Donald Macleod finds opera to be alive and well in the 21st century
21st Century Opera homepage
Donald Macleod celebrates the centenary of jazz legend Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) homepage
Donald Macleod unravels the masterpieces of the musicians from the USSR
Soviet Russia (1953-1991) homepage
Soviet Russia (1917-1953) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Edward Elgar through the lens of his muses
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) homepage
Donald Macleod in conversation with Sir Antonio Pappano.
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the world of Antonio Vivaldi's operas
Donald Macleod explores Mussorgsky's music, with the spotlight on his songs
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Alexander Goehr
Alexander Goehr (1932-present) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the miraculous chamber music of Mozart's Vienna years
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) homepage
Donald Macleod looks at the multi-talented Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) homepage
Donald Macleod takes a look at the transition from pure monophony to complex polyphony
Birth of Polyphony homepage
Donald Macleod explores Mathias's student days in Aberystwyth and London
William Mathias (1934-1992) homepage
Donald Macleod explores Haydn's often overlooked piano sonatas
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the organ music of Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the relationship between Gustav and Alma Mahler
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet (1838-1875) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Fryderyk Chopin
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of viola player and composer Rebecca Clarke
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) homepage
Donald Macleod traces Monteverdi's rise from relatively humble origins in Cremona
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Michael Praetorius
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) homepage
British composer Nicola LeFanu talks to Donald Macleod about her life and music
Nicola LeFanu (1947-) homepage
Donald Macleod explores Schumann's time in Dusseldorf and creative stimulus it provided.
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the period in the late 1870s when Dvorak first made his name
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Alexander Zemlinsky
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Peter Maxwell Davies
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the work of the female composers of Renaissance Ferrara.
The Women of Renaissance Ferrara homepage