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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach鈥檚 life throws a light on the political turbulence and identity within 19th century Europe. He struggled to break into the musical establishment of Paris, but he didn鈥檛 struggle with creating a dazzling array of work for the theatre. His 98 stage works established and defined what operetta was, paving the way for modern musical theatre.

Music Featured:

Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act III: Barcarolle (arr. A. Sedlar)
Grand Concerto in G Major for cello and orchestra, Concerto Militaire (I. Allegro maestoso)
Les fleurs d鈥檋iver
Musette, Op 24
Pepito (excerpt)
Les bavards: Overture
Decameron dramatique (excerpt)
Le 鈥�66鈥�(excerpt)
6 Fables de Lafontaine (orchestrated by J.-P. Haeck) (excerpt)
Rends-moi mon 芒me
L'etoile
Les brigands: Overture
Ba-ta-clan (excerpt)
Orphee aux enfers (excerpt)
Le Papillon (excerpt)
Die Rheinnixen: Overture
Abendblatter
La Vie parisienne: Overture
La belle Helene (excerpt)
Barbe-bleue (except)
La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein (excerpt)
La Haine, Act IV: Marche religieuse
Les contes d'Hoffmann (excerpt)
American Eagle Waltz
Le voyage dans la lune (except)
Madame Favart: Overture
Ouverture a grand orchestra

Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Iain Chamber for 麻豆约拍 Audio Wales and West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) /programmes/m001vcpj

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we鈥檝e featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z