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Composers

Stephen Duffy introduces scintillating conversations with some of today's leading composers.

Stephen Duffy introduces scintillating conversations with some of today's leading composers. Tune in for some fascinating insights into the process of writing music including opera with James MacMillan, TV tunes with Simon May, Electronica with Anna Meredith, religious music with Sir John Tavener, movie soundtracks with Patrick Doyle and Hummie Mann and chamber music with Sally Beamish and Thea Musgrave.

5 hours, 30 minutes

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Thu 20 Jan 2011 00:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Chapters

  • Craig Armstrong

    Janice Forsyth meets the Scottish composer behind the music for Moulin Rouge, Romeo & Juliet, Love Actually, The Magdalene Sisters, Rat and Fever Pitch.

    Duration: 44:01

  • James MacMillan

    Brian Morton meets the Scottish composer in the weeks running up to the 1995 Edinburgh Festival premiere of his opera Ines de Castro, tracing the journey of the work from page to stage.

    Duration: 49:52

  • Helen Grime

    Music CafΓ© presenter Bruce MacGregor meets the young composer whose short piece titled Verga has been voted as one of the top ten best works of the decade.

    Duration: 09:51

  • Simon May

    Fred MacAulay and his co-presenter Julia Sutherland meet the man behind the blockbuster TV theme tunes for Eastenders and Howard’s Way.

    Duration: 08:10

  • Nigel Osborne

    Richard Holloway chats with the composer and Edinburgh University's Reid Professor of Music.

    Duration: 15:59

  • Sally Beamish

    Presenter Edi Stark enjoys a lively conversation with the acclaimed composer who moved from London to Scotland in 1989 and went on to found The Chamber Group of Scotland.

    Duration: 26:09

  • Patrick Doyle

    Billy Differs meets Kenneth Brannagh's musical collaborator and the man behind the scores for Harry Potter, Nanny McPhee, Donnie Brasco, Calendar Girls and Bridget Jones' Diary.

    Duration: 18:52

  • Anna Meredith

    The young composer joins Classics Unwrapped presenter Jamie MacDougall to discuss her acoustic and electronic music.

    Duration: 08:26

  • Hummie Mann

    Janice Forsyth meets the founder of the Pacific North West Film Scoring Programme and composer of Robin Hood: Men in Tights and In Cold Blood.

    Duration: 10:14

  • Thea Musgrave

    Brian Morton meets the Scots-born composer who has enjoyed a successful international career from her home in New Zealand.

    Duration: 48:57

  • Paul Leonard Morgan

    Neil Oliver chats with the composer behind Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland’s landmark TV series A History of Scotland.

    Duration: 25:33

  • Malcolm Lindsay

    Janice Forsyth finds out about the first ever commission from the Milngavie Music Club.

    Duration: 07:10

  • Sir John Tavener

    Brian Morton meets the composer of The Whale, The Protecting Veil, The Lamb and Song for Athene, performed at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.

    Duration: 49:52

Broadcasts

  • Thu 7 Oct 2010 00:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Extra
  • Thu 14 Oct 2010 00:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Extra
  • Thu 20 Jan 2011 00:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland