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 Jan 20201h
Ludwig van Beethoven: Why Beethoven?
Donald Macleod asks conductor Marin Alsop and historian Simon Schama why Beethoven's life and work still matter today.All through 2020, as part of Radio 3's Beethoven Unleashed season, Donald Macleod ...
17 Jan 20201h 23min
George Walker
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Walker, in conversation with his son Gregory. When Rosa King Walker announced to her five-year-old son George that, like it or not, he was going to...
10 Jan 20201h 12min
Arcangelo Corelli
Donald Macleod delves into the international successes of Arcangelo Corelli.Arcangelo Corelli was something of a European phenomenon not only during his lifetime, but also after his death. His composi...
27 Des 20191h 4min
Johannes Brahms
Donald Macleod explores the music of Johannes Brahms through his close relationships.Brahms was a deeply private man and very guarded about his life, his friends and his feelings. Across this week, Do...
20 Des 20191h 8min
Percy Grainger
Donald Macleod surveys the life, music and quirks of Australian composer, Percy GraingerDonald Macleod begins this week episode about Percy Grainger by tracing the composer's ambivalent relationship w...
13 Des 20191h 11min
Leoš Janáček
Donald Macleod illustrates Leos Janacek’s inner tensions through five key relationshipsOne of the most original voices of the twentieth century, Leoš Janáček was a composer, musical theorist, folklori...
6 Des 201959min
Mary Lou Williams
Donald Macleod charts the extraordinary life of composer and jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams’ music stands out from the crowd because, as Duke Ellington recognised, “her writing and ...
22 Nov 20191h 7min
