleod explores Igor Stravinsky's life and work up to the end of World War I, introducing rarely-heard and early compositions
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Cole Porter, one of the most famous Broadway composers of his time. His achievements include a catalogue of witty, sophisticated and sometimes risque songs
Donald Macleod celebrates the life and music of Leos Janacek. Known primarily as a folklorist and teacher, he didn't achieve international recognition as a composer until he was into his sixties
Donald Macleod on the life and music of Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, a composer whose concertos, operas, string quartets and over 100 symphonies made him a rival to Haydn in the late 18th century.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Danish organist and composer Dietrich Buxtehude
Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Kate Kennedy to explore the life and work of Ivor Gurney. Including works specially recorded for the series.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Richard Strauss
Donald Macleod and Martin Anderson explore the life and work of Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of quintessential romantic, Hector Berlioz
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Claudio Monteverdi
