Composer of the Week Podcast
麻豆社 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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Robert Simpson (1921-97)
Fri 4 Jun 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Robert Simpson, in his centenary year
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Gabriel Faur茅 (1845-1924)
Fri 21 May 2021
Donald Macleod explores some of the many turning points in Gabriel Faur茅鈥檚 career
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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fri 14 May 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life of Schumann and his most notable piano works
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Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Fri 7 May 2021
Donald Macleod explores Aaron Copland鈥檚 most productive decade, the 1940s.
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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Donald Macleod drops five pins on the map of Ravel鈥檚 life story
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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Donald Macleod looks at Handel鈥檚 life and work during the 1730s
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Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the English composer Ruth Gipps.
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Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Fri 5 Mar 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the young Richard Strauss
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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Fri 26 Feb 2021
Donald Macleod focuses on the final five years of Mendelssohn鈥檚 life
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Donald Macleod finds connections between Mozart鈥檚 operas and the composer鈥檚 own life
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Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Fri 5 Feb 2021
Donald Macleod explores Schubert鈥檚 chamber music and the stories behind five key works
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Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)
Fri 29 Jan 2021
Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Joseph Martin Kraus
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Donald Macleod reflects on five aspects of Tchaikovsky
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Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
New Year's Day 2021
Donald Macleod explores Grieg's music through the places from which he took inspiration
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Beethoven Unleashed: In Perspective
Fri 18 Dec 2020
Donald Macleod introduces personal highlights of his year-long celebration of Beethoven
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George Benjamin (b 1960)
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Donald Macleod is joined by Sir George Benjamin to discuss his musical influences
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Beethoven Unleashed: Pain and Persistence
Fri 4 Dec 2020
Donald Macleod reaches the final chapters of his year-long biography of Beethoven
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Beethoven Unleashed: Freedom and Joy
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner, joins Donald Mcleod to discuss Beethoven鈥檚 symphonies
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James Price Johnson
Fri 13 Nov 2020
Donald Macleod explores the life of composer and pianist, James Price Johnson
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Beethoven Unleashed: Titan
Fri 6 Nov 2020
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven through the years 1822-1824
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Desmarets and Boismortier
Fri 30 Oct 2020
Donald Macleod steps into the French baroque with Desmarets and Boismortier
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Beethoven Unleashed: Piano Sonatas
Fri 23 Oct 2020
Donald Macleod and pianist Angela Hewitt discuss 5 aspects Beethoven鈥檚 piano sonatas
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Kaija Saariaho (b 1952)
Fri 16 Oct 2020
Donald Macleod talks to Kaija Saariaho about five contrasting aspects of her music.
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Beethoven Unleashed: Withdrawal
Fri 9 Oct 2020
Donald Macleod follows Ludwig van Beethoven through the years of 1816-1821
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Beethoven Unleashed: Spirit of the Age
Fri 25 Sep 2020
Donald Macleod is joined by five guests to explore Beethoven鈥檚 wider world.
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Beethoven Unleashed: Phoenix Rising
Fri 11 Sep 2020
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's life and music through the years 1813-1815.
