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Donald Macleod explores Henry Purcell's music for the theatre, from songs he wrote for plays in the 1680s to the semi-opera The Indian Queen, which he did not live to complete

13 Maj 201155min

Donald Macleod investigates a little-known 'lost decade' in Tchaikovsky's life - a period the composer spent aimlessly wandering around Europe writing songs, chamber works and religious choral music.

6 Maj 201147min

Donald Macleod tells the story of one of our most celebrated English composers, Gustav Holst (1874-1934); a man who was deeply suspicious of his own celebrity. His series features many of Holst's work...

29 Apr 201150min

Donald Macleod explores Felix Mendelssohn's last seven years, starting with his appointment in 1841 to the post of Royal Prussian Kapellmeister in his home town of Berlin.

22 Apr 201155min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Catalan composer and pianist Enrique Granados

15 Apr 201149min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninov

8 Apr 201150min

Donald Macleod explores the music that was performed at the Palace of Versailles before the French Revolution in 1789

1 Apr 201158min

Donald Macleod follows Monteverdi on the road to stardom at the court of Mantua.

25 Mars 201152min