Amy Beach
Donald Macleod follows Amy Beach’s quest to create a uniquely American sound in her music.Amy Beach was born in the 19th century and, like all women composers of her generation, she found her path to ...
3 Maj 201957min
Handel, Messiah and Dublin
Donald Macleod tells the real story behind one of the most popular masterpieces ever composed. In 1741 Handel packed his bags and left London for Dublin, where he spent nearly nine months writing and ...
26 Apr 20191h 21min
Alban Berg
Donald Macleod surveys the life, loves and music of Alban Berg.As a youngster, Berg loved the music of Brahms, Mahler and Richard Strauss and composed 34 songs as a teenager. Maybe this would have be...
19 Apr 20191h 6min
Joseph Haydn
Donald Macleod explores the prolific life of Joseph Haydn, with a spotlight on his massesJoseph Haydn’s prodigious creativity earned him the titles Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quar...
12 Apr 20191h 1min
Francis Poulenc
Donald Macleod surveys the life and work of Francis Poulenc, a man full of contradictionsThis week Donald Macleod explores five aspects of Poulenc’s personality and how they find expression in his mus...
5 Apr 201958min
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Donald Macleod explores the music, and what little is known of the life, of Baroque master Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber.Biber’s first appearance in the historical records is in his early 20s, when w...
28 Mars 201957min
Astor Piazzolla
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the bandoneon virtuoso and composer Astor Piazzolla, through five key locations.All his life he fought against the tide, and in the end, he was the victor...
22 Mars 20191h 4min
Hector Berlioz
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Hector BerliozBerlioz is perhaps unique among composers in having had a literary gift almost the equal of his musical one. He earned his bread-and-butter ...
15 Mars 20191h 4min
