Beethoven Unleashed: At Home
Donald Macleod and Erica Buurman examine some of Beethoven’s personal possessions at the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn.This week, Donald Macleod takes us to Beethoven’s home town of Bonn and the Beethoven-Ha...
13 Maalis 20201h 41min
Florence Price
Donald Macleod uncovers the story and prolific output of American composer Florence Price.Florence Price became a highly successful classical composer, organist, pianist and teacher of music during th...
6 Maalis 20201h 6min
Ludwig van Beethoven: Making His Way
Donald Macleod follows Beethoven as he sets himself up in his new home of Vienna. All through 2020, Donald Macleod takes an unprecedented deep dive into the compelling story and extraordinary music of...
28 Helmi 20201h 13min
Claudio Monteverdi
Donald Macleod looks at five themes in Claudio Monteverdi's life through the letters he wrote.Claudio Monteverdi’s compositions range from the secular to the sacred. He is a composer whose work spans ...
21 Helmi 20201h 9min
Ludwig van Beethoven: Conversations with Friends
Donald Macleod is joined by Raphael Wallfisch and Sara Bitlloch to discuss Beethoven’s early chamber music.All through 2020, Donald Macleod takes an unprecedented deep dive into the compelling story a...
14 Helmi 20201h 10min
Samuel Wesley
Donald Macleod delves into the life and work of Samuel Wesley. Samuel Wesley was a child prodigy, and it was the older composer William Boyce who said of the boy that he was the English Mozart, and th...
7 Helmi 202059min
Ludwig van Beethoven: Making a Man
Donald Macleod looks for clues in Beethoven’s early life that point towards the great man he would become.All through 2020, Donald Macleod takes an unprecedented deep dive into the compelling story an...
31 Tammi 20201h 11min
Karol Szymanowski
Donald Macleod explores the myriad influences on the life’s work of Karol Szymanowski.The reshaping of Europe at the end of the First World War had a defining effect on Polish composer Karol Szymanows...
24 Tammi 20201h
