Gounod

Donald Macleod explores in detail five calendar years in the life and work of Brahms.

19 Aug 201158min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Anton Arensky

12 Aug 20111h 8min

Examining the life and works of composer Frank Bridge, who for the last century has defied every attempt to pigeonhole his style

5 Aug 20111h 6min

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Franz Liszt, including his early life, touring, his music written in Weimar and Rome, and his later works

29 Juli 201155min

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of unsung baroque hero Francesco Cavalli, best known for composing more than 40 operas

22 Juli 201154min

The life and work of Camille Saint-Saëns, who started out as a child prodigy and young maverick but in his later years became a pillar of the French musical establishment.

15 Juli 201150min

Donald Macleod introduces the music of Gian Carlo Menotti - a composer who stood apart from his age, creating delightful operas when the genre was considered nearly moribund.

8 Juli 201152min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Franz Schubert, introducing music from across the range of his prodigious output and reflecting on the colourful but ill-fated life of a complex character

1 Juli 201151min