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Cowell
A profile of US composer and pianist Henry Cowell
Nielsen
Carl Nielsen's early life in rural Denmark in the aftermath of the 1864 war with Prussia
Farrenc
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of 19th-century French composer Louise Farrenc
Chabrier
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Emmanuel Chabrier.
Hoagy Carmichael
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Hoagy Carmichael.
Handel
Donald Macleod explores Handel's early years
CPE Bach
Donald Macleod explores the life of CPE Bach, the second son of Johann Sebastian
Sibelius
Donald explores how Sibelius's music helped bring the nation of Finland into being
Stockhausen
Donald Macleod and Robert Worby explore the life and music of Karlheinz Stockhausen
Berwald
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Franz Berwald,
Coulthard
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Canadian composer Jean Coulthard
Dutilleux
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of French composer Henri Dutilleux
Dvorak
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Dvorak
Rubinstein
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Anton Rubinstein.
Ponce
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Mexican composer Manuel Ponce.
Cimarosa
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Domenico Cimarosa
Debussy
Donald Macleod discusses the fruits of a number of Debussy's important friendships
Haydn
Donald Macleod explores Haydn's final works.
Strozzi
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Barbara Strozzi, with Dr Sara Pecknold
Women of the MacDowell Colony
Donald explores the work of the many female composers who have visited MacDowell colony.
Granados
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Spanish composer-pianist Enrique Granados.
Telemann
Donald Macleod explores who the real Telemann was.
Vaughan Williams
Donald Macleod charts the long life and career of Vaughan Williams.
Sterndale Bennett
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of William Sterndale Bennett.
Byrd
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of William Byrd.
Purcell
Henry Purcell, a musical revolutionary remembered as Britain's 'musical Shakespeare'
Dussek
Donald Macleod explores Dussek鈥檚 early years traveling through Europe.
Satie
Satie the Onion: his surreal life viewed in reverse.
Clara Schumann and Her Circle
Clara Schumann and the extraordinary circle of composers and musicians she moved in
Gershwin
Donald explores the colourful life and music of George Gershwin, a pianist and composer.
Johann Strauss I and II
Donald Macleod explores the lives of and music of Johann Strauss I and his son, Johann