Maurice Ravel
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of French composer Maurice Ravel.
25 Maj 20181h 14min
Johannes Brahms
Donald Macleod explores the lifelong friendship between Brahms and the great violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim - and the music of genius that resulted
18 Maj 201859min
Lili Boulanger
Donald Macleod explores the life of Lili Boulanger, the first female winner of France's most prestigious composition competition, the Prix de Rome
11 Maj 20181h 2min
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland is the composer who, more than any other, defined the sound of American classical music. Copland's life spanned every decade of the 20th Century, and this week Donald Macleod explores th...
4 Maj 20181h 2min
Giuseppe Verdi
Donald Macleod pieces together the truths as he traces Verdi's life and music.
20 Apr 20181h 13min
Johann Pachelbel
Donald Macleod unravels the rich musical legacy of a composer known almost exclusively for one iconic work: the "Canon in D".
13 Apr 20181h 9min
Carlo Gesualdo
Donald Macleod looks at the life and music of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, notorious for the murder of his first wife and cousin, Maria d'Avalos.
30 Mars 20181h 8min
Claude Debussy
Donald Macleod looks at the development of Debussy's career against his personal life
23 Mars 20181h 5min
