Composer of the Week Podcast
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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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Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Donald Macleod delves into the operas of Giacomo Puccini
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Christmas Eve 2021
Donald Macleod explores Mozart’s prolific final years.
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Camille Saint-SaΓ«ns (1835-1921)
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Camille Saint-SaΓ«ns
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Mark-Anthony Turnage (b 1960)
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Donald Macleod is joined by the composer Mark-Anthony Turnage
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Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Thu 2 Dec 2021
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins Donald Macleod to discuss his life and work
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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Donald Macleod explores a crucial decade in Sibelius’s life
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Carla Bley (b 1936)
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Donald Macleod and guest, Kevin Le Gendre follow the jazz adventures of Carla Bley
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Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842)
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of composer, Luigi Cherubini
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Sofia Gubaidulina (b 1931)
Fri 5 Nov 2021
Donald Macleod and guest, Gerard McBurney mark Sofia Gubaidulina’s 90th birthday
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Donald Macleod tries to get to the heart of JS Bach’s character, warts and all.
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Julius Eastman (1940-1990)
Fri 8 Oct 2021
Donald Macleod unravels the enigmatic, remarkable story of New Yorker, Julius Eastman.
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Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Fri 1 Oct 2021
Donald Macleod follows Wagner's journey towards building the Bayreuth Festival
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BΓ©la BartΓ³k (1881-1945)
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of BΓ©la BartΓ³k
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Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Donald Macleod explores some of the challenges Telemann faced as he struggled for success
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Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Fri 10 Sep 2021
Donald Macleod turns his attention to Rachmaninov’s great choral works
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Josquin and Art
Fri 3 Sep 2021
Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon build a picture of music and art in Josquin's time
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AntonΓn DvoΕ™Γ΅k (1841-1904)
Fri 6 Aug 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of AntonΓn DvoΕ™Γ΅k
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Jennifer Higdon (born 1962)
Fri 30 Jul 2021
Donald Macleod in conversation with award winning American composer Jennifer Higdon.
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Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Manuel de Falla
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Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Fri 9 Jul 2021
Donald Macleod pulls back the curtain on Berlioz’s greatest obsession
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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Fri 2 Jul 2021
Donald Macleod explores the musical life of Benjamin Britten
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Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Fri 25 Jun 2021
Donald Macleod explores Purcell’s work in the context of the times in which he lived.
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Pauline Viardot and her Circle
Fri 18 Jun 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the multi-talented Pauline Viardot
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Robert Simpson (1921-97)
Fri 4 Jun 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Robert Simpson, in his centenary year
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Gabriel FaurΓ© (1845-1924)
Fri 21 May 2021
Donald Macleod explores some of the many turning points in Gabriel Fauré’s career
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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fri 14 May 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life of Schumann and his most notable piano works
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Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Fri 7 May 2021
Donald Macleod explores Aaron Copland’s most productive decade, the 1940s.
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