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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John and Alice Coltrane
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Kate Molleson and Kevin Le Gendre dive into the lives and music of John & Alice Coltrane
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Berlioz and Shakespeare
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Donald Macleod surveys the spell Shakespeare cast on Berlioz's life and music
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Fri 3 Nov 2023
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven鈥檚 life through his most iconic works
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Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of the elusive French composer, Edouard Lalo
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Jos茅 Maur铆cio Nunes Garcia (1767-1830)
Fri 6 Oct 2023
Kate Molleson explores the life and music of Jos茅 Maur铆cio Nunes Garcia
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Anniversary Special: A Welsh Quintet
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 80th anniversary
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Anniversary Special: A Welsh Quintet live from Cardiff
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 80th anniversary with the 大象传媒 Singers
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Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Fri 22 Sep 2023
Donald Macleod surveys the life of Girolamo Frescobaldi and the musical spectacle of Rome
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Carlos Ch谩vez (1899-1978)
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Donald Macleod is joined by Odaline de la Martinez to explore the works of Carlos Chavez
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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Fri 8 Sep 2023
Kate Molleson shares stories of Handel鈥檚 music at summer soirees across the British Isles
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Icons of British Light Music
Fri 1 Sep 2023
Donald Macleod explores how the rise and fall of Light Music in Britain
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Anniversary Special: Composers in Conversation - Part 2
Fri 4 Aug 2023
Donald Macleod celebrates the programme鈥檚 80th anniversary with interview highlights
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Anniversary Special: Composers in Conversation - Part 1
Fri 4 Aug 2023
Donald Macleod celebrates the programme鈥檚 80th anniversary with interview highlights
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Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Kate Molleson explores the spry and subtly surprising music of Germaine Tailleferre
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Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Samuel Barber
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William Byrd (1543-1623)
Fri 7 Jul 2023
Donald Macleod marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd
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George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Gershwin
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Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the 鈥楨nglish Bach鈥�
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Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Fri 9 Jun 2023
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Gioachino Rossini
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Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Fri 2 Jun 2023
Kate Molleson explores the life and music of Domenico Scarlatti
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti (1923-2006)
Fri 26 May 2023
Kate Molleson explores the life of Gy枚rgy Ligeti with guest, Danny Driver
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Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Fri 26 May 2023
Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky's music with Sir Matthew Bourne and Dame Monica Mason
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William Walton (1902-1983)
Fri 5 May 2023
Donald Macleod explores the life of William Walton from Oldham to Buckingham Palace.
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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Donald Macleod paints a picture of Joseph Haydn through the lens of his relationships.
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Francis Poulenc (1899 鈥� 1963)
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Donald Macleod explores the many contradictions of Francis Poulenc鈥檚 life.
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Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Donald Macleod explores the high-society life of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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Hildegard of Bingen and Isabella Leonarda
Fri 7 Apr 2023
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Hildegard of Bingen and Isabella Leonarda.
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Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 鈥� 1943)
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Donald Macleod explores the music of Rachmaninov on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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Johanna M眉ller-Hermann (1868-1941)
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Donald Macleod explores the music of Johanna M眉ller-Hermann.
