Composer of the Week Podcast
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.
UK Only
Episodes to download
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Golden Age of Hollywood
Fri 20 Sep 2013
"Sound of Cinema" continues as Donald Macleod explores the soundtrack of The Golden of...
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Gluck
Fri 13 Sep 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Christoph Willibald Gluck, seen as opera...
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Sibelius
Fri 23 Aug 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, from his...
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200 Years of the Royal Philharmonic Society
Fri 9 Aug 2013
Donald Macleod recalls the story of the Royal Philharmonic Society - and the roll-call...
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Robert Schumann
Fri 2 Aug 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Robert Schumann, who drew his as much of...
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Tchaikovsky
Fri 26 Jul 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and works of Russia's most popular Romatic composer.
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George Lloyd
Fri 28 Jun 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of George Lloyd, the English Romantic who of...
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Elgar
Fri 21 Jun 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the 'quintessentially English' Edward a...
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Vaughan Williams
Fri 7 Jun 2013
Donald Macleod reflects on Vaughan Williams's highly productive later years
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Faure
Fri 31 May 2013
Donald Macleod charts the life and work of Gabriel Faure. He's joined by the Jessica...
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Wagner and His World
Fri 24 May 2013
Donald Macleod explores the connections and relationships that helped establish Wagner...
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Hummel
Fri 17 May 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Hummel, regarded by Chopin as one of the...
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Copland
Fri 10 May 2013
Donald Macleod explores Copland's life and work through the places he lived, visited,...
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Meyerbeer
Fri 3 May 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giacomo Meyerbeer in conversation with of...
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Gordon Jacob and Joseph Horovitz
Fri 19 Apr 2013
Donald Macleod is joined by composer Joseph Horovitz, who not only talks about his own...
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J S Bach
Fri 29 Mar 2013
As part of Baroque Spring, a month-long season of Baroque music and culture, Donald of...
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Vivaldi
Fri 22 Mar 2013
As part of Baroque Spring, Radio 3's season celebrating Baroque music and culture, the...
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Purcell
Fri 15 Mar 2013
For Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the...
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Handel
Fri 8 Mar 2013
For Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Donald Macleod explores Handel's years spent in...
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Gounod
Fri 1 Mar 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Charles Gounod, known today for little...
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WF Bach
Fri 22 Feb 2013
Donald Macleod presents a rare glimpse of WF Bach's life and legacy in conversation...
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Avison and Stanley
Fri 8 Feb 2013
Donald Macleod explores the lives and music of two composers who were 18th-century but...
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Bruckner
Fri 1 Feb 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Anton Bruckner, now celebrated as one of...
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Jommelli
Fri 25 Jan 2013
Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Niccolo Jommelli, who was once dubbed new...
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Prokofiev
Fri 11 Jan 2013
Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's life and music during his time as an emigre in in...
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Vienna on the Brink
Thu 10 Jan 2013
Donald Macleod explores the music of Vienna, the most exciting cultural city in the in...
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Respighi
Fri 4 Jan 2013
Donald Macleod explores the lesser-known masterpieces of popular and controversial...
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