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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Sibelius
Fri 11 Dec 2015
Donald explores how Sibelius's music helped bring the nation of Finland into being
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CPE Bach
Thu 10 Dec 2015
Donald Macleod explores the life of CPE Bach, the second son of Johann Sebastian
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Farrenc
Fri 6 Nov 2015
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of 19th-century French composer Louise Farrenc
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Nielsen
Fri 30 Oct 2015
Carl Nielsen's early life in rural Denmark in the aftermath of the 1864 war with Prussia
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Bellini
Fri 25 Sep 2015
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini
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Shostakovich
Fri 18 Sep 2015
Donald Macleod views Dmitry Shostakovich through the prism of his string quartets
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Three Choirs
Fri 31 Jul 2015
Donald Macleod explores the 300-year history of the Three Choirs Festival.
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Poulenc
Fri 24 Jul 2015
Donald Macleod charts some of Francis Poulenc's important musical friendships
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Kodaly
Fri 5 Jun 2015
In conversation with David Vinden, Donald Macleod evaluates the life Zoltán Kodály.
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Gordon Jacob and Joseph Horovitz
Fri 19 Apr 2013
Donald is joined by Joseph Horovitz,to talk about his own career and that of Gordon Jacob
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