Anniversary Special: Composers in Conversation - Part 2

Donald Macleod celebrates the programme’s 80th anniversary with interview highlights

• 65 mins

Icons of British Light Music

Donald Macleod explores how the rise and fall of Light Music in Britain

• 62 mins

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Kate Molleson shares stories of Handel’s music at summer soirees across the British Isles

• 59 mins

Carlos Chávez (1899-1978)

Donald Macleod is joined by Odaline de la Martinez to explore the works of Carlos Chavez

• 73 mins

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

Donald Macleod surveys the life of Girolamo Frescobaldi and the musical spectacle of Rome

• 76 mins

Anniversary Special: A Welsh Quintet live from Cardiff

Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 80th anniversary with the BBC Singers

• 27 mins

Anniversary Special: A Welsh Quintet

Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 80th anniversary

• 84 mins

José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830)

Kate Molleson explores the life and music of José Maurício Nunes Garcia

• 87 mins

Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of the elusive French composer, Edouard Lalo

• 57 mins

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Donald Macleod explores Beethoven’s life through his most iconic works

• 68 mins

Berlioz and Shakespeare

Donald Macleod surveys the spell Shakespeare cast on Berlioz's life and music

• 65 mins

John and Alice Coltrane

Kate Molleson and Kevin Le Gendre dive into the lives and music of John & Alice Coltrane

• 82 mins

Ned Rorem (1923-2022)

Donald Macleod reflects on the life and music of American composer and writer, Ned Rorem

• 65 mins

A Medieval Christmas

Donald Macleod marks the beginning of Advent with the music from the Middle Ages

• 77 mins

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck

• 62 mins

A Vaughan Williams Christmas

Kate Molleson explores Vaughan Williams’s experiences of Christmas across his life

• 78 mins

Greatest Showstoppers

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of four 19th century ‘showstoppers’

• 65 mins

Caroline Shaw

Kate Molleson talks to Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Caroline Shaw

• 87 mins

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Donald Macleod explores Mendelssohn’s experiences in the British Isles

• 65 mins

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Jacques Offenbach

• 70 mins

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Kate Molleson explores the legends and lore of Igor Stravinsky

• 67 mins

Karl Jenkins

Donald Macleod talks to composer Sir Karl Jenkins ahead of his 80th birthday

• 69 mins

Maddalena Sirmen and her World

Donald Macleod delves into the world of Venetian composer, Maddalena Sirmen

• 60 mins

Johanna Senfter (1879-1961)

Kate Molleson & Nastasha Loges explore the life and music of Johanna Senfter

• 75 mins

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Ennio Morricone

• 83 mins

Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli

Donald Macleod explores the lives of uncle and nephew, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli

• 66 mins

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Charles Villiers Stanford

• 85 mins

Mozart's Grand Tour

Donald Macleod follows Mozart and his family on an ambitious European adventure

• 65 mins

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Kate Molleson focuses on the life of Johannes Brahms at home

• 69 mins

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Donald Macleod explores the key influences on the music of Edvard Greig

• 66 mins