Composer of the Week Podcast
大象传媒 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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Claude Debussy
Fri 23 Mar 2018
Donald Macleod looks at the development of Debussy's career against his personal life
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Joseph Haydn
Fri 16 Mar 2018
Donald Macleod explores a hugely successful episode in Haydn's life, his London years.
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John Dowland
Fri 23 Feb 2018
Donald Macleod introduces John Dowland, and those influenced by his exquisite melodies.
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Toru Takemitsu
Fri 9 Feb 2018
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.
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Handel
Fri 2 Feb 2018
Donald Macleod introduces a variety of music across the whole of Handel's life
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Lutoslawski
Fri 26 Jan 2018
Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Nicholas Reyland to explore Witold Lutoslawski's life
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J S Bach
Fri 22 Dec 2017
Donald Macleod traces J S Bach's early life from Eisenach through to his first marriage.
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Tchaikovsky
Fri 15 Dec 2017
Donald Macleod explores the rich vein of fairy tale and fantasy in Tchaikovsky's music
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21st Century Opera
Fri 8 Dec 2017
Paul Griffiths joins Donald Macleod to give opera a health check in the 21st century.
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Thelonious Monk
Fri 24 Nov 2017
Donald Macleod and Brian Priestley celebrate the centenary of jazz legend Thelonious Monk
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Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture: Soviet Russia (1953-1991)
Fri 17 Nov 2017
Donald and Marina Frolova-Walker look at the lives and masterpieces of the musicians.
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Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture: Soviet Russia (1917-1953)
Fri 10 Nov 2017
Donald and Marina Frolova-Walker look at the lives and masterpieces of the musicians.
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Elgar
Fri 3 Nov 2017
Donald Macleod explores the life and career of Edward Elgar through the lens of his muses
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Puccini
Fri 20 Oct 2017
Donald Macleod and Sir Antonio Pappano trace the developmental line of Puccini's heroines
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Vivaldi's operas
Fri 13 Oct 2017
A look behind the curtain and onto the stage to explore the world of Vivaldi's operas
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Mussorgsky
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Donald Macleod explores Mussorgsky's music, with the spotlight on his songs
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Alexander Goehr - Part 2
Fri 15 Sep 2017
Donald Macleod in conversation with composer Alexander Goehr at his home near Cambridge
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Alexander Goehr - Part 1
Fri 15 Sep 2017
Donald Macleod in conversation with composer Alexander Goehr at his home near Cambridge
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Grieg
Fri 11 Aug 2017
Donald Macleod looks at the multi-talented Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor
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Birth of Polyphony
Fri 4 Aug 2017
Donald Macleod takes a close look at the change from pure monophony to complex polyphony.
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