Donald's joined by composer and jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock .
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Gwilym Simcock
Helen Grime
Donald Macleod speaks to British composer Helen Grime about her work.
Anna Meredith
Donald Macleod talks to acoustic and electronic music composer Anna Meredith.
Daniel Kidane
Donald is in conversation with Composer Daniel Kidane .
Martinu
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Bohuslav Martinu.
Meredith Monk
Donald Macleod talks to Meredith Monk about her remarkable life and unique music
Schubert
Donald Macleod explores the remarkable and prolific final year of Schubert's life.
Faure
Donald Macleod follows the dramatic thread running through Gabriel Faure's musical output
Gordon Jacob and Joseph Horovitz
Donald is joined by Joseph Horovitz,to talk about his own career and that of Gordon Jacob
Handel
Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the organist.
Caccini
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Francesca Caccini and her circle.
Prokofiev
Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's triumphant and ultimately tragic return to the USSR.
Novello
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Ivor Novello.
Schoenberg
Donald Macleod explores Schoenberg's life from five different viewpoints
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
Britten
Donald Macleod explores the music of Benjamin Britten's formative years.
Mackenzie
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Alexander Mackenzie.
Ravel
Donald Macleod explores the enigmatic personality and vibrant music of Maurice Ravel.
Gade
Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Colin Roth to explore the life and work of Niels Gade.
The Women of Renaissance Ferrara
Donald with Laurie Stras explore the work of the female composers of Renaissance Ferrara.
Maxwell Davies
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Peter Maxwell Davies.
Zemlinsky
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Alexander Zemlinsky
Joplin
Donald Macleod looks at the African-American composer Scott Joplin.
Dvorak
Donald explores the critical period in the late 1870s when Dvorak first made his name.
Schumann
Donald Macleod explores Schumann's Dusseldorf years.
LeFanu
Donald Macleod talks to British composer Nicola LeFanu in the year of her 70th birthday
British composer Nicola LeFanu discusses her life and music with Donald Macleod.
Praetorius
Donald Macleod focuses on Praetorius's final years and works.
Monteverdi
Donald Macleod recounts Monteverdi's rise from humble beginnings in Cremona.
Rebecca Clarke
Donald Macleod looks at life of Rebecca Clarke with Christopher Johnson and Ian Jones.
Chopin
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Fryderyk Chopin