Ethel Smyth
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of composer, author and women's rights champion Ethel Smyth
8 Nov 201350min
Franz Joseph Haydn
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Haydn through another musical form apart from the symphony that the composer made his own, his music for trio
1 Nov 201348min
Lully
Donald Macleod explores the work of Lully, the pre-eminent composer of the French court in the late 17th century, the founding father of French opera and a leading figure in the music of his era.
25 Okt 20131h
Chaminade and Holmes
Donald Macleod, with the help of experts Marcia Citron of Rice University and Karen Henson of Columbia University, explores the life and work of Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes
18 Okt 20131h 4min
Verdi 200
Donald Macleod explores Verdi's later life and music when, after years of honing his craft, he propelled opera from the world of the 19th century into the modern age
11 Okt 201351min
British Film Music
Donald Macleod is joined by writer and film music expert John Huckvale to explore British film music. Covering over eight decades, their focus embraces Ealing comedy, Hammer horror, jazz and rock
27 Sep 20131h 1min
Golden Age of Hollywood
"Sound of Cinema" continues as Donald Macleod explores the soundtrack of The Golden Age of Hollywood, in the company of conductor and film music expert, John Wilson.
20 Sep 201355min
Gluck
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Christoph Willibald Gluck, seen as having 'reformed' opera in the second half of the 18th century, rescuing it from the excesses of the opera seria style
13 Sep 201351min
