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Composer of the Week Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Episodes

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  1. Catch Me If You Can

    5/5 Celebrating Red Nose Day Donald Macleod explores Purcell's bawdy sense of humour.

  2. The Years 1691-92

    4/5 Donald Macleod explores English myth and fantasy in The Fairy Queen and King Arthur.

  3. Dido and Aeneas

    3/5 Donald Macleod examines Purcell's revolutionary first opera Dido and Aeneas.

  4. The Year 1683

    2/5 One of Purcell's most original anthems: the bass showpiece They that Go to Sea in Ships.

  5. From the End to the Beginning

    1/5 The repercussions of Purcell's shocking early death.and his very first mature works.